Bill Campbell (pianist)
William "Bill" Campbell (* around 1925, † after 1978) was an American jazz pianist .
Live and act
Between 1945 and 1947 Campbell recorded a number of titles for the Apollo, Harlem and DeLuxe labels in New York City with his own formations such as Bill Campbell's Blue Note or Bill Campbell & His Harlem Eight , including the song numbers “I'm Just a Fruity Woman "And" It was So Good "with Thelma Carpenter . In 1948 he played “Let's Have a Ball This Morning” in Clyde Bernhardt 's band and accompanied Bernhardt with his band at the Jailhouse Blues . In 1953 he accompanied doo-wop singers Emmett Hobson and Georgia Lane .
In the late 1950s Campbell played in Los Angeles with Jerry Colonna & His Dixieland Band, The Jazzbos , in 1963 with Red Nichols ( Blues & Old Time Rags ). In the late 1970s he was on recordings of Pud Brown ( Tenor for Two ) and Buddy Burns' New Orleans Creole Gumbo Zave . In the field of jazz he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 1945 and 1978.
Web links
- Bill Campbell at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience , Santa Barbara, Denver, Oxford 2013, p. 279 By
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 22, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Campbell, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Campbell, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1925 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1978 |