Wayman Carver

Wayman Carver ( born December 25, 1905 in Portsmouth, Virginia; † May 6, 1967 in Atlanta ) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, and flutist. He played with Chick Webb and Benny Carter.

Life and work

Wayman Carver was one of the first soloists on the flute in jazz and one of the few flutist of the swing era. He began his career at J. Neal Montgomery. In 1931 he moved to New York, took vinyl records with Dave Nelson at ( Loveless Love ) and played with Elmer Snowden ( 1931-32 ), Benny Carter ( 1933-34 ) and Spike Hughes in 1933. 1932 he took in the company of Coleman Hawkins and Red Allen, the first flute solo of swing on ( " Sweet Sue "). From 1934 to 1939 he was a member of the band of Chick Webb and played both saxophone and flute. After Webb's death, he remained in this orchestra until 1941, when it was continued under the direction of Ella Fitzgerald. After he left the jazz scene, he became professor of music at Clark College in Atlanta, where he was a teacher of musicians such as George Adams and Marion Brown.

Links / sources

  • Scott Yanow, Wayman Carver in the All Music Guide
  • Detailed biography and discography for the 100th anniversary Carvers on www.waymancarver.com
  • Note on the role of Carver as a flutist on www.fluteinfo.com
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