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'''Herman "Hymie" Shertzer''' (April 22, 1909, New York City - March 22, 1977, New York City)<ref>Prior research giving his birthdate as April 2 is incorrect; his social security application has April 22. [[Barry Kernfeld]], "Hymie Shertzer". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]''. 2nd edition, 2004.</ref> was an American [[jazz]] saxophonist, best known for his long-term association with [[Benny Goodman]]. |
'''Herman "Hymie" Shertzer''' or '''Schertzer''' (April 22, 1909, New York City - March 22, 1977, New York City)<ref>Prior research giving his birthdate as April 2 is incorrect; his social security application has April 22. [[Barry Kernfeld]], "Hymie Shertzer". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]''. 2nd edition, 2004.</ref> was an American [[jazz]] saxophonist, best known for his long-term association with [[Benny Goodman]]. |
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Shertzer began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up 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, though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s. He was in [[Tommy Dorsey]]'s band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with [[Bunny Berigan]] and [[Lionel Hampton]]. He worked with [[Billie Holiday]] in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for [[NBC]] radio and television. He worked as a [[session musician|session player]] for studio recordings of [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[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. He was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s. |
Shertzer began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up 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, though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s. He was in [[Tommy Dorsey]]'s band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with [[Bunny Berigan]] and [[Lionel Hampton]]. He worked with [[Billie Holiday]] in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for [[NBC]] radio and television. He worked as a [[session musician|session player]] for studio recordings of [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[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. He was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s. |
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Herman "Hymie" Shertzer or Schertzer (April 22, 1909, New York City - March 22, 1977, New York City)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist, best known for his long-term association with Benny Goodman.
Shertzer began playing violin when he was nine years old and picked up 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, though he recorded with Goodman intermittently until the mid-1940s. He was in Tommy Dorsey's band from 1938-1940, and also recorded in the late 1930s with Bunny Berigan and Lionel Hampton. He worked with Billie Holiday in 1941 and again in 1944, then became a house musician for NBC radio and television. He worked as a session player for studio recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, 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. He was active in recording sessions until the mid-1970s.
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.