Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt

born on 28/5/1911 in Cinncinnati, OH, United States

died on 17/4/1992 in New Orleans, LA, United States

Skeets Herfurt

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Skeets Herfurt (né Arthur Relsmond Herfurt; 28 May 1911 Cincinnati 17 April 1992 New Orleans) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.

Career highlights

Herfurt was raised in Denver and played in bands while attending the University of Colorado. He performed with Smith Ballew (1934), Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey (together 1934-1935, Jimmy 1935-1937, and Tommy 1937-1939), and Ray Noble. After moving to California, he worked with Alvino Rey, then served in the Army from 1944 to 1945. After the war, he flourished as a studio musician in Hollywood, led his own band, and performed with Benny Goodman from 1946 to 1947 and Earle Spencer in 1946.

His studio credits, into the 1960s, include sessions with Billy May, Louis Armstrong, Georgie Auld, Jack Teagarden, and Stan Kenton. He worked with Goodman again in 1961 and 1964. End of the 1960s he joined the Ray Conniff orchestra for several tours (a. o. Japan and Germany) and recording sessions during the 1970s. Herfurt was a member of Lawrence Welk's orchestra and weekly television show from 1979 to 1982, performing on lead alto saxophone.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Filmography

Herfurt appeared as a saxophonist in the 1956 film The Nightmare, and plays clarinet on the soundtrack. He also performed on the soundtrack to the 1974 film The Fortune.

Selected discography

The Jazz Discography, by Tom Lord, lists Herfurt on 341 jazz recordings.[7]

With Georgie Auld

  • In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy) (1955) OCLC 6837647
Recorded in Los Angeles September 29 & November 7 & 11, 1955
Album notes by Jack Tracy (1926-2010)

References

General references

  • "Skeets Herfurt," Grove Jazz online OCLC 50960970

Inline citations

  1. The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950, Vol. 2 (of three volumes), by Roger D. Kinkle (1916-2000), New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House Publishers (1974) OCLC 0870002295
  2. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Third edition, Eight volumes, edited by Colin Larkin, London: Muze (acquired in 2009 by Rovi Corporation) (1998)
  3. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, First edition, Two volumes, edited by Barry Kernfeld, London: Macmillan Press, 1988
  4. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, edited by Barry Kernfeld, New York: St. Martin's Press (1994)
  5. Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street, by John Chilton, Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co. (1972)
  6. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second edition, three volumes, edited by Barry Kernfeld, London: Macmillan Publishers (2002)
  7. The Jazz Discography, by Tom Lord, West Vancouver: Lord Music Reference OCLC 182585494
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