Sonny Truitt
Sonny Truitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sumner Clement Truitt October 22, 1926 |
| Died | November 1, 1995 (aged 69) |
| Education | Oceanside High School |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1950 – 1989 |
Sumner Clement "Sonny" Truitt (October 22, 1926 – November 1, 1995) was an American jazz trombonist, pianist, and composer.[1][2][3][4] He was best known for his work with Miles Davis.[5][6]
Early life and career
Born in New York City on October 22, 1926,[7] Truitt was the eldest of two sons born to Massachusetts natives Dorothy (née Robinson) and Clement Jansen Truitt.[8][9]
Discography
With Jim Chapin
With Miles Davis
- Miles Davis and Horns (Prestige, 1953)
With Charlie Mariano
- Charlie Mariano (Prestige, 1951)
With Tony Scott
- The Complete Tony Scott (RCA, 1956)
With The Six (John Glasel & Bob Wilber)
- The View from Jazzbo's Head (Bethlehem, 1956)[11]
References
- ↑ "First Program on Cultural Life Series I.S.T.C. on December 10". The Indiana Gazette. December 2, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved August 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
Summer (Sonny) Truitt, is another versatile talent who enlivens the stage. This rising young trombonist also knows way around the piano keyboard and the intricacies of band arranging. Mr. Truitt brings a fine musical mind (he writes for Hal McIntyre of Glenn Miller glory as well as a group known as Six) and a mellow tone to TWCJ. Tickets for the Teddy Wilson jazz concert will be on sale the Fisher Auditorium box office.
- ↑ "Jazz Claims Concert Status In Skilled Recital". The Winona Daily News. November 5, 1957. p. 14. Retrieved August 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
A medley by Buck (Wilbur) Clayton, trumpet; Sam Most, woodwind, and Sonny (Sumner) Truitt, trombone, was followed by the introduction of each in solo numbers backgrounded by the other instrumentalists. The expert clarity of Clayton's trumpet starred, and then gave way to the liquid emphasis of Most's in 'I'll Remember April.' Truitt's trombone left a lingering, haunting note in his solo.
- ↑ Library of Congress Copyright Office (1964). . Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 2288. "Truitt, Sonny SEE Truitt, Sumner C. [...] Truitt, Sumner C. AT EVENING TIME"
- ↑ Library of Congress Copyright Office (1956). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 32. "CONSTANCE: m Sumner Clement Truitt © Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. 20Jan55 EU402217"
- ↑ Cook, Richard (29 January 2007). It's About That Time: Miles Davis On and Off Record. Oxford University Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-19-532266-8. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Sir Compton Mackenzie; Christopher Stone (1956). The Gramophone. C. Mackenzie. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4D-FDQX : Sun Jul 05 08:01:44 UTC 2026), Entry for Sumner C Truitt and Clement J Truitt.
- ↑ "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X785-X94 : Fri Jan 17 19:00:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Clement Truitt and Dorothy R Truitt, 1930.
- ↑ "Obituaries: Clement Jansen Truitt". The Winona Daily News. November 7, 1986. p. 10BM. Retrieved August 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
RUITT, 83, Sarasota, died Thursday (Nov. 6, 1986) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He was born in Newton, Mass., and came to this area in 1966 from Merrick, Long Island, N.Y. He was retired from AT&T Corporate Headquarters in New York City. He was a graduate of Harvard College. [...] Survivors include his wife, Marguerite; two sons, Sumner of Flushing, N.Y., and Robert of Novato, Calif.
- ↑ Downbeat (October 29, 1961). "What's New on Records (This week's reviews): A Chance to Join the Band". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. ProQuest 2525153094.
'Drummmer Delights' (MMO 4004) is a thoroughly professional approach to advanced drumming technique with Jim Chapin as tutor. A group (minus drums) led by Sonny Truitt includes Frank Rehak and Clark Terry and there is a 40-page book of arrangements.
- ↑ Sampson, Paul (October 29, 1961). "The Groove: Two Sax Teams on Target". The Washington Post. p. H11. ProQuest 148852565.
The Six (Bethlehem BCP-28). A bright, young group that achieves a crisp unison sound and whose members can write interesting originals. Johnny Glasel's brassy trumpet and Sonny Truitt's trombone are the most impressive here. Bob Wilber's 'Two Kinds of Blues,' a blend of traditional and modern, is the best original.