Rudy Rutherford

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Elman "Rudy" Rutherford (born June 18, 1924 in Arizona , † March 31, 1995 in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( alto and baritone saxophone , clarinet ) of the late swing era .

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Rutherford began his musical career in the late 1930s in the local Detroit jazz scene ; until 1943 he played a. a. also with Lionel Hampton (but without being involved in recordings). From 1943 until the end of the decade he played in the Count Basie Orchestra , replacing Jack Washington . The first recordings were made with the Basie band ("Jumpin 'at the Woodside"); He was mostly used as an alto clarinet player, but also as a baritone saxophonist; he contributed the piece "High Tide" (1945) composed with Freddie Green to the band's repertoire . He also worked on recordings of Dinah Washington / Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine , Earl Warren , Lucky Thompson , Russell Jacquet , in 1947 in Detroit with Gene Nero and Tina Dixon ; there he played in the early 50s with Tommy Flanagan , Barry Harris and in 1962 with Jimmy Greene .

He also stayed with Basie when he had to break up his big band in 1948/49 and continued to work with an octet . In the late 1950s he worked for Dicky Wells , Jimmy Mundy , Big Maybelle , Harold Austin , Wilbur DeParis and Sy Oliver ; with Big Joe Turner , Benny Goodman and Chuck Berry he performed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival . In the 60s he still played with Sir Charles Thompson , Buddy Tate (with whom he toured in 1964) and with the singer Lurlean Hunter , in the 70s with Ted Buckner , Earl Hines , Clarence Gatemouth Brown and in the big band of Illinois Jacquet , with which he made a guest appearance in 1987 in Berlin. In the field of jazz he was involved in 108 recording sessions between 1943 and 1987. In later years, Rutherford also led his own groups, with which he performed in New York nightclubs such as the Basie’s .

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  1. ↑ Alvin Green: Rhythm Is My Beat: Jazz Guitar Great Freddie Green and the Count Basie Sound . 2015, p. XXIV
  2. ↑ Lars Björn, Jim Gallert: Before Motown: a history of jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 . University of Michigan Press, 2001
  3. ^ Jazz , Volumes 1-2, Jazz Press, Inc., 1962
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 14, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Rutherford, Rudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rutherford, Elman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Arizona
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1995
Place of death New York City