George Chisholm
George Chisholm (* 29. March 1915 in Glasgow , † 6. December 1997 in London ) was a Scottish jazz - trombonist , arranger and bandleader. He is considered one of the pioneers of British jazz of the 1930s and the first major British jazz soloist.
Live and act
George Chisholm comes from a family of musicians; his career began with the Glasgow Playhouse Orchestra . In the mid-1930s he went to London and worked in Teddy Joyce's band and other dance orchestras, played in nightclubs and hosted jam sessions with Fats Waller , Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter . With this he went to the Netherlands in 1937 and recorded records with the Dutch Ramblers Orchestra . After Leonard Feather , this band was the first multiracial international orchestra consisting of West Indians, Americans and British. On his return to England Chisholm joined the Ambrose Orchestra ; In 1939 the formation The Heralds of Swing emerged, a band in which all members had equal rights. Members of this band were the Scots Tommy McQuater and Archie Craig . Many members, including Chisholm, then joined the Royal Air Force at the beginning of World War II and became members of the RAF Dance Orchestra, better known as The Squadronaires . It continued to exist after the end of the war; until 1950 Chisholm was a member of this band. His trombone duets with Eric Breeze were legendary .
After his discharge from the army, Chisholm worked for the BBC under Cyril Stapleton . He was a member of the Wally Stott 's Orchestra on the BBC radio show The Goon Show . Chisholm also played with Jack Parnells Big Band and with Kenny Baker's formation Baker's Dozen . He was also a much sought-after session musician in the field of traditional and mainstream jazz , and had appearances in radio, television and variety shows .
From the early 1960s Chisholm starred as a comedian on the BBC television show The Black and White Minstrel Show . In addition, he had appearances on a number of other TV shows, both as a musician and as a comedian. In the mid-1960s, Chisholm had supporting roles in two Richard Lester film comedies.
Throughout his career, Chisholm played with Kenny Ball , Sandy Brown , Wild Bill Davison , Dill Jones , Humphrey Lyttelton , Fats Waller (1938), Alex Welsh and Mike Westbrook . In 1984 Chisholm was awarded the Order of the British Empire . In the 1980s and 1990s he still performed at festivals and clubs. In the mid-1990s, after the death of his wife, Chisholm retired from the music scene. He died in December 1997 at the age of 82.
Discographic notes
- Early Days 1935-1944 ( Timeless ) with Kenny Baker, Leonard Feather
- Chis (1956) with Bill Le Sage , Phil Seamen , Harry Klein, Joe Harriott
- In a Mellow Tone (Lake, 1972/73) with Tony Coe , Kenny Baker
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 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Charles Fox: Jazz in England. From: That's Jazz . Exhibition catalog, Darmstadt, 1988
- Mark White: The Observers ’s Book of Jazz . London, Warner, 1978
Web links
- Portrait of Chisholm from jazzhouse.org
- Interview with Chisholm in jazzprofessional.com
- Portrait in jazzscript.co.uk - British Brass
annotation
- ↑ cit. after Charles Fox
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chisholm, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish jazz trombonist, arranger and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1997 |
| Place of death | London , England |