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Joe Newman (7 September 1922–4 July 1992) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator, 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. During his second period with Basie, which lasted for about nine years, he made a number of small-group recordings as leader. He also played with Benny Goodman.

In 1961 Newman left the Basie band, and began working with Jazz Interactions, of which he became president in 1967. Jazz Interactions was a charitable organisation which provided an information service, took jazz master classes into schools and colleges, and later maintained its own Jazz Interaction Orchestra (for which Newman wrote).

In the 1970s and 1980s Newman toured internationally, and recorded for various major record labels. He suffered a stroke in 1991, however, which seriously disabled him.

Discography

• 1955: The Count's Men (Resh Sound)
• 1955: I'm Still Swinging (RCA)
• 1956: I Feel Like a New Man (Black Lion)
• 1956: The Midgets (RCA)
• 1960: Jive at Five (Original Jazz Classics)
• 1961: Good ,n, Grrovy (Original Jazz Classics)
• 1977: At the Atlantic (Phontastic)
• 1984: Hangin' Out (Concord)

Source

• Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, & Brian Priestley. Jazz: The Rough Guide. ISBN1-85828-528-3
• Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 6th edition. ISBN 0-140-51521-6

• 1922 births
• 1992 deaths
• Jazz trumpet players