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Revision as of 19:47, 18 February 2006 by Mel Etitis (talk | contribs) (source)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Joe Newman (7 September 1922–4 July 1992) was an American jazz trumpeter, best known for his time with Count Basie.
Newman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a musical family, having his first music lessons from David Jones. He attended Alabama State College, where he joined the college band, became its leader, and took it on tour.
In 1941 he joined Lionel Hampton for two years, before signing with Count Basie, with whom he stayed for a total of thirteen years, interrupted by short breaks and a long period (1947–1952) spent first with saxophonist Illinois Jacquet and then drummer J. C. Heard.
Source
- Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, & Brian Priestley. Jazz: The Rough Guide. ISBN1-85828-528-3
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