American trombonist (1936–2019)
Dick Hyde
Hyde in 2014
Birth name Richard John Hyde Born (1936-07-04 ) July 4, 1936Lansing, Michigan , U.S.Died July 15, 2019(2019-07-15) (aged 83) Genres Jazz , rock , pop Occupation Musician Instrument(s) Trombone , brass, woodwindsYears active 1953–2019
Musical artist
Richard John Hyde (July 4, 1936 – July 15, 2019), sometimes credited as Slyde Hyde ,[ 1] [ 2] was an American trombonist who played several brass and woodwind instruments. He was a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS ) Hall of Fame. He worked as a session musician and sideman for Count Basie , Herbie Hancock , Frank Sinatra , Jaco Pastorius , Steely Dan , Earth, Wind & Fire , The Beach Boys , Tom Waits , Supertramp , Temptations , Boz Scaggs , Ringo Starr , Carole King , Madonna , and Donna Summer .[ 1]
Richard John Hyde was born in Lansing , the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan , on 4 July, 1936. He began his trombone studies in fourth grade when he was living in Bluffton, Indiana and later in Los Angeles, California . He lived (in 2013) with his wife Yolanda (Yolee) of 42 years in Hawi, Hawaii . Hyde continued his studies first at the Los Angeles City College and then at the Navy School of Music , which at the time was located at the Naval Receiving Station of Anacostia , on the Anacostia River in Maryland .[ 3] He served and toured with the United States Navy Band , based at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., where he met saxophonist Jay Migliori , who helped him to take the first steps towards his professional career.[ 1]
Hyde made his recording debut on the 1960 big band vocal album, Two Much! , with Ann Richards singing backed by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra. Since then he has toured and recorded hundreds of albums with rock , pop , jazz artists, including Ralph Marterie , Count Basie , Woody Herman , Harry James (1960–1961), Roger Wagner Orchestra and Chorale (1966), Carole King (1973), Jaco Pastorius (1982–1983), Frank Sinatra (1987–1989). He has recorded with jazz big bands and artists such as Henry Mancini , Bill Conti , Allyn Ferguson , Johnny Mandel , Freddie Hubbard , Herbie Hancock , Thelma Houston , Cannonball Adderley , Tom Scott , folk artists like Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson , and popular music acts such as Neil Diamond , Donna Summer , The Pointer Sisters , The Beach Boys , Helen Reddy , Earth, Wind & Fire , Supertramp , Madonna among many others.[ 1]
Recipient of four NARAS MVP awards in 1974, 1984, 1986, and 1988 respectively, and MVP Emeritus, his style is strongly influenced by American trombonists J. J. Johnson and Carl Fontana .[ 1]
Hyde died on July 15, 2019, at the age of 83.[ 4]
Hyde was a four-time NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, also known as The Recording Academy) MVP (Most Valuable Player) winner and MVP Emeritus in the NARAS Hall of Fame. He won the award for Best Trombone Player in 1974, for Best Tuba Player in 1984, for Best Bass Trombone Player in 1986, and for Best Double Brassist Player in 1988.[ 1]
Year
Album
Artist
Genre
Label
Credit
Ref.
1960
Two Much!
Ann Richards and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Jazz , pop
Capitol
Trombone
[ 5]
1966
Sugar
Nancy Sinatra
Jazz , rock , pop
Reprise
Trombone
[ 6]
1967
Yellow Underground
Ian Whitcomb
Rock
Tower
Trombone , tuba
[ 7]
1967
Feelin' Groovy
Reissued in 2011 with bonus tracks
Harpers Bizarre
Rock , pop
Warner Bros. (1967), Now Sounds (2011)
Trombone
[ 8]
1968
Song Cycle
Van Dyke Parks
Pop , rock
Warner Bros.
Woodwind
[ 9]
1968
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Mason Williams
Rock
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 10]
1969
Fused
The Mike Post Coalition
Jazz , rock , funk , soul , folk , world , country
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 11]
1969
Jung! : The Big Band Syndrome
Bob Jung and His Orchestra
Jazz
Command
Trombone
[ 12]
1969
Inside Bugsy
Bugsy
Pop , rock
Dot
Trombone
[ 13]
1969
Collision in Black
Blue Mitchell
Funk , soul , jazz
Blue Note
Trombone
[ 14]
1970
Earth Rot
David Axelrod
Jazz , rock
Capitol
Trombone
[ 15]
1970
Tap Root Manuscript
Neil Diamond
Rock
Uni
Trombone
[ 16]
1971
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Blues , folk , world , country , rock
A&M
Trombone
[ 17]
1970
Blood, Chet and Tears
Chet Baker
Jazz
Verve
Trombone
1971
Reflections in a Mud Puddle
Dory Previn
Folk , world , country
United Artists
Trombone
[ 18]
1972
Music from the TV Series : The Mancini Generation
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
Jazz , soundtrack
RCA Victor
Horn
[ 19]
1972
The Auction
David Axelrod
Jazz , funk , soul
Decca
Trombone
[ 20]
1973
Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
Arlo Guthrie
Folk , rock
Reprise
Horn on "Gypsy Davy"
[ 21]
1973
Los Cochinos
Cheech & Chong
Comedy, rock
Ode
Horn
[ 22]
1973
Phew
Claudia Lennear
Funk , soul , rock
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 23]
1973
Seeds
Barry McGuire
Folk , world , country , rock
Myrrh Gold
Trombone
[ 24]
1973
His California Album
Bobby Blue Bland
Blues , funk , soul
Dunhill
Horn
[ 25]
1973
Living Together, Growing Together
The 5th Dimension
Funk , soul
Bell
Trombone
[ 26]
1973
Fantasy
Carole King
Jazz , pop , rock
Ode
Trombone
[ 27]
1974
Spooky Lady's Sideshow
Kris Kristofferson
Country , rock
Monument
Trombone , tuba
[ 28]
1974
Wrap Around Joy
Carole King
Folk , world , country , pop
Ode
Horn
[ 29]
1974
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Folk , world , country
ABC
Horn
[ 30]
1974
Estate of Mind
Evie Sands
Funk , soul
Haven, Capitol
Horn
[ 31]
1974
High Energy
Freddie Hubbard
Jazz
Columbia
Trombone on "Crisis"
[ 32]
1974
Life Machine
Hoyt Axton
Folk , world , country , rock
A&M
Horn on "Life Machine", "Good Lookin' Child", and "Pet Parade"
[ 33]
1974
Heavy Axe
David Axelrod
Funk , soul , jazz , rock
Fantasy
Trombone
[ 34]
1974
Pratt-McClain
Pratt & McClain
Rock
Dunhill
Trombone
[ 35]
1974
Pray for the Lion
Lenny Williams
Funk , soul
Warner Bros.
Horn , trombone
[ 36]
1975
I'll Play for You
Seals and Crofts
Pop , rock
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 37]
1975
Man-Child
Herbie Hancock
Jazz , funk
Columbia
Tuba , trombone
[ 38]
1975
I've Got the Music in Me
Thelma Houston feat. Pressure Cooker
Jazz
Sheffield Lab
Trombone , flute
[ 39]
1975
The Sons of Mrs. Righteous
The Righteous Brothers
Pop , rock
Haven, Capitol
Horn
[ 40]
1975
Home Plate
Bonnie Raitt
Blues , folk , world , country
Warner Bros.
Trombone , trumpet , horn
[ 41]
1975
Seriously Deep
David Axelrod
Electronic , jazz
Polydor
Trombone
[ 42]
1975
Big Man : The Legend of John Henry
2 × LP
Cannonball Adderley
Funk , soul , jazz , soundtrack
Fantasy
Trombone
[ 43]
1975
New York Connection
Tom Scott
Jazz
Ode
Trombone , trumpet
[ 44]
1976
Silk Degrees
Boz Scaggs
Rock
Columbia
Horn
[ 45]
1976
The Royal Scam
Steely Dan
Rock , Jazz
ABC
Trombone
[ 46]
1976
White on White
Brian Cadd
Rock
Capitol
Horn
[ 47]
1976
Tom Thumb the Dreamer
Michael Dinner
Rock , pop
Fantasy
Trombone
[ 48]
1976
Help Is on the Way
Melissa Manchester
Funk , soul , jazz , pop
Arista
Horn on "So's My Old Man"
[ 49]
1976
Rollin' Dice
Jimmy Jackson (soul artist)
Funk , soul
Buddah
Horn , trombone
[ 50]
1976
Carmel by the Sea
The Jack Daugherty Orchestra
Jazz , funk
Monterey
Trombone
[ 51]
1976
Forever Taurus
Johnny Hammond
Fusion , jazz , funk
Milestone
Trombone
[ 52]
1976
The Pretender
Jackson Browne
Rock
Asylum
Horn on "Daddy's Tune"
[ 53]
1977
Aja
Steely Dan
Jazz rock
ABC
Trombone
[ 54]
1977
Mirriam
Jessi Colter
Blues , folk , world , country
Capitol
Trombone
[ 55]
1977
Romantic Journey
Norman Connors
Funk , soul
Teldec
Trombone
[ 56]
1977
Rare Gems Odyssey
Rare Gems Odyssey
Funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone
[ 57]
1977
Funk in a Mason Jar
Harvey Mason
Jazz , funk , soul
Arista
Trombone
[ 58]
1977
Finger Paintings
Earl Klugh
Jazz , funk , soul
Blue Note
Horn
[ 59]
1977
For the Cos of Jazz
First Cosins Jazz Ensemble
Funk , soul , jazz
Capitol
Trombone
[ 60]
1977
The First in Line
Randy Sharp
Folk , world , country
Nautilus
Horn , woodwind
[ 61]
1977
Rhapsody in Blue
Walter Murphy
Electronic , funk , soul , jazz
Private Stock
Trombone
[ 62]
1977
There's Music in the Air
Letta Mbulu
Jazz , funk , soul
A&M
Horn
[ 63]
1977
I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
Neil Diamond
Rock
CBS
Reed
[ 64]
1978
L.A.Express
L.A.Express & Goro Noguchi ロサンゼルス通信 & 野口五郎
Funk , soul , jazz
Polydor
Trombone
[ 65]
1978
Frankie Valli... Is the Word
Frankie Valli
Rock , funk , soul , pop
Warner Bros. , Curb
Trombone
[ 66]
1978
Forever Yours
The Sylvers
Funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone
[ 67]
1978
Living Room Suite
Harry Chapin
Rock
Elektra
Trombone
[ 68]
1978
Don't Cry Out Loud
Melissa Manchester
Funk , soul , pop
Arista
Trombone on "Bad Weather"
[ 69]
1978
...In Your Eyes
Mary MacGregor
Pop , rock
Ariola
Trombone
[ 70]
1978
Straight to the Bank
Bill Summers and Summers Heat
Funk , soul
Prestige
Trombone
[ 71]
1978
Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Funk , soul
Columbia
Trombone
[ 72]
1978
What Have You Done for Love?
James & Smith Hodges
Funk , soul , jazz , pop
London
Trombone
[ 73]
1978
Trying to Get to You
Tan Tan
Jazz , rock
Invitation
Trombone
[ 74]
1978
The Witness
Jimmy & Carol Owens
Pop
Light
Trombone
[ 75]
1978
Jerry Corbetta
Jerry Corbetta
Funk , soul , rock
Warner Bros.
Horn
[ 76]
1978
Dane Donohue
Dane Donohue
Rock
Columbia
Trombone
[ 77]
1979
Breakfast in America
Supertramp
Rock
A&M
Tuba , trombone
[ 78]
1979
Bad Girls
Donna Summer
Electronic , funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone
[ 79]
1979
Disco Fever
The Sylvers
Funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone
[ 80]
1979
J. Michael Reed
J. Michael Reed
Electronic , Funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone , trumpet
[ 81]
1979
Dancin' Is Makin' Love
Gap Mangione
Funk , soul , jazz
A&M
Trombone
[ 82]
1979
Moonlight Madness
Teri DeSario
Funk , soul
Casablanca
Trombone
[ 83]
1979
Disco Derby
Rhythm Heritage
Funk , soul
MCA
Trombone
[ 84]
1979
Dance Forever
Cheryl Ladd
Funk , soul , pop
Capitol
Trombone
[ 85]
1979
The Love Connection
Freddie Hubbard
Jazz
CBS
Trombone
[ 86]
1979
Happy People
Paulinho da Costa
Funk , soul , jazz
Pablo Today
Trombone
[ 87]
1979
Making a Name for Myself
Roger Miller
Folk , world , country
20th Century Fox
Trombone
[ 88]
1979
Greg Smaha
Greg Smaha
Funk , soul
RCA
Trombone , trumpet
[ 89]
1979
Discosymphony
Walter Murphy
Electronic , funk , soul , pop
New York International
Trombone
[ 90]
1979
Words and Music
Remastered in 2011
Alessi Brothers
Pop , rock
A&M
Trombone
[ 91]
1979
September Morn
Neil Diamond
Pop , rock
CBS
Horn on "Stagger Lee"
[ 92]
1980
Keepin' the Summer Alive
The Beach Boys
Rock
Caribou
Trombone
[ 93]
1980
Marchin'
David Axelrod
Electronic , jazz , rock
MCA
Trombone
[ 94]
1980
Emotion
Merry Clayton
Funk , soul
MCA
Trombone
[ 95]
1980
Catherine McKinnon
Catherine McKinnon
Jazz , pop
Intercan
Trombone
[ 96]
1980
Amy Holland
Amy Holland
Rock , pop
Capitol
Trombone
[ 97]
1980
"You've Got It!"
Baby'O
Latin , funk , soul
Baby'O Music Enterprises
Trombone
[ 98]
1980
Nielsen/Pearson
Nielsen/Pearson
Rock
Capitol
Horn
[ 99]
1980
Priority
Imperials
Rock
DaySpring
Trombone
[ 100]
1981
Swing
Swing
Jazz
Planet
Trombone
[ 101]
1981
Bobby King
Bobby King
Funk , soul
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 102]
1981
Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire
Funk , soul
ARC , Columbia
Trombone
[ 103]
1982
So Excited!
The Pointer Sisters
Electronic , hip hop , rock , funk , soul , pop
Planet
Trombone on "All of You" and "I Feel for You"
[ 104]
1982
Desire
Tom Scott
Jazz
Elektra Musician
Trombone
[ 105]
1982
Let Me Know You
Stanley Clarke
Funk , soul
Epic
Trombone on "You Are the One for Me", "The Force of Love", and "New York City"
[ 106]
1982
Patty Weaver
Patty Weaver
Rock , pop
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 107]
1982
Head to Toe
Kenny Nolan
Funk , soul , pop
MCA
Trombone
[ 108]
1982
Direct Hit
Noel Pointer
Funk , soul
Liberty
Trombone
[ 109]
1983
She Works Hard for the Money
Donna Summer
Electronic , pop
Casablanca
Horn
[ 110]
1983
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Jazz , rock
Island
Trombone on "In the Neighborhood"
[ 111]
1983
Victory
Larry Graham
Funk , soul
Warner Bros.
Horn on "Just Call My Name", "Don't Think Too Long", "I'm Sick and Tired", and "I'd Rather Be Loving You"
[ 112]
1983
Target
Tom Scott
Jazz
Atlantic
Trombone , trumpet
[ 113]
1983
Friends
Larry Carlton
Jazz
Warner Bros.
Trombone
[ 114]
1983
Break Out
Reissued in 1984 with a different track listing, and in 2011 in a 2 × CD deluxe remastered and expanded edition.
The Pointer Sisters
Electronic , funk , soul , hip hop
Planet (1983 and 1984), Big Break (2011)
Trombone on "I'm So Excited " (1984 album, and 7″ and 12″ single remix versions)
[ 115]
1984
1100 Bel Air Place
Julio Iglesias
Pop
Columbia
Trombone
[ 116]
1984
Good Times!
Lynn Carey
Jazz , pop
Big Blonde
Contrabass , cornet , trombone on "I'm Nobody's Baby but Mine"
[ 117]
1986
Cocker
Joe Cocker
Rock
Capitol , Bertelsmann Club
Horn on "You Can Leave Your Hat On "
[ 118]
1986
Come Share My Love
Miki Howard
Funk , soul , pop
Atlantic
Horn on "I Can't Wait (To See You Alone)"
[ 119]
1987
Flamingo Orkestra featuring Cynthia Manley
Flamingo Orkestra featuring Cynthia Manley
Electronic , funk , soul
Voss
Horn
[ 120]
1989
Like a Prayer
Madonna
Electronic
Sire
Brass
[ 121]
1990
Pornograffitti
Extreme
Rock
A&M
Trombone on "Li'l Jack Horny"
[ 122]
1991
Cuban Fire!
1991 CD release; tracks 8 to 12 recorded during the 'Mellophonium' sessions at Capitol Tower Studios, Los Angeles on September 19–21, 1960
Stan Kenton
Jazz
Capitol
Trombone on tracks 8 to 12
[ 123]
1991
Pure Schuur
Diane Schuur
Jazz , pop
GRP
Trombone on "Deed I Do"
[ 124]
1992
In Tribute
Diane Schuur
Jazz
GRP
Trombone
[ 125]
1993
Duets
Frank Sinatra
Jazz
Capitol
Trombone
[ 126]
1993
Requiem : The Holocaust
David Axelrod
Electronic , jazz
Liberty
Trombone on "Dies Irae" / "Gas Chambers"
[ 127]
1994
The Monkees Present
1994 CD reissue
The Monkees
Rock
Rhino
Horn on "Ladies Aid Society"
[ 128]
1994
Timepiece
Kenny Rogers
Pop
Atlantic
Trombone
[ 129]
1995
My Road Our Road
1995 CD reissue
Lee Oskar
Jazz
Avenue
Horn on "Our Road"
[ 130]
1997
In a Metal Mood : No More Mr. Nice Guy
Pat Boone
Jazz
Hip-O
Trombone
[ 131]
1998
Sunrise
1998 remastered reissue
Paulinho da Costa
Jazz , funk , soul
Original Jazz Classics , Pablo
Trombone
[ 132]
19xx
Vic Malo
Vic Malo
Funk , soul
Mataele
Trombone
[ 133]
Year
Album
Artist
Genre
Label
Credit
Ref.
1980
Greatest Science Fiction Hits II
Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra
Electronic , funk , soul , jazz , rock
Festival , GNP Crescendo
Trombone
[ 136]
1981
Les Grands thèmes de la Science-Fiction
2 × LP
Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra
Electronic , funk , soul , jazz , rock
Disques Vogue
Trombone
[ 137]
1986
The Hit Years
Nancy Sinatra
Pop , soundtrack
Rhino
Horn
[ 138]
1993
The Donna Summer Anthology
2 × CD
Donna Summer
Jazz
PolyGram
Trombone
[ 139]
1996
In My Lifetime
3 × CD
Neil Diamond
Rock , pop
Columbia
Trombone
[ 140]
1997
Lovergirl : The Teena Marie Story
Teena Marie
Funk , soul
Epic , Legacy
Trombone
[ 141]
1998
Greatest Hits
Joe Cocker
Rock
EMI Electrola
Trombone on "You Can Leave Your Hat On "
[ 142]
2000
The Axelrod Chronicles
David Axelrod
Jazz , funk , soul
Fantasy
Trombone
[ 143]
2004
Ultimate Collection
Joe Cocker
Rock
Hip-O , A&M
Horn on "You Can Leave Your Hat On "
[ 144]
2004
Most Wanted 1968–1979
Lalo Schifrin
Jazz , funk , soul
Boutique
Trombone on "Dirty Harry"
[ 145]
2005
Gold
2 × CD
Donna Summer
Electronic , pop
Hip-O
Brass , horn
[ 146]
2005
Magic Hollow
4 × CD box set
The Beau Brummels
Rock
Rhino
Trombone on "Painter of Women", "It Won't Get Better", and "Triangle"
[ 147]
2006
Milestones : Jazz Classics in a Funky Vibe
Various Artists
Electronic , jazz
BHM
Trombone on "Minority"
[ 148]
2008
Frankie Valli Is the Word / Heaven Above Me
a albums collectors' edition. Hyde appears on tracks 1–10: Frankie Valli Is the Word , originally released in 1978.
Frankie Valli
Rock , pop , soundtrack
Collectors' Choice Music
Trombone
[ 149]
2008
Et Voilà !
Complete discography 22 × CD and 4 × DVD-V box set 1500 copies limited edition, reissued in 2010. Hyde appears on L'Olympia 1985 (CD 12).
Véronique Sanson
Pop
Warner Music France
Trombone on "Minority"
[ 150]
International National Artists