Al Aarons
Albert W. " Al " Aaron ( born March 23, 1932 in Pittsburgh) is an American jazz and studio musician (trumpet, flugelhorn ) and music producer.
Life and work
Aaron had to 1950 private lessons in his native city, to then further develop in 1947 in Chicago. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at Wayne State University; in Detroit, he played the mid-1950s with Yusef Lateef and Barry Harris. Then he was to experience with Wild Bill Davis. From 1961 to 1969 he belonged to the Count Basie Orchestra. Then he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a freelancer in the studios of the film and television industry, including Gerald Wilson, Buddy Collette ( in the Flip Wilson Show) and Henry Mancini. He also played with Frank Foster and Frank Wess / Harry Edison. He worked from 1945 to 1996 at 162 recording sessions alone in the jazz area, including Bobby Bryant, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Clarke ( School Days ), Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Harris, Milt Jackson, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Carmen McRae, Oliver Nelson, Zoot Sims, Sarah Vaughan. Under his own name he played in 1995, the album Al Aarons & the LA Jazz Caravan one. In addition, he was with Red Callender, Buddy Collette Grover Mitchell and co-founder of the briefly active labels Legend Records.