Mike Barone
Mike Barone (born December 27, 1936 in Detroit ) is an American jazz trombonist, band leader, arranger and composer.
Mike Barone is the son of big band musician Joe Barone who worked for Bob Crosby . He played in the mid-1960s with Oliver Nelson ( Sound Pieces , 1966) and in the backing band of the singer Johnny Hartman ( Unforgettable , 1966). As early as 1968 he appeared with his own band, in which musicians such as Jack Nimitz , Mike Wofford and John Guerin played, at the Donte's jazz club . In the 1970s he had a band in California with his brother, trumpeter Gary Barone . The drummer Shelly Manne also played in this band . In 1979 the album Blues and Other Happy Moments was released on Palo Alto Records . Barone also played in Louie Bellson's Big Band, with Pearl Bailey and Gerald Wilson . Since the 1990s Barone has been working with his own big band, in which u. a. Ernie Watts plays. Barone also works with Bud Shank . Between 2001 and 2005, Barone wrote the music for shows for the Academy Awards .
Discographic notes
- Live at Donte's (VSOP, 1968)
- Mike & Gary Barone Blues and Other Happy Moments (Rhubarb, 1979; with Tom Scott , Theo Saunders, Dick Spencer, John Heard , Shelly Manne, Alex Acuña )
- Live 2005! (Rhubarb, 2005) with Ernie Watts
- Metropolis (Rhubarb, 2006)
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- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barons, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |