Tyree Glenn
| Tyree Glenn | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 23, 1912 |
| Origin | Corsicana, Texas,US |
| Died | May 18, 1974(aged 61) |
| Genres | Swing |
| Occupation(s) | Trombone player, studio musician |
Tyree Glenn,born William Tyree Glenn (November 23, 1912,Corsicana,Texas,United States,[1][2][3]– May 18, 1974,[1]Englewood, New Jersey), was an American trombone and vibraphone player.
Biography
[edit]Tyree played trombone and vibraphone with local Texas bands before moving in the early 1930s to Washington, D.C., where he performed with several prominent bands of theswing era.[1]He played withBob Young(1930), and then he joinedTommy Myles's band (1934–36). After he left Myles, he moved to theWest Coast,playing with groups headed byCharlie Echols(1936). Further, he played withEddie Barefield(1936),Eddie Mallory's band (1937) andBenny Carter(1937) and played withCab Callowayfrom 1939 to 1946.[1]
He toured Europe withDon Redman's big band (1946). From 1947 to 1951, he played withDuke Ellingtonas a wah-wah trombonist in the style originating withTricky Sam Nantonand Ellington's only vibraphonist, being well-featured on theLiberian Suite.[1]After, he played also withHoward Biggs's Orchestra.
During the 1950s, Glenn did studio work,[1]led his quartet at the Embers, did some television, radio and acting work, and freelanced in swing and Dixieland settings. In 1953, he joined Jack Sterling's New York daily radio show, with which he remained until 1963. During 1965–68, he toured the world withLouis Armstrong's All-Stars and played until Armstrong died in 1971.[1]Later, Glenn led his own group during his last few years.[1]
He was also a studio musician and actor. He wrote "Sultry Serenade", which was recorded byDuke EllingtonandErroll Garner.[1]With a lyric added byAllan Roberts,this song became known as "How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me?" and was recorded byFrank Sinatra.[1]
Glenn lived inEnglewood, New Jersey,[4]where he died of cancer at the age of 61. He was survived by two sons, Tyree Jr., and Roger, both musicians.[1]
Discography
[edit]- 1957:At the Embers
- 1958:Tyree Glenn at the Roundtable
- 1958:Tyree Glenn's at the London House
- 1959:Try A Little Tenderness – Tyree Glenn with Strings
- 1960:Let’s Have a Ball – The Tyree Glenn Quintet
- 1961:At the London House in Chicago
- 1962:Trombone Artistry
WithLouis BellsonandGene Krupa
- The Mighty Two(Roulette, 1963)
- WithBuck Clayton
- All the Cats Join In(Columbia 1956)
With Jack Sterling Quintet
WithClark Terry
- Duke with a Difference(Riverside, 1957)[6]
Awards
[edit]Independent Music Awards 2013:Satchmo at the National Press Club: Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours- Best Reissue Album[7]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijkColin Larkin,ed. (1992).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music(First ed.).Guinness Publishing.p. 983.ISBN0-85112-939-0.
- ^"File:William Tyree Glenn Birth Certificate-2.PNG - Wikimedia Commons".Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2014.RetrievedOctober 3,2014.
- ^"File:William Tyree Glenn Birth Certificate-1.PNG - Wikimedia Commons".Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2014.RetrievedOctober 3,2014.
- ^"Tyree Glenn, Jazz Trombonist In Era of Big Bands, Dies at 61",The New York Times,May 20, 1974. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
- ^Don Swaim."WCBS Newsradio 88 - Jack Sterling".RetrievedJanuary 8,2021.
- ^Anderson, Pete (April 2004). "The Plunger Mute and Tyree Glenn".The International Trombone Journal.32(2).
- ^"12th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!"Independent Music Awards, June 11, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- 1912 births
- 1974 deaths
- American jazz trombonists
- American male trombonists
- Duke Ellington Orchestra members
- Musicians from Texas
- People from Corsicana, Texas
- Musicians from Englewood, New Jersey
- 20th-century American musicians
- Deaths from cancer in New Jersey
- 20th-century trombonists
- American male jazz musicians
- The Cab Calloway Orchestra members
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American jazz vibraphonists