Dick Nash

Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash (born January 26, 1928) is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the swing and big band genres.

He began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children (www.kurnhattin.org) in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied 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 first call studio musician in Los Angeles, California.[2] He was composer, conductor Henry Mancini's favorite trombonist and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks beginning with Mr. Lucky and Peter Gunn. Nash's smooth and mellow trombone solo is featured on the Theme From Hatari! from the soundtrack for the John Wayne film (1962) or Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961) and The Days of Wine and Roses . In 1959 he played bass trombone on Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics.

Discography

Henry Mancini

Lalo Schifrin

Ella Fitzgerald

Tex Beneke

Harry James

Count Basie

Oscar Peterson

Louie Bellson

Nat King Cole

Mel Tormé

June Christy

Sonny Criss

Art Pepper

Ray Anthony

Stan Kenton

Les Brown

Don Ellis

Pete Fountain

Jimmy Witherspoon

Tutti Camarata

Frank Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra

Lena Horne

Peggy Lee

Erroll Garner

Anita O'Day

Melissa Manchester

Teresa Brewer

Esquivel!

Randy Crawford

Julio Iglesias

Sue Raney

Barry Manilow

Manhattan Transfer

Kenny Rogers

Don Swan

Larry Elgart

Rudiger Gleisberg

Paul Chihara

Julia Migenes

Sonny Criss Orchestra

Hollywood Trombones

New England Conservatory

Jean-Pierre Rampal

The Palladium Orchestra

Michael Davis

Various Artist

Movie Soundtracks

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