Artist · United States
Jimmy Knepper
trombonist
Since 1927 · Ended in 2003
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James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, Charles Mingus in the late-1950s and early-1960s.
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James Minter Knepper, né le 22 novembre 1927 à Los Angeles et mort le 14 juin 2003 à Triadelphia, est un tromboniste de jazz américain. Il a joué et enregistré en tant que leader ou avec de grandes figures du jazz comme Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones et Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi et Lew Tabackin (en), mais il est surtout connu pour avoir composé et joué aux côtés de Charles Mingus de la fin des années 1950 au début des années 1960.
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Discography
Albums
- 1957 A Swinging Introduction To Jimmy Knepper
- 1959 The Pepper - Knepper Quintet
- 1959 Free Blown Jazz
- 1979 Just Friends
- 1980 Primrose Path
- 1984 I Dream Too Much
- 1986 1st Place