| Biography | Don Abney was an American jazz pianist. He studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music. He joined the United States Army, where be played the French horn, and achieved the rank of technician fifth grade.
After returning from service, he played in ensembles with Wilbur de Paris, Bill Harris, Kai Winding, Chuck Wayne, Sy Oliver, and Louis Bellson. He also performed as a session musician for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Eartha Kitt. He later moved to Hollywood, where he worked as musical director for Universal Studios/MCA. |