Summary
Truman Eliot "Jack" Jenney (May 12, 1910 – December 16, 1945)[1] was an American jazz trombonist.
Jack Jenney | |
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| Birth name | Truman Eliot Jenney |
| Born | May 12, 1910 Mason City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1945 (aged 35) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Trombone, trumpet |
| Spouse(s) | |
Early life edit
Born in Mason City, Iowa,[1] Jenney first played trumpet, then switched to trombone.[2][3] His father was a musician and music teacher.[4] Jenney performed in his father's band from age 11, but his professional work began with Austin Wylie in 1928.[4]
Career edit
During his career, Jenney worked with Isham Jones, Red Norvo, Artie Shaw, Mal Hallett, and Waring's Pennsylvanians. He appeared in the film Syncopation.[4] He has been called "the greatest trombonist of the Big Band era"[citation needed] and won the DownBeat Reader's Poll for trombone in 1940.[5]
He led his own band for a year in 1938 and 1939, but it was a financial failure. He was drafted into the United States Navy in 1943, but also played as a studio musician the following year.[2]
Death edit
He died on December 16, 1945, in Los Angeles, from complications following an appendectomy.[1][2][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1279. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c "Jenney, Jack [Truman Elliot]". Grove Music Online. Grove Music Online. 2003. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J229000.
- ^ Irvin, Sam (2011-11-15). Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-7654-2.
- ^ a b c d AllMusic biography
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
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External links edit
- Memories of the First Annual Jack Jenney Jazz Festival