Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown (* 6. January 1907 in Venice , Illinois ; † 18th May 1979 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz - trombone of swing and Dixieland jazz.
Vernon Brown grew up in St. Louis . In his early years as a musician, he played there in 1925 and 1926 with Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke . In the late 1920s he went to Jean Goldkette (1928), Benny Meroff , but worked mostly in the St. Louis radio orchestra until he came to New York in the mid-1930s. Here he played in the band of Mezz Mezzrow (1937) and in the same year in Benny Goodman's orchestra; he stayed there until 1940. He also recorded records with Harry James ( Texas Chatter , 1938) during this time . In 1940 he switched to Artie Shaw's band , to Jan Savitt and Muggsy Spanier in 1941 ( Hesitating Blues , 1941/42) and to the Casa Loma Orchestra .
In the 1940s, Brown changed style from swing to Dixieland , often working as a studio musician and with Sidney Bechet . In 1950 he led his own band and did Reunion Tours with Benny Goodman and toured Europe with him in 1953 and 1958. In 1963 he worked with Tony Parenti and otherwise worked as a studio musician with television and radio orchestras until the early 1970s. In the 1950s he recorded records with Bobby Hackett , Wild Bill Davison , Cozy Cole , Bud Freeman , Ray McKinley . Brown is stylistically influenced by Jack Teagarden .
literature
- John Jörgensen & Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Munich, mosaic, 1967
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Vernon Brown in the All Music Guide
- Vernon Brown at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Vernon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1979 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |