Chu Berry

tenor saxophone · 1908–1941 · Wheeling

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Leon "Chu" Berry switched from alto to tenor after hearing Coleman Hawkins and became, from 1937 to 1941, the major soloist of Cab Calloway's orchestra. He died at 33 in a car accident in Conneaut, Ohio.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Sittin' In (1938)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Nov 28, 2024: Chu Berry, le ténor gourmand (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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