Walter Dyett Explained

Walter Dyett
Birth Name:Walter Henri Dyett
Birth Date:January 11, 1901[1]
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Occupation:Violinist, music educator
Nationality:American
Yearsactive:1931–62
Known For:Music director at DuSable High School
Music director at Phillips High School

Walter Henri Dyett (also known as Captain Walter Henri Dyett; January 11, 1901  - November 17, 1969) was an American violinist and music educator in the Chicago Public Schools system. He served as music director and assistant music director at Chicago's predominantly African-American high schools; Wendell Phillips High School and DuSable High School. Dyett served as musical director at DuSable High School from its opening in 1935 until 1962. He trained many students who became professional musicians.

Career

After studying pre-medical courses at University of California, Berkeley, Dyett returned to his home town of Chicago, where he worked in vaudeville orchestras and directed an Army band, after which he was known as Captain Dyett. In 1931, he became assistant musical director and later musical director at Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago and, in 1935, moved to DuSable High School when it opened.[2] He received his B.M. degree at VanderCook College of Music (Chicago) in 1938, and his M.M. degree at the Chicago Musical College in 1942.

DuSable High School

Students

Among the musicians who studied in Dyett's program are:

Death/Legacy

Dyett died on November 17, 1969, aged 68.[10] He is commemorated by Dyett High School, a Chicago public high school located in the Washington Park neighborhood in Chicago.[11] [12]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzinchicago.org/educates/journal/articles/captain-walter-henri-dyett-1901-1969 JIC:Captain Walter Henri Dyett
  2. Web site: Home. publishpath.com. 19 February 2017.
  3. https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/september-1983-fred-magic-maker/ Fred Below — Magic Maker
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=ma1BpsFE1WoC&q=Oscar+Brashear&pg=PA6 Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz Oxford University Press US, 2007
  5. Web site: How Capt. Dyett turned DuSable's young musicians into stars. Ron. Grossman. 16 February 2017. chicagotribune.com. 19 February 2017.
  6. News: Ratliff . Ben . Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies . 30 July 2021 . New York Times . 26 July 2008 . Johnny Griffin, a tenor saxophonist from Chicago whose speed, control and harmonic acuity made him one of the most talented American jazz musicians of his generation yet who spent most of his career in Europe, died Friday at his home in Availles-Limouzine, a village in France..
  7. Web site: The Claude McLin Discography. clemson.edu. 19 February 2017.
  8. http://campber.people.clemson.edu/sunra.html Campbell, Robert L. and Christopher Trent, and Robert Pruter "From Sonny Blount to Sun Ra: The Chicago Years"
  9. Web site: John Young: Biography. allmusic.com.
  10. Web site: Saluting Capt. Walter Dyett. 21 August 2013. chicagotribune.com. 19 February 2017.
  11. http://schools.cuip.net/dyett/images/header.jpg Walter H. Dyett High School
  12. Book: Thornton, Linda. The Chicago High Schools Report Card: A Guide to Finding the Right School for Your Child. registration. 182. walter h dyett.. 1 April 2006. Chicago Review Press. 9781556526923 . 19 February 2017. Internet Archive. Rev and Updated.

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