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A very valuable trumpeter, Bobby Shew has the rare dual ability of being able to play lead in big bands and star as a soloist in combos. His style is out of the hard bop tradition. Shew, who became an important jazz educator, was ironically mostly self-taught. He worked with <a href="spotify:artist:2KSxJY1WxGGVYSmoM0N54P">Woody Herman</a> (1965), <a href="spotify:artist:1pVtwG5Up1OZOEpSHJ4AAs">Buddy Rich</a> (1966-1967), and then for a long stretch in Las Vegas show bands. In 1973, Shew settled in Los Angeles and worked in the studios, but found time to play jazz, most notably with the <a href="spotify:artist:3HnrKwN3HT9BXwyrDWQCFx">Toshiko Akiyoshi</a>-<a href="spotify:artist:5RLIxfpEdvcT9xqfOhclYL">Lew Tabackin</a> big band. <a href="spotify:artist:1el0ImlpL5kq6eAHoodvOU">Louie Bellson</a> has used him on many occasions over the past several decades, and Shew was often in demand for big band work with <a href="spotify:artist:1pVtwG5Up1OZOEpSHJ4AAs">Buddy Rich</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:08QXOP6MA0u0deBjYYmlZp">Don Menza</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2tJcoKGK6fKgHE1j4ElVzP">the Capp/Pierce Juggernaut</a>. Starting in the 1980s, he has appeared more often with smaller groups. Bobby Shew has recorded as a leader for Inner City, Sutra, Jazzhounds, Atlas, Delos, Pausa, Mo Pro, Mons, Double-Time, and MAMA. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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