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Bob Brookmeyer
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Pianists · 1929–2011

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer (1929–2011)

Born
19 December 1929
Kansas City
Died
16 December 2011
New London
Country
United States
Record labels
ACT Music, Impulse!, ArtistShare
Discography
38 albums

Biography

Bob Brookmeyer was a jazz musician who played piano and trombone. Bob Brookmeyer was born on 19 December 1929 in Kansas City and died on 16 December 2011 in New London. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ACT Music, Impulse! and ArtistShare. The discography here lists 38 albums, from “Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others” (1955) to “Old Friends” (2022). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre, before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He received eight Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others 1955 · Clef Records The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer 1955 · Prestige Brookmeyer 1957 · Vik Traditionalism Revisited 1957 · World Pacific Street Swingers 1958 · Pacific Jazz The Ivory Hunters 1959 · United Artists Jazz Is a Kick 1960 · Mercury Records Portrait of the Artist 1960 · Atlantic Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments 1961 · Verve Kansas City Revisited 1962 · United Artists Trombone Jazz Samba 1962 · Verve Bob Brookmeyer Featuring John Williams & Red Mitchell 1963 Bob Brookmeyer and Friends 1965 · Columbia Back Again 1979 · Sonet The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band, Volume 1 1979 · Live · Gryphon Through A Looking Glass 1981 · Finesse Records Oslo 1987 · Concord Records
Dreams 1989
Live At The Village Vanguard 1991 · Live
Electricity 1994 · ACT
En concert avec Europe 1: Olympia, 6 Octobre 1962 1994 · Live
Together 1999 · Challenge Records Holiday - Bob Brookmeyer Plays Piano 2001 · Challenge Jazz Madly Loving You 2001 · Challenge Records
Full Circle 2002
Island 2003 · Artists House
One Night In Vermont 2003
Stay Out of the Sun 2003 Get Well Soon 2004 One More: Music of Thad Jones 2005 · IPO Recordings Spirit Music 2006 · ArtistShare Bob Brookmeyer Featuring Al Cohn 2007 · Muzak The Trombones, Inc. 2007 · Lone Hill Jazz Music for String Quartet and Orchestra 2008 · Challenge Jazz The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer 2008 · Fresh Sound Records Shadow Box 2012 · Candid Productions Ltd. Old Friends 2022 Jazz Big Band Graz Plays The Music Of Bob Brookmeyer · Mons Records

Also plays on

Albums where Bob Brookmeyer is credited as a sideman

1955 The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker — Chet Baker valve trombone
1955 Stan Getz at The Shrine — Stan Getz valve trombone
1955 Happy Minors — Red Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Simms valve trombone
1955 Pacific Jazz Records 1213 — Bud Shank valve trombone
1956 The Modern Art of Jazz — Zoot Sims valve trombone
1956 The Al Cohn Quintet — Al Cohn Quintet feat. Bob Brookmeyer valve trombone
1956 Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer — Jimmy Raney valve trombone
1956 Swingin' With Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra — Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra trombone, arranger
1957 At Newport — The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet trombone
1957 In Three Attitudes — Jimmy Raney trombone
1959 The Genius of Ray Charles — Ray Charles valve trombone
1959 You and Lee — Lee Konitz trombone
1959 New York N.Y. — George Russell trombone
1959 Blowing Around the World — Ruby Braff piano
1959 The Vibraphone Players of Bethlehem, Volume 1 — Teddy Charles and His Sextet valve trombone
1960 The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan trombone
1960 Western Suite — Jimmy Giuffre with Bob Brookmeyer & Jim Hall piano, valve trombone, trombone
1961 Recorded Fall 1961 — Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer trombone
1962 Big Band Bossa Nova — Stan Getz trombone, valve trombone
1962 All the Sad Young Men — Anita O’Day trombone
1962 Cabin in the Sky — Curtis Fuller valve trombone
1963 Night Lights — Gerry Mulligan trombone
1963 '63: The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan valve trombone, arranger
1963 A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano — Charlie Mariano trombone
1964 Butterfly With Hiccups — Gerry Mulligan valve trombone
1965 Interpretations — Stan Getz valve trombone
1966 A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness — Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley trombone
1966 Look to the Rainbow — Astrud Gilberto trombone
1966 Tijuana Jazz — Gary McFarland & Clark Terry trombone
1966 Profiles — Gary McFarland valve trombone

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • ERUDITION STAN GETZ QUINTET · Stan Getz · Bill Crow · John Williams · Bob… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • Cool Mix The Stan Getz Quintet · Stan Getz · Bob Brookmeyer · Bill Crow ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
  • Rustic Hop The Stan Getz Quintet · Stan Getz · Bob Brookmeyer · Bill Crow ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Bob Brookmeyer play?

Bob Brookmeyer is known for playing piano and trombone.

When and where was Bob Brookmeyer born?

Bob Brookmeyer was born 19 December 1929 in Kansas City.

What are Bob Brookmeyer's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955), The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1955), Brookmeyer (1957), Traditionalism Revisited (1957) and Street Swingers (1958).

External links

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