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Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow, c. May 1947 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Buddy Morrow, c. May 1947
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameMuni Zudekoff
Also known asMoe Zudekoff
Born(1919-02-08)February 8, 1919
New Haven, Connecticut, US
DiedSeptember 27, 2010(2010-09-27) (aged 91)
Maitland, Florida, US
GenresSwing, rhythm & blues
Occupation(s)Bandleader, musician, arranger, composer
Instrument(s)Trombone
Years active1933–2010
LabelsRCA Victor, Mercury

Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff, also known as Moe Zudekoff; February 8, 1919 – September 27, 2010) was an American trombonist and bandleader.

Career

On a scholarship at age 16, Morrow studied trombone with Ernest Horatio Clarke (1865–1947) at Juilliard from October to December 1936.[1] During the next year he began playing trombone with Sharkey Bonano's Sharks of Rhythm, an Eddie Condon group. He then worked with Eddy Duchin, Vincent Lopez, and Artie Shaw. He became known as "Buddy Morrow" in 1938 when he joined the Tommy Dorsey band. In 1939 he performed with Paul Whiteman's Concert Orchestra for their recording of Gershwin's Concerto in F. In 1940, Morrow joined the Tony Pastor band, but this was only a short detour on his way to replacing Ray Conniff in the Bob Crosby band. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U.S. Navy, during which he recorded with Billy Butterfield, leading a ten-piece band with three trombones, accompanying Red McKenzie singing four arrangements, including "Sweet Lorraine" and "It's the Talk of the Town".

After demobilization, Morrow joined Jimmy Dorsey's band, then went into radio freelancing as a studio musician. He began conducting sessions, which introduced him to bandleading. RCA Victor sponsored him as director of his band in 1951. The band's first hit, "Night Train" by Jimmy Forrest, was a hit in rhythm and blues.[2]

Morrow's early 1950s records such as "Rose, Rose, I Love You" and "Night Train" appeared on the Billboard magazine charts. "Night Train" reached No. 12 in the U.K. Singles Chart in March 1953.[3] In 1959 and 1960 Morrow's Orchestra released two albums of American television theme songs: Impact and Double Impact respectively. Morrow was a member of The Tonight Show Band.

Morrow led the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 1977 through September 24, 2010, when he appeared with the band for the final time.[4] Morrow died on September 27, 2010. He was 91.[5][6]

Discography

As sideman

With Count Basie

With the Free Design

With Jackie Gleason

With Urbie Green

With Enoch Light

With Flip Phillips

With Lee Wiley

With others

References

Inline citations

  1. ^ Alumni Records, The Juilliard School
  2. ^ Arthur Jackson, "The Last of the Big Bands of the 1950s: Buddy Morrow & Ralph Marterie", In Tune, Feb. 2001, Issue 109
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 380. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit 'Night Train'". The Independent. 2010-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. ^ "Deaths in Central Florida: Muni B. Morrow", Orlando Sentinel, Sept 30, 2010

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