Dardanelle Breckenbridge
Dardanelle Breckenbridge | |
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Portrait of Dardanelle in Washington, D.C., by William P. Gottlieb | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Dardanelle", Dardanelle Breckenridge", "Dardanelle Hadley" |
| Born | Marcia Marie Mullen December 27, 1917 Avalon, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | August 8, 1997 (aged 79) Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Jazz musician |
| Instruments | Piano, vibraphone, vocals |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Stash, Audiophile, |
Dardanelle Breckenbridge or Breckenridge (December 27, 1917 – August 8, 1997),[1] was an American jazz musician known for performing with Lionel Hampton in the 1940s, and later as a solo artist under the name Dardanelle.[2]
Biography
Dardanelle was a pianist, vibraphonist, and singer who was raised in a musical family. She studied music at Louisiana State University, holding a major, and worked as a house pianist at a local radio station. By the late 1930s she started to appear professionally on the national jazz scene.[3] During the 1940s she led her own Dardanelle Trio, with various collaborators, initially with bassist Paul Edenfield and guitarist Tal Farlow.[3] The trio recorded music and became a regular fixture at New York's Copacabana.[3] During this time she was featured in the 1946 short theatrical musical Soundies Presents Happy Cat directed by William Forest Crouch and distributed by RCA Records.[4] By the 1950s, Dardanelle had moved to Chicago and paused music in favour of raising a family.[1]
Dardanelle had reappeared on the jazz scene by the 1970s. She relocating to the East Coast and formed a new trio including her son, the drummer Skip Hadley.[3] Now she worked with the likes of Bucky Pizzarelli and George Duvivier, contributing on records, and appearing in a number of venues including the Carnegie Hall, until the 1990s.[1]
Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
- 1950: Piano Moods (Columbia records)
- 1978: Songs For New Lovers (Stash Records), with Bucky Pizzarelli, George Duvivier, Grady Tate
- 1981: Echoes Singing Ladies (Audiophile)
- 1982: The Colors Of My Life (Stash Records)
- 1984: The Two Of Us (Stash Records), with Vivian Lord
- 1987: A Woman's Intuition (Audiophile)[5]
Collaborations
- With Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
- 1946: Punch And Judy (Decca records)
- 1953: Hamp's Boogie Woogie (Brunswick)
- 1963: Volume 2 - October 16, 1944 – January 30, 1946 (Ajazz Records)
- 1983: Leapin' With Lionel (Affinity)[6]
- 1983 Gold Braid (Audiophile) – A compilation of 'The Dardanelle Trio' 1945 World Broadcasting recordings.
References
- ^ a b c "Dardanelle Hadley". MSwritersandmusicians.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Dardanelle: Piano, Vibes + Voice". Jazz.fm. February 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 129/130. ISBN 0-85112-674-X.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Dardanelle. YouTube.
- ^ "Dardanelle". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Dardanelle Breckenbridge". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.