George Bohanon


George Roland Bohanon Jr. was an American jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan.

Biography

In the early 1960s, he was a session player for several Motown recordings. As leader of the George Bohanon Quartet, he recorded two albums for Motown's Workshop Jazz imprint. Label mates included Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty Edwards and Herbie Williams. After appearing on several Motown recordings, together with leading musicians such as Hank Cosby, of the Funk Brothers, he went to live in California.
In 1962, he replaced Garnett Brown in the Chico Hamilton Quintet. In 1963 and 1964, he recorded two albums for Motown's short-lived Workshop Jazz label.
In 1971, he was a member of the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, playing alongside fellow trombonist Benny Powell, that backed Sarah Vaughan on her A Time in My Life album, recorded in Los Angeles.
Between 1984 and 1993, he played in orchestras backing Frank Sinatra.
Bohanon died on November 8, 2024, at the age of 87.

Discography

As leader
With Karma
  • Celebration
  • For Everybody
With Monk Higgins
  • Piping Hot
With Miles Davis and Michel Legrand