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From left: Jack Teagarden, Sandy DeSantis, Velma Middleton, Fraser MacPherson, Cozy Cole, Arvell Shaw, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard at the Palomar Supper Club in Vancouver, B. C. (March 17, 1951)

Arvell Shaw (September 15, 1923 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his work with Louis Armstrong.

Life and career

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He was born on September 15, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] Shaw learned to play tuba in high school, but switched to bass soon after. In 1942 he worked with Fate Marableonriverboats traveling on the Mississippi River, then served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945.[1] After his discharge he played with Armstrong in his last big band, from 1945 to 1947.[1] Shaw and Sid Catlett then joined the Louis Armstrong All-Stars until 1950, when Shaw broke off to study music.[1] He returned to play with Armstrong from 1952 to 1956,[1] and performed in the 1956 musical, High Society.

Shaw performed with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton singing vocals for the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. The concert was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on June 7, 1953. Also featured that day were Roy Brown and his Orchestra, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Earl Bostic, Nat "King" Cole, and Shorty Rogers and his Orchestra.[2][3]

Following this he worked at CBS with Russ Case, did time in Teddy Wilson's trio, and played with Benny Goodman at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.[1] After a few years in Europe, he played again with Goodman on a tour of Central America in 1962. From 1962–64 Shaw played again with Armstrong, and occasionally accompanied him through the end of the 1960s. After the 1960s, Shaw mostly freelanced in New York, and kept playing until his death.[4] He recorded only once as a leader, a live concert from 1991 of his Satchmo Legacy Band. Shaw died in Roosevelt, New York, on December 5, 2002, at the age of 79.[4]

Discography

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With Red Allen

With Teddy Wilson

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  • ^ “Satchmo Band Spice To Open Air Show” Article, Los Angeles Sentinel, May 28, 1953.
  • ^ “More Big Names in Cavalcade” Article, Los Angeles Sentinel, May 21, 1953
  • ^ a b "Obituary: Arvell Shaw". The Guardian. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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