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Person · Male
Charlie Shavers
- From
- New York, United States
- Active
- 1920–1971
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 20
- jazz
- swing
About
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.
Member of
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Charlie Shavers’ All American Five eponymous, trumpet
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Jack Pleis and His Orchestra trumpet
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John Kirby Sextet trumpet
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Charlie Shavers’ Sextet eponymous, trumpet
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The Charlie Shavers Quintet eponymous
Discography
Albums
Compilations
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Four Classic Albums Plus
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Complete Recordings 2
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Complete Recordings 3
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Complete Recordings 1
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Complete Sextet Studio Sessions
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The Amazing Trumpet of Mister Charlie
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The Chronological Classics: Charlie Shavers 1944-1945
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The Most Intimate - Mood Interpretations by Charles Shavers
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It Feels Good Apple Music
Links
Also known as
Shavers
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 7c6607e2-dd61-4056-a56f-e46ebfa8b4c7
- ISNI
- 0000000081116259
- IPI
- 00028498452
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.