Elmer Chambers
Dallas Elmer Chambers (* 1897 in Bayonne , New Jersey , † about 1952 in Jersey City ) was an American jazz - trumpet and cornet .
Elmer Chambers, who was also nicknamed Frog and Muffle Jaws Chambers , played in the marching bands at the beginning of his music career during the First World War. There he met the band leader Sam Wooding , with whom he then performed in Atlantic City , Detroit and New York City . Before the orchestra went on tour, he left Wooding and worked with Fletcher Henderson in both large and small ensembles in the early 20s and also took part in the recordings of the blues singers Alberta Hunter , Rosa Henderson , Clara Smith and Ida Cox . He also played with Louis Armstrong and participated in his sessions for Decca , Verve and Paramount , as well as with Coleman Hawkins , Don Redman , Buster Bailey and Joe Smith .
In 1926 Chambers left the Henderson Band and then joined the orchestras of Ellsworth Reynolds (1926), Billy Fowler (1926/27) and Russell Wooding (1930). He also worked in theater orchestras, toured with revues, as well as with Fats Waller , Sidney Bechet and June Cole , before he partially withdrew from the music business in the 1930s.
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-141-02327-9 .
Web links
- Elmer Chambers at Allmusic (English)
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| SURNAME | Chambers, Elmer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chambers, Dallas Elmer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter and cornet player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayonne , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1952 |
| Place of death | Jersey City , New Jersey |