Robert Brookmeyer (born December 19, 1929) is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band.

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  • Robert Brookmeyer (born December 19, 1929) is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. In the late 1950s he moved to New York City to work as a freelance arranger. In the 1960s he also worked as a studio musician, co-led a quintet with Clark Terry and worked in and wrote for the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1980 this band recorded an album of his compositions/arrangements on which two tracks featured Clark Terry. After a period in Europe he has returned to the United States, where he continues to write and record. Bob Brookmeyer also teaches jazz composition at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.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 published in summer 2006. (en)
  • Robert « Bob » Brookmeyer est un tromboniste (trombone à pistons), pianiste et arrangeur de jazz américain né le 19 décembre 1929 à Kansas City . (fr)
  • Robert Brookmeyer, född 19 december, 1929, är en amerikansk jazztrombonist, pianist och arrangör. Brookmeyer föddes i Kansas City, Missouri, där han nådde stor popularitet som medlem i Gerry Mulligan's Quartet mellan 1954 och 1957. Han arbetade senare med Jimmy Giuffre innan han gick med i Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. I slutet av 1950-talet flyttade Brookmeyer till New York City för att arbeta som frilansarrangör. I slutet på 1960-talet arbetade han även som studiomusiker, han ledde en kvintett tillsammans med Clark Terry och arbetade i och skrev musik för Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. 1980 spelade bandet in ett album med Brookmeyers kompositioner och arrangemang där Clark Terry medverkade på två av låtarna. Efter en period i Europa så återvände Brookmeyer till Amerika, där han fortsatte att skriva och spela in musik. Bob Brookmeyer arbetar även som lärare på New England Conservatory of Music i Boston, Massachusetts. (sv)
  • La sua specializzazione è il trombone jazz a pistoni, ma èanche un ottimo pianista, compositore e arrangiatore. (it)
  • Robert "Bob" Brookmeyer (* 19. Dezember 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri) ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Musiker (Posaune). (de)
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  • Robert Brookmeyer (born December 19, 1929) is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. (en)
  • Robert « Bob » Brookmeyer est un tromboniste (trombone � pistons), pianiste et arrangeur de jazz américain né le 19 décembre 1929 � Kansas City . (fr)
  • Robert Brookmeyer, född 19 december, 1929, är en amerikansk jazztrombonist, pianist och arrangör. (sv)
  • La sua specializzazione è il trombone jazz a pistoni, ma èanche un ottimo pianista, compositore e arrangiatore. (it)
  • Robert "Bob" Brookmeyer (* 19. Dezember 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri) ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Musiker (Posaune). (de)
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