Arvell Shaw

American jazz double-bassist, best known for his work with Louis Armstrong.
b. September 15, 1923 - St. Louis, Missouri.
d. December 5, 2002 - Roosevelt, New York.

Shaw learned to play tuba in high school, but switched to bass soon after. In 1942 he worked with Benny Goodman at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. After a few years in Europe, he played again with Goodman on a tour of Central America in 1962. From 1962-64 Shaw played again with Armstrong, and occasionally accompanied him through the end of the 1960s. After the 1960s Shaw mostly freelanced in New York and kept playing until his death. He recorded only once as a leader, a live concert from 1991 of his Satchmo Legacy Band.