Barry Galbraith
Joseph Barry Galbraith (born December 18, 1919 in Pittsburgh , † January 13, 1983 in Bennington , Vermont ) was an American jazz guitarist of swing and cool jazz .
Live and act
Galbraith played as an autodidact for Red Norvo , Teddy Powell and Babe Russin in 1941, then for Claude Thornhill , interrupted by military service from 1942 to 1946. After that he was mainly active as a studio musician at NBC and CBS until 1955, after which he was on recordings of Miles Davis and Michel Legrand , Tal Farlow , Coleman Hawkins , John Lewis , Hal McKusick , Oscar Peterson , Max Roach , George Russell , Tony Scott and Tom Talbert involved. He also accompanied the singers Anita O'Day , Chris Connor , Billie Holiday , Helen Merrill , Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington on recordings.
In 1963/64 he was still involved in the recordings for the album The Individualism of Gil Evans , in 1965 for the soundtrack album Mickey One by Stan Getz and the orchestra by Eddie Sauter . From 1970 to 1975 Galbraith taught at the City College of New York (CUNY). After that he worked mainly as a private teacher and wrote groundbreaking textbooks for budding jazz guitarists.
Publications
- Jazz Guitar Study Series - Guitar Improv 903. Canada, Weybridge 1982
- The Fingerboard Workbook: for guitar. New Albany, Jamey Aebersold
- Mel Bay Barry Galbraith Guitar Solos, Volume 2. Mel Bay Publications, 2003. ISBN 0-7866-6812-1
- Guitar comping vol. 3 (+ CD): with bass lines in treble clef. New Albany, Jamey Aebersold
- Solo Guitar (+ CD): 13 standards. Pacific, Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 0-7866-6508-4
Discographic notes
- Clifford Brown: Alone Together (Verve, 1954–56), Clifford Brown with Strings (Emarcy, 1955)
- Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars: Introducing Jimmy Cleveland (Verve, 1955)
- Gil Evans: The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve, 1963/64)
- Tal Farlow : Finest Hour (Verve, 1952–56)
- Stan Getz & Eddie Sauter Orchestra: Mickey One (Verve, 1965)
- Coleman Hawkins : Body And Soul (Bluebird, 1939–56), Desafinado (Impulse!)
- Billie Holiday: LaDy In Autumn (Verve, 1946-59)
- Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz (Phillips, 1958)
- Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown & Gil Evans (Emarcy, 1955-56)
- Max Roach: Alone Together (Verve, 1956-60)
- George Russell: The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop (RCA / Koch, 1956)
- Claude Thornhill: The Transscription Performances 1947 (Hep, 1947)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazzlexikon , Reinbek ,. Rowohlt, 1993
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis , Schaftlach, Oreos
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
Remarks
- ↑ Barry Galbraith took part in the recording of the tracks Jitterburg Waltz, 'Round Midnight, Wild Man Blues and Django in June 1958 ; other players in addition to Davis and Coltrane were Phil Woods , Eddie Costa , Jerome Richardson , Herbie Mann , Betty Glamann , Bill Evans , Paul Chambers and the drummer Kenny Dennis . The recordings first appeared on the French Columbia Records under the title Miles Davis - Facets , cf. Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis , p. 133
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Galbraith, Barry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galbraith, Joseph Barry (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swing and cool jazz guitarist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1983 |
Place of death | Bennington , USA |