Trigger Alpert
| Trigger Alpert | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Herman Alpert |
| Born |
September 3, 1916 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 2013 (aged 97) Jacksonville Beach, Florida |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1930s–1970 |
| Labels | Riverside |
Herman "Trigger" Alpert (September 3, 1916 – December 21, 2013) was an American jazz bassist, He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Alpert attended Indiana University in the 1930s. In 1940 he played with Alvino Rey in New York City. Soon after, he became a member of the Glenn Miller big band.
During the 1940s, Alpert recorded with Bud Freeman, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, Budd Johnson, Louis Armstrong, and then Frank Sinatra from 1946 to 1950. He had also performed with Benny Goodman and Woody Herman.
Alpert recorded one album as a leader, Trigger Happy (Riverside, 1956), which included Zoot Sims, Ed Shaughnessy, Al Cohn, Urbie Green, Joe Wilder, and Tony Scott.
In the 1950s he worked with smaller bands such as those of Coleman Hawkins, Mundell Lowe, Tony Mottola, Don Elliott, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich, as well as the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra.
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