Charlie Rice | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 1, 1920
Died | April 22, 2018 U.S. | (aged 98)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1948–2018 |
Charles R. Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer.
Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes. [1]
After playing with Eddie Vinson's [2] and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups [2]) in 1951 he went with Oscar Pettiford, Rudy Williams, Clifton Best, [3] J.J. Johnson and Howard McGhee on a USO tour to the South Pacific, [1] [4] as part of a unit known as the "Swingin' Jamboree". [5] The concerts were recorded and released the following year as Howard McGhee and his Korean All Stars, Jazz At the Battlefront Volume 1. [6] [7]
Back in Philadelphia, he led the Charlie Rice All-Stars. [8]
As well as playing with Sonny Stitt, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (again with John Coltrane [2]), and Leo Parker, in 1964 and 1965 he toured and recorded with Chet Baker. [1]
As of October 2011, Rice was still performing. [9] He died in April 2018 at the age of 98. [10] He was buried at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. [11]
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Charlie Rice | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 1, 1920
Died | April 22, 2018 U.S. | (aged 98)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1948–2018 |
Charles R. Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer.
Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes. [1]
After playing with Eddie Vinson's [2] and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups [2]) in 1951 he went with Oscar Pettiford, Rudy Williams, Clifton Best, [3] J.J. Johnson and Howard McGhee on a USO tour to the South Pacific, [1] [4] as part of a unit known as the "Swingin' Jamboree". [5] The concerts were recorded and released the following year as Howard McGhee and his Korean All Stars, Jazz At the Battlefront Volume 1. [6] [7]
Back in Philadelphia, he led the Charlie Rice All-Stars. [8]
As well as playing with Sonny Stitt, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (again with John Coltrane [2]), and Leo Parker, in 1964 and 1965 he toured and recorded with Chet Baker. [1]
As of October 2011, Rice was still performing. [9] He died in April 2018 at the age of 98. [10] He was buried at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. [11]
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