June Clark
Algeria Junius "June" Clark (* 24. March 1900 in Long Branch (New Jersey) ; † 23. February 1963 in New York City ) was an American jazz - trumpet and cornet of early jazz.
Clark began playing the piano as a child, then switched to horn and trumpet and played in local brass bands . He eventually took a job as a railroad conductor in New Orleans ; this is how he came to the northeastern United States. He made his first appearance as a professional musician in a music revue called SH Dudley's Black Sensations , in which he also played with James P. Johnson . Clark and Johnson eventually dropped out of the show and came to Toledo, Ohio , where they formed their own formation with Jimmy Harrison . In the 1920s, Clark moved to Philadelphia , where he played with Josephine Stevens and Willie The Lion Smith (1921–1922). He then worked in a traveling theater company Holiday in Dixie , which disbanded in Detroit . At times Clark worked there in a Buick auto factory before meeting Harrison again and playing with him in the Fess Williams Band.
From 1924, Clark lived in New York City, where he performed with his own formation in various nightclubs, such as Small's, Palace Gardens and Tango Gardens. His teammates also included the young Benny Carter and the Stide pianist Joe Turner . In 1925 he was a member of Perry Bradford's Recording Orchestra , in 1927 he was involved in the recording of Duke Ellington . He then played in the 1930s with Ferman Tapp , Jimmy Reynolds (1933-1935), George Baquet , Charlie Skeete and Vance Dixon ; however, illness forced him to withdraw from the active music scene; he then worked for a while as road manager for Louis Armstrong . In 1939 he fell ill with tuberculosis and stayed in a sanatorium for two years. After his recovery, he worked as an assistant to Earl Hines . He switched to boxing in the 1940s and became Sugar Ray Robinson's manager.
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-141-02327-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clark, June |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clark, Algeria Junius (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Branch, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1963 |
| Place of death | New York City |