Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert had a long career in jazz and in the studios, managing to go almost unnoticed by all but his fellow musicians. A fine and flexible soloist, Bert also played a large part behind the scenes, performing his parts quite capably in orchestras. Among his early teachers were fellow trombonists Benny Morton and Trummy Young. In 1940, when he was 18, Bert joined Sam Donahue's Orchestra, and two years later cut his first solo on record, "Jersey Bounce," with Red Norvo's band. Bert gigged with the orchestras of Charlie Barnet (1943) and Woody Herman, performed at a well-recorded Town Hall concert with Norvo in 1944, where he was extensively featured and, after a stint in the military, he worked during the next decade with such orchestras as Herbie Fields, Stan Kenton (1947-1948 and 1950-1951), Benny Goodman (1948-1949), Woody Herman again, and Les Elgart. From 1952-1955, Bert recorded several dates as a leader for Discovery, Savoy, Jazztone, and Trans-World, showing that he could be a personable bop-based improviser in small groups, too. He worked and recorded with Charles Mingus in late 1955, rejoined Goodman in 1957, was part of the ensembles on the various Miles Davis/Gil Evans projects, and performed with Thelonious Monk at his famed big band concerts of 1959 and 1963. In addition to his extensive studio work, Bert was associated with Elliot Lawrence, Chubby Jackson, and again with Mingus; he was part of Dick Cavett's TV big band from 1968-1972 and toured Europe with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1976, he led an obscure effort for the Danish Backbone label and later headed sessions for Molshajala (a duo album with bassist Steve Roane), Keybone, and Fresh Sound (1987), in addition to recording as a sideman with Lionel Hampton, Sal Salvador, and Teo Macero, among others. In 1997, Eddie Bert toured with T.S. Monk's Monk on Monk ensemble. Bert died at his home in Danbury, Connecticut, in September 2012; he was 90 years old.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gil Mellé. The Blue Note Years 1952-1956. Plus Unreleased 1957 Café Bohemia Broadcast
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 18 sep. 2015
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Essential Jazz Masters
Bebop - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 aug. 2012
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Like Cool: The Contemporary Trombone of Eddie Bert (Remastered from the Original Somerset Tapes)
Jazz - Released by Somerset on 30 okt. 2020
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Master of the Trombone
Jazz - Released by Suite 102 on 8 aug. 2013
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Jazz Collection
Jazz - Released by Rolled Gold Classics on 4 sep. 2012
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Skeleton of the Band
Jazz - Released by Libra Music on 24 mei 2011
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Eddie Bert: Crosstown
Jazz - Released by Blue Velvet on 23 jun. 2016
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I Heard Music, Modern Music
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 16 nov. 2004
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The Bert Tram
Jazz - Released by Dobre Classic Media on 7 sep. 2008
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The Greatest Of Jimmy Cleveland, Eddie Bert & Kai Winding (All Tracks Remastered)
Jimmy Cleveland, Eddie Bert, Kai Winding
Jazz - Released by Millennium Digital Remaster on 6 mei 2023
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Presenting Eddie Bert (EP) [feat. Hank Jones / Barry Galbraith / Oscar Pettiford / Jerome Richardson] (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 26 mrt. 2020
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Conversation (All Tracks Remastered, Ep)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 14 apr. 2021
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Walk with Me / I Hear Music (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 9 aug. 2020
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I Hear Music Modern Music
Jazz - Released by SINETONE AMR on 1 mrt. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo