Red Nichols

簡介: by Scott YanowOverrated in Europe in the early 30s when his records (but not those of his black contemporaries) were widely available and t 更多>

by Scott YanowOverrated in Europe in the early 30s when his records (but not those of his black contemporaries) were widely available and then later underrated and often unfairly called a Bix imitator, Red Nichols was actually one of the finest cornetists to emerge from the 20s. An expert improviser whose emotional depth did not reach as deep as Bix or Louis Armstrong, Nichols was in many ways a hustler, participating in as many recording sessions (often under pseudonyms) as any other horn player of the era, cutting sessions as Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, the Arkansas Travelers, the Red Heads, the Louisiana Rhythm Kings and the Charleston Chasers among others, usually with similar personnel! Nichols studied cornet with his father, a college music teacher. After moving from Utah to New York in 1923 Nichols, an excellent sightreader who could always be relied upon to add a bit of jazz to a dance band recording, quickly became in great demand. His own sessions at first featured trombonist Miff Mole and Jimmy Dorsey on alto and clarinet, playing advanced music that utilized unusual intervals, whole tone scales and often the tympani of Vic Berton along with hot ensembles. Later on in the decade his sidemen included such young greats as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Jack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Adrian Rollini, Gene Krupa and the wonderful mellophone specialist Dudley Fosdick among others; their version of Ida was a surprise hit. Although still using the main name of The Five Pennies, Nichols bands were often quite a bit larger and by 1929 he was alternating sessions featuring bigger commercial orchestras with small combos. At first Nichols weathered the depression well with work in shows but by 1932 his long string of recordings came to an end. He headed a so-so swing band up until 1942, left music for a couple of years and for a few months in 1944 was with Glen Grays Casa Loma Orchestra. Later that year he reformed the Five Pennies as a Dixieland sextet and, particularly after bass saxophonist Joe Rushton became a permanent member, it was one of the finer traditional jazz bands of the next 20 years. Nichols recorded several memorable hot versions of Battle Hymn of the Republic, the best being in 1959. That same year a highly enjoyable if rather fictional Hollywood movie called The Five Pennies (and featuring Nichols cornet solos and Danny Kayes acting) made Red into a national celebrity at the twilight of his long career. Nichols earlier sessions are just now being reissued on CD in piecemeal fashion but none of his later albums are in print yet.

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  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols-Featuring Jimmy Dorsey, P. W. Russell Vol 4》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols-Featuring Jimmy Dorsey, P. W. Russell Vol 3》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols: A Tribute to His Music》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Dance On Water》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols 1926-27》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Parade Of The Pennies》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Battle Hymn of the Republic》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols & His Five Pennies 1926-1930》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《La Historia》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Sweet Georgia Brown》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Classic Jazz- The Encyclopedia of Jazz - From New Orleans to Harlem, Vol. 83》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《The Ultimate Jazz Collection (1927-1949)》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Red Nichols & His Five Pennies Vol 2》
  • 2023年推出專輯:《Swing Music》