Georgie Auld

Georgie Auld Toronto Ontario Canada May 19 1919 – Palm Springs California USA January 8 1990 Was A Jazz Tenor Saxophonist Clarinetist And Bandleader. Auld Was Born In Toronto But Lived In The United States From The Late 1920s Onward And Was Most Noteworthy For His Work With Bunny Berigan Artie Shaw Benny Goodman Erroll Garner Dizzy Gillespie Al Porcino Billy Eckstine Tiny Kahn Frank Rosolino And Many Others. Primarily A Swing Saxophonist He Did Many Big Band Stints In His Career And Led Several Big Bands Including Georgie Auld And His Orchestra And Georgie Auld And His Hollywood All Stars. Georgie Auld Also Played Some Rock'n'roll Working For Alan Freed In 1959. In 1977 He Played A Bandleader In The Box-Office Failure New York New York And Also Acted As A Technical Consultant For The Film. read less