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Sanford Gold (* 9. June 1911 in Cleveland , Ohio ; † 30th May 1984 in Danvers (Massachusetts) ) is an American jazz - pianist . He played with Stan Getz , Don Byas and Al Cohn .
Live and act
Gold had his own sextet in Cleveland for several years, came to New York in 1935 and worked there with Raymond Scott . He had his own trio with Dave Barbour in 1941 , worked as a studio musician for the CBS in 1942 and did military service from 1943 to 1946. He then worked with Mary Osborne , Don Byas and other band leaders, from 1949 to 1954 again as a studio musician at NBC . Then he worked as a piano teacher; one of his students was u. a. Loren Schoenberg . Most memorable will be his participation in Stan Getz's legendary roost sessions as a member of the guitarist Johnny Smith's quintet in 1952. He has also made records with Al Cohn , Vic Dickenson , Coleman Hawkins and Sally Blair .
His playing style had some influence on younger musicians like Bud Powell and Horace Silver .
Selection discography
- Don Byas: Don Byas 1946 (Classics)
- Al Cohn And His Charlie Tavern's Ensemble: East Coast-West Coast Scene (Fresh Sound Rec., 1954)
- Vic Dickenson: Breaks, Blues & Boogie (Topaz, 1941-1946)
- Stan Getz: The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost, 1950–1954)
- Coleman Hawkins: Body and Soul Revisited (Decca, GRP; 1951-1958); The Hawk Talks (Affinity, 1951-1952)
- Johnny Smith: Moonlight in Vermont (Fresh Sound, 1952–1953)
- Johnny Smith - Stan Getz Quintet: Stan Getz - The Complete 1948–1952 Quintet Sessions (Blue Moon)
- Sally Blair: Squeeze Me (Fresh Sound, 1957)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon. Mosaic, Munich.
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988.
- Bielefeld catalog. 1988 and 2002
Web links
- Sanford Gold at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miami Herald: Sanford Gold, Music Teacher And Accompanist , May 30, 1984
- ↑ cit. after Jörgensen, Wiedemann, p. 157.
- ↑ contains the sessions with Stan Getz and two other sessions with Zoot Sims and Paul Quinichette
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gold, Sanford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1984 |
| Place of death | Danvers , Massachusetts |