Trummy Young
James Osborne " Trummy " Young ( born January 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, † September 10, 1984 in San Jose, California ) was an American jazz trombonist, vocalist and composer of Swing.
Life and work
Trummy Young grew up in Washington, D.C. on and in 1928 at Booker Coleman's Hot Chocolates professional musician. He then worked in other local bands and 1934-37 in Earl Hines ' orchestra, but only became known for his collaboration with Jimmy Lunceford 1937-43. Then Young played with Charlie Barnet in 1943-44, Boyd Raeburn, Benny Goodman and Tiny Grimes. By Grimes he came in contact with the bebop pianist Clyde Hart, at its session for Continental 1945s with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie he participated. Young also went with Jazz At The Philharmonic on tour and headed his own ensembles. From 1947 to 1952 he lived in Hawaii. From the summer of 1952 he became a member of Louis Armstrong's All Stars, with whom he repeatedly visited Europe. In 1964 he left the All Stars, finally settled down in Hawaii and played only occasionally jazz parties or for special occasions.
His technically brilliant game, in which he often took advantage of the highest registers of his instrument is to hear, among others, in Earl Hines ' Copenhagen in 1934 and Rhythm Sunday 1937, in Jimmy Lunceford Annie Laurie 1937, his only hit, " Margie " ( which he also sang ) and " down by the Old Mill stream" in 1938, "Blue Bazes ", " Easter Parade ", "Belgium Stomp ," " Think Of Me Little Daddy" and " Lunceford Special" in 1939 and "Bugs Parade" 1940. Together with Sy Oliver, then trumpeter and arranger with Lunceford, he wrote the hit " ' Tain't What You Do (It's the Way that You Do It) ", which reached # 11 in February 1939 on the Billboard charts. He is also a vocal soloist in recordings with Louis Armstrong and Lunceford " ' Tain't What You Do ", " Cheatin ' On Me," " The Lonesome Road Easter Parade ," " Is not She Sweet ", " Think Of Me Little Daddy " and" I'm In An Awful Mood " to hear in 1939. Furthermore, Young played a record with Buck Clayton and Illinois Jacquet.