Sturdust - Music

Clyde Hart Baltimore Maryland February 24 1910 - New York City March 19 1945 Was An American Jazz Pianist And Arranger. Hart First Worked With Gene Coy Jap Allen 1930-31 And Blanche Calloway 1931-35 . After A Brief Stint With The Declining McKinney's Cotton Pickers He Settled In New York Where He Led His Own Quartet Arranged For Andy Kirk And Made Quite A Few Recordings Including With Billie Holiday And Red Allen As A Supportive Pianist.
Hart Had Stints With Stuff Smith 1936-38 Roy Eldridge Lester Young Frankie Newton And The John Kirby Sextet 1942-43 Plus Often Jammed At Minton's Playhouse. He Also Played With Wilbur DeParis Walter "Foots" Thomas And Tiny Grimes 1944 . After Working With Don Byas In Early 1945 And Recording With Charlie Parker And Dizzy Gillespie Including "Dizzy Atmosphere" Hart Contracted Tuberculosis And Died Just As He Was Entering The Prime Of His Career. Clyde Hart Led Three Recording Dates Between Dec. 19 1944 And Jan. 4 1945 For Savoy And Continental With Such Notable Sidemen As Parker Gillespie Byas Trummy Young Oscar Pettiford Benny Harris And Singer Rubberlegs Williams. read less