Eddie Bert
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| Eddie Bert | |
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| Birth name | Edward Joseph Bertolatus |
| Born | May 16, 1922 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 2012 (aged 90) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Swing Bebop, Hard Bop, Avant-garde jazz, Post-bop, Big Band Jazz, orchestral jazz, Free Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Trombonist |
| Associated acts | Thelonious Monk, Benny Goodman, |
| Website | www |
Edward Joseph Bertolatus (May 16, 1922 – September 27, 2012), better known as Eddie Bert, was an American bebop jazz trombonist.
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Biography[edit]
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Edward Joseph Bertolatus was born in Yonkers, New York. His first job as a musician came in 1940 when he joined the Sam Donahue Orchestra. He later joined Red Norvo in 1941. He performed continuously with leading musicians including Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Woody Herman, and Charlie Barnet.[citation needed]
He is featured on hundreds of recordings and recorded extensively as a leader on various labels including Savoy Records, Blue Note, Trans-World, Jazztone, and Discovery Records. Bert continued to play sold-out shows until his death.[1]
Death[edit]
He died on September 27, 2012 at his home in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 90.[2][3]
Bands and orchestras[edit]
- Sam Donahue - 1940
- Red Norvo - 1941-43
- Woody Herman - 1943
- Charlie Barnett - 1943
- Bill Finegan's Army Orchestra - 1944-45
- Sam Donahue - 1946
- Stan Kenton's Progressive Jazz Orchestra - 1947-48
- BG - Be-Bop Orchestra - 1948-49
- Stan Kenton - 1950
- Illinois Jacquet's Big Band-NY Paramount - 1952
- Stan Kenton - 1955
- Charles Mingus - 1955-74
- BG - Newport Jazz Festival - 1958
- Benny Goodman's Orchestra - 1958-86
- Elliot Lawrence - 1958-68
- BG - Waldorf Astoria Hotel-Empire Room - 1959
- Thelonious Monk - 1959
- Illinois Jacquet's Septet at Birdland -1960
- BG - Swing into Spring Concert for TV - 1964
- Thelonious Monk - 1964
- performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall -
- Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra 1968-72
- Bobby Rosengarden's Orchestra - Dick Cavett TV Show, 1968-72
- New York Jazz Repertory Company - 1973-78
- Toured Europe and Russia - 1975-76
- Lionel Hampton - 1976-80
- Thelonious Monk - 1981
- Galt MacDermot's New Pulse Jazz Band - 1984-86
- Illinois Jacquet's Big Band - 1984-86
- BG - Let's Dance Concert for Public TV - 1986
- John Lewis' The American Jazz Orchestra - 1986-92
- Loren Shoenberg Orchestra - 1986-2001
- Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Orchestra - 1987-95
- George Gee - 1991-2001
- Illinois Jacquet's Big Band - 1994-95
- Tony Corpiscello - 1995-96
- Duke Ellington Orchestra - 1996
- Rich Szabo Jazz Orchestra - 1996-98
- Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians - 1997
- T.S. Monk - 1997-2000
- Bobby Short - 1997-2001
Honors[edit]
- Named "Musician of the Year" by Metronome Magazine, 1955 [4]
- Grammy for Musician of the Year, 1959
- Honored at Town Hall, NYC, May 16, 2002
- Honored at Jazz at the Kennedy Center with Billy Taylor, May 6, 2002
- Inducted into Rugers University Jazz Hall of Fame 2009
Broadway shows[edit]
- Bye Bye Birdie, 1960
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 1961
- Here's Love, 1963
- Golden Boy, 1964
- The Apple Tree, 1965
- Golden Rainbow, 1968
- Pippin, 1972-77
- Ain't Misbehavin', 1978-82
- Human Comedy, 1984-85
- Uptown... It's Hot!, 1986
Education[edit]
- Bachelor of Music, Master of Music Manhattan School of Music, 1957
- Teaching License - Manhattan School of Music, 1957
Teaching[edit]
- Associate Professor at Essex College, 1981-82
- Associate Professor at University of Bridgeport, 1984-86
- Associate Professor at Western Connecticut State University, 1996
Movies[edit]
- Jam Session with Charlie Barnett (1943)
- The French Connection (1971)
- School Daze (1987) - Spike Lee
Photographer[edit]
- Jazz Giants - K Abe
- To Bird with Love - Chan Parker and F. Pandras
- The Band that Never Was Spotlight Records Album Cover and Liner notes
Selected discography[edit]
- As leader/co-leader
- Walk on the Roots (Mothlight, 1985-'89)
- As sideman
- Red Norvo: Nuances By Norvo (Hep Records, 1938–42)
- Chico O'Farrill: Cuban Blues: The Chico O'Farrill Sessions (Verve, 1950–54)
- 1947: Stan Kenton's Milestones, Stan Kenton Classics, A Presentation of Progressive Jazz, Encores - Stan Kenton (Capitol)
- 1953: Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton, The Kenton Era - Stan Kenton (Capitol)
- 1955: Mingus at the Bohemia - Charles Mingus (Debut)
- 1955: Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet - Duke Jordan (Signal)
- 1955: The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach - Charles Mingus (Debut, OJC)
- 1956: Sounds by Socolow - Frank Socolow (Bethlehem)
- 1956: Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Verve MGV 8030)
- 1956: Drummer's Holiday - Louis Bellson (Verve)
- 1956: Jay and Kai + 6 - J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding (Columbia Records)
- 1956: Word from Bird - Teddy Charles (Atlantic)
- 1957: Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song - Chris Connor with Al Cohn, Herbie Mann, Milt Jackson, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson (Atlantic)
- 1957 Jazz Concerto Grosso (ABC-Paramount) with Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer and Phil Sunkel
- 1958: Legrand Jazz - Michel Legrand (Philips)
- 1959: You and Lee - Lee Konitz (Verve)
- 1959: At Town Hall - Thelonious Monk (OJC)
- 1960: Pre Bird - Charles Mingus (Mercury/Verve)
- 1962: Bluesin' Around - Kenny Burrell (Columbia [1983])
- 1962: The Complete Town Hall Concert - Charles Mingus (Blue Note)
- 1963: Big Band and Quartet in Concert - Thelonious Monk (Columbia)
- 1965: Mickey One - Stan Getz with the Eddie Sauter Orchestra (Verve)
- 1966: Brass on Fire - Manny Albam (Sold State)
- 1969: The Ballad of Jazz Street - Nat Pierce (Hep)
- 1972: Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert - Charles Mingus (Columbia)
- 1989: Live at Town Hall - Gene Harris (Concord)
- 1992: Little Man, Big Band - Jimmy Heath (Verve)
- 1997: Out of this World - Loren Schoenberg (TBC)
- 1998: Contour - Larry Gillespie and the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra (Blue Lion Music)
- 1998: The Last Swing of the Century - Ken Peplowski (Concord, 1998)
Notes[edit]
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. Miller Freeman Books. pp. 242–43. ISBN 0-87930-608-4.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Jazz Articles: Trombonist Eddie Bert Dead at 90". Jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Keepnews, Peter (September 30, 2012). "Eddie Bert, Jazz Trombone Player, Dies at 90". The New York Times.
- ^ http://jazztimes.com/articles/19812-eddie-bert
References[edit]
- JazzWax, four-part interview with Eddie Bert in 2007. Additional parts are linked above the red date at the top of Part 1.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD (7th ed.). London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0141014166.
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