Wallace Davenport

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Wallace Davenport at the 1976 North Sea Jazz Festival.

Wallace Foster Davenport (30 June 1925 – 18 March 2004) was an American

swing and bop styles, as well as backing gospel and R&B vocalists during an extensive career in eight different decades.[2]

Davenport was born in

U. S. Navy.[2] Davenport returned there after World War II, making an easy transition to swing and bop with various bands. He recorded with Roy Brown in 1947. During the 1950s he toured the US and Europe playing with Lionel Hampton, and recorded in Paris in the mid-'50 with Mezz Mezzrow.[1]

Davenport played and recorded with the

Olav V of Norway
.

A cultural icon of New Orleans, Davenport played regularly at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the French Quarter Festival. He received numerous awards and recognitions for his musical contributions from the city government and local arts groups, including a plaque from the City of New Orleans and lifetime achievement awards from the Preservation Resource Center's African-American Historic Preservation Council, the New Orleans Streets Arts Council and the Ashe Cultural Center.[3]

Wallace Davenport died in New Orleans, Louisiana, at 78 years of age. His nephew was Roger Donald Dickerson.

Discography

With Count Basie

With Phil Upchurch

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wallace Davenport - National Jazz Archive". nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ a b Jazz, All About. "Wallace Davenport Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ "Wallace Davenport". www.jazzprofessional.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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