Henry Levine

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Henry "Hot Lips" Levine (born November 26, 1907 in London ; † May 1989 ) was a British-American jazz trumpeter .

Life

Levine's family emigrated to the United States in 1908; In 1917, the young Henry Levine heard Nick LaRocca with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band , after which he decided to become a musician and learn to trumpet. From 1925 he worked as a professional musician with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, from the mid-1920s in various studio bands, a. a. with Nat Shilkret , Vincent Lopez and from 1927 with the British bandleader Bert Ambrose , with whom he performed at the Mayfair Hotel in London. Recordings were made in London with Fred Elizalde . After his return to the USA he played a. a. with Cass Hagan and Rudy Vallee , before returning to studio music; besides as head of the NBC Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street Jazz Group , with which also recordings were made After the end of World War II, Levine worked as a director of radio, television and hotel orchestras; In 1961 he went to Las Vegas . In 1982 he retired. In the opinion of Allmusic he was an excellent lead trumpeter and effective soloist . Under his own name he released a single with jazz standards such as Rockin 'Chair and I've Found a New Baby at RCA Victor .

Discographic notes

  • NBC Chamber Society Of Lower Basin Street, Henry "Hot Lips Levine": Great Swing Jam Sessions, Volume 2 (Saga, ed. 1974)

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personal data
SURNAME Levine, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levine, Hot Lips (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-American jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 1989