Billy Kyle

William Osborne "Billy" Kyle (* July 14, 1914 in Philadelphia, † February 23, 1966 in Youngstown, Ohio) was an American jazz pianist of the swing.

Life and work

Billy Kyle began at school playing the piano and worked in the early 1930s with Tiny Bradshaw, Lucky Millinder and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. In 1938 he became a member of John Kirby's band, where he became a well-known musician was his by Earl Hines embossed, but always certain of a personal style game soon, as evidenced by the Title I May Be Wrong or Opus 5 of 1939. During this time also emerged disk recordings with Timmie Rosenkrantz (1938 ), Lionel Hampton ( Muskrat Ramble 1938), Nat Gonella, the Spencer Trio (Baby Will not You Please Come Home, 1938), Rex Stewart ( Cherry, Solid Rock, Diga Diga Do, 1940), Henry Red Allen, Buster Bailey, Pete Brown, Jack Teagarden and others. In addition, Billy Kyle took several plates under his own name (Fishing Up A Date, Between Sets 1938 I Want You I Need You, 1946).

In 1942, he left John Kirby, worked after his military service in World War II briefly with him and then played with Sy Oliver. From the early 1950s he played in theater orchestras on Broadway, including nearly three years for the musical production Guys and Dolls. From 1953 to Kyle was a member of the All Stars lineup by Louis Armstrong. He was involved in the recording of the album Plays WC Handy and participated in numerous world tours. Until his death in 1966 at the All Stars played Kyle.

Billy Kyle had developed in his piano playing " a percussive part, based partly on horn lines " single-note "style under almost completely giving up on the left hand. Its elegant sparkling, spiced with fun invasions game enjoyed especially in combo ladders quite popular. " ( Kunzler )

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