Kenny Mann

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Kenny Man (* 8. October 1927 in Chicago , Illinois as crews man ; † 28. December 2008 in Sherman Oaks , California ) was an American jazz - tenor saxophonist and bandleader .

Live and act

Kenny Mann attended Hirsch High School and Roosevelt College; He began his career as a musician in the mid-1940s in local bands in his hometown, in 1945 he played in Ted Phillips' big band, then from late 1946 with Johnny Griffin and Arnett Cobb at Lionel Hampton , with whom he joined the New Yorker in March 1947 Carnegie Hall performed. Mann and Griffin were considered the protagonists of the tenor battles in the band . In mid-1947 both left the Hampton band. Afterwards Mann played in a local formation in Chicago that opened a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert and took part in a Howard McGhee session for the small and short-lived Vitacoustic Records label , which also included other JATP tour members, according to Billy Eckstine (here exceptionally as trombonist), Hank Jones , Ray Brown and JC Heard as well as vocalist Marcelle Daniels on two pieces ("Flip Lip" and "The Last Word").

In 1947 Mann played in a bebop formation that appeared at Club Flamingo in Silvis near Moline (Illinois) . In 1949 he was a member of the Jay Burkhart Big Band, in which Joe Daley , Hobart Dotson and Cy Touff also played. It was considered Chicago's only bebop big band, an ensemble that consisted of up to 21 musicians; the band singer was Joe Williams . The Burkhart Bigband performed regularly on Mondays at Nob Hill (53rd and Lake Park); However, she never had a commercial breakthrough, and no recordings were made.

In 1950 Mann took part in a few recording sessions for the short-lived Seymour label , for example with pianist John Merritt Young and singer Lurlean Hunter . In August 1951, he recorded in a quintet and big band for arranger Bill Russo . From 1951 to 1955 he played in various dance bands with Ralph Marterie , whose recordings were released by Mercury Records . In the late 1950s, Kenny Mann left Chicago and moved to California. At the end of the 1960s he gave up his music career for a while to work in the judiciary.

In 1977 he was back as a part-time musician in his hometown when he appeared with his own formation called The Counselors with Britt Woodman , pianist Joel Scott, bassist Tom Palmer and drummer Bruz Freeman. Recordings were only made for a radio station in Long Beach .

Kenny Mann also played in the bands of Buddy Rich , Shorty Rogers , Buddy Bregman and the Tommy Dorsey Ghost Band throughout his career .

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  1. ↑ In 1956, Savoy Records released songs from the session on the LP Howard McGhee & Mlt Jackson .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Robert Pruter and Robert L. Campbell: The Seymour Label ( Memento from January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ It appeared on a 10-inch LP from Dizzy Gillespie's short-lived Dee Gee label (Dee Gee MG 1001). It was later re-released by Savoy (MG 12045). Man has solos on "Aesthete ...", "Cathy" and "S'posin '"
personal data
SURNAME Man, Kenny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Man, crews (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2008
Place of death Sherman Oaks , California , United States