Sandy Williams
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Sandy Williams (* 24. October 1906 in Summerville , South Carolina as Alexander Balos Williams ; † 25. April 1991 in New York City ) was an American jazz - trombonist and bandleader.
Live and act
Alexander "Sandy" Williams' family moved to Washington, DC when he was a teenager ; after the death of his parents he attended college in Delaware . In 1927 he performed with Claude Hopkins in Atlantic City and then returned to Washington DC; from 1929 to 1932 he worked there with Horace Henderson and studied with Juan Tizol and James Miller, Jr. 1932/33 he was a member of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. From 1933 to 1940 Williams played in the Chick Webb Orchestra; a year after Webb's death he left the band, which was continued by Ella Fitzgerald , and played with Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins .
In the early 1940s, Williams worked in the bands of Lucky Millinder , Cootie Williams , Mezz Mezzrow , Pete Brown and Wild Bill Davison . In 1943 he was a brief member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra , where he replaced Lawrence Brown . He then played with Hot Lips Page , Don Redman and Roy Eldridge, among others . In 1945/46 he recorded some 78s for Riverside under his own name as Sandy Williams Big Eight with musicians such as Denzil Best , Pee Wee Erwin , Johnny Hodges , Jimmy Jones , Shelly Manne , Tab Smith and Cecil Scott . He then went on a European tour with Rex Stewart and his band from 1946 to 1949 .
In the early 1950s he worked on recordings of Ella Fitzgerald ( Something To Live For ) and also played with Sidney Bechet and Art Hodes . Health reasons forced him to end his career, even if he still performed occasionally at the end of the decade.
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- 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 | Williams, Sandy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Alexander Balos (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Summerville, South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1991 |
| Place of death | New York City |