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Jimmy Knepper

First Name: 
James
Last Name: 
Knepper
Skills/Instrument: 
trombone
Gender: 
m
Date of Birth: 
November 22, 1927
Birthplace: 
Los Angeles, CA
Region of Origin:
West USA

Activities

sessions

Roy Porter 1948 or January 19, 1949 - Session
01/01/1948 - 01/19/1949
Charles Mingus Spring 1949 - Session
01/01/1949 - 12/31/1949
Roy Porter February 23, 1949 - Session
02/23/1949
Roy Porter Spring 1949 - Session
03/01/1949 - 05/31/1949
Roy Porter Spring 1949 (b) - Session
03/01/1949 - 05/31/1949
Gene Roland April 3, 1950 - Session
04/03/1950
Charlie Parker June 4, 11, 18 or 25, 1950 - Session
06/01/1950 - 06/30/1950
Charlie Parker May 28, 1950 - Session
06/01/1950 - 06/30/1950
Charlie Parker August 28, 1950 - Session
08/28/1950
Charles Mingus February 12, 1957 - Session
02/12/1957
Charles Mingus March 13, 1957 - Session
03/13/1957
Gunther Schuller, George Russell June 18, 1957 - Session
06/18/1957
Jimmy Knepper July 10, 1957 - Session
07/10/1957
Charles Mingus July 18, 1957 - Session
07/18/1957
Charles Mingus July 20 and 21, 1957 - Session
07/20/1957 - 07/21/1957
Charles Mingus August 1957 - Session
08/01/1957 - 08/31/1957
Charles Mingus August 6, 1957 - Session
08/06/1957
Charles Mingus October 1957 - Session
10/01/1957
Charles Mingus October 1957 (probably) or late 1957/early 1958 - Session
10/01/1957 - 03/01/1958
Charles Mingus early 1958 - Session
01/01/1958 - 03/01/1958
Langston Hughes March 18, 1958 - Session
03/18/1958
Jimmy Knepper & Pepper Adams March 25, 1958 - Session
03/25/1958
Tony Scott July 6, 1958 - Session
07/06/1958
Tony Scott August 7, 1958 - Session
08/07/1958
Charles Mingus October and November 1958 - Session
10/01/1958 - 11/30/1958
Tony Scott October 13, 1958 - Session
10/13/1958
Charles Mingus February 4, 1959 - Session
02/04/1959
Charles Mingus May 5, 1959 - Session
05/05/1959
Charles Mingus November 1, 1959 - Session
11/01/1959
Charles Mingus November 13, 1959 - Session
11/13/1959
Dizzy Gillespie circa 1960-1961 - Session
01/01/1960 - 12/31/1961
Charles Mingus May 24, 1960 - Session
05/24/1960
Charles Mingus May 25, 1960 - Session
05/25/1960
Charles Mingus October 20, 1960 - Session
10/20/1960
Charles Mingus November 11, 1960 (b) - Session
11/11/1960
Dizzy Gillespie & Gunther Schuller May 22, 1961 - Session
05/22/1961
Charles Mingus October 21, 1961 - Session
10/21/1961
Charles Mingus November 6, 1961 - Session
11/06/1961
Benny Goodman July 3-8, 1962 - Session
07/03/1962 - 07/08/1962
Gil Evans May 25, 1964 - Session
05/25/1964
Cecil Taylor June 20 & 21, 1968 - Session
06/20/1968 - 06/21/1968
Michael Mantler, Cecil Taylor April 27, 1969 - Session
04/27/1969
Charles Mingus September 23, 1971 - Session
09/23/1971
Charles Mingus September 30, 1971 - Session
09/30/1971
Charles Mingus October 1, 1971 - Session
10/01/1971
Charles Mingus November 18, 1971 - Session
11/18/1971
Toshiko Akiyoshi January 30, 1976 & February 7-8, 1976 - Session
01/30/1976 - 02/08/1976
Charles Mingus March 10, 1977 - Session
03/10/1977
Charles Mingus January 18, 1978 - Session
01/18/1978
Charles Mingus January 19, 1978 - Session
01/19/1978
Charles Mingus January 23, 1978 - Session
01/23/1978

tracks (personnel variances from session for individual track)

Bei Mir Bist du Schon - Track
Bird Calls - Track
Bird Calls (alt take) - Track
Bird Calls (edited) - Track
Blues for Three Horns - Track
Blues Montage: Opening Blues/Blues Montage/Commercial Theater/Morning After/Could Be/Testament - Track
Body and Soul - Track
Donna Lee - Track
For Pete's Sake - Track
Franzy Pants - Track
Gone With the Wind - Track
I Can't Get Started - Track
I Remember You - Track
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Track
Kogun - Track
Lullaby of the Leaves - Track
Me and You - Track
Portrait of Ravi - Track
Reincarnation of a Lovebird - Track
The Chant - Track
The Explorer - Track
The Lady is a Tramp - Track
There Will Never Be Another You - Track
Third Moon - Track
Vasserlean - Track
Villa Jazz - Track
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Track
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (alt) - Track
Zonk - Track

Issue Leader

They Pepper-Knepper Quintet - issue-leader
Tony Scott and Jimmy Knepper - Free Blown Jazz - issue-leader

Lyrics and/or Music

Adams in the Apple - Song
Cunningbird - Song
Latter Day Saint - Song
Primrose Path - Song
The Masher - Song
Unknown - Song