Bernie Glow

Bernie Glow (b. NYC, 1926; d. NYC 1982) was a trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s.

His early career was on the road with Artie Shaw, Woody Herman and others during the big band era. The majority of his years were spent as a first rate NYC studio musician, where he worked with Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, and did thousands of radio and television recording sessions.

Training:

Glow began on the trumpet at age 9, studying with Max Schlossberg of the New York Philharmonic, the most sought after teacher at the time. This training was at the command of Glow's Russian maternal grandfather, Sam Finkel, who knew Schlossberg from Russia, and who told the family that young Bernie was going to become a first trumpet player in an orchestra. After Schlossberg died, Glow studied with orchestral players Harry Glantz and Nat Prager, all students of Schlossberg.

In high school, during the first world war, Bernie played in bands with future notables Stan Getz, Tiny Khan, Shorty Rodgers and George Wallington.

Other than the influence of symphonic trumpet masters and his peers, Glow was influenced early on by performances of Snooky Young with the Jimmy Lunceford band, and Billy Butterfield with Benny Goodman.

Early Career: 1942-1949

Just sixteen and out of high school, Glow spent a year on the road with the Richard Himber Orchestra. Two years later he was with Xavier Cugat and then Raymond Scott on CBS radio. In 1945 he was playing lead trumpet with the Artie Shaw band. Following that stint, he was with Boyd Raeburn.

In 1949, at 23, he retired from the road after more than a year with Woody Herman and his famous "Second Herd".

NYC Scene: 1949-1952

In this middle period Glow worked as a trumpet player in a wide variety of situations. He played in theaters, dance halls, night clubs and on the radio. This was the final preparation that launched him into the burgeoning commercial and studio scene.

Studio Years: 1953-1982

Bernie Glow was a first-call trumpet player and played on thousands of recording sessions. He played the full spectrum of what was being recorded in those days. One day he would play a commercial for Pepsi, and the next he would record an album with Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald. He played on the historic Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaborations.

Glow died in 1982 at age 56 of a blood disorder.

External Links

http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=3767 http://www.jazzprofessional.com/profiles/Bernie%20Glow.htm http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3DA1438F933A25756C0A964948260