Ken Kersey
Kenneth Lyons "Kenny" Kersey Ken Kersey ( born April 3, 1916 in Harrow / Ontario, † April 1, 1983 in New York City ) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer who lived most of his career in the United States.
Biography
Kersey came from a musical family and first learned at his mother's piano. He studied at the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts Piano and trumpet. In 1936 he moved to New York City, where he started as a trumpet player and then as a pianist at Lucky Millinder, Billy Hicks, Frankie Newton, Billie Holiday ( " You're too Lovely to Last ", 1939), Roy Eldridge, Red Allen, Frankie Newton and Cootie Williams worked. In 1942 he replaced Mary Lou Williams in the band of Andy Kirk; this took on his composition " Boogie Woogie Cocktail ", which was then recorded by Red Allen. In 1941 he participated in the early bebop sessions of musicians to Dizzy Gillespie and Don Byas with
After his military service, he held until 1945 ableistete of 1943 in the Army and occasionally played in military bands, he went from 1946 to 1949 with Jazz at the Philharmonic on tour, where he had 1946 opportunity in April, with Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins act ( "I Can not Get Started" ). In the 1950s, he worked again with Roy Eldridge, and Red Allen, also with other musicians of swing and mainstream jazz, such as the Ruby Braff All Stars (1949 and on Hustlin 'and bustlin ', 1954), Bud Freeman, Clyde Bernhardt (also known as Ed Barron, 1953), Buck Clayton, Jonah Jones, Vic Dickenson, Edmond Hall, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Hamilton; Sol Yaged and Charlie Shavers. In the late 1950s he had to withdraw due to a bone disease from the music business. Throughout his career, he had to take on several occasions under his own name, so in 1946 a trio of Savoy, which was also bassist Billy Taylor participated, for Clef in 1949, with bassist Benny Fonville and Buddy Rich ( JATP Boogie / Sweet Lorraine ) for Circle Records 1950 and finally in 1951 for Foxy Records, which is also Hot Lips Page and Paul Quinichette participated.
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- Carlo Bohländer: Reclams jazz leader. Stuttgart: Reclam 1970