Melba Liston

American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999)

Born: 13 January 1926
Kansas City
Died: 23 April 1999
Los Angeles
Country: United States

Biography

Melba Liston was a jazz musician who played trombone. Melba Liston was born on 13 January 1926 in Kansas City and died on 23 April 1999 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Melba Doretta Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. She was the first woman trombonist to play alongside men in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s, but as her career progressed she became better known as an arranger, particularly in partnership with pianist Randy Weston. Other major artists with whom she worked include Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and Count Basie.

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Also plays on

Albums where Melba Liston is credited as a sideman

1956	World Statesman — Dizzy Gillespie	trombone, arranger
1957	Dizzy in Greece — Dizzy Gillespie	trombone, arranger
1957	Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz — Dizzy Gillespie	trombone
1958	Out There With Betty Carter — Betty Carter	trombone
1958	Little Niles — Randy Weston	arranger, trombone
1959	The Birth of a Band — Quincy Jones	trombone, arranger
1959	The Genius of Ray Charles — Ray Charles	trombone
1959	Newport ’58 — Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach & Don Elliott	trombone
1960	I Dig Dancers — Quincy Jones	trombone
1960	Uhuru Afrika — Randy Weston	arranger
1960	Live at the Fivespot — Randy Weston	arranger
1961	Quincy Jones and His Orchestra at Newport '61 — Quincy Jones	trombone
1962	With The All-Star Big Band — Ray Brown Guest Artist Cannonball Adderley	trombone
1962	Big Bags — Milt Jackson	trombone
1962	Afro/American Sketches — Oliver Nelson Orchestra	trombone
1962	The Soul of Hollywood — Junior Mance	arranger, conductor
1963	The Body & The Soul — Freddie Hubbard	trombone
1963	Any Number Can Win — Jimmy Smith	trombone
1963	Music From the New African Nations featuring The Highlife — Randy Weston	arranger
1965	And Then Again — Elvin Jones	arranger, conductor
1966	Hold On, I’m Coming — Art Blakey	arranger, trombone
1966	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo — Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	trombone
1966	Hoochie Coochie Man — Jimmy Smith	trombone
1966	Roll 'em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands — Shirley Scott	trombone
1967	A Mann & A Woman — Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones	arranger
1968	Heads Up! — Blue Mitchell	arranger
1969	Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes — Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery	trombone
1970	I've Been There — Dakota Staton	arranger
1984	The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones: Live! — Quincy Jones	trombone
1992	African Sunrise — Randy Weston	arranger

Awards

NEA Jazz Masters

Historic 78 rpm records

Warm Mood Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra · Melba Liston · 1946 archive.org ↗
WARM MOOD GERALD WILSON · Melba Liston · 1946 archive.org ↗
WARM MOOD GERALD WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Melba Liston · 1946 archive.org ↗
Oh, Well! James Moody Quintet · Dexter Gordon · Melba Liston · Charlie Fox ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗
MISCHIEVOUS LADY DEXTER GORDON QUINTET · DEXTER GORDON · MELBA LISTON · CHARLIE FOX ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗
Lullaby In Rhythm Dexter Gordon Quintet · Dexter Gordon · Melba Liston · Charlie Fox ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗