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7. Nov. 2003 · Drummer Chick Webb led one of the most dynamic and exciting Big Bands of the Pre-war era. His abilities for talent spotting led to the discovery and nurturing of two of the 20th century’s most influential artists- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan- both of whom feature in this collection of some of his best known recordings.
"Chick Webb is arguably the greatest of big band drummers because he was an incredible technician, orchestrator, and bandleader; he created the template for what came after him. However, there is so little written about him in totality, and the passion and love that Stephanie Crease pours into this book will allow it to become the missing link to understanding the magnitude of Chick's ...
William Henry (Chick) Webb ( Baltimore ( Maryland ), 10 februari 1905 - aldaar, 16 juni 1939) was een Amerikaanse jazz - en swing drummer die bekendstond om zijn weergaloze techniek en successen als leider van zijn eigen swingband. Webb werd geboren in Baltimore in de Amerikaanse staat Maryland. Al vanaf zijn jeugd had hij last van tuberculose ...
Stompin’ at the Savoy ist ein Jazzstandard von 1934, den Edgar Sampson komponiert hat, der aber häufig Chick Webb und Benny Goodman zugeschrieben wird, die den Song bekannt machten. Der erst 1936 entstandene Text stammt von Andy Razaf .
30. Sept. 2012 · Film (2012) Written and directed by Jeff Kaufman. New York Film Festival. Walter Reade Theater. New York, NY. Moe Gale, owner of The Savoy Ballroom, with Chick Webb. A view into the life of Chick Webb, the amazingly talented, dwarfed and hunchbacked, drummer and bandleader who ran the show at The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the early half of ...
Chick Webb. Chick Webb represented the triumph of the human spirit in jazz and life. Hunchbacked, small in stature, almost a dwarf with a large face and broad shoulders, Webb fought off congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and bandleaders of the big band era.
Chick Webb. William Henry Webb. Drummer, Bandleader. (1909 - 1939) Chick Webb was hugely admired by drummers such as Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Art Blakey for his power, clarity and impeccable rhythm. Unfortunately, the primitive recordings of the time make it impossible to hear his genius.
