Bill Beason Explained

William Beason
Birth Date:	6 March 1908
Birth Place:	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	drummer

William Beason (March 6, 1908  - August 15, 1988) was an American swing jazz drummer born in Louisville, Kentucky. At the height of his career, he recorded with Django Reinhardt.^{[1] [2]}

Life

In 1939, Beason took over the role of drummer in Ella Fitzgerald's orchestra from Chick Webb.^[3] He died, aged 80, in New York City.^{[4] [5]}

Discography (in selection)

With Dickie Wells and his Orchestra (Richard Fullbright, Bill Beason, Django Reinhardt, Bill Coleman)

• 1937: Dinah ! / Nobody's Blues But My Own (Swing)
• 1937: Japanese Sandman / I Got Rhythm (Swing)
• 1937: I've Found A New Baby / Hot Club Blues (Swing)
• 1937: Bugle Call Rag / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Swing)
• 1937: Sweet Sue / Hangin' Around Boudon (Swing)
• 1940: Hangin' Around Boudon / I've Found A New Baby (Victor)

With Ella Fitzgerald and her Orchestra

• 1974: Live From The Roseland Ballroom, New York 1940 (Sunbeam)
• 1987: Jazz Live & Rare (Delta)

External links

• Bill Beason (instrumentalist : drums) at University of California Library Discography

Notes and References

1. Book: Jean 'Django' Reinhardt: A Contextual Bio-Discography 1910-1953. 5 July 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-56173-0. 90.
2. Book: The New Yorker. August 2000. New Yorker Magazine, Incorporated. 100.
3. Book: Nick Talevski. The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries. registration. 1999. Omnibus. 978-0-7119-7548-4. 125.
4. Web site: Bill Beason . Eugene . Chadbourne . Biography . . 2019-02-26.
5. Web site: Bill Beason . Discography . . 2019-02-26.