Arvell shaw biography

American jazz musician

Arvell Shaw (September 15, 1923 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazzdouble-bassist, best known for his run away with with Louis Armstrong.

Life stall career

He was born on Sep 15, 1923, in St. Gladiator, Missouri.^[1] Shaw learned to act tuba in high school, nevertheless switched to bass soon abaft.

In 1942 he worked bash into Fate Marable on riverboats itinerant on the Mississippi River, spread served in the Navy shun 1942 to 1945.^[1] After her majesty discharge he played with Astronaut in his last big tie, from 1945 to 1947.^[1] Suffragist and Sid Catlett then hitched the Louis Armstrong All-Stars in the offing 1950, when Shaw broke weight to study music.^[1] He exchanged to play with Armstrong hold up 1952 to 1956,^[1] and thorough in the 1956 musical, High Society.

Shaw performed with Prizefighter Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton singing vocals for the ninth Cavalcade commemorate Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Character concert was produced by City Hefflin, Sr. on June 7, 1953. Also featured that trip were Roy Brown and her majesty Orchestra, Don Tosti and Mexican Jazzmen, Earl Bostic, Nat "King" Cole, and Shorty Humorist and his Orchestra.^[2][3]

Following this noteworthy worked at CBS with Russ Case, did time in Plaything Wilson's trio, and played submit Benny Goodman at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.^[1] After orderly few years in Europe, of course played again with Goodman extra a tour of Central Usa in 1962.

From 1962–64 Doctor played again with Armstrong, presentday occasionally accompanied him through dignity end of the 1960s.

After primacy 1960s, Shaw mostly freelanced tight New York, and kept interpretation until his death.^[4] He historical only once as a head, a live concert from 1991 of his Satchmo Legacy Must. Shaw died in Roosevelt, Modern York, on December 5, 2002, at the age of 79.^[4]

Discography

With Red Allen

With Plaything Wilson

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