Terry Rosen
| Terry Rosen | |
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Terry in 1997 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terence Rosen |
| Born |
September 26, 1939 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died |
December 30, 1999 (aged 60) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Genres | Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, vocal accompanist, concert promoter, radio DJ |
| Years active | 1960–1999 |
Terry Rosen (September 26, 1939 – December 28, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist, concert promoter, and radio DJ.
Early career
Terry Rosen was born in Atlanta, Georgia but moved with his parents to Columbia, SC at the age of three. Picking up the guitar at the age of 14, he began sitting in on bandstands with local musicians in Columbia in 1956; he graduated from Dreher High School in 1957. Shortly after graduation, he left for Los Angeles where he attended the now-defunct Westlake College of Music for two years. In 1960, he befriended a member of the Harry James Big Band who landed him a position in Harry's band for two years. Playing the Vegas- Tahoe club scene, Terry met Sammy Davis, Jr. and soon joined his band, appearing on recordings such as Sammy Davis, Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove, recorded in 1963. Terry was also the guitarist on a notable series of 1962 live recordings at the New Villa Venice club in Chicago backing Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. (aka the Rat Pack).[1]
Later career
In the early 1970s, he returned to South Carolina where he attended the University of South Carolina and earned degrees in Media Arts and English. It was at this time that he hosted his first jazz radio show on WUSC-FM. South Carolina Public Radio began programming a weekly syndicated jazz program called "Inside Jazz with Terry Rosen" in 1986. As the show became more popular, it added weeknight broadcasts and expanded its coverage to North Carolina and Georgia. The show was canceled in 1998. Rosen continued playing clubs during those years, inviting young up and coming musicians to perform with his ensemble including saxophonist Chris Potter.[2]
Death
Upon revisiting Columbia prior to New Year's Eve 1999, he was found dead in a room of the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia, SC after his firearm supposedly discharged accidentally. [3]
Discography
With Harry James
- Spectacular Sounds in Color (MGM Records E/SE-3897, 1961)
- Harry James Plays Neal Hefti (MGM Records E/SE-3972, 1962)
- Requests On The Road (MGM Records E/SE-4003, 1962)
- The Solid Gold Trumpet of Harry James (MGM Records E/SE-4058, 1962)
- Double Dixie! (MGM Records E/SE-4137, 1963)[4]
With Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Sammy Davis, Jr. At the Cocoanut Grove (Reprise Records, 1963)
- The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection: Live & Swingin' (Reprise Records, 2003)
As Leader
- The Columbia Jazz Trio Plus Two with Johnny Helms and Chris Potter (a 1987 SCETV Production)
- The Columbia Jazz Quintet Live at Pug's with Johnny Helms and Chris Potter (1988 by Dig This Productions)
References
- ↑ Silva, Luiz Carlo Nascimento (2000), Put your dreams away: a Frank Sinatra discography, Greenwood, p. 361, ISBN 0-313-31055-6
- ↑ "Terry Rosen (obituary)", The State (Columbia, SC), January 4, 2000, pp. B4
- ↑ Associated Press (January 1, 2000), "Longtime Jazz Artist Dead At 60 Terry Rosen, Found With Gunshot Wound To Head, Was Fixture Of Columbia's Music Club Scene", Augusta Chronicle, pp. Metro section, C02
- ↑ Ruppli, Michel; Ed Novitsky (1998). The MGM Labels: 1961-1982. Greenwood. p. 984. ISBN 0-313-30779-2.
External links
- Terry Rosen Documentary (trailer) on YouTube
- "Inside Jazz With Terry Rosen" at the Wayback Machine (archived June 26, 1998)
- Photograph of Terry Rosen at the Wayback Machine (archived June 26, 1998)
- Archived playlists from "Inside Jazz" from 1998 at the Wayback Machine (archived June 26, 1998)
