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Jimmy Forrest

real name James Robert Forrest

St. Louis, United States · 1920-01-24 – 1980-08-26

Jimmy Forrest is credited on 1,925 releases across 457 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,925

Credits

457

Albums

8

Decades active

270

In collections

Biography

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American jazz saxophonist (tenor) and composer.
Born: January 24, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Died: August 26, 1980 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Worked: Eddie Johnson (pianist), Fate Marable, Don Albert, Jay McShann, Andy Kirk, Duke Ellington, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Count Basie, Al Grey and many others. His best known composition was 'Night Train', composed with Lewis Simpkins and Oscar Washington.
At the time of his death, Forrest and Al Grey were the leaders of the.

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Credited work

1,925 releases · 457 albums · active 1952–2025

  • Performance · 2,007
  • Other credits · 25
  • Production · 1

Studios: CTS Studios · Ramport Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World

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