Jack Sheldon
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Trumpeters · 1931–2019

Jack Sheldon

American trumpeter, singer, and actor (1931–2019)

Born
30 November 1931
Died
27 December 2019
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Active
1950–
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Jack Sheldon was a jazz musician who played trumpet and voice. Jack Sheldon was born on 30 November 1931 and died on 27 December 2019 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Oooo--But It's Good” (1963) to “Blues in the Night” (2020).

Beryl Cyril "Jack" Sheldon Jr. (November 30, 1931 – December 27, 2019) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He performed on The Merv Griffin Show and participated in episodes of the educational music television series Schoolhouse Rock!, most notably "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just a Bill".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Oooo--But It's Good 1963 · Capitol Records The Warm World of Jack Sheldon 1968 · Dot Records Singular 1980 · Beez Records Playin' It Straight 1981 · M & K Realtime Records
Jack's Groove 1989
On My Own 1992
Sings 1993
Jack Is Back 1995
Live at Don Mupo's Gold Nugget 1997 · Live
Playing for Change 1997
The Quintet and the Quartet 1998
It's What I Do 2007
Blues in the Night 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Jack Sheldon is credited as a sideman

1955 Tangents in Jazz — Jimmy Giuffre trumpet
1956 The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet — Jimmy Giuffre trumpet
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones trumpet
1957 The Return of Art Pepper — Art Pepper trumpet
1957 Sextet — Mel Lewis trumpet
1957 A Jazz Band Ball: First Set — Marty Paich trumpet
1958 Anita O'Day Sings the Winners — Anita O’Day trumpet
1958 In a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman trumpet
1958 The Picasso Of Big Band Jazz — Marty Paich trumpet
1959 Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements — Anita O’Day trumpet
1959 Art Pepper + Eleven — Art Pepper trumpet
1959 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements — Sonny Stitt trumpet
1960 Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz — Rolf Kuhn trumpet
1961 Trav'lin' Light — Anita O’Day trumpet
1962 Blues Cross Country — Peggy Lee trumpet
1967 Mancini ’67: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini — Henry Mancini trumpet
1968 The Sound of Silence — Carmen McRae trumpet
1982 One From the Heart — Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle trumpet
1983 Woody Herman Presents, Volume 3: A Great American Evening — Woody Herman trumpet
1987 Big Band in a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman trumpet
1993 Love Songs — Diane Schuur trumpet
1994 Still on the Road — Rosemary Clooney vocals
1996 Live From the Las Vegas Tropicana — Stan Kenton trumpet
1998 The Art of the Ballad — Art Pepper trumpet
2001 Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen — Carmen McRae trumpet
2005 The Stage Door Swings — Stan Kenton trumpet
2010 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre — Sonny Stitt trumpet
— Anita O’Day Sings The Winners + At Mister Kelly’s — Anita O’Day trumpet
— Warner Jazz Les Incontournables — Art Pepper trumpet

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Jack Sheldon play?

Jack Sheldon is known for playing trumpet and voice.

When and where was Jack Sheldon born?

Jack Sheldon was born 30 November 1931.

What are Jack Sheldon's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Oooo--But It's Good (1963), The Warm World of Jack Sheldon (1968), Singular (1980) and Playin' It Straight (1981).

External links

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