Eugene (Snooky) Young (born in 1919) is an American jazztrumpeter. He is known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he is able to create a wide range of sounds.
Young was lead trumpeter of the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1939 to 1942. He played with Count Basie (three stints totalling eight years) and Lionel Hampton, among others, and was an original member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra. His longest engagement was with NBC, where as a studio trumpeter he joined the Tonight Show Band in 1967 and stayed with them until 1992, when the band was replaced by a new, smaller group. He then continued to perform in Los Angeles.
Young recorded only three albums under his own name, and only one (Horn of Plenty, 1979) as sole leader.
Young took up the trumpet at the age of five and first began to make a name for himself as the lead trumpeter of the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1939 to 1942.
Upon leaving Basie, Young became a studio trumpeter at NBC, was a founding member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966, and was constantly in demand for all kinds of sessions (including a live, recorded New Year's Eve gig with the rock group the Band in 1971).
Young has been busy in the L.A. area ever since, appearing regularly as a lead trumpeter in several local big bands, sounding as sharp and witty as ever into his late 70s.
Bio: A great surviving stylist of the trumpet, Eugene "Snooky"Young is the absolute master of the plunger mute, an instantly recognizable star with whomever he plays.
Young took up the trumpet at the age of five and first began to make a name for himself as the lead trumpeter of the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1939 to 1942.
Upon leaving Basie, Young became a studio trumpeter at NBC, was a founding member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966, and was constantly in demand for all kinds of sessions (including a live, recorded New Year's Eve gig with the rock group the Band in 1971).
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