Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller (born October 7, 1925 in New York City , † October 19, 1992 ) was an American jazz drummer .
Alvin Stoller learned drums from Henry Adler and played early in his career with Van Alexander , Raymond Scott , Teddy Powell , in 1942 with Benny Goodman , then in the swing bands of Tommy Dorsey , Harry James and Charlie Barnet . He also accompanied the swing vocalists Billie Holiday , Mel Tormé , Frank Sinatra and above all Ella Fitzgerald ; on the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook he played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra .
Stoller was also involved in the recordings of Art Tatum , Roy Eldridge , Oscar Peterson , Coleman Hawkins , Ben Webster (such as Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster ), Benny Carter and Erroll Garner . In the 1950s he settled in the Los Angeles area and worked for the next few years mainly in the Hollywood studios. Leonard Feather called him a "first-rate, swinging drummer".
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Leonard Feather: The Encyclopedia of Jazz . Horizon Press, 1960
- Burt Korall: Drummin 'Men , Schirmer Books, 1990
Web links
- Alvin Stoller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoller, Alvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1992 |