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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Charlie Shavers fue uno de los grandes trompetistas que surgieron durante la era del swing, un virtuoso con un estilo extrovertido y de mente abierta junto con un fuerte sentido del humor. Originalmente tocaba el piano y el banjo antes de cambiar a la trompeta, y se desarrolló muy rápidamente.
En 1935, estaba con la banda de Tiny Bradshaw y dos años después se unió a la big band de Lucky Millinder. Poco después se convirtió en un miembro clave del Sexteto de John Kirby, donde mostró su versatilidad tocando principalmente solos nítidos mientras estaba silenciado. Shavers tenía demanda para muchas sesiones de grabación y participó en fechas notables 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».
Después de dejar Kirby en 1944, Charlie Shavers trabajó durante un año con la orquesta del personal de la CBS de Raymond Scott, y luego fue una parte importante de la Orquesta de Tommy Dorsey desde 1945 hasta la muerte de este en 1956. Aunque bien presentada, esta asociación mantuvo a Shavers fuera de la lista y del centro de atención del jazz, pero afortunadamente volvió para grabar con el «Metronome All-Stars» y realizó una gira con «Jazz at the Philharmonic»; en los conciertos de esta última formación dirigida por Norman Granz, las «batallas» de trompeta de Shaver con Roy Eldridge fueron bastante emocionantes en 1953.
Después de la muerte de Tommy Dorsey, Shavers solía liderar su propio cuarteto. Durante la década de 1960, su rango y técnica se desvanecieron gradualmente, y Charlie Shavers murió de cáncer de garganta en 1971 a la edad de 53 años.
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1. Dark Eyes
2. Dawn On The Desert
3. Moten Swing
4. Story Of The Jazz Trumpet
5. Rose Room
6. Flow Gently Sweet Rhythm
7. Windy
8. Molly Malone
9. If I Had A Ribbon Bow
10. What is This Thing Called Love?
11. It's Delovely
12. Begin the Beguine
13. It's All Right With Me
14. I Love Paris
15. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
16. Night and Day
17. Just one of Those Things
Credits:
Charlie Shavers (tp),
Buster Bailey (cl),
Russell Procope (as),
Billy Kyle (p),
Aaron Bell (b),
Specs Powell (d),
Maxine Sullivan (vcl)
Tracks #1-4: Charlie Shavers (tp), Bennie Moten (tb), Hank D'Amico (cl), Kenny Kersey (p), Aaron Bell (b), Panama Francis (d), Al Collins(narration). Recorded NYC, October 25 & 27, 1954
#5-9: Charlie Shavers (tp), Buster Bailey (cl), Russell Procope (as), Billy Kyle (p), Aaron Bell(b), Specs Powell (d), Maxine Sullivan (vcl). Recorded NYC, 1956
#10-17: Charlie Shavers (tp), Urbie Green (tb), Sol Yaged (cl), Sam Taylor(ts), Buddy Weed (p), Bob Haggart (b), Cozy Cole (d), Larry Clinton (arr). Recorded ca. 1957-58
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