Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear (born August 18, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician from Chicago, Illinois. After studying at DuSable High School and Wright Jr. College (currently known as Wilbur Wright College) under John DeRoule he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie '68-9, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon and James Moody. Moving to Los Angeles in 1971, he worked with Gerald Wilson, Harold Land, Oliver Nelson, Shelly Manne, Quincy Jones (with whom he toured in Japan), Horace Silver and Duke Pearson. Brashear has recorded with Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, B. B. King, Bobby Bland, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Farrell, The Crusaders, McCoy Tyner, Gene Harris, Randy Newman, Frank Sinatra, Earth, Wind & Fire, Carole King, Benny Carter, Billy Higgins and Ry Cooder. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1944 (Chicago), Died July 7, 2023
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 14785 | 1/4/1968 | I was made to love her (the way I love you) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14786 | 1/3/1968 | Respect | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14787 | 1/4/1968 | I never loved a woman (The way I love you) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14788 | 1/3/1968 | Chain gang | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14789 | 1/3/1968 | Uptight (Everything's alright) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14790 | 1/3/1968 | Ode to Billy Joe | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14791 | 1/3/1968 | My girl | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14792 | 1/3/1968 | For your precious love | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14793 | 1/3/1968 | (I can't get no) Satisfaction | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14794 | 1/4/1968 | In the midnight hour | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14795 | 1/4/1968 | Funky Broadway | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | L 14796 | 1/4/1968 | Even when you cry | Count Basie | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brashear, Oscar," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305431.
Brashear, Oscar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305431.
"Brashear, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brashear, Oscar, 1944- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93026529
Wikidata: Oscar Brashear - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2032674
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37105080
MusicBrainz: Oscar Brashear - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0d569a0-c01a-49ba-923d-e4dcd8bd6e03
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 0845 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055140845
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