Johnny Bayersdorffer
Johnny Bayersdorffer (born September 4, 1899 in New Orleans , † November 14, 1969 ) was an American musician ( cornet , trumpet , tenor saxophone ) and band leader of Dixieland Jazz .
Live and act
Johnny Bayersdorffer worked in a number of local bands in New Orleans in the 1920s, eventually in other cities, including Chicago . With his formations Jazzola Ltd. Band and Jazzola Novelty Orchestra he already performed during his high school years; the band members included u. a. the guitarists Nappy Lamare and Steve Loyacano, bassist Chink Martin , the drummers Leo Adde and Ray Bauduc , the New Orleans clarinetist Nunzio Scaglione and the trombonist and bassist Tom Brown . With the latter, Bayersdorfer wrote the song I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Ridin 'Now? . From the fall of 1924 he became a full-time musician, moved to Chicago and also performed in Indianapolis and Los Angeles before returning to New Orleans. In the 1920s he recorded for Okeh Records and also played with Happy Schilling and Tony Parenti during this time .
From the end of the decade, Bayersdorffer was again active in Chicago, also played in New York, a. a. with the violinist Billy Lustig and the pianist Lee Shore . In 1940 he was seriously injured in a traffic accident and had to interrupt his career until he appeared again in the early 1950s, u. a. with engagements in Club Flamingo and appearances in New Orleans. In the 1960s he ended his music career. He participated in three recording sessions from 1924 to 1952.
Web links
- Eugene Chadbourne : Johnny Bayersdorffer on Allmusic (English)
- Publications on and sound recordings by Johnny Bayersdorffer in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait at Satchmo.com (September 4th) ( Memento of the original from April 21st, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cf. Al Rose I Remember Jazz: Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen . New Orleans 1987, p. 221, Eric Thacker and Max Harrison Essential Jazz Records, Vol. 1 London 1999, p. 45
- ↑ Tom Lord Discography
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bayersdorffer, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bayersdorffer, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1969 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |