Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham was without question the greatest 90-year old trumpeter of all time; in fact, no brass player over the age of 80 had ever played with his power, range, confidence, and melodic creativity. Most trumpeters fade while in their 60s due to the physical difficulty of their instrument, but Cheatham did not truly find himself as a soloist until he was nearly 70.
Doc Cheatham's career reaches back to the early '20s, when he played in vaudeville theaters backing such traveling singers as Bessie Smith and Clara Smith. He moved to Chicago, recorded with Ma Rainey (on soprano sax), played with Albert Wynn, subbed for Louis Armstrong (his main idol), and had his own group in 1926. After stints with Wilbur DeParis and Chick Webb, he toured Europe with Sam Wooding. Due to his wide range and pretty tone, Cheatham worked as a non-soloing first trumpeter with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and Cab Calloway throughout the 1930s. He spent time with Teddy Wilson's big band, and was with the commercially successful Eddie Heywood Sextet (backing Billie Holiday on some recordings). In the 1950s, Cheatham alternated between Dixieland (Wilbur DeParis, guest spots with Eddie Condon) and Latin bands (Perez Prado, Herbie Mann). He was with Benny Goodman during 1966-1967, but it was not until the mid-'70s that Cheatham felt truly comfortable as a soloist. Duet sets with pianist Sammy Price launched his new career, and until his death in 1997, he recorded fairly prolifically including dates for Sackville, New York Jazz, Parkwood, Stash, GHB, Columbia, and several European labels. Cheatham was also a charming singer whose half-spoken, half-sung vocals took nothing away from his chance-taking trumpet flights.
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Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 01/01/1997
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Shorty & Doc
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 18/12/2020
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The Eighty-Seven Years of Doc Cheatham
Jazz - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 01/01/1993
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In New Orleans 1995
The Sammy Rimington Band, Doc Cheatham
Jazz - Lançado por SAM Records em 01/03/1995
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Shorty & Doc
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Duets & Solos
Dixieland - Lançado por Sackville em 05/06/1995
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Hey Doc
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The Music Of George Gershwin
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Kenya / With Flute to Boot
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Play George Gershwin
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Groove Move
Jazz - Lançado por Jazzpoint Records em 01/12/1994
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Chu Chu Wa Wa
Doc Cheatham, Rosemary Galloway
Jazz - Lançado por Panda Digital em 01/06/1993
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It's a Good Life
Jazz - Lançado por Jazzology em 31/03/2016
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At the Bern Jazz Festival
Jazz - Lançado por Sackville em 01/01/1985
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Live in New York, 1985
Jazz - Lançado por Squatty Roo Records em 29/10/2013
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You're a Sweatheart
Doc Cheatham, Rosemary Galloway's Swing Sisters
Jazz - Lançado por Sackville em 29/03/1992
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Duets & Solos
Jazz - Lançado por Sackville em 05/06/1995
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Doc Cheatham Meets the Swiss Dixie Stompers Plus Two
Doc Cheatham, The Swiss Dixie Stompers plus Two
Jazz - Lançado por Jazzology em 25/06/2017
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At the Vineyard (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por Baseline Jazz em 29/11/1999
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Les grandes succès de Gershwin
Jazz - Lançado por American Songbook Classics em 01/01/2014
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Nonette in Rare Rehearsal
Jazz - Lançado por Squatty Roo Records em 04/03/2016
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