Ted Sturgis (musician)

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Columbus "Ted" Sturgis or Columbus "Mohawk" Sturgis (born April 25, 1913 in Cape Charles , Northampton County , Virginia ; † October 18, 1995 probably in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass , also E- Bass , guitar , tenor saxophone ).

Live and act

Sturgis began playing the piano at the age of five; As a bass player he played with Roy Eldrige in the late 1930s , and in the 1940s a. a. with Mildred Bailey , Franz Jackson , Benny Carter , Billie Holiday (" All of Me "), Fletcher Henderson , Louis Armstrong , Eddie Heywood and Sarah Vaughan . In 1945 he appeared in a trio with Stuff Smith and Billy Taylor in New York's Town Hall (" Perdido "), the following year he toured Europe with Don Redman . During this time he recorded in Paris with Don Byas ("Mohawk Special"), Tyree Glenn and Peanuts Holland . After his return to New York he worked mainly as a freelance musician, a. a. with Milt Buckner , Cozy Cole and Chris Powell , in the 1970s he was still involved in Buddy Tate's soundtrack for L'Aventure Du Jazz ; last recordings were made in 1976 with Tate, Jay McShann and Paul Quinichette ( Kansas City Joys ). In 1977 he joined a. with Ruby Braff and Clarence Hutchenrider at Jimmy Ryan's New York club . He has also made recordings with R&B and blues musicians Willie Mabon , Bobby Parker and Joe Thomas . In the field of jazz he was involved in 41 recording sessions between 1939 and 1976.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience , 2013, p. 337.
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2015)
  3. ^ Thomas P. Hustad: Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances, p. 353.
personal data
SURNAME Sturgis, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sturgis, Columbus; Sturgis, Columbus Mohawk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (double bass, also electric bass, guitar, tenor saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Charles , Northampton County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1995
Place of death unsure: New York City