Dan Barrett (born December 14, 1955 in

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) is an American

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, cornetist, and trombonist. The earliest mention of Dan Barrett was in the ''Melody Maker'', 10 February 1973, which reported that he played " Ory's Creole Trombone" at the end of

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's Funeral on 28 January that year. He also played with

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, Andy Blakeney, and Alton Redd, all members of Ory's band, during the funeral proceedings. Barrett played

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on the soundtrack to the film, ''The Cotton Club'', in 1984. In addition to leading a quintet with

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, Barrett has performed as a sideman with

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and

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. Barrett is the musical director for

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Discography

As leader

* ''Strictly Instrumental'' (Concord Jazz, 1987) * ''Let's Be Buddies'' with George Masso (Arbors, 1994) * ''Reunion with Al'' (Arbors, 1995) * ''Two Sleepy People'' with John Sheridan (Arbors, 1996) * ''In Australia'' with Tom Baker (Arbors, 1997) * ''Moon Song'' with Rebecca Kilgore (Arbors, 1998) * ''Being a Bear: Jazz for the Whole Family'' with Rebecca Kilgore (Arbors, 2000) * ''Dan Barrett's International Swing Party'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * ''Blue Swing'' (Arbors, 2000) * ''Melody in Swing'' (Arbors, 2000) With

* ''Swing Street'' (Concord Jazz, 1988) * ''The ABQ Salutes Buck Clayton'' (Concord Jazz, 1989) * ''Swing That Music'' (Telarc, 1993) * ''Live in '95'' (Arbors, 2004) With BED * ''Get Ready for BED!'' (Blue Swing, 2006) * ''Watch Out!'' (Blue Swing, 2006)

As sideman

With

Leon Redbone Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama hat), dark sunglasses, and black tie, Red ...

* ''Red to Blue'' (August 1985) * ''Sugar'' (Private Music, 1990) * ''Any Time'' (Blue Thumb 2001) With

Randy Sandke Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist. While a student at Indiana University in 1968, he and Michael Brecker started a jazz-rock band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre D ...

* ''Stampede'' (Jazzology, 1992) * ''The Bix Beiderbecke Era'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1993) * ''New York Allstars Play Jazz Favorites'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1993) * ''Count Basie Remembered Volume One'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * ''Count Basie Remembered Volume Two'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * ''The Re-discovered Louis and Bix'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * ''Randy Sandke Meets Bix Beiderbecke'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2002) With others * John Barry, ''The Cotton Club'' (Geffen, 1984) *

Graeme Bell Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE (7 September 191413 June 2012) was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to ''The Age'', his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he d ...

, ''Graeme Bell in Holland with the Graeme Bell All Stars'' (Sea Horse, 1982) *

Joe Bushkin Joe Bushkin (November 7, 1916 – November 3, 2004) was an American jazz pianist. Life and career Born in New York City, Bushkin began his career by playing trumpet and piano with New York City dance bands, including Frank LaMare's Band a ...

, ''Play It Again, Joe'' (United Artists, 1977) *

, ''A Swingin' Dream'' (Stash, 1989) *

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

, ''Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer'' (Concord Jazz, 1987) *

Jim Cullum Jr. James Albert Cullum Jr., better known as Jim Cullum Jr. (September 20, 1941 – August 11, 2019), was an American jazz cornetist known for his contributions to Dixieland jazz. His father was Jim Cullum Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz ...

, ''New Year's All Star Jam'' (Pacific Vista, 1993) *

Kenny Davern John Kenneth Davern (January 7, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American jazz clarinetist. Biography He was born in Huntington, Long Island, to a family of mixed Jewish and Irish-Catholic ancestry. His mother's family originally came from Vi ...

, ''East Side, West Side'' (Arbors, 1994) *

Peter Ecklund Peter Ecklund (September 27, 1945 – April 8, 2020) was an American jazz cornetist. Career In 1967, Ecklund received a degree from Yale University. He went on tour with singer Paula Lockheart and started a jazz band, in addition to working with ...

, ''Peter Ecklund and the Melody Makers'' (Stomp Off, 1988) *

Marty Grosz Martin Oliver Grosz (born February 28, 1930) is an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and composer born in Berlin, Germany, the son of artist George Grosz. He performed with Bob Wilber and wrote arrangements for him. He has also worked ...

, ''Sings of Love and Other Matters'' (Statiras, 1987) * Marty Grosz, ''Unsaturated Fats'' (Stomp Off, 1990) *

Keith Ingham Keith Christopher Ingham (born 5 February 1942) is an English jazz pianist, mainly active in swing and Dixieland revival. Early life and education Ingham was born in London on 5 February 1942. His father played the organ in churches. Ingham was ...

, Marty Grosz ''Just Imagine'' (Stomp Off, 1994) *

Rebecca Kilgore Rebecca Kilgore (born September 24, 1949) is an American jazz vocalist based in Portland, Oregon. She has been called "one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook." She has performed with jazz pianist and composer Dave Frishberg, ...

, ''Jump Presents the Music of Jimmy Van Heusen'' (Jump, 2005) *

Butch Miles Butch Miles (born Charles J. Thorton, Jr. on July 4, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He has played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett Career Miles, who ci ...

, ''More Miles... More Standards'' (Famous Door, 1985) *

Ed Polcer Ed Polcer (born February 10, 1937 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz cornetist, bandleader, festival director, club owner, and mentor of young musicians. He has been described as a "melodic mellow-toned cornetist with an ...

, ''Let's Hit It'' (BlewZ Manor 2003) * Trevor Richards, ''Legends of the Swing Era'' (Edition 5) *

Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to: * Scott Robinson (jazz musician) (born 1959), American jazz musician * Scott Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player * Scott Robinson (singer) (born 1979), English singer in the boy ban ...

, ''Thinking Big'' (Arbors, 1997) * John Sheridan, ''Something Tells Me'' (Arbors, 1997) *

Bobby Short Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold ...

, ''How's Your Romance?'' (Telarc, 1999) * Warren Vaché Jr., ''Easy Going'' (Concord Jazz, 1987) *

Terry Waldo Terry Waldo (born November 26, 1944) is an American pianist, composer, and historian of early jazz, blues, and stride music, and is best known for his contribution to ragtime and his role in reviving interest in this form, starting in the 1970 ...

, ''Footlight Varieties'' (Stomp Off, 1990) *

Bob Wilber Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his caree ...

, ''Bufadora Blow-up'' (Arbors, 1997) * Bob Wilber, ''Everywhere You Go There's Jazz'' (Arbors, 1999)

References

External links

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Official Website
Living people 1955 births Musicians from Pasadena, California American jazz trombonists Male trombonists American jazz cornetists American music arrangers Jazz musicians from California 21st-century trombonists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra members Arbors Records artists Nagel-Heyer Records artists Concord Records artists {{US-jazz-trombonist-stub