Oscar Brashear


Oscar Brashear is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician from Chicago, Illinois.
After studying at DuSable High School and Wright Jr. College under John DeRoule he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie '68-9, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon and James Moody. Moving to Los Angeles in 1971, he worked with Gerald Wilson, Harold Land, Oliver Nelson, Shelly Manne, Quincy Jones, Horace Silver and Duke Pearson.
Brashear has recorded with Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, B. B. King, Bobby Bland, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Farrell, The Crusaders, McCoy Tyner, Gene Harris, Randy Newman, Frank Sinatra, Earth, Wind & Fire, Carole King, Benny Carter, Billy Higgins and Ry Cooder.

Discography

With Nat Adderley
With Count Basie
With Regina Belle
With Bobby Bland and B. B. King
With Brass Fever
With Kenny Burrell
With Donald Byrd
With Ry Cooder
With The Crusaders
With Miles Davis
With Neil Diamond
With Earth, Wind & Fire
  • The Need of Love
  • Last Days and Time
  • Head to the Sky
  • Spirit
  • All 'n All
  • I Am
  • Raise!
  • Powerlight
  • Heritage
With Teddy Edwards
  • Blue Saxophone
With Joe Farrell
  • Night Dancing
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Benny Golson
With Eddie Harris
  • Bad Luck Is All I Have
  • How Can You Live Like That?
With Gene Harris
  • Astral Signal
With Donny Hathaway
With Hampton Hawes
  • Universe
  • Blues for Walls
with Joe Henderson
  • Canyon Lady
  • Black Miracle
With Billy Higgins
  • Billy Higgins Quintet
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
With Paul Horn
  • Dream Machine
With Freddie Hubbard
  • The Love Connection
With Bobby Hutcherson
  • Head On
  • Inner Glow
  • Montara
  • Farewell Keystone
With Bobbi Humphrey
  • Fancy Dancer
With Paul Humphrey Sextet
  • Paul Humphrey Sextet featuring Oscar Brashear
With Ahmad Jamal
  • Night Song
With Rick James
With J. J. Johnson
  • Pinnacles
With Karma
  • Celebration
  • For Everybody
With Carole King
  • Simple Things
  • Welcome Home
With Harold Land
  • Damisi
  • Xocia's Dance
With Hubert Laws
With Ray Manzarek
  • The Golden Scarab
With Carmen McRae
  • Can't Hide Love
With Blue Mitchell
  • Stratosonic Nuances
With Oliver Nelson
  • Skull Session
With Willie Nelson
With Randy Newman
  • Bad Love
With Bonnie Raitt
  • Takin' My Time
With Sonny Rollins
  • The Way I Feel
With Patrice Rushen
  • Prelusion
  • Before the Dawn
With Joe Sample
  • Did You Feel That?
With Moacir Santos
  • Maestro
  • Carnival of the Spirits
With Lalo Schifrin
  • Gypsies
With Zoot Sims
With Horace Silver
With Frank Sinatra
With Gábor Szabó
With Stanley Turrentine
With McCoy Tyner
With Was
With Gerald Wilson
With Valerie Carter