Vic Dickenson
A distinctive trombonist with a sly wit and the ability to sound as if he were playing underwater, Vic Dickenson was an asset to any session on which he appeared. He stated out in the 1920s and '30s playing in the Midwest. Associations with Blanche Calloway (1933-1936), Claude Hopkins (1936-1939), Benny Carter (1939), Count Basie (1940), Carter again (1941), and Frankie Newton (1941-1943) preceded a high-profile gig with Eddie Heywood's popular sextet (1943-1946); Dickenson also played and recorded with Sidney Bechet. From then on he was a freelancing soloist who spent time on the West Coast, Boston, and New York, appearing on many recordings (including some notable dates for Vanguard) and on the legendary Sound of Jazz telecast (1957). In the 1960s, Dickenson co-led the Saints and Sinners, toured with George Wein's Newport All-Stars, and worked regularly with Wild Bill Davison and Eddie Condon. During 1968-1970, he was in a quintet with Bobby Hackett and in the 1970s, he sometimes played with the World's Greatest Jazz Band.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gentleman of the Trombone
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Jan 1, 2000
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Plays Bessie Smith Trombone Cholly
Jazz - Released by Photoplay Records on Mar 1, 2014
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The Essential
Jazz - Released by Vanguard Records on Apr 7, 1995
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Ode to Bechet
Bob Wilber and the Bechet Legacy
Jazz - Released by Jazzology on Aug 18, 2014
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Boston~New York~Axis | Phil & Vic
Jazz - Released by Progressive on Aug 17, 2016
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Further On
Vic Dickenson, Sir Charles Thompson
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Oct 28, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo