Bumps Myers

Hubert Maxwell "Bumps" Myers (August 22, 1912, Clarksburg, West Virginia - March 2, 1968, Los Angeles) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known primarily as a tenor saxophonist, he also occasionally played alto and soprano sax.

Myers moved to southern California with his family when he was nine years old, and began playing with Curtis Mosby in the late 1920s. He played with Buck Clayton in the 1930s (including on a tour of China), as well as with Lionel Hampton and Les Hite. In the 1940s Myers played extensively with Benny Carter, as well as with Lester Young, Jimmie Lunceford, Sid Catlett, T-Bone Walker, Benny Goodman, and Russell Jacquet. He continued performing live and working as a session musician through the 1950s, with Jimmy Witherspoon, Helen Humes, Red Callender, Louie Bellson, and Harry Belafonte; he also worked with Horace Henderson in the early 1960s before retiring due to health problems. He was an Army private during World War 2 and is buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 22, 1912 (Clarksburg), Died April 9, 1968 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 6589 1/14/1952 Wheel of fortune Helen Humes instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 6590 1/14/1952 All night long Helen Humes instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 6591 1/14/1952 I hear a rhapsody Helen Humes instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca L 6592 1/14/1952 You played on my piano Helen Humes instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Myers, Bumps," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333177.

Myers, Bumps. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333177.

"Myers, Bumps." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333177

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