Doc Goldberg
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Doc Goldberg was a jazz bassist. He played in the Glenn Miller Orchestra
and the Will Bradley Trio, alongside Freddie Slack
on piano and Ray McKinley
on drums. Before that, he played in George Hall's orchestra. He also played bass for George Paxton and His Orchestra
.
Bassist and photographer Milt Hinton
may also have used the name "Doc Goldberg" as a pseudonym.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra was originally formed in 1938 by Glenn Miller. It was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony...
and the Will Bradley Trio, alongside Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack
Frederick Charles Slack was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader.He played with the Jimmy Dorsey Band in the 1930s and was a charter member of the Will Bradley Orchestra when it formed in 1939...
on piano and Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader.McKinley got his start working with local bands in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, before joining Smith Ballew in 1929, when he met Glenn Miller. The two formed a friendship which lasted from 1929 until Miller's death in 1944....
on drums. Before that, he played in George Hall's orchestra. He also played bass for George Paxton and His Orchestra
George Paxton
George Paxton was an American big band leader, saxophonist, composer, publisher, and arranger of swing jazz music from the 1930s to the late 1940s; as well as president and producer of Coed Records, primarily a doo-wop label, from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.-Early career:He was born in...
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Bassist and photographer Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
Milton John "Milt" Hinton , "the dean of jazz bass players," was an American jazz double bassist and photographer. He was nicknamed "The Judge".-Biography:...
may also have used the name "Doc Goldberg" as a pseudonym.