Leon Brown "Chu" Berry (September 13, 1908 – October 30, 1941) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist during the 1930s. He is perhaps best known for his...
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engineering Charles A. Berry (1923–2020), American Flight Surgeon Charles W. Berry (1871–1941), New York City Comptroller Chu Berry (1908–1941), American...
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Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole. Calloway...
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eighth-note countermelodies he plays behind Chu Berry's saxophone solo." Trumpeter-writer John Chilton described Berry's solo as "a ravishing interpretation of...
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saxophonists included Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, Benny Carter and Chu Berry. Sun Ra also worked as an arranger during the 1940s, during Henderson's...
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was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry, Charlie Barnet, Tex Beneke, Ben Webster, Vido Musso, Herschel Evans,...
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Mundy's arrangement incorporated "Christopher Columbus", a piece written by Chu Berry for the Fletcher Henderson band, as well as Prima's work. Fletcher Henderson...
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Christopher Columbus is an American jazz song composed by Chu Berry with lyrics by Andy Razaf. Pianist Fats Waller turned the tune into a 1936 novelty...
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v t e West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Class of 2007 Leon “Chu” Berry George Crumb Hazel Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens Johnnie Johnson Clark Kessinger Molly...
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in Detroit. In 1932, he formed a band in New York City that included Chu Berry, Sid Catlett, Cozy Cole, Bill Coleman, Ben Webster, Dicky Wells, and Teddy...
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John Glen "Christopher Columbus" (jazz song), a 1936 song co-written by Chu Berry and Andy Razaf and popularized by Fats Waller Christopher Columbus, a...
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Goodman (clarinet), Frankie Newton (trumpet), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Bobby Johnson (guitar), and Billy Taylor (bass). The...
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v t e West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Class of 2007 Leon “Chu” Berry George Crumb Hazel Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens Johnnie Johnson Clark Kessinger Molly...
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modern jazz. Among the tenor players directly influenced by him were Chu Berry, Charlie Barnet, Tex Beneke, Ben Webster, Vido Musso, Herschel Evans,...
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v t e West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Class of 2007 Leon “Chu” Berry George Crumb Hazel Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens Johnnie Johnson Clark Kessinger Molly...
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v t e West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Class of 2007 Leon “Chu” Berry George Crumb Hazel Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens Johnnie Johnson Clark Kessinger Molly...
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abandoned his boxing career in favor of music, and was inspired by musicians Chu Berry and Illinois Jacquet to switch to tenor saxophone. In 1944, he made his...
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appearances by Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Benny Carter, Chu Berry, Ziggy Elman, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian...
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pianist who played jazz, blues, and rock and roll. His work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was posthumously...
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v t e West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Class of 2007 Leon “Chu” Berry George Crumb Hazel Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens Johnnie Johnson Clark Kessinger Molly...
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trombonist Jack Teagarden, the trumpeter Frankie Newton, the tenor saxophonist Chu Berry, the pianist Buck Washington, the guitarist Bobby Johnson, and the bassist...
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Barnet (1913–1991) Charlie Christian (1918–1942) Chick Webb (1905–1939) Chu Berry (1908–1941) Cliff Townshend (1917–1986) Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969) Count...
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X Jazz Jerry Bergonzi 1947- X X Jazz Tim Berne 1954- X X Jazz Chu Berry 1908-1941 X X Jazz Gary Bias 1962- X X Jazz Rolf Billberg 1930-1966...
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Giovannoni (Various Artists) Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions Loren Schoenberg (Leon "Chu" Berry) Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz...
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1928 Red Nichols, 1929 Casa Loma Orchestra, 1932 Hoosier Hot Shots, 1937 Chu Berry with Hot Lips Page, 1937 Lester Young with Nat King Cole, 1942 Lester...
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