David Wayne Bargeron (September 6, 1942 – January 18, 2025) was an American trombonist and tuba player who was a member of the jazz-rock group

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Life and career

Bargeron was born on September 6, 1942. He was lead trombonist with

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American Swing music, swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948� ...

's Big Band and played bass trombone and tuba with

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's Band between 1968 and 1970. He joined Blood, Sweat, and Tears in 1970 after Jerry Hyman departed and first appeared on the album '' B, S & T; 4''. With this group, he recorded the jazz-rock solo on the tuba in "And When I Die/One Room Country Shack" on the album '' Live and Improvised''. His recording credits with BS&T include eleven albums. A break in their schedule allowed him to join the

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian–American jazz pianist, Music arranger, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators i ...

Orchestra in 1972. He became a freelance musician after leaving Blood, Sweat & Tears. He recorded with

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David Sanborn David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age o ...

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim for her jazz opera ''Escalator ...

, and

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side pr ...

. He performed with the

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Concert Jazz Band from Switzerland, the George Russell Living Time Orchestra, and was a long-time member of

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's Word of Mouth Band. He recorded and toured with Tuba Tuba, a jazz tuba band which includes

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, Luciano Biondini, and Kenwood Dennard. He was a member of Howard Johnson's Gravity, a six-tuba group that has been together since 1968. Bargeron released several albums as a soloist and in collaboration. Bargeron died on January 18, 2025, at the age of 82. He was survived by his wife of 39 years, Holly, and their child Augusta; Three children he had with his late first wife Sandra: Julianna, David, and Sojourner; His siblings, Richard Bargeron and Deborah Kuzmeskas; and his beloved grandchildren. David was predeceased by his son Jeremiah Howard Bargeron, who died in 1977 at the age of 5.

Discography

As leader

* ''Barge Burns...Slide Flies'' (Mapleshade, 1995) * ''Tuba Tuba'' (Enja, 2001)

As sideman

With

* '' B, S & T; 4'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' New Blood'' (Columbia, 1972) * '' No Sweat'' (Columbia, 1973) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1974) * '' New City'' (Columbia, 1975) * '' In Concert'' (CBS, 1976) * '' More Than Ever'' (Columbia, 1976) * '' Brand New Day'' (ABC, 1977) With

* ''

Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) ''Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)'' is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in New York in 1980 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, and Lew Soloff and origin ...

'' (Trio, 1981) * '' Bud and Bird'' (Electric Bird, 1987) * '' Farewell'' (Electric Bird, 1988) With

* ''

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

'' (ECM, 1984) * '' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) * ''Blues 'N Dues Et Cetera'' (Enja, 1991) * ''Beyond Another Wall'' (TCB, 1994) * ''Liebermann Live at Jazz Fest Berlin'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Merryteria'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Expo Triangle'' (MGB, 2000) * ''Global Excellence'' (TCB, 2001) * ''Tiger by the Tail'' (TCB, 2006) * ''Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?'' (TCB, 2008) * ''Matterhorn Matters'' (MGB, 2010) * ''News Reel Matters'' (MGB, 2013) With Howard Johnson * '' Gravity!!!'' (Verve/Motor Music, 1996) * '' Right Now!'' (Verve/Motor Music, 1997) * ''

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'' (Tuscarora, 2017) With

Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inte ...

* ''Papa Lips'' (CBS/Sony, 1983) * ''Incredible Journey'' (DMP, 1985) * ''Spectrum'' (DMP, 1988) * ''Urban Contours'' (DMP, 1989) * ''Art of the Big Band'' (DMP, 1991) * ''Departure'' (DMP, 1993) * ''Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival'' (Basic, 1996) With

* ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''Twins I Aurex Jazz Festival '82'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Twins II Aurex Jazz Festival '82'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * '' Invitation'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * '' The Birthday Concert'' (Warner Bros., 1995) * ''Twins I & II: Live in Japan 1982'' (Warner Bros., 1999) * ''Then & Now'' (Rhino/Warner, 2016) * ''Truth, Liberty & Soul'' (Resonance, 2017) With

Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell (born Stephen Louis Bilao III, December 19, 1944) is an American singer and record producer. He won a 2004 Grammy Award as the producer of the Rod Stewart studio album '' Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III''. He also h ...

* ''This Guy's in Love'' (Columbia, 2003) * ''The Disney Standards'' (Walt Disney, 2006) * '' Back to Bacharach'' (Koch, 2008) With others *

Rabih Abou-Khalil Rabih Abou-Khalil (, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other styles. He grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, Germany, during the Lebanese ...

, '' The Cactus of Knowledge'' (Enja, 2001) * Ray Anderson, ''

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'' (Gramavision, 1994) *

Ashford & Simpson Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production and recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carol ...

, ''A Musical Affair'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * B. B. & Q. Band, ''All Night Long'' (Capitol, 1982) *

Bananarama Bananarama is an English pop group formed in London in 1980. The group, originally a trio, consisted of friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991, when ...

, '' Please Yourself'' (London, 1993) *

, '' Looking for America'' (WATT Works/ECM, 2003) *

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...

, '' Into the Sun'' (Sweeca, 1996) *

Jonatha Brooke Jonatha Brooke (born January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Massachusetts, United States. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies. She has been a ...

, ''My Mother Has 4 Noses'' (Bad Dog, 2014) *

Hiram Bullock Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he also worked as a session musician in a variety of genres. Biography Bullock was born in Osaka, Ja ...

, ''Give It What U Got'' (1987) *

Michel Camilo Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Dominican pianist and composer. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Background and career Camilo was born into a musical family and as a young child showed aptitude for the accordion ...

, '' One More Once'' (Columbia, 1994) *

, ''Caribe'' (Calle 54, 2009) *

Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a so ...

, ''Zag Zig'' (Sony Wonder 1994) *

Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...

, '' Let Yourself Go'' (Sony Classical, 2001) *

, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

David Clayton-Thomas David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, 13 September 1941) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Clayton-Thomas began his musi ...

, ''David Clayton-Thomas'' (Columbia, 1972) *

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, '' Civilized Man'' (Capitol, 1984) *

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...

, '' Live at Montreux'' (Warner Bros., 1993) *

Charles Earland Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist. Biography Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 fo ...

, ''Coming to You Live'' (Columbia, 1980) * Charles Earland, ''Earland's Street Themes'' (Columbia, 2012) *

Peter Erskine Peter Clark Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Early life and education Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the d ...

, ''Motion Poet'' (Denon, 1988) * Aydin Esen, ''Anadolu'' (Columbia, 1992) *

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, a ...

- George Russell Orchestra, '' Living Time'' (Columbia, 1972) *

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, '' The Nightfly'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * Thomas Fersen, ''Le Jour Du Poisson'' (Tot Ou Tard 1997) * Michael Franks, '' Skin Dive'' (Warner Bros, 1985) * Michael Gibbs, ''Big Music'' (Venture, 1988) * Michael Gibbs, ''Nonsequence'' (Provocateur, 2001) *

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

, ''Dance of Passion'' (Antilles, 1993) * Carol Hall, ''If I Be Your Lady'' (Elektra, 1971) * Terumasa Hino, ''City Connection'' (Flying Disk 1979) *

James Ingram James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career ...

, ''

Never Felt So Good ''Never Felt So Good'' is the second full-length album by R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram, released in 1986. It reached number 123 on the US charts, and peaked at number 37 on the R&B charts. It reached number 72 in Britain. Critical recepti ...

'' (Qwest, 1986) *

Paul Jabara Paul Frederick Jabara (January 31, 1948 – September 29, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning " Last Dance" from '' Thank God It's Friday'' (1978), as well as "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough ...

, '' De La Noche: The True Story'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * Bob James, ''

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'' (CTI, 1976) * Bob James, ''

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'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978) *

, '' The Bridge'' (Columbia, 1986) *

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, '' Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * Toshinobu Kubota, ''

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'' (Sony 1992) * Pete Levin, ''Party in the Basement'' (Gramavision, 1990) *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awar ...

, '' Street Dreams'' (Geffen, 1988) * Susan McKeown, ''Bushes & Briars'' (Alula 1998) *

, '' Secret Story'' (Geffen, 1992) * Othello Molineaux, ''It's About Time'' (Big World Music, 1993) *

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, '' All That Matters'' (1997) * James Moody, ''Young at Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1996) *

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, ''A Tribute to Bert Williams'' (Vanguard, 1996) *

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

, ''Re-birth of the Cool'' (GRP, 1992) *

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop. He gained national prominence with hi ...

, ''Nature Boy: The Standards Album'' (Verve, 2003) *

Claude Nougaro Claude Nougaro (, ; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French jazz singer and poet. Life and career Claude Nougaro was born on 9 September 1929 in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette ...

, ''Nougayork'' (WEA, 1987) * Robert Palmer, '' Ridin' High'' (EMI 1992) * Lenny Pickett, ''Lenny Pickett with the Borneo Horns'' (Carthage, 1987) *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

, ''

Snowfall on the Sahara ''Snowfall on the Sahara'' is a studio album by American singer Natalie Cole. It was released by Elektra Records on June 22, 1999, in the United States. Critical reception AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "with ''Snowfall on t ...

'' (1999) *

Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls'' (1981), for which she was nomi ...

, ''In the Evening'' (New York Music Co., 1984) *

Raw Stylus Raw Stylus was a London-based dance music outfit whose core members were Jules Brookes, Ron Aslan, and Donna Gardier. Originally, Raw Stylus released white label vinyl records into the London club scene in the early 1990s, and played live with ...

, ''Pushing Against the Flow'' (Geffen, Giant Step 1995) *

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, '' A Dove'' (MCA, 1992) * George Russell, '' It's About Time 1996'' (Label Bleu, 2016) * George Russell, '' The 80th Birthday Concert'' (Concept Publishing, 2005) *

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, ''Halfway 'Til Dawn'' (GRP, 1999) *

Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...

, ''Monsieur Henri'' (TriStar Music 1994) * Mark Sholtez, ''Real Street'' (Universal/Verve, 2006) *

, ''

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'' (Warner Bros, 1986) * Paul Simon, '' The Rhythm of the Saints'' (Warner Bros., 1990) *

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, '' Something Real'' (Elektra, 1989) *

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, ''Bicycle'' (1996) *

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, '' City Kids'' (MCA, 1983) *

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, ''Candi Staton'' (Warner Bros., 1980) *

, '' New Moon Shine'' (Columbia, 1991) * B. J. Thomas, '' Longhorns & Londonbridges'' (Paramount, 1974) *

Teri Thornton Teri Thornton, born Shirley Enid Avery (September 1, 1934 – May 2, 2000) was an American jazz singer and piano player. Thornton first performed in local Detroit clubs in the 1950s. She moved to New York City in the 1960s, where she found work ...

, ''I'll Be Easy to Find'' (Verve, 1999) *

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, '' Forever, for Always, for Love'' (Epic, 1982) *

Paul Whiteman Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American Jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 193 ...

, Maurice Peress, Ivan Davis, Dick Hyman, ''The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue'' (Musical Heritage Society, 1987) *

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direct ...

, ''Hard Mother Blues'' (Mainstream, 1970) * Ernie Wilkins, ''Screaming Mothers'' (Mainstream, 1974) * Larry Willis, '' Inner Crisis'' (Groove Merchant, 1973)

References

External links

Official website
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