Joseph "Joe" Shulman (September 12, 1923 - August 2, 1957) was an American jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions.... bassist
Double bass
The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow string instrument used in the modern orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string musical ensembles in European classical music.... .
Shulman's first professional experience was with Scat Davis in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside Les Brown
Les Brown
Les Brown may refer to:*Les Brown , U.S. Big Band leader, or his son, Les Brown Jr., leader since 2001*Les Brown , American author... in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Jean-Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt was a Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist.One of the first prominent European jazz musicians, Reinhardt remains one of the most renowned jazz guitarists due to his innovative and distinctive playing.... while a member of Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller , was an United States jazz musician, arranger, composer, and band leader in the Swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big band".... 's wartime band. Upon his return he played with Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an United States Jazz drumming, bandleader and former Marine. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed.... and Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill was an United States pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standard "Snowfall".... ; later he played with Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz... on the Birth of the Cool
Birth of the Cool
Birth of the Cool is an LP album which compiles twelve songs recorded by the Miles Davis nonet for Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950. Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of innovative arrangements strongly inspired by classical music, and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz.... sessions.
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Joseph "Joe" Shulman (September 12, 1923 - August 2, 1957) was an American jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions.... bassist
Double bass
The double bass or contrabass is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow string instrument used in the modern orchestra. It is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string musical ensembles in European classical music.... .
Shulman's first professional experience was with Scat Davis in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside Les Brown
Les Brown
Les Brown may refer to:*Les Brown , U.S. Big Band leader, or his son, Les Brown Jr., leader since 2001*Les Brown , American author... in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Jean-Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt was a Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist.One of the first prominent European jazz musicians, Reinhardt remains one of the most renowned jazz guitarists due to his innovative and distinctive playing.... while a member of Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller , was an United States jazz musician, arranger, composer, and band leader in the Swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big band".... 's wartime band. Upon his return he played with Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an United States Jazz drumming, bandleader and former Marine. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed.... and Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill was an United States pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standard "Snowfall".... ; later he played with Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz... on the Birth of the Cool
Birth of the Cool
Birth of the Cool is an LP album which compiles twelve songs recorded by the Miles Davis nonet for Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950. Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of innovative arrangements strongly inspired by classical music, and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz.... sessions. He worked with Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee was an United States jazz and traditional pop singer and songwriter and Academy Award-nominated actress. She was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota.... from 1948-50 and with Lester Young
Lester Young
Lester Willis Young , nicknamed 'Prez', was an United States jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was also known to play the trumpet, violin, and drums.... in 1950; he also did a recording session with Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an United States composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting close to three decades.... and Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine .... that year. He married Barbara Carroll
Barbara Carroll
Barbara Carroll is a jazz pianist, composer and vocalist.She began her classical training in piano at age eight, but by high school had decided to become a jazz pianist.... in 1954, and the two toured together until Shulman's death in 1957.
