Al Hendrickson

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Alton Reynolds "Al" Hendrickson (born May 10, 1920 in Eastland (Texas) , † 2007 in North Bend (Oregon) ) was an American jazz and studio musician ( guitar , also banjo , mandolin , vocals ).

Live and act

Hendrickson grew up in Texas before moving to the American west coast. In 1940 he worked for Artie Shaw ; in the same year he had an appearance in Fred Astaire's musical film Second Chorus . In the Coast Guard in the mid-1940s. In the post-war period he played a. a. in the bands of Freddie Slack , Ray Linn and Benny Goodman , of which he was also a member. He can also be heard as a baritone in Goodman's On a Slow Boat to China , which became a huge hit in the United States in 1947. In the 1950s he was a busy studio musician for both film and television soundtracks ( The Danny Kaye Show , 1963) and for pop productions for Columbia Records from 1959 onwards. a. with productions by The Weavers , The Monkees , the country singer Sheb Wooley and the jazz pianist Dodo Marmarosa .

In the field of jazz and popular music he was involved in 493 recording sessions between 1940 and 1986, including a. at Rosemary Clooney , Bing Crosby , Doris Day , Lee Hazlewood , Eartha Kitt , Frankie Laine , Henry Mancini , Ann-Margret , Dean Martin , Ella Mae Morse , Harry Nilsson , Louis Prima , Elvis Presley ( Viva Las Vegas ), Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank . In the 1970s he was a member of Frank Capp's Juggernaut - Bigband before retiring to Oregon in the late 1980s . He was the author of the textbooks Encyclopedia of Bass Chords, Arpeggios and Scales, and Al Hendrickson Jazz Guitar Solos: Complete Book .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  2. ↑ Alton Hendrickson at Allmusic (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hendrickson, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hendrickson, Alton Reynolds (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and studio musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Eastland (Texas)
DATE OF DEATH 2007
Place of death North Bend, Oregon