Grover Mitchell

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Grover Mitchell

Grover Mitchell (* 17th March 1930 in Whatley , Alabama ; † 6. August 2003 in Manhattan , New York ) was an American jazz - trombone player of Swing . He was a lively and expressive soloist who was best known for his collaboration with the greats of swing. He had an attractive, sensitive tone that was influenced by Tommy Dorsey .

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Mitchell grew up in Pittsburgh ; in the early 1960s he moved to the east coast of the USA . In 1961 he worked in the Duke Ellington Orchestra before joining Lionel Hampton for a short time in 1962 . That year he joined Count Basie , with whom he stayed until 1970; he wrote music for Basie in his first eight months, but was not given the opportunity to write an arrangement for the band. In 1980 Mitchell Basie rejoined and stayed with him until his death in 1984.

In the early 1970s, Mitchell began writing music for film and television, including the music for the hit film Lady Sings the Blues , in which Diana Ross played Billie Holiday . He started leading his own bands in the 1970s , including a big band for the Jazz Chronicles label in the 1970s and a Basie-like orchestra that recorded for the Stash label in the second half of the 80s . Mitchell still recorded for the Ken Music label , and since 1995 he has led the Basie Orchestra . In 1997 he received a Grammy Award for his big band work ( Count Basie Orchestra with New York Voices Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild ). The delicate and soft sounding trombonist fell ill with cancer and died on August 6, 2003.

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  1. ↑ One calls this type of appearance of orchestras, in which the band leader is no longer alive, in the English " Ghost Orchestra " (German: "Geister-Orchester").
  2. ↑ Alex Henderson: Grover Mitchell: Biography. In: All Music Guide . Retrieved June 22, 2008 .
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Grover
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Whatley , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 2003
Place of death Manhattan , New York