Georgie Auld
| Georgie Auld | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Georgie Auld, c. August 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Altwerger |
| Born |
May 19, 1919 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died |
January 8, 1990 (aged 70) Palm Springs, California, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, clarinet |
Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.[1][2]
Career
Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto. He lived in the United States from the late 1920s onward, and was most noteworthy for his work with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Billy Eckstine, Tiny Kahn, Frank Rosolino, and many others. Primarily a swing saxophonist, he did many big band stints in his career, and led several big bands, including Georgie Auld and His Orchestra and Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars. Auld also played some rock´n roll working for Alan Freed in 1959.
He can be heard playing sax on the 1968 Ella Fitzgerald album 30 by Ella.
In 1977 he played a bandleader in the motion picture New York, New York, starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and also acted as a technical consultant for the film.[3] He died in Palm Springs, California, aged 70.
Discography
- In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1955)
- Dancing in the Land of H-Fi (EmArcy, 1955)
- I've Got You Under My Skin (Jasmine, 1957)
- Jaro records - Hawaiian War Chant
With Maynard Ferguson
- Maynard Ferguson Octet (EmArcy, 1955)
- Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1956)
With Barney Kessel
- To Swing or Not to Swing (Contemporary, 1955)
References
- ↑ "Georgie Auld: Underrated Tenor Sax Man With A Warm Robust Tone". SwingMusic.net. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ↑ "Georgie He also prerecorded the sax solos mimed by De Niro onscreen. Auld". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
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