Wendell Culley

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Wendell Philips Culley (* 8. January 1906 in Worcester (Massachusetts) , † June 1983 ) was an American jazz - trumpet player of Swing .

Culley began his music career in local bands in Boston ; as early as the 1920s he was involved in the recordings of Sidney Bechet . In 1931 he came to New York City . There he worked first with Bill Brown's Brownies , then in the orchestras of Horace Henderson (1930) and Cab Calloway (1930/31). From 1931 to 1937 and again in the 1940s, he played with Noble Sissle , where he participated in numerous recordings. From 1944 to 1949 he was a member of Lionel Hamptons Orchestra (1944-1949), heard as a soloist in titles such as "Evil Gal Blues" 1944, "Air Mail Special" 1946 and "Midnight Sun" 1947. From 1952 to 1959 he played in Count Basie Orchestra , 1957 as a soloist in "Li'l Darlin" ". Culley also worked on Basie's roulette recordings with Tony Bennett , Billy Eckstine , Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams . In 1956 he played with Tony Scott . After leaving Basie, he left the music business, moved to the US West Coast and worked in the insurance industry.

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SURNAME Culley, Wendell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Culley, Wendell Philips (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swing jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH June 1983