Cecil Carpenter
Cecil Carpenter was an American jazz and blues - trombonist .
Cecil Carpenter is from the state of Indiana and began his career in the brass band Pickaninny Band , which performed there and toured with a vaudeville show called In Old Kentucky . Carpenter came to Atlantic City with the troupe for the show In Old Kentucky in 1913 . In the 1920s he was a member of the Jazz Hounds formation , which served as the accompaniment group for blues singer Mamie Smith . With the Jazz Hounds he worked for Okeh from 1920 to 1931 on recordings. Carpenter was also involved in the first recording of a blues song, Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" from 1920. Other members of the Jazz Hounds at this time were Coleman Hawkins and Bubber Miley . Nothing is known about Carpenter's later life.
Web links
- Jazz & Ragtime in Indiana ( Memento from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Carpenter, Cecil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and blues trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |