Don Sebesky
| Don Sebesky | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Donald John Sebesky |
| Born |
December 10, 1937 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, big band |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
| Instruments | Trombone, keyboards |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Associated acts | Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill |
Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American jazz trombonist, keyboardist and arranger.
Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Dorsey, Warren Covington, Maynard Ferguson and Stan Kenton. In 1960 he began devoting himself primarily to arranging and conducting; one of his best-known arrangements was for Wes Montgomery's 1965 album Bumpin'. Other credits include George Benson's The Shape of Things to Come, Paul Desmond's From the Hot Afternoon and Freddie Hubbard's First Light. His song "Memphis Two-Step" was the title track of the Herbie Mann 1971 album of the same name. His 1973 release, Giant Box, hit #16 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
He has worked with such orchestras as the London Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of London, and the Toronto Symphony.
He has been nominated for thirty-one Grammy Awards and won three Grammy Awards in the 1990s: Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Waltz for Debby" (1998) and "Chelsea Bridge" (1999), and Best Instrumental Composition for "Joyful Noise Suite" (1999). He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for Parade (1999) and Kiss Me, Kate (2000). He won a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for the revival of Kiss Me, Kate (2000). Sebesky has also written a book, The Contemporary Arranger (1975).
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