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{{Short description|American jazz musician, arranger, and composer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bob Brookmeyer
| name = Bob Brookmeyer
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Bob_Brookmeyer.jpg
| image = Clark_Terry-Bob_Brookmeyer.jpg
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| caption = Brookmeyer in a 1963 advertisement
| birth_name = Robert Edward Brookmeyer
| caption = Brookmeyer (right) with [[Clark Terry]] at the [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]] Jazz Festival, [[Florida]], 1980s
| birth_name = Robert Edward Brookmeyer
| alias =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], Missouri, U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|19|mf=y}}
| origin =
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], Missouri, U.S.
| origin =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|15|1929|12|19|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[New London, New Hampshire|New London]], New Hampshire, U.S.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/arts/music/bob-brookmeyer-jazz-musician-and-educator-dies-at-81.html | work=The New York Times | first=Peter | last=Keepnews | title=Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and educator, Dies at 81 | date=December 18, 2011}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|15|1929|12|19|mf=y}}
| genre = [[Mainstream jazz]]<br>[[Cool jazz]]<br>[[West Coast jazz]]<br>[[Post bop]]
| death_place = [[New London, New Hampshire|New London]], New Hampshire, U.S.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/arts/music/bob-brookmeyer-jazz-musician-and-educator-dies-at-81.html | work=The New York Times | first=Peter | last=Keepnews | title=Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and educator, Dies at 81 | date=December 18, 2011}}</ref>
| occupation = Musician, composer, arranger, educator
| genre = [[Mainstream jazz]]<br>[[Cool jazz]]<br>[[West Coast jazz]]<br>[[Post bop]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, arranger, educator
| instrument = [[Valve trombone]], piano
| instrument = [[Valve trombone]], piano
| years_active =
| label = [[Impulse!]], Mainstream, [[RCA]], [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| years_active =
| past_member_of = [[Gary Burton]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Jimmy Giuffre]], [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Gary McFarland]], [[Gerry Mulligan]], [[Lalo Schifrin]], [[Clark Terry]], [[The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]], [[Claude Thornhill]], [[Zoot Sims]]
| label = [[Impulse!]], [[Mainstream]], [[RCA]], [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| website =
| associated_acts = [[Gary Burton]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Jimmy Giuffre]], [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Gary McFarland]], [[Gerry Mulligan]], [[Lalo Schifrin]], [[Clark Terry]], [[The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]], [[Claude Thornhill]], [[Zoot Sims]]
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'''Robert Edward''' "'''Bob'''" '''Brookmeyer''' (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American [[jazz]] [[Types of trombone#Valve trombone|valve]] [[trombonist]], [[Jazz piano|pianist]], arranger, and composer. Born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of [[Gerry Mulligan]]'s quartet<ref>{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=380}}</ref> from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with [[Jimmy Giuffre]],<ref>{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=384}}</ref> before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 [[Grammy Award]] nominations during his lifetime.
'''Robert Edward''' "'''Bob'''" '''Brookmeyer''' (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American [[jazz]] [[valve trombone|valve]] [[trombonist]], [[Jazz piano|pianist]], arranger, and composer. Born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of [[Gerry Mulligan]]'s quartet<ref>{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=380}}</ref> from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with [[Jimmy Giuffre]],<ref>{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=384}}</ref> before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 [[Grammy Award]] nominations during his lifetime.
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Brookmeyer was born on December 19, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri.<ref name="jb1">{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=199}}</ref> He was the only child of Elmer Edward Brookmeyer and Mayme Seifert.<ref name="NYT" />
Brookmeyer was born on December 19, 1929, Kansas City, Missouri.<ref name="jb1">{{cite book | last=Berendt|first=Joachim| title=The Jazz Book | publisher=Paladin| year=1976|pages=199}}</ref> He was the only child of Elmer Edward Brookmeyer and Mayme Seifert.<ref name="NYT" />


Brookmeyer began playing professionally in his teens. He attended the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, but did not graduate. He played piano in big bands led by [[Tex Beneke]] and [[Ray McKinley]], but concentrated on valve trombone from when he moved to the [[Claude Thornhill]] orchestra in the early 1950s. He was part of small groups led by [[Stan Getz]], [[Jimmy Giuffre]], and [[Gerry Mulligan]] in the 1950s. During the 1950s and 1960s, Brookmeyer played in New York clubs, on television (including being part of the house band for ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''), and on studio recordings, as well as arranging for [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] and others.<ref name="NYT" />
Brookmeyer began playing professionally in his teens. He attended the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, but did not graduate. He played piano in big bands led by [[Tex Beneke]] and [[Ray McKinley]], but concentrated on valve trombone from when he moved to the [[Claude Thornhill]] orchestra in the early 1950s. He was part of small groups led by [[Stan Getz]], [[Jimmy Giuffre]], and [[Gerry Mulligan]] in the 1950s. During the 1950s and 1960s, Brookmeyer played in New York clubs, on television (including being part of the house band for ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''), and on studio recordings, as well as arranging for [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]] and others.<ref name="NYT" />
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Brookmeyer moved to Los Angeles in 1968 and became a full-time studio musician. He spent 10 years on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and developed a serious alcohol problem. After he overcame this, he returned to New York. Brookmeyer became the musical director of the [[Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band|Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]] in 1979, although he had not composed any music for a decade. Brookmeyer wrote for and performed with jazz groups in Europe from the early 1980s. He founded and ran a music school in the [[Netherlands]], and taught at the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and other institutions.<ref name="NYT" />
Brookmeyer moved to Los Angeles in 1968 and became a full-time studio musician. He spent 10 years on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and developed a serious alcohol problem. After he overcame this, he returned to New York. Brookmeyer became the musical director of the [[Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band|Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra]] in 1979, although he had not composed any music for a decade. Brookmeyer wrote for and performed with jazz groups in Europe from the early 1980s. He founded and ran a music school in the [[Netherlands]], and taught at the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and other institutions.<ref name="NYT" />
[[File:Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer.jpg|thumb|Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer at the Clearwater Jazz Festival in the 1980s]]

In June 2005, Brookmeyer joined [[ArtistShare]] and announced a project to fund an upcoming third album featuring his New Art Orchestra. The resulting [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated CD, titled ''Spirit Music'', was released in 2006. Brookmeyer was named a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Jazz Master in the same year.<ref name="NYT" /> His eighth [[Grammy Award]] nomination was for an arrangement from the [[Vanguard Jazz Orchestra]]'s album, ''Forever Lasting'', shortly before his death.<ref name="NYT" /> That same album was also nominated in the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]] for the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album; the CD was entirely made up of Brookmeyer's compositions.
In June 2005, Brookmeyer joined [[ArtistShare]] and announced a project to fund an upcoming third album featuring his New Art Orchestra. The resulting [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated CD, titled ''Spirit Music'', was released in 2006. Brookmeyer was named a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Jazz Master in the same year.<ref name="NYT" /> His eighth [[Grammy Award]] nomination was for an arrangement from the [[Vanguard Jazz Orchestra]]'s album, ''Forever Lasting'', shortly before his death.<ref name="NYT" /> That same album was also nominated in the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]] for the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album; the CD was entirely made up of Brookmeyer's compositions.


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Some examples of 20th-century classical compositional techniques used in Brookmeyer's jazz pieces are:
Some examples of 20th-century classical compositional techniques used in Brookmeyer's jazz pieces are:
* "ABC Blues", where an atonal [[tone row]] is used to generate melodies and harmonies.
* "ABC Blues", where an [[atonal]] [[tone row]] is used to generate melodies and harmonies.
* "The Big Time", where [[polytonality]] is used to develop melodies used earlier on in the composition.
* "The Big Time", where [[polytonality]] is used to develop melodies used earlier on in the composition.
* Bob Brookmeyer uses [[Chromaticism|chromatic harmony]] and [[Tone cluster|tone clusters]] throughout such works as "Seesaw", "Silver Lining", and "Hello and Goodbye".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerra |first=Stephen J. Jr. |title=A Study of Bob Brookmeyer's Compositional Style for Large Jazz Ensemble |publisher= |year=2016 |isbn= |location= |pages=56–70}}</ref>
* Bob Brookmeyer uses [[Chromaticism|chromatic harmony]] and [[tone cluster]]s throughout such works as "Seesaw", "Silver Lining", and "Hello and Goodbye".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerra |first=Stephen J. Jr. |title=A Study of Bob Brookmeyer's Compositional Style for Large Jazz Ensemble |publisher= |year=2016 |isbn= |location= |pages=56–70}}</ref>


==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==
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==Discography==
==Discography==
=== As leader/co-leader ===
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer Quartet]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer Quartet]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* ''[[The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer]]'' (Prestige, 1955)
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others]]'' (Clef, 1955)
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others]]'' (Clef, 1955)
* ''Happy Minors'' ([[Bethlehem Records|Bethlehem]], 1955) with [[Red Mitchell]], [[Zoot Sims]]
* ''[[The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer]]'' (Prestige, 1956) – recorded in 1954-55
* ''[[Tonite's Music Today]]'' with [[Zoot Sims]] ([[Storyville Records|Storyville]], 1956)
* ''[[Whooeeee]]'' with [[Zoot Sims]] (Storyville, 1956)
* ''[[Whooeeee]]'' with [[Zoot Sims]] (Storyville, 1956)
* ''Bob Brookmeyer Quintet'' (Vogue, 1956)
* ''Bob Brookmeyer Quintet'' (Vogue, 1956)
* ''Urso and Brookmeyer'' with [[Phil Urso]] (Savoy, 1956)
* ''Urso and Brookmeyer'' with [[Phil Urso]] ([[Savoy Records|Savoy]], 1956)
* ''[[Brookmeyer]]'' (Vik, 1957)
* ''[[Brookmeyer]]'' (Vik, 1957) – recorded in 1956
* ''[[Traditionalism Revisited]]'' (World Pacific, 1957)
* ''[[Traditionalism Revisited]]'' (World Pacific, 1957)
* ''[[The Street Swingers]]'' (World Pacific, 1958)
* ''[[The Street Swingers]]'' (World Pacific, 1958)
* ''[[Jazz Concerto Grosso]]'' with [[Gerry Mulligan]] (ABC–Paramount, 1958) – play Phil Sunkel, recorded in 1957.
* ''They Met at the Continental Divide'' with Trombones Inc. (Warner Bros., 1959)
* ''They Met at the Continental Divide'' with Trombones Inc. (Warner Bros., 1959)
* ''[[Kansas City Revisited]]'' (United Artists, 1959)
* ''[[Kansas City Revisited]]'' (United Artists, 1959)
* ''[[The Ivory Hunters]]'' with [[Bill Evans]] (United Artists, 1959)
* ''[[The Ivory Hunters]]'' with [[Bill Evans]] (United Artists, 1959) – also released as ''As Time Goes By'' (Blue Note LT series, 1981)
* ''[[Jazz Is a Kick]]'' (Mercury, 1960)
* ''[[Jazz Is a Kick]]'' (Mercury, 1960)
* ''[[Portrait of the Artist (album)|Portrait of the Artist]]'' (Atlantic, 1960)
* ''[[Portrait of the Artist (album)|Portrait of the Artist]]'' (Atlantic, 1960) – recorded in 1959
* ''[[The Blues Hot and Cold]]'' (His Master's Voice, 1960)
* ''[[The Blues Hot and Cold]]'' (His Master's Voice, 1960)
* ''[[Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[7 x Wilder]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[7 x Wilder]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Trombone Jazz Samba]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Trombone Jazz Samba]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer and Friends]]'' (Columbia, 1965)
* ''[[Bob Brookmeyer and Friends]]'' (Columbia, 1965) – recorded in 1964
* ''The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band'' (Gryphon, 1978)
* ''The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band'' (Gryphon, 1978)
* ''[[Back Again (Bob Brookmeyer album)|Back Again]]'' (Sonet, 1979)
* ''[[Back Again (Bob Brookmeyer album)|Back Again]]'' (Sonet, 1979)
* ''Through a Looking Glass'' (Finesse, 1981)
* ''Through a Looking Glass'' (Finesse, 1981)
* ''Oslo'' (Concord Jazz, 1987)
* ''Oslo'' (Concord Jazz, 1987)
* ''Morning Fun'' with [[Zoot Sims]] (Black Lion, 1989)
* ''Morning Fun'' with [[Zoot Sims]] (Black Lion, 1989)
* ''Electricity'' (ACT, 1994)
* ''Electricity'' (ACT, 1994) - recorded in 1991
* ''As It Happened Vol. 1'' with [[Roger Kellaway]] (Jazz Heritage 1994)
* ''As It Happened Vol. 1'' with [[Roger Kellaway]] (Jazz Heritage, 1994)
* ''Paris Suite'' (Challenge, 1995)
* ''Paris Suite'' (Challenge, 1995)
* ''Out of This World'' (Koch, 1998)
* ''Out of This World'' with [[Metropole Orchestra]] (Koch Jazz, 1998)
* ''Old Friends'' (Storyville, 1998)
* ''Old Friends'' (Storyville, 1998) - recorded in 1994
* ''[[New Works Celebration]]'' (Challenge, 1999)
* ''[[New Works Celebration]]'' (Challenge, 1999) - recorded in 1997
* ''Together'' with [[Mads Vinding]] (Challenge, 1999)
* ''Together'' with [[Mads Vinding]] (Challenge, 1999)
* ''Madly Loving You'' (Challenge, 2001)
* ''Holiday'' (Challenge, 2001) – plays piano
* ''Get Well Soon'' (Challenge, 2003)
* ''Madly Loving You'' with the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra (Challenge, 2001)
* ''Stay Out of the Sun'' (Challenge, 2003)
* ''Stay Out of the Sun'' (Challenge, 2003) - recorded in 2000
* ''Get Well Soon'' with New Art Orchestra (Challenge, 2003) - recorded in 2002
* ''[[Island (Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler album)|Island]]'' with [[Kenny Wheeler]] (Artists House, 2003)
* ''[[Island (Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler album)|Island]]'' with [[Kenny Wheeler]] (Artists House, 2003) - recorded in 2002
* ''Spirit Music'' (ArtistShare, 2006)
* ''Spirit Music'' with New Art Orchestra (ArtistShare, 2006)


===As sideman===
=== As sideman ===
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'''With [[Manny Albam]]'''
'''With [[Manny Albam]]'''
* ''The Jazz Workshop'' (RCA Victor, 1956)
* ''The Jazz Workshop'' (RCA Victor, 1956)
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* ''Jazz Horizons: Jazz New York'' (Dot, 1959)
* ''Jazz Horizons: Jazz New York'' (Dot, 1959)
* ''[[Brass on Fire]]'' (Solid State, 1966)
* ''[[Brass on Fire]]'' (Solid State, 1966)

'''With [[Steve Allen]]'''
* ''...And All That Jazz'' (Dot, 1959)
* ''Soulful Brass #2'' (Flying Dutchman, 1969)

'''With [[Chet Baker]]'''
* ''Chet Baker Sextet'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* ''[[The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – compilation

'''With [[Teddy Charles]]'''
* ''Teddy Charles Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer'' (Prestige, 1954)
* ''Salute to Hamp Flyin' Home'' (Bethlehem, 1959)

'''With [[Al Cohn]]'''
* ''[[The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer]]'' (Coral, 1957) – rec. 1956
* ''[[Son of Drum Suite]]'' (RCA Victor, 1961)


'''With [[Stan Getz]]'''
'''With [[Stan Getz]]'''
* ''[[Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet]]'' (Norgran, 1954)
* ''[[Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet]]'' (Norgran, 1954) – rec. 1953
* ''[[Stan Getz at The Shrine]]'' (Norgran, 1955)
* ''[[Stan Getz at The Shrine]]'' (Norgran, 1955)
* ''[[Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds]]'' (Verve, 1957)
* ''[[Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds]]'' (Verve, 1957)
* ''Recorded Fall 1961'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Recorded Fall 1961]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''Jazz Samba'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Jazz Samba]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''Big Band Bossa Nova'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz album)|Big Band Bossa Nova]]'' (Verve, 1962)


'''With [[Jimmy Giuffre]]'''
'''With [[Jimmy Giuffre]]'''
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* ''[[The Four Brothers Sound]]'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* ''[[The Four Brothers Sound]]'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* ''[[Western Suite]]'' (Atlantic, 1960)
* ''[[Western Suite]]'' (Atlantic, 1960)

'''With [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]]'''
* ''Live at Town Hall Vol. One'' (Musicmasters, 1991)
* ''Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival'' (Challenge, 1999)

'''With [[Nancy Harrow]]'''
* ''You're Nearer'' (Tono 1986)
* ''Street of Dreams'' (Poljazz, 1989)

'''With [[Woody Herman]]'''
* ''The Herd Rides Again'' (Everest, 1958)
* ''The Fourth Herd'' (Jazz Legacy, 1960)
* ''Woody Herman & the Fourth Herd'' (Windmill, 1972)

'''With [[Gary McFarland]]'''
* ''[[The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying"]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Tijuana Jazz]]'' (Impulse! 1966)


'''With [[Gerry Mulligan]]'''
'''With [[Gerry Mulligan]]'''
* ''[[Paris Concert (Gerry Mulligan album)|Paris Concert]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
* ''[[Paris Concert (Gerry Mulligan album)|Paris Concert]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – rec. 1954
* ''[[California Concerts]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
* ''[[California Concerts]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – rec. 1954
* ''[[Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet]]'' (EmArcy, 1955)
* ''[[Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet]]'' (EmArcy, 1955)
* ''[[Recorded in Boston at Storyville]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1957)
* ''[[Recorded in Boston at Storyville]]'' (Pacific Jazz, 1957) – rec. 1956
* ''[[The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport]]'' (Verve, 1957)
* ''[[The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport]]'' (Verve, 1957)
* ''[[The Concert Jazz Band]]'' (Verve, 1960)
* ''[[The Concert Jazz Band]]'' (Verve, 1960)
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard]]'' (Verve, 1961) – rec. 1960
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour]]'' (Verve, 1962) – rec. 1960
* ''[[The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962 album)|The Gerry Mulligan Quartet]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962 album)|The Gerry Mulligan Quartet]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* ''[[Spring Is Sprung]]'' (Philips, 1963)
* ''[[Spring Is Sprung]]'' (Philips, 1963) – recorded in 1962
* ''[[Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album)|Night Lights]]'' (Philips, 1963)
* ''[[Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album)|Night Lights]]'' (Philips, 1963) – rec. 1962
* ''[[Butterfly with Hiccups]]'' (Limelight, 1964)
* ''[[Butterfly with Hiccups]]'' (Limelight, 1964) – rec. 1963-64

'''With [[Jimmy Raney]]'''
* ''Jimmy Raney Featuring Bob Brookmeyer'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
* ''Jimmy Raney in Three Attitudes'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957)

'''With [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]]
* ''[[New York, N.Y. (album)|New York N.Y.]]'' (Decca, 1959)
* ''[[Jazz in the Space Age]]'' (Decca, 1960)


'''With [[Don Sebesky]]'''
'''With [[Don Sebesky]]'''
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* ''I Remember Bill'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
* ''I Remember Bill'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
* ''Joyful Noise'' (RCA Victor, 1999)
* ''Joyful Noise'' (RCA Victor, 1999)

'''With [[Bud Shank]]'''
* ''Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* ''The Saxophone Artistry of Bud Shank'' (Pacific Jazz, 1956)


'''With [[Zoot Sims]]'''
'''With [[Zoot Sims]]'''
* ''Tonite's Music Today'' (Storyville, 1956)
* ''[[Tonite's Music Today]]'' (Storyville, 1956)
* ''The Modern Art of Jazz'' (Dawn, 1956)
* ''[[The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims|The Modern Art of Jazz]]'' (Dawn, 1956)
* ''Bob Brookmeyer Octet Stretching Out'' (United Artists, 1959)
* ''[[Stretching Out (Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer album)|Bob Brookmeyer Octet Stretching Out]]'' (United Artists, 1959)
* ''Choice'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
* ''Choice'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
* ''Suitably Zoot'' (Pumpkin, 1979)
* ''Suitably Zoot'' (Pumpkin, 1979)


'''With [[Clark Terry]]'''
'''With [[Clark Terry]]'''
* ''The Power of Positive Swinging'' (Mainstream, 1965)
* ''[[The Power of Positive Swinging]]'' (Mainstream, 1965)
* ''Tonight'' (Mainstream, 1965)
* ''[[Tonight (Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet album)|Tonight]]'' (Mainstream, 1965)
* ''Gingerbread Men'' (Mainstream, 1966)
* ''[[Gingerbread Men (album)|Gingerbread Men]]'' (Mainstream, 1966)
* ''Previously Unreleased Recordings'' (Verve, 1973)
* ''Previously Unreleased Recordings'' (Verve, 1973)
* ''Gingerbread Gal'' (Mainstream, 1974)
* ''Gingerbread Gal'' (Mainstream, 1974)
* ''What'd He Say'' (Mainstream, 1974)
* ''What'd He Say'' (Mainstream, 1974)
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'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Cannonball Adderley]], ''[[African Waltz]]'' (Riverside 1961)
* [[Cannonball Adderley]], ''[[African Waltz]]'' (Riverside 1961)
* [[Steve Allen]], ''...And All That Jazz'' (Dot, 1959)
* Steve Allen, ''Soulful Brass #2'' (Flying Dutchman, 1969)
* [[Benny Aronov]], ''Shadow Box'' (Choice, 1979)
* [[Benny Aronov]], ''Shadow Box'' (Choice, 1979)
* [[Chet Baker]], ''Chet Baker Sextet'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* Chet Baker, ''The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
* [[Ruby Braff]], ''Blowing Around the World'' (United Artists, 1959)
* [[Ruby Braff]], ''Blowing Around the World'' (United Artists, 1959)
* [[Canadian Brass]], ''Swingtime!'' (RCA Victor, 1995)
* [[Canadian Brass]], ''Swingtime!'' (RCA Victor, 1995)
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* [[Gary Burton]], ''[[The Groovy Sound of Music]]'' (RCA Victor, 1965)
* [[Gary Burton]], ''[[The Groovy Sound of Music]]'' (RCA Victor, 1965)
* [[Ray Charles]], ''[[The Genius of Ray Charles]]'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* [[Ray Charles]], ''[[The Genius of Ray Charles]]'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* [[Teddy Charles]], ''Teddy Charles Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer'' (Prestige, 1954)
* Teddy Charles, ''Salute to Hamp Flyin' Home'' (Bethlehem, 1959)
* [[Tony Coe]], ''Captain Coe's Famous Racearound'' (Storyville, 1996)
* [[Tony Coe]], ''Captain Coe's Famous Racearound'' (Storyville, 1996)
* [[Al Cohn]], ''[[The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer]]'' (Coral, 1957)
* Al Cohn, ''[[Son of Drum Suite]]'' (RCA Victor, 1961)
* [[Al Jazzbo Collins]], ''Presents Swinging at the Opera'' (Everest, 1960)
* [[Al Jazzbo Collins]], ''Presents Swinging at the Opera'' (Everest, 1960)
* [[John Dankworth]], ''The Zodiac Variations'' (Fontana, 1965)
* [[John Dankworth]], ''The Zodiac Variations'' (Fontana, 1965)
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* [[Buddy Greco]], ''I Like It Swinging'' (Columbia, 1961)
* [[Buddy Greco]], ''I Like It Swinging'' (Columbia, 1961)
* [[Bobby Hackett]], ''[[Creole Cookin']]'' (Verve, 1967)
* [[Bobby Hackett]], ''[[Creole Cookin']]'' (Verve, 1967)
* [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], ''Live at Town Hall Vol. One'' (Musicmasters, 1991)
* Jim Hall, ''Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival'' (Challenge, 1999)
* [[Judy Holliday]], ''Holliday with Mulligan'' (DRG, 1980)
* [[Judy Holliday]], ''Holliday with Mulligan'' (DRG, 1980)
* [[Nancy Harrow]], ''You're Nearer'' (Tono 1986)
* Nancy Harrow, ''Street of Dreams'' (Poljazz, 1989)
* [[Woody Herman]], ''The Herd Rides Again'' (Everest, 1958)
* Woody Herman, ''The Fourth Herd'' (Jazz Legacy, 1960)
* Woody Herman, ''Woody Herman & the Fourth Herd'' (Windmill, 1972)
* [[Chubby Jackson]], ''Chubby Takes Over'' (Empire, 2005)
* [[Chubby Jackson]], ''Chubby Takes Over'' (Empire, 2005)
* [[Thad Jones]] & Mel Lewis, ''Presenting Thad Jones Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra'' (Solid State, 1966)
* [[Thad Jones]] & Mel Lewis, ''Presenting Thad Jones Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra'' (Solid State, 1966)
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* [[Harry Lookofsky]], ''Stringsville'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* [[Harry Lookofsky]], ''Stringsville'' (Atlantic, 1959)
* [[Charlie Mariano]], ''A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano'' (Regina, 1963)
* [[Charlie Mariano]], ''A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano'' (Regina, 1963)
* [[Gary McFarland]], ''[[The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying"]]'' (Verve, 1962)
* Gary McFarland, ''[[Tijuana Jazz]]'' (Impulse! 1966)
* [[Red Mitchell]], ''Happy Minors'' (Bethlehem, 1955)
* [[Red Mitchell]], ''Happy Minors'' (Bethlehem, 1955)
* [[Thelonious Monk]], ''Monk's Blues'' (Columbia, 1992)
* [[Thelonious Monk]], ''Monk's Blues'' (Columbia, 1992)
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* [[Michel Petrucciani]], ''Both Worlds'' (Dreyfus, 1997)
* [[Michel Petrucciani]], ''Both Worlds'' (Dreyfus, 1997)
* [[Bill Potts (musician)|Bill Potts]], ''The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess'' (United Artists, 1959)
* [[Bill Potts (musician)|Bill Potts]], ''The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess'' (United Artists, 1959)
* [[Jimmy Raney]], ''Jimmy Raney Featuring Bob Brookmeyer'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
* Jimmy Raney, ''Jimmy Raney in Three Attitudes'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
* [[Tito Rodriguez]], ''Live at Birdland'' (Bomba, 1963)
* [[Tito Rodriguez]], ''Live at Birdland'' (Bomba, 1963)
* [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]], ''New York N.Y.'' (Decca, 1959)
* George Russell, ''Jazz in the Space Age'' (Decca, 1960)
* [[Pee Wee Russell]] & [[Coleman Hawkins]], ''[[Jazz Reunion]]'' (Candid, 1961)
* [[Pee Wee Russell]] & [[Coleman Hawkins]], ''[[Jazz Reunion]]'' (Candid, 1961)
* [[Lalo Schifrin]], ''Samba Para Dos'' (Verve, 1963)
* [[Lalo Schifrin]], ''Samba Para Dos'' (Verve, 1963)
* [[Helen Schneider]], ''Right As the Rain'' (Tomato, 1995)
* [[Helen Schneider]], ''Right As the Rain'' (Tomato, 1995)
* [[Tom Scott (musician)|Tom Scott]], ''Tom Scott in L.A.'' (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
* [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]], ''Tom Scott in L.A.'' (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
* [[Bud Shank]], ''Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
* Bud Shank, ''The Saxophone Artistry of Bud Shank'' (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
* [[Carol Sloane]], ''Out of the Blue'' (Columbia, 1962)
* [[Carol Sloane]], ''Out of the Blue'' (Columbia, 1962)
* [[Henri Texier]], ''Respect'' (Label Bleu, 1997)
* [[Henri Texier]], ''Respect'' (Label Bleu, 1997)
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* [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]], ''Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra'' (Solid State, 1966)
* [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]], ''Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra'' (Solid State, 1966)
* [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]], ''Just an Old Fashioned Love Song'' (A&M, 1971)
* [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]], ''Just an Old Fashioned Love Song'' (A&M, 1971)
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==See also==
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*[http://www.challengerecords.com/ Record Company] (Challenge Records International)
*[http://www.challengerecords.com/ Record Company] (Challenge Records International)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160309211526/http://jazzwisemagazine.com/feature-table-mainmenu-134/5062-bob-brookmeyer-the-art-of-swing Interview with Bob Brookmeyer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160309211526/http://jazzwisemagazine.com/feature-table-mainmenu-134/5062-bob-brookmeyer-the-art-of-swing Interview with Bob Brookmeyer]
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*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/bob-brookmeyer Bob Brookmeyer Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (1997)
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/bob-brookmeyer Bob Brookmeyer Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (1997)


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Bob Brookmeyer
Brookmeyer in a 1963 advertisement
Brookmeyer in a 1963 advertisement
Background information
Birth nameRobert Edward Brookmeyer
Born(1929-12-19)December 19, 1929
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 81)
New London, New Hampshire, U.S.[1]
GenresMainstream jazz
Cool jazz
West Coast jazz
Post bop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, educator
Instrument(s)Valve trombone, piano
LabelsImpulse!, Mainstream, RCA, Verve
Formerly ofGary 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.

Biography

Brookmeyer was born on December 19, 1929, Kansas City, Missouri.[4] He was the only child of Elmer Edward Brookmeyer and Mayme Seifert.[1]

Brookmeyer began playing professionally in his teens. He attended the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, but did not graduate. He played piano in big bands led by Tex Beneke and Ray McKinley, but concentrated on valve trombone from when he moved to the Claude Thornhill orchestra in the early 1950s. He was part of small groups led by Stan Getz, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gerry Mulligan in the 1950s. During the 1950s and 1960s, Brookmeyer played in New York clubs, on television (including being part of the house band for The Merv Griffin Show), and on studio recordings, as well as arranging for Ray Charles and others.[1]

In the early 1960s, Brookmeyer joined flugelhorn player Clark Terry in a band that achieved some success. In February 1965, Brookmeyer and Terry appeared together on BBC2's Jazz 625.[5]

Brookmeyer moved to Los Angeles in 1968 and became a full-time studio musician. He spent 10 years on the West Coast and developed a serious alcohol problem. After he overcame this, he returned to New York. Brookmeyer became the musical director of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1979, although he had not composed any music for a decade. Brookmeyer wrote for and performed with jazz groups in Europe from the early 1980s. He founded and ran a music school in the Netherlands, and taught at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and other institutions.[1]

Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer at the Clearwater Jazz Festival in the 1980s

In June 2005, Brookmeyer joined ArtistShare and announced a project to fund an upcoming third album featuring his New Art Orchestra. The resulting Grammy-nominated CD, titled Spirit Music, was released in 2006. Brookmeyer was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in the same year.[1] His eighth Grammy Award nomination was for an arrangement from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's album, Forever Lasting, shortly before his death.[1] That same album was also nominated in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album; the CD was entirely made up of Brookmeyer's compositions.

Brookmeyer died of congestive heart failure on December 15, 2011, in New London, New Hampshire.[1][6]

Compositional style

One notable element of Brookmeyer's compositional style is his use of contemporary classical writing techniques in his works for big bands and jazz ensembles. In the early 1980's Brookmeyer was mentored by composer Earle Brown, with whom he explored 20th century classical music in depth. Brookmeyer's works since have been influenced by such composers as Witold Lutosławski (whose cello concerto Brookmeyer used often in teaching students about simple motifs), Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, György Ligeti, and Béla Bartók.[7]

Some examples of 20th-century classical compositional techniques used in Brookmeyer's jazz pieces are:

  • "ABC Blues", where an atonal tone row is used to generate melodies and harmonies.
  • "The Big Time", where polytonality is used to develop melodies used earlier on in the composition.
  • Bob Brookmeyer uses chromatic harmony and tone clusters throughout such works as "Seesaw", "Silver Lining", and "Hello and Goodbye".[8]

Honors and awards

Grammy Awards (nominations)

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1960 Blues Suite', composed by Brookmeyer Best Arrangement Nominated
1965 The Power Of Positive Swinging, composed by Brookmeyer Best Instrumental Jazz Performance Nominated
1966 ABC Blues, composed by Brookmeyer Best Original Jazz Composition Nominated
1980 Skylark, arranged by Brookmeyer Best Instrumental Arrangement Nominated
2001 Impulsive! (Album) Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Nominated
2004 Get Well Soon (Album) Large Jazz Ensemble Album Nominated
2006 Spirit Music (Album) Large Jazz Ensemble Album Nominated
2008 St. Louis Blues, arranged by Brookmeyer Best Instrumental Arrangement Nominated
2011 Nasty Dance, arranged by Brookmeyer Best Instrumental Arrangement Nominated

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Keepnews, Peter (December 18, 2011). "Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and educator, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 380.
  3. ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 384.
  4. ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 199.
  5. ^ "Tribute to Bob Brookmeyer". clarkterry.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ artsjournal obituary. Archived May 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Guerra, Stephen J. Jr. (2016). A Study of Bob Brookmeyer's Compositional Style for Large Jazz Ensemble. p. 55.
  8. ^ Guerra, Stephen J. Jr. (2016). A Study of Bob Brookmeyer's Compositional Style for Large Jazz Ensemble. pp. 56–70.
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