Chauncey Morehouse

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Chauncey Morehouse (* 11. March 1902 in Niagara Falls , † 3. November 1980 in Medford (NJ) ) was an American jazz - drummer .

Morehouse in the 1920s in Paul Specht's orchestra

He grew up in Chambersburg , Pennsylvania and learned drums, piano and banjo. He played in silent movie theaters with his father. In high school he had his own band ( Versatile Five , 1919); from 1920 to 1923 he played in Paul Specht's orchestra , with whom he toured Europe in 1923 (London), and was a member of The Georgians von Specht , a band made up of musicians from his orchestra . With these he recorded the probably first jazz drum solo recorded on "Land of Cotton Blues". From 1924 to 1927 he was a member of the orchestra of Jean Goldkette , in 1927 of the short-lived band of Adrian Rollini and in 1928/29 with Don Vorhees . From 1929 he was a studio musician for radio and television in New York City. It was not until the 1970s that he turned back to jazz and played at the Tribute to Bix concert of the Newport Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall and at the Bix Memorial Festival in Davenport.

He recorded with Goldkette, Frankie Trumbauer , the Dorsey brothers, Bix Beiderbecke , Red Nichols , Miff Mole , Irving Mills , Hoagy Carmichael and Joe Venuti .

Morehouse also developed their own drum kits and drums, which were made by the Leedy Drum Company . For example, in 1938 he played in his own band with chromatically coordinated percussion. He recorded under his own name in 1937 and 1938.

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  1. ↑ Allmusic Guide. According to Reclam's jazz guide November 3, 1980 in Philadelphia
  2. ^ Jean-Pierre Lion, Bix - The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend , NY 2005, p. 118
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SURNAME Morehouse, Chauncey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Niagara Falls (New York)
DATE OF DEATH 3rd November 1980
Place of death Medford, New Jersey