Johnny Rae

Johnny Rae (actually John Anthony Pompeo, born August 11, 1934 in Saugus, Massachusetts ) is an American drummer , percussionist and vibraphonist of modern jazz and Latin jazz .

Live and act

Johnny Rae became a professional musician in 1952 and first played with Herb Pomeroy in 1953/54 , with George Shearing from 1955 to 1956 , with Johnny Smith in 1956, with Ralph Sharon in 1957, with Cozy Cole in 1958. In 1959 he became a member of Herbie Mann's band , with whom he visited Europe in 1960. In the 1960s he was involved in the big band production of Stan Getz , Big Band Bossa Nova , in 1960 an album was released under his own name with the participation of Bobby Jaspar and Steve Kuhn . He also worked as an accompanist for Anita O'Day and played with Cal Tjader . In the 1970s he recorded records with Earl Hines , Art Van Damme and Barney Kessel, among others .

Selection discography

• John Rae: Opus de Jazz No. 2 ( Savoy , 1960)
• Stan Getz: Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve, 1962)
• Earl Hines: At The Party ( Delmark , 1970)
• Barney Kessel: Three Guitars (Concord, 1974)
• Herbie Mann: Flautista! (Verve, 1959)
• Anita O'Day: Time For 2 (Verve, 1962)
• Johnny Smith And His New Quartet (Roulette / Fresh Sound Records, 1956)
• Cal Tjader: Soul Sauce (Verve, 1964)
• Art Van Damme: State Of Art (MPS, 1970)

literature

• Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988.
• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
• Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
• Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002.