Hy White

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Hyman "Hy" White (born December 17, 1915 in Boston , † February 28, 2011 in Riverdale ) was an American jazz guitarist of the swing era.

Live and act

White first learned to play the violin and founded a group called Hy White and His Pals during his school days , in which he played the banjo before switching to guitar. From 1938 he played with Woody Herman and His Orchestra , heard as a soloist in titles such as "Blue Ink", "Red River Blues" and "Blues Upstairs". White also appeared in Herman's sessions with Connee Boswell (1939) and Bing Crosby (1941). In April 1944 he switched to the Les Brown big band . During this time, recordings were made with Muggsy Spanier & His V-Disc All Stars, Trummy Young , Tony Pastor , Frank Sinatra , Gene Krupa , Ella Fitzgerald , Jo Stafford , Martha Tilton , Coleman Hawkins , Dave Matthews , Marie Bryant , Bernie Leighton , Elliot Lawrence , Pearl Bailey , Jerry Gray and Sam Donahue . After leaving Les Brown, he worked a. a. with Milt Herth , Billy Butterfield , Mary Osborne , Johnny Hartman , 1950–52 in the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and again in 1951 with Woody Herman. In the late 1950s he was still involved in record sessions with Johnny Ray ( The Big Beat ) and Little Jimmy Scott . In the 1970s he played in the band of singer Peter Dean. In the field of jazz , he was involved in 161 recording sessions between 1928 and 1980. White also worked as a music educator and wrote a guitar textbook.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Sallis: The Guitar: One Instrument and its Masters in American Music . 1982
  2. ^ Maurice J. Summerfield: The jazz guitar: its evolution, players and personalities since 1900 . Ashley Mark, 1998
  3. ^ The Guitar in Jazz: An Anthology , edited by James Sallis. 1996, p. 111.
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 11, 2017)
  5. ↑ Hy White has available: Guitar Method and Song Folio (Leed Music Ltd., 1954) and Guitar Originals. [Notes for guitar with chord names] . New Sounds In Modern Music New York, 1956
personal data
SURNAME White, Hy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Hyman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swing-era jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2011
Place of death Riverdale