Randy Brooks (musician)

Randolph E. Brooks (March 28, 1917 – March 21, 1967)^[1] was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

Brooks began on trumpet at age six, and by the age of 11 was discovered by

-based style and large ensemble were out of step with the times, and his success eroded toward the end of the decade.

Brooks married Ina Ray Hutton and moved to Los Angeles,^[3] where he suffered a stroke and was unable to continue as a musician.^[2] He died at the age of 49 of smoke inhalation in a fire at his Sanford, Maine, apartment.^[2] He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Sanford, Maine, beside his parents.

Discography

78rpm singles (all on Decca)

• 18697: "I'd Do It All Over Again" (v: Billy Usher) / "Land of the Loon" (v: Billy Usher)
• 18703: "I'm Gonna Love That Guy (Like He's Never Been Loved Before)" (with Marion Hutton) / "No More Toujours L'Amour (Hoya, Hoya)" (with Marion Hutton)
• 18713: "A Kiss Goodnight" (with Ella Fitzgerald) / "Benny's Coming Home on Saturday" (with Ella Fitzgerald)
• 18752: "In the Moon Mist" (v: Billy Usher) / "Don't Let Me Dream" (v: Billy Usher)
• 18844: "Harlem Nocturne" (with Eddie Caine-alto sax) / "Thunder Rock"
• 18874: "Without You" (Tres Palabras) (v: Harry Prime) / "Strange Love" (v: Harry Prime)
• 18897: "Surrender" (v: Harry Prime) / "One Love" (v: Harry Prime)
• 23869: "After Hours" (with Sammy Price-piano) / "Tippin' In"
• 23935: "A Night at the Deuces" / "Harlem Nocturne" [reissue]
• 24161: "Tenderley" / "Lamplight" (v: Harry Prime)
• 27205: "Holiday Forever" (Brooks' theme song) / "More Than You Know"
• 28532: "After Hours" [reissue] / "Tippin' In [reissue]
• 28533: "The Man With The Horn" / "Somebody Loves Me"
• 29479: "Thunder Rock" [reissue] / "How High the Moon"

Albums

• Trumpet Moods (Decca DL-5446 [10" LP], 1952)
• Trumpet Moods (Decca DL-8201 [12" LP], 1956) reissue with four additional tracks

CD compilation

• The Issued Recordings 1945–1947 (Jazz Band EBCD-2149, 2000)

References