Al Casey
Albert Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist who was a member of Fats Waller's band during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Al Casey
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- Name
- Al Casey
- Birth Name
- Albert Aloysius Casey
- Born
- 15 September 1915
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
- Died
- 11 September 2005
- Place of death
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Guitarist
- Full name
- Albert Aloysius Casey.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- jazz.
- Education
- DeWitt Clinton High School.
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Albert Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist who was a member of Fats Waller's band during the 1930s and early 1940s.
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Al Casey (1915–2005) was a bandleader, guitarist and musician, of American nationality. The bandleader was born Albert Aloysius Casey in Louisville and died in New York City.
Al Casey was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School. The bandleader was a member of Fats Waller and his Rhythm. The work spans jazz.
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• Name — Al Casey • Birth Name — Albert Aloysius Casey • Born — 15 September 1915 • Birthplace — Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. • Died — 11 September 2005 • Place of death — New York City, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, swing • Occupation — Guitarist • Years Active — 1934–2004 Albert Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist who was a member of Fats Waller's band during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Career
Career
Casey was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City and studied guitar. He was a child prodigy who first played violin, then switched to ukulele. He began playing guitar in 1930 and met Fats Waller in 1933. The following year, at the age of eighteen, he became a member of Waller's band, making many recordings with the band, and he is known for having played the solo in "Buck Jumpin'". After Waller's death in 1943, he led his own trio. For two consecutive years in the 1940s, he was voted best guitarist in Esquire magazine. From 1957, he was a member of a rhythm and blues band led by King Curtis. Four years later he dropped out of music, though he returned in the 1970s to record with Helen Humes and Jay McShann. Another absence followed until 1981, when he returned to music to play with the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band. He died of colon cancer on September 11, 2005. During his career, Casey worked with Louis Armstrong, Chu Berry, Coleman Hawkins, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Billy Kyle, Frankie Newton, Clarence Profit, Art Tatum, and Teddy Wilson.
As leader
As leader
• Buck Jumpin (Swingville, 1960) • The Al Casey Quartet (Moodsville, 1960) • Jumpin' with Al: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (Black & Blue, 1974) • Guitar Odyssey with Billy Butler (Jazz Odyssey, 1974) • Six Swinging Strings (JSP, 1981) • Best of Friends with Jay McShann (JSP, 1982) • Genius of Jazz Guitar (JSP, 1983) • Al Casey Remembers King Curtis (JSP, 1985)
As sideman
As sideman
• Louis Armstrong, Pops (Phoenix 10, 1980) • King Curtis, Live in New York (JSP, 2008) • Neville Dickie, Shout for Joy (Southland, 1997) • Wally Fawkes, October Song (Calligraph, 1986) • Humphrey Lyttelton, Scatterbrains (Lake, 2003)
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Al Casey is recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded as guitarist, musician and bandleader.
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2005
Al Casey died on 11 September 2005.
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- 1.Voce, Steve. Al Casey. The Independent. September 15, 2005.
- 2.Ankeny, Jason. Al Casey. AllMusic.
- 3.Yanow, Scott. The Great Jazz Guitarists. Backbeat. 41–42. 2013. 978-1-61713-023-6.
- 4.Al Casey Dies at 89; Early Jazz Guitarist. The New York Times. September 13, 2005.
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