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Don Sebesky
Don (* 1937) was a trombonist, keyboardist and arranger. He trained in trombone at the
Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude
Thornhill, Tommy Dorsey, Warren Covington, Maynard Ferguson and Stan Kenton. In 1960
he began devoting himself primarily to arranging and conducting; one of his best-known
arrangements was for Wes Montgomery's 1965 album Bumpin'. Other credits include George
Benson's The Shape of Things to Come, Paul Desmond's From the Hot Afternoon and Freddie
Hubbard's First Light. His song "Memphis Two-Step" was the title track of the Herbie Mann
1971 album of the same name. His 1973 release, Giant Box, hit #16 on the U.S. Billboard
Jazz Albums chart.
He worked with such orchestras as the London Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of London, and the Toronto Symphony. He was nominated for thirty-one Grammy Awards and won three Grammy Awards in the 1990s. His Broadway theater credits include Porgy and Bess, Sinatra at the Palladium, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate, Bells Are Ringing, Flower Drum Song, Parade, The Life, Cyrano, The Goodbye Girl, The Will Rogers Follies, Sinatra at Radio City, Pal Joey, Come Fly Away, and Baby It's You!. He arranged for hundreds of artists including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, John Pizzarelli, Michael Buble, Liza Minnelli, Seal, Prince, and more. Don died in April 2023. from Wikipedia |
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Don Sebesky & The Jazz-Rock Syndrome Verve Records V6-8756 released 1968 recorded June 1967 and January 1968 in New York City/USA |
Don Sebesky, clavinet, harpsichord, organ, piano Richard Spencer, alto sax Jerry Dodgian, flute Hubert Laws, flute Joe Beck, guitar Larry Coryell, guitar Don Payne, bass Chuck Rainey, bass Donald MacDonald, drums Janet Sebesky, vocals |
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Giant Box CTI Records CTX 6031/32 released 1973 recorded April/May 1973 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Don Sebesky, accordion, piano, organ, clavinet, vocals Bob James, organ, piano Joe Farrell, soprano sax George Marge, soprano sax, baritone sax, flute, clarinet, oboe Jerry Dodgion, soprano sax, flute, piccolo flute, clarinet Phil Bodner, soprano sax, flute, piccolo flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn Romeo Penque, soprano sax, flute, piccolo flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn Hubert Laws, soprano sax, flute Grover Washington jr, soprano sax, alto sax Paul Desmond, alto sax Walt Levinsky, tenor sax, clarinet Garnett Brown, trombone Warren Covington, trombone, euphonium Wayne Andre, trombone, euphonium Alan Raph, bass trombone, euphonium Paul Faulise, bass trombone, euphonium Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn Alan Rubin, trumpet, flugelhorn Joe Shepley, trumpet, flugelhorn Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn Tony Price, tuba Earl Chapin, French horn Jim Buffington, French horn George Benson, guitar Harry Leahey, guitar Milt Jackson, vibes Margaret Ross, harp string section Ron Carter, bass Homer Mensch, double bass Billy Cobham, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Rubens Bassini, congas Airto, percussion Dave Friedman, percussion Phil Kraus, percussion Ralph MacDonald, percussion Jackie Cain, vocals Roy Kral, vocals |
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