(1929-12-19)December 19, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died
December 15, 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 81) New London, New Hampshire, U.S.[1]
Genres
Mainstream jazz Cool jazz West Coast jazz Post bop
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, arranger, educator
Instrument(s)
Valve trombone, piano
Labels
Impulse!, Mainstream, RCA, Verve
Musical artist
Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet[2] from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre,[3] before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime.
^Keepnews, Peter (December 18, 2011). "Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and educator, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
^Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 380.
^Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 384.
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the output of Gerry Mulligan, especially his work with Chet Baker and BobBrookmeyer; the music of Stan Kenton's sidemen during the late 1940s through the...
Jazz Composer's Award. Urie left Los Angeles to study composition with BobBrookmeyer in Boston MA. A Graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music with...
tracks conducted and arranged by Russell performed by Ernie Royal, BobBrookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Al Kiger, Marky Markowitz, David Baker, Jimmy Buffington...
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Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall Live: Detroit/Chicago with BobBrookmeyerBobBrookmeyer and Friends with Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams Out of This World...
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