Georgie Auld

Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld, c. August 1947
Background information
Birth name John Altwerger
Born (1919-05-19)May 19, 1919
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died January 8, 1990(1990-01-08) (aged 70)
Palm Springs, California, United States
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Saxophone, clarinet
Years active 1940s–1970s
Labels Roost, Apollo, Coral, EmArcy, Xanadu, Paramount, Discovery, Jasmine

Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.[1][2]

Early years

Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1929.[3] Before the family left Canada, Auld's parents gave him a saxophone, which he taught himself to play.[4]

Career

Auld was most noteworthy for his work with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Billy Eckstine, Tiny Kahn, Frank Rosolino, and many others. Primarily a swing saxophonist, he did many big band stints in his career, and led several big bands, including Georgie Auld and His Orchestra and Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars. Auld also played some rock´n roll working for Alan Freed in 1959.

He can be heard playing sax on the 1968 Ella Fitzgerald album 30 by Ella.

Acting

In 1949, Auld played Carl in The Rat Race in the Ethel Barrymore Theater on Broadway.[5] In 1952, he had a small part in the film The Marrying Kind.[6] In 1977 he played a bandleader in the motion picture New York, New York, starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and also acted as a technical consultant for the film.

Death

Auld died on January 8, 1990, in Palm Springs, California, aged 70.[3]

Discography

With Buddy Bregman

With Maynard Ferguson

With Barney Kessel

References

  1. ↑ "Georgie Auld: Underrated Tenor Sax Man With A Warm Robust Tone". SwingMusic.net. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
  3. 1 2 Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199886401.
  4. ↑ Folkart, Burt A. (January 11, 1990). "Georgie Auld, 70; Self-Taught Saxophonist". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Rat Race". Playbill Vault. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Yanow, Scott. Swing. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 175&ndash, 176. ISBN 9781617744761.
  7. ↑ "Georgie Auld | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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