Chu Berry Musical artist

Leon Brown "Chu" Berry (September 13, 1908, – October 30, 1941) was an American swing tenor saxophonist.Dan Morgenstern, director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, commented that, "Considering the brevity of Chu's life, and that his recording career spans a mere decade, it is remarkable that his name continues to loom large in the annals of jazz. Had he lived, there is no doubt that he would be ensconced in the jazz pantheon alongside Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. He was that good."

Personal facts

Chu Berry
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1908
Date of deathOctober 30, 1941
Hometown
Wheeling West Virginia

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Cab Calloway
Fletcher Henderson
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Swing music
instrument
Tenor saxophone

Chu Berry on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2004054402_webcds09.html
  2. http://www.cabcalloway.cc/chu_berry.htm
  3. http://www.mosaicrecords.com
  4. http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=236-MD-CD
  5. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11826529