Bob Brookmeyer | |
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![]() Brookmeyer in a 1963 advertisement | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Robert Edward Brookmeyer |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | December 19, 1929
Died | December 15, 2011 New London, New Hampshire, U.S.[1] | (aged 81)
Genres | Mainstream jazz Cool jazz West Coast jazz Post bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, educator |
Instrument(s) | Valve trombone, piano |
Labels | Impulse!, Mainstream, RCA, Verve |
Formerly of | Gary Burton, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Jimmy Giuffre, Jim Hall, Gary McFarland, Gerry Mulligan, Lalo Schifrin, Clark Terry, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Claude Thornhill, Zoot Sims |
Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet[2] from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre,[3] before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime.
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