Jimmy Nottingham
James Edward Nottingham, Jr. (December 15, 1925[1] – November 16, 1978),[2] also known as Sir James,[3] was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.[3]
He was born in New York, United States,[1] and started performing professionally in 1943 in Brooklyn with Cecil Payne[1][3] and Max Roach.[3]
He served in the Navy in 1944-45, where he played in Willie Smith's band.[1] It was while working with Lionel Hampton (1945–47), that he earned his reputation as a high-note player.[3] Following this, in 1947 he worked with Charlie Barnet,[3] Lucky Millinder (and again c. 1950),[3] Count Basie (1948–50), and Herbie Fields.[1] He played Latin jazz from 1951–53, and was hired by CBS as a staff musician in 1954.[1]
He worked for more than 20 years at CBS, and played jazz music in his spare time, co-leading a band with Budd Johnson (1962),[3] and as a sideman with many orchestras, including those of Dizzy Gillespie,[3] Oliver Nelson, Benny Goodman, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis (1966–70), and Clark Terry (1974-75).[1] His only recordings as a leader were four songs for Seeco Records in 1957.[2]
Jimmy Nottingham died in November 1978, at the age of 52.[1]
Discography
[edit]As sideman
[edit]With Mose Allison
- Hello There, Universe (Atlantic, 1970)
With Joe Cain
- Latin Explosion (Time Records, 1960)
With Count Basie
- The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960)
With Kenny Burrell
- Blues - The Common Ground (Verve, 1968)
With Maynard Ferguson
- The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1965)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Afro (Norgran, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Norgran, 1954)
- With Coleman Hawkins
- The Hawk in Hi Fi (RCA Victor, 1956)
With Quincy Jones
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])
With Jimmy McGriff
- The Big Band (Solid State, 1966)
With Oliver Nelson
- The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
With Chico O'Farrill
- Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966)
With Shirley Scott
- For Members Only (Impulse!, 1963)
- Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)
- Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)
With Sonny Stitt
With Big Joe Turner
- Boss of the Blues (Atlantic 1956)
- Big Joe Rides Again (Atlantic 1960)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1841. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Nottingham Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Yanow, Scott (2002). "Nottingham, Jimmy." Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
