Walter Dyett
Walter Henri Dyett (* January 11, 1901, † November 17, 1969 ) was an American violinist and music teacher. As music director of the " DuSable High School " in Chicago, he taught many students who were well-known musicians.
Biography
After studying music at the University of California, Berkeley in California, he moved to Chicago and opened an Army band, where he "Captain Dyett " got his nickname. In 1931 he became Assistant at the " Wendell Phillips High School " in Chicago before he moved to the newly founded DuSable High School as a music director.
His program at the DuSable quickly got an excellent reputation, particularly through its annual Charity Revue " Hi Jinks ". He drew some of the best musicians in Chicago, including the following:
Gene Ammons, Nat King Cole, Jerome Cooper, Richard Davis, Bo Diddley, Dorothy Donegan, Von Freeman, John Gilmore, Johnny Griffin, Eddie Harris, Johnny Hartman, Milt Hinton, Fred Hopkins, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins, Clifford Jordan, Walter Perkins, Julian Priester, Wilbur Ware, Dinah Washington.