He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died, and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and bugle.[1] His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of Tex Beneke. He served in the California National Guard from 1950 to 1952 and played for a band.[2]
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British Trombone Society Interview
Dick Nash Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2016)
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dick, nash, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dick Nash news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Richard Taylor Nash born January 26 1928 is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the swing and big band genres Dick NashBirth nameRichard Taylor NashBorn 1928 01 26 January 26 1928 age 96 Boston MassachusettsGenresSwingbig bandjazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Trombone He was born in Boston Massachusetts and began playing brass instruments at ten He became more interested in this after his parents died and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Vermont At Kurn Hattin Homes the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and bugle 1 His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of Tex Beneke He served in the California National Guard from 1950 to 1952 and played for a band 2 After his discharge from the military he went back to Boston where he attended Berklee College of Music 3 He then joined Billy May s band Later he became a first call studio musician in Los Angeles California 4 He was composer conductor Henry Mancini s favorite trombonist and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks beginning with Mr Lucky and Peter Gunn Nash s trombone is featured on the Theme From Hatari from the soundtrack for the John Wayne film 1962 Breakfast at Tiffany s 1961 and Days of Wine and Roses In 1959 he played bass trombone on Art Pepper Eleven Modern Jazz Classics His brother was the saxophonist Ted Nash and he has three children Ted also a saxophonist Nikki and Bill 5 Contents 1 Discography 2 Soundtracks 3 Sources 4 External linksDiscography editWith Quincy Jones Roots A amp M 1977 With Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn 1959 The Music from Mr Lucky 1960 Combo 1960 The Blues and the Beat Uniquely Mancini 1963 Concert Sound of Henry Mancini 1964 Latin Sound of Henry Mancini 1965 Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini 1968 Cop Show Themes 1976 Lincoln Mayorga amp Distinguished 1974 Symphonic Soul Theme from Z and Other Film Music Theme Scene 1978 Mancini Touch 1996 Big Band Sounds 2000 With Ted Nash Peter Gunn Crown 1959 With Pete Rugolo Rugolo Plays Kenton EmArcy 1958 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos Mercury 1960 The Original Music of Thriller Time 1961 With Lalo Schifrin Music from Mission Impossible Dot 1967 More Mission Impossible Paramount 1968 Mannix Paramount 1968 Kelly s Heroes soundtrack MGM 1970 Enter the Dragon soundtrack Warner Bros 1973 With Erroll Garner Close Up in Swing 1961 You Brought a New Kind of Love 1963 Night at the Movies Up in Erroll s 1999 With Oscar Peterson Bursting Out with the All Star Big Band 1959 Swinging Brass 1996 With Louie Bellson Louie Bellson s 7 1976 Live at Concord Summer Festival 1995 With Tex Beneke Dancers Delight 1996 Music in the Miller Mood 2000 With Esquivel Four Corners of the World 1958 Other Worlds Other Sounds 1958 With Anita O Day Jazz Round Midnight 1954 Trav lin Light 1961 With others Harry James in Hi Fi Harry James 1955 Billy May Sessions Nat King Cole 1951 Finest Hour Mel Torme 2001 Sonny s Dream Birth of the New Cool Sonny Criss Prestige 1968 Chances Are It Swings Shorty Rogers RCA Victor 1958 Art Pepper Eleven Art Pepper 1959 Jam Session at the Tower Ray Anthony 1956 Hair Stan Kenton Capitol 1969 Anything Goes 1990 Les Brown Music from Other Galaxies Don Ellis South Rampart Street Parade Pete Fountain 1963 Jazz Me Blues Jimmy Witherspoon 1998 Tutti s Trombones Tutti Camarata 1983 Blues Cross Country Peggy Lee 1961 Percy Faith The Beatles Album gorgeous solos 1970 Help Is on the Way Melissa Manchester 1976 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer 1977 Everything Must Change Randy Crawford 1980 1100 Bel Air Place Julio Iglesias 1984 In Good Company Sue Raney 1990 Showstoppers Barry Manilow 1991 Christmas Album The Manhattan Transfer 1992 Timepiece Kenny Rogers 1994 Hot Cha Cha Don Swan Latin Obsession Larry Elgart Arabesque Rudiger Gleisberg King of the Olympics Paul Chihara Smile Tribute to Hollywood Julia Migenes Sonny s Dream 1968 Sonny Criss Red Back Book Elite Syncopations New England Conservatory 1992 Fascinating Rampal Jean Pierre Rampal 1994 Big Band Latin Heat The Palladium Orchestra 1998 Brass Nation Michael Davis 2000 Soundtracks editBreakfast At Tiffany s 1961 Charade 1963 Days of Wine and Roses 1962 Hatari 1962 featured soloist Theme from Hatari The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars amp Motor Kings 1976 Roots 1977 King of the Olympics 1988 Sabrina 1995 Planet of the Apes 2001 Sources edit Trombones Online Trombonesonline com Archived from the original on 19 July 2006 Retrieved 20 January 2019 Interview with Dick Nash Hip BoneMusic com page 4 Davis Michael 2012 08 01 Dick Nash Hip Bone Music Retrieved 2021 11 08 Richard Taylor Dick Nash Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 20 January 2019 Interview with Dick Nash Hip BoneMusic com pages 4 11 12 External links editBritish Trombone Society Interview All About Jazz Dick Nash Interview NAMM Oral History Library 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Nash amp oldid 1216668671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
