Bert Lown

Bert Lown (* 6. June 1903 in White Plains (New York) ; † 2. November 1962 in Portland (Oregon) ) was an American jazz - violinist , composer and big band leader .

Bert Lown began his career as a musician in Fred Hamm's band . At the beginning of the 1920s he had a theater agency in which he also arranged dance bands for events; In 1928 he founded his own band. Lown then successfully led various jazz- influenced dance bands in the 1930s ; In 1929 the first recordings were made for Columbia's budget label Diva , Harmony and Velvet Tone .

The greatest popularity brought his engagement in the New York Biltmore Hotel , which lasted from December 1929 to June 1932; During this time, a number of records for Victor Records was made . Around 1925 he composed (with Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett and Chauncey Gray) the jazz standard " Bye Bye Blues ", which appeared in 1930, became the signature tune of his orchestra and was popularized in 1952 by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Lown also wrote other songs like "You're The One I Care For" and "Tired". In his bands u. a. Miff Mole , Stan King , Spencer Clark, and Adrian Rollini ; The last recordings were made in 1933 for the new Bluebird label, as well as for Electradisk and Sunrise . In the mid-1930s he broke up his orchestra and worked as an artist agent and manager as well as at the Muzak Corporation . Eventually he left the music business and later held senior positions in television production companies. He died in 1962 of complications from a heart attack in Portland, Oregon .

Discographic notes

Bert Lown's Hotel Bilmore Orchestra (The Old Masters)

Web links

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Leo Walker: The Big Band Almanac . Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena. 1978

personal data
SURNAME	Lown, Bert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz violinist, composer and big band leader
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	White Plains (New York)
DATE OF DEATH	November 2nd, 1962
Place of death	Portland, Oregon