Clarence Black
Clarence Black (* around 1900, † after 1940) was an American violinist and band leader of Chicago jazz .
Live and act
Black played in the 1920s a. a. at Okeh sessions as accompanist in 1926 for recordings by Henryette Davis and Nolan Welsh; also with Jelly Roll Morton (1926) and Richard M. Jones (1928). During this time he performed in Chicago with his own orchestra (including in the Metropolitan and the Savoy Ballroom in 1928), in which u. a. Kid Ory was playing. In 1928 he recorded several titles under his own name as Clarence Black's Savoy Trio (with Al Washington (clarinet, bass saxophone) and the pianist Henry Price). The last recordings were made in 1941 for Decca Records with the Variety Boys (with Bill Sanford, George Oldham and Kenneth Henderson). In the field of jazz he was involved in six recording sessions between 1926 and 1941.
Web links
- Clarence Black in the DAHR database , see also other database entries: A B (English). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Clarence Black at Allmusic (English)
- Clarence Black at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Howland Kenney Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History, 1904-1930. 1993
- ↑ Richard Abel: Silent Film. 19967, page 261
- ^ Thomas J. Hennessey: From Jazz to Swing . 1994, p. 76
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 24, 2015)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Black, Clarence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American violinist and Chicago Jazz band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1900 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1940 |