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American jazz trombonist (1920–2012)
Herbert Harper (2 July 1920 — 21 January 2012)
[1] was an American
jazz trombonist of the
West Coast jazz school.
Born in
Salina, Kansas , he played
swing music with
Benny Goodman and
Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coast jazz scene, he performed with such musicians as
Stan Kenton ,
Bill Perkins and
Maynard Ferguson , among others.
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In June 1949, he was a member of the band backing
Billie Holiday on her Just Jazz radio broadcast for
AFRS in Los Angeles.
[8] Other band members were
Neal Hefti (trumpet),
Herbie Steward (clarinet, tenor saxophone),
Jimmy Rowles (piano), Robert "Iggy" Shevak (bass) and Roy "Blinky" Garner (drums).
In 1954, he recorded several sessions as a member of
Steve White 's Hollywood-based quartet.
Discography
As leader
Herbie Harper Quintet Featuring
Bob Gordon : Jazz in Hollywood Series (Nocturne, 1954)
Herbie Harper Quartet/Quintet (Nocturne, 1954)
Herbie Harper (Bethlehem, 1955)
Herbie Harper Quintet (Tampa, 1955)
Herbie Harper Featuring
Bud Shank and Bob Gordon (Liberty, 1956)
Herbie Harper Sextet! (Mode, 1957)
Herbie Harper Revisited (Sea Breeze, 1983)
Two Brothers with
Bill Perkins (V.S.O.P. 1992)
As sideman
With
Benny Carter
Aspects (United Artists, 1959)
The Benny Carter Jazz Calendar (United Artists, 1959)
Plays Cole Porter's Can-Can and Anything Goes (Lone Hill, 2009)
With
Bob Florence
Name Band: 1959 (Carlton 1959)
Bongos/Reeds/Brass (HiFi, 1960)
Here and Now!/Bold, Swinging Big Band Ideas (Liberty, 1964)
Live at Concerts by the Sea (Trend, 1980)
Westlake (Discovery, 1981)
Soaring (Bosco, 1983)
Magic Time (Trend, 1984)
Trash Can City (Trend, 1987)
State of the Art (USA, 1988)
With
Stan Kenton
By Request (Creative World, 1971)
By Request Vol. II (Creative World, 1972)
By Request Vol. III (Creative World, 1973)
With
Pete Rugolo
With others
Louis Bellson , The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band (Norgran, 1954)
Louis Bellson,
Skin Deep (Norgran, 1955)
June Christy ,
Something Cool (Capitol, 1955)
Ray Brown , Bass Hit! (Verve, 1957)
Vikki Carr , Live at the Greek Theatre (Columbia, 1973)
Nat King Cole , Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1992)
Teddy Edwards , Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 1 (Onyx 1974)
Salvador Camarata , Camarata Featuring Tutti's Trombones (Coliseum, 1966)
Barbara Dane , Livin' with the Blues (Dot, 1959)
Craig Doerge , Craig Doerge (Columbia, 1973)
Frank Capp , In a Tribute to the Dorsey Brothers (Kimberly, 2010)
Frances Faye , I'm Wild Again (Bethlehem, 1955)
Michael Feinstein , The MGM Album (Elektra, 1989)
Maynard Ferguson ,
Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955)
Maynard Ferguson, Stratospheric (Mercury, 1976)
Russell Garcia , Four Horns and a Lush Life (Bethlehem, 1956)
Jimmy Giuffre , Jimmy Giuffre Trios Live 1957-1958 (Raretone, 1983)
Benny Goodman , Bebop Spoken Here (Capitol, 1972)
Conrad Gozzo , Goz the Great! (RCA Victor, 1955)
Jerry Gray , The Uncollected 1949–50 (Hindsight, 1985)
Harry James ,
Wild About Harry! (Capitol, 1957)
Fred Katz ,
Zen: The Music of Fred Katz (Pacific Jazz, 1957)
Gene Krupa & Harry James, The Complete Capitol Recordings of Gene Krupa & Harry James (Mosaic, 1999)
Dodo Marmarosa &
Lorraine Geller , West Coast Piano Touch (Vantage, 1992)
Big Miller , Sings, Twists, Shouts and Preaches (Columbia, 1962)
The Monkees ,
Listen to the Band (Rhino, 1991)
Roger Neumann , Introducing Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band (Sea Breeze, 1983)
Roger Neumann, Instant Heat! (Sea Breeze, 1994)
Harry Nilsson ,
...That's the Way It Is (RCA Victor, 1976)
Marty Paich , The Picasso of Big Band Jazz (Discovery, 1982)
Nicolas Peyrac , Elle Sortait D'Un Drole De Cafe (CBS, 1982)
Dory Previn ,
Mythical Kings and Iguanas (United Artists, 1971)
Shorty Rogers , The Shorty Rogers Big Band Live 1953 (Scarecrow, 1979)
Charlie Spivak , The Uncollected Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra 1943–46 (Hindsight, 1977)
Mel Tormé , et al,
The Complete George Gershwin Porgy and Bess (Bethlehem, 1956 [1996])
Steve White , Jazz in Hollywood Series (Nocturne/OJC, 1997)
Jimmy Witherspoon , Spoon (Reprise, 1961; Collectables, 2006)
References
^
Herbie Harper 1920-2012
Archived 2013-06-30 at
archive.today Los Angeles Jazz Society. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^
Yanow, Scott .
"Herbie Harper Biography" .
AllMusic . Retrieved June 24, 2007 .
^ All Music Guide to Jazz, The experts' guide to the best jazz recordings, second edition, edited by
Michael Erlewine , San Francisco:
Miller Freeman Books, 1996
^ All Music Guide to Jazz, The definitive guide to jazz music, fourth edition, edited by
Vladimir Bogdanov , Chris Woodstra, and
Stephen Thomas Erlewine , San Francisco:
Backbeat Books , 2002
^ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, First edition, two volumes, edited by
Barry Kernfeld , London:
Macmillan Press , 1988
^ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, edited by
Barry Kernfeld , New York:
St. Martin's Press , 1994
^ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second edition, Three volumes, edited by
Barry Kernfeld , London:
Macmillan Publishers , 2002
^
Billie Holiday discography Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
International National Artists