Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman | |
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Born | (1920-06-04)June 4, 1920 Los Angeles, California |
Died | October 13, 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 80) Hawthorne, California |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | 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 Charles Mingus, but first worked with Phil Moore and Les Hite.[1] After service in World War II he played with Boyd Raeburn before joining with Lionel Hampton in 1946. During the 1950s he worked with Ellington.[1] As a member of Ellington's band he can be heard on Such Sweet Thunder (1957), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (also 1957), Black, Brown, and Beige (1958) and Ellington Indigos (1958).
In 1960 he left Ellington to work in a pit orchestra.[1] Later he worked with Mingus and can be heard on the album Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963). In the 1970s, he led his own octet and worked with pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi.[1] In 1989, he was in the personnel for the album 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)
- John Coltrane, Africa Brass (Impulse!, 1961)
- Randy Crawford, Everything Must Change (Warner Bros. 1976)
- Tadd Dameron, 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)
- Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 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
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 507. 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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- Harlem Jazz, 1930
- Ellingtonia, Vol. One
- Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Smoke Rings
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington '55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- Paris Blues
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Midnight in Paris
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke's Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
- Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
- Black, Brown, and Beige
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
- Ellington at Newport
- Dance Concerts, California 1958
- Dance Dates, California 1958
- Newport 1958
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
- Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
- Live at the Blue Note
- Hot Summer Dance
- The Great Paris Concert
- A Concert of Sacred Music
- In the Uncommon Market
- Soul Call
- Yale Concert
- 70th Birthday Concert
- Togo Brava Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Third Sacred Concert
- Eastbourne Performance
- Blue Rose
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Side by Side
- Back to Back
- The Great Summit
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Money Jungle
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Serenade to Sweden
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Francis A. & Edward K.
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
- "African Flower"
- "All Too Soon"
- "Azure"
- "Black and Tan Fantasy"
- "Black, Brown and Beige"
- "C Jam Blues"
- "Come Sunday"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Creole Love Call"
- "Day Dream"
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
- "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
- "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
- "Echoes of Harlem"
- "Everything but You"
- "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
- "I Didn't Know About You"
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
- "In a Mellow Tone"
- "In a Sentimental Mood"
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
- "The Mooche"
- "Mood Indigo"
- " Prelude to a Kiss"
- "Rocks in My Bed"
- "(In My) Solitude"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)
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by Juan Tizol |
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members
- Hayes Alvis
- Cat Anderson
- Ivie Anderson
- Harold Ashby
- Alice Babs
- Shorty Baker
- Butch Ballard
- Art Baron
- Aaron Bell
- Louie Bellson
- Joe Benjamin
- Barney Bigard
- Lou Blackburn
- Jimmy Blanton
- Wellman Braud
- Lawrence Brown
- Harry Carney
- Johnny Coles
- Willie Cook
- Buster Cooper
- Kay Davis
- Wild Bill Davis
- Wilbur de Paris
- Bobby Durham
- Mercer Ellington
- Rolf Ericson
- Jimmy Forrest
- Victor Gaskin
- Peter Giger
- Tyree Glenn
- Paul Gonsalves
- Sonny Greer
- Fred Guy
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Otto Hardwick
- Shelton Hemphill
- Rick Henderson
- Al Hibbler
- Johnny Hodges
- Major Holley
- Charlie Irvis
- Quentin Jackson
- Hilton Jefferson
- Herb Jeffries
- Freddie Jenkins
- Money Johnson
- Herbie Jones
- Wallace Jones
- Taft Jordan
- Al Killian
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Wendell Marshall
- Murray McEachern
- Louis Metcalf
- James "Bubber" Miley
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve
- Ray Nance
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Oscar Pettiford
- Eddie Preston
- Russell Procope
- Junior Raglin
- Betty Roché
- Ernie Royal
- Al Sears
- Joya Sherrill
- Willie Smith
- Elmer Snowden
- Rex Stewart
- Billy Strayhorn
- Billy Taylor
- Clark Terry
- Juan Tizol
- Norris Turney
- Ben Webster
- Arthur Whetsel
- Cootie Williams
- Nelson Williams
- Skippy Williams
- Booty Wood
- Jimmy Woode
- Britt Woodman
- Sam Woodyard