Clyde Lombardi | |
|---|---|
 Clyde Lombardi, ca. 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudio Lombardi |
| Born | February 18, 1922 New York, U.S. |
| Died | after 1975 New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Double bass |
Claudio "Clyde" Lombardi (February 18, 1922 – after 1975)[1] was an American jazz double bassist.
After receiving classical training, Lombardi first performed and recorded with Red Norvo (1942–5) in a band which also included with Aaron Sachs, Specs Powell, Shorty Rogers and Eddie Bert,[2] and then on another recording with Joe Marsala (1945).
In 1945, he joined Benny Goodman's big bands and small groups. After working with Charlie Ventura (1946) and Boyd Raeburn (1947), he returned to Goodman in June 1948 until June 1949.[1]
At around that time, Lombardi also recorded with Lennie Tristano's trio with Billy Bauer (1946–47),[3] Wardell Gray, Stan Getz,[4] and Al Haig (all 1948).[1]
In the late 1940s, he also played in Barbara Carroll's trio with Chuck Wayne at New York's Downbeat Club.[5]
After leaving Goodman's band, Lombardi appeared on television in September 1951 as a member of Red Norvo's trio (substituting Charles Mingus, the trio's regular double bass player, who did not yet have a local musicians’ union card).[1]
In the 1950s, he recorded with Zoot Sims (1951), Mel Tormé (1951),[6] with Eddie Bert's band (1952–3, 1955), featuring Sal Salvador, Harry Bliss and Frank Isola[2] as well as with Tal Farlow and George Wallington.[1]
Around this time (early 1950s) he also gave tuition to Bucky Calabrese.[5]
- ^ a b c d e Curry, John. "Lombardi, Clyde." Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b Jack, Gordon (2004). Fifties Jazz Talk: An Oral Retrospective. Scarecrow Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8108-4997-6.
- ^ Schuller, Gunther (1989). The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945. Oxford University Press. p. 841. ISBN 978-0-19-507140-5.
- ^ Churchill, Nicholas (2004). Stan Getz: An Annotated Bibliography and Filmography, with Song and Session Information for Albums. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7864-1949-4.
- ^ a b Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York. ISBN 978-0-19-988640-1. OCLC 1252916779.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hulme, George (2008). Mel Torme: A Chronicle of His Recordings, Books and Films. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7864-3743-6.