Warren Covington

Warren Covington ( born August 7, 1921 in Philadelphia, † August 24 1999 in New York City ) was an American trombonist, arranger and bandleader who celebrated his greatest successes as head of the Tommy Dorsey band.

Life and work

Covington began his musical career at Isham Jones ( 1939) and played after his military service with the United States Coast Guard in the early 1940s with Les Brown and Gene Ames. Then he became a studio musician at CBS. 1946/47, he led the band The Commander. In 1950 he was a member of the Big Band by Tommy Dorsey. After his death in 1956 Covington led the Dorsey ensemble until 1961 and went with him regularly on tour. In 1958, he appeared on the Steve Allen show. The success of the band tracks belonged Tea for Two Cha Cha, which has sold over a million copies; He was awarded a gold record. The title reached 1958 # 3 of the UK singles charts. In his own compositions such as " Toy Trombone ", " Trombone Boogie ", " Trombonitis " or " Sentimental Trombone " he often turned out the trombone.

In 1965, Covington was active as a studio musician again, about when shooting for Perry Como or the Allman Brothers. He accompanied Charles Mingus, Randy Weston, Bobby Hackett and George Benson with big band recordings and worked on a number of film soundtracks, such as Stuart Saves - The Stupids (1995). But in the late 1960s, he appeared with his own band on a regular basis in the New York clubs; In 1973 he went with the Pied Pipers on tour. He died in 1999 in New York.

Discography

• Tea for Two Cha Cha (MCA Records)
• It Takes Two To ... (MCA Records)
• Designed For Dancing
• Let's Dance Latin ( Decca )