James "Trummy" Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984)[1] was an American trombonist in the swing era. He established himself as a star during his 12 years performing with Louis Armstrong in Armstrong's All Stars. He had one hit with his version of "Margie", which he played and sang with Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra in 1937.[2] During his years with Armstrong, Young modified his playing to fit Armstrong's approach to jazz.
According to his own life story, printed in the July 22, 1977, issue of the Awake! magazine, published by Jehovah's Witnesses, he became a Jehovah's Witness in 1964. He was married to Sally Tokashiki with whom he had two daughters, Andrea (who is a jazz singer) and Barbara.[7]
He died after a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 72 in september 1984.[2]
Discographyedit
Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi, Billy May and His Orchestra (Capitol, 1957)
The Mildred Bailey Radio Show 1944–1945, Mildred Bailey (Sunbeam, 1975)
A Man and His Horn (Flair, 1975)
Oleo, Urbie Green, Ross Tompkins, Carl Fontana, Kai Winding, James Moody, Dick Hyman, Trummy Young (Pausa, 1978)
Swing Is Here, Chris Barber (Black Lion, 1979)
Someday (Chiaroscuro, 1980)
Los Grandes Del Jazz 68, Louis Armstrong, Peanuts Hucko, Trummy Young, Billy Kyle (Sarpe, 1981)
Satchmo Plays King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Peanuts Hucko, Trummy Young, Billy Kyle (Curcio, 1982)
Tribute to Louis Armstrong, Peanuts Hucko, Billy Butterfield, Trummy Young, Marty Napoleon, Jack Lesberg, Gus Johnson (Jazz Heritage, 1985)
trummy, young, james, trummy, young, january, 1912, september, 1984, american, trombonist, swing, established, himself, star, during, years, performing, with, louis, armstrong, armstrong, stars, with, version, margie, which, played, sang, with, jimmie, luncefo. James Trummy Young January 12 1912 September 10 1984 1 was an American trombonist in the swing era He established himself as a star during his 12 years performing with Louis Armstrong in Armstrong s All Stars He had one hit with his version of Margie which he played and sang with Jimmie Lunceford s orchestra in 1937 2 During his years with Armstrong Young modified his playing to fit Armstrong s approach to jazz Trummy YoungTrummy Young c early 1940sBackground informationBirth nameJames Osborne YoungBorn 1912 01 12 January 12 1912Savannah Georgia U S DiedSeptember 10 1984 1984 09 10 aged 72 San Jose California U S GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s TromboneYears active1928 1964 Trummy Young right and Jimmie Lunceford early 1940s Young left shaking hands with Louis Armstrong at a 1955 concert in Oslo Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editYoung was born in Savannah Georgia United States 1 and grew up Richmond Virginia he was originally a trumpeter but by his professional debut in 1928 he had switched to trombone 1 From 1933 to 1937 he was a member of Earl Hines orchestra 1 he then joined Jimmie Lunceford s orchestra in which he played from 1937 to 1943 scoring a hit on Decca Records with Margie which featured his vocal 1 With Sy Oliver he co wrote Tain t What You Do It s the Way That You Do It a hit for both Lunceford and Ella Fitzgerald in 1939 1 His other compositions include Easy Does It 1939 co written with Oliver 3 and Trav lin Light 1942 co written with Jimmy Mundy with lyrics by Johnny Mercer 4 Young joined Benny Goodman in 1945 and soloed on several hit records including the No 2 hit Gotta Be This or That He also played with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on a Clyde Hart led session in 1945 and with Jazz at the Philharmonic 1 In September 1952 he joined the Louis Armstrong All Stars and stayed for twelve years 1 he performed in the musical film High Society 1956 He appeared in the Universal International biopic The Glenn Miller Story 1954 with Louis Armstrong Gene Krupa and Barney Bigard Young performed with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars for the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles The concert was produced by Leon Hefflin Sr on June 7 1953 5 Trummy Young was a good foil for the trumpeter such as their version of St Louis Blues on Armstrong s W C Handy tribute album 6 In 1964 Young ceased touring in order to settle in Hawaii occasionally emerging for jazz parties and special appearances 1 According to his own life story printed in the July 22 1977 issue of the Awake magazine published by Jehovah s Witnesses he became a Jehovah s Witness in 1964 He was married to Sally Tokashiki with whom he had two daughters Andrea who is a jazz singer and Barbara 7 He died after a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 72 in september 1984 2 Discography editJimmie Lunceford in Hi Fi Billy May and His Orchestra Capitol 1957 The Mildred Bailey Radio Show 1944 1945 Mildred Bailey Sunbeam 1975 A Man and His Horn Flair 1975 Oleo Urbie Green Ross Tompkins Carl Fontana Kai Winding James Moody Dick Hyman Trummy Young Pausa 1978 Swing Is Here Chris Barber Black Lion 1979 Someday Chiaroscuro 1980 Los Grandes Del Jazz 68 Louis Armstrong Peanuts Hucko Trummy Young Billy Kyle Sarpe 1981 Satchmo Plays King Oliver Louis Armstrong Peanuts Hucko Trummy Young Billy Kyle Curcio 1982 Tribute to Louis Armstrong Peanuts Hucko Billy Butterfield Trummy Young Marty Napoleon Jack Lesberg Gus Johnson Jazz Heritage 1985 With Buck Clayton How Hi the Fi Columbia 1954 Jumpin at the Woodside Columbia 1955 References edit a b c d e f g h i Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Who s Who of Jazz First ed Guinness Publishing p 443 ISBN 0 85112 580 8 a b Trummy Young 72 Is Dead Jazz Trombonist and Singer The New York Times September 12 1984 Young William H Young Nancy K 2005 Music of the Great Depression Greenwood Press p 231 ISBN 978 0 313 33230 2 Young Trummy James Oliver Archived January 11 2015 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Satchmo Band Spice To Open Air Show Article Los Angeles Sentinel May 28 1953 Trummy Young Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved August 3 2021 ANDREA YOUNG singing SUGAR YouTube Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved August 3 2021 External links editTrummy Young Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection 1984 Trummy Young recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trummy Young amp oldid 1216669078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
