Dick Nash

Dick Nash
Born
Richard Taylor Nash

(1928-01-26) January 26, 1928 (age 98)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone
Years active1947–2000s
Formerly of
Relatives

Richard Taylor Nash (born January 26, 1928)[citation needed] is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the swing and big band genres.

Biography

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and began playing brass instruments at age ten. After his parents died, he grew more interested in music, and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and bugle. His first professional work came in 1947 with bands such as that of Tex Beneke. He served in the California National Guard from 1950 to 1952, playing in a band there.

After his discharge from the military, he went back to Boston, where he attended Berklee College of Music. He then joined Billy May's band. Later, he became a first-call studio musician in Los Angeles, California. He was composer, and as Henry Mancini's favorite trombonist, was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks, beginning with Mr. Lucky and Peter Gunn. Nash's trombone is featured on the Theme From Hatari! from the soundtrack for the John Wayne film (1962), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and Days of Wine and Roses. In 1959, he played bass trombone on Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics.

His brother was the saxophonist Ted Nash (1922–2011) and he has three children: Ted, also a saxophonist, Nikki, and Bill.

Discography

With Louie Bellson
  • Louie Bellson's 7 (1976)
  • Live at Concord Summer Festival (1995)

With Tex Beneke

  • Dancers Delight (1996)
  • Music in the Miller Mood (2000)

With Juan García Esquivel

  • Four Corners of the World (1958)
  • Other Worlds Other Sounds (1958)

With Erroll Garner

  • Close-Up in Swing (1961)
  • You Brought a New Kind of Love (1963)
  • Night at the Movies Up in Erroll's (1999)

With Quincy Jones

With Henry Mancini

  • The Music from Peter Gunn (1959)
  • The Music from Mr. Lucky (1960)
  • The Blues and the Beat (1960)
  • The Mancini Touch (1960)
  • Combo! (1962)
  • Uniquely Mancini (1963)
  • Concert Sound of Henry Mancini (1964)
  • Latin Sound of Henry Mancini (1965)
  • Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini (1968)
  • Theme from Z and Other Film Music (1970)
  • Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished (1974)
  • Symphonic Soul (1975)
  • Cop Show Themes (1976)
  • Theme Scene (1978)
  • Big Band Sounds (2000)

With Ted Nash

With Anita O'Day

With Oscar Peterson

With Pete Rugolo

With Lalo Schifrin

With others

Soundtracks

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Nash". Trombones Online. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 Davis, Michael. "Interview with Dick Nash" (PDF). Hip-BoneMusic.com. pp. 4, 11, 12. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Davis, Michael (August 1, 2012). "Dick Nash". Hip-Bone Music. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2019.