1927 Donald "Donn" Trenner (born March 10, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and arranger born in New Haven, Connecticut. He began his career playing with
Ted Fio Rito
from 1943-45, and followed this with a slot in
Buddy Morrow's orchestra in 1947. He worked with
Charlie Barnet in 1951 and following this with
Jerry Gray,
Charlie Parker,
Stan Getz,
Georgie Auld,
Jerry Fielding,
Skinnay Ennis,
Les Brown,
Dick Haymes,
Jack Jones,
Lena Horne,
Ann-Margret, and
Nancy Wilson. In 1957 he played with
Oscar Pettiford and toured Europe in 1958 with
Anita O'Day. Additionally, he recorded with
Tommy Dorsey,
Vic Schoen,
Howard McGhee,
Francis Faye,
Betty Roche,
Nelson Riddle,
Paul Broadnax,
Charles Mingus, and
Ben Webster. In the 1960s, Trenner worked as a studio musician, and led the
Steve Allen Show house band. He also did work with
Bob Hope.....[wikipedia]
