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Henry Crowder (1890–1955) was an African-American jazz musician. He was an important figure in the European jazz culture of his time. Crowder was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to a poor family and was largely a self-taught musician. Crowder began his career playing piano in the brothels of Washington, D.C. and rose to become an important bandleader here before leaving for Europe in 1928.〔Crowder, Henry.As Wonderful As All That? Wild Tree Press:Navarro CA, 1987〕 He was best known for his romantic and professional involvement with avant-garde poet, muse, and shipping heiress Nancy Cunard. They met in 1928 in Venice, where Crowder had an engagement to play a residency at the Hotel Luna. Cunard’s 1934 anthology ''Negro ''is inspired by and dedicated to Crowder.〔Cunard, Nancy. ''Negro: An Anthology''. Continuum Press, 1996〕 Crowder also assisted Cunard in creating her Hours Press publishing house, which published Richard Aldington, Ezra Pound, and Samuel Beckett among others. Crowder’s influence on Cunard was profound. She claimed in one letter that: “Henry made me”.〔Allen, Robert L. "Epilogue" in As Wonderful As All That? Wild Trees Press: Navarro, CA 1987〕 Cunard and Crowder collaborated on a book of music and poetry with contributions from Samuel Beckett, Richard Aldington, and pictures by Man Ray.〔Cunard, Nancy,ed. Henry Music. The Hours Press: Paris, 1930〕 By Crowder’s own account, musician Sidney Bechet was deported from France after an argument with a member of Crowder’s group turned violent and several bystanders were shot.〔Crowder, Henry.As Wonderful As All That? Wild Tree Press:Navarro CA, 1987〕 Crowder died in Washington, D.C. having largely given up performing and recording jazz on his return from Europe in the 1940s. == Personal life == Henry Crowder was married to Frankie Turner, Eleanor Roosevelt's seamstress at the White House.〔http://www.abar.net/crowder.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Crowder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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