Artie Shapiro
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (* 15. January 1916 in Denver , Colorado ; † 24. March 2003 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz - bassist .
Artie Shapiro grew up in New York and began his musical career as a trumpeter at the age of 13, but switched to bass when he was 18. In the early 1930s he worked with Wingy Manone and Joe Marsala , in the mid 1930s he worked as a studio musician and was involved in recordings for the original Dixieland Jass Band , Bud Freeman , Chu Berry and Eddie Condon . In the 1940s he was a member of Paul Whiteman's orchestra and played with Bobby Hackett at Nick's jazz club in New York. Later he went to Hollywood , worked there as a freelance musician and accompanied a. a. Jack Teagarden , Charlie Ventura , Joe Sullivan , Artie Shaw and after his military service from 1947 Benny Goodman recording records. From 1949 he worked in the MGM studios for ten years . He then took part in recordings of Frank Sinatra , Bing Crosby , Peggy Lee , Anita O'Day , Billie Holiday and Doris Day until 1962 .
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002.
Web links
- Obituary by local 802 afm ( memento of August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Artie Shapiro at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Shapiro, Artie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shapiro, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2003 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |