Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale (* 28. April 1910 in Detroit ; † 29. January 1986 in Inglewood , California ) was an American jazz guitarist of Swing .
Live and act
Everett Barksdale first learned alto saxophone , guitar and bass . He moved to Chicago and began his career with Erskine Tate in the early 1930s . He then played with Eddie South , and later with Benny Carter . In the 1940s Barksdale settled in New York and divided his professional activities into playing with smaller jazz combos in clubs (including with the pianist Benny Payne ) and working as a studio musician; so he was employed from 1942 to 1944 for the radio station CBS . He worked with producer Joe Davis until the 1950s and participated in recordings of vocal groups such as The Blenders and The Clovers . He was also an accompanist for Maxine Sullivan and Dean Barlow . Like his colleague, bassist Milton Hinton , with whom he often collaborated, Barksdale has now often requested as a valued rhythm guitarist for studio sessions in a variety of musical genres, from doo-wop , rhythm and blues , early rock 'n' roll up to pop music . He delivered the blues lick for the hit Love Is Strange by Mickey & Sylvia.
In the late 1940s, he had the opportunity to replace Tiny Grimes in the trio of pianist Art Tatum . Together with the bassist Slam Stewart , the formation became one of the most legendary jazz trios of the time. He worked at Art Tatum until 1955; In 1956 he toured Europe and Canada as musical director and arranger with Billy Kelly and the Ink Spots . In 1956 he worked again at Tatum; after his death he was u. a. 1958/59 employed in the studio band for the American Broadcasting Company . Here he worked on recordings by Lena Horne , Sammy Davis Jr. and Sarah Vaughan . Occasionally he also took part in jazz recording sessions, such as with Buddy Tate in 1958/59. In the 1970s he was still a sought-after studio musician in California before retiring at the end of the decade.
Barksdale has also worked on recordings of Henry Red Allen , Louis Armstrong , Chet Baker , Sidney Bechet , Benny Carter , Chris Connor , Al Hirt , Johnny Hodges , Billie Holiday , Rex Stewart , Edmond Hall and Jimmy Rushing .
Selection discography
- Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong And The Angels / Louis And The Good Book (Universal, 1957–58)
- Chet Baker: Verve Jazz Masters 32 (Verve, 1955-65), Baker's Holiday (Emarcy, 1965)
- Sidney Bechet: 1941-1944 (Classics)
- Benny Carter: 1940-1941 (Classics)
- Edmond Hall: 1944-1945 (Classics)
- Johnny Hodges: Jazz Masters 35 (Verve, 1951-67)
- Billie Holiday: The Complete Original Decca Recordings (GRP, 1944–1950)
- Jimmy Rushing And The Buck Clyton All-Stars: Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls (CBS / Fresh Sound, 1960)
- Maxine Sullivan: 1941-1946 (Classics)
- Art Tatum: The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum (Capitol, 1949–52)
- Eddie South: 1923-1937 (Classics)
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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Remarks
- ↑ The guitarist said of Art Tatum in an interview for the book Jazz Makers : He'd always say he didn't "hear" what he was going to play in advance, he'd just feel it; and since so much of what we did was extemporaneous, not routined, sometimes he'd get off on something and just leave me out in left field . quoted according to Eugene Chadbourne , All Music Guide
- ↑ Barksdale participated in the recordings of Billie Holidays with Sy Oliver and his orchestra (August 29 & September 8, 1949)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barksdale, Everett |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1986 |
Place of death | Inglewood , California |