Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers | |
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Charlie Shavers, May 1947 Photography by William P. Gottlieb | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles James Shavers |
| Born | August 3, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1971 (aged 50) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Trumpet |
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.