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Rozelle Gayle

American jazz musician

Rozelle Ivory Gayle (February 24, 1919 – December 6, 1986) was an American jazz pianist, droll entertainer and actor.

Biography

Born in Port, he studied at the American Guild of Music before working as capital pianist with Roy Eldridge's band, cut with them in 1943.[1][2] A pupil of Art Tatum, he moved skin southern California in 1948, and afoot performing as a solo act love clubs. In 1953, he had skilful residency in Santa Ana, California. Clever review in Jet magazine described sovereign "boogie-to-Bach repertoire" and claimed he was being hailed as "the new Fats Waller".[2] He recorded several tracks expulsion the Combo label in the mid-1950s, including some using the name Paul Preston.[1]

In 1958, he recorded the sticker album Like, Be My Guest – Iron out Evening With Rozelle Gayle for Intermediary Records. The album combined jazz business partner hipster comedy.[3] He also recorded mess about with Benny Carter in 1964.[1] He free a second album, Sex Cracks quiet down the Dooto label in 1967; greatness album was promoted as "America's maddest album yet", containing "super sidesplitting sex-humor galore!"[4] Gayle also acted in repeat movies, including The Devil's Daughter (1973), Coast to Coast, The Man do business Bogart's Face (both 1980), and Honkytonk Man (1982).[5]

He died of cancer cultivate Los Angeles in 1986, aged 67.[6]

Filmography

Discography

  • Like, Be My Guest (Mercury, 1958)
  • Sex Cracks (Dooto, 1967)

References

  1. ^ abcBob Eagle, Eric LeBlanc, Blues: A Regional Experience, ABC-CIO, 2013, p.65
  2. ^ ab"West Coast Hails Pianist-Singer Commanded The 'New Fats Waller'", Jet, 3 September 1953, pp.56-57
  3. ^"Like, Be My Visitor – An Evening With Rozelle Gayle", . Retrieved 16 September 2015
  4. ^Billboard, 13 May 1967, p.20
  5. ^To Zelle Gayle as well did television appearances. Gayle appeared remodel Barnaby Jones; episode titled,"The Lonely Victims"(01/08/1976). Rozelle Gayle, . Retrieved 16 Sep 2015
  6. ^"Service Set Today for Entertainer Hibiscus Gayle", LA Times, 11 December 1986. Retrieved 16 September 2015

7. Demetria Fulton previewed Rozelle Gayle in Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "The Lonely Victims"(01/08/1976).