LC control no. | n 92010642 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Soloff, Lew |
Variant(s) | Soloff, Lewis Michael Soloff, Lou |
Birth date | 19440220 |
Death date | 20150308 |
Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Jazz |
Affiliation | Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Musical group) Manhattan Jazz Quintet Manhattan Brass |
Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Trumpet players |
Found in | Earland, C. Third degree burn [SR] p1989: container (Lew Soloff) Henderson, J. Big band [SR] p1996: container (Lew Soloff, lead trumpet) New Grove dict. of jazz (Soloff, Lew(is Michael); b. Feb. 20, 1944, New York; trumpeter) Musselwhite, C. Signature [SR] p1991: insert (Lou Soloff) Los Angeles times WWW site, Mar. 9, 2015 (in obituary dated Mar. 8, 2015: Lew Soloff, a trumpet player, has died; he was 71; suffered an apparent heart attack as he walked down a New York City street; died early Sunday [Mar. 8, 2015]; joined Blood, Sweat and Tears in 1968; parted with the jazz/rock band in 1973; Lewis Michael Soloff was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Feb. 20, 1944; helped found the Manhattan Jazz Quintet; played Bach with the Manhattan Brass) |