Walter Foots Thomas
Walter "Foots" Thomas (* 1907 in Muskogee (Oklahoma) ; † August 26, 1981 in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , clarinet , flute , arrangement ) and band leader.
“Foots” Thomas, brother of saxophonist Joe Thomas , came to New York in 1927 and worked for a time at Jelly Roll Morton . In 1929 he became a member of the Missourians , after which he moved to the Cab Calloway Orchestra. In 1943 he left the band to work with Don Redman . In 1944 he took part in the Savoy Sessions of the Cozy Cole All Stars and recorded some 78s under his own name with an all-star band, including Coleman Hawkins , Budd Johnson , Ben Webster Clyde Hart , Oscar Pettiford and Milt Hinton belonged to. Since the 1940s he lived in Englewood, New Jersey . In the later years he worked full-time as a manager and was also a mentor to Jackie McLean .
Discographic notes
- Coleman Hawkins 1944-1945 ( Classics )
- Walter Thomas: Unissued Bean and Ben Takes 1944 (Harlequin)
- Ben Webster 1944-1946 (Classics)
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- Gunther Schuller . The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 (1991), Oxford Paperbacks ISBN 0-19-507140-9
- Bielefeld Catalog 1988
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomas, Walter Foots |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1981 |
| Place of death | New York City |