Kenneth Roane
Kenneth Abraham Roane (* 1900 ; † 1984 ) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet , arrangement , also clarinet , saxophone , oboe ).
Live and act
Roane grew up in Springfield, Montana and came to New York City in 1923. From the late 1920s he worked there as a trumpeter and arranger a. a. with Jelly Roll Morton , Cecil Scott , Fess Williams ("Hot Town"), Lloyd Scott , 1929 for Clarence Williams and His Blue Moaners (" Moanin 'Low "). During the depression years he led his own orchestra and occasionally appeared on Broadway shows. He also played with Joe Jordan , Charlie Johnson , Sammy Stewart , Sam Wooding and Wen Talbot 's Harlem Symphonic Society Orchestra. In the mid-1930s he recorded in Chicago with Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers (which was also the first recording session of the young Nat Cole ), in 1939 with a band made up of Sidney Bechet , Willie The Lion Smith , Olin Aderhold (bass) and Leo Warney ( Drums) with whom he recorded Haitian songs.
In the following decade, Roane played with Louis Jordan , "Kansas City" Jimmy Smith and His Sepians (with Sammy Price and singer Nora Lee King , among others ), Noble Sissle , Buddy Johnson , Claude Hopkins and Basil Spears . In the field of jazz he was involved in 17 recording sessions between 1927 and 1950, most recently with the singer Tom Fletcher. He wrote u. a. the title "Roane's Idea". In his later years, Roane worked as a music educator and unionist.
Web links
- Kenneth Roane at Allmusic (English)
- Kenneth Roane at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 8, 2018)
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series , 1960, p. 1529
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roane, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roane, Kenneth Abraham (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1900 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |