Snooky Young
Fødd	3. februar 1919(1919-02-03)
Fødestad	Dayton i Ohio
Død	11. mai 2011 (92 år)
Dødsstad	Newport Beach i California[1]
Opphav	USA
Sjanger	Jazz
Instrument	Trompet, flygelhorn
Tilknytte artistar	Tony Bennett, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, B.B. King, Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, The Tonight Show Band, Wes Montgomery, Sarah Vaughan, The Band
Plateselskap	Master Jazz, Concord Jazz
Verka som	trompetist, jazzmusikar
Prisar	NEA Jazz Masters

Eugene Edward «Snooky» Young (3. februar 1919–11. mai 2011)^[2] var ein USA-amerikansk jazztrompetist. Han var kjend for å meistre sordin, og kunne skape ei lang rekkje lydar med denne.

Young spelte med Jimmie Lunceford frå 1939 til 1942, med Count Basie i åtte år, Gerald Wilson og Lionel Hampton, og var originalt medlem av Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.^[3] Han var studiotrompetist i The Tonight Show Band for NBC frå 1967 til 1992.

• 1971: Boys from Dayton^[4]
• 1978: Snooky and Marshal's Album (med Marshal Royal)^[5]
• 1979: Horn of Plenty^[6]

• 1957: The Atomic Mr. Basie - Count Basie (Roulette) aka Basie og E=MC²
• 1958: Basie Plays Hefti - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1958: Sing Along with Basie - Joe Williams, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross og the Basie Band (Roulette)
• 1959: Basie One More Time - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1959: Breakfast Dance and Barbecue - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1959: In Person! - Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra.
• 1959: The Genius of Ray Charles - Ray Charles
• 1959: Everyday I Have the Blues - Joe Williams med The Count Basie Orchestra (Roulette)
• 1959: Dance Along with Basie - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1959: Like Basie! - Paul Quinichette (United Artists)
• 1960: Not Now, I'll Tell You When - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1960: The Count Basie Story - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1960: Kansas City Suite - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1961: The Legend - Count Basie (Roulette)
• 1962: Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra - Art Farmer (Mercury)
• 1962: Big Bags - Milt Jackson (Riverside)
• 1962: Down Home - Sam Jones (Riverside)
• 1962: That's How I Love the Blues! - Mark Murphy (Riverside)
• 1962: Impressions of Phaedra - Oliver Nelson (United Artists Jazz)
• 1962: The Complete Town Hall Concert - Charles Mingus (Blue Note)
• 1963: Any Number Can Win – Jimmy Smith
• 1963: For Someone I Love - Milt Jackson (Riverside)
• 1964: New Fantasy - Lalo Schifrin (Verve)
• 1964: My Kinda Groove - Herbie Mann (Atlantic)
• 1964: The Cat - Jimmy Smith (Verve)
• 1964: Great Scott!! - Shirley Scott
• 1964: Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini - Quincy Jones (Mercury)
• 1965: Quincy Plays for Pussycats - Quincy Jones (Mercury)
• 1965: Ray Brown / Milt Jackson - Milt Jackson og Ray Brown (Verve)
• 1965: Once a Thief and Other Themes - Lalo Schifrin (Verve)
• 1965: Jazz Dialogue - Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic)
• 1965: Wrapped Tight - Coleman Hawkins
• 1966: Gotta Travel On – Ray Bryant (Cadet)
• 1966: Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle - Oliver Nelson
• 1966: Moody and the Brass Figures - James Moody
• 1966: Happenings - Hank Jones og Oliver Nelson
• 1966: Our Mann Flute - Herbie Mann
• 1966: Spanish Rice - Clark Terry og Chico O'Farrill
• 1966: Encyclopedia of Jazz - Oliver Nelson
• 1966: The Sound of Feeling - Oliver Nelson
• 1966: The Total J.J. Johnson - J.J. Johnson (RCA Victor)
• 1966: Blue Notes - Johnny Hodges
• 1966: Lonesome Traveler – Ray Bryant (Cadet)
• 1966: Slow Freight – Ray Bryant (Cadet)
• 1967: The Spirit of '67 - Pee Wee Russell og Oliver Nelson
• 1967: Don't Sleep in the Subway - Johnny Hodges
• 1967: The Board of Directors - Count Basie med The Mills Brothers
• 1968: Silver Cycles - Eddie Harris
• 1968: Blues - The Common Ground - Kenny Burrell (Verve)
• 1968: Giblet Gravy - George Benson
• 1968: Up Above the Rock – Ray Bryant (Cadet)
• 1969: I've Gotta Be Me – Tony Bennett
• 1969: Soul '69 - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
• 1969: Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul - Hank Crawford (Atlantic)
• 1969: Blues in Orbit - Gil Evans (Enja)
• 1969: Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Yusef Lateef (Atlantic)
• 1969: Central Park North av The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra - Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (Solid State)
• 1970: 3 Shades of Blue - Johnny Hodges (Flying Dutchman)
• 1970: Consummation - Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (Blue Note Records)
• 1971: Plastic Dreams - Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic)
• 1971: Wild Horses Rock Steady - Johnny Hammond (Kudu)
• 1971: Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) - Bernard Purdie (Mega)
• 1972: Help Me Make it Through the Night - Hank Crawford (Kudu)
• 1972: Suite for Pops - Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (A&M Horizon)
• 1972: Rock of Ages - The Band
• 1973: Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) - Lalo Schifrin
• 1974: Northern Windows - Hampton Hawes (Prestige)
• 1974: Brasswind - Gene Ammons (Prestige)
• 1974: Waitress in a Donut Shop - Maria Muldaur
• 1975: The San Francisco Concert - Hubert Laws (CTI)
• 1975: The Louis Bellson Explosion - Louis Bellson (Pablo)
• 1975: Black Miracle - Joe Henderson (Milestone)
• 1975: Ellington Is Forever, Ellington Is Forever Volume Two - Kenny Burrell (Fantasy)
• 1976: How Can You Live Like That? - Eddie Harris (Atlantic)
• 1976: Can't Hide Love - Carmen McRae (Blue Note)
• 1976: Time Is Running Out - Brass Fever (Impulse!)
• 1976: Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live
• 1976: Everything Must Change - Randy Crawford
• 1976: Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond
• 1976: Hawthorne Nights – Zoot Sims (Pablo)
• 1977: King Size - B.B. King
• 1980: Heritage – Kenny Burrell (AudioSource)
• 1981: Lomelin - Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's (Discovery)
• 1982: Jessica - Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's (Trend)
• 1983: Mostly Blues...and Some Others - Count Basie (Pablo)
• 1984: Calafia - Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 80's (Trend)
• 1989: Jenna - Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90's (Discovery)
• 1989: Crossroads - Tracy Chapman
• 1994: State Street Sweet - Gerald Wilson Orchestra (MAMA)
• 1997: Theme for Monterey - Gerald Wilson Orchestra (MAMA)
• 2008: One Kind Favor - B.B. King