Bud Scott
Arthur Budd Scott was an American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer. He was one of the earliest musicians associated with the New Orleans jazz scene. As a violinist he performed with James Reese Europes Clef Club Orchestra at a historic 1912 concert at Carnegie Hall, and the following year worked with Europes ensemble on the first jazz recordings on the Victor label. A graduate of the Peabody School of Music, Scott was a notable rhythm guitarist in Chicagos Jazz Age nightclubs of the 1920s. After performing and recording with Jimmie Noones Apex Club Orchestra in 1928 he moved to California. He was able to make a living as a professional musician through the 1930s, when traditional jazz was eclipsed by bigband swing music, and formed his own trio. In 1944 Scott joined an allstar combination that evolved into Kid Orys Creole Jazz Band, an important force in reviving interest in New Orleansstyle jazz in the 1940s, and he wrote the majority of the bands arrangements.
Arthur Budd Scott, known as Bud Scott, was born January 11, 1890, in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a teenager he played with Buddy Bolden412 he played guitar and violin as a child and performed professionally from an early age. His first job was with New Orleans dance band leader John Robichaux in 1904. In 1911 he was playing guitar with Freddie Keppards Olympia Orchestra. Scott left New Orleans with a large travelling show in 1912.39
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