Melba Liston
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Biography
[Edit]A fine section trombonist, Melba Liston achieved her greatest fame as an arranger, particularly for her projects with Randy Weston. She grew up in California and played with Gerald Wilson's Orchestra starting in 1943. Her most notable recording as a soloist was with Dexter Gordon in 1947. Liston worked with Count Basie (1948-1949), Dizzy Gillespie's big band (1949-1950), and backed Billie Holiday, but then spent a few years outside of music. She toured with and wrote for Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra (1956-1957) and visited Europe with Quincy Jones' big band (1959), staying with that orchestra into 1961. Liston then became a freelance arranger, working on sessions led by Weston, Johnny Griffin, and Milt Jackson, writing for the studios, teaching, and occasionally playing. A serious stroke confined her to a wheelchair from 1985 onward, but Liston still wrote for several latter-day Randy Weston projects in the years prior to her death on April 23, 1999.
Title: Melba Liston and Her 'Bones
Artist: Slide Hampton, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Melba Liston, Bennie Green, Jimmy Cleveland
Collections
Title: Christmas Jazz & Holiday Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Big Band Christmas Spectacular
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Swingin' with Santa! Vintage Christmas Jazz
Genre: World Music
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Ten
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Blues R&B! Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bebop Revisited, Vol. 1 (Original 1947-48 Recordings)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Cocktail Classics
Genre:
Title: A Very Merry Christmas to You!
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Timeless Christmas Holiday Instrumentals
Genre: New Age
Title: Christmas Goes Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 'Round Midnight
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies 1924-1962 (All Girls Bands) (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz