Historical Dictionary of Jazz. John S. Davis

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СКАЧАТЬ the group in 1935, Anderson quickly caught on with several groups over the next eight years, in part due to his incredible upper-register playing. Groups Anderson performed with include the big bands and orchestras of Claude Hopkins, Lucky Millinder, Erskine Hawkins, Lionel Hampton, and Sabby Lewis.

      In 1944, Anderson was recruited to join Duke Ellington’s orchestra, a band he would continue to play with for the next three decades. From 1951 to 1959, Anderson was featured on many of Ellington’s classic Columbia dates and played regularly with the band until taking a two-year hiatus from 1959 to 1961. Some of his playing is captured on Ellington’s album Ellington at Newport (1956, Columbia). In addition to playing with Ellington, Anderson freelanced with many big bands over the next two decades, including groups led by Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Louie Bellson, and Bill Berry. Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and lived there until his passing in 1981. Anderson is remembered for his high-note playing, but among musicians he was well respected for his general musicality.

      ANDERSON’S ANNEX

      A nightclub in New Orleans owned by Tom Anderson and managed by Billie Struve at 201 North Basin Street. The club was open from 1901 to 1925, and performers included Bill Johnson, Tom Brown, and allegedly Louis Armstrong, although later it was determined that he performed at a different club also owned by Anderson.

      ANDRE, WAYNE (1931–2003)

      Andre began his professional career as a trombonist at 19, performing and recording with Charlie Spivak, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, and Woody Herman’s orchestra. In 1956, Kai Winding recruited Andre to be part of a four-trombone septet, of which Andre was a member until he moved to New York in 1958 to pursue work as a studio musician. In between big band recording sessions with artists like Art Farmer, Sarah Vaughan, and Wes Montgomery, Andre completed a B.A. degree at the Manhattan School of Music. He further developed his reputation as a top-flight performer working with bands led by Chick Corea, Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius, Thad Jones, and Clark Terry. In the 1980s, he worked more frequently in smaller groups, playing in a quintet with trumpet player Marvin Stamm and starting another four-trombone septet that was similar to the group he performed in with Winding several decades prior. Andre continued to be a frequent session player through the 1990s until his death in 2003.

      ANTHONY, RAYMOND “RAY” (1922–)

      Anthony began his professional career as a trumpet player in the bands of his childhood home in Cleveland before being recruited to join the Glenn Miller band in 1940. In 1942, Anthony joined the U.S. Navy and led a service orchestra until 1946 when he was honorably discharged. In the late 1940s, he formed the Ray Anthony Orchestra and would see great success over the next decade. Among his hits were the “Bunny Hop,” the “Hokey Pokey,” and theme music for the television shows Dragnet and Peter Gunn. Anthony briefly explored acting in film during the 1950s and starred as trombonist Tommy Dorsey in the movie Five Pennies. After briefly reducing his orchestra down to a sextet in 1960, he revived his orchestra in the mid-1960s and continued to lead big bands. He remains active, continuing to make live appearances and releasing albums on his own label, Aero Space Records.

      ANTIBES-JUAN-LES-PINS JAZZ FESTIVAL

      A jazz festival founded in the New Orleans sister city of Juan-les-Pins located in southeastern France. The festival, which is usually held in July, began in 1960 and has featured many top jazz talents like Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis, in addition to crossover and pop artists.

      ANTILLEAN JAZZ

      A swing-era term that describes a style of jazz that incorporates musical elements from Caribbean countries including Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti. Between 1920 and 1950, many recordings were made that featured musicians from the Caribbean area performing with North American jazz musicians, as well as ones with these jazz musicians featured on their own.

      ANTOLINI, CHARLY (1937–)

      Antolini began his musical career as a marching band drummer and Dixieland drummer in his homeland of Switzerland before the age of 18. At 18, Antolini pursued a professional career as a jazz drummer by moving to Paris and was immediately recruited to perform with many of the top musicians who resided there, including Sidney Bechet and Bill Coleman. Antolini was an original member of the Dixieland group the Tremble Kids, with whom he would perform and record through several stints over the next two decades. Antolini was hired to perform with several big bands in Germany, and he relocated there in 1962. These big bands were led by Erwin Lehn and Kurt Edelhagen and were some of the initial versions of Europe’s popular jazz ensembles, the SWR big band and NDR big band. In the 1970s, Antolini was often used by touring American jazz artists, and he further boosted his career accompanying Thad Jones, Roy Eldridge, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Goodman, and Booker Ervin.

      Antolini also began to lead his own groups, the first of which was called Jazz Power and featured trumpet player Lew Soloff, tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, and alto saxophonist Herb Geller. Jazz Power toured and performed from 1976 through the 1980s. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Antolini performed in a variety of contexts including big bands and piano trios. He was a featured member in Barbara Dennerlein’s trio and was in the group the Super Trio. He currently lives in Munich, Germany, and tours regularly with his own band, Jazz Power.

      APEX CLUB

      A name used by several jazz clubs, predominantly mentioned in reference to the Apex Club formally located at 330 East 35th street in Chicago’s South Side. The club was made famous by the Apex Club Orchestra that performed there regularly under the direction of Jimmie Noone. The club was shut down in 1930 during a federal raid for breaking Prohibition laws.

      APOLLO THEATER

      An influential theater founded in Harlem, New York, originally owned and operated as a burlesque theater from 1914 to 1933. The Apollo received its name in 1934 when the theater was converted into a performance space for revues and variety shows. In addition to being a very influential and important venue for social reasons, the Apollo featured many leading jazz artists. Jazz musicians Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lionel Hampton, Sarah Vaughan, and Thelonious Monk were among the jazz elite that performed there. See also BASIE, WILLIAM “COUNT” (1904–1984); FITZGERALD, ELLA (1917–1996); HOLIDAY, BILLIE (1915–1959).

      ARCADIAN SERENADERS

      A group of predominantly White musicians originally known as the Original Crescent City Jazzers who performed regularly at the Arcadia Ballroom in St. Louis during the 1920s.

      ARC-BRC

      An abbreviation for the shared operations of the record labels American Record Company and Brunswick Record Company during the 1930s.

      ARGO RECORDS

      Record label founded in Chicago by brothers Phil and Leonard Chess. Founded in 1955, Argo was primarily interested in recording blues sessions but quickly expanded to include jazz СКАЧАТЬ