.jpg) Red Rodney, ca. June 1946 (Photograph by William P. Gottlieb) Image by William P. Gottlieb, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Red RodneyRed Rodney Red Rodney American jazz trumpeter Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994),[1] known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Red Rodney Red Rodney, c. June 1946 Background information Born Robert Chudnick (1927-09-27)September 27, 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died May 27, 1994(1994-05-27) (aged 66) Boynton Beach, Florida Genres Jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Trumpet Years active 1942–1994 Labels Savoy, Fantasy, Muse, Sonet, Steeplechase, Chesky Close Rich Matteson, Red Rodney, and Ira Sullivan at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World; photo: Laura Kolb Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940s for the big bands of Jerry Wald, Jimmy… (Source: Wikipedia)
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