Sam Wooding

Samuel David Wooding ( born June 17, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † August 1, 1985 in New York City ) was a jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader.

Wooding joined the early 1920s with its own orchestra in Atlantic City on, which also includes trumpeter Elmer Chambers belonged. In New York, he appeared in Barron Wilkins ' Exclusive Club. Significantly it is mainly through his European tours in 1925 with the show Chocolate Kiddies and in 1927 with his own band. In the course of six years, he contributed with his orchestra in which musicians such as Tommy Ladnier, Doc Cheatham, Gene Sedric, Frank Goudie or Willie Lewis played, dissemination of jazz in Europe. He gave in 1931 in Copenhagen, the first concert in Europe, the only jazz was played and played recordings for several record companies a. Hugues Panassie came after a concert for judgment: They play hot - really hot, and I was fascinated by their energy so as not to hear the case of white bands.

1935, after his jazz career, he studied music and became a music teacher and choir director.