Buddy Morrow

Buddy Morrow ( born February 8, 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut; † 27 September 2010 in Raleigh ( North Carolina); actually Muni Zudekoff, called Moe Zudekoff ) was an American jazz trombonist and leader of a swing big band.

Life

Buddy Morrow studied at the Juilliard School of Music, and began his career in 1936/37, under his birth name in the band of Artie Shaw; as a mini Morrow, he played 1941/42, with Bob Crosby. From 1946 to 1950 he was a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1949, he worked at Flip Phillips. When the big band era came to an end, RCA Victor was looking for a successor for Tommy Dorsey's band that had been recorded for the label; henceforth led Morrow (next to Ralph Flanagan ) own band for RCA and; this had its headquarters in New York, where she usually occurred at the Roseland Ballroom. Otherwise, they toured mainly in the Midwest and in the South of the USA, where she performed in New Orleans at the Roosevelt. Morrow recorded a number of albums for RCA and Mercury; He became known in the national charts by his interpretations of the title "Rose, Rose, I Love You" 1951, # 8), " Night Train " (1952, # 27), "Greyhound" (# 30, 1952), " One - Mint Julep " (# 30, 1952), " Train, Train, Train " (# 14, 1953), " Mister Sandman " (# 20, 1954) as well as his ballad playing. The members of his band were 1951/52, Yank Lawson, Lou McGarity, Bob Haggart and 1955, temporarily also the bassist Scott LaFaro.

Early 1960s could occur Morrow and his band only on weekends; he mainly worked as a studio musician in the New York area, as in 1969 when Chapter Threee Album: Viva Emilio Zapata by Gato Barbieri; In 1970 he was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. In the late 1970s, he headed the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as a ghost band, with whom he went on tour; In 1988 he was still playing in Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Big Band Orchestra.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Buddy Morrow, his trombone and His Orchestra - A Big Band Buddy: Studio and Live Recordings, 1945-1957 ( Jasmine Records, 2004)
• Buddy Morrow on RCA ( RCA, 1950-53 )
• A Salute To The Fabulous Dorseys (Universal, 1955)
• Music For Dancing Feet (Universal recorder, 1955)
• Buddy Morrow and His Golden Trombone ( Universal recorder, 1956)
• Big Band Beatlemania ( the big hits of 1964) ( Epic )
• Big band guitar (RCA Victor, 1959)
• Swingin ' Through the Night ( Bluebird Records)
• The Uncollected Buddy Morrow ( Hindsight, 1964) with Stan Edson