Lou McGarity

Lou McGarity
Birth name	Robert Louis McGarity
Born	(1917-07-22)July 22, 1917 Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1971(1971-08-28) (aged 54) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Swing, Dixieland
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Trombone
Years active	Early 1930s–1971
Labels	MGM, Jubilee, Argo

Musical artist

Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971)^[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.^[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band.^[2] He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.^[2]

Discography

As leader

Music from Some Like it Hot (Jubille, 1957)
Blue Lou (Argo, 1960)

As sideman

With Kenny Davern

A Night With Eddie Condon (Arbors)

With Benny Goodman

Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings (Columbia)

With Urbie Green

All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1956)

With Bobby Hackett

Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)

With J. J. Johnson

J.J.'s Broadway (Verve, 1963)

With Jimmy McPartland

The Music Man Goes Dixieland (Epic)

With Charlie Parker

Big Band (Clef, 1954)

With the World's Greatest Jazz Band

The World's Greatest Jazz Band Volume II (Douglass)

With Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)

References

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.