BornMay 19, 1919
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1919-05-19) Occupation(s)Saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader InstrumentsTenor saxophone, clarinet DiedJanuary 8, 1990, Palm Springs, California, United States AlbumsQuintet & Septet 1951-1963, The Very Best Of Similar PeopleOsie Johnson, Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles, Bunny Berigan, Stan Levey
Georgie Auld - In the Land of Hi Fi ( Full Album )
Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto. He lived in the United States from the late 1920s onward, and was most noteworthy for his work with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Billy Eckstine, Tiny Kahn, Frank Rosolino, and many others. Primarily a swing saxophonist, he did many big band stints in his career, and led several big bands, including Georgie Auld and His Orchestra and Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars. Auld also played some rock´n roll working for Alan Freed in 1959.
He can be heard playing sax on the 1968 Ella Fitzgerald album 30 by Ella.
In 1977 he played a bandleader in the motion picture New York, New York, starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and also acted as a technical consultant for the film. He died in Palm Springs, California, aged 70.
Discography
In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1955)
Dancing in the Land of H-Fi (EmArcy, 1955)
I've Got You Under My Skin (Jasmine, 1957)
Jaro records - Hawaiian War Chant
With Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson Octet (EmArcy, 1955)
Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1956)
With Barney Kessel
To Swing or Not to Swing (Contemporary, 1955)
Songs
Jump - Georgie - Jump Swingin' In The Moore Park Back Home in Indiana Old Rockin' Chair Concerto For Tenor Uptown Lullaby Nashooma Blue Lou You're Faded Sweet Lorraine One for My Baby In The land Of Hi Fi Harlem Nocturne Airmail Special - Take One Your Kiss I Didn't Know What Time It Was I've Got You Under My Skin Too Marvelous for Words I Cover The Waterfront Oh - Kay!: Someone To Watch Over You Everything Happens to Me Unexpected I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five and Ten Cent Store Salt Peanut Pick Up Boys For You Frankie & Johnny Laura Seh! Seh! - Take One Short Circuit I Get A Kick Out Of You If You Go A Hundred Years From Today
