Composer
Red Norvo
American musician (1908–1999)
1908–1999
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1999
- Birthplace
- Beardstown
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- jazz musician; bandleader; conductor; composer; vibraphonist; musician; xylophonist
- Instruments played
- vibraphone
- Genres
- jazz
- Birth name
- Kenneth Norville
- VIAF ID
- 71578896
- ISNI
- 000000036850139X; 0000000081517044
- GND ID
- 134474783
- Library of Congress ID
- n82020521
- MusicBrainz ID
- 54badd18-ff72-4409-bd06-acf6b0011529
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Xylophone
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 71578896. Portrait: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.