Buddy Morrow
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
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 22 May 2020
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The Very Best Of
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 Apr 2012
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Let's Have a Dance Party
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2021
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Music for Dancing Feet
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2020
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Double Impact: More Themes from Tv Series
Film Soundtracks - Released by Moon Beams Records on 1 Aug 2013
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Dancing Tonight to Morrow
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2020
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Swing The Sinatra Way
Jazz - Released by Hindsight Records on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Impact: Themes from Tv Series
Film Soundtracks - Released by Moon Beams Records on 1 Aug 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Essential Collection
Jazz - Released by Chrome Dreams on 17 Jan 2011
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This Is The Naked City
Soundtracks - Released by Freewings on 21 Jan 2011
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The Twilight Zone
Soundtracks - Released by Freewings on 21 Jan 2011
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