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American jazz bassist and tuba player
Hayes Alvis
Birth name Hayes Julian Alvis Born (1907-05-01 ) May 1, 1907
Chicago , Illinois, U.S.Died December 29, 1972(1972-12-29) (aged 65)
New York City , New York, U.S. Genres
Jazz
Musical artist
Hayes Alvis (May 1, 1907 – December 29, 1972) was an American
jazz bassist and tuba player.
[1]
Career
Alvis began on drums but switched to tuba and bass after playing with
Jelly Roll Morton in 1927–1928.
[2] He played tuba with
Earl Hines from 1928 to 1930, and created arrangements for Hines as well.
[2]
He moved to
New York City in 1931 and played with
Jimmie Noone in the
Mills Blue Rhythm Band from 1931 to 1934 and 1936.
[2] An early double-bass solo can be heard on the latter group's "Rhythm Spasm" (1932).
[2] Alvis also occasionally played baritone saxophone in this ensemble as well, and was the group's tour manager.
[2] From 1935 to 1938, he played with
Duke Ellington , working with fellow bassist/tuba player
Billy Taylor .
[2]
After his period with Ellington, Alvis played with
Benny Carter ,
Joe Sullivan , and
Louis Armstrong (in whose ensemble he replaced
Pops Foster ).
[2] From 1942 to 1945, Alvis played in an
U.S. Army band led by
Sy Oliver .
[2] After the war, Alvis played with
Dave Martin until 1947, and then took a longstanding run as a house musician at the
Café Society nightclub in New York City.
[2]
In the 1950s, he played in various swing and
Dixieland revival groups, including
Wilbur De Paris 's.
[2] In the early 1970s, he played with
Jay McShann and
Tiny Grimes in a trio.
[2]
Death
Hayes Alvis died at his home on December 29, 1972. He was 65 years old.
[3]
References
Studio albums
Harlem Jazz, 1930
Ellingtonia, Vol. One
Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
The Blanton–Webster Band
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Smoke Rings
Liberian Suite
Great Times!
Masterpieces by Ellington
Ellington Uptown
The Duke Plays Ellington
Ellington '55
Dance to the Duke!
Ellington Showcase
Historically Speaking
Duke Ellington Presents...
The Complete Porgy and Bess
A Drum Is a Woman
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
Such Sweet Thunder
Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
Ellington Indigos
Black, Brown and Beige
Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
The Cosmic Scene
Happy Reunion
Jazz Party
Anatomy of a Murder
Festival Session
Blues in Orbit
The Nutcracker Suite
Piano in the Background
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
Unknown Session
Piano in the Foreground
Paris Blues
Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Midnight in Paris
Studio Sessions, New York 1962
Afro-Bossa
The Symphonic Ellington
Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
Studio Sessions New York 1963
My People
Ellington '65
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
Ellington '66
Concert in the Virgin Islands
The Popular Duke Ellington
Far East Suite
The Jaywalker
Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
Second Sacred Concert
Studio Sessions New York, 1968
Latin American Suite
The Pianist
New Orleans Suite
Orchestral Works
The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
The Intimacy of the Blues
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
The Intimate Ellington
The Ellington Suites
This One's for Blanton!
Up in Duke's Workshop
Duke's Big 4
Mood Ellington
Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
Orchestra members Related
International National Artists Other