Charlie Perry (musician)

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Charlie Perry (born 1924 in New York City , † July 14, 1998 in Middle Island , New York) was an American jazz musician ( drums , arrangement ) and music teacher.

Live and act

Perry played in the Nick Jerret Orchestra in 1942 before he was called up for military service; 1945 with the Manor All Stars (a studio band with ao with Turk Van Lake and Kai Winding ). In the post-war years he worked in the bands of Benny Goodman , Jimmy Dorsey , Stan Kenton , Alvino Rey and Buddy Morrow . He also recorded with Buddy Stewart , Dave Lambert , Allen Eager , Stan Getz , Herb Lance , Al Haig and George Wallington during this time . Around 1950 he played Bud Powell and Miles Davis . In the 1950s he was involved in recording sessions a. a. by John LaPorta , Teddi King and most recently at Mal Waldron around 1961 . In the field of jazz he was involved in 38 recording sessions between 1944 and 1961.

Perry, who lived in Long Island, was primarily active as a drum teacher and percussion historian in later years; His students include a. Peter Erskine and Mickey Roker . With Jack DeJohnette he wrote the textbook the Art of Modern Jazz Drumming (1984).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Billboard July 4, 1942
  2. ^ Miles' Diary: The Life of Miles Davis 1947–1961
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2015)
  4. ↑ Burt Korall: Drummin 'Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz The Bebop Years , 2004, p. 158
  5. ↑ Peter Erskine, Rick Mattingly: Drum Perspective . 1998, page 44
  6. ↑ Interview with Mickey Roker in Do The Math ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dothemath.typepad.com
  7. ↑ Eric Starr: The Everything Drums Book: From Tuning and Timing to Fills and Solos-All You . 2003.
personal data
SURNAME Perry, Charlie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1998
Place of death Middle Island (Brookhaven)