Henry Jerome
Henry Jerome | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Henry Jerome Pasnik |
| Also known as | Al Mortimer, Van Grayson |
| Born | November 12, 1917 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2011 (aged 93) Plantation, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, composer |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Decca, Coral, Circle, United Artists |
Henry Jerome (November 12, 1917 – March 23, 2011) was an American big band leader, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and record company executive.
Jerome formed his first dance band in 1932 in Norwich, Connecticut. His bands flourished throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. He became an A&R director at Decca Records in 1959 and at Coral, a Decca subsidiary, in the late 1960s.