Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Throughout his career, Buddy Morrow loved playing with big bands and doing what he could to keep nostalgic swing alive. He began playing trombone when he was 12 and within two years was working locally. Morrow developed quickly and moved to New York, where he studied at the Institute of Musical Art. He made his recording debut in 1936 with singer Amanda Randolph and trumpeter Sharkey Bonano. Morrow -- known as Moe Zudekoff until he changed his name in the early 1940s -- kept busy during the swing era, working with Artie Shaw (1936-37 and 1940), Bunny Berigan, Frank Froeba, Eddie Duchin, Tommy Dorsey (1938), Paul Whiteman (1939-40) and Bob Crosby. After serving in the Navy (1941-44) he was with Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra (1945). In 1945, at age 26, Morrow formed his own big band but it quickly failed. He became a studio musician for the remainder of the decade. In 1950 he formed a new orchestra that had strong success, giving an R&Bish sound to older standards and having a hit with "Night Train." Morrow spent most of the 1960s and '70s as a studio musician but he worked a bit with the World's Greatest Jazz Band in 1970; in the late 1970s he took over Tommy Dorsey's ghost band. Since then Morrow has been one of the few full-time big band leaders, performing melodic dance music based in the swing era.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Complete R.C.A. Victor Revolving Bandstand Sessions
Tito Puente, Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Wereldmuziek - Released by RCA Records Label on 1 jan. 1960
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Campus After Dark
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Epic - Legacy on 1 jan. 1965
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Poe for Moderns
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Radiophone Archives on 6 feb. 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Play the Big Hits of '64
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Pop - Released by Epic - Legacy on 12 dec. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music for Dancing Feet (Mono Version)
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Poe for Moderns (Remastered)
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Rock - Released by Fingertips Records on 29 okt. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Impact (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Pop - Released by Private Eye on 1 jan. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Impact (Original Album plus Bonus Tracks 1959)
Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra
Pop - Released by Private Eye on 1 jan. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo