Sol Yaged

Sol Yaged, John Levy , Jimmy Jones , and Rex Stewart , Pied Piper, New York, circa September 1946.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb .

Solomon "Sol" Yaged (born December 8, 1922 in New York City , † May 11, 2019 in Coconut Creek , Florida ) was an American clarinetist who became known as a jazz musician .

Life

Yaged made the clarinet his main instrument after hearing Benny Goodman on the radio in 1935 . He was initially trained as a classical clarinetist and was offered a job with the Buffalo Philharmonic (which he turned down). He was already playing in jam sessions in the late 1930s . Dixieland , in particular , did not let go of him, although he could be heard swinging in clubs on 52nd Street . Eddie Condon , Gene Krupa , Max Kaminsky , Jimmy McPartland and Muggsy Spanier gave him the opportunity to play the clarinet in their bands. He was one of the musical advisors for the film Benny Goodman Story (1955). In 1959 he led a septet (partly together with Charlie Byrd ). The Metropole Club became something of his second home for a few years, and this is also the name of his most famous jazz LP; an LP that is also a sought-after collector's item because of Coleman Hawkins ' contribution.

Sol Yaged lived in New York City and could still be seen live with his clarinet in 2010, including Vince Giordano 's Nighthawks. He was also involved in the recording of Jack Teagarden and Chubby Jackson .

Discography

It Might as Well Be Swing (Herald)
Jazz at the Metropole (with Coleman Hawkins , Philips)
Live at the Gaslight (Club Lane)
One More Time (Lane)
Sol Yaged and his Quartet at the Gaslight Club (Lane)

Lexigraphic entries

Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .

Web links

Sol yaged in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Sol Yaged at Allmusic (English)
Sol Yaged solo in 'Runnin' Wild 'with Vince Giordano, August 31, 2010
Sol yaged at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Richard Sandomir: Sol Yaged, a Joyful New York Jazz Mainstay, Is Dead at 96. The New York Times , May 23, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Yaged, Sol
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Yaged, Solomon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	May 11, 2019
Place of death	Coconut Creek , Florida

[obit-1] Richard Sandomir: Sol Yaged, a Joyful New York Jazz Mainstay, Is Dead at 96. The New York Times , May 23, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 .