Rusty Dedrick
Rusty Dedrick (* 12. July 1918 in Delevan , New York as Lyle F. Dedrick ; † 25. December 2009 in Summitville , New York) was an American jazz - trumpet player , arranger and composer .
Rusty Dedrick took lessons from Stefan Wolpe and Paul Creston ; In 1938/39 he began his career with Bill Borden and Dick Stabile . 1939–41 he worked for Red Norvo , Ray McKinley and 1941/42 for Claude Thornhill . After serving in the US Army, he played in 1946 with Ray McKinley and again in 1946/47 with Thornhill. From the late 1940s to the 1960s he worked mainly as a studio musician in New York City; he also arranged and composed for Don Elliott , Maxine Sullivan and Lee Wiley . In 1957 he recorded a tribute album for Bunny Berigan with John LaPorta , Wendell Marshall and Clem de Rosa . In 1967 he played with Urbie Green ; then he was musical director of the pop formation The Free Design .
In the early 1970s he played with Lionel Hampton and worked as a music teacher at the Manhattan School of Music . His compositions include The Modern Art Suite and the Suite for Alto Sax and Trumpet .
Discographic notes
- A Salute to Bunny Berigan (Counterpoint, 1957)
- Rhythm and Winds (Esoteric, 1957)
- The Big Band Sound (Four Corners, 1964)
Web links
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
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| SURNAME | Dedrick, Rusty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dedrick, Lyle F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter, arranger and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delevan , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 2009 |
| Place of death | Summitville , New York |