Serge Chaloff
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Biography
Serge Chaloff, born on November 24, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. He began his musical journey on piano at six before teaching himself the baritone saxophone at 12 after hearing Harry Carney. By age 16, he joined Tommy Reynoldsâs band, and in 1944 he entered Boyd Raeburnâs orchestra, recording the opening baritone line on "A Night in Tunisia" and meeting Charlie Parker, whose influence shaped Chaloffâs bebop style. He rose to prominence with Woody Hermanâs Second Herd in 1947, contributing to recordings such as "Four Brothers" and "Keen and Peachy". After periods in Count Basieâs Octet and Boston clubs, Chaloff signed with Capitol Records, issuing Boston BlowâUp! in 1995 and later Blue Serge in 1956 with a lineup that included Philly Joe Jones and Sonny Clark. Chaloff passed away on July 16, 1957 at age 33.
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- A Handful Of Stars
- I've Got the World on a String
- Love Is Just Around The Corner
- Easy Street
- The Fable of Mabel
- Oh' Baby
- Stairway to the Stars
- You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
- Kip
- What's New?
- Yesterday's Gardenias
- Thanks For The Memory
- Body and Soul
- Bob the Robin
- Susies's Blues
- Four Brothers featuring Serge Chaloff
- The Pretty One featuring Serge Chaloff
- Aged in Wood featuring Serge Chaloff
- Stairway to the Stars by Serge Chaloff
- How About You? by Serge Chaloff
- Four and One Moore featuring Serge Chaloff
- Unison
- So Blue featuring Serge Chaloff
- The Swinging Door featuring Serge Chaloff
