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Barry Zweig (born February 7, 1942 in Detroit , † March 15, 2020 in California ) was an American jazz and studio musician ( guitar ) who was active in the Los Angeles music scene.

Live and act

Zweig began playing music at the age of four; at the age of 15 he discovered the guitar. His first recording session had at the age of 17 with Capitol Records . He toured with Buddy Rich and Sammy Davis Jr. , heard on their joint album The Sounds of '66 (Reprise). In the following years he was a member of the Buddy Rich Big Bandan ; he also worked in California with Leroy Vinnegar ( The Kid , 1976), further with Peggy Lee , Willie Bobo , Doc Severinsen , Ray Conniff , Henry Mancini , Andy Williams , Don Ellis and Abe Most .

With Bobby Shew , Tom Collier , Abraham Laboriel and Peter Donald Zweig recorded his only album Desert Vision (Jazz Chronicles) in 1977/78 . In the 1980s and 1990s he played a. a. in the big bands of Bill Holman , Ray Anthony and Charley Najar , with Frank Capp Juggernaut, in the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra, in the Dave Pell Octet and in the bands of Herb Alpert ( Midnight Sun , 1992), Rick Poppe, Gene Estes , John Pisano ( Guitar Night ). In his later years he accompanied singers such as Keely Smith ( Keely Swings Basie-Style ... With Strings , 2002), Dinah Shore , Diane Hubka and Jackie Ryan ( This Heart of Mine ), as well as with Ron Kalina and Al McKibbon , Emil Richards and Paul Gormley.

In the field of jazz, Zweig was involved in 35 recording sessions between 1966 and 2014, according to Tom Lord , most recently with Sue Raney. In autumn 2019 he had his last appearance at the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach . He died in mid-March 2020 as a result of complications from Crohn's disease .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Barry Zweig Obituary. Legacy.com, March 26, 2020, accessed March 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 26, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Zweig, Barry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and studio musician (guitar)
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 2020
Place of death California