Benny Morton
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Photograph by William P. Gottlieb .
Benny Morton (* 31 January 1907 in New York City , New York ; † 28. December 1985 ) was a (big band) Jazz - trombonist of Swing .
Life
Morton had his first engagement in 1923 in the band of Clarence Holiday (the father of Billie Holiday ) in Harlem , while he attended school during the day. He played 1927-1929 and 1931-1932 with Fletcher Henderson , 1932-1937 with Don Redman and then until 1939 with Count Basie . During this time he accompanied some Billie Holiday recordings with other Basie musicians. Morton also played in the bands of Chick Webb and Raymond Scott . In the 1940s he played in smaller combos with Teddy Wilson (from 1940), Joe Sullivan and Edmond Hall (from 1943), all in the Café Society Club (the big bands had stopped touring during the war). From 1946 he had his own band. He played in Broadway orchestras (so 2 years in Jamaica with Lena Horne ) and from 1959 in the orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In addition, he was also in jazz recordings. B. to be heard with Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff . In the 1960s he joined a. a. with Bobby Hackett and Wild Bill Davison and in the 1970s with The World's Greatest Jazz Band , toured with The Top Brass (with Bob Brookmeyer , Maynard Ferguson , Clark Terry , Doc Cheatham ) and the Saints and Sinners with Bud Freeman , Bob Wilber and Yank Lawson .
collection
- The Benny Morton and Jimmy Hamilton Blue Note Swingtets (1945) . Mosaic , 1986 - 1 LP with Barney Bigard , Ben Webster , Sammy Benskin , Israel Crosby , Eddie Dougherty
Web links
- Interview 1975
- Benny Morton at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Morton, Benny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1985 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |