Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971)[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band.[2] He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.[2]
Lou McGarity | |
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| Birth name | Robert Louis McGarity |
| Born | July 22, 1917 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1971 (aged 54) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Swing, Dixieland |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Years active | Early 1930s–1971 |
| Labels | MGM, Jubilee, Argo |
Discography
editAs leader
editAs sideman
editWith Kenny Davern
With Benny Goodman
- Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings (Columbia)
With Urbie Green
- All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
With Bobby Hackett
- Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)
With J. J. Johnson
- J.J.'s Broadway (Verve, 1963)
With Jimmy McPartland
- The Music Man Goes Dixieland (Epic)
With Charlie Parker
With the World's Greatest Jazz Band
- The World's Greatest Jazz Band Volume II (Douglass)
With Cootie Williams
- Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)
References
edit- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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