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Herb Geller
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Saxophonists · 1928–2013

Herb Geller

American saxophonist (1928–2013)

Born
2 November 1928
Los Angeles
Died
19 December 2013
Hamburg
Country
United States
Record labels
Enja Records, EmArcy Records
Discography
17 albums

Biography

Herb Geller was a jazz musician who played saxophone, clarinet and flute. Herb Geller was born on 2 November 1928 in Los Angeles and died on 19 December 2013 in Hamburg. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records and EmArcy Records. The discography here lists 17 albums, from “Jazz Studio Two” (1954) to “An Evening With Herb Geller & The Roberto Magris Trio (Live In Europe 2009)” (2015).

Herbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Jazz Studio Two 1954 · Jasmine Records Herb Geller Plays 1955 · EmArcy Fire in the West 1957 · Jubilee Stax of Sax 1958 · Jubilee Rhyme and Reason 1975 · Atlantic
Hot House 1985
Birdland Stomp 1987 · Live
A Jazz Song Book 1989
Herb Geller Plays the Al Cohn Songbook 1996
Stockholm Get-Together 1996
Hollywood Portraits 2000
Delightful Duets Volume 2 2003 · Live
Herb Geller Plays the Arthur Schwartz Songbook 2005
Il bello del Jazz 2006
At the Movies 2007
An American in Hamburg 2013
An Evening With Herb Geller & The Roberto Magris Trio (Live In Europe 2009) 2015 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Herb Geller is credited as a sideman

1953 Stan Kenton Conducts Robert Graettinger’s City of Glass and This Modern World — Stan Kenton alto saxophone
1954 This Modern World — Stan Kenton alto saxophone
1954 Dinah Jams — Dinah Washington alto saxophone
1954 Jam Session — Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington alto saxophone
1954 Bill Holman — Bill Holman saxophone
1954 Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers reeds
1955 The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker — Chet Baker tenor saxophone
1955 Blow Hot - Blow Cool — Herbie Fields, The Melrose Avenue Conservatory Chamber Music Society alto saxophone
1956 Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings — Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman alto saxophone
1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald alto saxophone
1956 Around the Horn With Maynard Ferguson — Maynard Ferguson alto saxophone
1956 Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day — Anita O’Day alto saxophone
1956 Sings Fred Astaire — Mel Tormé alto saxophone
1956 Maynard Ferguson and his Dreamband Live at Peacock Lane '56 — Maynard Ferguson alto saxophone
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones alto saxophone
1957 Birdland Dream Band, Volume 2 — Maynard Ferguson alto saxophone
1957 Bass Hit! — Ray Brown alto saxophone
1958 In a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman saxophone
1958 The Picasso Of Big Band Jazz — Marty Paich saxophone
1959 Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Carmen — Barney Kessel alto saxophone
1959 Art Pepper + Eleven — Art Pepper alto saxophone
1972 My Kind of Sunshine — The MPS Rhythm Combination & Brass Leader: Peter Herbolzheimer alto saxophone, saxophone
1973 Waitaminute — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass flute, alto saxophone
1974 Wide Open — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass flute, alto saxophone, saxophone
1976 Hip Walk — Peter Herbolzheimer, Rhythm Combination and Brass, Inga Rumpf woodwind
1977 Jazz Gala 77 All Star Big Band — Peter Herbolzheimer saxophone
1980 Cucu Ear — Rolf Kühn reeds
1984 Music for Swinging Dancers, Vol.2 - I Won't Dance — Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra saxophone
1987 The Birdland Dreamband — Maynard Ferguson alto saxophone
1987 Big Band in a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman saxophone

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Herb Geller play?

Herb Geller is known for playing saxophone, clarinet and flute.

When and where was Herb Geller born?

Herb Geller was born 2 November 1928 in Los Angeles.

What are Herb Geller's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Jazz Studio Two (1954), Herb Geller Plays (1955), Fire in the West (1957), Stax of Sax (1958) and Rhyme and Reason (1975).

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