Wilbur Schwartz
Musical Artist
1918 – 1990
Who was Wilbur Schwartz?
Wilbur Schwartz was an American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and dance band arranger who was widely known as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Schwartz joined Miller in 1937, remaining with his orchestra until 1942. He was featured on all the ballad numbers. With the addition of Schwartz’s characteristic tone in the Miller reed section, the sound of the Miller band became one that none of the imitators could ever reproduce. Prior to joining Miller, Schwartz had played with the New York City-based Julie Wintz’s band.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Schwartz performed as a session musician on several Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra albums, and as a clarinetist in the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. He also performed on the 1963 Verve album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1918
New Jersey - Also known as
- Schwartz, Wilbur
- Willie Schwartz
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 3, 1990
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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