Ben Whitted
Ben Whitted (* around 1900; † after 1943; also Ben Whittet ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , alto saxophone ).
Whitted worked between 1921 and 1943 with Sidney De Paris , Charlie Johnson , Jabbo Smith , Clarence Williams (1927), Eubie Blake (1931), Fats Waller (1934) and as accompanist for the singers Mary Stafford (1921), Bessie Brown , Clara Smith , Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Edith Wilson . In the field of jazz Ben Whitted took part in 18 recording sessions during this time, except for the aforementioned with Katherine Henderson and most recently in 1943 with Noble Sissle . Benny Waters , who also played for Charlie Johnson, lived with Whitted during this time.
Web links
- Ben Whitted at Allmusic (English)
- Ben Whitted at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Living with Jazz: A Reader , ed. by Sheldon Meyer and Dan Morgenstern, 2009
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
- ^ Chip Deffaa: Voices of the Jazz Age: Profiles of Eight Vintage Jazzmen . Urbana and Chicago University of Illinois Press 1990 ISBN 0252016815 , p. 37
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whitted, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whittet, Ben (different spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1900 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1943 |