Lou Blackburn
Lou Blackburn was an American jazz trombonist born in Rankin, Pennsylvania who performed in several genres, especially the swing genre. He also performed in the West Coast jazz and soul jazz mediums. During the 1950s he played swing music with Lionel Hampton, and also Charlie Ventura. In the early 1960s he began performing with musicians like Cat Anderson, among others. He also appears on the album Mingus at Monterey by Charles Mingus. He also did crossover work with The Beach Boys and The Turtles, among others. Since 1970 he lived in Germany, where he toured successfully with his ethno jazz band Mombasa. In 1990 he died in Berlin.Discography
As leader
- Jazz Frontier
- Two Note Samba
- The Complete Imperial Sessions
As sideman
With Duke Ellington
- Paris Blues
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- The Girl's Suite and The Perfume Suite
With others
- Steve Allen, Soulful Brass #2
- John Braheny, Some Kind of Change
- Bobby Bryant, Swahili Strut
- Bumble Bee Slim, Back in Town
- June Christy, Something Broadway, Something Latin
- Bobby Darin, Venice Blue
- Gil Fuller, Night Flight
- Roosevelt Grier, Soul City
- Chico Hamilton, Chic Chic Chico
- Lionel Hampton, Hamp's Big Band
- Tricky Lofton, Carmell Jones, Brass Bag
- Onzy Matthews, Blues with a Touch of Elegance
- Charles Mingus, Mingus at Monterey
- Thelonious Monk, Monk's Blues
- The Monkees, Listen to the Band
- Oliver Nelson, Live from Los Angeles
- Esther Phillips, Confessin' the Blues
- Lou Rawls, Black and Blue and Tobacco Road
- Nelson Riddle, Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle
- The Righteous Brothers, Back to Back
- The Three Sounds, Coldwater Flat
- Mason Williams, The Mason Williams Ear Show
- Gerald Wilson, Moment of Truth
- The Yellow Balloon, The Yellow Balloon
