Stu Williamson

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Stu Williamson (May 14, 1933 - Oct. 1, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Williamson was the younger brother of jazz pianist Claude Williamson. Williamson relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and became a regular on the West Coast scene, playing with Stan Kenton (1951, 1954-1955), Woody Herman (1952-1953), Billy May, and Charlie Barnet. Between 1954 and 1958 he played intermittently with Shelly Manne, and was a ubiquitous session musician up until 1968, when he retired from music. He battled drug addiction for much of his life, including for years after he left music. He died in Studio City, California in 1991.

Discography

With Shelly Manne

Swinging Sounds (Contemporary 1956)
More Swinging Sounds (Contemporary 1956)

With Dizzy Gillespie

The New Continent (Limelight, 1962)

With Elmo Hope

The Elmo Hope Quintet featuring Harold Land (Pacific Jazz, 1957)

With Clifford Brown's All Stars

Jazz Messages (Jazztone, 1954)

References

Scott Yanow, Stu Williamson at Allmusic

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 27255398 LCCN: n80097122 ISNI: 0000 0000 7826 0751 GND: 135255953 BNF: cb139336422

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Name	Williamson, Stu
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	May 14, 1933
Place of birth
Date of death	1991
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