# Dick Hyde (musician)

Richard John Hyde (July 4, 1936 – July 15, 2019), sometimes credited as Slyde Hyde, was an American trombonist who played several brass and woodwind instruments. He was a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Hall of Fame. He worked as a session musician and sideman for Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Jaco Pastorius, Steely Dan, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Beach Boys, Tom Waits, Supertramp, Temptations, Boz Scaggs, Ringo Starr, Carole King, Madonna, and Donna Summer.

## Life and career

Richard John Hyde was born in Lansing, the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan, on 4 July, 1936. He began his trombone studies in fourth grade when he was living in Bluffton, Indiana and later in Los Angeles, California. He lived (in 2013) with his wife Yolanda (Yolee) of 42 years in Hawi, Hawaii. Hyde continued his studies first at the Los Angeles City College and then at the Navy School of Music, which at the time was located at the Naval Receiving Station of Anacostia, on the Anacostia River in Maryland. He served and toured with the United States Navy Band, based at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., where he met saxophonist Jay Migliori, who helped him to take the first steps towards his professional career.
Hyde made his recording debut on the 1960 big band vocal album, Two Much!, with Ann Richards singing backed by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra. Since then he has toured and recorded hundreds of albums with rock, pop, jazz artists, including Ralph Marterie, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Harry James (1960–1961), Roger Wagner Orchestra and Chorale (1966), Carole King (1973), Jaco Pastorius (1982–1983), Frank Sinatra (1987–1989). He has recorded with jazz big bands and artists such as Henry Mancini, Bill Conti, Allyn Ferguson, Johnny Mandel, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Thelma Houston, Cannonball Adderley, Tom Scott, folk artists like Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, and popular music acts such as Neil Diamond, Donna Summer, The Pointer Sisters, The Beach Boys, Helen Reddy, Earth, Wind & Fire, Supertramp, Madonna among many others.
Recipient of four NARAS MVP awards in 1974, 1984, 1986, and 1988 respectively, and MVP Emeritus, his style is strongly influenced by American trombonists J. J. Johnson and Carl Fontana.
Hyde died on July 15, 2019, at the age of 83.

## Awards

Hyde was a four-time NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, also known as The Recording Academy) MVP (Most Valuable Player) winner and MVP Emeritus in the NARAS Hall of Fame. He won the award for Best Trombone Player in 1974, for Best Tuba Player in 1984, for Best Bass Trombone Player in 1986, and for Best Double Brassist Player in 1988.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Artist | Genre | Label | Credit |
| 1960 | Two Much! | Ann Richards and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | Jazz, pop | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1966 | Sugar | Nancy Sinatra | Jazz, rock, pop | Reprise | Trombone |
| 1967 | Yellow Underground | Ian Whitcomb | Rock | Tower | Trombone, tuba |
| 1967 | Feelin' Groovy Reissued in 2011 with bonus tracks | Harpers Bizarre | Rock, pop | Warner Bros. (1967), Now Sounds (2011) | Trombone |
| 1968 | Song Cycle | Van Dyke Parks | Pop, rock | Warner Bros. | Woodwind |
| 1968 | The Mason Williams Phonograph Record | Mason Williams | Rock | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1969 | Fused | The Mike Post Coalition | Jazz, rock, funk, soul, folk, world, country | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1969 | Jung!: The Big Band Syndrome | Bob Jung and His Orchestra | Jazz | Command | Trombone |
| 1969 | Inside Bugsy | Bugsy | Pop, rock | Dot | Trombone |
| 1969 | Collision in Black | Blue Mitchell | Funk, soul, jazz | Blue Note | Trombone |
| 1970 | Earth Rot | David Axelrod | Jazz, rock | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1970 | Tap Root Manuscript | Neil Diamond | Rock | Uni | Trombone |
| 1971 | Rita Coolidge | Rita Coolidge | Blues, folk, world, country, rock | A&M | Trombone |
| 1970 | Blood, Chet and Tears | Chet Baker | Jazz | Verve | Trombone |
| 1971 | Reflections in a Mud Puddle | Dory Previn | Folk, world, country | United Artists | Trombone |
| 1972 | Music from the TV Series: The Mancini Generation | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Jazz, soundtrack | RCA Victor | Horn |
| 1972 | The Auction | David Axelrod | Jazz, funk, soul | Decca | Trombone |
| 1973 | Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys | Arlo Guthrie | Folk, rock | Reprise | Horn on "Gypsy Davy" |
| 1973 | Los Cochinos | Cheech & Chong | Comedy, rock | Ode | Horn |
| 1973 | Phew | Claudia Lennear | Funk, soul, rock | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1973 | Seeds | Barry McGuire | Folk, world, country, rock | Myrrh Gold | Trombone |
| 1973 | His California Album | Bobby Blue Bland | Blues, funk, soul | Dunhill | Horn |
| 1973 | Living Together, Growing Together | The 5th Dimension | Funk, soul | Bell | Trombone |
| 1973 | Fantasy | Carole King | Jazz, pop, rock | Ode | Trombone |
| 1974 | Spooky Lady's Sideshow | Kris Kristofferson | Country, rock | Monument | Trombone, tuba |
| 1974 | Wrap Around Joy | Carole King | Folk, world, country, pop | Ode | Horn |
| 1974 | Kinky Friedman | Kinky Friedman | Folk, world, country | ABC | Horn |
| 1974 | Estate of Mind | Evie Sands | Funk, soul | Haven, Capitol | Horn |
| 1974 | High Energy | Freddie Hubbard | Jazz | Columbia | Trombone on "Crisis" |
| 1974 | Life Machine | Hoyt Axton | Folk, world, country, rock | A&M | Horn on "Life Machine", "Good Lookin' Child", and "Pet Parade" |
| 1974 | Heavy Axe | David Axelrod | Funk, soul, jazz, rock | Fantasy | Trombone |
| 1974 | Pratt-McClain | Pratt & McClain | Rock | Dunhill | Trombone |
| 1974 | Pray for the Lion | Lenny Williams | Funk, soul | Warner Bros. | Horn, trombone |
| 1975 | I'll Play for You | Seals and Crofts | Pop, rock | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1975 | Man-Child | Herbie Hancock | Jazz, funk | Columbia | Tuba, trombone |
| 1975 | I've Got the Music in Me | Thelma Houston feat. Pressure Cooker | Jazz | Sheffield Lab | Trombone, flute |
| 1975 | The Sons of Mrs. Righteous | The Righteous Brothers | Pop, rock | Haven, Capitol | Horn |
| 1975 | Home Plate | Bonnie Raitt | Blues, folk, world, country | Warner Bros. | Trombone, trumpet, horn |
| 1975 | Seriously Deep | David Axelrod | Electronic, jazz | Polydor | Trombone |
| 1975 | Big Man: The Legend of John Henry 2 × LP | Cannonball Adderley | Funk, soul, jazz, soundtrack | Fantasy | Trombone |
| 1975 | New York Connection | Tom Scott | Jazz | Ode | Trombone, trumpet |
| 1976 | Silk Degrees | Boz Scaggs | Rock | Columbia | Horn |
| 1976 | The Royal Scam | Steely Dan | Rock, Jazz | ABC | Trombone |
| 1976 | White on White | Brian Cadd | Rock | Capitol | Horn |
| 1976 | Tom Thumb the Dreamer | Michael Dinner | Rock, pop | Fantasy | Trombone |
| 1976 | Help Is on the Way | Melissa Manchester | Funk, soul, jazz, pop | Arista | Horn on "So's My Old Man" |
| 1976 | Rollin' Dice | Jimmy Jackson (soul artist) | Funk, soul | Buddah | Horn, trombone |
| 1976 | Carmel by the Sea | The Jack Daugherty Orchestra | Jazz, funk | Monterey | Trombone |
| 1976 | Forever Taurus | Johnny Hammond | Fusion, jazz, funk | Milestone | Trombone |
| 1976 | The Pretender | Jackson Browne | Rock | Asylum | Horn on "Daddy's Tune" |
| 1977 | Aja | Steely Dan | Jazz rock | ABC | Trombone |
| 1977 | Mirriam | Jessi Colter | Blues, folk, world, country | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1977 | Romantic Journey | Norman Connors | Funk, soul | Teldec | Trombone |
| 1977 | Rare Gems Odyssey | Rare Gems Odyssey | Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone |
| 1977 | Funk in a Mason Jar | Harvey Mason | Jazz, funk, soul | Arista | Trombone |
| 1977 | Finger Paintings | Earl Klugh | Jazz, funk, soul | Blue Note | Horn |
| 1977 | For the Cos of Jazz | First Cosins Jazz Ensemble | Funk, soul, jazz | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1977 | The First in Line | Randy Sharp | Folk, world, country | Nautilus | Horn, woodwind |
| 1977 | Rhapsody in Blue | Walter Murphy | Electronic, funk, soul, jazz | Private Stock | Trombone |
| 1977 | There's Music in the Air | Letta Mbulu | Jazz, funk, soul | A&M | Horn |
| 1977 | I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight | Neil Diamond | Rock | CBS | Reed |
| 1978 | L.A.Express | L.A.Express & Goro Noguchi ロサンゼルス通信 & 野口五郎 | Funk, soul, jazz | Polydor | Trombone |
| 1978 | Frankie Valli... Is the Word | Frankie Valli | Rock, funk, soul, pop | Warner Bros., Curb | Trombone |
| 1978 | Forever Yours | The Sylvers | Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone |
| 1978 | Living Room Suite | Harry Chapin | Rock | Elektra | Trombone |
| 1978 | Don't Cry Out Loud | Melissa Manchester | Funk, soul, pop | Arista | Trombone on "Bad Weather" |
| 1978 | ...In Your Eyes | Mary MacGregor | Pop, rock | Ariola | Trombone |
| 1978 | Straight to the Bank | Bill Summers and Summers Heat | Funk, soul | Prestige | Trombone |
| 1978 | Cheryl Lynn | Cheryl Lynn | Funk, soul | Columbia | Trombone |
| 1978 | What Have You Done for Love? | James & Smith Hodges | Funk, soul, jazz, pop | London | Trombone |
| 1978 | Trying to Get to You | Tan Tan | Jazz, rock | Invitation | Trombone |
| 1978 | The Witness | Jimmy & Carol Owens | Pop | Light | Trombone |
| 1978 | Jerry Corbetta | Jerry Corbetta | Funk, soul, rock | Warner Bros. | Horn |
| 1978 | Dane Donohue | Dane Donohue | Rock | Columbia | Trombone |
| 1979 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp | Rock | A&M | Tuba, trombone |
| 1979 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer | Electronic, funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone |
| 1979 | Disco Fever | The Sylvers | Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone |
| 1979 | J. Michael Reed | J. Michael Reed | Electronic, Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone, trumpet |
| 1979 | Dancin' Is Makin' Love | Gap Mangione | Funk, soul, jazz | A&M | Trombone |
| 1979 | Moonlight Madness | Teri DeSario | Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone |
| 1979 | Disco Derby | Rhythm Heritage | Funk, soul | MCA | Trombone |
| 1979 | Dance Forever | Cheryl Ladd | Funk, soul, pop | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1979 | The Love Connection | Freddie Hubbard | Jazz | CBS | Trombone |
| 1979 | Happy People | Paulinho da Costa | Funk, soul, jazz | Pablo Today | Trombone |
| 1979 | Making a Name for Myself | Roger Miller | Folk, world, country | 20th Century Fox | Trombone |
| 1979 | Greg Smaha | Greg Smaha | Funk, soul | RCA | Trombone, trumpet |
| 1979 | Discosymphony | Walter Murphy | Electronic, funk, soul, pop | New York International | Trombone |
| 1979 | Words and Music Remastered in 2011 | Alessi Brothers | Pop, rock | A&M | Trombone |
| 1979 | September Morn | Neil Diamond | Pop, rock | CBS | Horn on "Stagger Lee" |
| 1980 | Keepin' the Summer Alive | The Beach Boys | Rock | Caribou | Trombone |
| 1980 | Marchin' | David Axelrod | Electronic, jazz, rock | MCA | Trombone |
| 1980 | Emotion | Merry Clayton | Funk, soul | MCA | Trombone |
| 1980 | Catherine McKinnon | Catherine McKinnon | Jazz, pop | Intercan | Trombone |
| 1980 | Amy Holland | Amy Holland | Rock, pop | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1980 | "You've Got It!" | Baby'O | Latin, funk, soul | Baby'O Music Enterprises | Trombone |
| 1980 | Nielsen/Pearson | Nielsen/Pearson | Rock | Capitol | Horn |
| 1980 | Priority | Imperials | Rock | DaySpring | Trombone |
| 1981 | Swing | Swing | Jazz | Planet | Trombone |
| 1981 | Bobby King | Bobby King | Funk, soul | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1981 | Raise! | Earth, Wind & Fire | Funk, soul | ARC, Columbia | Trombone |
| 1982 | So Excited! | The Pointer Sisters | Electronic, hip hop, rock, funk, soul, pop | Planet | Trombone on "All of You" and "I Feel for You" |
| 1982 | Desire | Tom Scott | Jazz | Elektra Musician | Trombone |
| 1982 | Let Me Know You | Stanley Clarke | Funk, soul | Epic | Trombone on "You Are the One for Me", "The Force of Love", and "New York City" |
| 1982 | Patty Weaver | Patty Weaver | Rock, pop | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1982 | Head to Toe | Kenny Nolan | Funk, soul, pop | MCA | Trombone |
| 1982 | Direct Hit | Noel Pointer | Funk, soul | Liberty | Trombone |
| 1983 | She Works Hard for the Money | Donna Summer | Electronic, pop | Casablanca | Horn |
| 1983 | Swordfishtrombones | Tom Waits | Jazz, rock | Island | Trombone on "In the Neighborhood" |
| 1983 | Victory | Larry Graham | Funk, soul | Warner Bros. | Horn on "Just Call My Name", "Don't Think Too Long", "I'm Sick and Tired", and "I'd Rather Be Loving You" |
| 1983 | Target | Tom Scott | Jazz | Atlantic | Trombone, trumpet |
| 1983 | Friends | Larry Carlton | Jazz | Warner Bros. | Trombone |
| 1983 | Break Out Reissued in 1984 with a different track listing, and in 2011 in a 2 × CD deluxe remastered and expanded edition. | The Pointer Sisters | Electronic, funk, soul, hip hop | Planet (1983 and 1984), Big Break (2011) | Trombone on "I'm So Excited" (1984 album, and 7″ and 12″ single remix versions) |
| 1984 | 1100 Bel Air Place | Julio Iglesias | Pop | Columbia | Trombone |
| 1984 | Good Times! | Lynn Carey | Jazz, pop | Big Blonde | Contrabass, cornet, trombone on "I'm Nobody's Baby but Mine" |
| 1986 | Cocker | Joe Cocker | Rock | Capitol, Bertelsmann Club | Horn on "You Can Leave Your Hat On" |
| 1986 | Come Share My Love | Miki Howard | Funk, soul, pop | Atlantic | Horn on "I Can't Wait (To See You Alone)" |
| 1987 | Flamingo Orkestra featuring Cynthia Manley | Flamingo Orkestra featuring Cynthia Manley | Electronic, funk, soul | Voss | Horn |
| 1989 | Like a Prayer | Madonna | Electronic | Sire | Brass |
| 1990 | Pornograffitti | Extreme | Rock | A&M | Trombone on "Li'l Jack Horny" |
| 1991 | Cuban Fire! 1991 CD release; tracks 8 to 12 recorded during the 'Mellophonium' sessions at Capitol Tower Studios, Los Angeles on September 19–21, 1960 | Stan Kenton | Jazz | Capitol | Trombone on tracks 8 to 12 |
| 1991 | Pure Schuur | Diane Schuur | Jazz, pop | GRP | Trombone on "Deed I Do" |
| 1992 | In Tribute | Diane Schuur | Jazz | GRP | Trombone |
| 1993 | Duets | Frank Sinatra | Jazz | Capitol | Trombone |
| 1993 | Requiem: The Holocaust | David Axelrod | Electronic, jazz | Liberty | Trombone on "Dies Irae" / "Gas Chambers" |
| 1994 | The Monkees Present 1994 CD reissue | The Monkees | Rock | Rhino | Horn on "Ladies Aid Society" |
| 1994 | Timepiece | Kenny Rogers | Pop | Atlantic | Trombone |
| 1995 | My Road Our Road 1995 CD reissue | Lee Oskar | Jazz | Avenue | Horn on "Our Road" |
| 1997 | In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy | Pat Boone | Jazz | Hip-O | Trombone |
| 1998 | Sunrise 1998 remastered reissue | Paulinho da Costa | Jazz, funk, soul | Original Jazz Classics, Pablo | Trombone |
| 19xx | Vic Malo | Vic Malo | Funk, soul | Mataele | Trombone |

### Live albums

| Year | Album | Artist | Genre | Label | Credit | Ref. |
| 1978 | Live and More Universal Amphitheatre, 1978 | Donna Summer | Funk, soul | Casablanca | Trombone | |
| 1979 | In Concert Pavillon de Paris, 1 and 2 December 1978 | Cerrone | Electronic, funk, soul | Malligator | Trombone | |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Artist | Genre | Label | Credit |
| 1980 | Greatest Science Fiction Hits II | Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra | Electronic, funk, soul, jazz, rock | Festival, GNP Crescendo | Trombone |
| 1981 | Les Grands thèmes de la Science-Fiction 2 × LP | Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra | Electronic, funk, soul, jazz, rock | Disques Vogue | Trombone |
| 1986 | The Hit Years | Nancy Sinatra | Pop, soundtrack | Rhino | Horn |
| 1993 | The Donna Summer Anthology 2 × CD | Donna Summer | Jazz | PolyGram | Trombone |
| 1996 | In My Lifetime 3 × CD | Neil Diamond | Rock, pop | Columbia | Trombone |
| 1997 | Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story | Teena Marie | Funk, soul | Epic, Legacy | Trombone |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits | Joe Cocker | Rock | EMI Electrola | Trombone on "You Can Leave Your Hat On" |
| 2000 | The Axelrod Chronicles | David Axelrod | Jazz, funk, soul | Fantasy | Trombone |
| 2004 | Ultimate Collection | Joe Cocker | Rock | Hip-O, A&M | Horn on "You Can Leave Your Hat On" |
| 2004 | Most Wanted 1968–1979 | Lalo Schifrin | Jazz, funk, soul | Boutique | Trombone on "Dirty Harry" |
| 2005 | Gold 2 × CD | Donna Summer | Electronic, pop | Hip-O | Brass, horn |
| 2005 | Magic Hollow 4 × CD box set | The Beau Brummels | Rock | Rhino | Trombone on "Painter of Women", "It Won't Get Better", and "Triangle" |
| 2006 | Milestones: Jazz Classics in a Funky Vibe | Various Artists | Electronic, jazz | BHM | Trombone on "Minority" |
| 2008 | Frankie Valli Is the Word / Heaven Above Me a albums collectors' edition. Hyde appears on tracks 1–10: Frankie Valli Is the Word, originally released in 1978. | Frankie Valli | Rock, pop, soundtrack | Collectors' Choice Music | Trombone |
| 2008 | Et Voilà ! Complete discography 22 × CD and 4 × DVD-V box set 1500 copies limited edition, reissued in 2010. Hyde appears on L'Olympia 1985 (CD 12). | Véronique Sanson | Pop | Warner Music France | Trombone on "Minority" |

### Soundtracks

| Year | Album | Artist | Genre | Label | Credit | Ref. |
| 1982 | One from the Heart | Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle | Jazz, rock, soundtrack | Warner Bros. | Trombone on "Circus Girl" | |
| 2009 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Henry Mancini | Jazz, folk, world, country, soundtrack | Film Score Monthly | Trombone | |