Clyde Hurley

Clyde L. Hurley Jr. ( born September 3, 1916 in Fort Worth, † August 15, 1963 ) was an American jazz trumpeter of the swing. He is known primarily for his trumpet solo in In the Mood for Glenn Miller.

Hurley was the son of a pianist and a singer, learned piano and taught himself the trumpet of Louis Armstrong recordings at. 1932 to 1936 he played in the Big Band of the University of Texas (Texas Christian University in Fort Worth) and from 1937 a year in the orchestra of Ben Pollack. After that, he was a studio musician in Hollywood, played with Paul Whiteman and 1939-1940 in Glenn Miller, in which he was exposed as a soloist on trumpet (eg In the Mood, Tuxedo Junction ). He also played in Carnegie Hall Concert by Glenn Miller. Finally, he left the band due to musical differences Miller. 1940/41, he was a member of the Big Band by Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw in 1941.

He then worked as a freelance studio musician in Hollywood. 1944 to 1949 he was employed by MGM and 1950 to 1955 on NBC. After that, he was a freelancer again. He also worked in Dixieland groups like the Matty Matlock ( Rampart Street Paraders ), with whom he recorded also. He also took on with Paul Weston ( Solo Flight ) and 1954 with Ralph Sutton and Edmond Hall at the Club Hangover in San Francisco.

Under his own name he took in 1946 and 1950 for Keynote Records for Crown on.