Charlie Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1917 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.
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Shavers, National Studios, May 1947 Photography by William P. Gottlieb | |
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| Birth name | Charles James Shavers |
| Born | August 3, 1917 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1971 (aged 53) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
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| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
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