Joe Temperley
September 20, 1929 -
Baritonist Joe Temperley is the perfect musician to fill in for Harry Carney during recreations of Duke Ellington's music, a role that has often overshadowed his own fine voice. Temperley actually started on the alto and recorded on tenor with English bands led by Harry Parry (1949), Jack Parnell, Tony Crombie and Tommy Whittle. He stuck to baritone during a long association with Humphrey Lyttelton's popular band (1958-65). In 1965 Temperley moved to New York, working with a variety of big bands (including Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis and Clark Terry). In 1974 he became the first replacement for Harry Carney with the Mercer Ellington Orchestra and has since then freelanced with the who's who of jazz including (starting in 1990) the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. Temperley has several fine albums out as a leader, most notably for the Scottish Hep label. -- Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide
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