George Roland Bohanon jr. (7. august 1937–8. november 2024) er ein USA-amerikansk jazztrombonist og studiomusikar frå Detroit i Michigan.[1]
Tidleg i 1960-åra spelte han i Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble med Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty Edwards og Herbie Williams.[2] Etter å ha spelt på fleire Motown-innspelingar, i lag med leiande musikarar som Hank Cosby frå Funk Brothers, flytta han til California.[3]
I 1962 erstatta han Garnett Brown i Chico Hamilton Quintet.[4] I 1963 og 1964 spelte han inn to album for den mislukka Motown-jazzetiketten Workshop.
I 1971 vart han medlem av Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, og spelte i lag med trombonisten Benny Powell, som akkompagnerte Sarah Vaughan på albumet hennar A Time in My Life.[5]
Mellom 1984 og 1993 spelte han i orkestera som akkompagnerte Frank Sinatra.[6]
Diskografi
- 1963: Boss: Bossa Nova (Workshop Jazz)
Med Karma
- Celebration (Horizon/A&M, 1976)[7]
- For Everybody (Horizon/A&M, 1977)[8]
Som sidemann
- 1966: The Dealer, Chico Hamilton (Impulse!)
- 1971: A Time in My Life, Sarah Vaughan (Mainstream)
- 1972: Woga, Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1973: Your Mama Don't Dance, Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1974: Northern Windows, Hampton Hawes (Prestige)
- 1974: Live'n Well, Bert Myrick (Strata)
- 1974: Slow Dancer, Boz Scaggs (Columbia Records)
- 1975: Stratosonic Nuances, Blue Mitchell (RCA)
- 1975: Black Miracle, Joe Henderson (Milestone)
- 1975: Places and Spaces, Donald Byrd (Blue Note)
- 1976: Everybody Come On Out, Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy)
- 1976: School Days, Stanley Clarke
- 1978: Jazz, Ry Cooder
- 1978: Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (Horizon, 1978)
- 1979: We're the Best of Friends, Natalie Cole og Peabo Bryson
- 1992: GRP All-Star Big Band (GRP)
- 1992: Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!
- 1995: All Blues
- 1997: Theme for Monterey, Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- 1998: 12 Songs of Christmas, Etta James (Private Music)
- 2005: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall
Kjelder
- ↑ Feather, Leonard og Ira Gitler (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. At Google Books. Henta 20. september 2020.
- ↑ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 21. Krause Publications[daud lenkje] At Google Books. Henta 20. september 2020.
- ↑ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 64. Krause Publications[daud lenkje] At Google Books. Henta 20. september 2020.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott (2003) Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years, p. 631. Backbeat Books[daud lenkje]
- ↑ Gourse, Leslie (2009) Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan, p- 274. Da Capo Press At Google Books. Henta 20. september 2020.
- ↑ Do Nascimento Silva, Luiz Carlos (2000) Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group At Google Books. Henta 20. september 2020.
- ↑ Karma - Celebration (LP liner notes). Horizon/A&M Records. SP-713
- ↑ Karma - For Everybody (LP liner notes). Horizon/A&M Records. SP-723