Dick Nash
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Richard T. Nash (born January 26, 1928) was a jazz trombonist most associated with the swing (genre) and big band.
He began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died and he was sent to a boarding school. His first instruments were the trumpet and bugle.[1] His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of Tex Beneke. After time in the United States Army, where he served and played for a band, he joined Billy May's band. Later he became a studio musician in Los Angeles, California.[2] He was featured on several Henry Mancini recordings. In 1959 he played on Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics.
