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Gene Shaw
12+ albums
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Clarence Eugene Shaw, sometimes credited as Gene Shaw (June 16, 1926, Detroit - August 17, 1973, Los Angeles) was an American jazz trumpeter. Shaw played piano and trombone as a child. He began playing trumpet around 1946 after hearing Dizzy Gillespie's Hot House while recovering from injuries sustained in the Army. He attended the Detroit Institute of Music and studied under Barry Harris, and played locally with Lester Young, Wardell Gray, and Lucky Thompson. He moved to New York City in 1956 and soon after began playing with Charles Mingus's Jazz Workshop in 1957. Among his credits with Mingus is Tijuana Moods. Later that year he destroyed his instrument and quit music over a fight with Mingus. He did not return to playing until 1962, after which time he formed his own ensemble. He retired again in 1964 and returned to music once more in 1968. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Carnival Sketches
Breakthrough
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Break Through
Debut In Blues
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The Heatin' System - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol.2
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ArgoCadet-The Heatin' System
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Break Through / Debut in Blues
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The Gentle Princess
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The Heatin' System: Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves, Vol. 2
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Scarfaced Jazz Series Vol.1
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Essential Argo-Cadet Grooves, Vol. 2: The Heatin' System
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Carnival Scetches