Jimmy Cleveland
James Milton Cleveland was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.
Cleveland worked with many other 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. He continued to make records with Zion Records later in his career.
Cleveland died August 23, 2008 in Lynwood, California at age 82.Discography
As leader
- Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars
- Cleveland Style
- A Map of Jimmy Cleveland
- Rhythm Crazy
As sideman
with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
With Gene Ammons
With Dorothy Ashby
- The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
With Art Blakey
With Brass Fever
with James Brown
With Ruth Brown
With Kenny Burrell
With Donald Byrd
- Jazz Lab - co-led with Gigi Gryce
- Modern Jazz Perspective - co-led with Gigi Gryce
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home
with Clifford Coulter
With Hank Crawford
- Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
with Miles Davis:
- Miles Ahead
- Porgy and Bess
With Teddy Edwards
with Gil Evans
- Gil Evans & Ten
- The Individualism of Gil Evans
- Blues in Orbit
With Art Farmer
- The Art Farmer Septet
- Brass Shout
- The Aztec Suite
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra
With Maynard Ferguson
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Benny Golson
With Johnny Griffin
with Gigi Gryce:
- Street Scenes
- Orchestra and Quartet ; reissued as Nica's Tempo
With Chico Hamilton
With Milt Jackson
- Plenty, Plenty Soul
- Big Bags
- For Someone I Love
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown
- Memphis Jackson
with Antonio Carlos Jobim:
- The Composer of "Desafinado", Plays
- Wave
With J. J. Johnson
With Quincy Jones
- Jazz Abroad
- This Is How I Feel About Jazz
- The Birth of a Band!
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones
- I Dig Dancers
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats
With Sam Jones
with Gene Krupa
- Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements
with Melba Liston
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones
With Mundell Lowe
With Junior Mance
With Gary McFarland
With Carmen McRae
With Charles Mingus
With Blue Mitchell
With the Modern Jazz Quartet
With Thelonious Monk
With Wes Montgomery
With James Moody
- Moody and the Brass Figures
With Oliver Nelson
With Phineas Newborn, Jr.
- Phineas Newborn, Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica
With Joe Newman
With Duke Pearson
With Tony Perkins
with Oscar Peterson
with Oscar Pettiford
- Basically Duke
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi
With Specs Powell
With Jerome Richardson
With Sonny Rollins
with Jimmy Rushing
with Lalo Schifrin
With Shirley Scott
with Jimmy Smith:
With Sonny Stitt
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones
- Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass
- Broadway Soul
With Idrees Sulieman
with Billy Taylor
with Clark Terry:
with Lucky Thompson:
- Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2
with Stanley Turrentine:
with Sarah Vaughan:
with Dinah Washington:
- For Those In Love
- The Swingin' Miss "D"
With Randy Weston
With Gerald Wilson
With Kai Winding
With Phil Woods