Al Stewart (trumpeter)
Alvin "Al" Stewart (born 1927 in New York City , † October 17, 2016 in Sarasota , Florida ) was an American jazz trumpeter who played in well-known big bands in the late 1940s and 1950s .
Live and act
Stewart grew up in Brooklyn ; In 1945 he was called up for military service in the US Navy. He took lessons from Benny Baker, who was a musician in Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra. In 1947 he was given the opportunity to play with Louis Prima , to be heard as a soloist in Chinatown, My Chinatown . He then moved to Ray McKinley before becoming a member of Benny Goodman's bebop band (recordings for Capitol 1949). In the 1950s he worked in the orchestras of Machito ( Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite 1950), Chico O'Farrill (1951), Billy May (1952), Jerry Wald , Charlie Barnet (1955), Maynard Ferguson (1956), Nat Pierce (1957), Johnny Richards (1958), Chubby Jackson (1958), Gene Krupa (1958) and Tony Pastor (1959). In the field of jazz he was involved in 64 recording sessions between 1948 and 1963, in addition to the aforementioned also with Louis Armstrong , Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Parker , Bobby Hackett , Lee Morgan , Charlie Shavers , Buck Clayton , Conrad Gozzo , Phil Sunkel , Woody Herman , Bernie Glow , Carmen McRae , Warren Covington and Sal Salvador . In 1973 he presented the jazz rock album Al Stewart's Museum of Modern Brass (RCA).
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary by Marc Myers in Jazzwax (2016)
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 1, 2016)
- ↑ Al Stewart at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stewart, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stewart, Alvin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 2016 |
| Place of death | Sarasota , Florida |