Jimmy Knepper
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James Minter Knepper was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benn
Jimmy Knepper with the National Jazz Ensemble
Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians a
Jimmy Knepper
…Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and, most famously, Charles Mingus in the late-1950s and early-1960s. Knepper was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, the second son of a nurse and a police officer. His…
Mingus in 1976
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Mingus in 1976 playing the double bass