JIMMY OWENS
Soul Jazz / Hard Bop • United States
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A fine trumpeter and flügelhorn player, especially on uptempo tunes, Jimmy Owens doesn't have an extensive amount of recordings as a leader, but he distinguished himself through session work with numerous bandleaders and groups. Owens played with Miles Davis' band in the late '50s, but didn't record with them. He studied with Donald Byrd in 1959 and was in Marshall Brown's Newport Youth Band in 1959 and 1960. During the '60s, Owens worked with Slide Hampton, Lionel Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Herbie Mann, and Max Roach. He was a founding member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966, and played with the New York Jazz Sextet from 1966 to 1968. Owens was also in Clark Terry's big band, and performed in Billy Taylor's orchestra for David Frost's television show. He toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie's band in 1968, then played and recorded with Duke
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