Vic Dickenson

Victor Dickenson , called Vic Dickenson (born August 6, 1906 in Xenia , Ohio , † November 16, 1984 in New York City ) was an American jazz trombonist and singer of African American origin who played mainstream jazz and old-time jazz .

Live and act

Dickenson was a leading swing trombonist, but also played Dixieland and was able to adapt to a wide variety of styles and was also an accompanist for singers. As a teenager he played in a local band after his older brother sent him a trumpet. In 1922 his family moved to Columbus, Ohio , where he performed as a trombonist and vocalist in local bands until he joined the Territory Band of Speed ​​Webb in 1929 . He made his first recordings as a singer with Luis Russell ( Honey that Reminds Me 1930).

He played with Blanche Calloway from 1933 to 1936, with Claude Hopkins from 1936 to 1939 , was soloist with Benny Carter from 1939 to 1940 , and then with the Count Basie Orchestra until 1941 . In the 1940s he also played with Sidney Bechet and Eddie Heywood (1943 to 1945), with whom he accompanied Billie Holiday in 1944 ( The Complete Commodore Recordings ). In 1945/46 he worked with Lester Young ( The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young ). He had his own groups in the New York Cafe Society , and he also played there with Bobby Hackett , Wild Bill Davison and Eddie Condon . In 1953 and 1954 he had a septet with Ruby Braff , Sir Charles Thompson , Jo Jones , Walter Page and Edmond Hall. In the 1960s he had his own band "Saints and Sinners" (with Red Richards ) between 1963 and 1968 , played with the George Wein All Stars , with Bobby Hackett (with whom he led a quintet from 1968 to 1970) and Wild Bill Davison (1961/62) as a frequent guest at festivals and toured with Eddie Condon (in whose club he also appeared regularly) in the 1960s (Asia, Australia 1964). In 1965 he was on a European tour as a soloist. In the 1970s he played in " The World's Greatest Jazz Band ".

Selection discography

• Breaks, Blues and Boogie (Topaz, 1941–46) with James P. Johnson , Wilbur De Paris , Ben Webster , Coleman Hawkins
• Vic Dickenson Septet (Vanguard, 1954)
• The Saints & Sinners In Europe (MPS, 1970) with Rudy Powell , Red Richards , George Reed , Herman Autrey
• Gentleman Of The Trombone (Storyville, 1975) with Johnny Guarnieri , Bill Pemberton , Oliver Jackson
• Ding Dong (Storyville, 1976) with Buddy Tate

collection

• The Complete Edmond Hall , James P. Johnson , Sidney De Paris & Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions ( Mosaic - 1985?) 6 LPs with Bill Doggett organ, John Collins , Jo Jones - further details of this collection at Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson and Sidney De Paris

literature

• Samuel Charters : Liner Notes on Nice Work (Vanguard 1954)