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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Charlie Shavers and the Blues Singers 1938-1939
the Blues Singers, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Jul 4, 2008
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Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on Jun 25, 2021
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The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan
Charlie Shavers, Al Collins, Maxine Sullivan
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on Mar 1, 2015
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Blue Stompin' (Reissue)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Feb 20, 1959
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Early Skylark and Tampa Eps
Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by VSOP Records on Aug 25, 2017
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Swing along with Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Sep 2, 2010
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The Music from Milk & Honey
Wild Bill Davis, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Everest Records on Sep 12, 1961
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At Le Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris
Jazz - Released by HIFI Records on Mar 13, 1962
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The Everest Years: Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Legacy International on Aug 1, 2006
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The Most Intimate: Mood Interpretations from the Trumpet of Charlie Shavers (2014 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on Mar 25, 2014
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Gershwin, Shavers & Strings (2014 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on Mar 25, 2014
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Swing Trumpets: Roy Eldridge & Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Circle on Mar 25, 2024
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Charlie Shavers 1960
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on Jan 1, 1975
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