Milt Bernhart (May 25, 1926 – January 22, 2004) was a West Coast jazz trombonist who worked with Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, and others. He supplied the solo in the middle of Sinatra's 1956 recording of I've Got You Under My Skin conducted by Nelson Riddle. Biography Bernhart (occasionally spelled Bernhardt) began on tuba, but switched to trombone in high school. At 16 he worked in Boyd Raeburn's band and later had some "gigs" with Teddy Powell. After time in the United States Army he worked, off and on, with Stan Kenton for the next ten years. He is perhaps most associated with Kenton, but in 1955 he had his first album as a leader. In 1986 he was elected President of the Big Band Academy of America. Although known as "mild-mannered" or humorous, his brief period with Benny Goodman was one area that brought out his ire. He indicated working with Goodman was "the bottom", except for basic training in the Army, of his first 23 years of life. He called Goodman a "bore" and claimed he did nothing about the treatment Wardell Gray faced at a segregated club in Las Vegas. He even alleges that he quit because Goodman publicly humiliated Gray in front of an audience. Bernhart died of congestive heart failure in Glendale, California at the age of 77 at the Adventist Health Glendale. Discography As leader Modern Brass (RCA Victor, 1955) The Sound of Bernhart (Decca, 1958) As sideman With Maynard Ferguson Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy, 1955) Maynard Ferguson Octet (EmArcy, 1955) Dimensions (EmArcy, 1956) Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (Emarcy, 1956) Stratospheric (Mercury, 1976) With Stan Kenton Encores (Capitol, 1947) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947) Innovations in Modern Music (Capitol, 1950) Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1950) Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1952) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953) Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol, 1955) The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1955) Kenton in Hi-Fi (Capitol, 1956) Lush Interlude (Capitol, 1959) Artistry in Voices and Brass (Capitol, 1963) The Innovations Orchestra (Capitol, 1997) With Henri Rene RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt (RCA, 1953) That Bad Eartha (EP) (RCA, 1954) Down to Eartha (RCA, 1955) That Bad Eartha (LP) (RCA, 1956) Thursday's Child (RCA, 1957) With Shorty Rogers Shorty Rogers and His Giants (RCA Victor, 1953) Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1955) The Big Shorty Rogers Express (RCA Victor, 1956) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (RCA