Jazz Influences

It should be noted that many jazz musicians recorded with 1950s R&B artists. Early R&B performers who recorded songs with vibraphonists include Johnny Ace, Earl Connelly King, Lavern Baker, and Chuck Willis. Some musicians and producers who were involved in early R&B are:

• Cab Calloway - Jazz musician and orchestra leader; influenced many artists during the 1930s through the 1950s; a cultural legend worthy of additional study.
• Earl Hines - influenced many artists during the 1940s; joined Louis Armstrong's All Stars after Earl's orchestra disbanded.
• Johnny Otis - produced Johnny Ace in Memphis, Tennessee
• Lionel Hampton - vibraphonist/leader
• Louis Armstrong - Cornet player, arranger, singer, and universal musician who shaped New Orleans jazz, and the future of New Orleans music during the 1940s. In 1963 Armstrong scored a huge international hit with his version of "Hello Dolly". This number- one single knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts. Louis Armstrong's contribution to American popular music and Jazz cannot be measured.
• Teddy Charles - vibraphonist; recorded with Earl Connelly King in New York City
  recorded with Chuck Willis in New York City
• Quincy Jones - Arranged jazz recordings for Ray Charles (See 1961 listing)

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