Happy Caldwell
Happy Caldwell (born July 25, 1903 in Chicago , Illinois as Albert W. Caldwell , † December 29, 1978 in New York ), also Happy Cauldwell , was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , tenor saxophone ).
Life
"Happy" Caldwell (who is sometimes mistakenly spelled Cauldwell ) began playing the clarinet when he was 16; he then belonged to the Eighth Illinois Regimental Band and also played in an Army band. After his discharge from the army, he studied pharmacy , but soon gave up studying to become a professional musician.
In the early 1920s he worked for Bernie Young in Chicago , where his first recordings were made in 1923. During this time he also began to play the tenor saxophone. By the middle of the decade he was a member of Mamie Smith 's Jazz Hounds , Bobby Brown's Syncopaters, and the bands of Elmer Snowden , Billy Fowler, Thomas Morris , Willie Gant and Cliff Jackson . Recordings were made with Morris in 1926, with Louis Armstrong in 1929 and Eddie Condon's Hot Shots with Jack Teagarden .
In the 1930s Caldwell played with Vernon Andrade, Billy Banks , Tiny Bradshaw and Louis Metcalf ; In addition, around 1935 he led his own formation, The Happy Pals . For a short time he also appeared at Minton's Playhouse in New York City ; then he moved to Philadelphia , where he worked with Eugene Slappy and Charlie Gaines. He eventually returned to New York, recorded Morton / Sidney Bechet with Jelly Roll in 1939, and put together a new ensemble in 1940. In the next decades he worked mainly in smaller formations; in the 1970s he played with Jimmy Rushing , with whom he also went on international tours.
Caldwell is considered to be an early role model for Coleman Hawkins ´.
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Nat Hentoff, Nat Shapiro Jazz tells. Hear me talkin 'to ya . JAS, Frankfurt / M. 1984, ISBN 3-923396-05-8 . (English edition Penguin 1955)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caldwell, Happy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caldwell, Albert W. (maiden name); Cauldwell, Happy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (clarinet, tenor saxophone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1978 |
| Place of death | new York |