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Jimmy Sherman

real name James Benjamin Sherman

Jimmy Sherman is credited on 2,225 releases across 709 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,225

Credits

709

Albums

8

Decades active

246

In collections

Biography

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American jazz pianist and arranger, born August 17, 1908 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, died October 11, 1975 in Philadelphia. Co-writer of "Lover Man".
Played with Alphonse Trent, Al Sears, Stuff Smith, Lil Armstrong, Putney Dandridge and others. From 1938 to 1952 Sherman worked as an accompaninst and arranger for vocal group The Charioteers.

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Credited work

2,225 releases · 709 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,302
  • Other credits · 9

Studios: Music Inn, Lenox, MA · Tivoli, Copenhagen · Carnegie Hall · Kölner Philharmonie

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