Forty-Second Street The Rod Levitt Orchestra

• 1 Shuffle off to Buffalo 02:49
• 2 Forty-Second Street 03:27
• 3 Im Shooting High 02:17
• 4 Alone 02:28
• 5 When Did You Leave Heaven? 02:13
• 6 About a Quarter to Nine 02:37
• 7 Lulus Back in Town 03:17
• 8 Please 02:50
• 9 The Gold Diggers Song 02:18
• 10 Twighlight on the Trail 02:59
• 11 Here Lies Love 02:53
• 12 Paramount on Parade 03:39
• Total Runtime 33:47

Info for Forty-Second Street

Rod Levitt was a jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, best known for the orchestra he lead throughout the 1960's.

Rod Levitt, trombone, arranger, conductor
Rolf Ericson, trumpet
Buzz Renn, soprano saxophone, clarinet
George Marge, tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
Gene Allen, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Sy Johnson, piano
John Beal, bass
Ronnie Bedford, drums

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Rodney Charles Levitt
16 September 1929, Portland, Oregon, USA. A regular trombone player in studio orchestras, Levitt first attracted attention in the jazz world through a job with Dizzy Gillespie, with whose big band he played in 1956. Apart from Gillespie, he also recorded with big bands led by Ernie Wilkins, Sy Oliver and Gil Evans. In the early 60s, he recorded with his own octet which included Bill Berry and Rolf Ericson but was most often heard on big band sessions under leaders such as Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson and the Chuck Israels’ National Jazz Ensemble. Apart from his sound playing ability, Levitt is also a gifted arranger. (NB: Not to be confused with the jazz guitarist of the same name).

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