Jimmy Wyble
Jimmy Wyble (born January 25, 1922 in Port Arthur , Texas , † January 16, 2010 in Altadena , California ) was an American jazz musician.
Wyble started playing guitar when he was 13. He first played in country bands and later teamed up with guitarist Cameron Hill, who played western swing . In 1944 they joined Bob Will's Texas Playboys band, who played with double lead guitars, which was fashionable at the time. Some of their titles, such as Roly Poly and Smoke on the Water , became hits.
Although he played western swing, Wyble developed an interest in jazz. In 1953 he recorded his first jazz album as the band leader of the Jimmy Wyble Quintet . The band consisted of guitar, clarinet, accordion, bass and drums, which was an extraordinary combination. Also in 1953 Wyble took on another recording with Barney Kessel with a quartet of two guitars, bass and drums.
In 1956 he joined a smaller group from Red Norvo (replacing Bill Dillard), which had developed from a trio into a quintet. He stayed with Norvo until 1965 and his solos can be heard on a number of records. He also played for Benny Goodman and in the rhythm group of Frank Sinatra at times . After his time with Red Norvo, Wyble concentrated on studio work and teaching on the West Coast. The American rock guitarist Steve Lukather is his most famous student.
He recorded a number of short solo jazz etudes with electric and acoustic guitar. The theory behind these pieces was discussed in his book The Art of Two-Line Improvisation . In the 1970s, Jimmy was a member of Tony Rizzi's Five Guitars group for a while , which played in four partial harmonies, with a fifth guitar doubling an octave.
Jimmy last lived in Altadena, California and was known as a top class teacher. Occasionally he played small jazz gigs.
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Web links
- Official website
- Jimmy Wyble ( Memento from August 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- http://www.jimmywyble.com/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyble, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Arthur , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2010 |
| Place of death | Altadena , California |