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Manny Klein

 
Artist: Manny Klein
  • Born: February 04, 1908
  • Died: May 31, 1994
  • Active: '50s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Trumpet Representative Album: "The Sound of Music"

Biography

One of the busiest trumpeters of the 1930's, Manny Klein appeared on a countless number of recordings (both in jazz settings and quite anonymously) through the decades. Klein started out at the top, recording with Paul Whiteman in 1928 and taking a solo on "Makin' Whoopee" that would normally have been taken by the indisposed Bix Beiderbecke. Klein was on literally hundreds of recordings during the next nine years, playing in a style that was similar to (and often later on mistaken for) Bunny Berigan's. Among the many records that he appeared on were dates led by the Boswell Sisters, the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman plus many dance band sessions for Don Voorhees, Red Nichols, Fred Rich, Roger Wolfe Kahn and others; a complete Manny Klein discography has yet to be assembled! In 1937 Klein moved to California where, other than some work with the Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra and with Manny Malneck (1939), he was a studio musician for 40 years. Klein occasionally played jazz locally but mostly performed on movie soundtracks (including dubbing for Ziggy Elman in the Benny Goodman Story) where his beautiful tone and versatility were considered major assets. Manny Klein led record dates for Brunswick (1936), Keynote (1946), Coral (1947) and a full album for Imperial (jazz versions of themes from The Sound Of Music in 1959). ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Manny Klein
Background information
Birth name Emmanuel Klein
Born February 4, 1908
Origin Flag of the United States New York, New York, USA
Died May 31, 1994
Genre(s) Jazz
Occupation(s) trumpeter
Instrument(s) trumpet
Associated acts Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman

Manny Klein (born as Emmanuel Klein on February 4, 1908; died May 31, 1994) was a jazz trumpeter most associated with swing.

He began with Paul Whiteman in 1928 and was active throughout the 1930s playing with several major bands of the era including the Dorseys and Benny Goodman. In 1937 he moved to California and worked with Frank Trumbauer's orchestra. And in early 1940, credited as Mannie Klein, he appears on Artie Shaw And His Orchestra recordings. He also did soundtracks and played trumpet for the film From Here to Eternity, but was uncredited. He also worked with musicians associated with "West Coast jazz" in the 1950s. During the early 60s he appeared on several Dean Martin recordings. He played piccolo trumpet on Hugo Montenegro's hit version of the main theme to the 1966 film, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[1]

Klein was regarded as one of the most proficient trumpet players of his, or any generation. In addition to being a brilliant technician, Klein possessed an uncanny ability to mimic the styles of many other prominent trumpeters, namely Bunny Berigan and Ziggy Elman.

References

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 66.

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