Don Albert
Don Albert (actually Albert Anité Dominique , born August 5, 1908 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † March 4, 1980 in San Antonio , Texas ) was an American jazz trumpeter and band leader of swing .
Life
Albert initially played in the parade brass bands of New Orleans Jazz . In 1925 he toured the southwestern United States with Alphonse Trent's band. From 1926 to 1929 he played with Troy Floyd in San Antonio, Texas; from 1929 Albert led his own large orchestra, which played mainly in Texas. This Territory Band also performed in Mexico, Canada and New York and mainly played the big hits of the swing bands of Duke Ellington , Jimmie Lunceford and Andy Kirk such as On the Sunny Side of the Street or Liza . Albert's orchestra, since 1932 under the name America's Greatest Swing Band , was the first formation to have the name "Swing Band" in its name. The most important musicians in his band in the 1930s were the trumpeter Alvin Alcorn , the pianist Lloyd Glenn and the clarinetist Herbie Hall . In 1936 several recordings were made for Vocalion Records . With the end of the swing era, however, his success waned; In 1939 he broke up his band. In the 1940s Albert operated as a club owner. In 1949 he had his own formation with which he played at the Palace Theater in New York. In the 1950s he began to perform again, and played with smaller formations until the 1970s. In 1966 he performed with Buddy Tate in New York and in 1969 at the New Orleans Jazz Festival .
Don Albert is a nephew of New Orleans trumpeter Natty Dominique and a cousin of Barney Bigard .
literature
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Mosaic, Munich 1967
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Jazz on the Road Biographical Notes by Charlene Lattea ( Memento from 23 August 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Don Albert Biography at Allmusic
Individual evidence
- ↑ JazzBeat Magazine: Don Albert- New Orleans' Gift to Texas
- ^ Barry Kernfeld: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . Edition: 2, Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 1-56-159284-6 , ISBN 978-1-56-159284-5
- ^ Article Troy Floyd, in The Handbook of Texas Online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albert, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dominique, Albert Anité |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th August 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1980 |
| Place of death | San Antonio , Texas |