Mitchell W. Wood, better known as Booty Wood (December 27, 1919 – June 10, 1987)[2] was an American jazz trombonist.
Booty Wood | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mitchell W. Wood |
| Born | December 27, 1919 Wedowee, Alabama, U.S.[1] |
| Died | June 10, 1987 (aged 67) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Trombone |
Career
editWood played professionally on trombone from the late 1930s. He worked with Tiny Bradshaw and Lionel Hampton in the 1940s before joining the Navy during World War II.[3] While there he played in a band with Clark Terry, Willie Smith, and Gerald Wilson.[3] After his service ended he returned to play with Hampton, then worked with Arnett Cobb (1947–1948), Erskine Hawkins (1948–1950), and Count Basie (1951).[3]
He spent a few years outside music, then played with Duke Ellington in 1959–1960 and again in 1963; he returned once more early in the 1970s.[3] He again played with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1979 into the middle of the following decade.[4]
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Chelsea Bridge (Black & Blue, 1998)
As sideman
editWith Count Basie
- Digital III at Montreux with Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass (Pablo, 1979) – first two tracks only
- Kansas City Shout (Pablo, 1980)
- On the Road (Pablo, 1980)
- Warm Breeze (Pablo, 1981)
- Farmer's Market Barbecue (Pablo, 1982)
- 88 Basie Street (Pablo, 1984)
- Fancy Pants (Pablo, 1987)
With Duke Ellington
- Blues in Orbit (Columbia, 1960)
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. (Columbia, 1960)
- The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia, 1960)
- Piano in the Background (CBS, 1962)
- My People (Contact, 1964)
- New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1971)
- The London Concert (United Artists, 1972)
- Memorial (CBS, 1974)
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy, 1975)
- The Ellington Suites (Pablo, 1976)
- Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1991)
With Ella Fitzgerald
- A Perfect Match with the Count Basie Orchestra (Pablo, 1980)
- A Classy Pair with the Count Basie Orchestra (Pablo, 1982)
With others
- Harry Carney, Rock Me Gently (Metronome, 1961)
- Arnett Cobb, Arnett Blows for 1300 (Delmark, 1994)
- Paul Gonsalves, Ellingtonia Moods and Blues (RCA, 1971)
- Johnny Hodges, The Smooth One (Verve, 1979)
- Norris Turney, I Let a Song... (Black & Blue, 1978)
- Sarah Vaughan, Send in the Clowns (Pablo, 1981)
References
edit- ^ a b Dance, Stanley (1987). "Mitchell "Booty" Wood [Obituary]". Jazz Journal International. Vol. 40, no. 10. p. 26. ISSN 2041-8833.
- ^ "Booty Wood Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2725. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Burnside, Vanessa Sorrell. "Randolph County native Booty Wood left mark on jazz world". The Randolph Leader. Retrieved 2022-07-30.