Guitarist
Barry Galbraith played with
Babe Russin,
Art Tatum,
Red Norvo,
Hal McIntyre and
Teddy Powell after moving to New York from Vermont in the early '40s. He was in
Claude Thornhill's band from 1941 to 1942, and again from 1946 to 1949 following army service.
Galbraith was a busy studio musician in the '50s and '60s, playing with
Benny Goodman,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Tony Bennett,
Tal Farlow, and
Gil Evans among others. He toured with
Stan Kenton in 1953, and was prominently involved with the film "After Hours" in 1961.
Galbraith became a teacher in the '70s, and devoted most of his time to that role. He published the "Barry Galbraith Guitar Study Series" in 1982." ~ Ron Wynn