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Jimmy Cleveland
tb, 1926-2008 US, Wartrace, Tennessee
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. James Cleveland James Van Dyke Jimmy O'Heigho
Jimmy Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.Cleveland worked with many well-known jazz musicians, including Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quincy Jones, Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Pettiford and James Brown. He also recorded a sequence of albums for EmArcy/Mercury Records in the 1950s and 1960s. He continued to make records with Zion Records later in his career.Cleveland died August 23, 2008 in Lynwood, California at age 82.
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Whisper Not on Complete 1957 - 1958 Quintet and Sextet Sessions by Benny Golson Pow! on Melba Liston and Her 'Bones by Various Artists Tell Me Funky on Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band by Various Artists Just By Myself on Complete 1957 - 1958 Quintet and Sextet Sessions by Benny Golson I'm Glad There Is You on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 2 by Cannonball Adderley & The Jazz Messengers The Dark Before the Dawn on Melba Liston and Her 'Bones by Various Artists Capri on Complete 1957 - 1958 Quintet and Sextet Sessions by Benny Golson Blue Birdland on Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band by Various Artists Everybody Moan on Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band by Various Artists Casa de Marcel on The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 2 by Cannonball Adderley & The Jazz MessengersTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trombones Inc. | Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rosolino | 2007 | Compil. |
| Complete Recordings | Jimmy Cleveland | 2006 | Compil. |
| I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 35 | Thelonious Monk, Phil Woods, Jimmy Cleveland, Max Roach | 1981 | Compil. |
| A Map Of Jimmy Cleveland | Jimmy Cleveland | 1959 | Album |
| Rhythm Crazy | Jimmy Cleveland | 1959 | Album |
| Cleveland Style Vol 1 | Jimmy Cleveland | 1958 | Single |
| Cleveland Style | Jimmy Cleveland | 1958 | Album |
| Cleveland Style Vol. 2 | Jimmy Cleveland | 1958 | Single |
| Seldon Powell Sextet Featuring Jimmy Cleveland, Vol. 2 | Seldon Powell Sextet Featuring Jimmy Cleveland | 1956 | Single |
| Seldon Powell Sextet Featuring Jimmy Cleveland | Seldon Powell Sextet Featuring Jimmy Cleveland | 1956 | Album |
| Trombones | Frank Wess, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell | 1956 | Album |
| Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | 1955 | Album |
| The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 8 | Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown - Art Farmer - Jimmy Cleveland | Compil. | |
| Tops On Trombone | Jimmy Cleveland | Album |
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