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Don Goldie: Trumpet Caliente
by C. Andrew Hovan
Don Goldie Trumpet Caliente Argo 1962
While the majority of classic jazz albums have obtained their status based on the innovative nature of the statements contained therein, the fact remains that there are a sizable number of albums that charm in a way that is quite different from the virtues of, let's say, Kind Of Blue or A Love Supreme. These minor gems may speak in a way that reaches the listener more directly ...
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Following my post over the weekend of Jack Teagarden's recording of Afternoon in August, featuring trumpeter Don Goldie. I received quite a few emails from readers wondering who Don Goldie was. I last wrote about Goldie in 2018 here. Goldie was a solid, melodic player with great tone but lacked the storytelling" quality of Bobby Hackett and Don Fagerquist or soul of Charlie Shavers and Jonah Jones. He played briefly with Louis Armstrong's group in the mid-1950s and recorded with ...
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Don Goldie: Brilliant!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Trumpeter Don Goldie played with power and a Dixieland feel. There also were shades of Harry James in his horn. He began recording in 1959 and spent much of his early career recording with trombonist Jack Teagarden. He also recorded with Buddy Rich, Ralph Burns, Gene Krupa and others before recording a string of songbook albums under his own name for the Jazz Forum label. In June 1960, Goldie recorded Brilliant! The Trumpet of Don Goldie for Chicago's Argo label. ...
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