Historical Dictionary of Jazz. John S. Davis

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СКАЧАТЬ studio musician in New York. Butterfield spent time working with famous jazz musicians including Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bill Evans, and the Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Orchestra.

      BYAS, DON (1912–1972)

      One of the first great tenor saxophonists and a figure very influential in the development of bebop, Byas received his first professional work in groups led by Bennie Moten and Walter Page. In the 1930s, he worked with Lionel Hampton, Buck Clayton, and Ethel Waters while developing his own approach to improvisation. The 1940s proved to be an important decade for Byas as he was first hired to fill in for Lester Young in the Count Basie Orchestra and later was called to join a small group led by rising trumpet star Dizzy Gillespie. Along with other bebop jazz musicians at Minton’s Playhouse, Byas played in jam sessions with Charlie Christian and Thelonious Monk, among others, further developing the new style. Before the decade was over, Byas had worked with many of the great names in jazz, including Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach, and Charlie Parker, along with some time spent playing as a duo with bassist Slam Stewart, which resulted in a memorable concert at Town Hall in New York City in 1945. Byas lived in the Netherlands during the later years of his career, primarily freelancing or performing as a guest artist with different groups.

      BYERS, BILLY (1927–1996)

      An important arranger of the 1950s and 1960s, Byers contributed arrangements to many top touring bands, including those of Benny Goodman, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra. Byers’s work was recorded on several labels including Mercury and Verve.

      BYRD, CHARLIE (1925–1999)

      Considered a very proficient guitarist at a young age, Byrd’s career was shaped by his early association with Django Reinhardt. Byrd was greatly influenced by Reinhardt’s style, although Byrd decided to pursue a career in classical guitar. After spending part of the 1950s working on developing his classical technique, Byrd decided to apply all he had learned to jazz. Working mostly as a leader, Byrd also did some tours with Woody Herman and Stan Getz in the 1950s and 1960s. Byrd spent some time in the 1970s performing with the all-guitar group Great Guitars, which also featured Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. Byrd died due to complications of lung cancer.

      BYRD, DONALD(SON) TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE, II (1932–2013)

      Byrd’s trumpet career began while performing in air force bands before moving to New York in the mid-1950s. Byrd was considered to be highly reliable because he had none of the addiction problems that plagued many of the other musicians during the decade. This reliability, in addition to Byrd’s long phrasing and harmonic ideas, led him to work steadily with many of the top musicians of the 1950s, including Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, and Sonny Rollins. Byrd became a leader during the 1960s and frequently recorded for Blue Note Records. He was highly educated and had received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music, in addition to a degree in law. A strong advocate of music education, he received a doctorate in music education from the Teachers College at Columbia University in 1982. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Byrd was an active teacher, in addition to making a number of fusion and contemporary albums with his groups. Byrd experienced a brief resurgence of his music in the 1980s, although he would primarily work as an educator for the remainder of his career. He was recognized in 2000 by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master.

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      CAB JIVERS

      See CALLOWAY, CABELL “CAB” (1907–1994).

      CABLES, GEORGE ANDREW (1944–)

      An American jazz pianist, George Cables was born in New York City and initially instructed by his mother, who was an amateur classical pianist. He attended the High School of Performing Arts and began to play jazz. At the age of 18, Cables formed a group with Steve Grossman and Billy Cobham called the Jazz Samaritans. In 1969 he played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, and Joe Henderson (with whom he stayed until 1971). He then played with Freddie Hubbard from 1971 to 1976 and recorded with Woody Shaw, Joe Chambers, and Billy Harper during the same period. He played with Dexter Gordon during his return to the United States (1976–1978) and was pianist for saxophonist Art Pepper (1979–1982). He joined the group Bebop and Beyond in 1984 and would rejoin the renamed Bebop and Beyond 2000 in 1998.

      CACHAO (ISRAEL LÓPEZ VALDÉS) (1918–2008)

      Cachao was a Cuban bass player and composer. He is widely known as cocreator of the mambo. Throughout his career, he performed and recorded in a variety of musical styles. In the 1950s, Cachao became famous for popularizing improvised jam sessions known as descargas. He emigrated to Spain in 1961 and moved to the United States in 1963, where he started playing in New York City as a session and live musician for a variety of bands. Cachao fell into obscurity during the 1970s, releasing albums sporadically as a bandleader. He had a resurgence in his career after being rediscovered by movie actor Andy Garcia, who produced two documentaries and several Cachao albums. Cachao won numerous awards, included induction into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame and the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. Cachao received four Grammy Awards, including one posthumously. He received an honorary doctorate in music from the Berklee College of Music in 2006. See also AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ.

      CADET

      Created in 1965, renamed from the record label Argo. See also RECORD LABEL.

      CADILLAC

      English record label and company founded in London in 1973.

      CAFÉ BOHEMIA

      Nightclub in New York opened in 1955 by Jimmy Garofalo. It was the location of performances and recordings by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and others. See also JONES, JOSEPH “PHILLY JOE” (1923–1985).

      CAFÉ SOCIETY

      Opened in 1938, it was the first racially integrated club in New York. Many careers in jazz were launched here through the support of John Hammond, a regular visitor to the club, and many of the great figures in jazz performed here. It was here that Billie Holiday debuted “Strange Fruit” to great acclaim. A second location was opened in 1940 on 58th Street.

      CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS

      A White dance band formed by banjo player Ray Kitchingman in 1921 and active until 1937. Notable members of the band included Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Stan King, Red Nichols, and Bill Moore, a trumpet player who was the first African American to work with an all-White band. The band recorded many albums under different pseudonyms and was briefly re-formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

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