Morey Feld

Morey Feld

Morey Feld, ca. August 1947.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb.
Background information
Birth name Morey Feld
Born August 15, 1915
Origin OhioCleveland, Ohio
Died March 28, 1971
Genres Jazz
Instruments drums
Associated acts Ben Pollack
Benny Goodman
Eddie Condon
Bobby Hackett
Billy Butterfield

Morey Feld (August 15, 1915 – March 28, 1971) was an American jazz drummer born in Cleveland, Ohio, perhaps best known for his work with the bands of Ben Pollack (1936), Benny Goodman (1943–1945), Eddie Condon (1946), Bobby Hackett and Billy Butterfield. In 1960 Feld moved to Denver, Colorado and worked with Peanuts Hucko's quintet.

Feld died at age 55 while attempting to fight a fire at his Denver home.[1]

Select discography

As Morey Feld & His Straight-Ahead Six

With Benny Goodman

With Ella Fitzgerald

With Slam Stewart

With Billy Taylor

With Wild Bill Davison

With Bobby Hackett

With Bobby Sherwood

With Bernie Leighton

With Stan Getz

With Sarah Vaughan

References

  1. Jazzed in Cleveland - Part 87


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