Bobby Hackett

For the American swimmer, see Bobby Hackett (swimmer).

Bobby Hackett
Hackett performs at the Paramount Theatre in New York City in August 1946.
Hackett performs at the Paramount Theatre in New York City in August 1946.
Background information
Born(1915-01-31)January 31, 1915
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedJune 7, 1976(1976-06-07) (aged 61)
Chatham, Massachusetts
GenresJazz, swing
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Cornet, Trumpet
Years active1920s–1976
Formerly ofLouis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Tony Bennett, Benny Goodman, Ray McKinley, Jackie Gleason, Jack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Lee Wiley, Horace Heidt,
Hackett performing with Jack Teagarden, Dick Carey, Louis Armstrong, Peanuts Hucko, Bob Haggart, and Sid Catlett in New York City, ca. July 1947
Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's, New York City, 1940s
Photography by William P. Gottlieb

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915[1] – June 7, 1976)[2] was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played Dixieland from the 1930s into the 1970s in a variety of groups with many of the major figures in the field, and he was a featured soloist on the first ten of the numerous Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.[3]

  1. ^ Martin Williams (1991). Jazz In Its Time. Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-19-536161-2.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  3. ^ Ciccolo, John (October 18, 2000). "Bobby Hackett: Accomplished musician with a beautiful sound". Libertyhall.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.