Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist
Jimmy Cleveland
Background information
Birth nameJames Milton Cleveland
Born(1926-05-03)May 3, 1926
Wartrace, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedAugust 23, 2008(2008-08-23) (aged 82)
Lynwood, California
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trombone
Years active1951–2008
LabelsEmArcy, Verve
Spouse(s)Janet Thurlow
Musical artist

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 Janet Thurlow.[3] He died on August 23, 2008, in Lynwood, California, at the age of 82.[1] He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery.[4]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

  • Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy, 1955)

With Gene Ammons

  • Free Again (Prestige, 1971)

With Dorothy Ashby

With Art Blakey

With Brass Fever

with James Brown

With Ruth Brown

With Kenny Burrell

With Donald Byrd

with Clifford Coulter

  • Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)

With Hank Crawford

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

with Miles Davis

  • Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957)
  • Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958)

With Teddy Edwards

with Gil Evans

With Art Farmer

With Maynard Ferguson

  • Ridin' High (Enterprise, 1967)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Benny Golson

With Johnny Griffin

with Gigi Gryce

With Friedrich Gulda

  • Friedrich Gulda at Birdland (RCA Victor, 1957)
  • A Man of Letters (Decca, 1957)

With Chico Hamilton

  • The Gamut (Solid State, 1968)

With Milt Jackson

with Antonio Carlos Jobim

  • The Composer of "Desafinado", Plays (Verve, 1963)
  • Wave (CTI, 1967)

With J. J. Johnson

With Quincy Jones

With Sam Jones

  • Down Home (Riverside, 1962)

with Gene Krupa

  • Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (Verve, 1958)

with Melba Liston

With Mundell Lowe

With Junior Mance

With Gary McFarland

With Carmen McRae

With Charles Mingus

With Blue Mitchell

With the Modern Jazz Quartet

With Thelonious Monk

With Wes Montgomery

With James Moody

With Oliver Nelson

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

With Joe Newman

With Duke Pearson

  • Now Hear This (Blue Note, 1968)

With Tony Perkins

  • On a Rainy Afternoon (RCA Victor, 1958)

with Oscar Peterson

with Oscar Pettiford

With Specs Powell

  • Movin' In (Roulette, 1957)

With Jerome Richardson

  • Midnight Oil (New Jazz, 1959)

With Sonny Rollins

with Jimmy Rushing

with Lalo Schifrin

With Shirley Scott

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

With Idrees Sulieman

  • Roots (New Jazz, 1957) with the Prestige All Stars

with Billy Taylor

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

with Sarah Vaughan

with Dinah Washington

With Randy Weston

With Gerald Wilson

With Kai Winding

With Phil Woods

  • Round Trip (Verve, 1969)

References

  1. ^ a b Jazztimes Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "EmArcy Signs Jazz Artists". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 15. April 9, 1955. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Cleveland, with a scant fringe of goatee nesting..." UPI. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. ^ "James M. Cleveland". Nationwide Grave Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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