Tommy Pederson
Encyclopedia
Pullman Gerald "Tommy" Pederson (b. 15 Aug. 1920, Minnesota
; 16 Jan. 1998) was an American
trombonist and composer – prolific in jazz, big band, and classical genres. He had performed and recorded with big bands and artists that included Gene Krupa
, Tommy Dorsey
, Nelson Riddle
, Doc Severinsen
(late 1960s), and Frank Sinatra
. He was also a prolific studio musician for movie soundtracks, television and radio shows, and other recordings – sometimes playing as many as six studio sessions a day.
Pederson performing
Minnesota
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; 16 Jan. 1998) was an American
United States
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trombonist and composer – prolific in jazz, big band, and classical genres. He had performed and recorded with big bands and artists that included Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa was an American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.-Biography:...
, Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
, Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
, Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.-Early life:...
(late 1960s), and Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
. He was also a prolific studio musician for movie soundtracks, television and radio shows, and other recordings – sometimes playing as many as six studio sessions a day.
Selected compositions
- Blue Topaz, for solo bass trombone (with five tenor trombones and one bass trombone).
- Cogent Caprice, for solo tenor trombone and six trombones (four tenor and two bass trombones)
- Hubub In Honduras, for bass trombone and three tenor trombones
- The Orators, concerto for solo bass trombone and solo tenor trombone with three tenor trombones and one bass trombone accompaniment
- Ten Christmas Carols, for trombone quintet
- The Crimson Collop, for two bass trombones
- Teens 'n' Trombones, duets for tenor/bass and bass/bass trombones
- Ten Duets for bass trombone
- Ten Duets for tenor and bass trombone
- Ten Pieces for tenor and bass trombone
- Ten Pieces for two bass trombones
- Etudes for bass trombone
- Unaccompanied Solos, for tenor trombone
- Unaccompanied Solos, for bass trombone
- Book I – trombone duets (c 1990)
- Book II – trios (c 1990)
- Book III – quartets for trombones (c 1990)
- Book IV – Quintets – scores (c 1990)
- Book V – scores – sextets (c 1990)
- Book VI – trombone septets: 5 tenor & 2 bass (c 1990)
- Book VII – Concertos for trombone: with trombone accompaniment and trumpets (c 1990)
- Hollywood trombones (c 1990)
- Trombone music: Tommy Pederson book II (revised): trios 1990
Selected video samples
Compositions- Blue Topaz, performed by Ben van Dijk, et al., at the Slide 2005 Slide Factory
Pederson performing