Al "Cake" Wichard (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Al "Cake" Wichard, born Albert Wichard, was an American blues and jazz drummer, especially active as a recording artist in the late 1940s. Little is known about Wichard except that he died in the early 1950s. Associated for many years with the Bihari Brothers' recording labels and artists, he appeared on many recordings for Modern Records. He appeared at an Apollo Records recording session in Hollywood, California, on August 2, 1945, with Illinois Jacquet (trumpet), John Brown, (alto saxophone), Arthur Dennis (baritone saxophone), Bill Doggett (piano), Ulysses Livingston (guitar), and Charles 'Charlie' Mingus (bass).