David James (musician)

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David "Jelly" James (* around 1900 ; † after 1947 ) was an American jazz musician ( trombone , composition ).

Live and act

James was a member of Sam Wooding's band in 1923 , where he replaced Wilbur de Paris . He played in the second half of the 1920s with Fess Williams , for whose band he also composed ("Hot Mama"). Recordings were made during this time with Clarence Williams and His Blue Moaners ("Moanin 'Low") and in June 1927 under his own name as Jelly James and His Fewsicians ("Georgia Bo Bo" / "Make Me Know It") for Gennett.

James toured in 1934 in Lew Leslie's Blackbirds revue , which also appeared at London's Coliseum Theater; The orchestra was directed by Billy Butler. From 1937 he first worked with Jesse Stone before replacing Joe Britton in Edgar Hayes' band . From 1943 to 1947 he was a member of the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. In the field of jazz he was involved in 51 recording sessions between 1925 and 1947.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clyde EB Bernhardt, Sheldon Harris: I Remember: Eighty Years of Black Entertainment, Big Bands, and the Blues . University of Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Press 1986
  2. ↑ Various Artists: Unissued on 78s Hot Jazz 1926-1932
  3. ↑ With Ralph Bedell (drums), Ollie Blackwell (banjo), Hank Duncan (piano), Perry Smith (clarinet) and George Temple (trumpet), all musicians of the then Fess Williams Band.
  4. ^ Record Research , Issues 75-100. 1966
  5. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 19, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME James, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES James, David; James, Jelly (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (trombone, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1900
DATE OF DEATH after 1947