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Al Casey
g, *1915 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Albert Aloysius Casey
American jazz guitarist, born: September 15, 1915, Louisville, Kentucky (There are doubts about his real birth date, Eric B. Borgman states he may have been born in 1917), died: September 11, 2005, New York City, New York Casey, growing up in New York City, joined Thomas Fats Waller's band in the early 1930's, & worked with him until Waller's passing in 1943. He also worked with the likes of Teddy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Pettiford, Earl Hines, & King Curtis. Joining the The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band in 1981, Al Casey remained active into his late 80's. **!Not to be confused with Al Casey (2), session guitarist, rockabilly artist,& Duane Eddy collaborator.
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The Fool on The Fool by Al Casey Tarantula on The Fool by Al Casey Fire Of Love on The Fool by Al Casey Cookin' - Remastered on Surfin' with al Casey by Al Casey Thunder on The Fool by Al Casey Lonesome for a Letter on Martians, Demons and Fools Like Me: The MCI Records Story 1954-61 by Various Artists The Hearse on Surfin' Hootenanny by Al Casey Willa Mae on I'm A Guitar Man by Al Casey Blue Suede Shoes - Demo Version on Martians, Demons and Fools Like Me: The MCI Records Story 1954-61 by Various Artists Surfin' Hootenanny on Surfin' Blues by Al CaseyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six Swinging Strings | Al Casey Featuring Gene Rodgers | 2012 | Album |
| Scatterbrains | The Humphrey Lyttelton Rhythmakers, Kenny Davern & Al Casey | 2003 | Album |
| 4 Acoustic Guitar Giants (1927/1946) | Teddy Bunn • Al Casey • Lonnie Johnson • Django Reinhardt | 2002 | Compil. |
| Shout For Joy | Neville Dickie & His Rhythm Kings Featuring Al Casey | 1997 | Album |
| Miles Davis First Recording | Rubberlegs Williams With Herbie Fields' Band, Miles Davis, Herbie Fields, Teddy Brannon, Al Casey, Leonard Gaskin, Eddie Nicholson | 1987 | Single |
| October Song | Wally Fawkes & Friends Featuring Al Casey With Guest Appearance By Humphrey Lyttelton | 1986 | Album |
| Al Casey Remembers King Curtis | Al Casey | 1985 | Album |
| Genius Of The Jazz Guitar | Al Casey | 1983 | Album |
| Louis Armstrong With Fats Waller In Rare 1938 Session | Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Bud Freeman, Al Casey, George Wettling, Fats Waller | 1981 | Compil. |
| Six Swinging Strings | Al Casey Featuring Gene Rodgers | 1981 | Album |
| Pops | Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Bud Freeman, Al Casey, George Wettling | 1980 | Album |
| Guitar Odyssey | Billy Butler / Al Casey / Jackie Williams | 1974 | Album |
| Jumpin' With Al | Al Casey | 1974 | Album |
| Buck Jumpin' | Al Casey | 1960 | Album |
| Jazz Off The Air (WNEW - 1947), Vol. 1 | Roy Eldridge / Flip Phillips / Eddie Safranski / Al Casey / Specs Powell / Mike Colicchio / Mel Tormé | 1952 | Album |
| Honeysuckle Rose / Flip And Jazz [Part 1] | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Al Casey, Mike Colicchio, Eddie Safranski, Specs Powell | 1947 | Album |
| Flip And Jazz [Part 2] / Flip And Jazz [Part 3] | Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Al Casey, Mike Colicchio, Eddie Safranski, Specs Powell | 1947 | Album |
| Martin Block's WNEW Swing Show | Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Bud Freeman, Al Casey, George Wettling | Album | |
| How High The Moon / Lover | Flip Phillips, Roy Eldridge, Al Casey, Mike Colicchio, Eddie Safranski, Specs Powell / Mel Tormé | Album | |
| Scatterbrains | The Humphrey Lyttelton Rhythmakers Featuring Al Casey & Kenny Davern | Album | |
| Best Of Friends | Jay McShann & Al Casey | Album | |
| The Metropolitan Opera House Jam Session Vol. 3 Jan. 26th 1944 | Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Red Norvo, Art Tatum, Jess Stacy, Teddy Wilson, Al Casey, Oscar Pettiford, Sid Weiss, Sidney Catlett, Morey Feld, Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey | Compil. |
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.Other Search Results
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