Snooky Young

American musician (1919–2011)

Born: 3 February 1919
Dayton
Died: 11 May 2011
Newport Beach
Country: United States

Biography

Snooky Young was a jazz musician who played trumpet and flugelhorn. Snooky Young was born on 3 February 1919 in Dayton and died on 11 May 2011 in Newport Beach. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds.

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Also plays on

Albums where Snooky Young is credited as a sideman

1958	The Atomic Mr. Basie — Count Basie Orchestra + Neal Hefti Arrangements	trumpet
1958	Basie Plays Hefti — Count Basie	trumpet
1959	Welcome to the Club — Nat King Cole	trumpet
1959	Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings / Tony Bennett Sings — Basie / Bennett	trumpet
1959	No Count Sarah — Sarah Vaughan	trumpet
1959	Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe — Chris Connor	trumpet
1961	Genius + Soul = Jazz — Ray Charles	trumpet
1961	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke — Duke Ellington and Count Basie	trumpet
1961	I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face — Tony Bennett, Al Tornello	trumpet
1961	Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan — Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan	trumpet
1962	Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus	trumpet
1962	Big Bags — Milt Jackson	trumpet
1963	Any Number Can Win — Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1963	That's How I Love the Blues! — Mark Murphy	trumpet
1964	Movin’ Wes — Wes Montgomery	trumpet
1964	The Cat — Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1965	Big Band Scene '65 — Count Basie & Maynard Ferguson	trumpet
1965	Domination — Cannonball Adderley	trumpet
1965	Wrapped Tight — Coleman Hawkins	trumpet
1965	I’m Tryin’ to Get Home — Donald Byrd	trumpet
1965	Ray Brown / Milt Jackson — Ray Brown / Milt Jackson	trumpet
1965	My Kinda Groove — Herbie Mann	trumpet
1965	Joyride — Stanley Turrentine	trumpet
1966	Peter & The Wolf — Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1966	Hoochie Coochie Man — Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1966	Happenings — Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	trumpet
1966	Jazz Dialogue — The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	trumpet
1966	Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle — Oliver Nelson	flugelhorn, trumpet
1966	Esther Phillips Sings — Esther	trumpet
1966	Lonesome Traveler — Ray Bryant	flugelhorn

Awards

NEA Jazz Masters

Historic 78 rpm records

HIGH TIDE (I Ain't Mad At You) Count Basie and his Orchestra · Taps Miller · Harry Edison · Snooky… · 1945 archive.org ↗
HIGH TIDE (I Ain't Mad At You) Count Basie and his Orchestra · Taps Miller · Harry Edison · Snooky… · 1945 archive.org ↗