French horn player whose early recordings included Winds in Hi-Fi with Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Peggy Lee’s Blues Cross Country, Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile, and Jeff Sturges and Universe.
In the mid-to-late ‘70s, Aubrey was a member of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Other recordings from this period include Quincy Jones’ Sounds and Stuff Like That, Belle de Jour by Saint Tropez, and Frank Sinatra’s 1979 boxed set, Trilogy. Aubrey also was on the faculty of UCLA at this time.
The CD era affords us a few opportunities to hear Aubrey’s French horn stylings, including The Best of Peggy Lee, Quincy Jones’ Ultimate Collection, and Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones.
He performs here on “Junior Saw It Happen” by Jeff Sturges and Universe…
Sources:
- http://www.answers.com/topic/blues-cross-country
- http://bobbydarinblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/bobby-darin-cd-profile-sings-shadow-of.html
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