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{{Short description|American trombonist and bandleader}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Buddy Morrow
| image = Buddy Morrow, New York, N.Y., ca. May 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 06431).jpg
| caption = Buddy Morrow, c. May 1947<br/> Photograph by [[William P. Gottlieb]]
| image_sizebirth_name = Muni =Zudekoff
| backgroundalias = non_vocal_instrumentalistMoe Zudekoff
| birth_name birth_date = Muni{{birth Zudekoffdate|1919|2|8}}
| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], US
| alias = Moe Zudekoff<br />Buddy Morrow
| birth_date death_date = {{birthdeath date and age|2010|9|27|1919|2|8}}
| birth_place death_place = [[New HavenMaitland, ConnecticutFlorida]], US
| death_dategenre = {{death[[Swing datemusic|Swing]], and age|2010|9|27|1919|2|8}}[[rhythm & blues]]
| occupation = [[Bandleader]], [[musician]], [[arranger]], [[composer]]
| death_place =
| instrument = [[Trombone]]
| genre = [[Swing music]]<br />[[Big band]]<br />[[Rhythm & Blues]]
| years_active = 1933–2010
| occupation = [[Bandleader]], [[musician]], [[arranger]], [[composer]]
| instrumentlabel = [[TromboneRCA Victor]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| associated_acts = [[Sharkey Bonano]], [[Artie Shaw]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Paul Whiteman]], [[Bob Crosby]], [[The Tonight Show Band]]
| years_active = 1933–2010
| label = [[RCA Victor]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| associated_acts = [[Sharkey Bonano]], [[Artie Shaw]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Paul Whiteman]], [[Bob Crosby]], [[The Tonight Show Band]]
}}
 
'''Buddy Morrow''' (born '''Muni Zudekoff''', akaalso known as '''Moe Zudekoff'''; February 8, 1919, [[New Haven, Connecticut]] – September 27, 2010)<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html [[Steve Voce]], ''Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit "Night Train"'', <u>The Independent</u>, Sept. 30, 2010]</ref> was an American [[trombone|trombonist]] and [[bandleader]]. He is known for his mastery of the upper range which is evident on [[gramophone record|records]] such as "The Golden Trombone," as well as his [[ballad]] playing.
 
== His life Career==
On a scholarship at age 16, Morrow studied trombone with Ernest Horatio Clarke (1865–1947) at [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]] from October to December 1936.<ref>''Alumni Records'', The Juilliard School</ref> During the next year he began playing trombone with [[Sharkey Bonano]]'s Sharks of Rhythm, an [[Eddie Condon]] group. He then worked with [[Eddy Duchin]], [[Vincent Lopez]], and [[Artie Shaw]]. He became known as "Buddy Morrow" in 1938 when he joined the [[Tommy Dorsey]] band. In 1939 he performed with [[Paul Whiteman]]'s Concert Orchestra for their recording of [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]'s ''[[Concerto in F (Gershwin)|Concerto in F]]''. In 1940, Morrow joined the [[Tony Pastor (bandleader)|Tony Pastor]] band, but this was only a short detour on his way to replacing [[Ray Conniff]] in the [[Bob Crosby]] band. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U.S. Navy, during which he recorded with [[Billy Butterfield]], leading a ten-piece band with three trombones, accompanying [[Red McKenzie]] singing four arrangements, including "[[Sweet Lorraine]]" and "[[It's the Talk of the Town]]".
Morrow was once a member of [[the Tonight Show Band]]. His early 1950s records such as "Rose, Rose, I Love You" and "Night Train" appeared in the [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[record chart|charts]]. "[[Night Train (composition)|Night Train]]" reached No.&nbsp;12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in March 1953.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first = David
| last = Roberts
| year = 2006
| title = British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition = 19th
| publisher = Guinness World Records Limited
| location = London
| isbn = 1-904994-10-5
| page = 380}}</ref> In 1959 and 1960 Morrow's Orchestra released two [[album]]s of American television theme songs; ''Impact'' and ''Double Impact'' respectively.
 
After demobilization, Morrow joined [[Jimmy Dorsey]]'s band, then went into radio freelancing as a studio musician. He began conducting sessions, which introduced him to bandleading. [[RCA Victor]] sponsored him as director of his band in 1951. The band's first hit, "[[Night Train (Jimmy Forrest composition)|Night Train]]" by Jimmy Forrest, was a hit in rhythm and blues.<ref>Arthur Jackson, "The Last of the Big Bands of the 1950s: Buddy Morrow & Ralph Marterie", ''In Tune'', Feb. 2001, Issue 109</ref>
In 2009, Morrow was awarded the [[International Trombone Association]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award, an award that is given to a person who has significantly changed trombone playing around the world.
 
Morrow's early 1950s records such as "Rose, Rose, I Love You" and "Night Train" appeared on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine charts. "Night Train" reached No. 12 in the U.K. Singles Chart in March 1953.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=380}}</ref> In 1959 and 1960 Morrow's Orchestra released two albums of American television theme songs: ''Impact'' and ''Double Impact'' respectively. Morrow was a member of [[The Tonight Show Band]].
Morrow led the [[Tommy Dorsey Orchestra]] from 1977 through September 24, 2010, when he appeared with the band for the final time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/04/local/la-me-buddy-morrow-20101004|accessdate=25 June 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 4, 2010}}</ref> Morrow died in the morning on September 27, 2010
<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html Steve Voce, Obituary: ''Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit "Night Train"'', <u>The Independent</u>, Sept. 30, 2010]</ref><ref>''Deaths in Central Florida: Muni B. Morrow'', <u>Orlando Sentinel</u>, Sept 30, 2010</ref> Buddy Morrow is a member of [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]] music fraternity, Rho Tau chapter at Appalachian State University.<ref>https://www.sinfonia.org/</ref>
 
Morrow led the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 1977 through September 24, 2010, when he appeared with the band for the final time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-buddy-morrow-20101004-story.html |access-date=25 June 2014 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=October 4, 2010 |archive-date=10 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710223141/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/04/local/la-me-buddy-morrow-20101004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Morrow died on September 27, 2010. He was 91.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html |title=Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit 'Night Train' |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2020-04-19 |archive-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402083655/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>"Deaths in Central Florida: Muni B. Morrow", ''Orlando Sentinel'', Sept 30, 2010</ref>
== Early days ==
On a scholarship at age 16, Morrow studied trombone with Ernest Horatio Clarke (1865–1947) at [[Juilliard]] (known then as the [[Institute of Musical Art]]) from October to December 1936.<ref>''Alumni Records,'' [[The Juilliard School]]</ref> At age 17, he began playing trombone with [[Sharkey Bonano]]'s Sharks of Rhythm, an [[Eddie Condon]] group, recording compositions:
# ''Mudhole Blues'' by [[Sharkey Bonano]] and [[Irving Fazola]], [[Vocalion Records|Vocalion]], 3353 (Oct 7, 1936)
# ''Swing In Swing Out'', by David Winstein, Vocalion, 3353 (Oct 7, 1936)
# ''I'm Satisfied With My Gal'', by Sharkey Bonano, Vocalion, 3380 (Oct 7, 1936)
# ''[[High Society (composition)|High Society]]'', by [[Armand J. Piron|A.J. Piron]], [[Clarence Williams (musician)|Clarence Williams]], Porter Steele, Vocalion, 3380 (Oct 7, 1936)
# ''[[When You're Smiling]]'', by [[Mark Fisher (songwriter)|Fisher]], Joe Goodwin, & [[Larry Shay]], Vocalion, 3400 (Dec 4, 1936)
# ''Mr. Brown Goes to Town,'' by David Winstein, Vocalion, 3400 (Dec 4, 1936)
# ''Was It Clean?'', by Sharkey Bonano] Vocalion, 3410 (Dec 4, 1936)
# ''Blowing Off Steam'', by David Winstein, Vocalion, 3410 (Dec 4, 1936)
# ''Big Boy Blue,'' by Peter Tincturin, [[Jack Lawrence]], Dan Howell, Vocalion, 3450 (Jan 29, 1937)
# ''Old Fashioned Swing,'' by Winston Tharp & [[Joe Bishop]], Vocalion, 3450 (Jan 29, 1937)
# ''Swing Like a Rusty Gate,'' by David Winstein, Vocalion, 3470 (Jan 29, 1937)
# ''Swingin' On The Swanee Shore'', by [[Dave Cavanaugh]], [[Don Redman]], David, Vocalion, 3470 (Jan 29, 1937)
 
== Discography ==
He then moved on to big bands, first [[Eddie Duchin]], then [[Vincent Lopez]]. He eventually graduated to swing bands, first with [[Artie Shaw]]. He first became Muni Morrow, then Buddy Morrow, when he joined the [[Tommy Dorsey]] trombone section in 1938. In 1939, he performed with [[Paul Whiteman]]'s Concert Orchestra for their [[Decca Records|Decca]]/[[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]] recording of [[Gershwin]]'s ''[[Concerto in F]]''.
* ''Re-enlistment Blues'' (?, 1953)
* ''Shall We Dance'' (Mercury, 1955)
* ''Golden Trombone'' (Mercury, 1956)
* ''Music for Dancing Feet'' (Wing, 1956)
* ''A Salute to the Fabulous Dorseys'' (Mercury, 1957)
* ''Tribute to a Sentimental Gentleman'' (Mercury, 1957)
* ''Night Train'' (RCA Victor, 1957)
* ''Dancing Tonight to Morrow'' (RCA Victor, 1958)
* ''Let's Have a Dance Party!'' (RCA Camden, 1958)
* ''Just We Two'' (Mercury, 1958)
* ''Impact'' (RCA Victor, 1959)
* ''Double Impact'' (RCA Victor, 1960)
* ''Poe For Moderns'' (RCA Victor, 1960)
* ''Night Train Goes to Hollywood'' (Mercury, 1962)
* ''New Blues Scene'' (United Artists, 1967)
* ''Revolving Bandstand'' (RCA, 1974)
* ''Big Band Series.Original Recording'' (Picc-a-Dilly, 1980)
* ''The Complete R.C.A. Victor Revolving Bandstand Sessions'' (RCA, 1993)
* ''Swing the Sinatra Way'' (Hindsight, 1998)
 
===As sideman===
In 1940, Morrow joined his former Shaw bandmate [[Tony Pastor]] and his band for a little while, but this was only a short detour on his way to replacing [[Ray Conniff]] in the [[Bob Crosby]] band. Shortly after, he joined the US Navy, during which he recorded with [[Billy Butterfield]] leading a ten-piece band with three trombones — all accompanying Red McKenzie singing four arrangements, including "Sweet Lorraine" and "It's the talk of the Town."
'''With [[Count Basie]]'''
* ''[[High Voltage (Count Basie album)|High Voltage]]'' (MPS, 1970)
* ''Basie's Timing'' (MPS, 1972)
 
'''With [[the Free Design]]'''
After [[demobilization]], Morrow joined [[Jimmy Dorsey]]'s band, then went into radio freelancing as a studio musician. He began conducting odd sessions, which introduced him to bandleading. [[RCA Victor]] sponsored him as director of his own band in 1951. The band's first hit &mdash; "Night Train" by [[Jimmy Forrest]] &mdash; was a crossover into rhythm and blues.<ref>Arthur Jackson, ''The Last of the Big Bands of the 1950s: Buddy Morrow & Ralph Marterie'', <u>In Tune Magazine</u>, Issue 109 (Feb. 2001)</ref>
* ''Kites Are Fun'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1967)
* ''Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1970)
 
'''With [[Jackie Gleason]]'''
== Selected compositions ==
* ''Tis the Season'' (Capitol, 1967)
* "Big Beat", music by Buddy Morrow, (1953)
* ''A Taste of Brass for Lovers Only'' (Capitol, 1967)
* "Boogie Woogie March", words & music by Buddy Morrow & [[Herbert Hendler]] (1918–2007) (1951)
* "Corrine Corina", with Herbert Hendler (1918–2007), music by Buddy Morrow (1953)
* "Dear Mary", words by Herbert Hendler (1918–2007), music by Buddy Morrow (1951)
* "Diggin", words by Herbert Hendler (1918–2007), music by Buddy Morrow (1953)
* "Memphis Drag", music by Buddy Morrow (1953)
* "Midnight March", music by Bill Allen & Buddy Morrow (1957)
* "Old Potato Farm", words & music by Herbert Hendler (1918–2007), Tommie McLeston Hendler & Buddy Morrow (1951)
* "Scrub-a-dub-dub", music by [[Howard Biggs]] & Buddy Morrow (1955)
* "Solo; A Fox-Trot Bolero Based on Chopin's Waltz in C-sharp minor", words by Herbert Hendler (1918–2007), music by Buddy Morrow (1951)
* "Teen Polka", arranged by Buddy Morrow & Walter Stuart (1956)
 
'''With [[Urbie Green]]'''
== Selected discography ==
* ''21 Trombones'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1967)
* ''Buddy Morrow, his Trombone, and His Orchestra – A Big Band Buddy: Studio and Live Recordings, 1945–1957'', Jasmine Records (2004)
* ''21 Trombones Rock/Blues/Jazz Volume Two'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969)
* ''Buddy Morrow On RCA'' CD (recorded Sept 28, 1950 - Dec 22, 1953), digitally remastered by Dennis C. Ferrante, [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] Studios, New York (liner notes by Robert W. Rice)
* ''Urbie Green's Big Beautiful Band'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1974)
{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}}
:# ''Strangers''
:# ''[[Autumn Leaves (1945 song)|Autumn Leaves]]''
:# ''Rio Rita''
:# ''Shadow Waltz''
:# ''The Happiest Day of My Life''
:# ''Silver Moon''
:# ''[[Rose, Rose, I Love You]]''
:# ''[[What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?|(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?]]''
:# ''[[Everything I Have Is Yours (song)|Everything I Have Is Yours]]''
:# ''[[Shanghai (song)|Shanghai]]''
:# ''[[Good Morning Mister Echo]]''
:# ''[[That Old Black Magic]]''
:# ''Lassus Trombone''
:# ''[[Night Train (composition)|Night Train]]''
:# ''[[One Mint Julep]]''
:# ''Stairway to the Stars''
:# ''Greyhound''
:# ''I Don't Know''
:# ''[[I Can't Get Started]]''
:# ''Train, Train, Train''
:# ''[[Corrine, Corrina]]''
:# ''[[Dragnet (theme music)|Dragnet]]''
:# ''Re-Enlistment Blues''
:# ''[[A Hundred Years from Today]]''
:# ''Tara's Theme''
:# ''Infinite Sadness''
{{colend}}
* Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra - Tribute To A Sentimental Gentleman (Tommy Dorsey) Mercury-Wing MGW 12105, Australia
* Buddy Morrow — ''A Salute To The Fabulous Dorseys'' Universal Recorders, Chicago (1955)
* Buddy Morrow — ''Music For Dancing Feet'' (recorded in New York City, Dec. 20, 1955) Universal Recorders, Chicago (1955)
* ''Buddy Morrow and His Golden Trombone'', Universal Recorders, Chicago (1956)
* ''Big Band Beatlemania (the big hits of 1964)'' (LP), [[Epic Records|Epic]] (196-?)
* ''Big band guitar'' (LP), [[RCA Victor]] (1959)
* ''Impact'' (LP), RCA Victor (1959) (American television themes)
* ''Double Impact'' (LP), RCA Victor (1959) (American television themes)
* ''Poe For Moderns'' (LP), RCA Victor](1960)
* ''Swingin’ Through the Night,'' [[Bluebird Records|Bluebird]], distributed by BMG Music (2002)
* ''Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra,'' [[Hindsight Records|Hindsight]], (1980)
* ''Swing the Sinatra Way'', Walt Andrus, Buddy Morrow (CD) Hindsight (Dec 22, 1998)
 
'''With [[Enoch Light]]'''
===As sideman===
* ''Volume II'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969)
{{expand section|date=January 2012}}
* ''Big Hits of the 20's'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1971)
'''With [[Gato Barbieri]]'''
* ''The Big Band Sound of the Thirties'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1971)
* ''[[Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata]]'' (Impulse!, 1974)
* ''Big Band Hits of the 30's & 40's'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1971)
'''With [[Count Basie]]'''
* ''1973'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1972)
* ''[[High Voltage (Count Basie album)|High Voltage]]'' (MPS, 1970)
* ''The Big Band Hits of the 40s & 50s'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1973)
 
'''With [[Flip Phillips]]'''
* ''Flip Phillips Collates'' (Clef, 1952)
* ''Flip'' (Verve, 1961)
 
'''With [[Lee Wiley]]'''
* ''Back Home Again'' (Monmouth Evergreen, 1971)
* ''I've Got the World On a String'' (Ember, 1972)
 
'''With others'''
* [[Gato Barbieri]], ''[[Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata]]'' (Impulse!, 1974)
* [[Bob Crosby]], ''South Rampart Street Parade'' (Decca, 1992)
* [[Marty Gold]], ''Suddenly It's Springtime'' (RCA Victor, 1964)
* [[Barry Manilow]], ''Singin' with the Big Bands'' (Arista, 1994)
* [[Galt MacDermot]], ''Dude'' (Kilmarnock, 1973)
* [[Van McCoy]], ''The Disco Kid'' (Avco, 1975)
* [[Moondog]], ''Moondog'' (Columbia Masterworks, 1969)
* [[David "Fathead" Newman]], ''[[Mr. Fathead]]'' (Warner Bros., 1976)
* [[David Ruffin]], ''Everything's Coming Up Love'' (Motown, 1976)
* [[Artie Shaw]], ''Rhythm Makers'' (Magic 1987)
* [[Joe Thomas (flautist)|Joe Thomas]], ''Masada'' (Groove Merchant, 1975)
* [[Sarah Vaughan]], ''Summertime'' (CBS, 1984)
* [[Bob Wilber]] & [[Maxine Sullivan]], ''The Music of Hoagy Carmichael'' (Audiophile, 1993)
 
== References ==
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=== Inline citations ===
{{Reflist|2}}
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.spaceagepop.com/morrow.htm Profile of Buddy Morrow at Spaceagepop.com]
*Profile on the road with Buddy Morrow. [https://newsbooks.google.com/newspapersbooks?id=MucyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4392,1703880&dq=leslie-dreyfous+buddy-morrow+tommy-dorsey&hl=en%2C1703880 "Still Swinging" (1994)]
 
=== Obituaries ===
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html Steve Voce, ''Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit "Night Train"'', <u>The Independent</u>, Sept. 30, 2010]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/nyregion/03morrow.html?ref=obituaries Daniel E. Slotnik, ''Buddy Morrow, Trombonist and Bandleader, Dies at 91'', <u>The New York Times</u>, Oct 2, 2010]
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