Chu Berry

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Chu Berry was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist of the swing era, celebrated for his virtuosic technique and work with bands such as Cab Calloway’s orchestra.

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Chu Berry canonical 6

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instanceOf American jazz saxophonist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1941 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
associatedAct Benny Carter ⓘ
Billie Holiday ⓘ
Cab Calloway ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson ⓘ
Teddy Hill ⓘ
birthName Leon Brown Berry ⓘ
causeOfDeath injuries from automobile accident ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1908-09-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1941-10-30 ⓘ
education Lincoln University (attended) ⓘ
era swing era ⓘ
familyName Berry ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Leon ⓘ
influenced Charlie Parker ⓘ
Dexter Gordon ⓘ
Don Byas ⓘ
influencedBy Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
instrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
mannerOfDeath traffic collision ⓘ
memberOf Bennie Moten Orchestra ⓘ
Cab Calloway Orchestra ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ⓘ
Teddy Hill Orchestra ⓘ
nickname Chu Berry ⓘ
notableFeature advanced harmonic approach that anticipated bebop ⓘ
notableWork composition "Christopher Columbus" ⓘ
solo on "Ghost of a Chance" ⓘ
occupation jazz composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wheeling, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Conneaut, Ohio, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
Vocalion Records ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style virtuosic technique on tenor saxophone ⓘ

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Coleman Hawkins → influenced → Chu Berry ⓘ
Chu Berry → nickname → Chu Berry ⓘ
Cab Calloway → associatedAct → Chu Berry ⓘ
Leon Brown Berry → alsoKnownAs → Chu Berry ⓘ