Luis Russell
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Biography
[Edit]Luis Russell led one of the great early big bands, an orchestra that during 1929-1931 could hold its own with nearly all of its competitors. Unfortunately, his period in the spotlight was fairly brief and, ironically, Russell fell into obscurity just as the big band era really took hold. Russell studied guitar, violin, and piano in his native Panama. After winning 3,000 dollars in a lottery, he moved with his mother and sister to the United States where he began to make a living as a pianist in New Orleans. In 1925 Russell moved to Chicago to join Doc Cook's Orchestra and then became the pianist in King Oliver's band. He was with Oliver when the cornetist relocated to New York before leading his own band at the Nest Club in 1927. Russell had recorded seven songs at two sessions as a leader in 1926 with his Hot Six and Heebie Jeebie Stompers. By 1929 his ten-piece band (which included several former Oliver sidemen) boasted four major soloists in trumpeter Red Allen, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, altoist Charlie Holmes, and clarinetist Albert Nicholas; the other trumpeter, Bill Coleman, ended up leaving because of the lack of solo space. In addition, Russell, a decent but not particularly distinctive pianist, was part of one of the top rhythm sections of the era along with guitarist Will Johnson, the powerful bassist Pops Foster, and drummer Paul Barbarin. During the next couple of years Luis Russell's band recorded a couple dozen sides that (thanks to the leader's arrangements) combined the solos and drive of New Orleans jazz with the riffs and ensembles of swing; some of these performances are now considered classics. The band also backed Louis Armstrong on a few of his early orchestra recordings. But after a few commercial sides in 1931, Luis Russell only had one more opportunity to record his band (a so-so session in 1934) before Louis Armstrong took it over altogether in 1935. For eight years, the nucleus of Russell's orchestra primarily functioned as background for the great trumpeter/vocalist, a role that robbed it of its personality and significance. From 1943-1948, Russell led a new band that played the Savoy and made a few obscure recordings for Apollo before quietly breaking up. He spent his last 15 years, before dying of cancer in 1963, largely outside of music, running at first a candy shop and then a toy store. Fortunately most of Russell's early recordings have been made available on CD by European labels.
Title: Classic Jazz - From New Orleans To Harlem, Volume 49
Artist: Luis Russell, Henry " Red " Allen
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Let It Swing - Uptown Downbeat
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Band Drummers of the Swing Era, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music of the Lost Generation 1910's - 1930's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The World of Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gimme That Swing!
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York In The 20ties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Let It Swing - Crazy Rhythm
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Ballroom Dance, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing Flavour, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Benjamin Button Memories
Genre: Jazz
Title: Harlem Shuffles from the 20s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Portrait of Jazz New Orleans, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Big Band Jazz, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Bar Vol. 5
Title: Roads of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
Genre: Jazz
Title: Harlem Big Bands
Genre: Jazz
Title: Old Country Songs from Down On the Farm, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Early Swing: 1929 - 1930
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics, Vol. 4 (1934-1936)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Uptown Downbeat (Let It Swing!)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story - Big Band Sound
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Jazz Legends, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hdn Label Sampler (Happy Days Are Here Again)
Genre: World Music
Title: The Best of Big Band Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50's Big Band Jazz Vol 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Rare Batch Of Jazz Vol 2
Title: Swing Is The Word !
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chic Jazz Ambiance
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Classic Jazz - From New Orleans To Harlem, Volume 47
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Taste Of 1929
Genre: Jazz