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Jimmy Knepper
tb, 1927-2003 US, Los Angeles
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. James M. Knepper
James Minter (Jimmy) Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and/or recorded throughout his career with many of the top figures in jazz including the bands of Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, as friend and arranging/transcribing partner of bassist and composer Charles Mingus in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Knepper died in 2003 of complications of Parkinson's disease.
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Mysterious Blues on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus Body and Soul on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus R and R on Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels by Charles Mingus You Go To My Head on The Lure Of Beauty by Various Artists Lost April on The Lure Of Beauty by Various Artists Figment Fragment on Cunningbird by Jimmy Knepper You Stepped Out Of a Dream on A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper by Jimmy Knepper Tell Me on Tell Me... by Jimmy Knepper & Jimmy Knepper Sextet Languid on Cunningbird by Jimmy Knepper Avid Admirer on A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper by Jimmy KnepperTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper-Knepper Quintet | Pepper Adams, Jimmy Knepper | 2011 | Album |
| A Swinging Introduction To Jimmy Knepper | Jimmy Knepper | 2000 | Album |
| Pussy Cat Dues "The Music Of Charles Mingus" | Kevin Mahogany, Charles McPherson, Jimmy Knepper, Dennis Mackrel And The WDR Big Band Köln | 2000 | Album |
| T-Bop | Eric Felten / Jimmy Knepper | 1993 | Album |
| Priestess | Mark Masters' Jazz Orchestra With Billy Harper And Jimmy Knepper | 1991 | Album |
| Muted Joys | Jimmy Knepper | 1989 | Compil. |
| Evening Star | Joshua Breakstone Featuring Tommy Flanagan And Jimmy Knepper | 1988 | Album |
| 1st Place | Jimmy Knepper | 1986 | Album |
| The Complete Debut Sessions 1953 | Max Roach / Jimmy Knepper | 1984 | Compil. |
| Bennie Wallace Plays Monk | Bennie Wallace, Jimmy Knepper, Eddie Gomez, Dannie Richmond | 1981 | Album |
| Primrose Path | Jimmy Knepper With Bobby Wellins, Pete Jacobsen, Dave Green, Ron Parry | 1980 | Album |
| Chair In The Sky | Mingus Dynasty, Joe Farrell, Charlie Haden, John Handy, Jimmy Knepper, Jimmy Owens, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond | 1979 | Album |
| Just Friends | Joe Temperley & Jimmy Knepper | 1979 | Album |
| Free Blown Jazz | Tony Scott / Jimmy Knepper | 1959 | Album |
| A Swinging Introduction To Jimmy Knepper | Jimmy Knepper | 1957 | Album |
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