Chu Berry

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Chu Berry was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist of the swing era, celebrated for his virtuosic technique and work with bands such as Cab Calloway’s orchestra.

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Chu Berry canonical 3

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instanceOf American jazz saxophonist
human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1941
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedAct Benny Carter
Billie Holiday
Cab Calloway
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Fletcher Henderson
Teddy Hill
birthName Leon Brown Berry
causeOfDeath injuries from automobile accident
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-09-13
dateOfDeath 1941-10-30
education Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
surface form: Lincoln University (attended)
era swing era
familyName Berry
genre jazz
swing music
givenName Leon
influenced Charlie Parker
Dexter Gordon
Don Byas
influencedBy Coleman Hawkins
instrument tenor saxophone
mannerOfDeath traffic collision
memberOf Bennie Moten Orchestra
Cab Calloway Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
Teddy Hill Orchestra
nickname Chu Berry self-link
notableFeature advanced harmonic approach that anticipated bebop
notableWork composition "Christopher Columbus"
solo on "Ghost of a Chance"
occupation jazz composer
musician
saxophonist
placeOfBirth Wheeling, West Virginia
surface form: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Conneaut, Ohio, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
Decca Records
Vocalion Records
sexOrGender male
style virtuosic technique on tenor saxophone

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Coleman Hawkins influenced Chu Berry
Chu Berry nickname Chu Berry self-link
Cab Calloway associatedAct Chu Berry