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Biography
Jack McVea (November 5, 1914 & ndash; December 27, 2000 http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2000.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed December 2009) was an United States|American Swing (genre)|swing , blues , and rhythm and blues woodwind player; he played clarinet and tenor saxophone|tenor and baritone saxophone . His father was the noted banjo ist Satchel McVea, and banjo was Jack McVea's first musical instrument| instrument .
Career
Born John Vivian McVea in Los Angeles , California , and playing jazz in Los Angeles for several years, he joined Lionel Hampton 's orchestra in 1940. From 1944 on he mostly worked as a leader. Perhaps his most impressive performance as a sideman in those years was at the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in 1944. From 1966 till his retirement in the 1980s he led a group which played Dixieland|traditional jazz at Disneyland, called "The Royal Street Bachelors" in New Orleans Square. The good looking "bachelors" as they thought, created their bands name after performing for the first time on Royal Street. The trio consists of the following men- Jack Mcvea,Herb Gordy, and Harold Grant.
McVea was leader of the Black & White Records studio band and was responsible for coming up with the musical riff for the words " Open the Door, Richard ".Ralph Bass got him to record it in 1946 and it became immensely popular, entering the national charts the following year, and was recorded by many other artists.cite book | first= Arnold | last= Shaw | year= 1978 | title= Honkers and Shouters | edition= | publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company | location= New York | pages= 226 | isbn= 0-02-061740-2RJ Smith, "Richard Speaks& #33; Chasing a Tune from the Chitlin Circuit to the Mormon Tabernacle", p. 75–89 in Eric Weisbard, ed., This is Pop , Harvard University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-674-01321-2 (cloth), ISBN 0-674-01344-1 (paper).
He is also known for his playing on T-Bone Walker 's " Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) ." McVea also played on 1945's "Slim's Jam" by Slim Gaillard alongside Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie .
CDs
Most of Jack McVea's recordings are available on Blue Moon Records in Barcelona, Spain; Ace Records in London, England; and Delmark Records in Chicago. All are available in the U.S. Blue Moon covers the Black & White years (including Open the Door, Richard ), Delmark his sessions on Apollo Records, and Ace his four years with Combo Records. Ace's Fortissimo! CD contains several alternate takes.
Blue Moon 6031 The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1944-1945) 2002
Blue Moon 6032 The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1945-1946) 2002
Blue Moon 6033 The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1946-1947) 2002
Blue Moon 6034 The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (1947-1952) 2002
Blue Monk (1978) 2009
Delmark 756 ''McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (1945 Apollo recordings) 2002
Persondata | NAME = Macvea, Jack | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = November 5, 1914 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = December 27, 2000 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Macvea, Jack Category:1914 births Category:2000 deaths Category:American jazz saxophonists Category:American blues musicians Category:American jazz musicians Category:Swing musicians Category:Dixieland jazz musicians Category:Modern Records artists Category:Chess Records artists Category:Combo Records artists
