Jack Hylton 1892

Direttore d’orchestra e pianista britannico (Great Lever, Lancashire, 2.7.1892 – 29.1.1965). Comincia la sua carriera suonando l’organo in teatro. Nel 1921 forma una piccola orchestra comprendente il clarinettista e sassofonista di colore Al Jenkins. Registra un gran numero di dischi per la Zonophone, l’HMV e la Decca. Dal 1921 al 1940 dà molti concerti in Germania, Francia, Italia e Stati Uniti (1935); infine, negli anni ’40, abbandona la musica per dedicarsi al teatro.

Considerato come il Paul Whiteman europeo, Jack Hilton non ha avuto la classe del <<Re del jazz>> e soprattutto non ha disposto di musicisti equivalenti. Non ha nemmeno saputo usare dei buoni musicisti inglesi, i trombettisti Jack Jackson e Tommy McQuater, il trombonista Lew Davis e alcuni jazzmen francesi, André Ekyan, Philippe Brun e Léon Vauchant. Nel 1934 ha fatto venire in Europa Coleman Hawkins.
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British conductor and pianist (Great Lever, Lancashire, 2.7.1892 - 29.1.1965). He began his career playing the organ in the theater. In 1921 he formed a small orchestra comprising the black clarinetist and saxophonist Al Jenkins. Record a large number of discs for the Zonophone, HMV and Decca. From 1921 to 1940, he gave many concerts in Germany, France, Italy, and the United States (1935); finally, in the 1940s, he abandoned music to devote himself to the theater.
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Regarded as the European Paul Whiteman, Jack Hilton did not have the << King of jazz >> class, and above all, he did not have equivalent musicians. He didn't even know how to use excellent English musicians, trumpeters Jack Jackson and Tommy McQuater, trombonist Lew Davis and some French jazzmen, André Ekyan, Philippe Brun, and Léon Vauchant. In 1934 he brought Coleman Hawkins to Europe.
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