Cedric Wallace
Cedric Wallace (born August 3, 1909 in Miami , † August 19, 1985 in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass player and band leader).
Live and act
Wallace first played in Florida in the Honey Boys Orchestra . In the 1930s he came to New York and initially played in a band under the direction of Reggie Johnson at the Saratoga Club . He then worked in Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra and then accompanied Fats Waller from 1938 to 1942 . He also worked with Una Mae Carlisle (1940), Herman Chittison (1944), Maxine Sullivan (1944), Champion Jack Dupree , Pat Flowers (1946), Gene Sedric and Dean Martin . With the Fats Waller Original Band he performed at the WNEW Second American Swing Festival in 1945 . In the 1940s he had his own trio (with the pianists Garland Wilson or Cyril Haynes and the drummer Jerome Darr ) and from 1946 onwards he made several records for the local labels Manor , Diamond and Derby , for International also under the pseudonym Edo Lubich . In 1952 he was a member of the Jump Town Orchestra ( EP Big Band Jazz ) led by Fred Norman , in which u. a. Taft Jordan , Dick Vance , Benny Morton , Hymie Schertzer and Buddy Tate played. In the field of jazz he was involved in 64 recording sessions between 1938 and 1952. Wallace remained active as a musician until the 1970s.
Lexical entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Cedric Wallace at Allmusic (English)
- Cedric Wallace at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallace, Cedric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (double bass player and band leader) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1985 |
| Place of death | New York City |