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Trummy Young

real name James Osborne Young

Savannah, United States

Trummy Young is credited on 2,731 releases across 634 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,731

Credits

634

Albums

8

Decades active

368

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Swing era trombonist and vocalist.
Born 12 January 1912 in Savannah, Georgia.
Died 11 September 1984 in San Jose, California.
He began to play professionally at the age of 16 with several groups in Washington, D.C.. He worked with with Earl Hines (1934-37), Jimmy Lunceford (1937-43) and Charlie Barnet (1943-43). After working with Boyd Raeburn and Norman Granz he lived 1947-1952 in Hawaii. After that, he toured with Louis Armstrong's newly formed All Stars. After leaving Armstrong's group, he toured the US and Europe with various groups until his death. He was based out of Hawaii from the mid-1960's on. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

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2,731 releases · 634 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,562
  • Other credits · 50

Studios: Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Radio Recorders · The Bridge Studios, London

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