Henry Jerome
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For the recipient of the Victoria Cross, see Henry Edward Jerome.
Henry Jerome (November 12, 1917 – March 23, 2011) was an American big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and record company executive.[1]
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Birth name | Henry Jerome Pasnik |
Also known as | Al Mortimer, Van Grayson |
Born | (1917-11-12)November 12, 1917 New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 2011(2011-03-23) (aged 93) Plantation, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, composer |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Labels | Decca, Coral, Circle, United Artists |
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Jerome formed his first dance band in 1932 in Norwich, Connecticut. His bands flourished throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. He became an A&R director at Decca Records in 1959 and at Coral, a Decca subsidiary, in the late 1960s.[2][3][4]