Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009)[1] 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.[2]
In 1971, Dedrick joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, later becoming director of jazz studies.[3]
He was the uncle of the members of the sunshine pop group The Free Design.
Discography
editAs leader/co-leader
edit- Counterpoint for Six Valves (Riverside, 1955–56) - with Don Elliott[4]
- Salute to Bunny (Counterpoint, 1957)[2][5]
- Twelve Isham Jones Evergreens (Monmouth, 1964)[2]
As sideman
editWith Bobby Hackett
- Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)
With Maxine Sullivan
- Sullivan Shakespeare Hyman (Audiophile, 1971)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Artist: Rusty Dedrick". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. p. 165. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 663. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Counterpoint for Six Valves - Don Elliott | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick: A Salute to Bunny Berigan". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1354. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
edit- Rusty Dedrick at AllMusic
- Rusty Dedrick's personal site
- Rusty Dedrick discography at Discogs
- Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick obituary, December 31, 2009
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