Bernie Glow

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Bernie Glow (born February 6, 1926 in New York ; † May 8, 1982 ibid) was an American jazz trumpeter of swing and modern jazz .

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Glow began playing the trumpet at the age of nine, studying with Max Schlossberg , who played with the New York Philharmonic . Under the influence of Glow's Russian grandfather Sam Finkel, Glow soon became one of the first trumpet players in a regular orchestra. During his high school years, Bernie Glow played with future jazz greats like Stan Getz , Shorty Rogers and George Wallington . Glow was influenced by the recordings of Snooky Young with the Jimmy Lunceford Band and Billy Butterfield in Benny Goodman's band.

After finishing high school, sixteen-year-old Glow toured with the Richard Himber Orchestra for a year . He then worked for Xavier Cugat and then with Raymond Scott at the CBS radio station. In 1945/46 he played the lead trumpet in Artie Shaw's band, then with Boyd Raeburn . In 1949 he was on tour with Woody Hermans Second Herd .

In the early 1950s Glow played in big bands , Latin bands and dance orchestras, and appeared in Manhattan theaters, dance halls , nightclubs and on the radio. Since 1953, Glow has been a sought-after trumpeter for countless commercial and jazz recording sessions. He served a wide musical spectrum; one day he was playing for a Pepsi radio commercial , the next he was recording an album with Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald . Many of these studio big band sessions were led by composers or arrangers such as Nelson Riddle , Quincy Jones or Oliver Nelson . Miles Davis and Gil Evans took part in the recordings of Miles Ahead (1957), Porgy and Bess (1958), Sketches of Spain (1959) and Quiet Nights (1962). Glow was also a member of the NBC and CBS orchestras.

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SURNAME Glow, Bernie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swing and modern jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH new York
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1982
Place of death New York City