Jerry Jerome

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Jerry Jerome, circa June 1947.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb .

Jerry Jerome (born June 19, 1912 in New York City , † November 17, 2001 in Sarasota , Florida ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , alto saxophone , tenor saxophone ) and music producer .

Jerome began his career in the 1930s while playing in dance bands as a medical student. The first recordings were made in 1936 with Harry Reser's orchestra ; soon afterwards he left college for good and started a professional career as a musician. He then belonged to Glenn Miller's early, less successful band in 1936/37 , played briefly with Red Norvo in 1938 and then worked mainly as a studio musician. Jerome played in the following years with Artie Shaw (1938), Ziggy Elman (1938/39), Benny Goodman (1938-40), in whose sextet recordings with Charlie Christian he was involved. He also worked with Lionel Hampton ; In 1941 he returned briefly to Artie Shaw, after which he became a full-time musician in the studios and finally musical director for NBC (1942-46). In 1950 he took part in recordings of Ella Fitzgerald with the Sy Oliver Orchestra.

In the mid-1940s Jerome had recorded a Dixieland jazz formation with Teddy Wilson under his own name , as well as several tracks for Apollo in 1947 and an album for ABC-Paramount in the late 1950s .

For a few years he worked as A&R for the Apollo (1946-48) and Keynote Records label and then became musical director at WPIX-TV in New York. In the mid-1950s he began a successful career as a composer of jingles . After his retirement he moved to Florida in the 1980s, began performing again as a jazz musician and remained active until his death in November 2001, a. a. also as a sideman on recordings of Ruby Braff ( Being with You ) and Bob Wilber (1996). After his death, an album was released by Arbors with the highlights of his career and new recordings. a. with Eddie Higgins .

Discographic notes

  • The Jerry Jerome Trio (Vantage, 1944) with Teddy Wilson and Cozy Cole
  • Something Old, Something New ( Arbors , 1939-1996)
  • Something Borrowed, Something Blue (Arbors, 1939-2001)
  • Boca Raton Florida May 19, 1998 (Jazz Nite, 1998)

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SURNAME Jerome, Jerry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 2001
Place of death Sarasota , Florida