Dave Pell

David "Dave" Pell (born February 26, 1925 in Brooklyn , New York City - † May 8, 2017 ) was an American jazz musician , saxophonist , band leader , arranger , composer and producer.

Live and act

Dave Pell played with Bob Astor , Tony Pastor and Bobby Sherwood from the early 1940s . Then he moved to California and worked there with Bob Crosby and his own octet, with which he released numerous records in the 1950s. Pell was also a member of the Les Brown orchestra from 1948 to 1955 and was the record manager for the Tops record company . In the 1960s he temporarily withdrew from the jazz scene and worked as a producer for the record label Liberty Records and United Artists . In memory of Lester Young's music, he then initiated the Prez Conference project , with Harry Sweets Edison and Joe Williams , among others . On his label Group 7 Music not only his own records were re-released, but also those of other musicians.

Discography (selection)

• The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin (Kapp / Fresh Sound Records, 1953) with Don Fagerquist , Ray Sims
• Lucy Ann Polk with Dave Pell Octet (Trend, 1954)
• The Dave Pell Octet Plays Again (Fresh Sound Records, 1954)
• The Dave Pell Octet: I Had the Craziest Dream (Fresh Sound Records, 1956) with Don Fagerquist, Bob Gordon
• The Dave Pell Octet - Jazz Goes Dancing (Prom to Prom) (RCA / Fresh Sound Records, 1956) with Bob Bates , Don Fagerquist, Ray Sims
• The Dave Pell Octet - A Pell of Time (RCA / Fresh Sound Records, 1957) with Pepper Adams , Marty Paich , Paul Moer , Mel Lewis
• The Dave Pell Octet - Campus Hop: Jazz Goes Dancing (RCA / Fresh Sound Records, 1957) with Jack Sheldon , Bob Enevoldsen , Paul Moer , Mel Lewis

Web links

• Homepage of Dave Pell , archived version from November 2016 ( no longer available at http://www.davepell.com/ ) (English)
• Dave Pell at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Larry Harnisch: RIP: Dave Pell, Jazz Musician 1925-2017. In: LADailyMirror.com. May 8, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 .