Biography
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Bob Brookmeyer
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Birth name :
Robert Edward Brookmeyer
Genres :
Mainstream jazz
Cool jazz
West Coast jazz
Post bop
Instruments :
Valve trombone
Labels :
Impulse!
Mainstream
RCA
Verve
Born / Died
Born:(1929-12-19)December 19, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died:December 15, 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 81) New London, New Hampshire, U.S.
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 from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre, before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime.
