Jimmy Knepper

Jimmy Knepper

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. Knepper died in 2003 of complications of Parkinson's disease.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 22, 1927 (Los Angeles), Died June 14, 2003 (Triadelphia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	105433	8/7/1958	Lover man	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105434	8/7/1958	Mop mop	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105435	8/7/1958	Woody'n you	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105436	8/7/1958	'Round midnight	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105437	8/7/1958	Lester leaps in	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105804	10/13/1958	Ornithology	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	105806	10/13/1958	Unlisted blues	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, trombone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Knepper, Jimmy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325533.

Knepper, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325533.

"Knepper, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.