Bill Rank

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风格: #迪克西兰爵士
地区: 欧美

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by Scott YanowBill Rank is most famous for having participated on some classic recordings with Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer in the 1920s. He began his professional career in 1921, playing with Collins Jazz Band in Florida and then in Indianapolis as part of Tade Dolans Singing Orchestra. Rank joined Jean Goldkettes Orchestra in 1923 and was with Goldkette through the summer of 1927 including the Beiderbecke era. He was with Adrian Rollinis legendary (if short-lived) orchestra, recorded with Sam Lanin, Roger Wolfe Kahn and Nat Shilkret and then was with Paul Whitemans Orchestra from Dec. 1927 up until 1938, appearing on many recordings. After four years playing in the Hollywood studios, Rank moved to Cincinnati where he led his own bands by night while working in the insurance industry by day. In the late 1960s he became more active in music, visiting Europe a few times and appearing at numerous classic jazz festivals in the 70s where he was treated as a legend. Bill Rank led his lone record date in 1973, a tribute to Bix Beiderbecke for Fat Cats Jazz.