Results for "Don Goldie"

Don Goldie

Born: February 5, 1930

The Mysterious Life of Don Goldie

August 29, 2022

Following my post over the weekend of Jack Teagarden's recording of Afternoon in August, featuring trumpeter Don Goldie. I received quite a few emails from readers wondering who Don Goldie was. I last wrote about Goldie in 2018 here. Goldie was a solid, melodic player with great tone but lacked the “storytelling" quality of Bobby Hackett ...

Don Goldie: Brilliant!

October 22, 2018

Trumpeter Don Goldie played with power and a Dixieland feel. There also were shades of Harry James in his horn. He began recording in 1959 and spent much of his early career recording with trombonist Jack Teagarden. He also recorded with Buddy Rich, Ralph Burns, Gene Krupa and others before recording a string of songbook albums ...

Other Worlds Other Sounds

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 9, 2018

In this frantic age of vinyl rediscovery, it still never ceases to amaze as to the kinds of projects that companies are willing to go for broke on for what has become a booming and buying audience. In many ways it is truly a win-win situation. There's so much great music out there and the idea ...

Don Goldie: Trumpet Caliente

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 16, 2004

Don Goldie Trumpet Caliente Argo 1962 While the majority of classic jazz albums have obtained their status based on the innovative nature of the statements contained therein, the fact remains that there are a sizable number of albums that charm in a way that is quite different from the virtues ...

Trumpet Caliente

By Don Goldie

Label: Nonesuch
Released: 1963