Jimmy Knepper

American jazz trombonist (1927–2003)

Born: 22 November 1927
Los Angeles
Died: 14 June 2003
Triadelphia
Country: United States
Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz
Discography: 4 albums

Biography

Jimmy Knepper was a jazz musician who played trombone. Jimmy Knepper was born on 22 November 1927 in Los Angeles and died on 14 June 2003 in Triadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “A Swinging Introduction To Jimmy Knepper” (1957) to “1st Place” (1986).

James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, Charles Mingus in the late-1950s and early-1960s.

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