Jimmy Mundy
Appearance
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio,U.S. | June 28, 1907
Died | April 24, 1983 New York City, New York,U.S. | (aged 75)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
Instrument | Saxophone |
James Mundy(June 28, 1907 – April 24, 1983)[1]was an American jazztenorsaxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements forBenny Goodman,Count Basie,andEarl Hines.[2]
Mundy died of cancer in New York City at the age of 75.[1]
Discography
[edit]Jimmy Mundy / Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
[edit]- 1937–1947:Jimmy Mundy 1937–1947(Classics 1200)
- May 1946: "Bumble Boogie" / "One O'Clock Boogie" (Aladdin 131)
- June 1946: "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 1" / "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 2" (Aladdin 132)
- 1958:On a Mundy Flight(Epic LN 3475)
- 2002:Fiesta in Brass(Golden Era LP-15060)
As arranger
[edit]- WithChet Baker
- Baker's Holiday(Limelight, 1965)
WithAl Hibbler
- After the Lights Go Down Low(Atlantic 1957)
WithIllinois Jacquet
- The Soul Explosion(Prestige, 1969)
WithHarry James
- Harry James and His Orchestra 1948–49(Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1969)[3]
WithSonny Stitt
- Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass(Atlantic, 1962)
- Little Green Apples(Solid State, 1969)
- Come Hither(Solid State, 1969)
WithJoe Williams
- A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry(Roulette, 1958)
References
[edit]- ^ab"Jimmy Mundy, Musician, 75; Arranger for Leading Bands".The New York Times.United Press International.April 26, 1983.
- ^Colin Larkin,ed. (1992).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music(First ed.).Guinness Publishing.p. 1779.ISBN0-85112-939-0.
- ^"1948-1949".Allmusic.Retrieved20 December2018.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy MundyatAllMusic
- Jimmy Mundydiscography atDiscogs
- Jimmy Mundyat theInternet Broadway Database
- Jimmy MundyatIMDb
- Results at bmi
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1983 deaths
- African-American saxophonists
- American music arrangers
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- American jazz composers
- American male jazz composers
- Big band bandleaders
- Jazz arrangers
- 20th-century American composers
- Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
- 20th-century American saxophonists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 20th-century jazz composers
- 20th-century African-American musicians