Jimmy Cleveland

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Jimmy Cleveland
Background information
Birth name	Jimmy Cleveland
Born	May 3, 1926 (1926-05-03) (age 82)
Origin	Wartrace, Tennessee
Genre(s)	Bop Hard bop
Instrument(s)	trombone
Label(s)	Emarcy Records Verve Records
Associated acts	Miles Davis

Jimmy Cleveland (born May 3, 1926) is an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee, perhaps best-known for his studio recordings with Miles Davis, such as his appearances on "Miles Ahead" and "Porgy and Bess". Cleveland worked with many well-known jazz musicians, including Sarah Vaughan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quincy Jones, Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Pettiford and James Brown.

[edit] Select Discography

• "Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars" (1955; EmArcy)
• Cleveland Style" (1957; EmArcy)
• "A Map of Jimmy Cleveland" (1958; Mercury Records)
• "Rhythm Crazy" (1959; EmArcy)

with Oscar Peterson:

• "With Respect to Nat" (1965; Verve)

with Wes Montgomery:

• "Movin' Wes" (1963; Verve)

with Jimmy Smith:

• "Bashin'"' (1962; Verve)
• "Any Number Can Win" (1963; Verve)
• "The Cat...The Incredible Jimmy Smith" (1964; Verve)
• "Christmas '64" (1964; Verve)
• "The Dynamic Duo" w/ Wes Montgomery (1966; Verve)
• "Stay Loose" (1968; Verve)

with Antonio Carlos Jobim:

• "The Composer Of "Desafinado", Plays" (1962; Verve)
• "Wave (Jobim album)" (1967)

with Miles Davis:

• "Miles Ahead"
• "Porgy and Bess"

with Charles Mingus:

• "Epitaph" (1962)

with the Lucky Thompson Quintet:

• "Dancing Sunbeam" (Impulse)
• "Tricotism" (Impulse)

with Sonny Rollins:

• "Brass Trio" (1958; Verve)
• "Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass" (1958; Verve)

with Art Farmer:

• "Listen To Art Farmer and the Orchestra" (1962; Verve)

with Oscar Pettiford:

• "Deep Passion" (Impulse)

with James Brown:

• "Soul on Top" (1970; King/Verve)

with Gene Krupa:

• "Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements" (1958; Verve)

with Clark Terry:

• "Clark Terry" (1955, 1956; Verve)

with Jimmy Rushing:

• "Five Feet Of Soul" (1963; Roulette Records)

with Julian Cannonball Adderley:

• "Julian Cannonball Adderley" (1955; Verve)

with Quincy Jones:

• "This Is How I Feel About Jazz" (ABC/Paramount)
• "My Fair Lady Loves Jazz" (ABC/Paramount)
• "The Birth of the Band" (1959, 1960; Verve)

with Sarah Vaughan:

• "¡Viva! Vaughan" (1958; Verve)

with Gigi Gryce:

• "Street Scenes" (1956; Vogue)
• "Nica's Tempo" (1955; Savoy)

with Dinah Washington:

• "For Those In Love" (1955; Mercury Records)
• "The Swingin' Miss "D"" (1956; Verve)