Britt Woodman
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Britt Woodman | |
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| Born | June 4, 1920 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | October 13, 2000 (aged 80) Hawthorne, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trombone |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
Britt Woodman (June 4, 1920 – October 13, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist.[1]
Career
Woodman was a childhood friend of
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958) and Ellington Indigos
(1958).
In 1960 he left Ellington to work in a pit orchestra.Epitaph dedicated to the previously unrecorded music of Charles Mingus.
He died in Hawthorne, California at the age of 80, having suffered severe respiratory problems.[2]
Discography
As sideman
With Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
- Long Yellow Road (RCA, 1975)
- Tales of a Courtesan (RCA Victor, 1976)
- Insights (RCA, 1976)
With Bill Berry
- Hot & Happy (Beez, 1974)
- Hello Rev (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- For Duke (M&K RealTime 1978)
With Duke Ellington
- Ellington Uptown (Columbia, 1951)
- Seattle Concert (RCA Victor, 1954)
- Ellington '55 (Capitol, 1954)
- Dance to the Duke! (Capitol, 1954)
- Ellington Showcase (Capitol, 1955)
- Historically Speaking (Bethlehem, 1956)
- Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956)
- Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, 1957)
- A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia, 1957)
- Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1957)
- Indigos(Columbia, 1958)
- Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958)
- The Cosmic Scene (Columbia, 1958)
- Black, Brown, and Beige(Columbia, 1958)
- Ellington Moods (Sesac, 1959)
- Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia, 1959)
- The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia, 1960)
- Solitude (Philips, 1960)
- Piano in the Background (Philips, 1960)
- Selections from Peer Gynt Suites (Columbia, 1960)
- Concert at Carnegie Hall (DJM, 1976)
- The Elegant Mister Ellington (Swing House, 1978)
- Jungle Triangle (Black Lion, 1983)
- All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
- Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1991)
With Ella Fitzgerald
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook(Verve, 1958)
- Rhythm Is My Business (Verve, 1962)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Vol. One (Verve, 1975)
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (Reprise, 1971)
With Lionel Hampton
- In Concert (Durium, 1975)
- Hamp's Big Band Live! (Glad-Hamp 1979)
- Leapin' with Lionel (Affinity, 1983)
- Newport Uproar! (RCA Victor, 1968)
With Johnny Hodges
- Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran, 1956)
- The Big Sound (Verve, 1957)
- Everybody Knows (Impulse!, 1964)
With Charles Mingus
- Mingus (Candid, 1961)
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!, 1964)
- Epitaph(Columbia, 1990)
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962)
With Jimmy Smith
- Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1962)
- Plays Walk On the Wild Side and the Preacher (Verve, 1963)
- Peter and the Wolf (Verve, 1966)
- Hoochie Coochie Man(Verve, 1966)
With others
- Gene Ammons, Free Again (Prestige, 1972)
- Ray Brown, With the All-Star Big Band (Verve, 1962)
- Ruth Brown, Ruth Brown '65 (Mainstream, 1965)
- Ruth Brown, Softly (Mainstream, 1972)
- Frank Capp & Nat Pierce, Juggernaut (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- Frank Capp & Nat Pierce, Live at the Century Plaza (Concord Jazz, 1978)
- Benny Carter, Live and Well in Japan! (Pablo, 1978)
- Benny Carter, Central City Sketches (MusicMasters, 1987)
- Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington, Blue Rose (Columbia, 1956)
- Africa Brass(Impulse!, 1961)
- Randy Crawford, Everything Must Change (Warner Bros. 1976)
- The Magic Touch(Riverside, 1962)
- Miles Davis, Blue Moods (Debut, 1955)
- Booker Ervin, Booker 'n' Brass (Pacific Jazz, 1967)
- John Fahey, Old Fashioned Love (Takoma, 1975)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Gillespiana (Verve, 1960)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Carnegie Hall Concert (Verve, 1961)
- Benny Golson, Killer Joe (Columbia, 1977)
- Chico Hamilton, The Gamut (Solid State, 1968)
- Jimmy Hamilton, It's About Time (Prestige Swingville, 1961)
- Happenings(Impulse!, 1966)
- Philly Joe Jones, To Tadd with Love (Uptown, 1982)
- Jon Lucien, Premonition (Columbia, 1976)
- Galt MacDermot, Hair Pieces (Verve, Forecast 1968)
- Teo Macero, Impressions of Charles Mingus (Palo Alto, 1983)
- Junior Mance, The Soul of Hollywood (Jazzland, 1962)
- The Manhattan Transfer, Pastiche (Atlantic, 1978)
- Wade Marcus, Metamorphosis ABC (Impulse!, 1976)
- Blue Mitchell, Smooth as the Wind (Riverside, 1961)
- Grover Mitchell, Meet Grover Mitchell (Jazz Chronicles 1979)
- James Moody, The Blues and Other Colors (Milestone, 1969)
- Maria Muldaur, Sweet Harmony (Reprise, 1976)
- Oliver Nelson, Afro/American Sketches (Prestige, 1962)
- Oliver Nelson, Impressions of Phaedra (United Artists, 1962)
- Oscar Peterson, Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band (Verve, 1962)
- Zoot Sims, Passion Flower (Pablo, 1980)
- Billy Taylor, Taylor Made Jazz (Argo, 1959)
- Billy Taylor, Right Here, Right Now! (Capitol, 1963)
- Clark Terry, Duke with a Difference (Riverside, 1957)
- Clark Terry, Cruising (Milestone, 1975)
- Clark Terry, Squeeze Me! (Chiaroscuro, 1989)
- Teri Thornton, Devil May Care(Riverside, 1961)
- Jimmy Woode, The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1957)
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ "Britt Woodman; Key L.A. Jazz Figure Played Trombone with Duke Ellington". Los Angeles Times. 15 October 2000.
- Ratliff, Ben (October 17, 2000). "Britt Woodman, 80, Big-Band Trombonist". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- "Britt Woodman: Jazz trombonist and linchpin of the Duke Ellington orchestra of the Fifties". The Times. London. October 19, 2000. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- "Britt Woodman". The Daily Telegraph. London. October 18, 2000. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
External links
- Interview of Britt Woodman, part of Central Avenue Sounds Oral History Project, Center for Oral History Research, UCLA Library Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.
- All Music
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