Red Norvo

vibraphone, marimba, xylophone · 1908–1999 · Beardstown

Vibraphonist, marimba player and xylophonist nicknamed “Mr. Swing,” Red Norvo helped establish these instruments in jazz. He led a swing orchestra in the late 1930s (“Please Be Kind,” “Says My Heart”) and then an influential vibraphone, guitar and bass trio.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Congo Blues (1945)
• Hallelujah (1945)
• Get Happy (1945)
• Slam Slam Blues (1945)

Sources

• Source

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