Earle Warren (born Earl Ronald Warren; July 1, 1914 – June 4, 1994) was an American saxophonist. He was part of the

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

Orchestra from 1937.

Early life

Warren was born in

Springfield, Ohio Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about west of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus and northeast of ...

, on July 1, 1914. "He played piano, banjo, and ukulele in a family band before taking up C-melody, tenor, and finally alto saxophone."

Later life and career

When Warren became professional in 1930, he added an "e" to the end of his first name to make it different from other jazz musicians named "Earl". In his early career, he toured the Midwest as a sideman, and led his own bands. He joined the

Orchestra in 1937, playing baritone and alto saxophones initially, and then being lead altoist and occasional clarinettist and vocalist until 1945. He led bands and occasionally reunited with Basie towards the end of the decade. After managing some bands, he joined trumpeter

Buck Clayton Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record " Confessin' that I Love You" ...

in 1957. Warren appeared in ''Born to Swing'', the 1972 film about former members of Basie's band. From 1973, Warren performed often at the West End jazz club in New York City, leading a band called The Countsmen. He lived part of the time in Switzerland until his return to Springfield in 1992, where he spent the final two years of his life. He died there on June 4, 1994.

Discography

With

* '' The Original American Decca Recordings'' ( GRP, 1937-39 992 With

* '' Songs for Swingers'' ( Columbia, 1958) * '' Copenhagen Concert'' ( SteepleChase, 1959 979 * '' One for Buck'' (Columbia, 1961) * Jam Session #1 (

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, 2002) * Jam Session #2 (

, 2002) * Jam Session #3 (

, 2022) With

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with ...

* '' Big Bags'' ( Riverside, 1962) With Jay McShann *'' The Big Apple Bash'' (Atlantic, 1979) With Buddy Tate * '' Swinging Like Tate'' ( Felsted, 1958) With Teri Thornton * '' Devil May Care'' (Riverside, 1961) With Milt Buckner * ''Send Me Softly'' ( Capitol, 1957)

References

External links

* allmusic.com biography
Photo of Earl Warren with other bandmembers, at Library of Congress
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