Bingie Madison

Bingie Madison (October 12, 1901 – July 1978)^[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.

Bingie Madison
Born	October 12, 1901
Origin	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died	1978 (aged 76–77)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano

Madison began his career as a pianist, based in Des Moines, Iowa, and then touring Canada and California in 1921. He played with Bobby Brown (1922–25) and Bernie Davis in the 1920s as a pianist, then switched to reeds permanently, playing with Cliff Jackson, Lew Henry, Elmer Snowden, Sam Wooding, Lucky Millinder, and Billy Fowler in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He briefly led a group at the Broadway Danceland in 1930, but left when it was renamed the Mills Blue Rhythm Band the following year,^[1] In 1932, he joined Luis Russell's orchestra, remaining there until 1940 (including during its period as Louis Armstrong's backing band). In the 1940s, he played with Edgar Hayes, Ovie Alston, Alberto Socarras, and Hank Duncan. Madison led his own groups into the 1960s but never recorded a session as a leader, although there are a handful of sides fronted by Clarence Williams (recorded in October 1929) that used Madison's Orchestra.^[1]

References

1. Rye, Howard; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Madison, Bingie (Stilgo)". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.

• Scott Yanow, Bingie Madison at Allmusic