Historical Dictionary of Jazz. John S. Davis

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СКАЧАТЬ the nickname “Bebop.” In 1951 she moved to New York, where she worked with artists including Muddy Waters and later headlined tours with Ray Charles. In 1971 she founded Bet-Car Productions, her own record label. She continued to perform with her own trio through the 1980s and 1990s, and in 1988 she signed with Verve, winning a Grammy the following year.

      CARTER, JAMES (1950–)

      Born in Detroit, Michigan, Carter has been a prominent jazz performer and recording artist since the late 1980s, playing saxophone, flute, and clarinet. He relocated to New York City in 1990. His performances include collaborations with Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Mingus Big Band, among others. In 1996, Carter was featured in the Robert Altman film Kansas City, portraying the role of tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. He is adept at playing all saxophones—soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass. Carter has won DownBeat magazine’s Critics and Readers Choice award in the category of baritone saxophone numerous times.

      CARTER, RON (1937–)

      Initially studying cello at age 10 and working toward a career in classical music, Ron Carter would switch to the bass in 1954 and eventually became one of the most recorded jazz bassists of all time, with more than 2,200 albums to his credit. After graduating from the Eastman School of Music in 1959 with a B.M., he joined the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Eric Dolphy and received an M.M. degree from the Manhattan School of Music. From there he played with many famous musicians including Cannonball Adderley, Randy Weston, Thelonious Monk, Don Ellis, and many others before replacing Paul Chambers in Miles Davis’s group in 1963. He remained in Davis’s group until 1968, during which time he, along with Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams, formed one of the most noted rhythm sections in jazz history. In addition to his work with Davis, he played with artists including Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, and many others. He also worked with vocalists including Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, and Helen Merrill, as well as the rap group A Tribe Called Quest. He was awarded the medallion and title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, France’s premier cultural award, by the French minister of culture in 2014. In 2017, Carter expanded his reach, utilizing his considerable following on Facebook, where he regularly posts helpful information and backstories for bass players and fans. Carter has composed music for film and is a best-selling author of jazz texts. He has been awarded five honorary doctorate degrees.

      CASTRO-NEVES, (CARLOS) OSCAR (DE) (1940–2017)

      A Brazilian guitarist who helped to popularize the bossa nova style, Castro-Neves was praised for his sophisticated harmonies and complex rhythmic approach. He performed in the first concert of bossa nova music presented at Carnegie Hall in 1962 and then went on to play with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Lalo Schifrin. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 and wrote, arranged, and toured with the Paul Winter Consort until 1970. From 1971 through 1981, he was guitarist and musical director for the popular musician Sérgio Mendes and also played with Quincy Jones, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. He has also participated as an arranger or producer in projects for artists including Toots Thielemans, Joe Henderson, and Terence Blanchard. He died from cancer at the age of 73.

      CATALYST

      A record label and company established in 1975 that recorded until 1977. Artists include Sonny Stitt, Frank Foster, and Ahmad Jamal. The label reissued albums from other countries by artists including Paul Gonsalves, Carmen McRae, and Helen Merrill.

      CATLETT, SID(NEY) (1910–1951)

      An American jazz drummer, Catlett was known primarily for his work in swing music. His first gig was with Darnell Howard in 1928, after which he moved to New York and worked first with Benny Carter’s band, then McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Fletcher Henderson, and Don Redman. He was the featured drummer in a big band led by Louis Armstrong from 1938 to 1941 before playing briefly as a member of Benny Goodman’s band. He led his own groups during the 1940s and also played with Duke Ellington, Ben Webster (who played in Catlett’s quartet), and Dizzy Gillespie (recording “Salt Peanuts” in 1945) before returning to Armstrong’s All Stars from 1947 to 1949. In 1951, Catlett collapsed backstage and died of a heart attack at the Chicago Opera House during a benefit for “Hot Lips” Page.

      CELESTIN, OSCAR PHILLIP “PAPA” (1884–1954)

      Celestin played cornet and was the leader of the Original Tuxedo Orchestra, one of the most popular of the early jazz bands based in New Orleans, Louisiana. From 1910, Celestin led the house band at the Tuxedo Dance Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, and later he founded the Tuxedo Brass Band. A shooting at the Tuxedo in 1913 closed the dance hall, but Celestin kept the band going. He established a network of Papa Celestin bands that played constant jobs throughout the city, and almost all of the best-known New Orleans jazz pioneers played with Celestin at one time or another, including Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Noone, and Clarence Williams. The Original Tuxedo Orchestra recorded a remarkable number of recordings, making 17 records between 1925 and 1928. Celestin disbanded his ensemble in 1932 due to the Great Depression, but he resumed his role as a bandleader again after World War II. The new Tuxedo Orchestra proved very popular and became a key New Orleans attraction. After his death in 1953, the band continued to record.

      CHALLIS, WILLIAM “BILL” (1904–1994)

      An American arranger, he got his start as the staff arranger for the Jean Goldkette band. After meeting cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, both would move to Paul Whiteman’s band in 1927 where Challis wrote much of Whiteman’s most jazz-oriented music. His association with Beiderbecke would also lead to writing for Frankie Trumbauer’s small group. Challis left Whiteman’s band in 1930 and went on to write arrangements for Fletcher Henderson, the Dorsey brothers, and Artie Shaw, among others. He remained active as an arranger into the 1960s.

      CHALOFF, SERGE (1923–1957)

      Baritone sax player and one of the first important soloists on the instrument. He played with Boyd Raeburn (1945), Georgie Auld (1945–1946), and Jimmy Dorsey (1946–1947) before joining Woody Herman’s Second Herd and becoming one of the famous “Four Brothers” (1947–1949). His playing was influenced by Charlie Parker. He kicked a drug habit in 1950, but the last portion of his life was marred by spinal paralysis, causing him to play his last recording session, a reunion of the Four Brothers in 1957, in a wheelchair.

      CHAMBERS, PAUL (1935–1969)

      One of the most well-known jazz bassists of the 1950s and 1960s, Paul Chambers grew up in Detroit, starting on the tuba before switching to the bass. He toured with Paul Quinichette in 1954 before moving to New York, where he played with the J. СКАЧАТЬ