Charlie Shavers Quintet "Serenade to Nylons" 1947 78RPM 10" Single Vogue R755 EX
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Charles James Shavers (born August 3, 1920 died July 8, 1971), known as Charlie Shavers, was an American swing era jazz trumpet player who played at one time or another with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.
In 1936 he joined John Kirby's Sextet as trumpet soloist and arranger. He was only 16 at the time but gave his birth date as 1917 in order to avoid child labor laws - many biographies still list this date. His arrangements and solos with this band contributed greatly towards making it one of the most commercially successful and widely imitated bands of its day. In 1945 he joined Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra, with whom he toured and recorded, off and on, until 1953. During this time he continued to play sessions at CBS, played with the Metronome All-Stars, and made a number of recordings as trumpet soloist with Billie Holiday. It was at this time that he recorded several Vogue Picture Disks as the Charlie Shavers Quintet. The members were: Trumpet – Charlie Shavers, Bass – Sidney Block, Clarinet – Buddy DeFranco, Drums – Alvin Stoller and Piano – John Potaker. Charlie Shavers died from throat cancer in New York in 1971 at the age of 50. His friend Louis Armstrong died while Shavers was on his deathbed, and his last request was that his trumpet mouthpiece be buried with Armstrong in his coffin.
Vogue Picture Records are phonograph records on the "Vogue" label which have a picture (an artist's illustration) embedded in the transparent vinyl of the record. The illustrations on each side of the record are usually related to the title of the song on that side. Many of the illustrations are mushy romantic themes. Vogue picture records were produced by Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan. The first 10-inch Vogue picture record (catalog number R707) was released to the public in May 1946. Production ceased less than a year later in April 1947, with Sav-Way entering into receivership in August 1947. During this time, approximately seventy-four different 10-inch Vogue picture records were released. Vogues spanned the musical gamut from big band to country to jazz. Sav-Way didn't have a lot of luck signing many big-name artists, but some notables such as jazz great Charlie Shavers did record for Sav-Way. Vogue picture records were of a very high quality, with little surface noise. The records were produced using a complicated process whereby a central core aluminum disc was sandwiched between the paper illustrations and vinyl.
In 1947 the Charlie Shavers Quintet released “Serenade To A Pair Of Nylons” backed with “Broadjump” on a Vogue Records Picture Record (R755). The B-side illustration is signed by Will Wirts. The record has no scratches or abrasions affecting play, and no chips on the edges. There are some light scratches from play but they do not seem to be audible. Surface noise is a little louder on the run in grooves, probably from the needle drops when played, but the noise reduces before the music begins. The record is in Excellent Condition on both sides and played very well on my phonograph. The pictures are bright, well colored and detail is excellent. The sleeve is gold paper. Please see the photographs for condition.
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