Geezil Minerve
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (born January 3, 1922 in Havana , † June 4, 1992 in New York City ) was a Cuban jazz musician living in the United States ( alto saxophone , flute , also clarinet , vocals ).
Minerve grew up in Florida and began performing as a musician when he was twelve. At the beginning of his career he played in the backing band of Ida Cox and worked as a freelance musician in New Orleans. In the early 1940s he was a member of the orchestras of Clarence Love and Ernie Fields , with whom he made his first recordings in 1949. 1943-46 he did military service. In the following years he worked in the orchestra of Buddy Johnson (1949-57), in which he also acted as a vocalist ("Root Man Blues", 1952). He also took part in the recordings of Lucky Millinder , Clarence Love. In 1960 he played with Mercer Ellington , 1962-64 in the backing band of Ray Charles . 1971–73 he was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra ( Togo Brava Suite ) (as the successor to Johnny Hodges, who died in 1970 ). Ellington wrote the blues composition "Addi" (1972) for Minerve. After Duke Ellington's death, he was a member of the Mercer Ellington Orchestra. In the field of jazz he was involved in 76 recording sessions from 1949 to 1988.
Web links
- Geezil Minerve at Discogs (English)
- Harold Geezil Minerve at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard March 15, 1952
- ↑ Music Journal, Volume 30. Elemo Pub., 1972
- ↑ Tom Lord : Jazz Discography online, accessed April 4, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minerve, Geezil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minerve, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 1992 |
| Place of death | New York City |