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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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Swinging Introduction To Jimmy Knepper 1957 · Bethlehem Records Primrose Path 1980 · HEP Records I Dream Too Much 1984 · Soul Note

1st Place 1986

Also plays on

Albums where Jimmy Knepper is credited as a sideman

1957	The Clown — Charles Mingus	trombone
1957	A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus — Charles Mingus	trombone
1957	East Coasting — Charles Mingus	trombone
1957	My Kind of Jazz — Tony Scott	trombone
1959	Mingus Ah Um — Charles Mingus	trombone
1959	The Pepper - Knepper Quintet — Pepper Adams & Jimmy Knepper	trombone
1959	Free Blown Jazz — Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper	trombone
1960	Mingus — Charles Mingus	trombone
1960	Mingus Dynasty — Charles Mingus	trombone
1960	Blues & Roots — Charles Mingus	trombone
1960	Color Changes — Clark Terry	trombone
1961	Pre-Bird — Charles Mingus	trombone
1962	Oh Yeah — Charles Mingus	trombone
1962	Tijuana Moods — Charlie Mingus	trombone
1962	Swingin' Machine — Mose Allison	trombone
1963	Reincarnation of a Love Bird — Charles Mingus	trombone
1965	Guitar Forms — Kenny Burrell	trombone
1965	My Kinda Groove — Herbie Mann	trombone
1966	Our Mann Flute — Herbie Mann	trombone
1966	New Mann at Newport — Herbie Mann	trombone
1968	The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones · Mel Lewis — Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Orchestra featuring Miss Ruth Brown	trombone
1972	Let My Children Hear Music — Charles Mingus	trombone
1978	Cumbia & Jazz Fusion — Charles Mingus	bass trombone, trombone
1979	Me, Myself an Eye — Charles Mingus	trombone
1980	Something Like a Bird — Charles Mingus	trombone
1980	Hand to Hand — George Adams - Dannie Richmond	trombone
1983	Priestess — Gil Evans	trombone
1983	Gentlemen's Agreement — George Adams - Dannie Richmond	trombone
1986	Vintage Dolphy — Eric Dolphy	trombone
1988	Central City Sketches — Benny Carter & American Jazz Orchestra	trombone