Clyde Lombardi

Claudio "Clyde" Lombardi (February 18, 1922 – after 1975) was an American jazz double bassist.

After receiving classical training, Lombardi first performed and recorded with Red Norvo (1942–5) in a band which also included with Aaron Sachs, Specs Powell, Shorty Rogers and Eddie Bert, and then on another recording with Joe Marsala (1945).

In 1945, he joined Benny Goodman's big bands and small groups. After working with Charlie Ventura (1946) and Boyd Raeburn (1947), he returned to Goodman in June 1948 until June 1949.

At around that time, Lombardi also recorded with Lennie Tristano's trio with Billy Bauer (1946–47), Wardell Gray, Stan Getz, and Al Haig (all 1948).

In the late 1940s, he also played in Barbara Carroll's trio with Chuck Wayne at New York's Downbeat Club.

After leaving Goodman's band, Lombardi appeared on television in September 1951 as a member of Red Norvo's trio (substituting Charles Mingus, the trio's regular double bass player, who did not yet have a local musicians’ union card).

In the 1950s, he recorded with Zoot Sims (1951), Mel Tormé (1951), with Eddie Bert's band (1952–3, 1955), featuring Sal Salvador, Harry Bliss and Frank Isola as well as with Tal Farlow and George Wallington.

Around this time (early 1950s) he also gave tuition to Bucky Calabrese.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 28, 1922 (New York City), Died 1978 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca N 2349 10-in. 6/23/1944 Dee Dee's dance Red Norvo Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca N 2350 10-in. 6/23/1944 Blue skies Red Norvo Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca N 2351 10-in. 6/23/1944 Seven come eleven Red Norvo Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca N 2352 10-in. 6/23/1944 I surrender dear Red Norvo Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca N 2353 10-in. 6/23/1944 Red dust Red Norvo Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lombardi, Clyde," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327836.

Lombardi, Clyde. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327836.

"Lombardi, Clyde." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327836

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.