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  PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Doc Cheatham
Cheatham returned to America in 1930 and played in various big bands, including McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1931-2) and those led by Cab Calloway (1933-9), Teddy Wilson (1939), Benny Carter (1940), and Teddy Hill.
Cheatham always possessed an admirable technique, and his articulation and clarity of tone was striking.
Unusual for a jazz musician, and particularly for a brass player, Cheatham's talents seemed to flower when he was in his 70s, and most of his best recordings date from this late stage of his career.
www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_cheatham_doc.htm   (331 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Doc Cheatham
While a reliable player in some of the top jazz groups from the 1920s on, Cheatham's career enjoyed an unusual flowering of renewed creativity and acclaim in his later decades; Doc himself agreed with the critical assessment that he was probably the only jazz musician to create his best work after the age of 70.
Cheatham followed the jazz King around, and treasured and performed with a mute which Oliver gave the young Cheatham for the rest of his career.
In the 1970s, Doc Cheatham made a vigourous self-assessment to improve his playing, including taping himself and critically listening to himself, then endeavoring to eliminate all clichés from his playing.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Doc-Cheatham   (1860 words)

  
 Music: Final Bow (Nashville Scene . 06-13-97)
Cheatham, a consummate gentleman, rarely criticized or lashed out at people, but he occasionally bemoaned the fact that young trumpet players tend to pursue the hard edges of bebop or the sugary strains of pop rather than developing the spare, tasteful purity of classic New Orleans swing.
Doc Cheatham was probably the last remaining celebrated musician who saw King Oliver play in person, and he was perhaps the last who played alongside a young Louis Armstrong.
Cheatham's greatest legacy is that he carried the art of both these musical pioneers into the end of the 20th century.
weeklywire.com /ww/06-13-97/nash_music-obit.html   (857 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham: 1905-1997
The death of Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, familiarly known as Doc Cheatham, ended a remarkable career, and one which he managed to sustain for over 70 years as an active professional musician.
Cheatham's very longevity contributed to his eventual recognition as an important soloist in a style which derived from Louis Armstrong, but was peppered with his own distinctive leanings, acquired over a widely varied career.
Cheatham worked with Wilbur de Paris in Philadelphia in 1927-8, and travelled to Europe with Sam Wooding in the latter year, where he shared solo duties with his friend and fellow trumpeter, Tommy Ladnier.
www.jazzhouse.org /gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920671156   (899 words)

  
 VH1.com : Doc Cheatham : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham was without question the greatest 90-year old trumpeter of all time; in fact, no brass player over the age of 80 had ever played with his power, range,
Doc Cheatham's career reaches back to the early '20s, when he played in vaudeville theaters backing such traveling singers as Bessie Smith and Clara Smith.
Cheatham was also a charming singer whose half-spoken, half-sung vocals took nothing away from his chance-taking trumpet flights.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/cheatham_doc/bio.jhtml   (329 words)

  
 NewStandard: 6/3/97
Cheatham -- with his blues-filled solos steeped in jazz history and charming spoken-word vocals -- did indeed steal the show from Mr.
Cheatham, who is lanky, rail-thin and wears his hair combed forward in ringlets.
Cheatham emerge as a top-notch soloist, and he later added singing to his repertoire.
www.s-t.com /daily/06-97/06-03-97/b06ae068.htm   (896 words)

  
 African American Registry: A trumpeter of excellence, Doc Cheatham. .
Anthony Adolphus Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cheatham fronted his own band in New York and backed Benny Goodman beginning in the late '60s as he came into his own as a gifted soloist.
An eagerly sought-after lead-trumpeter for the first three-quarters of his career, Doc Cheatham enjoyed a second career as a soloist at an age when most men are thinking about retirement.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/951/A_trumpeter_of_excellence_Doc_Cheatham   (362 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton: Music: Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Cheatham used to sub for Armstrong in Chicago in 1926, while Payton grew up in Armstrong's hometown of New Orleans and resembles the jazz giant physically as well as musically.
Like his old friend, Cheatham is a singer as well as a trumpeter, and his graceful, romantic vocals on numbers such as "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" and "Save It Pretty Mama" show the way for the trumpet solos, which closely resemble the human voice.
What is even more astounding is that Doc Cheatham was 91 years old when he recorded this CD, yet there is a sweetness to his tone and a precision to his playing that few players of any age can ever hope to match.
www.amazon.com /Doc-Cheatham-Nicholas-Payton/dp/B0000047E6   (572 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham passed away June 3 at the age of 91, but not without leaving ultimate evidence of his mastery: a magnificent final recording shared with 23-year-old trumpet star Nicholas Payton and a sweetly swinging New Orleans ensemble.
The 14 selections (mostly pop chestnuts and showtunes) were chosen by Doc himself and served up with reverence and joy.
Cheatham's gorgeously idiosyncratic trumpet sound is beautifully set off by Payton's sensitive obbligati and lucid solo turns.
www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/music/reviews/06-19-97/OTR/DOC_CHEATHAM.html   (174 words)

  
 NYPL, Video Gallery Cataloging Data: Doc Cheatham
Cheatham began playing trumpet at 12; later cornet and soprano sax.
Cheatham and Owens discuss white trumpet players: the union had a law that white musicians could not go to Chicago's South Side; but they came anyway, especially to hear Jimmy Noone at the Apex Club.
Doc shuns such comparisons: no one has yet upset Armstrong's trumpet tradition.
www.nypl.org /research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/dccat.htm   (801 words)

  
 JazzSpot > Reviews > JazzWords > Doc Cheatham
He was one of a kind, and spent 15 years playing the\ Sunday Brunch at Sweet Basil, where several of these photographs were taken in February.
I wrote some notes on Doc at that time, and they still ring true.
Doc is one of my heroes, because he did it so well for so long and offered those who loved him so much enjoyment.
www.jazzspot.com /jazzspot/reviews/doc_cheatham.htm   (241 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Doc Cheatham And Nicholas Payt [Live]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Cheatham used to sub for Armstrong in Chicago in 1926, while Payton grew up in Armstrong's hometown of New Orleans and resembles the jazz giant physically as well as musically.
Like his old friend, Cheatham is a singer as well as a trumpeter, and his graceful, romantic vocals on numbers such as "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" and "Save It Pretty Mama" show the way for the trumpet solos, which closely resemble the human voice.
What is even more astounding is that Doc Cheatham was 91 years old when he recorded this CD, yet there is a sweetness to his tone and a precision to his playing that few players of any age can ever hope to match.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000047E6   (543 words)

  
 ITG News from the Trumpet World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc collapsed in his hotel room after a performance in Washington, D.C. Doc, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, began his career in the 1920s as a lead player, and later in his career became more involved with improvisation and solo work.
In the 60s Doc performed with Benny Goodman, during which time he became more of a soloist, leading his own bands.
His last album, Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton, was recorded in the fall of 1996 and was released in 1997.
www.trumpetguild.org /NTW1997/FN970818.html   (155 words)

  
 JC-CD3082
Sid is backed up by Doc Cheatham on second trumpet(I have a review of one of Doc's last CDs when he was in his 90s elsewhere).
Doc was what we call a late bloomer as a soloist.
Doc is responsible for the fine muted solo after Wilbur’s solo, who uses his valve trombone here.
www.jazzcrusade.com /JCCD/JC3082.html   (2006 words)

  
 Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2667   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton [Verve, 1997] A
Given his softer embouchure, Cheatham's solos are a little less forthright than Payton's, but both leaders are so immersed in New Orleans style that you rarely register the difference.
As rendered here by tourist-circuit revivalists, working scholars, one original, and one pomo phenom, that style isn't dead, decadent, or ironically self-conscious, retaining its spry life and interactive unpredictability even though its revolutionary irreverence is lost to history.
www.robertchristgau.com /get_artist2.php?id=2667   (214 words)

  
 CD Review of Chuck Folds and his Sweet Basil Friends - Chuck Folds and his Sweet Basil Friends Remember Doc Cheatham on ...
Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham died of a stroke in 1997, just short of his 92nd birthday, while on an album tour with young lion Nicholas Payton.
Doc played brunches at Sweet Basil in NYC for almost seventeen years.
Doc once said of Satchmo, "I was one of those who couldn't play like him but I tried like hell!" This CD is a love letter to Doc Cheatham, who at life's end was still trying.
www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=1748   (278 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham
Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, born June 13, 1905 in Nashville, Tennessee
Phillips Chapel was the birthplace of the BFS Band.
note: Doc Cheatham passed away June, 1997 after suffering a stroke shortly after a gig at Washington's Blues Alley jazz club.
www.riverwalk.org /profiles/cheatham.htm   (1220 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham — Infoplease.com
Doc Cheatham - Doc Cheatham jazz trumpeter Though Cheatham didn't enjoy fame until he was in his 70s, he is...
Jazz in Paris: Sammy Price & Doc Cheatham Play George Gershwin
Related content from HighBeam Research on: Doc Cheatham
www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0762141.html   (204 words)

  
 Foundation: The Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Stockade Blues'." You won't find Doc's version of "Columbus Stockade Blues" on Foundation (it's not an instrumental), but nearly every tune here offers convincing evidence that Doc should be considered the steel-string guitar equivalent of a Michaelangelo or a Da Vinci.
The liner notes are equally skimpy; yes, the five-page appreciation of Doc by Dan Crary is very nice, but a list of the musicians on each track would have been even nicer.
Although it's not essential for the owner of an extensive Doc Watson collection, it is nice to have a number of Doc's instrumentals in one place.
www.rambles.net /watson_instrumental.html   (251 words)

  
 Bumpy Beds and Broken-down Buses: On the Road in the 30s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham is the trumpet player in the lower left.
Doc Cheatham recalls the days when Cab Calloway’s orchestra drew huge crowds playing tobacco barns throughout the South.
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we'll dip into the archive as jazz legends Clark Terry, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham and others tell stories of life on the road.
www.riverwalk.org /proglist/showpromo/on_the_road.htm   (611 words)

  
 Doc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The now-deceased Cheatham was 91 when he recorded this; Payton, 23.
Neither campy tongue-in-cheek nor depressingly nostalgic, Cheatham and Payton dive into this deep ocean with no grandstanding nor one-upping audibles.
It’s a tribute to the boundless talent of both that you can’t tell who’s soloing where without a crib sheet.
www.maximum-ink.com /archive/98/feb/html/doc.html   (169 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham - Dear Doc: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham - Dear Doc: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more
An excellent outing, this little-known French CD features the ageless Doc Cheatham [+] when he was a mere 83.
Assisted by pianist Kenny Drew [+], bassist Jimmy Woode [+] and drummer Idris Muhammad [+], Cheatham is the main star throughout, displaying a strong range, plenty of power and ideas that are both creative and melodic in addition to taking some charming vocals.
www.music.com /release/dear_doc/1   (194 words)

  
 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 June 2 in History
Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 June 2 in History
Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91
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www.brainyhistory.com /events/1997/june_2_1997_175226.html   (49 words)

  
 Festival Productions, Inc. l What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham, born June 13, 1905, didn't have to toot his own horn; he had a ton of friends to do that for him and from the looks of the line-up turning out to celebrate what would have been his centennial year, his memory and music remain cherished.
He suffered a stroke just 11 days shy of his 92nd birthday and shortly before then, he would let loose with some notes that made even his closest friends stand back and wonder.
His discography includes "Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton" in 1994, "Swinging Down in New Orleans" in 1995 and "Live at Sweet Basil" in 1996.
festivalproductions.net /05/new_view.php?ID=18   (933 words)

  
 Jazz Music I Like by Donald Burger, Houston, TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, by Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton.
This album was cut in the fall of 1996.
The trumpets shine and Doc's voice is just right.
www.burger.com /musjazz.htm   (233 words)

  
 Jan Jankeje Bass / Bassist
Die Besetzungsliste ist beeindruckend: Al Casey, Doc Cheatham, Vic Juris, George Kelly, Oscar Klein, Red Richards, Benny Waters und natürlich Bireli Lagrene - als desen jahrelanger Wegbegleiter und „Entdecker” Jan Jankeje sich zweifellos sehr verdient gemacht hat.
By Glenn Astarita Slovakian-born bassist Jan Jankeje is well known and highly respected within European jazz circles as Jankeje has performed with legends such as the late trumpeter Doc Cheatham and legendary alto saxophonist Benny Waters.
His broad, corpulent wooden sound combined with his pronounced, fleet fingered manipulations enable him to be a bassist of choice for jazz musicians, especially abroad.
www.jankeje.de /galerie.htm   (3184 words)

  
 Louisiana Music Factory - Swinging Down In New Orleans by Doc Cheatham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Doc Cheatham recorded here in his eighty-eighth year when his singing and trumpet playing were as strong as ever and his love for New Orleans style jazz never more evident.
Many of the same artists featured here as on the Grammy Award winning recording of Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton on Verve.
Song's like "I Want A Little Girl," "Never Swat A Fly," and "Strutting With Some Barbecue" are filled with Doc's charming personality.
www.louisianamusicfactory.com /showoneprod.asp?ProductID=155&OutletID=13   (113 words)

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