Bumps Myers

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Hubert Maxwell "bumps" Myers (* 22. August 1912 in Clarksburg (West Virginia) ; † 9 April 1968 in Los Angeles ) was an American saxophonist of Rhythm & Blues and Swing , which mainly worked in the music scene of Los Angeles .

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Myers, who was influenced by Coleman Hawkins as a tenor saxophonist (and also played alto and baritone saxophone ), grew up in California and began his musical career in the Los Angeles area a. a. at Curtis Mosby and His Dixieland Blue Blowers, with whom he first recorded in 1927. In 1929 he played in Seattle with Earl Whaley; in the 1930s with Buck Clayton (1934-36) and Teddy Weatherford , with whom he toured. From 1934 to 1936 he lived in Shanghai , where he worked with Weatherford's band and Buck Clayton in the Canidrome ; on his return to the United States in 1937 he played in Los Angeles with Lionel Hampton and Les Hite . In 1941/42 he was a member of the short-lived band of Lee and Lester Young ; 1942 and again in 1945, he worked for Jimmie Lunceford and 1943-48 in the big band of Benny Carter . In the mid-1940s he performed several times with Jazz at the Philharmonic ; In 1945 he recorded with Sid Catlett . In 1947 he played for Benny Goodman and took part in T-Bone Walker's hit "Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)". Under his own name (including under Bumps Myers & His Frantic Five ) he recorded several titles in 1949 such as "I'm Clappin 'and Shoutin'" for the Selective, Blu and RPM labels .

In the 1950s, Myers worked as a studio musician (including for jingles ); 1952-54 he played with Red Callender , 1958 with Harry Belafonte . After touring with Horace Henderson 1961-62, Myers retired from the music business due to illness. In the field of swing and jazz, he was involved in 90 recording sessions from 1927 to 1960. a. with Irving Ashby , Kay Starr , Lee Richardson , Ernestine Anderson , Freddie Slack , Mel Powell , Dan Grissom , Fletcher Henderson , Russell Jacquet , Louis Bellson and most recently with Maxwell Davis . In the field of R&B he can also be heard on recordings by T-Bone Walker ( First Love Blues / T-Bone Shuffle ), George Vann , Amos Milburn , Jimmy Witherspoon , Helen Humes , Percy Mayfield , Tony Allen and BB King .

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  1. ↑ Andrew Field Shanghai's Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics, 1919-1954 The Chinese University Press 2010, pp. 92f.
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 6, 2014)
  3. ↑ Bumps Myers at Allmusic (English)
personal data
SURNAME Myers, bumps
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Myers, Hubert Maxwell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and entertainment musician (saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Clarksburg, West Virginia
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1968
Place of death los Angeles