Charlie Rice
Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer. Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes. After playing with Eddie Vinson's and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups) in 1951 he went with Oscar Pettiford, Rudy Williams, Clifton Best, J.J. Johnson and Howard McGhee on a USO tour to the South Pacific, as part of a unit known as the "Swingin' Jamboree".
Charlie Rice
- Name
- Charlie Rice
- Born
- 1 March 1920
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 22 April 2018
- Place of death
- U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
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Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer. Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes. After playing with Eddie Vinson's and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups) in 1951 he went with Oscar Pettiford, Rudy Williams, Clifton Best, J.J. Johnson and Howard McGhee on a USO tour to the South Pacific, as part of a unit known as the "Swingin' Jamboree".
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The concerts were recorded and released the following year as Howard McGhee and his Korean All Stars, Jazz At the Battlefront Volume 1. Back in Philadelphia, he led the Charlie Rice All-Stars. He died in April 2018 at the age of 98. He was buried at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.
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• Name — Charlie Rice • Born — 1 March 1920 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 22 April 2018 • Place of death — U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Drums • Years Active — 1948–2018
Discography
• With Chet Baker • The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 (Colpix, 1964) • I/We Had a Ball (Limelight, 1965) - 1 track • Baby Breeze (Limelight, 1965) • With Sonny Stitt and Eddie Davis • The Battle of Birdland (Roost, 1954) • With Eddie Davis • Modern Jazz Expressions (King Records, 1956) • Uptown (King Records, 1958) • This and That (King Records, 1959) • Goodies From Eddie Davis (Roulette, 1999) • With The Gordons • The Gordons (Crusade Enterprises, 1977) • With Al Grey / Jimmy Forrest • O.D. (Out 'Dere) (Greyforrest Records, 1980) • With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott • The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw Davis – Shirley Scott (Bethlehem Records and Solid Records, 2013)
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- 1.Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 2.Porter, Lewis. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. 34. 1999. 978-0-472-08643-6.
- 3."Jazz Group To Play For Korea Troops" 22 Nov 1951 JET at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 4.Dicaire, David. Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present. McFarland. 36. 2006-02-15. 978-0-7864-8557-4.
- 5."Rhythm and Blues Notes" Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 6."Overview" allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 7."Hot Jazz Record Reviews" Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 8."Rhythm and Blues Notes" 20 Jun 1953 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 9."Jazz Bridge Presents Charlie Rice in Collingswood on October 6th" All About Jazz. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- 10.Charles R. Rice Obituary
- 11.Charles R. Rice
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