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| Born | Harold West Script error: No such module "person date". Wolford, North Dakota, U.S. |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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Harold "Doc" West (August 12, 1915 – May 4, 1951) was an American jazz drummer.[1]
Early life
West was born in Wolford, North Dakota. He learned to play piano and cello as a child before switching to drums.
Career
In the 1930s, West played in Chicago with Tiny Parham, Erskine Tate, and Roy Eldridge (1937–38). Late in the 1930s he filled in for Chick Webb when Webb was unable to lead his own orchestra. Early in the 1940s he played with Hot Lips Page, and played on the early bebop scene at Minton's Playhouse in New York City with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Tiny Grimes, and Don Byas. He played with Oscar Pettiford in 1944 and stood in for Jo Jones occasionally in Count Basie's orchestra.
West appears on recordings from Slam Stewart, Leo Watson, Wardell Gray, Billie Holiday, Erroll Garner, Big Joe Turner, and Jay McShann.
Personal life
West and his wife, Florence, had one daughter. He died in 1951 while on tour with Roy Eldridge.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Harold "Doc" West - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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