Slam Stewart
by Imagery-at- Work
Title
Slam Stewart
Artist
Imagery-at- Work
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Stewart was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on September 21, 1914,[1] and began playing string bass while attending Dwight Morrow High School.[2] While attending the Boston Conservatory, he heard Ray Perry singing along with his violin. This gave him the inspiration to follow suit with his bass. In 1937 Stewart teamed with Slim Gaillard to form the novelty jazz act Slim and Slam. The duo's biggest hit was "Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)" in 1938.
Stewart found regular session work throughout the 1940s with Lester Young, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Johnny Guarnieri, Red Norvo, Don Byas, Benny Goodman, and Beryl Booker. One of the most famous sessions he played on took place in 1945 when Stewart played with Dizzy Gillespie's group (which featured Charlie Parker). Out of those sessions came some of the classics of bebop such as "Groovin' High" and "Dizzy Atmosphere".
He taught at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and at Yale University. He died of congestive heart failure on December 10, 1987 in Binghamton.
Uploaded
January 1st, 2021
Statistics
Viewed 43 Times - Last Visitor from Ottawa, ON - Canada on 03/18/2024 at 2:54 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Tags
Comments
There are no comments for Slam Stewart. Click here to post the first comment.