Rusty Dedrick
Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009) was an American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter and composer born in Delevan, New York, probably better known for his work with Bill Borden, Dick Stabile, Red Norvo, Ray McKinley and Claude Thornhill, among others. In 1971, Dedrick joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, later becoming director of jazz studies. He was the uncle of the members of the sunshine pop group The Free Design.
Rusty Dedrick
- Born
- 1918
- Died
- 2009
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Rusty Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009) is described as a trumpeter, jazz musician, arranger, composer and musician in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
The birth of Rusty Dedrick is recorded on 12 July 1918, and the death on 25 December 2009. Rusty Dedrick was born in Delevan, New York, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Rusty Dedrick died in Summitville, New York, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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• Counterpoint for Six Valves (Riverside, 1955–56) - with Don Elliott • Salute to Bunny (Counterpoint, 1957) • Twelve Isham Jones Evergreens (Monmouth, 1964)
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With Bobby Hackett • Creole Cookin (Verve, 1967) With Maxine Sullivan • Sullivan Shakespeare Hyman (Audiophile, 1971)
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- 1.Artist: Rusty Dedrick. Secondhandsongs.com.
- 2.Carr, Ian. Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. 165. 1995. 1-85828-137-7.
- 3.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 663. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 4.Counterpoint for Six Valves - Don Elliott | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
- 5.Yanow, Scott. Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick: A Salute to Bunny Berigan. AllMusic.
- 6.Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. 1354. 2008. 978-0-141-03401-0.
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