Truck Parham
Charles Valdez "Truck" Parham (born January 25, 1911 in Chicago ; † June 5, 2002 ) was an American bassist of swing and Dixieland jazz .
Live and act
Truck Parham had seven years of singing lessons, but initially worked as a professional athlete; he was a boxer and played football for the Chicago Negro All Stars . Before he switched to bass, he was a drummer; he learned the double bass from the legendary Basie bassist Walter Page . Parham worked in Zack Whyte's Territory Band from 1932 to 1934, mostly in Cincinnati . After he returned to Chicago, he played with Zutty Singleton , Roy Eldridge (1936-1938), Art Tatum and Bob Shoffner in the 1930s . In 1940 he became a member of the Earl Hines Orchestra , where he stayed for two years; he then switched to Jimmie Lunceford (1942-1947), then played again with Muggsy Spanier in his revival band (1950-1955), later with Herbie Fields (1956-1957), again with Hines and Louie Bellson . During the 1960s he worked primarily with Art Hodes and played in numerous Dixieland bands, such as Big Chief Russell Moore . Parham has been involved in recordings by Mildred Bailey , Roy Eldridge, Earl Hines , Jimmy Lunceford, Pearl Bailey , Muggsy Spanier and Louie Bellson.
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler: Reclams Jazzführer (= Reclams Universal Library. No. 10185). 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-15-010185-9 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Catalog Jazz 2001.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parham, truck |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parham, Charles Valdez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 2002 |