Last updated: Monday, December 11, 2006
JAZZ DRUMMER BLACK DIES
DAVE BLACK, a jazz drummer who toured and recorded with DUKE ELLINGTON's big band in the mid-1950s, died on Monday (04DEC06). He was 78.
Black died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Alameda, California.
An immensely versatile drummer, Black played swing, bebop and early rock.
He joined Ellington in 1953 after beating out ED SHAUGHNESSY and PHILLY JO JONES in a contest to replace Ellington drummer LOUIS BELLSON. Black stayed with the band two years until he was diagnosed with polio.
After recuperating, he became a staple of the Dixieland revival band led by trumpeter BOB SCOBEY and later a freelance drummer in the San Francisco Bay area.
Black became the house drummer at the Blue Note club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after graduating from vocational high school, where he accompanied a variety of visiting heavyweights, including CHARLIE PARKER, ZOOT SIMS, and GEORGIA AULD.
He is known as the inspiration behind composer BILLY STRAYHORN's drum showcase GONNA TAN YOUR HIDE
Black can be heard on several Ellington recordings, including THE 1954 LOS ANGELES CONCERT and ELLINGTON 55.
Source: WENN
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