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Jimmy Knepper

real name James M. Knepper

trombonist

Los Angeles, United States · 1927-11-22 – 2003-06-14

Jimmy Knepper is credited on 1,478 releases across 245 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,478

Credits

245

Albums

8

Decades active

400

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American jazz trombonist.
Born November 22, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Died June 14, 2003 in Triadelphia, West Virginia, USA.
Knepper was a featured soloist in many bands, big and small, starting when he was a teenager. Later, he played with several well-known big bands, including those of Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.

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Credited work

1,478 releases · 245 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 1,891
  • Other credits · 68
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Atlantic Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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