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American jazz musician
Charles Coleridge "Red" Richards (October 19, 1912,
New York City
[1] – March 12, 1998,
Scarsdale, New York )
[2] was an American
jazz pianist.
Biography
Richards began playing classical piano at age ten and concentrated on jazz from age sixteen after hearing
Fats Waller . His first major professional gig was with
Tab Smith at the
Savoy Ballroom in New York City from 1945 to 1949.
[1] Following this he played with
Bob Wilber (1950–51) and
Sidney Bechet (1951).
[1] He toured Italy and France in 1953 with
Mezz Mezzrow 's band alongside
Buck Clayton and
Big Chief Moore , also accompanying
Frank Sinatra in Italy.
[1] He played with
Muggsy Spanier intermittently from 1953 through the end of the decade and with
Fletcher Henderson in 1957–58. In 1958, he performed as a solo act in
Columbus, Ohio , then played with
Wild Bill Davison in 1958–59 and again in 1962.
[1]
In 1960 he formed
Saints & Sinners with
Vic Dickenson , playing with this band until 1970.
[1] He joined jazz drummer Chuck Slate and his band in 1971 and stayed with him most of the year. He recorded an album with Slate called Bix 'n' All That Jazz . Following this he worked with
Eddie Condon (1975–77), then led a trio in 1977–78. He played with
Panama Francis and the
Savoy Sultans worldwide from 1979 through the 1980s. He recorded with
Bill Coleman in 1980. He continued to tour near to the time of his death in March 1998, in
New York .
[2]
Discography
As leader
In a Mellow Tone (West 54, 1978)
Soft Buns (West 54, 1979)
It's a Wonderful World (
Black & Blue , 1980)
Lullaby in Rhythm (
Sackville , 1985)
I'm Shooting High (Sackville, 1988)
Dreamy (Sackville, 1992)
My Romance (Jazz Point, 1993)
Swing Time (Jazz Point, 1993)
Groove Move (Jazz Point, 1994)
Echoes of Spring (Sackville, 1998)
As sideman
With
Panama Francis
Gettin' in the Groove (Black and Blue, 1979)
Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans (Classic Jazz, 1980)
Grooving (Stash, 1982)
With
Saints & Sinners
Catch Fire at the Sheraton-Jefferson in St. Louis (Seeco, 1960)
The Saints and Sinners (77 Records, 1964)
Saints and Sinners in Canada (Cav-a-Bob, 1967)
Sugar (MPS, 1968)
With
Muggsy Spanier
Chicago Jazz (RKO, 1958)
Muggsy Spanier (Ace of Hearts, 1967)
One of a Kind (Glendale, 1983)
Hesitatin' Blues (Affinity, 1986)
At Club Hangover San Francisco 1953–54 (Storyville, 1997)
With others
Buster Bailey ,
All About Memphis (Felsted, 1958)
Buck Clayton , Singing Trumpets (Jazztone, 1957)
Bill Coleman , Really I Do (Black and Blue, 1982)
Vic Dickenson , Just Friends (Sackville, 1986)
Bobby Donaldson , Dixieland New York (World Wide, 1958)
Bobby Donaldson, Dixieland Jazz Party (Savoy, 1959)
Eddie Durham , Eddie Durham (RCA Victor, 1974)
Fletcher Henderson All Stars, The Big Reunion (Jazztone, 1958)
Bud Freeman , The Bud Freeman All Star Swing Sessions (Prestige, 2003)
Marian McPartland , Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast (Jazz Alliance, 1994)
Mezz Mezzrow , Swingin' with Mezz (Vogue, 1962)
Pee Wee Russell , The Individualism of Pee Wee Russell (Savoy, 1978)
Rex Stewart ,
Henderson Homecoming (United Artists, 1959)
Maxine Sullivan , We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye (Audiophile, 1995)
Skeets Tolbert , 1939–1942 (Everybodys, 1983)
Dinah Washington , A Slick Chick: The Rhythm & Blues Years (Mercury, 1983)
Benny Waters , Plays Songs of Love (Jazzpoint, 1993)
George Wettling , George Wettling's Jazz Band from Stuyvesant Casino Featuring Hot Lips Page (Storyville, 1994)
Jimmy Witherspoon , Sings the Blues with Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans (Muse, 1983)
References
Other sources
Doran/Kernfeld, "Red Richards".
Grove Jazz online.
International National Artists Other