Wally Rose (musician)

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Wally Rose (born October 2, 1913 in Oakland , † January 12, 1997 in Walnut Creek (place, California) ) was an American jazz pianist who made a contribution to the revival of ragtime .

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Rose, who grew up mostly in Honolulu , received piano lessons from various teachers in California on the initiative of his mother. Since the early 1930s he worked as a musician in various dance orchestras and also played on ships. In 1938 he was a member of Harry Barris ' band , and then in San Francisco he became the pianist of Lu Watter's legendary Yerba Buena Jazz Band (of which he was a member from 1939 to 1950, interrupted from his military service). Rose's recording of George Botsford's Black and White Rag [Jazz Man Record No. 1, 1942] was the beginning of the ragtime revival.

Rose then worked in the bands of Bob Scobey (1951) and Turk Murphy (1952-54), in order to be active as a soloist for the rest of his career and to record numerous albums, some of which were critically acclaimed. He has also performed at the Newport Jazz Festival (1973), the Sedalia Ragtime Festival , the Saint Louis Ragtime Festival and the Breda Jazz Festival (1978).

Discographic notes

  • Ragtime Piano Masterpieces ( Columbia Records , 1953)
  • Wally Rose (Good Time Jazz, 1953)
  • Cake Walk to Lindy Hop (Columbia, 1955)
  • Ragtime Classics (Good Time Jazz, 1958)
  • Whippin 'The Keys (Blackbird, 1971)
  • Revisited (Stomp Off, 1982)

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personal data
SURNAME Rose, Wally
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and ragtime pianist
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1997
Place of death Walnut Creek (Location, California)