George Bohanon
George Roland Bohanon Jr. (August 7, 1937 – November 8, 2024) was an American jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan.[1]
Biography
[edit]In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty Edwards and Herbie Williams.[2] After appearing on several Motown recordings, together with leading musicians such as Hank Cosby, of the Funk Brothers, he went to live in California.[3]
In 1962, he replaced Garnett Brown in the Chico Hamilton Quintet.[4] In 1963 and 1964, he recorded two albums for Motown's unsuccessful jazz Workshop label.
In 1971, he was a member of the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, playing alongside fellow trombonist Benny Powell, that backed Sarah Vaughan on her A Time in My Life album, recorded in Los Angeles.[5]
Between 1984 and 1993, he played in orchestras backing Frank Sinatra.[6]
Bohanon died on November 8, 2024, at the age of 87.[7]
Discography
[edit]As leader
- Boss: Bossa Nova (Workshop Jazz, 1963)
- Blue Phase (Geobo Music, 1991)
With Karma
With Monk Higgins
- Piping Hot (Phono, 1981)
With Miles Davis and Michel Legrand
- Dingo (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1991)
As sideman
[edit]- 1966: The Dealer, Chico Hamilton (Impulse!)
- 1971: A Time in My Life, Sarah Vaughan (Mainstream)
- 1972: Woga, Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1973: Your Mama Don't Dance, Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1974: Northern Windows, Hampton Hawes (Prestige)
- 1974: Live'n Well, Bert Myrick (Strata)
- 1974: Slow Dancer, Boz Scaggs (Columbia Records)
- 1975: Stratosonic Nuances, Blue Mitchell (RCA)
- 1975: Black Miracle, Joe Henderson (Milestone)
- 1975: Places and Spaces, Donald Byrd (Blue Note)
- 1976: Eternity, Alice Coltrane (Warner Bros.)
- 1976: Everybody Come On Out, Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy)
- 1976: School Days, Stanley Clarke (Epic)
- 1976: Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
- 1978: Jazz, Ry Cooder (Warner Bros.)
- 1978: Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (Horizon)
- 1979: We're the Best of Friends, Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson
- 1992: GRP All-Star Big Band (GRP)
- 1992: Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!
- 1995: All Blues
- 1997: Theme for Monterey, Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- 1998: 12 Songs of Christmas, Etta James (Private Music)
- 2005: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall
References
[edit]- ^ Feather, Leonard and Ira Gitler (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 21. Krause Publications At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 64. Krause Publications At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2003) Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years, p. 631. Backbeat Books
- ^ Gourse, Leslie (2009) Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan, p- 274. Da Capo Press At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Do Nascimento Silva, Luiz Carlos (2000) Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Remembering George Bohanon". Jazz on the Tube. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Karma - Celebration (LP liner notes). Horizon/A&M Records. SP-713
- ^ Karma - For Everybody (LP liner notes). Horizon/A&M Records. SP-723
External Links
[edit]- George Bohanon at IMDb
- George Bohanon discography at Discogs
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1937 births
- 2024 deaths
- American jazz trombonists
- American male trombonists
- Jazz musicians from Detroit
- 21st-century American trombonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members
- GRP All-Star Big Band members
- Brass Fever members
- Karma (American band) members