Henry Jerome
Henry Jerome | |
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Birth name | Henry Jerome Pasnik |
Also known as | Al Mortimer, Van Grayson |
Born | New York City, U.S. | November 12, 1917
Died | March 23, 2011 Plantation, Florida, U.S. | (aged 93)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, composer |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Labels | Decca, Coral, Circle, United Artists |
Henry Jerome (November 12, 1917 – March 23, 2011) was an American big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and record company executive.[1]
Jerome formed his first dance band in 1932 in
Career
Jerome attended primary and secondary schools in Norwich, public for the former and
Henry Jerome and His Orchestra performed at clubs, hotels, ballrooms, and theaters throughout the United States, and began performing on radio and TV in 1940.
On February 28, 1948, the band was scheduled to perform at the Green Room of the Hotel Edison in New York City to fill a nine-day gap between Claudia Carroll's closing and Alvy West–Buddy Greco's opening on March 26.[6] From then on,[7] Henry Jerome and His Orchestra performed regularly.
In 1952,
The band included Alan Greenspan (1944)[10][11][12] Clyde Reasinger (1960), and Joe Harnell (1944)
Jerome was A&R director at
In the early 1960s, Henry Jerome and His Orchestra recorded eleven albums under the name "Brazen Brass", from which four singles reached the top 10 worldwide. Jerome conceived the idea and Dick Jacobs wrote the arrangements.[1]
Awards and honors
- Grammy Award, Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album, Promises, Promises, 1969[13]
- Norwich, Connecticut, Native Son Award, 1974[1][14]
Discography
- Brazen Brass (Decca, 1957) OCLC 14216233
- Brazen Brass Plays Songs Everybody Knows (Decca, 1961) OCLC 13036833
- Brazen Brass Goes Hollywood (Decca, 1961) OCLC 13031099
- Brazen Brass Brings Back the Bands! (Decca, 1961) OCLC 12261131
- Brazen Brass Features Saxes (Decca, 1961) OCLC 15548677
- Brazen Brass Zings the Strings (Decca, 1961) OCLC 13030901
- Brazen Brass Goes Latin (Decca, 1961) OCLC 24624512
- Brazen Brass: New sounds in Folk Music (Decca, 1961)
- Brazen Brass: Strings in Dixieland (Decca, 1961)
- Brazen Brass: Legends of Lounge (Decca, 1961)
- Cocktail Brazen Brass Brunswick, 1965)
References
- ^ a b c Franklin, Kelly-Ann (April 6, 2011). "Norwich native, Grammy-winning musician lived generously and humbly, friends say". The Bulletin. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-634-08054-8. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ISBN 9780333741344.
- ISBN 9780837911380.
- ^ ISBN 9780835212830.
- ^ New York: Henry Jerome, Billboard, March 6, 1948, pg. 22
- ^ Music—As Written. Nielsen Business Media. September 16, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-306-80345-1.
- ^ Webman, Harold (December 11, 1948). Henry Jerome. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 20–. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Leonhardt, David (September 18, 2007). "Economist's Life, Scored With Jazz Theme". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Myers, March (October 21, 2008). "Interview: Johnny Mandel (Part 2)". www.jazzwax.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Henry Jerome". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Jerome". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Jerome - 1974 Norwich Native Son". Norwich Rotary Events. October 24, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.