Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader . August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ...

Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, then played at a casino in the city of Colón, Panama. Bocas del Toro is the capital of the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... World map depicting Caribbean : West Indies redirects here. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas The Las Vegas Strip has one of the worlds highest concentrations of casino resort hotels. ... Colón as seen from the ocean in January 2000 Colón is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ...

In 1919 he won 3000 United States dollars in a lottery, and used it to move to the United States with his mother and sister, settling in New Orleans, Louisiana. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ...

He began performing with New Orleans bands, and took lessons on New Orleans style jazz piano from Steve Lewis. He played with Albert Nicholas's band, then moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1924. Steve Lewis (March 19, 1896 - c 1941?) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In Chicago he played with Doc Cooke and King Oliver, in addition to occasional jobs under his own name and pick up bands in recording studios. With Oliver's band Russell moved to New York City in May of 1927. In October of that year he left Oliver to start his own band. Joe King Oliver, (December 19, 1885 – April 8, 1938) was a bandleader and jazz musician. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Russell's band became one of the top jazz groups in New York. It was borrowed for gigs and recording dates by such jazz notables as Red Allen, Jelly Roll Morton, and Louis Armstrong; Armstrong wound up taking over the band as front man in 1929 although Russell remained the music director. Henry Red Allen (January 7, 1906 - April 17, 1967) was an influential jazz trumpeter. ... Morton in the 1920s Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (born 1885–1890, died July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of jazz music. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The band returned to Russell's name while Armstrong played in California and Europe in the early 1930s; Russell and Armstrong were reunited in 1935. They again split paths in 1943 when Russell formed a new band under his own name, which played at the Savoy and Apollo in Manhattan as well as in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Atlantic Incorporated March 1854 Mayor Bob Levy Area    - City 44. ...

Between 1926 and 1934, Russell only recorded 38 sides (mostly using his own name), plus those issued under Henry Allen (1929) and a handful where Louis Armstrong fronted his band. Of these, his 1929-1930 OKeh sides are considered jazz milestones. A 6 song session for ARC in 1934 yielded 6 very precise modern recordings (3 featured Sonny Woods' novelty vocals, 1 featured the great, although obscure Palmer Brothers). The two instrumental sides, "Primitive" and "Hokus Pocus" are two of the most amazing examples of hot modern jazz precision.) Henry Allen has been the name of more than one person of note. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Okeh Records began as an independent record label based in the United States of America in 1918; from the late 1920s on was a subsidiary of Columbia Records. ... The term arc is derived from the Latin word arcus meaning bow. Look up arc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1948 Russell retired from full time music and opened a notions shop, with irregular band gigs and teaching music on the side. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1959 he visited Panama where he gave a piano recital of classical music. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...

Luis Russell died of cancer in New York City. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...

External links

• Luis Russell at RedHotJazz.com