Joseph James Shepley (born in
Yonkers, New York
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on August 7, 1930; March 26, 2016) was an American jazz trumpeter. He worked with
Burt Collins
Burton L. Collins (March 27, 1931, New York City – February 23, 2007, Philadelphia) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Collins was born in New York but raised in Philadelphia. He worked in the 1950s with Dizzy Gillespie, Urbie Green, Neal Hefti, ...
,
Mike Longo
Michael Josef Longo (March 19, 1937 – March 22, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and author.
Early life
Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to parents who had a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at c ...
,
Duke Pearson
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record pro ...
and others. He can be heard in the
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Pumping Iron
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Discography
With Ron Carter
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a Cello, cellist who has reco ...
*''Parade
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'' (Milestone, 1979)
* '' Empire Jazz'' (RSO, 1980)
With Lou Donaldson
Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was he ...
*'' Sweet Lou'' (Blue Note, 1974)
With O'Donel Levy
O'Donel "Butch" Levy (September 20, 1945 – March 14, 2016) was a rhythm & blues, funk and jazz guitarist from Baltimore, Maryland. He was brother of session drummer Stafford Levy.
Levy studied music at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins Un ...
*'' Breeding of Mind'' (Groove Merchant, 1972)
With Duke Pearson
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record pro ...
*'' It Could Only Happen with You'' (Blue Note, 1970)
With Lonnie Liston Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of ...
*'' Reflections of a Golden Dream'' (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1976)
With Kai Winding
Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of " More", the theme from the movie ''Mondo Ca ...
*'' The In Instrumentals'' (Verve, 1965)
References
External links
Blog of Joe Shepley
American jazz trumpeters
American male trumpeters
20th-century American trumpeters
1930 births
2016 deaths
Musicians from Yonkers, New York
Jazz musicians from New York (state)
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
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