Chick Webb

drums, conducting · 1905–1939 · Baltimore

Suffering from spinal tuberculosis since childhood, Chick Webb led the Savoy Ballroom's house orchestra from 1931, famous for its battles against Goodman, Ellington, or Basie. He brought the young Ella Fitzgerald to prominence in 1935; she took over the orchestra after his death in 1939.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington

Landmark tracks

• Stompin' at the Savoy (1934)
• Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) (1938)

Sources

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