Charles Traeger

Charlie Traeger (right) with Wilbur De Paris , Sammy Price , Sidney Bechet and Eddie Barefield at Jimmy Ryan's Jazz Club, New York City. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb , circa July 1947

Charles Victor "Charlie" or "Chuck" Traeger (born December 17, 1925 in New York City , † November 9, 2016 in Port Jervis (New York) ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass ), who also wrote about the musical instrument has emerged.

Live and act

From the mid-1940s, Traeger played a. a. in New York with Sidney Bechet , Bunk Johnson / Matt Carey (1947), Sidney De Paris , Freddie Moore , Eddie Barefield , Sammy Price Art Hodes and Louis Armstrong ; first recordings were made in 1945. In the 1950s he was a member of Bob Wilbers Wildcats before continuing his education. In 1959, he earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Columbia School of Engineering . Ten years later, Traeger opened his first instrument repair shop and then specialized in the construction and restoration of double basses; In 1977 he had a shop in Greenwich Village . In addition, he worked as a musician until 1995 and then wrote three books as an author about the possibilities of technically improving the sound of the double bass.

Fonts

Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound 2004
Coda to the Coda to The Setup & Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound 2009
String Instrument Setups: 10 Setups That Will Make Your Instrument Louder, Better, and Easier to Play , 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Obituary
^ Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
↑ Jazz Journal, Volume 30. Novello & Company, 1977

personal data
SURNAME	Traeger, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Traeger, Chuck; Traeger, Charles Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician and musical instrument maker
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	November 9, 2016
Place of death	Port Jervis (New York)

[1] Obituary

[2] Photograph by William P. Gottlieb

[3] Jazz Journal, Volume 30. Novello & Company, 1977