Jimmy Cleveland

James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.^[1]

Cleveland was signed by EmArcy Records in 1955.^[2] Cleveland was married to jazz vocalist Janet Thurlow.^[3] He died on August 23, 2008, in Lynwood, California, at the age of 82.^[1]

Discography

As leader

• Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (EmArcy, 1955)
• Cleveland Style (EmArcy, 1957)
• A Map of Jimmy Cleveland (Mercury, 1958)
• Rhythm Crazy (EmArcy, 1959 [1964])

As sideman

with Julian Cannonball Adderley

• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy, 1955)

With Gene Ammons

• Free Again (Prestige, 1971)

With Dorothy Ashby

• The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby (Atlantic, 1965)

With Art Blakey

• Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem, 1957)

With Brass Fever

• Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)

with James Brown

• Soul on Top (King/Verve, 1970)

With Ruth Brown

• Miss Rhythm (Atlantic, 1959)

With Kenny Burrell

• Blues - The Common Ground (Verve, 1968)
• Night Song (Verve, 1969)

With Donald Byrd

• Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957) - co-led with Gigi Gryce
• Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia, 1957) - co-led with Gigi Gryce
• I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Blue Note, 1965)

with Clifford Coulter

• Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)

With Hank Crawford

• Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (Atlantic, 1969)

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

• Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960)

with Miles Davis:

• Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957)
• Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958)

With Teddy Edwards

• Mississippi Lad (Verve/Gitanes, 1991)

with Gil Evans

• Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige, 1957)
• The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve, 1964)
• Blues in Orbit (Enja, 1969–71)

With Art Farmer

• The Art Farmer Septet (Prestige, 1953–54)
• Brass Shout (United Artists, 1959)
• The Aztec Suite (United Artists, 1959)
• Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury, 1962)

With Maynard Ferguson

• Ridin' High (Enterprise, 1967)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Jazz Recital (Norgran, 1955)

With Benny Golson

• Benny Golson's New York Scene (Contemporary, 1957)

With Johnny Griffin

• White Gardenia (Riverside, 1961)

with Gigi Gryce:

• Street Scenes (Vogue, 1953)
• Orchestra and Quartet (Signal, 1955); reissued as Nica's Tempo (Savoy)

With Chico Hamilton

• The Gamut (Solid State, 1968)

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 (Verve, 1962)
• Wave (CTI, 1967)

With J. J. Johnson

• J.J.! (RCA Victor, 1964)

With Quincy Jones

• Jazz Abroad (Emarcy, 1955)
• This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
• The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
• The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)
• I Dig Dancers (Mercury, 1960)
• Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])

With Sam Jones

• Down Home (Riverside, 1962)

with Gene Krupa

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

with Melba Liston

• Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (MetroJazz, 1958)

With Mundell Lowe

• TV Action Jazz! (RCA Camden, 1959)
• Satan in High Heels (soundtrack) (Charlie Parker, 1961)

With Junior Mance

• The Soul of Hollywood (Jazzland, 1962)

With Gary McFarland

• Soft Samba (Verve, 1963)

With Carmen McRae

• Something to Swing About (Kapp, 1959)

With Charles Mingus

• The Complete Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962 [Blue Note, 1994])

With Blue Mitchell

• Smooth as the Wind (Riverside, 1961)

With the Modern Jazz Quartet

• Jazz Dialogue (Atlantic, 1965)

With Thelonious Monk

• Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 (France's Concert)

With Wes Montgomery

• Movin' Wes (Verve, 1963)

With James Moody

• Moody and the Brass Figures (Milestone, 1966)

With Oliver Nelson

• Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
• Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966)
• The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
• The Spirit of '67 co-led with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

• Phineas Newborn, Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica (RCA Victor, 1957)

With Joe Newman

• Salute to Satch (RCA Victor, 1956)

With Duke Pearson

• Now Hear This (Blue Note, 1968)

With Tony Perkins

• On a Rainy Afternoon (RCA Victor, 1958)

with Oscar Peterson

• With Respect to Nat (Verve, 1965)

with Oscar Pettiford

• Basically Duke (Bethlehem, 1954)
• The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (ABC-Paramount, 1956)

With Specs Powell

• Movin' In (Roulette, 1957)

With Jerome Richardson

• Midnight Oil (New Jazz, 1959)

With Sonny Rollins

• Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (MetroJazz, 1958; reissued as Brass & Trio, Verve)

with Jimmy Rushing

• Five Feet of Soul (Roulette, 1963)

with Lalo Schifrin

• New Fantasy (Verve, 1964)
• Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)

With Shirley Scott

• For Members Only (Impulse! 1963)

with Jimmy Smith:

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

With Sonny Stitt

• Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (Roost, 1955)
• Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962)
• Broadway Soul (Colpix, 1965)

With Idrees Sulieman

• Roots (New Jazz, 1957) with the Prestige All Stars

with Billy Taylor

• My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957; reissued on Impulse!)
• Kwamina (Mercury, 1961)

with Clark Terry:

• Clark Terry (EmArcy, 1955)

with Lucky Thompson:

• Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2 (ABC-Paramount, 1956; reissued on Tricotism, Impulse)

with Stanley Turrentine:

• Always Something There (Blue Note, 1968)

with Sarah Vaughan:

• ¡Viva! Vaughan (Verve, 1958)

with Dinah Washington:

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

With Randy Weston

• Uhuru Afrika (Roulette, 1960)
• Highlife (Colpix, 1963)

With Gerald Wilson

• Lomelin (Discovery, 1981)
• Jessica (Trend, 1982)

With Kai Winding

• The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)

With Phil Woods

• Round Trip (Verve, 1969)

References