Wayman Carver

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Wayman Carver (* 25. December 1905 in Portsmouth , Virginia , † 6. May 1967 in Atlanta ) was an American jazz - saxophonist and - flutist . He played with Chick Webb and Benny Carter .

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Wayman Carver was one of the first flute soloists in jazz and one of the few flautists of the swing era . He began his career with J. Neal Montgomery . In 1931 he moved to New York , recorded records with Dave Nelson ( Loveless Love ) and played with Elmer Snowden (1931–32), Benny Carter (1933–34) and Spike Hughes in 1933. In 1932 he took with him Coleman Hawkins and Red Allen performed the first flute solo of the swing (" Sweet Sue "). From 1934 to 1939 he was a member of Chick Webb's band , where he played both the saxophone and the flute. After Webb's death he stayed in this orchestra until 1941, when it was continued under the direction of Ella Fitzgerald . After leaving the jazz scene, he became a professor of music at Clark College in Atlanta , where he taught musicians such as George Adams and Marion Brown .

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  1. ↑ Carver was not the first soloist in jazz history to play this instrument; Albert Soccarras was five years ahead of him. Cf. P. Guidi: History of the Jazz Flute

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SURNAME Carver, Wayman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carver, Wayman Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz alto saxophonist and flutist
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1967
Place of death Atlanta