Karl Herman Kiffe
Karl Herman reefs (* 6. July 1927 in Los Angeles , † 10. May 2004 in Las Vegas ) was an American jazz - drummer (also bongos ) of swing and modern jazz .
Kiffe, who won a drum competition in which Gene Krupa was a juror, played a leading role in the house band ( Hollywood Canteen Kids ) of Hollywood Canteen , the legendary USO club near Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles) in 1943 . In 1944 he played a drummer ( Jive Club Drummer ) in a low budget film called Youth Aflame . Then he played with Jimmy Dorsey (from 1945 and 1950 to 1953), Tex Beneke , Charlie Barnet and from 1948 to 1950 with Georgie Auld . In New York, he worked with Charlie Shavers , Stan Getz , Zoot Sims (1956) and Jimmy McPartland and was a member of Woody Herman's hearth in 1957 . 1958/59 he played with Red Norvo and accompanied 1959 June Christy before then Jack Cathcart , founder of a vocal group in the way the Comedian Harmonists , after Las Vegas went. There he was in the house band of the Flamingo Hotel and accompanied a. a. Sammy Davis Junior .
Tom Lord lists 91 recordings from 1945 to 1965 in his discography (in addition to drums and bongo, also guitar).
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiffe, Karl Herman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiffe, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 2004 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas |