Ralph Collier

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Ralph Collier Sylvanus (* 25. June 1919 , † 5. September 2010 ) was an American jazz - drummer .

Collier worked as a drummer in various big bands , such as in 1937 with Seger Ellis ( Choirs of Brass 1937 , with Irving Fazola and Nate Kazebier ). In the early 1940s he formed the rhythm section with Mel Powell (piano) and Sid Weiss (bass) for Benny Goodman , on whose recordings he participated with Peggy Lee , for example on her number 1 hit Somebody Else is Taking My Place (1942) . He also worked with Ina Ray Hutton , Bob Crosby and the Stan Kenton Orchestra. In 1953 he recorded a song as a conga player with Duke Ellington (on Piano Reflections ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 70 recording sessions between 1937 and 1959, including a. also with Frank Sinatra (1951), Earl Hines , Calvin Jackson ( Cal-Essence , 1959) and André Previn ( Plays My Fair Lady ). Collier was also active as a drum teacher; one of his students was u. a. Ed Thigpen .

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  1. ↑ Notification of death at Local 802
  2. ^ Gerhard Klußmeier : Jazz in the Charts. Another view on jazz history. Liner notes and booklet for the 100 CD edition. Membrane International GmbH. ISBN 978-3-86735-062-4
  3. ↑ Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears (1934-1944)
  4. ^ Fred Hall: Dialogues in Swing: Intimate Conversations With the Stars of the Big Band Era . Ventura, Pathfinder, 1991, p. 10
  5. ^ Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 and Bielefeld catalog 1985 and 2001
  6. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  7. ↑ See Luiz Carlos do Nascimento Silva: Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography . London, 2000
  8. ↑ Ronald Spagnardi: The Great Jazz Drummers , Hal Leonard Publ. 1992. ISBN 9780793515264 , p. 75
personal data
SURNAME Collier, Ralph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Collier, Ralph Sylvanus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1919
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 2010