Trigger Alpert
American jazz bassist (1916–2013)
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Herman "Trigger" Alpert (September 3, 1916 – December 21, 2013) was an American jazz bassist from Indianapolis, Indiana.
September 3, 1916
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 Alpert in 1941 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Herman Alpert September 3, 1916 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 2013 (aged 97) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Years active | 1930s–1970 |
| Formerly of | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
Music career
A native of Indianapolis, Alpert attended Indiana University, where he studied music.[1] Soon after, he played with guitarist Alvino Rey in New York City, then toured with the Glenn Miller band in the early 1940s.[1] Alpert's only album as a leader was Trigger Happy (Riverside, 1956), which he recorded with Al Cohn, Urbie Green, Tony Scott, Ed Shaughnessy, Zoot Sims, and Joe Wilder.[1]
In 1970 he became a professional photographer.[1] He died on December 21, 2013, at an assisted living facility in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.[2][3]
Discography
As leader
- Trigger Happy! (Riverside, 1956)
As sideman
With Coleman Hawkins
- The Hawk Talks (Decca, 1952–53 [1955])
With Mundell Lowe
- The Mundell Lowe Quartet (Riverside, 1955)
- Guitar Moods (Riverside, 1956)
- New Music of Alec Wilder (Riverside, 1956)
With Glenn Miller
- 1987 Major Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band (1943–1944)
- 1992 Moon Dreams
- 1995 In True Stereo
- 1996 1935–1942
- 1996 We're Still in Love
With Ella Fitzgerald
- 1993 75th Birthday Celebration
- 1994 The War Years
- 2003 How High the Moon
- 2011 The Complete Masters 1935–55
- 2004 Ella and Satchmo
With Buddy Rich
- 1988 Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich
- 1991 Buddy Rich & His Legendary '47–'48 Orchestra
- 2008 Quiet Riot
With others
- 1955 Swingin' 30s Ray McKinley
- 1999 1945–1947, Roy Eldridge
- 1992 Doc Severinsen and Friends, Doc Severinsen
- 1998 1944–1946, Muggsy Spanier
- 1998 Swingin' with the Eel, Bud Freeman
- 1999 1946–1947, Johnny Guarnieri
- 1999 East Coast Sounds, Zoot Sims
- 2001 1927–1946: His Best Recordings, Frankie Trumbauer
- 2003 1944–1952, Budd Johnson
- 2003 1947–1950, Pearl Bailey
- 2003 Jazz!!!, Frank Sinatra
- 2003 Piano Prodigy, Mel Powell
- 2004 By Arrangement, Billy May
- 2006 1951–1954, Artie Shaw
- 2007 Always, Ralph Flanagan[4]
