Buddy Morrow

Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow, c. May 1947 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name	Muni Zudekoff
Also known as	Moe Zudekoff Buddy Morrow
Born	(1919-02-08)February 8, 1919
Died	September 27, 2010(2010-09-27) (aged 91)
Genres	Swing music Big band Rhythm & Blues
Occupation(s)	Bandleader, musician, arranger, composer
Instruments	Trombone
Years active	1933–2010
Labels	RCA Victor, Mercury
Associated acts	Sharkey Bonano, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman, Bob Crosby, The Tonight Show Band

Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff, aka Moe Zudekoff; February 8, 1919, New Haven, Connecticut – September 27, 2010) was an American trombonist and bandleader. He is known for his mastery of the upper range which is evident on records such as "The Golden Trombone," as well as his ballad playing.

Morrow was once a member of The Tonight Show Band. His early 1950s records such as "Rose, Rose, I Love You" and "Night Train" appeared in the US Billboard charts. "Night Train" reached No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1953. In 1959 and 1960 Morrow's Orchestra released two albums of American television theme songs; Impact and Double Impact respectively.

In 2009, Morrow was awarded the International Trombone Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, an award that is given to a person who has significantly changed trombone playing around the world.

Morrow led the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 1977 through September 24, 2010, when he appeared with the band for the final time. Morrow died in the morning on September 27, 2010 Buddy Morrow is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, Rho Tau Chapter at Appalachian State University.

On a scholarship at age 16, Morrow studied trombone with Ernest Horatio Clarke (1865–1947) at Juilliard (known then as the Institute of Musical Art) from October to December 1936. At age 17, he began playing trombone with Sharkey Bonano's Sharks of Rhythm, an Eddie Condon group, recording compositions: