Turk Van Lake
Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (June 15, 1918 – September 1, 2002[1]), better known as Turk Van Lake, was an American arranger, composer and jazz guitarist.[2]
Born in Boston, he studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and went on to play with Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.[2]
In the 1950s he wrote for Metronome magazine.[3]
Until his retirement in 1993, he was as an adjunct music professor at the College of Staten Island.
Discography
As sideman
- Georgie Auld, Handicap (Musicraft, 1990)
- Charlie Barnet, Sky Liner (MCA, 1976)
- Terry Gibbs, Swingin' with Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1956)
- Terry Gibbs, Vibes On Velvet (EmArcy, 1956)
- Benny Goodman, Happy Session (Columbia/CBS, 1959)
- Herbie Mann, Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Atlantic, 1965)
- Big Miller, Did You Ever Hear the Blues? (United Artists, 1959)
- Sarah Vaughan, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956)
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Clean Head's Back in Town (Bethlehem, 1957)
References
- ^ "The Last Post" Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Turk Van Lake - Jazz Guitarist, 84" The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Turk Van Lake Rhythm Guitar Articles from Metronome Magazine 1957-58" Freddie Green Official website. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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Categories:
- American jazz guitarists
- American session musicians
- American music arrangers
- 1918 births
- 2001 deaths
- Musicians from Boston
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Guitarists from Massachusetts
- Jazz musicians from Massachusetts
- American people of Armenian descent
- Armenian composers
- Armenian musicians