| LC control no. | n 93021313 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Archey, Jimmy |
| Variant(s) | Archey, James H. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19021019 |
| Death date | 19671116 |
| Place of birth | Norfolk (Va.) |
| Place of death | Amityville (N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Hampton Institute Gingersnaps (Musical group) Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street) New Orleans All Stars Ella Fitzgerald Quartet Coleman Hawkins Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Trombonists |
| Found in | Wettling, G. George Wettling's jazz band [SR] 1951: label (Jimmy Archey, trombone) New Grove dict. of jazz (Archey, Jimmy (James H.); b. Oct. 12, 1902, Norfolk, VA, d. Nov. 16, 1967, Amityville, NY; trombonist) African American National Biography, accessed November 17, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Archey, Jimmy; James H. Archey; jazz musician, trombonist; born 19 October 1902 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States; studied music at the Hampton Institute (1915-1919); played with Lionel Howard's band at the Saratoga Club and the Capitol Palace (1923); worked with Lucky Sambo Revue (1925-1926); played in Edgar Hayes's pit band at the Alhambra Theater (1927); joined Luis Russell's band for long engagements at the Saratoga Club, Connie's Inn, the Arcadia Ballroom (1930-1937); joined the singer Willie Bryant for regular appearances at the Apollo Theater (until 1939); began a long residency at the Savoy Ballroom with Benny Carter (1939); worked in the bands of Ella Fitzgerald and Coleman Hawkins at the Savoy (1940); played at the Nice Jazz Festival with Mezz Mezzrow (1948); played with an all-star sextet under the alternate leadership of Muggsy Spanier and Hines (1955-1962); recorded with the Russell/Armstrong orchestra, Willie Bryant, and Benny Carter (1934-19239); recorded with Muggsy Spanier and Earl Hines at Los Angeles (1954-1961); appeared on several albums by the touring New Orleans All Stars (1966); died 16 November 1967 in Amityville, New York, United States) |
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