Birth name Lavere Harding Role Composer Origin Ontario, Canada Died November 14, 1965 | Instruments Piano Genres Swing music Name Buster Harding Associated acts Count Basie | |
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Born March 19, 1912 ( 1912-03-19 ) Similar People Count Basie, Dicky Wells, Roy Eldridge, Buck Clayton, Sy Oliver | ||
Windy City Jive by Buster Harding (1942, Jazz piano)
Lavere "Buster" Harding (March 19, 1912 – November 14, 1965) was a Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Contents
- Windy City Jive by Buster Harding 1942 Jazz piano
- Early life
- Later life and career
- Select discography
- References
Early life
Born to Benjamin "Ben" and Ada (née Shreve) Harding in North Buxton, Ontario, Harding was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where as a teenager he started on his own band.
Later life and career
In 1939 Harding went to work for the Teddy Wilson big band, and then in the early 1940s went to work for the Coleman Hawkins band, and then Cab Calloway. He became a freelance arranger and worked with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie, among others.
In 1949 he was the musical director for Billie Holiday recording sessions. In the early 1960s Harding played with Jonah Jones, though he was known primarily as an arranger and composer. Harding did not record as a leader. He died on November 14, 1965, in New York City.
Select discography
With Count Basie
With Roy Eldridge
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Billie Holiday