About Bob Enevoldsen
Lived 1920 – 2005 (aged 85). Bob Enevoldsen was an American jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.
Robert Martin Enevoldsen (September 11, 1920 – November 19, 2005) was a West Coast jazz tenor saxophonist and valve trombonist born in Billings, Montana, known for his work with Marty Paich.
Career Enevoldsen recorded did sessions with Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers, and later extensively played with Shelly Manne. Enevoldsen did most of the arranging for Steve Allen's Westinghouse show in the early-1960s. During the 1970s, he performed with Gerry Mulligan.
In the mid-1970s Enevoldsen taught arranging and directed the jazz band at Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills.
Death Enevoldsen died on November 19, 2005, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Martians Come Back! (Atlantic, 1955 ) Way Up There (Atlantic, 1955 ) Portrait of Shorty (RCA Victor, 1958) Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958) Chances Are It Swings (RCA Victor, 1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor, 1959) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960) With Bud Shank Strings & Trombones (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
With Mel Tormé Mel Torme Sings Fred Astaire (Bethlehem, 1956)
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Who was Bob Enevoldsen?
American musician (1920–2005)
When was Bob Enevoldsen born?
Bob Enevoldsen was born on 11 January 1920 in Billings.
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Bob Enevoldsen died on 19 November 2005 in Woodland Hills.
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Bob Enevoldsen was a jazz musician, saxophonist and musician.
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Bob Enevoldsen was American.
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