Norman Brownlee
Norman Edward Brownlee (born February 7, 1896 in Algiers , † April 9, 1967 in Pensacola ) was an American jazz musician (piano, saxophone, composition ).
Live and act
Brownlee led from 1920 to 1930 in New Orleans the Brownlee's Orchestra of New Orleans , the u. a. Alonzo Crumby , Behrman French , Hal Jordy , Sharkey Bonano and Tom Brown included . For a short time the trumpeter Emmett Hardy also played in his band. In January 1925 Brownlee's Orchestra (inter alia with Harry Shields and Johnny Wiggs ) recorded two compositions by Brownlees for Okeh , "Dirty Rag" and "Peculiar"; Hardy could no longer participate in this studio due to illness (he died of tuberculosis in June 1925 ). Nothing is known about Brownless' further life.
Web links
- Norman Brownlee at Discogs (English)
- Norman Brownlee in the DAHR database , see also additional database entry : A (English). Retrieved June 15, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norman Brownlee at DAHR
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 27, 2017)
- ↑ Brownlee's Orchestra at Red Hot Jazz
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brownlee, Norman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brownlee, Norman Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (piano, also saxophone, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Algiers |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1967 |
| Place of death | Pensacola |