Jud DeNaut
Jud DeNaut (actually George Matthews Denaut , born January 28, 1915 in Walkerton , Indiana , † April 5, 1999 in Newport Beach , California ) was an American jazz bassist .
Jud DeNaut began his musical career in vaudeville when he played with Bobby and Gale Sherwood in 1929. During the Second World War he served in the US Army and played in radio orchestras after the war. From the early 1940s he worked with Artie Shaw (both in his orchestra and in the smaller ensemble Gramercy Five ), as well as with Ray Noble , Richard Himber , Ozzie Nelson , Kay Kyser , Woody Herman , Paul Whiteman , Murray McEachern and Bobby Sherwood . He also belonged to the groups Gramercy Six , the Kings of Dixieland and Matty Matlock's band , the Pete Kelly Big Seven in the 50s . In the field of jazz and blues he was involved in 64 recording sessions between 1940 and 1959, including a. also with T-Bone Walker , Rick Nelson , Martha Tilton , Big Joe Turner / Freddie Slack (“Goin 'to Chicago Blues”), Frankie Laine and Babe Russin . In later years he led his own band, with which he performed at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.
Web links
- Jud Denaut in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- George M. "Jud" DeNaut at Allmusic (English)
- Jud Denaut at Allmusic (English)
- Jew Denaut at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | DeNaut, Jud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Denaut, George Matthews |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walkerton , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1999 |
| Place of death | Newport Beach , California |