Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett's mellow tone and melodic style offered a contrast to the brasher Dixieland-oriented trumpeters. Emphasizing his middle-register and lyricism, Hackett was a flexible soloist who actually sounded little like his main inspiration, Louis Armstrong.
When Hackett first came up he was briefly known as "the new Bix" because of the similarity in his approach to that of Bix Beiderbecke, but very soon he developed his own distinctive sound. Originally a guitarist (which he doubled on until the mid-'40s), Hackett performed in local bands, and by 1936 was leading his own group. He moved to New York in 1937, played with Joe Marsala, appeared at Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall concert (recreating Beiderbecke's solo on "I'm Coming Virginia"), recorded with Eddie Condon, and by 1939 had a short-lived big band. Hackett played briefly with Horace Heidt, and during 1941-1942 was with Glenn Miller's Orchestra, taking a famous solo on "String of Pearls." Next up was a stint with the Casa Loma Orchestra, and then he became a studio musician while still appearing with jazz groups. Hackett was a major asset at Louis Armstrong's 1947 Town Hall Concert, in the 1950s he was a star on Jackie Gleason's commercial but jazz-flavored mood music albums, and he recorded several times with Eddie Condon and Jack Teagarden. During 1956-1957, Hackett led an unusual group that sought to modernize Dixieland (using Dick Cary's arrangements and an unusual instrumentation), but that band did not catch on. Hackett recorded some commercial dates during 1959-1960 (including one set of Hawaiian songs and another in which he was backed by pipe organ), he worked with Benny Goodman (1962-1963); backed Tony Bennett in the mid-'60s; co-led a well-recorded quintet with Vic Dickenson (1968-1970); and made sessions with Jim Cullum, the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and even Dizzy Gillespie and Mary Lou Williams, remaining active up until his death. Among the many labels Bobby Hackett recorded for as a leader were Okeh (reissued by Epic), Commodore, Columbia, Epic, Capitol, Sesac, Verve, Project 3, Chiaroscuro, Flying Dutchman, and Honey Dew.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
Similar artists
-
Essential Cocktail Lounge
Lounge - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 May 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Jazz Side Story (A Timeless Jazz Recordings Remastered) (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Side Story on 25 Feb 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best In His Field
Jazz - Released by Golden Phonorecords on 1 Jan 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
That Midnight Touch
Jazz - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on 1 Jan 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Most Beautiful Horn in the World + the Swing'est Gals in Town
Jazz - Released by Treasury Jazz on 15 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete In A Mellow Mood & Soft Lights Sessions
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 Jan 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete in a Mellow Mood and Soft Lights Sessions
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 18 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Candlelight and Romance
Pop - Released by and more bears Richard Weize on 24 Feb 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Autumn Nocturne (The Bobby Hackett Anthology Collection)
Jazz - Released by Vinyl and Dust Records on 28 Oct 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete Live at the Voyager Room 1956 - 1958 (Live)
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Records on 3 Mar 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Jazz Impressions Of "Oliver!"
Jazz - Released by Epic - Legacy on 25 Mar 1963
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Most Beautiful Horn In The World
Jazz - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 15 Jan 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jazz Figures / Bobby Hackett (1938-1944)
Jazz - Released by Collector Records Greece on 1 Oct 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Undecided
Jazz - Released by Blooming Jazz Records on 23 Mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sleepy Lagoon
Jazz - Released by Marylebone Records on 1 Jan 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bobby Hackett - A Life in Jazz
Jazz - Released by We Love Jazz on 5 Aug 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo