 Charlie Shavers - American jazz trumpeter Image by William P. Gottlieb, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Charlie ShaversCharlie Shavers Charlie Shavers American jazz trumpeter (1920–1971) Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920[1] – July 8, 1971)[2][3] was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.[2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Charlie Shavers Charlie Shavers, May 1947 Photography by William P. Gottlieb Background information Born Charles James Shavers (1920-08-03)August 3, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. Died July 8, 1971(1971-07-08) (aged 50) New York City Genres Jazz Occupations Musician composer arranger Instrument Trumpet Close Career Shavers's father, a distant relative of… (Source: Wikipedia)
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