Red Callender
A busy studio musician who appeared on a countless number of recordings during his productive (and generally lucrative) career, Red Callender is the only player to turn down offers to join both Duke Ellington's Orchestra and the Louis Armstrong All-Stars. After briefly freelancing in New York, Callender settled in Los Angeles in 1936, debuting on record the next year with Louis Armstrong. In the early '40s, he was in the Lester and Lee Young band, and then formed his own trio. Callender, in the 1940s, recorded with Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and Dexter Gordon, among many others, and can be seen and heard taking a bebop break on bass in the 1946 film New Orleans (which was supposed to depict the city's music scene of 1915). After a period spent leading a trio in Hawaii, Callender returned to Los Angeles, becoming one of the first Black musicians to work regularly in the commercial studios. On his 1954 Crown LP Speaks Low, Callender was one of the earliest modern jazz tuba soloists, and he would occasionally double on that instrument in future years. His composition "Primrose Lane" became a Top Ten hit in 1959 when recorded by Billy Wallace. Keeping busy up until his death, some of the highlights of the bassist's later career include recording with Art Tatum (1955-1956), playing with Charles Mingus at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival, working with James Newton's avant-garde woodwind quintet (on tuba), and performing as a regular member of the Cheatham's Sweet Baby Blues Band. Callender's mid-'80s autobiography Unfinished Dream is quite informative and colorful.
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Discografía
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The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume 8
Art Tatum, Ben Webster, Red Callender, Bill Douglass
Jazz - Editado por Fantasy Records el 11 sept. 1956
Discoteca Ideal Qobuz16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Speaks Low (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 29 abr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Papa / Till I Waltz Again with You
Jazz - Editado por Hollywood Records el 2 may. 1951
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Legendary 1986 Session
Art Tatum, Red Callender, Jo Jones
Jazz - Editado por Efor, S.L el 28 nov. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Swingin' Suite (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 29 abr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Atomic Baby / What's It to You, Jack
Jazz - Editado por Recorded In Hollywood el 25 oct. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Speak Low
Jazz - Editado por Fresh Sound Records el 10 nov. 2011
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Four Classic Albums (Speaks Low / Swingin' Suite / The Lowest / King Cole Trio) [Remastered]
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 22 abr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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West Coast Jazz, Vol. 8
Red Callender, The Gerald Wiggins Trio
Jazz - Editado por Documents 2 el 13 dic. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Red Callender and His Modern Octet: Swingin' Suite
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 19 abr. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Essential Jazz Masters
Be Bop - Editado por Master Classics Records el 1 may. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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King Cole Trio (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 29 abr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Lowest (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 29 abr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Art Tatum, Vol. 8
Art Tatum, Ben Webster, Red Callender, Bill Douglas
Jazz - Editado por Intense Media GmbH el 3 ene. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Art Tatum, Vol. 7
Art Tatum, Buddy Defranco, Red Callender, Bill Douglass
Jazz - Editado por Intense Media GmbH el 3 ene. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Greatest Hits
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Jukebox el 27 nov. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo