Vic Berton

Vic Berton (* 7. Mai 1896 in Chicago als Victor Cohen; † 26. Dezember 1951 in Hollywood) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzschlagzeuger.

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Berton was the son of a theatermusic, playing in various dance orchestras (Paul Whiteman, Vincent Lopez), Roger Wolfe Kahn and then with Red Nichols in the 1920s. He experimented with various pelvic constructions from which the hi-hat was hervorging, and was the first to use timbals in jazz. In 1922, Berton composed the title Sobbin 'Blues together with Art Kassel. In 1924, he became a member of the Wolverines and was also the manager of the Wolves, as well as Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Miff Mole, and others. in the Studioband The Charleston Chasers. At the end of the 1930s he worked as a studiomusician in the film studios (he was a musical director at Paramount) and as a soloist in symphony orchestras (such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra). By Igor Stravinsky he was used as a drummer for the performance of the story of the soldier. Berton was involved in recordings of Miff Mole, Red Nichols and Joe Venuti. Edit source text Standard data (person): LCCN: no98087358 VIAF: 29723122 Wikipedia People Search | No GND person record. Last review: 5 September 2016.

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