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 (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States)), Died June 14, 2003 (Triadelphia (human settlement in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325533.
Knepper, Jimmy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325533.
"Knepper, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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Wikipedia: Jimmy Knepper
Discogs: Jimmy Knepper
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Knepper, Jimmy, 1927-2003 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78030293
Wikidata: Jimmy Knepper - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q666088
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74038004
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Knepper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4c43836c-a57c-4817-a6be-44f404507f2a
ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 2987 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081542987
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