Earl Carruthers
Earl "Jock" Malcolm Carruthers (* 27. May 1910 in West Point , Mississippi ; † 5. April 1971 in Kansas City ) was an American jazz - baritone saxophonist of Swing . He played in Jimmie Lunceford's band .
Earl Carruthers graduated from Fisk University in Nashville , Tennessee ; but broke off his studies early to become a professional musician. He began his career in the bands of Kansas City Jazz , played in Bennie Motens Band in 1928, in 1929/30 with Dewey Jackson in St. Louis and in 1931 with Fate Marable . He became known through his membership in the orchestra of Jimmie Lunceford , to which he belonged from 1932 until Lunceford's death in 1947. Outstanding are his solo contributions to recordings such as “Organ Grinder's Swing” and “Harlem Shout” from 1936 or “Blue Afterglow” from 1940. He finally returned to Kansas City, where he continued to perform locally until the late 1960s.
Web links
- Earl Carruthers Biography in the All Music Guide
literature
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- John Jörgensen & Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Munich, mosaic, 1967
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carruthers, Earl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carruthers, Earl Malcolm (full name); Carruthers, Jock Malcolm (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Point , Mississippi |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5th 1971 |
| Place of death | Kansas City |