Birth name Leroy Elliott Stewart Education Boston Conservatory Name Slam Stewart | Instruments Double bass Movies Boy! What a Girl! | |
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Born September 21, 1914 ( 1914-09-21 ) Albums Shut Yo' Mouth!, Two Big Mice Similar People | ||
Slam stewart his trio oh me oh my oh gosh
Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an African American jazz double bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20.
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- Slam stewart his trio oh me oh my oh gosh
- born Sept 21 1914 Slam Stewart
- Biography
- Studio albums
- As sideman
- Filmography
- References
born Sept. 21 1914, Slam Stewart
Biography
Stewart was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on September 21, 1914, and began playing string bass while attending Dwight Morrow High School. While attending the Boston Conservatory, he heard Ray Perry singing along with his violin. This gave him the inspiration to follow suit with his bass. In 1937 Stewart teamed with Slim Gaillard to form the novelty jazz act Slim and Slam. The duo's biggest hit was "Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)" in 1938.
Stewart found regular session work throughout the 1940s with Lester Young, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Johnny Guarnieri, Red Norvo, Don Byas, Benny Goodman, and Beryl Booker. One of the most famous sessions he played on took place in 1945 when Stewart played with Dizzy Gillespie's group (which featured Charlie Parker). Out of those sessions came some of the classics of bebop such as "Groovin' High" and "Dizzy Atmosphere."
He taught at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and at Yale University. He died on December 9, 1987 in Binghamton.
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