Harry Betts
| Harry Betts | |
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Betts, c. 1947
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 15, 1922 New York |
| Died | July 13, 2012 (aged 89) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Labels | Ava |
| Associated acts | Stan Kenton |
Harry Betts (15 September 1922 – 13 July 2012) was a jazz trombonist.
Born in New York and raised in Fresno, California, he was active as a jazz trombonist and played with Stan Kenton's orchestrain the 1950s. He can be heard on the album Get Happy! (Verve, 1959) by Ella Fitzgerald.
He has written and orchestrated soundtracks for several films, including The Big Mouth (1967), A Time for Dying (1969), The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1969), Goodnight, My Love (1972), Black Mama White Mama (1972), Little Cigars (1973) and Nice Dreams (1981). Music from his soundtrack to Black Mama White Mama was used in the 2003 soundtrack for Kill Bill, Volume 1.
Aside from his work in scoring, he is known for his 1962 album, The Jazz Soul of Doctor Kildare. He did numerous arrangements for singer Jack Jones.
With Elmer Bernstein
With Bobby Darin
With Fred Katz
With Stan Kenton
With Barney Kessel
With Shorty Rogers
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