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Chick Webb

Jazz
New Orleans jazz
Big band
Jazz drummer Chick Webb rose to prominence as the leader of one of the most important big bands of the swing era. Born William Henry Webb in Baltimore, Maryland he fell down some steps as an infant and suffered several crushed vertebrae. He never recovered full mobility and suffered from tuberculosis of the spine as a result of the injury and was left with stunted growth and the appearance of being hunchbacked. When a doctor suggested that playing an instrument might improve his mobility, he saved up money and bought a set of drums, making his professional debut aged just eleven....
Songs
Black Coffee
Black CoffeeChick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins

Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax

3:13

Sing Me a Swing Song and Let Me Dance
Sing Me a Swing Song and Let Me DanceHoagy Carmichael, Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb

The Early Years - Part 1 Featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra (1935-1938)

2:36

I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and The Orchestra

For Sentimental Reasons...

3:52

I Want the Waiter (With the Water)
I Want the Waiter (With the Water)Chick Webb

The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)

3:07

I Got a Guy
I Got a GuyChick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald

Ella and Chick Webb 1937/1939

3:26

If Dreams Come True
If Dreams Come TrueChick Webb and Chick Webb & His Orchestra

1929-1934

3:20

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