Ruben McFall

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Reuben McFall(akaRuben and Rubin and Ruban; born 1 Feb 1931 Los Angeles) is an American trumpeter and jazz arranger who performed as a sideman with Freddie Slack, Vido Musso, Floyd Ray, Roy Porter (from 1949 to 1950), Glen Henry, Lalo Guerrero, Stan Kenton (from 1952 to 1953), Gerry Mulligan, Woody Herman (from 1953 to 1955), Teddi King, and Gerald Wilson.

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Career

As sideman, performed with
Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Don Dennis (né Donald Duane Dennis; 1927–1995), and Maynard Ferguson were in the trumpet section
Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca were on tenor sax
Lee Konitz, Vinnie Dean (né Vincent N. DiVittorio; 1929–2010) on alto sax
Bill Russo, Bob Fitzpatrick (né Francis Steven Fitzpatrick; 1920–1995), [6] Keith Moon (né Gordon Keith Moon; 1929–2006), George Roberts, and Frank Rosolino on trombone
Kenton directing and on piano, Derek Walton on percussion, Sal Salvador on guitar, Don Bagley on bass, Stan Levey on drums
Kay Brown singing [7]
Recording sessions: March 21, 1946 to October 31, 1955
  1. Chicago
  2. Los Angeles
  3. New York
  4. Paris
  5. San Diego
  6. Stockton
Jazz discography, sessions, transcribed broadcasts, recorded concerts

Selected discography

As sideman

With Stan Kenton

Norma Japan – NLP 5011, Vantage Records (2) – NLP 5011
McFall on side B only
B1 thru B4 recorded July 7, 1953, live, Rendezvous Ballroom, Newport Beach, California
B1: "Sometimes I'm Happy"
B2: "Buzzy"
B3: "How High The Moon"
B4: "Short Stop"
Personnel: Herb Geller, alto sax; Bill Perkins, Jack Montrose, tenor saxes; Bill Holman, bari sax; Bob Edmondson, Bob Enevoldsen, Herbie Harper, trombones; Conrad Gozzo, Don Dennis, Maynard Ferguson, Ruben McFall, Shorty Rogers, trumpets; Lorraine Geller, piano; John Simons, acoustic bass; Chuck Flores, drums
Recorded July 11, 1953, Rendezvous Ballroom
Personnel: Herb Geller, Bill Perkins, Jack Montrose, Bill Holman, saxophones; Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Edmondson, Herbie Harper, trombones; Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ruban McFall, Don Dennis, trumpets; Lorraine Geller, piano; John Simmons, bass; Chuck Flores, drums

Selected compositions and arrangements

Education

McFall grew up in the Belvedere neighborhood of East Los Angeles, California, long established as a Mexican-American enclave. In the 1940 and 1942 Los Angeles Voter Registration directory, Ruben's father, Ernest VanSant McFall (1887–1957), was listed a musician.

McFall attended Westlake College of Music in Hollywood, California, one of the first institutions in the county to offer a diploma in jazz. The school was founded in 1945 and ran until 1961. [11] In Los Angeles, during the early 1950s, his friends included trumpeter Donald Roy Fromknecht, Jr. (1928–2012). [12]

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