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Jimmy Crawford
real name James Strickland Crawford
Jimmy Crawford is credited on 717 releases across 243 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
717
Credits
243
Albums
8
Decades active
45
In collections
Biography
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American jazz drummer.
Born: January 14, 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Died:January 28,1980 in New York City, New York.
He worked with Jimmie Lunceford (1928-1942), Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Sy Oliver, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra and others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
717 releases · 243 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 898
- Other credits · 18
Studios: Carnegie Hall · Fine Recording Studios · RCA Victor Studios, New York · Nola Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
The Hawk And The Hunter
1965
Okeh Rhythm & Blues
1982
The Birth Of A Band
1959
Lullabies Of Birdland
1956
The Man Who Invented Soul
2000
Cotton Club Stars
1984
In Memoriam
1971
Jazz Digest
1956
Priceless Jazz Collection
1997
Flying Home: The Best Of The Verve Years
1994
The Okeh Sessions
1983
Bluesin' Around
1983
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946
1962
A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene
1961
The Swingin' Miss "D"
1957
Dizzy And Strings
1955
Sweet And Hot
1955
Moten Swing!
2002
20 Golden Greats
1984
Mildred Bailey
1981
Rhythm Is Our Business (Vol. 1 1934-1935)
1968
Lunceford Special
1967
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
- Louis Armstrong
- Quincy Jones
- Benny Goodman
- Jimmie Lunceford
- Mildred Bailey
- Ella Fitzgerald
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