Charlie Shavers

Jazz trumpeter (1920–1971)

Born: 3 August 1917
New York City
Died: 8 July 1971
New York City
Country: United States
Record labels: MGM Records
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Charlie Shavers was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Charlie Shavers was born on 3 August 1917 in New York City and died on 8 July 1971 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: MGM Records.

Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan 1999

Also plays on

Albums where Charlie Shavers is credited as a sideman

1952	Billie Holiday Sings — Billie Holiday	trumpet
1952	Solitude — Billie Holiday	trumpet
1953	The Astaire Story — Fred Astaire	trumpet, instruments
1954	Billie Holiday — Billie Holiday	trumpet
1956	Lady Sings the Blues — Billie Holiday	trumpet, trombone
1958	Stay With Me — Billie Holiday	trumpet
—	The Irving Berlin Songbook — Fred Astaire	trumpet

Standards written by Charlie Shavers

Title	Key	Form	Groove
Undecided	C major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing

Analysed solos by Charlie Shavers

Limehouse Bluestrumpet · 269 BPM · Ab-maj · 1941-09-13

Teacher of

Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)

Historic 78 rpm records

Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues; Bugle Call Rag Earl Hines · Paul Baron's Sextet · Paul Baron and his Orchestra ·… archive.org ↗
BOOGIE WOOGIE ON ST. LOUIS BLUES; BUGLE CALL RAG Earl Hines · Paul Baron and his Orchestra · Paul Baron's Sextet ·… archive.org ↗
I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME The "King" · Charlie Shavers · Buddy Rich · Herbie Haymer · John… archive.org ↗
SWINGING ON CENTRAL The "King" · Charlie Shavers · Buddy Rich · Herbie Haymer · John… archive.org ↗
CURRY IN A HURRY CHARLIE SHAVERS QUINTET · Charlie Shavers · Earl Hines · Tab Smith ·… archive.org ↗
STARDUST CHARLIE SHAVERS QUINTET · Charlie Shavers · Earl Hines · Tab Smith ·… archive.org ↗
Capital Idea The Gene Krupa Sextet · Gene Krupa · Charlie Shavers · Willie Smith… archive.org ↗
ROSETTA Charlie Shavers · Trummie Young · Don Byas · Ernie Caceres · Bill… archive.org ↗