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	Cleveland, 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

• Jazz Goes Broadway (Kapp)

With Benny Goodman

• The Benny Goodman Six (Columbia/Legacy)
• Collector's Gems 1929-1945 (Columbia)

With Ella Fitzgerald

• Lullabies Of Birdland (Decca)
• The First Lady Of Song (Decca)
• For Sentimental Reasons (Decca)

With Slam Stewart

• Slam Stewart Quintet (Continental)

With Billy Taylor

• The Complete H.R.S. Sessions (Mosaic)

With Wild Bill Davison

• Sweet And Hot (Riverside)
• The Bill Davison Six (Circle)

With Bobby Hackett

• Creole Cookin' (Verve)

With Bobby Sherwood

• Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra' (Mercury)

With Bernie Leighton

• Bernie Leighton and His Swing Seven (Brunswick)

With Stan Getz

• The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost)
• Moonlight in Vermont' w/ Johnny Smith (Roost)

With Sarah Vaughan

• Sarah Vaughan and Her All-Stars (Continental)

References

1. Jazzed in Cleveland - Part 87