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Arthur Schutt (November 21, 1902 – January 28, 1965) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. [1]
Schutt was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, [2] and learned piano from his father. He accompanied silent films as a teenager in the 1910 and was playing in a movie palace in 1918 when Paul Specht hired him to play in a band; [2] he worked for Specht until 1924, including during a tour of Europe in 1923. He held positions with Roger Wolfe Kahn and Don Voorhees, and became a prolific studio pianist, recording with Fred Rich, Nat Shilkret, Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, and the Charleston Chasers. [2] From 1926-29 and again in 1931 he played with Red Nichols; he also recorded with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra (1928–31), and Benny Goodman. He recorded under his own name in 1929-30 as a bandleader.
Schutt receded from jazz in the 1930s, though he did play with Bud Freeman in 1939. He spent much of the 1940s and 1950s working in the Hollywood recording studios. [2]
Schutt composed a jazz tune "Delirium" in 1927, which was widely recorded. In 1934, Schutt co-wrote "Georgia Jubilee" with Benny Goodman which, while a hit, was also recorded by Isham Jones's band. Schutt also composed the ragtime "piano novelty" piece " Bluin' the Black Keys", considered one of the most difficult traditional, period rags ever written.
Schutt died in San Francisco, California, in January 1965, at the age of 62. [2]
- Footnotes
- ^ "Arthur Schutt (1902-1965)". Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2205. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- General references
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1902 births
- 1965 deaths
- American jazz pianists
- American male jazz pianists
- Musicians from Reading, Pennsylvania
- Ragtime composers
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American pianists
- Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male musicians
- The Dorsey Brothers members
- The Charleston Chasers members
Arthur Schutt (November 21, 1902 – January 28, 1965) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. [1]
Schutt was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, [2] and learned piano from his father. He accompanied silent films as a teenager in the 1910 and was playing in a movie palace in 1918 when Paul Specht hired him to play in a band; [2] he worked for Specht until 1924, including during a tour of Europe in 1923. He held positions with Roger Wolfe Kahn and Don Voorhees, and became a prolific studio pianist, recording with Fred Rich, Nat Shilkret, Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, and the Charleston Chasers. [2] From 1926-29 and again in 1931 he played with Red Nichols; he also recorded with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra (1928–31), and Benny Goodman. He recorded under his own name in 1929-30 as a bandleader.
Schutt receded from jazz in the 1930s, though he did play with Bud Freeman in 1939. He spent much of the 1940s and 1950s working in the Hollywood recording studios. [2]
Schutt composed a jazz tune "Delirium" in 1927, which was widely recorded. In 1934, Schutt co-wrote "Georgia Jubilee" with Benny Goodman which, while a hit, was also recorded by Isham Jones's band. Schutt also composed the ragtime "piano novelty" piece " Bluin' the Black Keys", considered one of the most difficult traditional, period rags ever written.
Schutt died in San Francisco, California, in January 1965, at the age of 62. [2]
- Footnotes
- ^ "Arthur Schutt (1902-1965)". Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2205. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- General references
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1902 births
- 1965 deaths
- American jazz pianists
- American male jazz pianists
- Musicians from Reading, Pennsylvania
- Ragtime composers
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American pianists
- Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male musicians
- The Dorsey Brothers members
- The Charleston Chasers members