Jimmy Cleveland
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Milton Cleveland |
Born | Wartrace, Tennessee, U.S. | May 3, 1926
Died | August 23, 2008 Lynwood, California | (aged 82)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Trombone |
Years active | 1951–2008 |
Labels | EmArcy, Verve |
Associated acts | Miles Davis |
James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.[1]
Cleveland was signed by EmArcy Records in 1955.[2] Cleveland was married to jazz vocalist .[3] He died on August 23, 2008, in Lynwood, California, at the age of 82.[1]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (EmArcy, 1955)
- Cleveland Style (EmArcy, 1957)
- A Map of Jimmy Cleveland (Mercury, 1958)
- Rhythm Crazy (EmArcy, 1959 [1964])
As sideman[]
with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy, 1955)
With Gene Ammons
- Free Again (Prestige, 1971)
With Dorothy Ashby
With Art Blakey
- Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem, 1957)
With Brass Fever
- Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)
with James Brown
- Soul on Top (King/Verve, 1970)
With Ruth Brown
- Miss Rhythm (Atlantic, 1959)
With Kenny Burrell
- Blues - The Common Ground (Verve, 1968)
- Night Song (Verve, 1969)
With Donald Byrd
- Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957) - co-led with Gigi Gryce
- Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia, 1957) - co-led with Gigi Gryce
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Blue Note, 1965)
with Clifford Coulter
- Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)
With Hank Crawford
- Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (Atlantic, 1969)
- Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960)
with Miles Davis:
- Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957)
- Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958)
With Teddy Edwards
- Mississippi Lad (Verve/Gitanes, 1991)
with Gil Evans
- Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige, 1957)
- The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve, 1964)
- Blues in Orbit (Enja, 1969–71)
With Art Farmer
- The Art Farmer Septet (Prestige, 1953–54)
- Brass Shout (United Artists, 1959)
- The Aztec Suite (United Artists, 1959)
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury, 1962)
With Maynard Ferguson
- Ridin' High (Enterprise, 1967)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Jazz Recital (Norgran, 1955)
With Benny Golson
With Johnny Griffin
- White Gardenia (Riverside, 1961)
with Gigi Gryce:
- Street Scenes (Vogue, 1953)
- Orchestra and Quartet (Signal, 1955); reissued as Nica's Tempo (Savoy)
With Chico Hamilton
- The Gamut (Solid State, 1968)
With Milt Jackson
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic, 1957)
- Big Bags (Riverside, 1962)
- For Someone I Love (Riverside, 1963)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown (Verve, 1965)
- Memphis Jackson (Impulse!, 1969)
with Antonio Carlos Jobim:
- The Composer of "Desafinado", Plays (Verve, 1962)
- Wave (CTI, 1967)
With J. J. Johnson
- J.J.! (RCA Victor, 1964)
With Quincy Jones
- Jazz Abroad (Emarcy, 1955)
- This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
- The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)
- I Dig Dancers (Mercury, 1960)
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])
With Sam Jones
- Down Home (Riverside, 1962)
with Gene Krupa
- Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (Verve, 1958)
with Melba Liston
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (MetroJazz, 1958)
With Mundell Lowe
- TV Action Jazz! (RCA Camden, 1959)
- Satan in High Heels (soundtrack) (Charlie Parker, 1961)
With Junior Mance
- The Soul of Hollywood (Jazzland, 1962)
With Gary McFarland
- Soft Samba (Verve, 1963)
With Carmen McRae
- Something to Swing About (Kapp, 1959)
With Charles Mingus
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962 [Blue Note, 1994])
With Blue Mitchell
- Smooth as the Wind (Riverside, 1961)
With the Modern Jazz Quartet
- Jazz Dialogue (Atlantic, 1965)
With Thelonious Monk
- Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 (France's Concert)
With Wes Montgomery
- Movin' Wes (Verve, 1963)
With James Moody
- Moody and the Brass Figures (Milestone, 1966)
With Oliver Nelson
- Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966)
- The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
- The Spirit of '67 co-led with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
With Phineas Newborn, Jr.
- Phineas Newborn, Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica (RCA Victor, 1957)
With Joe Newman
- Salute to Satch (RCA Victor, 1956)
With Duke Pearson
- Now Hear This (Blue Note, 1968)
With Tony Perkins
- (RCA Victor, 1958)
with Oscar Peterson
- With Respect to Nat (Verve, 1965)
with Oscar Pettiford
- Basically Duke (Bethlehem, 1954)
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
With Specs Powell
- Movin' In (Roulette, 1957)
With Jerome Richardson
- Midnight Oil (New Jazz, 1959)
With Sonny Rollins
- Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (MetroJazz, 1958; reissued as Brass & Trio, Verve)
with Jimmy Rushing
- Five Feet of Soul (Roulette, 1963)
with Lalo Schifrin
- New Fantasy (Verve, 1964)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)
With Shirley Scott
- For Members Only (Impulse! 1963)
with Jimmy Smith:
- Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1962)
- Any Number Can Win (Verve, 1963)
- The Cat...The Incredible Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1964)
- Christmas '64 (Verve, 1964)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo w/ Wes Montgomery (Verve, 1966)
- Stay Loose (Verve, 1968)
With Sonny Stitt
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (Roost, 1955)
- Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962)
- Broadway Soul (Colpix, 1965)
With Idrees Sulieman
- Roots (New Jazz, 1957) with the Prestige All Stars
with Billy Taylor
- My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957; reissued on Impulse!)
- Kwamina (Mercury, 1961)
with Clark Terry:
- Clark Terry (EmArcy, 1955)
with Lucky Thompson:
- Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2 (ABC-Paramount, 1956; reissued on Tricotism, Impulse)
with Stanley Turrentine:
- Always Something There (Blue Note, 1968)
with Sarah Vaughan:
- ¡Viva! Vaughan (Verve, 1958)
with Dinah Washington:
- For Those In Love (Mercury, 1955)
- The Swingin' Miss "D" (Verve, 1956)
With Randy Weston
- Uhuru Afrika (Roulette, 1960)
- Highlife (Colpix, 1963)
With Gerald Wilson
With Kai Winding
- The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)
With Phil Woods
- Round Trip (Verve, 1969)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jazztimes Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "EmArcy Signs Jazz Artists". Billboard. Vol. 67 no. 15. April 9, 1955. p. 15.
- ^ "Jimmy Cleveland, with a scant fringe of goatee nesting..." UPI. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- 1926 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Wartrace, Tennessee
- American jazz trombonists
- Male trombonists
- Bebop trombonists
- Hard bop trombonists
- 20th-century American musicians
- 20th-century trombonists
- Jazz musicians from Tennessee
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians