Marjorie Hyams
Marjorie "Margie" Hyams (born August 9, 1920 in New York City , † June 14, 2012 in Monrovia (California) ) was an American vibraphonist , pianist and arranger of modern jazz .
Live and act
Hyams grew up in Queens ; her brother Mark was also active as a jazz musician. She was performing with her own band in Atlantic City when she was discovered by Woody Herman . In the second half of the 1940s she was an important figure on the American jazz scene. In 1944/45 she was a member of Herman's band First Herd . From 1945 to 1948, Hyams led his own trio, which included Tal Farlow at times . She also made recordings with Flip Phillips , Charlie Ventura and Mary Lou Williams ; with her she also appeared in an all-women big band in New York's Carnegie Hall in 1947 . Hyams played in George Shearing's quintet from 1949 to 1950 . However, she never ran a recording session under her own name. Margie Hyams' career ended in 1950 when she decided to marry trumpeter Rolf Ericson at the age of 27 . In accordance with the gender role applicable at the time , she had to withdraw from the music business, but continued to teach.
Discographic notes
- Woody Herman: The V-Disc Years Vol 1 & 2 (Hep, 1945-47)
- George Shearing: Verve Jazz Masters (Verve, 1949-54)
- Charlie Ventura: Charlie Ventura 1945-1947 (Classics)
- Mary Lou Williams: Mary Lou Williams 1945-1946 (Classics)
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 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Linda Dahl: Stormy Weather. The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen . London: Quartet Books, 1984, pp. 79, 84, 87, 123 and 255. ISBN 0-7043-2477-6 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X (English edition Rough Guides 2007, ISBN 1843532565 ).
Web links
- Marjorie Hyams at Allmusic (English)
- Biography in Jazzeddie.com
- Interview (2011)
- Marjorie Hyams at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year of birth according to the Los Angeles Times obituary . Other sources such as the entry in the Rough Guide: Jazz and Feather / Gitler; also in William H. Young, Nancy K. Young World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia 2010, p. 15, assume the year of birth 1923.
- ^ Obituary for the Los Angeles Times
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hyams, Marjorie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyams, Margie (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2012 |
Place of death | Monrovia (California) |