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Steve Turre
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Trombonists · b. 1948

Steve Turre

American jazz trombonist

Born
12 September 1948
Omaha
Country
United States
Active
1970–
Record labels
Verve Records, Antilles
Discography
23 albums

Biography

Steve Turre is a jazz musician who plays trombone, conch and Shells. Steve Turre was born on 12 September 1948 in Omaha. The music is usually filed under jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. Record labels: Verve Records and Antilles. The discography here lists 23 albums, from “Viewpoints and Vibrations” (1987) to “Sanyas” (2024).

Stephen Johnson Turre ( tur-AY; born September 12, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using seashells as instruments, as well as a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. For sixty-three years, Turre has been active in jazz, rock, and Latin jazz – in live venues, recording studios, television, and cinema production. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader, and appeared on many more as a contributor or sideman. As a studio musician, Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonists in the world. He has been a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1985.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Viewpoints and Vibrations 1987
Fire and Ice 1988
Right There 1991
Sanctified Shells 1993
Rhythm Within 1995
Steve Turre 1997
Lotus Flower 1999
In the Spur of the Moment 2000
TNT 2001
One4J 2003
The Spirits Up Above 2004
Important Life 2006
Keep Searchin’ 2006
Rainbow People 2008
A Jazz Christmas Celebration for Banfi 2009
Delicious and Delightful 2010
Woody's Delight 2012
The Bones Of Art 2013
Spiritman 2015
Colors for the Masters 2016
The Very Thought of You 2018
Generations 2022
Sanyas 2024

Also plays on

Albums where Steve Turre is credited as a sideman

1975 Peregrinations — Chico Hamilton bass, horn
1975 The Moontrane — Woody Shaw trombone
1976 Love Dance — Woody Shaw trombone
1978 Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real — Rahsaan Roland Kirk trombone
1978 Animation — Cedar Walton trombone
1978 Rosewood — Woody Shaw bass trombone, trombone
1979 Attica Blues Big Band - Live at the Palais des Glaces — Archie Shepp trombone
1980 For Sure! — Woody Shaw trombone
1981 Rejoice — Pharoah Sanders trombone
1981 United — Woody Shaw trombone
1981 Double Rainbow — 日野皓正 conch, didgeridoo
1982 Lotus Flower — Woody Shaw trombone
1988 Imagination — Woody Shaw trombone
1990 Earth: Voices of a Planet — Paul Winter didgeridoo
1994 Time Is Right — Woody Shaw trombone
1994 Gettin’ to It — Christian McBride trombone
1995 Groove Elation! — John Scofield trombone
1996 The Hardbop Grandpop — Horace Silver trombone
1996 Labyrinth — Tom Harrell trombone
1997 The Brass Orchestra — J.J. Johnson trombone
1998 World of Trombones — Slide Hampton trombone
1999 McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars — McCoy Tyner trombone
1999 Jazz in Film — Terence Blanchard trombone
1999 All the Way: Etta Jones Sings Sammy Cahn — Etta Jones trombone
2001 Live Volume Two — Woody Shaw trombone
2002 Live, Volume Three — Woody Shaw trombone
2005 Live Volume Four — Woody Shaw trombone
2009 Once Is Not Enough — Frank Wess trombone
2010 Animation / Soundscapes — Cedar Walton trombone
2011 The Bouncer — Cedar Walton trombone

Analysed solos by Steve Turre

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Steve Turre play?

Steve Turre is known for playing trombone, conch and Shells.

When and where was Steve Turre born?

Steve Turre was born 12 September 1948 in Omaha.

What are Steve Turre's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Viewpoints and Vibrations (1987), Fire and Ice (1988), Right There (1991), Sanctified Shells (1993) and Rhythm Within (1995).

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