Joseph William Yukl (March 5, 1909 – March 16, 1981) was an American jazz trombonist.
Joe Yukl | |
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| Born | March 5, 1909 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1981 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Trombone |
Early life edit
Yukl learned to play violin before switching to trombone as a teenager.
Career edit
Yukl relocated to New York City in 1927, where he took a position playing in radio bands for CBS, and worked with Red Nichols and The Dorsey Brothers.[1] He played with Joe Haymes in 1934, then with the Dorseys once again; through the end of the decade he also played with Louis Armstrong, Ray McKinley, Bing Crosby, Ben Pollack, Frankie Trumbauer, and Ted Fio Rito. In the 1940s he worked as a session musician for studio recordings in Los Angeles and for film and television; he played with Wingy Manone and Charlie LaVere in the 1940s. He appears in the film Rhythm Inn (1951) and is heard playing trombone in The Glenn Miller Story (1953).[2][3]
References edit
- Footnotes
- ^ Harrod, James A. (2020-03-09). Stars of Jazz: A Complete History of the Innovative Television Series, 1956-1958. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7770-5.
- ^ "Joe Yukl Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (1954-02-11). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; ' The Glenn Miller Story' Stars James Stewart and June Allyson at the Capitol". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- General references
- "Joe Yukl". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.