Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009) was an American swing and

bebop Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumen ...

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trumpeter and composer born in

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, probably better known for his work with Bill Borden,

Dick Stabile Richard Dominic Stabile (May 29, 1909 – September 18, 1980) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. Career He was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The son of a band leader and violinist, Stabile learned piano a ...

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Ray McKinley Ray McKinley (June 18, 1910 – May 7, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe. He also led the new Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956. ...

and

Claude Thornhill Claude Thornhill (August 10, 1908 – July 1, 1965) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You". Early years Thornhill was the son of J. Chester Thornhill ...

, among others. In 1971, Dedrick joined the faculty of the Manhattan College of Music, later becoming director of jazz studies. He was the uncle of the members of the

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group

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Discography

As leader/co-leader

*'' Counterpoint for Six Valves'' (Riverside, 1955–56) - with

Don Elliott Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – July 5, 1984) was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career. Career Elliott played m ...

*''Salute to Bunny'' (Counterpoint, 1957) *''Twelve Isham Jones Evergreens'' (Monmouth, 1964)

As sideman

With

Bobby Hackett Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist o ...

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Creole Cookin' ''Creole Cookin, is an album by cornetist Bobby Hackett which was released on the Verve label in 1967.Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just be ...

*''Sullivan Shakespeare Hyman'' (Audiophile, 1971)

References

External links

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Rusty Dedrick's personal siteLyle "Rusty" Dedrick obituary, December 31, 2009
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