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Jimmy Ponder
g, 1946-2013 US, Pittsburgh
Musician of Jazz
Jimmy Ponder (born May 10, 1946 - died September 16, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz guitarist.Ponder started playing guitar at age 14, and was heavily influenced by Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. He began playing with Charles Earland at 17, and in the following years played with Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, and Jimmy McGriff. He moved to Philadelphia and later New York City in the 1970s, and recorded extensively as a leader for a number of jazz labels. Since the late 1980s, Jimmy frequently returned to his hometown to perform with his popular trio alongside two of Pittsburgh's other Jazz greats; Roger Humphries and Gene Ludwig. Ponder's most commercially successful releases were his 1978 Muse Records set All Things Beautiful (U.
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Popular Tracks 
A Tribute To A Rose on Steel City Blues by Jimmy Ponder Blues Bag on All Things Beautiful by Jimmy Ponder Snow Blower on B. Baker Chocolate Co. by Various Artists You Are Too Beautiful on Steel City Blues by Jimmy Ponder Ain't Misbehavin' on Ain't Misbehavin' by Jimmy Ponder Love Me Right on All Things Beautiful by Jimmy Ponder Love Will Find a Way on Groove Merchant Super Funk Collection - Return of Jazz Funk by Various Artists Carousel on B. Baker Chocolate Co. by Various Artists Seven Minds on All Things Beautiful by Jimmy Ponder Flexible Flyer on Tailgunner by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live At The Other End | Jimmy Ponder | 2007 | Album |
| Come And See | Joe Lee Wilson, Jimmy Ponder | 2007 | Album |
| Somebody's Child | Jimmy Ponder | 2007 | Album |
| What's New | Jimmy Ponder | 2005 | Album |
| Thumbs Up | Jimmy Ponder | 2001 | Album |
| How To Strip For Your Lover | Sonny Lester & His Orchestra, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Ponder, Joe Thomas | 1998 | Album |
| James Street | Jimmy Ponder | 1997 | Album |
| Something To Ponder | Jimmy Ponder | 1996 | Album |
| To Reach A Dream | Jimmy Ponder | 1991 | Album |
| Jimmy Ponder | Jimmy Ponder | 1991 | Compil. |
| Come On Down | Jimmy Ponder | 1991 | Album |
| Jump | Jimmy Ponder | 1989 | Album |
| Mean Streets - No Bridges | Jimmy Ponder | 1987 | Album |
| So Many Stars | Jimmy Ponder | 1985 | Album |
| Down Here On The Ground | Jimmy Ponder | 1984 | Album |
| Ponder'n | Jimmy Ponder | 1981 | Album |
| Jimmy Ponder | Jimmy Ponder | 1979 | Compil. |
| A Clue | Jimmy Ponder | 1978 | Single |
| All Things Beautiful | Jimmy Ponder | 1978 | Album |
| White Room | Jimmy Ponder | 1977 | Album |
| Illusions | Jimmy Ponder | 1976 | Album |
| Jennifer | Jimmy Ponder | 1976 | Single |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Jimmy Ponder | 1974 | Album |
| Sometimes You Win | Jimmy Ponder | 1966 | Single |
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