In the early 1920s he became a touring member of the Jenkins Orphanage bands, then relocated to New York City, where he was a house musician at John O'Connor's club.[4] Primarily a trombonist, he was also credited as playing the alto saxophone and clarinet. He played with Earle Howard in 1926 and 1927, recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1928 and 1930, and with Charlie Skeete and Bill Benford in 1929. He also worked with Clarence Williams and James P. Johnson.
Personal life
In the 1930s, Fields married singer Myra Johnson. He later left music to become a boxing coach.[5]
geechie, fields, julius, geechie, fields, september, 1904, august, 1997, american, jazz, trombonist, birth, namejulius, fieldsbornseptember, 1904origincharleston, south, carolina, diedaugust, 1997, aged, genresjazzinstrumentstrombone, contents, early, life, ca. Julius J Geechie Fields September 9 1904 August 15 1997 1 2 was an American jazz trombonist Geechie FieldsBirth nameJulius J FieldsBornSeptember 9 1904OriginCharleston South Carolina U S DiedAugust 15 1997 aged 92 GenresJazzInstrumentsTrombone Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Further readingEarly life EditFields grew up in Charleston South Carolina and learned to play trombone at the Jenkins Orphanage 3 Career EditIn the early 1920s he became a touring member of the Jenkins Orphanage bands then relocated to New York City where he was a house musician at John O Connor s club 4 Primarily a trombonist he was also credited as playing the alto saxophone and clarinet He played with Earle Howard in 1926 and 1927 recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1928 and 1930 and with Charlie Skeete and Bill Benford in 1929 He also worked with Clarence Williams and James P Johnson Personal life EditIn the 1930s Fields married singer Myra Johnson He later left music to become a boxing coach 5 References Edit U S Social Security Death Index 1935 2014 Fields Geechie Discography of American Historical Recordings adp library ucsb edu Retrieved 2022 07 06 Franklin Benjamin 2016 05 30 An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz amp Blues Musicians Univ of South Carolina Press ISBN 978 1 61117 622 3 Geechie Fields The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd edition ed Barry Kernfeld 2004 Chadbourne Eugene Geechie Fields AllMusic Retrieved 10 June 2017 Further reading EditL Wright Mr Jelly Lord Chigwell England 1980 Tom Lord Clarence Williams Chigwell England 1976 John Chilton A Jazz Nursery the Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Bands of Charleston South Carolina London 1980 This article on an American jazz trombonist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geechie Fields amp oldid 1124227435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
