Charlie Shavers • The Most Intimate

 

Biography
by Scott Yanow
Charlie Shavers was one of the great trumpeters to emerge during the swing era, a virtuoso with an open-minded and extroverted style along with a strong sense of humor. He originally played piano and banjo before switching to trumpet, and he developed very quickly. In 1935, he was with Tiny Bradshaw's band and two years later he joined Lucky Millinder's big band. Soon afterward he became a key member of John Kirby's Sextet where he showed his versatility by mostly playing crisp solos while muted. Shavers was in demand for recording sessions and participated on notable dates with New Orleans jazz pioneers Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone, and Sidney Bechet. He also had many opportunities to write arrangements for Kirby and had a major hit with his composition "Undecided." After leaving Kirby in 1944, Charlie Shavers worked for a year with Raymond Scott's CBS staff orchestra, and then was an important part of Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra from 1945 until past TD's death in 1956. Although well-featured, this association kept Shavers out of the spotlight of jazz, but fortunately he did have occasional vacations in which he recorded with the Metronome All-Stars and toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic; at the latter's concerts in 1953, Shaver's trumpet battles with Roy Eldridge were quite exciting. After Dorsey's death, Shavers often led his own quartet although he came back to the ghost band from time to time. During the 1960s, his range and technique gradually faded, and Charlie Shavers died from throat cancer in 1971 at the age of 53.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-shavers-mn0000179732/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Charlie Shavers fue uno de los grandes trompetistas que surgieron durante la era del swing, un virtuoso con un estilo abierto y extrovertido junto con un fuerte sentido del humor. Al principio tocaba el piano y el banjo antes de pasarse a la trompeta, y se desarrolló muy rápidamente. En 1935 formó parte de la banda de Tiny Bradshaw y dos años más tarde se unió a la big band de Lucky Millinder. Poco después se convirtió en un miembro clave del Sexteto de John Kirby, donde demostró su versatilidad tocando sobre todo solos nítidos mientras estaba silenciado. Shavers era solicitado para sesiones de grabación y participó en notables citas con los pioneros del jazz de Nueva Orleans Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone y Sidney Bechet. También tuvo muchas oportunidades de escribir arreglos para Kirby y tuvo un gran éxito con su composición "Undecided." Tras dejar Kirby en 1944, Charlie Shavers trabajó durante un año con la orquesta de plantilla de Raymond Scott en la CBS, y luego formó parte importante de la orquesta de Tommy Dorsey desde 1945 hasta la pasada muerte de TD en 1956. Aunque bien caracterizado, esta asociación mantuvo a Shavers alejado de los focos del jazz, pero afortunadamente tuvo vacaciones ocasionales en las que grabó con los Metronome All-Stars y realizó giras con Jazz at the Philharmonic; en los conciertos de esta última en 1953, las batallas de trompeta de Shavers con Roy Eldridge fueron bastante emocionantes. Tras la muerte de Dorsey, Shavers dirigió a menudo su propio cuarteto, aunque de vez en cuando volvía a la banda fantasma. Durante la década de 1960, su registro y su técnica se desvanecieron gradualmente, y Charlie Shavers murió de cáncer de garganta en 1971 a la edad de 53 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-shavers-mn0000179732/biography

Tracks:
A1 - Ill Wind
A2 - Stormy Weather
A3 - Let's Fall In Love
B1 - I Cover The Waterfront
B2 - You're Mine You
B3 - Out Of Nowhere

Label:    Bethlehem Records – BCP 1021, Bethlehem Records – BCP-1021
Series:    Deluxe Series (2)
Country:    US
Released:    1955
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Big Band
https://www.discogs.com/release/4019719-Charlie-Shavers-The-Most-Intimate

 

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