Al Casey
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Biography
[Edit]Renowned for his long collaboration with Fats Waller, Al Casey towers alongside the finest acoustic guitarists of the swing era, boasting a subtly powerful presence that flourished in intimate musical contexts. Born September 15, 1915, in Louisville, KY, Casey was a child prodigy who first adopted the violin, briefly moving to the ukulele before zeroing in on the guitar, which he studied at New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School. He joined Waller while in his mid-teens, recommended to the legendary pianist by his uncles, who met Waller while on tour with their gospel group the Southern Singers. Waller insisted Casey remain in school and earn his diploma before he could join the group full-time, but the guitarist was a fixture of recording sessions from the early '30s onward, and even joined Waller on tour during extended holiday breaks. Casey remained with the group until Waller's 1943 death, appearing on more than 200 classic swing sides; the famous blues number "Buck Jumpin'" took shape after Casey appeared late to a gig, prompting Waller to single him out on-stage and invite him to play a solo. The result was so electrifying that it was later captured in the studio.
Casey also recorded with trumpeter Louis Armstrong, singer Billie Holiday, vibist Lionel Hampton, and pianist Teddy Wilson, even joining the latter's short-lived big band in 1939. After Waller's passing, he played with pianist Clarence Profit's trio before assembling his own trio, which headlined New York's Onyx Club for close to a year before moving to the Down Beat. Around this time Casey moved to the electric guitar, and in both 1944 and 1945 he was named the instrument's top player in Esquire magazine's annual jazz poll; he spent much of the decade to follow as a gun-for-hire, capped off by a four-year collaboration with R&B saxophonist King Curtis initiated in 1957. Casey briefly retired from music in 1961, working in a Xerox copy shop before returning to performing, recording sessions in support of singer Helen Humes and pianist Jay McShann. After another extended period of retirement, he resurfaced in 1981 with the Harlem Jazz and Blues Band, which remained his primary vehicle for the next two decades; in 1994, he also cut his first headlining date, signing to the Jazzpoint label for A Tribute to "Fats". After a long battle with colon cancer, Casey died on September 11, 2005, just days short of his 90th birthday.
Title: Jivin' Around (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Al Casey
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Classical
Collections
Title: Best of Instrumental Rock & Guitar
Genre: Rock
Title: The Very Best of Latin Guitar
Genre: Pop
Title: Hot Guitars (American Guitar Tracks from the 1920-1950)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing to Bop Guitar: Guitars In Flight 1939 - 1947
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hit Sounds of the 1960's, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues 'n Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Bebop Revisited, Vol. 1 (Original 1947-48 Recordings)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 '50s & '60s Rock & Roll Instrumentals
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Legends, Vol.3
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Legends, Vol.2
Genre: Rock
Title: A Portrait Of Jan Jankeje
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz History - Razamajazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The World of Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz of the Forties - Swing Into Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Million Sellers the Instrumentals
Genre: Rock
Title: Cult Hits of the 1950's, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Kings of Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Amazing Hits of the Transistor Era, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Guitar Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hits, Hits, & Hits, Vol. 8
Genre: Rock
Title: The First Esquire Concert, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lost and Found Rockabilly
Genre: Rock
Title: Digital Classics 17 (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The JSP Jazz Sessions, Vol. 2 - London 1980-85
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Guitar, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Songs For You (8)
Genre: Pop
Title: Song Street , Vol. 6
Title: Musicworld - Classic Songs Vol. 16
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Esquire Jazz Concert: Metropolitan Opera House
Genre: Jazz
Title: All This Jazz and Blues and No One to Be Flirty With
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 40
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 45
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XXI
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Hittin' On All Six: A History Of The Jazz Guitar (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 26
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Barry Record Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Guitar Greats
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite (CD01)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Rock And Roll And Hillbilly (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Fed Story, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Backbeat Of Rock And Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Godfathers Of Psychobilly (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Rockabilly Collectables (CD3)
Genre: Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Rockabilly Collectables (CD2)
Genre: Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 33
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 15
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 28
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Cowabunga! The Surf Box
Genre: Rock
Title: Top 100 Guitar Icons Through The Decades (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD6)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD7)
Genre: Rock
Title: Stars ~ Guitar Legends (CD1)
Title: Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (CD5)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: More Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Instrumental, Instrumental
Featuring albums
Title: Toute entrée est définitive / Toute entree est definitive
Artist: Asocial Club
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Oldies But Goldies (Digitally Re-Mastered Recordings)
Artist: Musikladen Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Martians, Demons and Fools Like Me: The MCI Records Story 1954-61
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
