Benny Powell

American jazz trombonist (1930–2010)

Born: 1 March 1930
New Orleans
Died: 26 June 2010
New York City
Country: United States
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Benny Powell was a jazz musician who played trombone. Benny Powell was born on 1 March 1930 in New Orleans and died on 26 June 2010 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr. (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Coast To Coast 1982

Also plays on

Albums where Benny Powell is credited as a sideman

1955	Osie's Oasis — Osie Johnson	trombone
1956	The Magnificent, Volume 3 — Thad Jones	trombone
1956	No Count — Frank Foster	trombone
1956	North, South, East... Wess — Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke	trombone
1957	Jazz Lab — Don Byrd – Gigi Gryce	trombone
1958	The Atomic Mr. Basie — Count Basie Orchestra + Neal Hefti Arrangements	trombone
1958	Basie Plays Hefti — Count Basie	trombone
1959	Welcome to the Club — Nat King Cole	trombone
1959	Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings / Tony Bennett Sings — Basie / Bennett	trombone
1959	No Count Sarah — Sarah Vaughan	trombone
1960	I Gotta Right to Swing — Sammy Davis Jr.	trombone
1961	Genius + Soul = Jazz — Ray Charles	trombone
1961	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke — Duke Ellington and Count Basie	trombone
1961	I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face — Tony Bennett, Al Tornello	trombone
1961	Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan — Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan	trombone
1963	Ella and Basie! — Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra	trombone
1964	Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus — Pepper Adams	trombone
1965	Big Band Scene '65 — Count Basie & Maynard Ferguson	trombone
1965	¡Viva! Vaughan — Sarah Vaughan	trombone
1965	I’m Tryin’ to Get Home — Donald Byrd	trombone
1967	The Total J.J. Johnson — J.J. Johnson	trombone
1967	Booker 'n' Brass — Booker Ervin	bass trombone
1968	Glory of Love — Herbie Mann	trombone
1968	Sweet Soul — King Curtis	trombone
1968	Bigger & Better — David “Fathead” Newman	trombone
1969	Fat Albert Rotunda — Herbie Hancock	trombone
1969	Soul & Salvation — Dizzy Gillespie	trombone
1969	Left & Right — Roland Kirk	bass trombone
1969	Silver Cycles — Eddie Harris	trombone, bass trombone
1969	Now Hear This — Duke Pearson	trombone