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American jazz trumpeter
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Male
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Birth:
31 January 1921(Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA)
Death:
18 August 1974(Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jazz with Stan Kenton and others. Anderson died in Birmingham in 1974.
Discography
With Count Basie
- Everyday I Have the Blues (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams
- Dance Along with Basie (Roulette, 1959)
- The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960)
With Buddy Collette
- Tanganyika (Dig, 1956)
With Chico Hamilton
- Chic Chic Chico (Impulse!, 1965)
With Stan Kenton
- Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1943-47 [1950])
- Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952])
- Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946)
- Encores (Capitol, 1947)
- A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947)
- The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])
- Two Much! (Capitol, 1960) with Ann Richards