Morey Feld

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Morey Feld
Background information
Birth name Morey Feld
Born 15 August 1915
Origin Flag of OhioCleveland, Ohio
Died 28 March 1971
Genre(s) Jazz
Instrument(s) drums
Associated acts Ben Pollack
Benny Goodman
Eddie Condon
Bobby Hackett
Billy Butterfield

Morey Feld (15 August 191528 March 1971) was an American jazz drummer born in Cleveland, Ohio, perhaps best-known for his work with the bands of Ben Pollack (1936), Benny Goodman (1943-1945), Eddie Condon (1946), Bobby Hackett and Billy Butterfield. In 1960 Feld moved to Denver, Colorado and worked with Peanuts Hucko's quintet.

[edit] Select discography

As Morey Feld & His Straight-Ahead Six

  • Jazz Goes Broadway (Kapp)

With Benny Goodman

With Ella Fitzgerald

  • Lullabies Of Birdland (Decca)
  • The First Lady Of Song (Decca)
  • For Sentimental Reasons (Decca)

With Slam Stewart

With Billy Taylor

  • The Complete H.R.S. Sessions (Mosaic)

With Wild Bill Davison

With Bobby Hackett

With Bobby Sherwood

  • Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra' (Mercury)

With Bernie Leighton

  • Bernie Leighton and His Swing Seven (Brunswick)

With Stan Getz

With Sarah Vaughan