Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers was one of the great trumpeters to emerge during the swing era, a virtuoso with an open-minded and extroverted style along with a strong sense of humor. He originally played piano and banjo before switching to trumpet, and he developed very quickly. In 1935, he was with Tiny Bradshaw's band and two years later he joined Lucky Millinder's big band. Soon afterward he became a key member of John Kirby's Sextet where he showed his versatility by mostly playing crisp solos while muted. Shavers was in demand for recording sessions and participated on notable dates with New Orleans jazz pioneers Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone, and Sidney Bechet. He also had many opportunities to write arrangements for Kirby and had a major hit with his composition "Undecided." After leaving Kirby in 1944, Charlie Shavers worked for a year with Raymond Scott's CBS staff orchestra, and then was an important part of Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra from 1945 until past TD's death in 1956. Although well-featured, this association kept Shavers out of the spotlight of jazz, but fortunately he did have occasional vacations in which he recorded with the Metronome All-Stars and toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic; at the latter's concerts in 1953, Shaver's trumpet battles with Roy Eldridge were quite exciting. After Dorsey's death, Shavers often led his own quartet although he came back to the ghost band from time to time. During the 1960s, his range and technique gradually faded, and Charlie Shavers died from throat cancer in 1971 at the age of 53.
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Blue Stompin' (Remastered)
Charlie Shavers, Hal Singer, Ray Bryant
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 22 Jun 2021
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Charlie Shavers and the Blues Singers 1938-1939
the Blues Singers, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on 4 Jul 2008
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Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 25 Jun 2021
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The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan
Charlie Shavers, Al Collins, Maxine Sullivan
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 1 Mar 2015
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Horn O'plenty (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 19 May 2013
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Jam Sessions Vol. 1 (1952
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 Sep 2009
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Four Classic Albums Plus (Tribute to Andy Razaf / Horn O'plenty / The Most Intimate / Blue Stompin') [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 5 May 2013
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A Famous Jazz Party 1958 (Live)
Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Jazz Moon on 15 Mar 2016
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The Last Session (Bordeaux, 1970) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 1 Jan 1999
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The Most Intimate: Mood Interpretations from the Trumpet of Charlie Shavers (2014 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 25 Mar 2014
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Gershwin, Shavers & Strings (2014 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 25 Mar 2014
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Complete At Midnight And Riverside Sessions
Charlie Shavers, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 Jan 2004
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Benny Goodman Sextet Live at Basin Street East (feat. Charlie Shavers & Mel Powell)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Musts on 3 Mar 2014
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The amazing trumpet of mister charlie
Jazz - Released by EPM on 4 Feb 2003
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Horn O'plenty
Charlie Shavers, Maxine Sullivan
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 17 May 2022
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Swing Trumpets: Roy Eldridge & Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Circle on 25 Mar 2024
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Horn O' Plenty + the Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Records on 5 Jul 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo