Joe Haymes

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Joseph Lawrence "Joe" Haymes (born February 10, 1907 in Marshfield , Missouri , † July 10, 1964 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American jazz arranger , pianist and band leader.

Life

Joe Haymes grew up in Springfield, Missouri , where he attended Greenwood Laboratory School and was a drummer in the local boy scout band. As a teenager he also learned the piano. After moving to Drury College in 1926, he played with his own dance band before he was hired as an arranger by Ted Weems in 1928 after he finished school . Haymes arranged for him a. a. the hit "Piccolo Pete". Haymes then formed his own band in Tulsa in 1930 and moved with her to New York City in 1932 . This year the Haymes Orchestra was considered one of the hottest dance bands in the country, with a special talent for jazz novelties; recordings were made for all important labels such as Victor Records , Columbia Records , Bluebird Records . In late 1933 he sold the band to actor and band leader Buddy Rogers . In early 1934, Haymes put together a swing formation with arranger Spud Murphy .

After Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey split in 1935, Joe Haymes took over parts of the band. He also hired several musicians from Charlie Barnet's orchestra for his new band, which existed from 1935 to 1937 and recorded records, but was only moderately successful. In his various formations u. a. Sterling Bose , Lee Castle , Pee Wee Erwin , Nick Fatool , Toots Mondello , Joe Yukl, and Bud Freeman .

In 1938, Haymes toured as an arranger with Les Browns Orchestra and then worked as a composer and arranger for the radio. In 1942 he was briefly in the US Army, where he served as a medic. After his return to the music scene, he continued his work in Hollywood studios in the 1940s until the late 1950s. In addition, Haymes worked during this time on Lawrence Welks television show. He has also performed as a soloist in piano bars in the Los Angeles area.

He moved to Dallas around 1960 and gradually withdrew from the music business, but still worked as an arranger. Haymes died of heart failure at the age of 57.

literature

  • Paul Lindemeyer: Lost "Joe Haymes: Movement" . In: IAJRC Journal , Vol. 27 (1993), Sommer, ISSN  0098-9487 .
  • Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena, Calif. 1978, ISBN 0-378-01991-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Music Division, Library of Congress (ed.): Joe Haymes Big Band Arrangements . Washington, DC 2009, Biographical Note ( loc.gov [PDF; accessed July 18, 2010]).
  2. ↑ IAJRC stands for International Association of Jazz Record Collectors .
personal data
SURNAME Haymes, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haymes, Joseph Lawrence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz arranger, pianist and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Marshfield , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1964
Place of death Dallas , Texas