BRITT WOODMAN
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Born: June 4, 1920, Los Angeles, California. Died: October 13, 2000, Hawthorne, California.
Although the technically adept Britt Woodman was a well-respected soloist, he was perhaps more highly valued by fellow musicians for his abilities as a section player; his reading and interpretive skills were utilized extensively by the likes of Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, arguably the two greatest composers and bandleaders in jazz history.
Woodman and Mingus were childhood friends and longtime musical collaborators (an account of their relationship can be found in the bassist's autobiography, Beneath the Underdog). In addition to trombone, Woodman played tenor saxophone, clarinet, and piano in his teens. He worked with pianist Phil Moore and bandleader Les Hite before serving in the army during World War II. After his discharge, Woodman worked with Boyd Raeburn and Eddie Heywood. He joined Lionel Hampton in 1946, then studied music at Westlake College in Los Angeles from 1948-1950. He
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