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Robert Edward " Bob " Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan 's quartet [2] from 1954 to 1957.
Bob Brookmeyer (b. Kansas City, MO, December 19, 1929; d. New London, NH, December 15, 2011) enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a trombonist, educator, and composer and arranger. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer began playing clarinet at age 8.
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Dec 19, 2011 · Bob Brookmeyer, who left a distinctive mark on jazz as a musician, composer, arranger and educator whose students included many of today’s leading jazz arrangers and bandleaders, died on Thursday...
Dec 15, 2011 · A leading valve trombonist of the cool jazz era, also known for his progressive big-band arrangements. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2010s. Born. December 19, 1929 in Kansas City, MO. Died. December 15, 2011 in New London, NH. Genre. Jazz. Styles.
Mar 13, 2018 · Bob Brookmeyer, a Renaissance man among jazz musicians who died December 15, 2011, four days before his eighty-second birthday, will be remembered as many things: composer, arranger, musician, educator, outspoken arbiter who brooked no nonsense and wasn't shy about letting others know when he believed they were not giving the music ...
Apr 8, 2022 · “I am here!” Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments in 1961 further established him as a serious force in the jazz arranging world. He wrote for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. He was ghost-writing for Ray Charles, the Sauter-Finnegan Orchestra, and many others.
Bob Brookmeyer: Composer, Arranger.
Dec 20, 2011 · Bob Brookmeyer began his career in the 1950s. From the beginning, he was credited with a highly distinctive personal style, first as an improviser, then as composer and arranger for...
Dec 16, 2011 · Bob Brookmeyer, a valve trombonist, educator and influential composer/arranger, died last night in New Hampshire, days short of his 82nd birthday. Brookmeyer arrived in New York as a...
