Boyd Senter
Boyd Senter (born November 30, 1898 in Nebraska , † June 10, 1982 in Oscoda , Michigan ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , alto and tenor saxophone) and band leader.
Born on a farm in Nebraska, Senter decided to become a jazz musician after listening to a record from the Original Dixieland Jazz Band . First he had some piano lessons and then switched to the trumpet; eventually he mainly played saxophones, various horns and banjo, but his main instrument became the clarinet. In June 1923 he took part in the recordings of Jelly Roll Morton's Steamboat Four ; In 1924 the first recordings were made under his own name on Orlando B. Marsh's autograph label. However, they mostly only appeared on the European market with Pathe and Perfect , some with Paramount . Senter called himself "Jazzologist Supreme" at the time; his band The Senterpedes .
Most of the recordings were made in 1927 and 1928 for Okeh , where Senter played in a trio with guitarist Eddie Lang and pianist Jack Russell . In 1928 he formed an ensemble solely for recordings; the musicians also included Tommy Dorsey , Lang, Russell and Vic Berton and Stan King on drums; Added to this was the trumpeter Mickey Bloom . Boyd Senter's touring band in 1924 also included trombonist Glenn Miller . His best-known titles were “Mobile Blues” and “Prickly Heat”.
After two years at Okeh, Senter switched to the RCA Victor label , for which he recorded four sessions; the last one took place in Hollywood with studio musicians. In the previous New York sessions, Senter played with the Dorsey brothers and trombonist Charlie Butterfield . In 1929 the trumpeter James Migliore took part, who committed suicide shortly afterwards. In the 1930s, Senter worked in Detroit ; after the end of the swing era , Boyd Senter began selling sporting goods in Mio, Michigan . He died in Oscoda, Michigan in June 1982 .
Discographic notes
- Jazzologist Supreme 1928-1930 ( Timeless Records , 1928-30) with Phil Napoleon , Jimmy Dorsey , Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, Frank Signorelli , Carl Kress , Vic Berton
swell
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Boyd Senter in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Senter, Boyd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nebraska |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1982 |
| Place of death | Oscoda , Michigan |