Arthur Rando

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Arthur "Doc" Rando (actually Arturo Rando-Grillo , born January 23, 1910 in New Orleans ; † April 27, 2013 ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , clarinet ) of the swing era and a doctor.

Rando grew up in the Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans and as a child saw the musicians of the steamships, including Louis Armstrong . His father was a railway engineer and played the violin in a band. Rando Jr. first worked as a dentist before becoming a professional musician. A childhood friend was the saxophonist Eddie Miller . In 1929 he played alto saxophone with Ben Pollack .

Rando played in the big band era with Bob Crosby's orchestra , as well as with Jimmy Dorsey , Wingy Manone and Lawrence Welk . In 1944 he was a member of a quartet of Joe Sullivan , Nappy Lamare and Zutty Singleton . In 1951 recordings were made with Bing Crosby . Rando, who worked in Las Vegas in later years , participated in 60 recording sessions in the field of jazz between 1938 and 1948.

In the early 1950s he left the Crosby Band to study in Mexico (graduation in 1956) and to practice full-time as a doctor again. He spent twenty years in the emergency room at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital (later University Medical Center ). The Doc Rando Recital Hall was created in his honor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas .

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  1. ↑ Obituary (English)
  2. ↑ Annual Review of Jazz Studies 2: 1983, edited by Edward Berger, David Cayer, Lewis Porter , p. 88
  3. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  4. ↑ John Chilton : Stomp Off, Let's Go !: The Story of Bob Crosby's Bob Cats & Big Band . Jazz Book Service, 1983, p. 137
  5. ^ Report in Las Vegas Sun
personal data
SURNAME Rando, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rando, Doc (nickname); Rando-Grillo, Arturo (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (saxophone, clarinet) of the swing era and doctor
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2013