Lou McGarity

Lou McGarity
Birth name	Robert Louis McGarity
Born	(1917-07-22)July 22, 1917 Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1971(1971-08-28) (aged 54) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Swing, Dixieland
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Trombone
Years active	Early 1930s–1971
Labels	MGM, Jubilee, Argo

Robert Louis McGarity (July 22, 1917 – August 28, 1971)^[1] was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Benny Goodman big band during the late 1930s and early 1940s.^[2] After serving in the military, he was a studio musician in New York City who performed in clubs at night with Eddie Condon and the Lawson/Haggard band.^[2] He was member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band at the end of the 1960s.^[2]

Discography

As leader

• Music from Some Like it Hot (Jubille, 1957)
• Blue Lou (Argo, 1960)

As sideman

With Kenny Davern

• A Night With Eddie Condon (Arbors)

With Benny Goodman

• Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings (Columbia)

With Urbie Green

• All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1956)

With Bobby Hackett

• Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)

With J. J. Johnson

• J.J.'s Broadway (Verve, 1963)

With Jimmy McPartland

• The Music Man Goes Dixieland (Epic)

With Charlie Parker

• Big Band (Clef, 1954)

With the World's Greatest Jazz Band

• The World's Greatest Jazz Band Volume II (Douglass)

With Cootie Williams

• Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1563. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
2. Yanow, Scott. "Lou McGarityy". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

• Lou McGarity recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.