- Maynard Ferguson and His Birdland Dream Band · 1957
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards and Quincy Jones · 2010
- Maynard Ferguson and His Birdland Dream Band · 1957
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones · 1959
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones · 1959
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards and Quincy Jones · 2012
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones · 1959
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones · 1959
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones · 1959
- Top 45 Classics - The Very Best of Jimmy Cleveland · 2020
- Top 45 Classics - The Very Best of Jimmy Cleveland · 2020
- Top 45 Classics - The Very Best of Jimmy Cleveland · 2020
- Top 45 Classics - The Very Best of Jimmy Cleveland · 2020
Compilations
Appears On
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
- Blue Mitchell
- Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford
About Jimmy Cleveland
One of the finest trombonists to emerge during the 1950s, Jimmy Cleveland has been overlooked since moving to Los Angeles in the late '60s. He started on trombone when he was 16, and his first important job was with Lionel Hampton (1950-1953). After Hampton's European tour of 1953, Cleveland became a busy freelance musician in New York, making many recording sessions (including with Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, Oscar Pettiford, Lucky Thompson, James Moody, and Gerry Mulligan). He toured Europe with Quincy Jones in 1959-1960, and played with Thelonious Monk's 1967 octet, but otherwise stayed in New York until going to the West Coast to play with The Merv Griffin Show's band and to continue recording for Quincy Jones. Jimmy Cleveland remains one of the most technically skilled of the bop-based trombonists, and still appears on an irregular basis in Los Angeles clubs. ~ Scott Yanow
- HOMETOWN
- Wartrace, TN, United States
- BORN
- 3 May 1926
- GENRE
- Jazz