Johnny Bothwell

Johnny Bothwell. Photography by William P. Gottlieb

Johnny Bothwell (* 23. May 1919 in Gary , Indiana ; † 12. September 1995 in Lakeland , Florida ) was an American jazz - saxophonist and bandleader.

Johnny Bothwell was influenced by Johnny Hodges , played in Chicago in 1940 and then went to New York City to play in the bands of Woody Herman (1943) and Sonny Dunham (1944-1946). He was then one of the main soloists in the formations of Boyd Raeburn in 1944/45 and played in 1945 with Gene Krupa . Between 1945 and 1949 he had his own formations and an engagement at the Tin Pan Alley Club in Chicago , as well as in New York and Boston. Joe Maini , Eddie Shu and Frank Isola played in his band . Bothwell also worked on recordings ofOscar Pettiford with. After 1949 he moved to Miami , where he directed several bands, but no longer played himself.

78er "Lonely Serenade"
by Johnny Bothwell and His Orchestra on Signature Records

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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 .

Web links

Johnny Bothwell at Allmusic

personal data
SURNAME	Bothwell, Johnny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 23, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gary , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	September 12, 1995
Place of death	Lakeland , Florida