Baker Millian

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Baker Millian (born February 3, 1908 in Crowley , Louisiana , † November 20, 2002 in Oakland , California ) was an American jazz musician ( tenor saxophone ).

Live and act

Millian began his career as a pianist and saxophonist (alto and C-melody) in the local band Yelpin 'Hounds before briefly playing with Chris Kelly in New Orleans. After his return to Crowley, he worked as a tenor saxophonist with the Black Eagles of Evan Thomas from 1927 until the band split up in 1929. In the following years he was a member of the Buffalo Rhythm Stompers , with whom he came to Texas. After working in New Mexico and Houston, he played in an ensemble under the direction of Giles Mitchell. In the late 1930s he was a member of the Territory Band Boots and His Buddies , to be heard as a soloist on their recordings for Bluebird Records . In the 1940s he worked in the California music scene, a. a. with Bunk Johnson ; his main job was for a while at the post office. In 1947 Millian was still involved in the R&B recordings of Ivory Joe Hunter . In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1935 and 1947.

Discographic notes

  • Boots and His Buddies - 1935-1937 ( Classics , ed. 1993)
  • Boots and His Buddies - 1937-1938 (Classics, ed. 1993)

literature

  • Record research. Issue 75. Record Research, Brooklyn, NY, 1966, p. 48.
  • Austin M. Sonnier: Willie Geary "Bunk" Johnson: The New Iberia Years. Crescendo Pub., New York, 1977, p. 74.
  • Frank Driggs, Harris Lewine: Black beauty, white heat: a pictorial history of classic jazz, 1920-1950. W. Morrow, New York, 1982, p. 1886.
  • Austin M. Sonnier: Second Linin ': Jazzmen of Southwest Louisiana, 1900-1950. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, La., 1989, p. 60.
  • Dave Oliphant: The Early Swing Era, 1930 to 1941. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., London, 2002, p. 228.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baker Millian , U.S. Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed May 15, 2017
  2. ↑ Christopher Hillman: Bunk Johnson: His Life and Times , 2012
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 16, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Millian, Baker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Crowley (Louisiana)
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 2002
Place of death Oakland , California