Jimmy Cleveland

James Milton Cleveland
Background information
Birth name	Jimmy Cleveland
Born	May 3, 1926(1926-05-03)
Origin	Wartrace, Tennessee
Died	August 23, 2008
Genres	Bop Hard bop
Instruments	trombone
Labels	Emarcy Records Verve Records
Associated acts	Miles Davis

Jimmy Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

Cleveland worked with many well-known jazz musicians, including Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quincy Jones, Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Pettiford and James Brown. He also recorded a sequence of albums for EmArcy/Mercury Records in the 1950s.

Cleveland died August 23, 2008 in Lynwood, California at age 82.

Discography

As leader

• 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)
• Complete Recordings (2006; Lonehill Jazz Spain)

As sideman

with Julian Cannonball Adderley:

• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955; EmArcy)

with James Brown:

• Soul on Top (1970; King/Verve)

with Donald Byrd

• I'm Tryin' to Get Home (1965; Blue Note)

with Clifford Coulter

• Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)

with Miles Davis:

• Miles Ahead
• Porgy and Bess

with Gil Evans

• Gil Evans & Ten
• The Individualism of Gil Evans

with Art Farmer:

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

with Gigi Gryce:

• Street Scenes (1953; Vogue)
• Orchestra and Quartet (1955; Signal Records)

With Milt Jackson

• Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic, 1957)
• Big Bags (Riverside, 1962)
• For Someone I Love (Riverside, 1963)
• Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown (Verve, 1965)
• Memphis Jackson (Impulse!, 1969)

with Antonio Carlos Jobim:

• The Composer of "Desafinado", Plays (1962; Verve)
• Wave (1967)

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 Gene Krupa:

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

with Melba Liston:

• Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (1958; Fresh Sound Records)

with Charles Mingus:

• Epitaph (1962)

With Blue Mitchell

• Smooth as the Wind (1961)

with Wes Montgomery:

• Movin' Wes (1963; Verve)

With Oliver Nelson

• Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
• The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)

with Phineas Newborn, Jr.

• Phineas Newborn Plays Jamaica (1957); (RCA Victor LPM 1589)

With Duke Pearson

• Now Hear This (1968, Blue Note)

with Oscar Peterson:

• With Respect to Nat (1965; Verve)

with Oscar Pettiford:

• Deep Passion (Impulse)

With Sonny Rollins

• Brass & Trio (1958)
• Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958; Verve)

with Jimmy Rushing:

• Five Feet of Soul (1963; Roulette Records)

With Shirley Scott

• For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963)

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 Billy Taylor

• My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (Impulse!, 1957)

with Clark Terry:

• Clark Terry (1955, 1956; EmArcy)

with Lucky Thompson:

• Tricotism (Impulse)

with Stanley Turrentine:

• Always Something There (1968; Blue Note)

with Sarah Vaughan:

• ¡Viva! Vaughan (1958; Verve)

with Dinah Washington:

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