Herbie Haymer
Herbie Haymer (* 24. July 1915 in Jersey City , New Jersey ; † 11. April 1949 in Santa Monica ) was an American jazz - tenor saxophonist .
He started playing alto sax at the age of 15 and switched to tenor saxophone five years later . Haymer began in the Carl Sears-Johnny Watson Band , then played briefly with Rudy Vallee and Charlie Barnet .
From 1935 to 1937 Haymer was a member of the Red Norvo Orchestra, 1937-1941 with Jimmy Dorsey , 1941/42 with Woody Herman , 1942/43 with Kay Kyser . Before joining the Navy in 1944, he was briefly a member of Benny Goodman and the Dave Hudkins Band . After his discharge from the army in 1945, he worked as a session musician in Los Angeles and participated in recordings of Red Nichols , Lyle Griffin and Benny Goodman (1947) with. In 1945 he led a quintet in which Charlie Shavers , John Simmons , Buddy Rich and Nat King Cole participated in recordings for the Sunset label (“I'll Never Be the Same”). The recordings later appeared under Nat Cole's name; three other tracks by Haymers appeared on Keynote Records in 1946 . In 1949 he recorded a few more numbers with Frank Sinatra ; on returning from one of these sessions, he was killed in a traffic accident.
Discographic notes
- Nat King Cole, Anatomy of A Jam Session, recorded June 9, 1945 in Hollywood. Haymer played tenor saxophone and chaired the session, Nat King Cole played piano, Buddy Rich drums, Charlie Shaver's trumpet and John Simmons bass.
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| SURNAME | Haymer, Herbie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz tenor saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jersey City , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1949 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica |