Herb Flemming was an American jazz trombonist and vocalist who played extensively in Europe.
11 Facts About Herb Flemming
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Herb Flemming studied music and played mellophone and euphonium at Dobbs Chauncey School in Dobbs Ferry, New York before switching to trombone.
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Herb Flemming was a member of James Reese Europe's 15th New York National Guard Band with Eugene Mikell, and then Europe's 369th US Infantry Band in France in 1917.
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Herb Flemming later studied at the St Cecilia Academy in Florence and the University of Rome.
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Herb Flemming played with Fred Tunstall in 1921 and recorded with Johnny Dunn before joining Sam Wooding and Bobby Lee's band in Philadelphia.
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Wooding left the US to tour Europe in the mid-1920s, and Herb Flemming continued to play with him stateside when they returned in 1927.
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Herb Flemming appeared in Buenos Aires with his ensemble early in the decade.
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Herb Flemming returned to the United States at the end of the 1930s to play with Earl Hines, but was prevented from joining the band due to problems with the city musicians' union.
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Herb Flemming occasionally appeared in films at this time, including Pillow to Post and No Time for Romance.
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Herb Flemming played freelance for a time, then under Red Allen from 1953 to 1958.
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Herb Flemming moved to Spain in 1964 and held residencies in Madrid, Torremolinos, and Malaga; near the end of his life he recorded with Albert Nicholas and Walter Bishop, Sr.