Al Aarons
Albert N. "Al" Aarons (born March 23, 1932 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † November 17, 2015 in Laguna Woods , California ) was an American jazz and studio musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn ) and music producer .
Live and act
Aarons had private lessons in his hometown and Evanston from 1947 to 1950 . From 1951 to 1953, then in Chicago with Renold Schilke (1910–1982) of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at Wayne State University ; in Detroit in the mid-1950s he worked with pop musicians such as Johnny Ray , LaVern Baker , Jackie Wilson , Johnny Mathis , as well as Billie Holiday , Yusef Lateef and Barry Harris . Then he was seen with Wild Bill Davis . From 1961 to 1969 he was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra . He then moved to Los Angeles , where he worked as a freelancer in film and television industry studios, with Gerald Wilson , Buddy Collette (on the Flip Wilson Show ) and Henry Mancini , among others . He also played with Frank Foster and Frank Wess / Harry Edison . From 1945 to 1996 he was involved in 162 recording sessions in the jazz area alone. a. at Bobby Bryant , Kenny Burrell , Stanley Clarke ( School Days ), Ella Fitzgerald , Gene Harris , Milt Jackson , Carole King , Maria Muldaur , Carmen McRae , Oliver Nelson , Zoot Sims , Sarah Vaughan . In 1995 he recorded the album Al Aarons & the LA Jazz Caravan under his own name . He was also a co-founder of the short-term Legend Records label with Red Callender , Grover Mitchell and Buddy Collette .
Lexical entries
- Thomas Owens: Aarons, Al (bert N.). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert N. Aarons - Obituary. In: legacy.com. Los Angeles Times , November 22, 2015, accessed November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Tom Lord Discography
- ↑ cf. Buddy Collette, Steven Louis Isoardi: Jazz Generations: A Life in American Music and Society . New York, London 2000, p. 179 f. and Billboard June 22, 1974, p. 36.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aarons, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aarons, Albert N. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and studio musician (trumpet, flugelhorn) and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 2015 |
| Place of death | Laguna Woods , California , United States |