Quentin Jackson
Quentin Leonard "Butter" Jackson (born January 13, 1909 in Springfield / Ohio , † October 2, 1976 in New York City ) was an American jazz trombonist .
Jackson learned to play the trombone from his brother-in-law, Claude Jones . He worked with Zack Whyte in 1930 , with McKinney's Cotton Pickers in 1931 , with Don Redman 's Orchestra from 1932 to 1940 , with Cab Calloway from 1940 to 1948 and then with Lucky Millinder .
From 1949 to 1960 he worked as a soloist and band musician with Duke Ellington . After a European tour with Quincy Jones Big Band , he played 1961 - 62 with Count Basie and played recordings with Charles Mingus , namely, the legendary albums The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus ( 1963 ). After joining the bands of Louie Bellson and Gerald Wilson , he was a member of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra from 1971 to 1976 .
Discography
- The Swingin 'Miss "D" with Dinah Washington , 1956 (1998)
- Blue Gardenia with Dinah Washington, (1995)
- Dinah Sings Bessie Smith with Dinah Washington, 1956, 1957 (1999)
- Ellington at Newport 1956 , Live At Newport 1958 , The Cosmic Scene: Duke Ellington's Spacemen (1958), Blues in Orbit , with Duke Ellington (Columbia)
- Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn & The Orchestra , 1961 (1999)
- Jazz masters 48 with Oliver Nelson (Verve, 1962-67)
- The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady , Mingus Mingus, Mingus Mingus with Charles Mingus, ( Impulse! Records , 1963)
- Movin 'Wes with Wes Montgomery , (Verve, 1963/1997)
- Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits , 1963 (2004)
- Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides with Wes Montgomery, (Verve, 1964–1966, published 1995)
- Peter & The Wolf with Jimmy Smith , 1966 (1999)
- Blues: The Common Ground with Kenny Burrell (Verve, 1967-68)
- Talkin 'Verve with Shirley Scott , (Verve, 2001)
- Roll 'Em with Shirley Scott, 1966 (2004)
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book , (Verve, 1957/1999)
- Ellington Is Forever with Kenny Burrell (Fantasy, 1979)
Web links
- Quentin Jackson at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jackson, Quentin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jackson, Quentin Leonard (full name); Jackson, butter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springfield (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd October 1976 |
| Place of death | New York City |