Bama Warwick
William Carl "Bama" Warwick (October 27, 1917, Birmingham, Alabama – 2003, Philadelphia) was an American jazz trumpeter. Warwick lived in Brookside, Alabama, as a child, then moved in with Charlie Shavers after moving northward in the early 1930s. Together, they moved to Philadelphia in 1936 and became members of Frank Fairfax's band, playing alongside Dizzy Gillespie. They subsequently played with Tiny Bradshaw and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. After Shavers left to join John Kirby's ensemble, Warwick worked with Teddy Hill, Edgar Hayes, Don Redman, and Bunny Berigan. During World War II, Warwick conducted a military band. He played with Woody Herman in 1944-45, then worked with Buddy Rich. In the 1950s he led his own group and also worked with Lucky Millinder and Brew Moore; he returned to Gillespie's employ in 1956, playing intermittently with him until 1961. He took a position directing music with the New York City Department of Corrections in 1966. In 1972, he appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival with Benny Carter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 27, 1917, Died 2003
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-030354 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | I got ya | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-030355 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | I'm playing solitaire | Don Redman Orchestra ; Quentin Jackson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-030356 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Auld lang syne | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-030357 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Sweet Leilani | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-030358 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | 'Deed I do | Don Redman Orchestra ; Laurel Watson | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-030359 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Down home rag | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warwick, Bama," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108571.
Warwick, Bama. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108571.
"Warwick, Bama." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Carl Warwick
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Warwick, Bama, 1917- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00092670
Wikidata: Carl Warwick - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29476088
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/75868156
MusicBrainz: Carl Warwick - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cfe71d00-23f3-4573-9d0b-1198de6962a3
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