Andy Gibson
Albert Andrew "Andy" Gibson (born November 6, 1913 in Zanesville (Ohio) , † February 10, 1961 in Cincinnati ) was an American jazz trumpeter , arranger and composer of swing .
Gibson learned the violin, but never took trumpet lessons. He played in the orchestras of Lew Redman (1931), Zack Whyte (1932/33), McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1934735), Blanche Calloway , Willie Bryant and Lucky Millinder . From 1937 he became a full-time arranger and composed. He worked for Duke Ellington , Count Basie (1938 to 1942), Cab Calloway , Charlie Barnet (1937 and from 1945) and Harry James, among others . From 1942 to 1945 he led a big band in the US Army. After that he worked for Barnet and then mainly in rhythm & blues . 1955 to 1960 he was musical director of King Records.
In 1959 he recorded under his own name: Andy Gibson and his Orchestra with Blueprint at Camden, with Gibson as arranger and conductor, a. a. with Paul Gonsalves , Kenny Burrell , Emmett Berry , Dicky Wells , Vic Dickenson , Milt Hinton (and with the mainstream sextet on the rest of the record).
His compositions include I Left My Baby (a hit on Count Basie sung by Jimmy Rushing ), The Great Lie and The Hucklebuck (based on Now's the Time by Charlie Parker ).
Lexical entry
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
Web links
- Andy Gibson at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gibson, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibson, Albert Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter, arranger and composer of swing |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zanesville, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1961 |
| Place of death | Cincinnati |