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{{Short description|American jazz trombonist}}
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'''Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash''' (born January 26, 1928) is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the [[swing (genre)|swing]] and [[big band]] genres.▼
| name = Dick Nash
| birth_name = Richard Taylor Nash
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| birth_place= Boston, Massachusetts
| genre = {{hlist|[[Swing (genre)|Swing]]|[[big band]]|[[jazz]]}}
| instrument = [[Trombone]]
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▲'''Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash''' (born January 26, 1928) is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the [[swing (genre)|swing]] and [[big band]] genres.
He began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died, and he was sent to [[Kurn Hattin Homes for Children]] in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and [[bugle (instrument)|bugle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/dicknash.htm|title=Trombones Online|website=Trombonesonline.com|accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of [[Tex Beneke]]. After time in the [[United States Army]], where he served and played for a band, he joined [[Billy May]]'s band. Later he became a first call [[studio musician]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-taylor-dick-nash-mn0000821971/biography|title=Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash - Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> He was composer, conductor [[Henry Mancini]]'s favorite trombonist, and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks, beginning with ''[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|Mr. Lucky]]'' and ''[[Peter Gunn]]''. Nash's trombone is featured on the ''Theme From [[Hatari!]]'' from the soundtrack for the [[John Wayne]] film (1962), ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast At Tiffany's]]'' (1961), and ''[[The Days of Wine and Roses]]'' . In 1959 he played bass trombone on ''[[Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics]]''.▼
 
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died, and he was sent to [[Kurn Hattin Homes for Children]] in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and [[bugle (instrument)|bugle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/dicknash.htm|title=Trombones Online|website=Trombonesonline.com|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=19 July 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060719062022/http://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/dicknash.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of [[Tex Beneke]]. He served in the [[California National Guard]] from 1950 to 1952 and played for a band.<ref>[https://ia800501.us.archive.org/29/items/HBM012DickNash/HBM%20012%20-%20Dick%20Nash.pdf "Interview with Dick Nash"], ''Hip-BoneMusic.com'', page 4.</ref>
 
▲HeAfter beganhis playingdischarge brassfrom instrumentsthe at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents diedmilitary, and he waswent sentback to [[Kurn Hattin Homes for Children]] in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin HomesBoston, the first instrumentswhere he studiedattended were[[Berklee theCollege trumpetof and [[bugle (instrument)|bugleMusic]].<ref>{{citeCite web|last=Davis|first=Michael|date=2012-08-01|title=Dick Nash|url=httphttps://www.trombonesonlinehip-bonemusic.com/artistblogs/bone2pick/dick-trombone/dicknash.htmnash|titleaccess-date=Trombones Online2021-11-08|website=Trombonesonline.comHip-Bone Music|accessdatelanguage=20 January 2019en}}</ref> HisHe first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of [[Tex Beneke]]. After time in the [[United States Army]], where he served and played for a band, hethen joined [[Billy May]]'s band. Later he became a first -call [[studio musician]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-taylor-dick-nash-mn0000821971/biography|title=Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash - Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdateaccess-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> He was composer, conductor [[Henry Mancini]]'s favorite trombonist, and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks, beginning with ''[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|Mr. Lucky]]'' and ''[[Peter Gunn]]''. Nash's trombone is featured on the ''Theme From [[Hatari!]]'' from the soundtrack for the [[John Wayne]] film (1962), ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast Atat Tiffany's]]'' (1961), and ''[[TheDays of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' . In 1959 he played bass trombone on ''[[Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics]]''.
 
His brother was the saxophonist [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1922)|Ted Nash]] and he has three children, [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960)|Ted]], also a saxophonist, Nikki, and Bill.<ref>[https://ia800501.us.archive.org/29/items/HBM012DickNash/HBM%20012%20-%20Dick%20Nash.pdf "Interview with Dick Nash"], ''Hip-BoneMusic.com'', pages 4, 11, 12.</ref>
 
==Discography==
'''With [[Quincy Jones]]'''
* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)#Musical score and soundtrack|Roots]]'' (A&M, 1977)
'''With [[Henry Mancini]]'''
* ''[[The Music from Peter Gunn]]'' (1959)
* ''The Music from Mr. Lucky'' (1960)
* ''Combo!'' 1960
* ''[[The Blues and the Beat]]''
* ''Uniquely Mancini'' (1963)
* ''Concert Sound of Henry Mancini'' (1964)
* ''Latin Sound of Henry Mancini'' (1965)
* ''Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini'' (1968)
* ''Cop Show Themes'' (1976)
* ''Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished'' (1974)
* ''Symphonic Soul''
* ''Theme from Z and Other Film Music''
* ''Theme Scene'' (1978)
* ''Mancini Touch'' (1996)
* ''Big Band Sounds'' (2000)
'''With [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1922)|Ted Nash]]'''
*''[[Peter Gunn (album)|Peter Gunn]]'' (Crown, 1959)
'''With [[Pete Rugolo]]'''
* ''[[Rugolo Plays Kenton]]'' (EmArcy, 1958)
* ''[[10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos]]'' (Mercury, 1960)
* ''[[Thriller (U.S. TV series)#Musical score and soundtrack|The Original Music of Thriller]]'' (Time, 1961)
 
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
* ''[[Music from Mission: Impossible]]'' (Dot, 1967)
* ''[[More Mission: Impossible]]'' (Paramount, 1968)
* ''[[Mannix (album)|Mannix]]'' (Paramount, 1968)
* [[Kelly's Heroes#Musical score and soundtrack|''Kelly's Heroes'' (soundtrack)]] (MGM, 1970)
* [[Enter the Dragon (soundtrack)|''Enter the Dragon'' (soundtrack)]] (Warner Bros., 1973)
 
'''With [[Erroll Garner]]'''
* ''Close-Up in Swing'' (1961)
* ''You Brought a New Kind of Love'' (1963)
* ''Night at the Movies Up in Erroll's'' (1999)
 
'''With [[Oscar Peterson]]'''
* ''Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band'' (1959)
* ''Swinging Brass'' (1996)
 
'''With [[Louie Bellson]]'''
* ''Louie Bellson's 7'' (1976)
* ''Live at Concord Summer Festival'' (1995)
 
'''With [[Tex Beneke]]'''
* ''Dancers Delight'' (1996)
* ''Music in the Miller Mood'' (2000)
 
'''With [[Juan García Esquivel|Esquivel!]]'''
* ''Four Corners of the World'' (1958)
* ''Other Worlds Other Sounds'' (1958)
 
'''With [[Anita O'Day]]'''
* ''Jazz 'Round Midnight'' (1954)
* ''Trav'lin' Light'' (1961)
 
'''With others'''
* ''Harry James in Hi-Fi'' [[Harry James]] (1955)
* ''Billy May Sessions'', [[Nat King Cole]] (1951)
* ''Finest Hour'', [[Mel Tormé]] (2001)
* ''[[Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)]]'', [[Sonny Criss]] (Prestige, 1968)
* ''[[Chances Are It Swings]]'', [[Shorty Rogers]] (RCA Victor, 1958)
* ''Art Pepper + Eleven'', [[Art Pepper]] (1959)
* ''Jam Session at the Tower'', [[Ray Anthony]] (1956)
* ''[[Hair (Stan Kenton album)|Hair]]'', [[Stan Kenton]] (Capitol, 1969)
* ''Anything Goes'' (1990), [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]]
* ''Music from Other Galaxies'', [[Don Ellis]]
* ''South Rampart Street Parade'', [[Pete Fountain]] (1963)
* ''Jazz Me Blues'', [[Jimmy Witherspoon]] (1998)
* ''Tutti's Trombones'', [[Tutti Camarata]] (1983)
* ''Blues Cross Country'', [[Peggy Lee]] (1961)
*''Percy Faith- The Beatles Album'' (gorgeous solos) 1970
* ''Help Is on the Way'', [[Melissa Manchester]] (1976)
* ''16Help Is Moston Requestedthe SongsWay'', [[TeresaMelissa BrewerManchester]] (19771976)
* ''Everything16 Most MustRequested ChangeSongs'', [[RandyTeresa CrawfordBrewer]] (19801977)
* ''1100 BelEverything AirMust PlaceChange'', [[JulioRandy IglesiasCrawford]] (19841980)
* ''In1100 Bel GoodAir CompanyPlace'', [[SueJulio RaneyIglesias]] (19901984)
* ''ShowstoppersIn Good Company'', [[BarrySue ManilowRaney]] (19911990)
* ''Christmas AlbumShowstoppers'', [[The ManhattanBarry TransferManilow]] (19921991)
* ''TimepieceChristmas Album'', [[KennyThe Manhattan RogersTransfer]] (19941992)
*''Timepiece'', [[Kenny Rogers]] (1994)
* ''Hot Cha Cha'', Don Swan
*''Hot Cha Cha'', Don Swan
*''Latin Obsession'', [[Larry Elgart]]
* ''Arabesque'', Rudiger Gleisberg
* ''King of the Olympics'', [[Paul Chihara]]
* ''Smile (Tribute to Hollywood)'', [[Julia Migenes]]
* ''Sonny's Dream'' (1968), [[Sonny Criss]]
* ''Red Back Book/ Elite Syncopations'', [[New England Conservatory]] (1992)
* ''Fascinatin 'Fascinating' Rampal'', [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]] (1994)
* ''Big Band Latin Heat'', [[The Palladium Orchestra]] (1998)
* ''Brass Nation'', [[Michael Davis (trombonist)|Michael Davis]] (2000)
 
==Soundtracks==
* ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast At Tiffany's]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Charade (1963 film)|Charade]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Hatari!]]'' (1962) (featured soloist "Theme from Hatari!")
* ''[[The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' (1977)
* ''King of the Olympics'' (1988)
* ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001)
 
==Sources==
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Dick Nash
Birth nameRichard Taylor Nash
Born (1928-01-26) January 26, 1928 (age 96)
Boston, Massachusetts
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trombone

Richard Taylor Nash (born January 26, 1928) is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the swing and big band genres.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died, and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and bugle.[1] His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of Tex Beneke. He served in the California National Guard from 1950 to 1952 and played for a band.[2]

After his discharge from the military, he went back to Boston, where he attended Berklee College of Music.[3] He then joined Billy May's band. Later he became a first-call studio musician in Los Angeles, California.[4] He was composer, conductor Henry Mancini's favorite trombonist, and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks, beginning with Mr. Lucky and Peter Gunn. Nash's trombone is featured on the Theme From Hatari! from the soundtrack for the John Wayne film (1962), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and Days of Wine and Roses. In 1959 he played bass trombone on Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics.

His brother was the saxophonist Ted Nash and he has three children, Ted, also a saxophonist, Nikki, and Bill.[5]

Discography[edit]

With Quincy Jones

With Henry Mancini

  • The Music from Peter Gunn (1959)
  • The Music from Mr. Lucky (1960)
  • Combo! 1960
  • The Blues and the Beat
  • Uniquely Mancini (1963)
  • Concert Sound of Henry Mancini (1964)
  • Latin Sound of Henry Mancini (1965)
  • Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini (1968)
  • Cop Show Themes (1976)
  • Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished (1974)
  • Symphonic Soul
  • Theme from Z and Other Film Music
  • Theme Scene (1978)
  • Mancini Touch (1996)
  • Big Band Sounds (2000)

With Ted Nash

With Pete Rugolo

With Lalo Schifrin

With Erroll Garner

  • Close-Up in Swing (1961)
  • You Brought a New Kind of Love (1963)
  • Night at the Movies Up in Erroll's (1999)

With Oscar Peterson

  • Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band (1959)
  • Swinging Brass (1996)

With Louie Bellson

  • Louie Bellson's 7 (1976)
  • Live at Concord Summer Festival (1995)

With Tex Beneke

  • Dancers Delight (1996)
  • Music in the Miller Mood (2000)

With Esquivel!

  • Four Corners of the World (1958)
  • Other Worlds Other Sounds (1958)

With Anita O'Day

  • Jazz 'Round Midnight (1954)
  • Trav'lin' Light (1961)

With others

Soundtracks[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Trombones Online". Trombonesonline.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Interview with Dick Nash", Hip-BoneMusic.com, page 4.
  3. ^ Davis, Michael (2012-08-01). "Dick Nash". Hip-Bone Music. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ^ "Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Interview with Dick Nash", Hip-BoneMusic.com, pages 4, 11, 12.

External links[edit]

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