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BOBBY SHEW
Born in Albuquerque, Bobby Shew began trumpet at the age of
ten. He played with the Tommy Dorsey Band (with Sam Donahue), and
the bands of Woody Herman and Buddy Rich after leaving the NORAD
multi-service band in 1964.
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As a lead player, he traveled with the likes of Robert Goulet, Paul
Anka, Della Reese and Steve Allen and then plunked down in Las Vegas for
nine years. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973 to return to jazz, playing
in the combos of Bud Shank, Art Pepper, Horace Silver, Frank Strazzeri,
Barry Zweig and Chuck Flores. In big bands, he has played lead for Don
Menza, Neal Hefti, Frank Capp-Nat Pierce, Bill Berry and Oliver Nelson,
in addition to the Akiyoshi/ Tabackin and Bellson units.
Remarking on Bobby Shew's uncommon combination of multiple talents,
Clark Terry says, "There aren't too many around who can play great lead,
have tremendous chops and who can play great solos on trumpet for all
kinds of songs and still play beautiful fluegelhorn, too. Bobby runs the
whole spectrum. He's a fantastic player and I love his fluegelhorn."
Bobby Shew is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
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