Randy Brooks (Sanford, Maine, March 15, 1919 - March 21, 1967) was an American big band jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Brooks began on trumpet at age six, and by eleven was touring with Rudy Vallee. He then worked with Claude Thornhill, Bob Allen, Bernie Cummins, Art Jarrett, and Les Brown before founding his own band in 1944. John Benson Brooks (no relation) contributed arrangements to the ensemble, and Stan Getz played in it in 1946. Among his hits for Decca Records were "Tenderly" Read more on Last.fm