Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician (1932–2021)

Born: 15 December 1934
Detroit
Died: 8 May 2021
Country: United States
Active: 1953–2021
Record labels: Blue Note, Epic Records
Discography: 28 albums

Biography

Curtis Fuller was a jazz musician who played trombone. Curtis Fuller was born on 15 December 1934 in Detroit and died on 8 May 2021. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and Epic Records. The discography here lists 28 albums, from “Bone & Bari” (1957) to “Down Home” (2012). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932 – May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Bone & Bari 1957 · Blue Note New Trombone 1957 · Prestige The Opener 1957 · Blue Note Volume 3 1957 · Blue Note Jazz...It's Magic! 1958 · Regent Records Two Bones 1958 · Blue Note Blues-ette 1959 · Savoy Records The Curtis Fuller Jazztet 1959 · Savoy Records Images of Curtis Fuller 1960 · Savoy Records Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone 1961 · Warwick South American Cookin’ 1961 · Epic The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller 1961 · Epic Cabin in the Sky 1962 · impulse! Curtis Fuller With Red Garland 1962 · New Jazz Jazz Conference Abroad 1962 · Mercury Records Soul Trombone 1962 · impulse! Curtis Fuller & Hampton Hawes With French Horns 1965 · Status Records Crankin’ 1971 · Mainstream Records Smokin' 1972 · Mainstream Records Four on the Outside 1978 · Timeless Records Fire and Filigree 1979 · Bee Hive Records Meets Roma Jazz Trio 1984 · Timeless Records BLUES ette Part II 1993 · Savoy Jazz Up Jumped Spring 2004 · Delmark Records Keep It Simple 2005

Live at the Amersfoort Jazz Festival 2011 · Live

The Story of Cathy & Me 2011 Down Home 2012 · Capri Records

Also plays on

Albums where Curtis Fuller is credited as a sideman

1957	Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 3 — Bud Powell	trombone
1957	Jazz for the Thinker — Yusef Lateef	finger cymbals, tambourine, trombone
1957	Before Dawn — Yusef Lateef	trombone
1957	Jazz Mood — Yusef Lateef	tambourine, trombone
1957	City Lights — Lee Morgan	trombone
1957	Cliff Jordan — Clifford Jordan	trombone
1957	Dial “S” for Sonny — Sonny Clark	trombone
1957	Jazz Eyes — John Jenkins, Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	trombone
1958	Blue Train — John Coltrane	trombone
1958	It’s Magic — Abbey Lincoln	trombone
1958	House Party — Jimmy Smith	trombone
1958	Lou Takes Off — Lou Donaldson	trombone
1958	This Is the Moment! Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays — Kenny Dorham	trombone
1958	Modern Jazz Survey 2 / Baritones & French Horns — Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, Julius Watkins, Dave Amram	trombone
1958	Big 6 — Blue Mitchell	trombone
1958	Sonny’s Crib — Sonny Clark	trombone
1958	Monday Night at Birdland — Hank Mobley, Bill Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan	trombone
1959	Great Jazz Standards — Gil Evans	trombone
1959	The Other Side of Benny Golson — Benny Golson	trombone
1959	Groovin' With Golson — Benny Golson	trombone
1959	Brass Shout — Art Farmer	trombone
1959	The Sermon! — Jimmy Smith	trombone
1959	Blue Soul — Blue Mitchell Sextet	trombone
1960	I Dig Dancers — Quincy Jones	trombone
1960	The Third World — Donald Byrd & Booker Little	trombone
1960	Gone With Golson — Benny Golson	trombone
1960	Gettin' With It — Benny Golson	trombone
1960	1st Bassman — Paul Chambers	trombone
1960	The Thumper — Jimmy Heath Sextet, Nat Adderley, Curtis Fuller, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Albert Heath	trombone
1960	Jazz Is a Kick — Bob Brookmeyer	trombone