Chick Webb
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Biography
[Edit]Chick Webb represented the triumph of the human spirit in jazz and life. Hunchbacked, small in stature, almost a dwarf with a large face and broad shoulders, Webb fought off congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and bandleaders of the big band era. Perched high upon a platform, he used custom-made pedals, goose-neck cymbal holders, a 28-inch bass drum and a wide variety of other percussion instruments to create thundering solos of a complexity and energy that paved the way for Buddy Rich (who studied Webb intensely) and Louie Bellson. Alas, Webb did not get a fair shake on records; Decca's primitive recording techniques could not adequately capture his spectacular technique and wide dynamic range. He could not read music, but that didn't stop him either, for he memorized each arrangement flawlessly. Although his band did not become as influential and revered in the long run as some of its contemporaries, it nevertheless was feared in its time for its battles of the bands in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom; a famous encounter with the high-flying Benny Goodman outfit at its peak (with Gene Krupa in the drummer's chair) left the latter band drained and defeated.
William Henry Webb bought his first set of drums with his earnings as a newsboy, and he began playing in bands on pleasure boats. After moving to New York in 1925, he led bands in various clubs before settling in for long regular runs at the Savoy beginning in 1931. Although Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges played with the band early on, the Webb band was oddly short on major soloists during its heyday from the mid-'30s onward; the young alto sax player Louis Jordan made the biggest impression after leaving the band. But the band made up for it with a crisp ensemble sound, Webb's disciplined, ferociously driving drum pyrotechnics, trumpeter Taft Jordan's impressions of Louis Armstrong, and most of all, a series of strong compositions and charts by Edgar Sampson ("Blue Lou" and "Stomping at the Savoy" among them). In 1935, Webb hired the teenaged Ella Fitzgerald after she won a talent contest at the Apollo Theater, became her legal guardian, and rebuilt his show around the singer, who provided him with his biggest hit record, "A Tisket-A-Tasket," in 1938. The band's fame continued to grow, fueled by its reputation as a giant-killer in the Savoy battles and a continuous string of Decca 78s that featured such irresistible numbers as "T'aint What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" and the B-side of "Tasket," "Liza." But Webb's precarious health began to give way, and after a major operation in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he died (his last words reportedly were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go."). After Webb's death, Fitzgerald fronted the band until it finally broke up in 1942. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: In Chronology - 1929-1934 (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection)
Artist: Chick Webb
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Early Years Part 1 (CD1)
Artist: Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Classical
Title: I Got Rhythm: The Best of Ella and Chick
Artist: Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Early Years Part 1 (CD2)
Artist: Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Classical
Title: Chick Webb and His Savoy Ballroom Orchestra: The King of the Drums (1939)
Artist: Chick Webb
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Set 33: Big Band, Disc 4: Chick Webb)
Artist: Chick Webb
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Your Christmas Present - Al Jolson & Friends
Genre: Pop
Title: Music Shop - Songs for Sale, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: Musicworld, Vol. 11: Classic Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Jazz Story - Bon Voyage
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Song Mix (8)
Genre: Pop
Title: Honeysuckel Rose- American Hot Bands of the Thirties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music & Highlights: Let's Dance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music & Highlights: Big Band Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: Big Band Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 33
Genre: Jazz
Title: Flashbacks, Volume 1: High & Low: Drugsongs 1917 - 1944
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Rock, Country
Title: Drum Rolls & Heartbreaks - CD2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Then... Chill Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Then... Chill Jazz (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story Bon Voyage
Title: The Swing Era - The Music Of 1937-1938
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Gatsby Party! (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Gatsby Party! (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: History Of Swing 2019
Title: The Savory Collection 1935-1940 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Swing Era Songs 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Rockabilly, Classical, Bop, Musical, Easy Listening
Title: Big Band And Swing Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Early Years, Pt. 1 (1935-1938) [feat. Chick Webb and His Orchestra]
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz
Title: "my Stardust Melody..." The Songs Of Hoagy Carmichael
Artist: Various
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Set 39: Vocalists, Disc 2: Ella Fitzgerald)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz
Title: A-Tisket, A-Tasket (Happy Birthday Ella - Original Recordings 1936 - 1952)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chick Webb and His Orchestra: 1935-1938 (Live)
Artist: Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing & Bass Compilation Vol. 3
Genre: Swing House, Electro, Drum & Bass