Lou McGarity
Lou McGarity | |
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Birth name | Robert Louis McGarity |
Born | (1917-07-22)July 22, 1917 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | August 28, 1971(1971-08-28) (aged 54) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, Swing, Dixieland |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Trombone |
Years active | Early 1930sā1971 |
Labels | MGM, Jubilee, Argo |
Musical artist
Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 ā August 28, 1971)[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band.[2] He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.[2]
Discography
As leader
- Music from Some Like it Hot (Jubille, 1957)
- Blue Lou (Argo, 1960)
As sideman
With Kenny Davern
- A Night With Eddie Condon (Arbors)
With Benny Goodman
- Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings (Columbia)
With Urbie Green
- All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
With Bobby Hackett
- Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)
With J. J. Johnson
- J.J.'s Broadway (Verve, 1963)
With Jimmy McPartland
- The Music Man Goes Dixieland (Epic)
With Charlie Parker
- Big Band (Clef, 1954)
With the World's Greatest Jazz Band
- The World's Greatest Jazz Band Volume II (Douglass)
With Cootie Williams
- Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)
References
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
External links
- Lou McGarity recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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