Ollie Mitchell

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Oliver Edward "Ollie" Mitchell (born April 8, 1927 in Los Angeles ; † May 11, 2013 in Puako , Hawaii ) was an American studio and jazz trumpeter (also trombone ) and band leader .

Life

Mitchell's father was Harold "Pappy" Mitchell, who was the lead trumpeter at MGM Studios and who gave his son trumpet lessons from the age of five. He played in a teenage band on the Hoagy Carmichael show , and then in 1945 he was part of the naval band on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington . Then he worked as first trumpeter in the big bands of Harry James , Buddy Rich , Pérez Prado , Pete Rugolo , Shorty Rogers , Stan Kenton and, since 1960, in the NBC orchestra. As a studio musician , he also worked in the formation The Wrecking Crew , which u. a. on recordings of the Beach Boys , The Mamas & the Papas , The Monkees ("Valleri" 1967), The Carpenters , The Fifth Dimension , Simon & Garfunkel , Nat King Cole , Sammy Davis junior , Bob Dylan ( Self Portrait 1970), Connie Francis , Del Shannon , Rick Nelson , Randy Newman , Bobby Darin , Steely Dan ( Pretzel Logic 1974) and Joan Baez ( Diamonds & Rust 1975). He also played in 1964 in Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass and contributed to Ike and Tina Turner of Phil Spector produced success Title River Deep Mountain High , as well as Lee Hazlewoods and Nancy Sinatra hit These Boots Are Made for Walkin ' with. In Los Angeles he has also directed his own big band, Ollie Mitchell's Sunday Band, since 1978 . Under his own name he released the albums In Orbit (1978) and Blast Off ( Pausa Records , 1983).

After Mitchell retired from 1982, he moved to Honolulu in 1985 . There he played with Harvey Ragsdale . He founded the band Olliephonics on the Big Island in 1995 . In the field of jazz, Mitchell participated in 117 recording sessions between 1951 and 1984.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary in West Hawaii Today ( memento of the original from November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / westhawaiitoday.com
  2. ↑ Ollie Mitchell at Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ Mark Ribowsky: He's a Rebel: Phil Spector, Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer , p 221
  4. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Ollie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mitchell, Oliver Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American studio and jazz trumpeter (also trombone) and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH May 11th, 2013
Place of death Puako , Hawaii