Mel Zelnick

Mel Zelnick (born in Harlem on September 28, 1924; died in Mayer, Arizona on February 21, 2008) was a jazz drummer who worked for Benny Goodman, Lennie Tristano, and Boyd Raeburn.

In the 1960s, he opened a music store in Canoga Park, California with Terry Gibbs acting as a partner to help with publicity. The Music Stop was the first teaching facility of the drum guru Freddie Gruber.[1][2]

Zelnick worked for Capitol Records and accompanied Peggy Lee, Patti Page, Nat King Cole, and Ray Charles, among others.[3]

He developed an interest in gemology and received four certificates from the Gemological Institute of America.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://jazztimes.com/articles/15079-freddie-gruber-none-of-a-kind
  2. ↑ Good vibes: a life in jazz by Terry Gibbs, Cary Ginell, pg 251
  3. ↑ "Zelnick, Mel". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford Music Online. 2008.
  4. ↑ The Daily Courier


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