Eddie Bert

Eddie Bert (16 de mayo de 1922 - 27 de septiembre de 2012) fue un trombonista estadounidense de bebop jazz. Es destacado en cientos de grabaciones y en numerosas como líder de varios sellos, entre ellos Savoy Records, Blue Note Trans-World, Jazztone y Discovery Records. Bert nació en Yonkers, Nueva York. Su primer trabajo como músico fue en 1940 cuando se unió a Sam Donahue Orchestra, y luego a Red Norvo en 1941. Actuó continuamente con destacados músicos como Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Woody Herman y Charlie Barnett. Bert continuó presentándose en shows con entradas totalmente vendidas hasta su muerte. T.S. Monk 1997-2000 Bobby Short 1997-2001 Duke Ellington Orchestra 1996 George Gee 1991-2001 Loren Shoenberg Orchestra 1986-2001 Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians 1997 Rich Szabo Jazz Orchestra 1996-1998 Tony Corpiscello 1995-1996 Illinois Jacquet's Big Band 1994-1995 Illinois Jacquet's Big Band 1984-1986 Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Orchestra 1987-1995 John Lewis' The American Jazz Orchestra 1986-1992 Galt MacDermott's New Pulse Jazz Band 1984-1986 Lionel Hampton 1976-1980 New York Jazz Repertory Company 1973-1978 Toured Europe and Russia 1975-1976 performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall - Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra 1968-1972 Bobby Rosengarden's Orchestra - Dick Cavett TV Show 1968-1972 Thelonious Monk 1959 Thelonious Monk 1964 Thelonious Monk 1981 Elliot Lawrence 1958-1968 Charles Mingus 1955-1974 Illinois Jacquet's Septet at Birdland 1960 Illinois Jacquet's Big Band - NY Paramount 1952 Stan Kenton 1955 Stan Kenton 1950 Benny Goodman's Orchestra 1958-1986 BG - Let's Dance Concert for Public TV 1986 BG - Swing into Spring Concert for TV 1964 BG - Waldorf Astoria Hotel - Empire Room 1959 BG - Newport Jazz Festival 1958 BG - Be-Bop Orchestra 1948-1949 Stan Kenton's Progressive Jazz Orchestra 1947-1948 Sam Donahue 1946 Bill Finegan's Army Orchestra 1944-1945 Charlie Barnett 1943 Woody Herman 1943 Red Norvo 1941-1943 Sam Donahue 1940 Inducted into Rugers University Jazz Hall of Fame Eddie Bert Honored at Jazz at the Kennedy Center with Billy Taylor 6 de mayo de 2002 Eddie Bert. Honored at Town Hall NYC 16 de mayo de 2002 Eddie Bert Hawaiian Jazz Festival 18-22 de julio de 2001 Eddie Bert Zurich Switzerland 27 de junio - 1 de julio de 2001 Monk Tentet Allstars Tour of Europe Julio de 2000 Monk on Monk . 29 de mayo de 2000 Bobby Short Café Carlyle Mayo-Junio de 2000 Ken Peplowski Tour of Japan Noviembre de 1998 Monk Tentet Allstars Tour of Europe 9 de marzo-29 de marzo de 1998 Bobby Short at the Café Carlyle 6 de mayo-28 de junio de 1998 Bobby Short at the Café Carlyle 2 de diciembre-31 de diciembre de 1997 Monk on Monk Tour of Europe and USA 11 de julio-2 de noviembre de 1997 Duke Ellington Orchestra Tour of France October 11-27 de octubre de 1996 Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 31 de julio-12 de agosto de 1996 "Blowing Up a Storm" Concert Longbeach and Catalina Island California 22-26 de mayo de 1996 Tour of Spain Tour of Spain November 13-24 de noviembre de 1995 Illinois Jacquet Orchestra Jazz cruise aboard "The Norway" 28 de octubre -4 de noviembre de 1995 Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 26 de julio-12 de agosto de 1995 West Cost Jazz" Hilton Hotel Redondo Beach California October 27-30 de octubre de 1994 Illinois Jacquet Orchestra "50 Years of Jazz at the Philharmonic" Carnegie Hall, NYC 27 de septiembre de 1994 Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 25 de julio-6 de agosto de 1994 Featured Soloist "76 Trombone Plus Four" University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada 14 de noviembre de 1993 Guest Soloist Yardbird Suite Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 16-18 de octubre de 1992*"Tribute to Thelonious Monk" Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY 4 de abril de 1992 "Memories of Benny"- Walt Levinsky's Orchestra Japanese High Definition T.V. 31 de enero de 1992 Stan Kenton's 50th Anniversary "Back to Balboa" concert in Balboa California 30 de mayo-2 de julio de 1991 Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor European Tour 20 de octubre-10 de noviembre de 1991 Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor Tanglewood - Chicago Jazz Festival 1990 Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor Avery Fisher Hall NYC (recorded) 3 de junio de 1989 Honored by the New York Brass Conference Hotel Roosevelt, NYC abril de 1990 Listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in Entertainment" 1989/1990 Edition Gene Harris - Philip Morris Superband Tour of Five Continents Septiembre-Diciembre 1989 Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Band Tour of Japan (specifically Yokohama) 1989 Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Band Tour of Japan 1988 Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1987 Tour of Italy Tour of Italy Octubde de 1987 Tour of Holland Tour of Holland Junio 1987 Echoes de Be-Bop Tour of Spain Noviembre de 1986 Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1984 Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1983 Orlando Jazz Festival Orlando Florida Agosto de 1982 Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1982 Dick Gibbson's Jazz Party Denver Colorado 1981 Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1981 Orlando Jazz Festival Orlando Florida Octubre de 1981 Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1980 Dick Gibbson's Jazz Party Denver Colorado 1979 Music of Louis Armstrong" State Department Tour of USSR 1975 Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1964 Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1957 Musician of the Year Metronome Magazine 1955 Grammy Award for Musician of the Year 1955 Uptown It's Hot 1986 Human Comedy 1984-1985 Ain't Misbehavin' 1978-1982 Pippin 1972-1977 Golden Rainbow 1968 Apple Tree 1965 Golden Boy 1964 Here's Love 1963 How to Succeed in Business 1961 Bye Bye Birdie 1960 Licenciatura en Música, Masterado en Música en Manhattan School of Music 1957 Licenciatura en Enseñanza - Manhattan School of Music 1957 Associate Professor at Western Connecticut State University 1996 Associate Professor at University of Bridgeport 1984-1986 Associate Professor at Essex College 1981-1982 School Daze - Spike Lee 1987 The French Connection ? Jam Session with Charlie Barnett 1943 Jazz Giants - K Abe To Bird with Love - Chan Parker and F. Pandras The Band that Never Was Spotlight Records Album Cover and Liner notes Red Norvo: Nuances By Norvo (Hep Records, 1938–42) Stan Kenton: 1947 (Classics) Chico O´Farrill: Cuban Blues: The Chico O´Farrill Sessions (Verve, 1950–54) Charles Mingus: Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955) Charles Mingus: The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (Debut, OJC, 1955) Frank Socolow: Sounds by Socolow (Bethlehem, 1956) Metronome All-Stars 1956: Verve MGV 8030 J. J. Johnson: Jay And Kai + 6/J J in Person (Collectables, 1956–58) Chris Connor: Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song (Atlantic, 1957) with Al Cohn, Herbie Mann, Milt Jackson, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz (Philips, 1958) Thelonious Monk: At Town Hall ( OJC, 1959) Charles Mingus: Pre Bird (Mercury/Verve, 1960) Nat Pierce: The Ballad Of Jazz Street (Hep 1969) Kenny Burrell: Bluesin' Around (Columbia, 1962 ) Charles Mingus: The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962) Thelonious Monk: Big Band and Quartet in Concert (Columbia, 1963) Stan Getz: Mickey One (Verve, 1965) with the Eddie Sauter Orchestra Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1972) Eddie Bert: Walk on the Roots (Mothlight, 1985-'89) Gene Harris: Live at Town Hall (Concord, 1989) Loren Schoenberg: Out of this World (TBC 1997) Larry Gillespie and the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra: Contour (Blue Lion Music, 1998) Ken Peplowski: The Last Swing of the Century (Concord, 1998) JazzWax, four-part interview with Eddie Bert in