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Bob Mitchell
Houston
Bob Mitchell is a musician from Houston. They also recorded with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Biography
American jazz trumpeter and occasional R&B singer, born April 3, 1920 in Houston, Texas.
Worked with Jimmie Lunceford 1941-1947, Louis Jordan 1949-1956 and Count Basie in the early 1950s. He also backed up many popular and rhythm and blues singers.
Not to be confused with younger trumpet player Bobby Mitchell, who played with Basie in the 1970s.
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Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
A project Bob Mitchell was part of. Former member.
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