Remo Palmieri

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Remo Palmieri (March 29, 1923 - February 2, 2002 ) was an American jazz and swing guitarist.

life and work

Remo Palmieri already mastered the guitar at the age of eleven and played bass at the age of twelve. At the age of sixteen he became a professional musician; from 1942 he played with the trio of Nat Jaffe . His original intention when starting a professional career as a guitarist was to finance his studies in fine arts, as he initially wanted to be a visual artist. A short time later he played with Coleman Hawkins (1943), Red Norvo (1944), Billie Holiday , Lena Horne , Sarah Vaughan and Mildred Bailey (1944) and Phil Moore (1944-45) as well as in the bands of Buddy Rich , Mary Lou Williams and Barney Bigard . During these years he developed a reputation as one of the most promising jazz guitarists on the US east coast with his instrument style, which is in the tradition of Charlie Christian . Palmieri was also a member of the Teddy Wilson All-Star Sextet . During the recording ban years from 1942 to 1944, the group recorded a Swing V Disc (Shellac No. 595B) entitled Blues Stompin 'at the Savoy . He became known in the bebop environment through his participation in the pieces Groovin 'High and All the Things You Are with Dizzy Gillespie on February 28, 1945.

Also in 1945 he largely turned away from jazz and began working as a studio musician at CBS for the Arthur Godfrey Show ; an activity that made up his main occupation until 1972. Palmieri's return to jazz began in 1974 when he joined Benny Goodman's orchestra for several major concerts . In the late 1970s he recorded with jazz guitarist Herb Ellis for the Concord Records label . In 1991 he appeared on the album Alone With Just My Dreams by Joe Wilder .

literature

  • Maurice Summerfield: The Jazz Guitar - Its evolution and its players (English). Ashley Mark Publishing 1978. ISBN 0-9506224-1-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary at All About Jazz ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2005 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 / www1.allaboutjazz.com
  2. ↑ a b c Summerfield: The Jazz Guitar , p. 150
personal data
SURNAME Palmieri, Remo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palmier, Remo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and swing guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1923
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2002