Herbie Harper


Herbert Harper was an American jazz trombonist of the West Coast jazz school.
Born in Salina, Kansas, he played swing music with Benny Goodman and Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coast jazz scene, he performed with such musicians as Stan Kenton, Bill Perkins and Maynard Ferguson, among others.
In June 1949, he was a member of the band backing Billie Holiday on her Just Jazz radio broadcast for AFRS in Los Angeles. Other band members were Neal Hefti, Herbie Steward, Jimmy Rowles, Robert "Iggy" Shevak and Roy "Blinky" Garner.
In 1954, he recorded several sessions as a member of Steve White's Hollywood-based quartet.

Discography

As leader

Herbie Harper Quintet Featuring Bob Gordon: Jazz in Hollywood Series Herbie Harper Quartet/Quintet Herbie Harper Herbie Harper Quintet Herbie Harper Featuring Bud Shank and Bob Gordon Herbie Harper Sextet! Herbie Harper Revisited Two Brothers with Bill Perkins

As sideman

With Benny CarterAspects The Benny Carter Jazz Calendar Plays Cole Porter's Can-Can and Anything Goes
With Bob FlorenceName Band: 1959 Bongos/Reeds/Brass Here and Now!/Bold, Swinging Big Band Ideas Live at Concerts by the Sea Westlake Soaring Magic Time Trash Can City State of the Art
With Stan KentonBy Request By Request Vol. II By Request Vol. III
With Pete RugoloAdventures in Rhythm Introducing Pete Rugolo Rugolomania Music for Hi-Fi Bugs New Sounds by Pete Rugolo Out on a Limb Percussion at Work An Adventure in Sound: Brass in Hi-Fi 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos
With others