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Musiker: Kersey, Kenny
Nationalität: CA
Geburtsjahr: 1916
Todesjahr: 1983
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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Andy Kirk  —  INSTRUMENTALLY SPEAKINGDeccaDL 792321936-42LP
 Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 6811940-42CD
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  A mellow bit of rhythmRCALPM-1302-C / LPM-13021956LP
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  Clouds at Sundown Volume 3MCA Records510.1331938-42LP
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestHindsight RecordsHSR-227*1956LP
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestRCAPM 424181956LP
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  INSTRUMENTALLY SPEAKING 1936 -1942MCA RecordsM.C.A. 510.0331936-42LP
 Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  INSTRUMENTALY SPEAKING (1936-1942)MCA RecordsMCA-13081936-42LP
 Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy  —  1929 - 1931 (The Chronological Series)Classics RecordsClassics 6551929-31CD
 Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds Of Joy  —  The Best ofMCA RecordsMCA2-41051936-54LP
XAndy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy  —  TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOYAce of HeartsAH 1601936-42LP
 Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Pete Brown  —  ALTO ARTISTRY 1944Trip JazzTLP-55431944-46LP
 Benny Goodman and his Sextet / Benny Goodman and his Orchestra  —  I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby / Fiesta in BlueColumbiaCol 367551940/1941SH
 Benny Goodman Combos  —  Famous GOODMAN DatesPhilipsB 07225 L1939-45LP
 Benny Goodman Sextet  —  SESSION FOR SEXTET No.2Columbia33SX 10351939-45LP
 Benny Goodman Sextet & Charlie Christian  —  Benny Goodman Sextet & Charlie ChristianCBSCBS 465679 21939-41CD
 Billie Holiday  —  "The Golden Years" Volume IIColumbiaC3L 401935-42LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Jazz Masters 47Verve314 527 650-21946-57CD
 Billie Holiday  —  MISS BROWN TO YOUSwing House RecordsSWH 27*1944-49LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Rare recordings from the golden years VOLUME 3Queen DiscQ 0671939-42LP
XBillie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 1CBS682281933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Billie Holiday Story Volume ICBS68228*1933-39LP
XBillie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY, VOL. 3CBS682301937-42LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Golden YearsColumbia1758-601933 - 1941LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE GOLDEN YEARS VOLUME 2CBS62814 / 62815 / 628161935-42LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Golden Years Volume 2CBS / Columbia62038 / C3L 21 (CL 1759)1937-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  What Shall I SayTwo Flats DiscTFD 5.0071939-1942LP
 Billie Holiday acc. by Orchestras  —  MISS BROWN TO YOUSwing House RecordsSWH 271944-49LP
 Billie Holiday acc. by Orchestras  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOL.IIIColumbiaPG 321271937-42LP
 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra  —  Under A Blue Jungle Moon / Everything Happens For The BestVocalionVoc 47861939SH
 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra  —  You're Too Lovely To Last / Why Did I Always Depend On YouVocalionVoc 48341939SH
 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra / Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and his Orchestra  —  Long Gone Blues / Am I Blue?ColumbiaCol (E) D.B. 25111939/1941SH
 Buck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN INPhilips MinigrooveBBL 71291953-56LP
XBuck Clayton  —  All the cats join inPhilips MinigrooveB 07163 L1953-56LP
XBuck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN IN A BUCK CLAYTON JAM SESSIONColumbiaCL 8821953-56LP
 Buck Clayton  —  Jam Session From The VaultColumbiaCJ 442911953 - 1956LP
 Buck Clayton  —  Jam Sessions From The VaultCBS463336 11953-56LP
XBuck Clayton  —  RARITIES VOL.1SwingtimeSt 10241945+53LP
 Buck Clayton  —  The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam SessionsMosaic RecordsMD6-1441950-53CD
 Buck Clayton  —  The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam SessionsMosaic RecordsMD6-144 / MQ8-1441936-1943CD
 Buck Clayton's Band-Live From New York City  —  Dr. Jazz - Vol 3.StoryvilleSTCD 60431951-1952CD
 Bud Freeman  —  BUD FREEMANBethlehemBCP-291955LP
 Bud Freeman  —  Bud FreemanLondon RecordsLTZ-NI50301955LP
 Bud Freeman Quintet  —  THE TEST OF TIMEBethlehemBCP-60331955LP
 Charlie Christian  —  At Minton'sSwingCLDE.8901941LP
 Charlie Christian  —  Charlie ChristianBellaphonBJS 40421941LP
XCharlie Christian  —  Charlie ChristianEverest RecordsFS-2191941LP
XCharlie Christian  —  Charlie ChristianGiants Of JazzLPJT 131939-41LP
XCharlie Christian  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN LIVE SESSIONS AT MINTON'S PLAYHOUSEMusidisc30 JA 51221941LP
 Charlie Christian  —  Live 1939 - 1941FestivalALB 3771941LP
 Charlie Christian / Lester Young and Orchestra  —  TOGETHER 1940Jazz ArchivesJA-61940-41LP
 Charlie Christian Quintet / Dizzy Gillespie and the House Band at Monroe's  —  LES ENREGISTREMENTS HISTORIQUES DE CHARLIE CHRISTIANMODECMDEVR .97381941LP
XCharlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBS525381939-41LP
XCharlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet, Septet and Orchestra  —  SOLO FLIGHT, Vol.2CBS62 5811939-41LP
 Charlie Parker  —  Bird Of ParadiseHistory20.1980-HI1946-47CD
 Charlie Parker  —  BIRD WINGSVSPSVSP 57.0161946+49LP
 Charlie Parker  —  Jazz Masters 28Verve521 854-21946-54CD
 Charlie Shavers' Sextet (Side A) - Charlie Shavers and the Original John Kirby Orchestra (Side B)  —  The Complete CHARLIE SHAVERS with MAXINE SULLIVANBethlehemBCP-671954-55LP
 Clyde Bernhardt  —  BLOWING MY TOPMatchboxSDR 2161948-68LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  IN CONCERTPhoenixLP 81944-47LP
 Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young  —  TOGETHERJAZZ LIVEBLJ 80371946LP
 Coleman Hawkins with the Varsity Seven (Side A) - Roy Eldridge Big Band (Side B)  —  HAWK & ROY 1939PHOENIXLP-31939-40LP
 Coleman Hawkins with the Varsity Seven (Side A) - Roy Eldridge Big Band (Side B)  —  HAWK & ROY: 1939PHOENIXLP 31939-40LP
 Coleman Hawkins Young Lester  —  Coleman Hawkins Lester YoungZim RecordsZL-10001945 - 1946LP
 Coleman Hawkins Young Lester  —  The Great Tenors 1945/1946Jazz Anthology52051945 - 1946LP
 Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young  —  COLEMAN HAWKINS LESTER YOUNGSpotliteSPJ 1191945+46LP
 Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young  —  COLEMAN HAWKINS LESTER YOUNGSpotliteSPJ 119*1945+46LP
 Duke Ellington - Fletcher Henderson - Dizzy Gillespie and their Orchestras  —  ELLINGTON - HENDERSON - GILLESPIEPrestoPRE 6371941-46LP
 Eddie Condon  —  The Best of Eddie CondonDLCD40901944CD
 Edmond Hall All Stars  —  DIXIELAND MAIN STEM New OrleansSavoyRMG 60761949LP
 Edmond Hall All Stars  —  DIXIELAND MAIN STEM New OrleansSavoyMG-122131949LP
XFrank Newton  —  AT THE ONYX CLUBTaxm-80171937+39LP
 Frankie Newton  —  1937 - 1939 (The Chronological Series)Classics RecordsClassics 6431937-39CD
 Frankie Newton  —  Frankie's JumpAffinityCDAFS 10141937-39CD
 Henry "Red" Allen  —  A RECORDED DOCUMENTARY 1933 -1941Meritt131933-41LP
 Henry "Red" Allen  —  Red Allen and his friends 1932-1956, ALLEN VOL 1Meritt Record Society261932-56LP
 Henry Allen Red & His Orchestra  —  Henry Red Allen & His Orchestra 1941 - 1946Rarities RecordsRR141941-46LP
 Henry Red Allen  —  HENRY "RED" ALLEN 1939/41Everybody'se-10001939-41LP
 Henry Red Allen  —  The Cradle Of Jazz Siesta At The FiestaHistory20.30122-HI1937-41CD
XHenry Red Allen & His Orchestra  —  THE VERY GREAT HENRY RED ALLEN VOL.1RaritiesNO 141941-46LP
 Hot Lips Page, Tyree Glenn, Sonny Greer, Paul Quinichette, Burney Peacock, Walter Page, Dan Burley, Danny Barker  —  Jamming At Rudi's No. 2CircleL-4101951LP
 Jack Teagarden  —  Accent On TromboneFresh Sound RecordsFSR-CD 138,1954CD
 Jack Teagarden  —  MemorialMusidisc30 CV 10731954LP
 Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIAUJ-12051954LP
 Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIAUJLP-12051954LP
 Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  JACK TEAGARDEN - JAZZ KINGS IMMORTALSJazz KingsJK 12051954LP
 Jack Teagarden Band with Ruby Braff  —  T for TROMBONESocietySOC 9221954LP
 JATP - All Stars  —  Jazz At The Philharmonic 1945-1946Centurion Jazz & BluesIECJ8011945/46CD
 JATP All Stars  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC 1940's (Box mit 3 LP's)VerveMV 9070/21944-49LP
 Jazz at the Philharmonic  —  BIRD AND PRES: THE '46 CONCERTSVerve2632 0691946LP
XJazz at the Philharmonic  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONICVerveVE-2-25041944+46LP
 Jazz At The Philharmonic  —  The First Ten YearsProper RecordsPROPERBOX 821944-49CD
 Jimmy Hamilton  —  And the New York Jazz QuintetFresh Sound RecordsFSCD-20021956CD
 Jimmy Hamilton & His Orchestra  —  Jimmy Hamilton & His OrchestraJazz Kings12081954LP
 Kenny Kersey Trio  —  J.A.T.P. Boogie / Sweet LorraineBlue Star (F)NG 650 B/A1949SH
 Lester Young  —  Jammin' the Blues (1944) - The Apollo Concert (1946)Musidisc30 JA 5110 / JA 51101944+46LP
 Lester Young  —  Jammin' With LesterJazz ArchivesJA-181944+46LP
 Lester Young  —  Jazz Ballads - L. YoungMembran Music222533-3111937-54CD
 Norman Granz  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONICMercuryMG Vol. 141949LP
 Norman Granz  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC, Volume 4Verve RecordsMG VOL. 41946LP
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Label 
'Cause My Baby Says It's So Frankie Newton  —  Frankie's JumpAffinityCD
A hundred year from today Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
A hundred year from today Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
A hundred years from to-day Jack Teagarden  —  MemorialMusidiscLP
A Hundred Years From Today Jack Teagarden  —  Accent On TromboneFresh Sound RecordsCD
A hundred years from today Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  JACK TEAGARDEN - JAZZ KINGS IMMORTALSJazz KingsLP
A hundred years from today Jack Teagarden Band with Ruby Braff  —  T for TROMBONESocietyLP
A mellow bit of rhythm Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestRCALP
A mellow bit of rhythm Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  A mellow bit of rhythmRCALP
A mellow bit of rhythm Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestHindsight RecordsLP
A sheridan square Henry "Red" Allen  —  A RECORDED DOCUMENTARY 1933 -1941MerittLP
A sheridan square Henry "Red" Allen  —  Red Allen and his friends 1932-1956, ALLEN VOL 1Meritt Record SocietyLP
A sheridan squareXVarious  —  TAKE IT EDMOND HALL WITH YOUR CLARINET THAT BALLETQueen DiscLP
A sheridan square Various  —  TAKE IT EDMOND HALL WITH YOUR CLARINET THAT BALLETQueen DiscLP
After hours Various  —  THE REED ALBUM VOLUME 1MerittLP
After You've Gone Jack Teagarden  —  Accent On TromboneFresh Sound RecordsCD
After you've gone Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
After you've gone Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  JACK TEAGARDEN - JAZZ KINGS IMMORTALSJazz KingsLP
After you've gone Jack Teagarden  —  MemorialMusidiscLP
After you've gone Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
After you've gone Jack Teagarden Band with Ruby Braff  —  T for TROMBONESocietyLP
All Of Me Billie Holiday  —  Jazz Masters 47VerveCD
All Of Me Jazz At The Philharmonic  —  The First Ten YearsProper RecordsCD
All the cats join inXBuck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN IN A BUCK CLAYTON JAM SESSIONColumbiaLP
All the cats join in Buck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN INPhilips MinigrooveLP
All the cats join inXBuck Clayton  —  All the cats join inPhilips MinigrooveLP
At sundown Bud Freeman  —  BUD FREEMANBethlehemLP
At sundown Bud Freeman Quintet  —  THE TEST OF TIMEBethlehemLP
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Sidney Bechet  —  Live In New YorkStoryvilleCD
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet - Bunk Johnson  —  BIGGEST JAZZ BONANZA !Trans-ArkLP
Band 5: I can't give you anything but love Various  —  SOLO FLIGHT - THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBSLP
Barron Boogie Clyde Bernhardt  —  BLOWING MY TOPMatchboxLP
Beale street Blues Various  —  IT'S REAL TRAD DADEmber RecordsLP
Beale Street blues Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Beale Street Blues * Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Behind the Eight BarXBuck Clayton  —  RARITIES VOL.1SwingtimeLP
Bell Boy Blues JATP - All Stars  —  Jazz At The Philharmonic 1945-1946Centurion Jazz & BluesCD
Bellboy Blues The JATP All Stars  —  HOW HIGH THE MOONVerveLP
Billie's blues Coleman Hawkins  —  IN CONCERTPhoenixLP
Billie's Blues Jazz At The Philharmonic  —  The First Ten YearsProper RecordsCD
Billie's BluesXJazz at the Philharmonic  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONICVerveLP
Black and blue Various  —  GIANTS OF TRADITIONAL JAZZSavoyLP
Blowing my top Clyde Bernhardt  —  BLOWING MY TOPMatchboxLP
Blue And Esoteric Jack Teagarden  —  Accent On TromboneFresh Sound RecordsCD
Blue and esoteric Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
Blue and esoteric Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  JACK TEAGARDEN - JAZZ KINGS IMMORTALSJazz KingsLP
Blue and esoteric Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra  —  ACCENT ON TROMBONEURANIALP
Blue and esoteric Jack Teagarden  —  MemorialMusidiscLP
Blue and esteric Jack Teagarden Band with Ruby Braff  —  T for TROMBONESocietyLP
Blues Coleman Hawkins  —  IN CONCERTPhoenixLP
Body and soul Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young  —  COLEMAN HAWKINS LESTER YOUNGSpotliteLP
Body and soul Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young  —  COLEMAN HAWKINS LESTER YOUNGSpotliteLP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestRCALP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  A mellow bit of rhythmRCALP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Andy Kirk and his Clouds Of Joy  —  Clouds From The SouthwestHindsight RecordsLP
Boogie woogie cocktail Andy Kirk  —  INSTRUMENTALLY SPEAKINGDeccaLP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  INSTRUMENTALY SPEAKING (1936-1942)MCA RecordsLP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy  —  INSTRUMENTALLY SPEAKING 1936 -1942MCA RecordsLP
Boogie Woogie cocktail Various  —  The big bands meet Boogie WoogieJokerLP
Boogie Woogie Cocktail Sidney Bechet  —  Live In New YorkStoryvilleCD
Boogie Woogie cocktail Sidney Bechet - Bunk Johnson  —  BIGGEST JAZZ BONANZA !Trans-ArkLP
Breakfast feud Benny Goodman Sextet  —  SESSION FOR SEXTET No.2ColumbiaLP
Breakfast feud 1 Various  —  SOLO FLIGHT - THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBSLP
Breakfest feud Charlie Christian / Lester Young and Orchestra  —  TOGETHER 1940Jazz ArchivesLP
Breakfest feud (2nd Rehearsal) Charlie Christian / Lester Young and Orchestra  —  TOGETHER 1940Jazz ArchivesLP
Breakfest feud (Rehearsal) Charlie Christian / Lester Young and Orchestra  —  TOGETHER 1940Jazz ArchivesLP
Breakfest feud 1 Various  —  SOLO FLIGHT - THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBSLP
Brittwood Stomp Frankie Newton  —  Frankie's JumpAffinityCD
Bugle call rag Various  —  GIANTS OF TRADITIONAL JAZZSavoyLP
Bugle Call Rag Sidney Bechet  —  Live In New YorkStoryvilleCD
Bugle call rag Various  —  SIDNEY BECHET intégrale 1949 -1959 Vol.4Jazz SelectionLP
But not for me Bud Freeman  —  BUD FREEMANBethlehemLP
But not for me Bud Freeman Quintet  —  THE TEST OF TIMEBethlehemLP
Careless love Various  —  GIANTS OF TRADITIONAL JAZZSavoyLP
Careless Love Sidney Bechet  —  Live In New YorkStoryvilleCD
Casey Jones Sidney Bechet  —  Live In New YorkStoryvilleCD
Cotton tail Various  —  JAZZ AT THE METROPOLE CAFELondon RecordsLP
Dark eyes Charlie Shavers' Sextet (Side A) - Charlie Shavers and the Original John Kirby Orchestra (Side B)  —  The Complete CHARLIE SHAVERS with MAXINE SULLIVANBethlehemLP
Dawn on the desert Charlie Shavers' Sextet (Side A) - Charlie Shavers and the Original John Kirby Orchestra (Side B)  —  The Complete CHARLIE SHAVERS with MAXINE SULLIVANBethlehemLP
Delta Blues Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Does Your Heart Beat For Me Roy Eldridge  —  Heckler's HopHep RecordsCD
Does your heart beat for me Roy Eldridge and his Orchestra (Side 1) - The Varsity Seven (Side 2)  —  THE VARSITY SESSIONS VOL.1StoryvilleLP
Does your heart beat for me Roy Eldridge and his Orchestra (Side 1) - Buster Bailey and his Sextet (Side 2)  —  THE VARSITY SESSIONS VOL.1StoryvilleLP
Does your heart beat for me? Coleman Hawkins with the Varsity Seven (Side A) - Roy Eldridge Big Band (Side B)  —  HAWK & ROY: 1939PHOENIXLP
Don't you miss your babyXBuck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN IN A BUCK CLAYTON JAM SESSIONColumbiaLP
Don't you miss your baby Buck Clayton  —  ALL THE CATS JOIN INPhilips MinigrooveLP
Don't you miss your babyXBuck Clayton  —  All the cats join inPhilips MinigrooveLP
Down by the riverside Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Down By The Riverside Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Easy Living Frankie Newton  —  Frankie's JumpAffinityCD
Epistrophy Various  —  The New York scene in the 40's - "FROM BE-BOP TO COOL"CBSLP
European blues Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
European Blues Pete Brown Sextet / Jonah Jones Sextet  —  HARLEM JUMP AND SWINGAffinityLP
Everything Happens For The Best Billie Holiday  —  What Shall I SayTwo Flats DiscLP
Everything happens for the best Billie Holiday  —  Rare recordings from the golden years VOLUME 3Queen DiscLP
Exactly like you Bud Freeman  —  BUD FREEMANBethlehemLP
Exactly like you Bud Freeman Quintet  —  THE TEST OF TIMEBethlehemLP
Fine and mellow Ruby Braff  —  Hustlin' and bustlin'StoryvilleLP
Fine and mellow Ruby Braff  —  HUSTLIN' AND BUSTLIN'Black Lion RecordsLP
Four or five times Various  —  ALL STARS JAM SESSION Vol.1 1944 -1945CaracolLP
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Kersey stammte aus einer musikalischen Familie und lernte zunächst bei seiner Mutter Klavier. Er studierte am Detroit Institute of Musical Arts Piano und Trompete. 1936 zog er nach New York City, wo er als Trompeter begann und dann als Pianist bei Lucky Millinder, Billy Hicks, Frankie Newton, Billie Holiday („You're too Lovely to Last“, 1939), Roy Eldridge, Red Allen, Frankie Newton und Cootie Williams arbeitete. 1942 ersetzte er Mary Lou Williams in der Band von Andy Kirk; dieser nahm dessen Komposition „Boogie Woogie Cocktail“ auf, die dann auch von Red Allen eingespielt wurde. 1941 wirkte er bei den frühen Bebop-Sessions der Musiker um Dizzy Gillespie und Don Byas mit[1]

Nach dem Militärdienst, den er von 1943 bis 1945 in der Army ableistete und gelegentlich in Militärkapellen spielte, ging er von 1946 bis 1949 mit Jazz at the Philharmonic auf Tourneen, wo er im April 1946 Gelegenheit hatte, mit Charlie Parker, Lester Young und Coleman Hawkins aufzutreten („I Can’t Get Started“).[2] In den 1950er Jahren arbeitete er erneut mit Roy Eldridge und Red Allen, außerdem mit weiteren Musikern des Swing und Mainstream Jazz, wie den Ruby Braff All Stars (1949 sowie auf Hustlin’ and Bustlin’, 1954), Bud Freeman, Clyde Bernhardt (alias Ed Barron, 1953),[3] Buck Clayton, Jonah Jones, Vic Dickenson, Edmond Hall, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Hamilton; Sol Yaged und Charlie Shavers. Ende der 1950er Jahre musste er sich wegen einer Knochenerkrankung aus dem Musikgeschäft zurückziehen. Im Laufe seiner Karriere hatte er mehrmals Gelegenheit, unter eigenem Namen aufzunehmen, so 1946 in Triobesetzung für Savoy, an der auch Bassist Billy Taylor mitwirkte,[4] für Clef 1949, mit Bassist Benny Fonville und Buddy Rich (JATP Boogie/Sweet Lorraine) [5] für Circle Records 1950 und schließlich 1951 für Foxy Records, bei der auch Hot Lips Page und Paul Quinichette mitwirkten (Wikipedia).