Don Manning
Donald "Don" Manning (born April 5, 1927 in Portland (Oregon) ; † September 9, 2014 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ) and radio presenter , who was also a record collector and jazz historian.
Live and act
Manning attended high school in Seattle, where he played in the school band and in his own band. At the age of 18 he moved to New York City and was active in the local swing and bebop- influenced jazz scene. He was a member of the big band of Ted Fiorito and Claude Thornhill as well as the bands of Gene Roland ( The Band That Never Was , 1950, with Charlie Parker and Don Byas , among others ) and Charlie Barnet (1957), with whom he also recorded. He then lived in Lake Tahoe and Ketchum, Idaho , where he played in the Hap Miller Band. In 1958 he had his own trio, in which the young bassist Ron Carter played. After returning to Portland, he was best known as a radio presenter when he worked for the local broadcaster KBOO FM and presented the Don Manning Jazz Show for over 27 years . On his show he interviewed jazz greats like Clifford Brown , Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk . In addition, he wrote the memory book Swing High about his tours in the swing era, which has so far remained unpublished.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Obituary in The Oregonian
- ^ Paul De Barros, Eduardo Calderón: Jackson Street after hours: the Roots of Jazz in Seattle. 1993, p. 123.
- ^ Lewis Porter: John Coltrane: His Life and Music. 1998, p. 308.
- ↑ Biographical information on Tiny Kahn, with a contemporary photograph of Kahn with Don Manning
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography. (online, accessed August 5, 2015)
- ↑ Information in the estate register of Paul Hoeffler "Rochester Jazz" Photographic Collection
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manning, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manning, Donald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (drums) and radio presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland, Oregon |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2014 |