Dan Burley

Dan Burley (* 7. November 1907 in Lexington , Kentucky ; † 29. October 1962 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American blues - and jazz - pianist and journalist .

His family moved to Chicago in 1917 , where early in his career he performed at parties and in small cafes and played with blues and boogie woogie pianists. Durley later became a journalist for African American newspapers such as New York Amsterdam News and Ebony magazine , specializing in theatrical and sports coverage. He made music regularly, but mostly in private. In 1945 he recorded with Leonard Feather and Tiny Grimes ( A Suite in Four Comfortable Quarters ), in 1946 with Lionel Hampton . In that year, on the advice of the critic Rudi Blesh, he founded his own formation, Dan Burley and his Skiffle Boys ; involved were the blues musician Brownie McGhee and Pops Foster . With them he played a mixture of jazz, blues and folk song, for which he coined the term skiffle with the help of Leonard Feather and quickly made it known. The recorded titles such as Big Cat Little Cat, South Side Shake or Shotgun House Rag (1946) later acquired great importance for the skiffle movement in Great Britain in the 1950s, which was represented by musicians such as Chris Barber , Lonnie Donegan and others.

In addition to Leonard Feather and Lionel Hampton, Dan Burley has recorded records with Hot Lips Page , Tyree Glenn , Baby Dodds and Pops Foster . His piano style was a combination of Boogie, Stride Piano and Harlem Swing influences.

Selection discography

Circle Blues Sessions (1946)

literature

Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Burley, Dan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lexington , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	October 29, 1962
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois