Jimmy Nottingham

An underrated soloist, Jimmy Nottingham was such a very important big music group and studio room musician that he spent the majority of his lifestyle using anonymously in the backdrop and had few possibilities to single. He first proved helpful skillfully in 1943 with Cecil Payne. Within the armed forces (1944-45), Nottingham was fortunate to play frequently with Willie Smith’s Navy music group. He was Lionel Hampton’s high-note trumpeter from 1945-47 and caused the big rings of Charlie Barnet, Lucky Millinder, Count number Basie (as business lead trumpeter from 1948-50) and Herbie Areas. Nottingham used Latin rings from 1951-53 and joined the personnel of CBS in 1954, where he proved helpful for twenty years, sometimes playing jazz privately. Among his jazz organizations during this period had been Budd Johnson (with whom he co-led a music group in 1962), Dizzy Gillespie, Oliver Nelson, Benny Goodman, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1966-70) and Clark Terry (1974-75). Nottingham remained energetic until his loss of life at age group 52; his just chance to be always a leader led to four game titles (half an record) for Seeco in 1957.