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Brandy Herbert
“"Brandy
Herbert is a splendid guitarist with a strong southwestern
influence...Born in Dallas..and establishes a fine, funky mood.” –
Leonard Feather
(From the Kansas
City Women's Jazz Festival 1983 program...)
“When Emily Remler's father became ill,
causing a last-minute cancellation, we immediately thought of
substituting Brandy Herbert, who performed as an All-Star at JazzWomen
'81. We were delighted to learn of her availability and those of you
familiar with Brandy's musicianship will agree that our decision was
incontestable. She has been a member of the Houston Pops Orchestra, the
Buddy Brock Orchestra, and has recorded jazz albums with Jerry Sandifer
and tenor sax great, Arnett Cobb. She was lead guitarist with "The
Bobbie Gentry Show" and has performed with Benny Goodman, Lionel
Hampton, Sammy Davis, Jr., Patti Page, Kay Starr, David "Fathead"
Newman, Chuck Berry, and many others. The Jazzwomen '81 All-Stars with
whom Brandy appeared were labeled "the best ever" by Leonard Feather;
that sextet including Judy Roberts (piano), Rosemary Galloway (bass),
Marilyn Donadt (drums), Jean Fineberg (reeds), and Kathryn Moses
(vocals). We're deeply grateful to Brandy for coming to our rescue and
we look forward to another stellar performance from this great
guitarist.”
(From the “JJQ “Website:
http://www.justjazzquintet.com/)
After years in Houston, working with the Houston Pops Orchestra and
performing with an impressive list of guest artists, from popular stars
to jazz greats, Brandy spent 5 years in California's Silicon Valley
working in the computer field and playing music in the Bay Area.
In 1990, she moved to Colorado and now lives in the mountains west
of Denver. A computer systems analyst by day, she continues to play
jazz, blues, funk & rock guitar with some of the region's best bands and
appear at festivals such as the Women's Jazz Festivals in Kansas City
and the IARJC festival (International Association of Jazz Record
Collectors) in San Antonio. She's also participated
in the newly formed all-women's big band out of Greeley, Colorado, ‘No
Man’s Band’. “
"Hi Brandy, it's Albert Lee, my friend Mike
Warner told me to check out your site and the 'High
& Dry' track...Very cool! ... Keep up the great work."
-- Albert Lee
BIO Info
1968-69, Musical
Director/Arranger/Conductor/Guitarist for "The Original Platters", USO
Tours to the Far East;
1971-72, Lead Guitarist, "The
Bobbie Gentry Show",
(Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Honolulu, Vancouver, Sydney,
Australia)
Musically:
Studio work, Dallas, 1968-1972;
(commercials, jingles, commercial records)
Audio Recording Engineer/Mixdown Engineer, Pepper & Tanner, 1968-1972
Big band work, “Buddy Brock Orchestra”, Houston, TX, 1977-1982;
Full-time member, "Houston Pops Orchestra", 1977-1982;
Player: "Women's Jazz Festival", Kansas City, 1979-1986
(Member of "All-Stars" twice: 1981, 1983)
Michigan Women’s Music Festival - “All-Stars House-Band”, 1983
West Coast Women’s Music Festival - “All-Stars House-Band”, 1983
Currently playing with jazz, funk & blues groups in the Denver &
Santa Fe, NM, areas.
Partial list of people I've played with:
Jimmy Reed,
Jimmy Elledge
("Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away", 1962 [lead guitar]),
Chuck Berry,
Jackie de Shannon,
Jimmy Clanton, (“Just A Dream”)
Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon (Dick Clark show),
Chad & Jeremy,
The Original Platters,
Bobbie Gentry,
Billie Joe Royal,
The Shangri-La's,
Ray Sharpe ("Linda Lu"),
Bruce Channel ("Hey Baby"),
Jimmy Velvit
("We Belong Together"),
Janie Fricke,
Stan Kenton,
David "Fathead" Newman,
"Blue Lou" Marini (The Blues Brothers),
Tom "Bones" Malone (The Blues Brothers),
Dean Parks (Steely Dan),
David Hungate (Toto)
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Teresa Brewer,
Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Jim Bailey
(The "Illusionist"),
Kay Starr,
Michael Martin Murphy,
Johnny Lee,
Lionel Hampton,
Benny Goodman,
Cab Calloway,
Patti Page,
Steve Allen,
Burl Ives,
The Four Aces,
Nancy Wilson,
Anita O'Day,
Dave & Sugar,
(“Queen of the Silver Dollar”)
Arnette Cobb,
Clifford "Scotty" Scott ("Honky Tonk"/Bill Doggett),
Nat Adderley
Teresa Trull
(Tracks on album: "Unexpected")
Ferron
Kim Stone (bassist: “The Rippingtons”/”Spyrogyra”)
Kim Ciara (bassist, recording artist)
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