Bob Merrill (Trumpeter)
Robert "Bob" Merrill (* around 1920; † unknown) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet , vocals ) of the late swing era.
Merrill worked at Jay McShann from the early 1940s ; The first recordings with his orchestra were made in 1942 as radio recordings from the New York Savoy Ballroom . In the following years he also acted as a band vocalist for McShann, to be heard in numbers such as "Bad Neighborhood" (1943). From 1944 he played with Dallas Bartley and his Orchestra (“Cherry Red”), then as a trumpeter with Cootie Williams , for whom he also worked as a vocalist, in titles such as “Stingy Blues”, “I May Be Easy, But I ' m No Fool ”,“ Ain't Got No Blues Today ”or“ Let 'Em Roll ”from 1949.
In 1949 Merrill played three numbers under his own name (“I'll Always Be in Love with You”, “Baby I'm Tired”, “I Want a Little Girl”) and others. a. with Ike Quebec for Apollo; In the same year he played the single "Low Down" with Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt (trombone), Sam "The Man" Taylor , Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone), Arnold Jarvis (piano), Leonard Swain (bass) and William Parker (drums) Groove "/" The Blues Is Here T'nite "for the Abbey label. During this time he also took part in recordings of Wynonie Harris , Sam "The Man" Taylor. In the field of jazz he was involved in 23 recording sessions between 1942 and 1949.
Web links
- Bob Merrill at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merrill, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merrill, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1920 |