name

Chu Berry, Saxophone

dates

b. September 13, 1908; d. October 30, 1941

birth place

Wheeling, WV

description

A disciple of Coleman Hawkins, his breakthrough gig was with Cab Calloway and he became one of the great early tenor saxmen, with a style said to influence bop tenorists.

hot disc

Indispensable

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_Berry