George Bohanon
George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician.
Born in Detroit,[1] in the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty Edwards and Herbie Williams.[2] After appearing on several Motown recordings, together with leading musicians such as Hank Cosby, of the Funk Brothers, he went to live in California.[3]
In 1962, he replaced Garnett Brown in the Chico Hamilton Quintet.[4] In 1963 and 1964, he recorded two albums for Motown's unsuccessful jazz Workshop label.
In 1971, he was a member of the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, playing alongside fellow trombonist Benny Powell, that backed Sarah Vaughan on her A Time in My Life album, recorded in Los Angeles.[5]
Between 1984 and 1993, he played in orchestras backing Frank Sinatra.[6]
Discography
- 1963: Boss: Bossa Nova - George Bohanon Quartet (Workshop Jazz Records)
- 1964: Bold Bohanon - George Bohanon Quartet (Workshop Jazz Records) (unreleased)
- As sideman
- 1969: Motortown Revue Live! = Various Artists (Motown Records)
- 1971: A Time in My Life – Sarah Vaughan (Mainstream Records)
- 1972: Woga - Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1973: Your Mama Don't Dance - Charles Kynard (Mainstream)
- 1974: Northern Windows – Hampton Hawes (Prestige Records)
- 1975: Stratosonic Nuances - Blue Mitchell (RCA)
- 1975: Black Miracle - Joe Henderson (Milestone)
- 1976: Everybody Come On Out - Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy)
- 1976: School Days – Stanley Clarke
- 1978: Jazz – Ry Cooder
- 1979: We're the Best of Friends - Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson
- 1998: 12 Songs of Christmas – Etta James (Private Music)
- 2005: Christmas Songs – Diana Krall
References
- ↑ Feather, Leonard and Ira Gitler (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 21. Krause Publications At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Dahl, Bill (2001) Motown: The Golden Years, P. 64. Krause Publications At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott (2003) Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years, p. 631. Backbeat Books
- ↑ Gourse, Leslie (2009) Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan, p- 274. Da Capo Press At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Do Nascimento Silva, Luiz Carlos (2000) Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group At Google Books. Retrieved 23 July 2013.