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Jimmy Cleveland

real name James Milton Cleveland

Jimmy Cleveland is credited on 3,553 releases across 639 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,553

Credits

639

Albums

8

Decades active

539

In collections

Biography

James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee. Cleveland was signed by EmArcy Records in 1955. Cleveland was married to jazz vocalist Janet Thurlow. He died on August 23, 2008, in Lynwood, California, at the age of 82. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery.

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3,553 releases · 639 albums · active 1953–2026

  • Performance · 4,227
  • Other credits · 128

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Webster Hall · Columbia 30th Street Studio

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