Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a Canadian jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1929. Before the family left Canada, Auld's parents bought him an alto saxophone, which he taught himself to play. He later switched to the tenor saxophone, after hearing a Coleman Hawkins recording.
Auld worked with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Billy Eckstine, Tiny Kahn, and Frank Rosolino. Primarily a swing saxophonist, Auld was a member of big bands and led big bands, including Georgie Auld and His Orchestra and Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars. He played rock and roll while working for Alan Freed in 1959.
In 1949, Auld played Carl in The Rat Race in the Ethel Barrymore Theater on Broadway. In 1952, he had a small part in the film The Marrying Kind. In 1977, he played a bandleader in the 1977 motion picture New York, New York, starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro and also acted as a technical consultant for the film. Auld also performed with Thelma Gracen alongside other musicians during her singing career.
Auld died on January 8, 1990, in Palm Springs, California, aged 70.
I've Got You Under My Skin (Coral, 1955)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Coral, 1955)
Lullaby of Broadway (Coral, 1956)
Georgie Auld and His All Star Orchestra (Allegro, 1956)
In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy/Mercury, 1956)
Dancing in the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy/Mercury, 1956)
That's Auld (Brunswick, 1957) with The Rhythmaires
Sax Gone Latin (Capitol, 1958) with The Rhythmaires
Manhattan with Strings (United Artists, 1959)
Georgie Auld Plays for Melancholy Babies (ABC-Paramount, 1959)
The Melody Lingers On (Top Rank, 1959)
Hawaii On the Rocks (Jaro, 1959)
The Georgie Auld Quintet Plays the Winners (Philips, 1963)