Bill Douglass (drummer)
Bill Douglass (* 28. February 1923 in Sherman , Texas ; † 19th December 1994 ) was an American jazz - drummer , who is also in the local union was active musicians.
Live and act
Douglass grew up in Los Angeles and attended McKinley High School, where he met Dexter Gordon ; later at Jefferson High School, both were trained in Lloyd Reese's band . He performed military service from 1942 in the Second World War in the Tenth Cavalry Band ; partly he was stationed in North Africa and Italy. Then he graduated from Westlake College of Music . In the next few years he worked frequently in Hollywood as a studio musician, but during his career he also played with Harry Babasin , Red Callender , Benny Carter , June Christy , Buddy Collette ( Jazz Loves Paris , 1958), Earl Hines , Benny Goodman , Lena Horne , Amos Milburn , Ben Webster / Art Tatum ( The Tatum Group Masterpieces ), Kay Starr , Cal Tjader , T-Bone Walker and in the Gerald Wiggins Trio (1956). After all, he ran a Drum City music school .
Douglass was an early anti-segregationist in the American Federation of Musicians. In Los Angeles he was vice-president of the black union Local 767 until it merged with Local 47 in 1953, which he actively operated. He was elected treasurer of the local trade union Local 47 in 1985, a position he held until 1991.
The drummer is not to be confused with the bassist of the same name .
literature
- Clora Bryant , Jack Kelson, Horace Tapscott , Gerald Wilson : Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles University of California Press, 1995. ISBN 0-520-22098-6 , pp. 233-254
Web links
- Bill Douglass at Allmusic (English)
- Bill Douglass at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Douglass, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Douglass, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sherman , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1994 |