Career history Buster Bailey

1 career history

1.1 career
1.2 mid career
1.3 late career

career history
early career

buster bailey master of clarinet , educated on instrument classical teacher franz schoepp, man taught benny goodman. bailey got start w.c. handy’s orchestra in 1917 when fifteen years old. after 2 years of touring handy, bailey quit orchestra while band in chicago. in 1919, bailey joined erskine tate’s vendome orchestra , remained tate until 1923 when joined joe king oliver. member of king oliver’s creole jazz band, bailey met , became friends louis armstrong, member of band @ time. in 1924, armstrong left king oliver’s jazz band join fletcher henderson’s orchestra in new york. within month armstrong extended invitation buster bailey join him member of henderson’s band. bailey accepted , moved new york city.

mid career

in new york during late 1920s, buster bailey became highly respected sideman perry bradford , others, , appeared on numerous recordings playing both clarinet , soprano saxophone. notably bailey performed on number of clarence williams albums. in 1927 left fletcher henderson , undertook tour of europe noble sissle’s orchestra. after return, bailey performed several other jazz greats, including edgar hayes , dave nelson. rejoined sissle’s orchestra in 1931 , continued group through 1933. in 1934, bailey briefly fletcher henderson, end of year had settled down member of john kirby band. bailey remained member of kirby’s band until 1946, didn’t stop him performing other artists. in 1934 , 1935, bailey playing mills blue rhythm band , in 1937 session player midge williams , jazz jesters. recorded music during time buster bailey , rhythm busters.

late career

in 1946, buster bailey went independent , led own band, group lasted year. in 1947 joined wilbur de paris , performed him until 1949. during 1950s bailey big chief russell moore, of decade bailey played henry red allen. 1961 1963 performed wild bill davison. bailey saints , sinners 1963 1964, , in 1965 rejoined old friend armstrong , became member of louis armstrong , all-stars.

buster bailey died in april 1967 of heart attack. living in brooklyn, new york, @ time.