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Shertzer was born in [[New York City]], United States,<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2202}}</ref> began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up the saxophone when he was a teenager. He worked as a sideman for [[Gene Kardos]] at the club Birdland<!--The NY club opened in 1949, but the chronology here places it before 1938. Gene Kardos was based at Gloria Palast.-->, then joined [[Benny Goodman]]'s band, where he was the lead saxophonist until 1938,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was in [[Tommy Dorsey]]'s band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with [[Bunny Berigan]] and [[Lionel Hampton]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He worked with [[Billie Holiday]] in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for [[NBC]] radio and television.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He worked as a [[session musician|session player]] for studio recordings of [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Sy Oliver]], [[Louis Armstrong]], and [[Artie Shaw]] in the period 1947-1953, and continued working with Goodman live, on television, and on record from 1951 until 1969.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was a member of the [[Tonight Show Band]] during its [[The Tonight Show Band#With Johnny Carson|Johnny Carson era]] and was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s. |
Shertzer was born in [[New York City]], United States,<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2202}}</ref> began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up the saxophone when he was a teenager. He worked as a sideman for [[Gene Kardos]] at the club Birdland<!--The NY club opened in 1949, but the chronology here places it before 1938. Gene Kardos was based at Gloria Palast.-->, then joined [[Benny Goodman]]'s band, where he was the lead saxophonist until 1938,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was in [[Tommy Dorsey]]'s band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with [[Bunny Berigan]] and [[Lionel Hampton]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He worked with [[Billie Holiday]] in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for [[NBC]] radio and television.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He worked as a [[session musician|session player]] for studio recordings of [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Sy Oliver]], [[Louis Armstrong]], and [[Artie Shaw]] in the period 1947-1953, and continued working with Goodman live, on television, and on record from 1951 until 1969.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He was a member of the [[Tonight Show Band]] during its [[The Tonight Show Band#With Johnny Carson|Johnny Carson era]] and was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s. |
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He died in New York City, in March 1977, aged 67.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hymie-shertzer-mn0000454877</ref> |
He died in New York City, in March 1977, aged 67.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hymie-shertzer-mn0000454877/biography</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:13, 9 October 2021
Herman "Hymie" Shertzer or Schertzer (April 22, 1909 – March 22, 1977)[1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist, best known for his long-term association with Benny Goodman.
Shertzer was born in New York City, United States,[2] began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up the saxophone when he was a teenager. He worked as a sideman for Gene Kardos at the club Birdland, then joined Benny Goodman's band, where he was the lead saxophonist until 1938,[2] though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s.[2] He was in Tommy Dorsey's band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with Bunny Berigan and Lionel Hampton.[2] He worked with Billie Holiday in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for NBC radio and television.[2] He worked as a session player for studio recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Sy Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and Artie Shaw in the period 1947-1953, and continued working with Goodman live, on television, and on record from 1951 until 1969.[2] He was a member of the Tonight Show Band during its Johnny Carson era and was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s.
He died in New York City, in March 1977, aged 67.[3]
References
- ^ Prior research giving his birthdate as April 2 is incorrect; his social security application has April 22. Barry Kernfeld, "Hymie Shertzer". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2202. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hymie-shertzer-mn0000454877/biography
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