Clarence Shaw
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Clarence Eugene Shaw, sometimes credited as Gene Shaw (June 16, 1926, Detroit - August 17, 1973, Los Angeles) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Shaw played piano and trombone as a child. He began playing trumpet around 1946 after hearing Dizzy Gillespie's Hot House while recovering from injuries sustained in the Army. He attended the Detroit Insitute of Music and studied under Barry Harris, and played locally with Lester Young, Wardell Gray, and Lucky Thompson.
He moved to New York City in 1956 and soon after began playing with Charles Mingus's Jazz Workshop in 1957. Among his credits with Mingus is Tijuana Moods. Later that year he destroyed his instrument and quit music over a fight with Mingus. He did not return to playing until 1962, after which time he formed his own ensemble. He retired again in 1964 and returned to music once more in 1968.
[edit] Discography as leader
- Breakthrough (Argo Records, 1962)
- Debut in Blue (Argo, 1963)
- Carnival Sketches (Argo, 1964)
[edit] References
- Gary W. Kennedy, "Clarence Shaw". New Grove Dictionary of Jazz online.
