Irving Brodsky

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Irving Brodsky (actually Ivan Brodsky , born April 15, 1901 in New York City , New York , † March 1, 1998 ibid) was an American jazz pianist and arranger .

Live and act

Brodsky worked in the 1920s with The Varsity Eight (1923) around Adrian Rollini , the Louisiana Rhythm Kings around Red Nichols , The University Six (1925), The Little Ramblers and The California Ramblers , on their hits My Honey's Lovin 'Arms for Vocalion (1922), Roamin 'to Wyomin' and Moonlight Kisses for Columbia (1923) he performed. In 1926 he worked in the orchestra of Roger Wolfe Kahn ( Jersey Walk ); In 1928 he played in Reg Batten's The New Savoy Orpheans .

In April 1929 Brodsky played with u. a. Red Nichols, Glenn Miller , Jimmy Dorsey recorded the song The Wedding of the Painted Doll for Velvet Tone , albeit under the pseudonym Barney Trimble's Oklahomans . In October Brodsky recorded again under his own name, this time for Harmony Records the tracks If You Believe in Me and I May Be Wrong But I Thing You're Wonderful , with Red Nichols , Pee Wee Russell and Fud Livingston . He also worked with Benny Goodman , Annette Hanshaw , the Dorsey Brothers (for whom he also arranged), Bix Beiderbecke ( Deep Down South ), Freddie Rich , Cornell Smelser and in the early 1930s with Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra, heard on Georgia on My Mind (1930), Stardust , Rockin 'Chair and Lazy River ( Victor Records , 1932). In 1959 he performed with Arthur Rollini at Carnegie Hall . During his career between 1922 and 1962 he worked in the field of jazz as a musician and arranger in 358 recording sessions. He died in 1998 at the age of 96.

The pianist should not be confused with the doo-wop singer of the same name ( The Carollons ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biographical information at archive.chazzanut
  2. ↑ Irving Brodsky , US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed October 8, 2016
  3. ↑ Louisiana Music Factory - Louisiana Rhythm Kings 1929-1930 ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.louisianamusicfactory.com
  4. ^ Gerhard Klußmann: Jazz in the Charts , Vol. 2
  5. ^ Gerhard Klußmann: Jazz in the Charts Vol. 3
  6. ↑ Louisiana Music Factory: Roger Wolfe Kahn 1925-1932 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.louisianamusicfactory.com
  7. ↑ Information at Wiki World Book  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / wikiworldbook.com  
  8. ^ Information from New Musical Express
  9. ↑ Harmony Discography No. 1000 - end
  10. ↑ See International Association of Jazz Record Collectors: IAJRC Journal, Volumes 17-18, 1984
  11. ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewin: All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music , p. 545
  12. ↑ See Robert Stockdale: The Dorsey Brothers: That's It! , P. 1
  13. ↑ Cf. Gerhard Klußmann: Jazz In the Charts 13
  14. ^ Arthur Rollini: Thirty Years with the Big Bands , p. 115
  15. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  16. ↑ Jay Warner: American Singing Groups: From 1940 to Today , p. 96
personal data
SURNAME Brodsky, Irving
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brodsky, Ivan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1998
Place of death New York City , New York