Bobby Bryant (May 19, 1934 – June 10, 1998) was an American

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trumpeter and

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ist.

Biography

Bryant was born in

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, and played saxophone in his youth. He moved to

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in 1952, where he studied at the Cosmopolitan School of Music until 1957. Remaining in the city until 1960, he played with Red Saunders, Billy Williams, and other ensembles. He relocated to

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in 1960 and then

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in 1961, where he became a fixture on the

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scene. He led his own groups in addition to playing with

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, Frank Capp/

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, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He also worked as a studio musician and a music educator. Perhaps his most famous solo was in the song "L.O.V.E" recorded with Nat King Cole in 1964. Bryant had sustained health problems in the 1990s which reduced his activity to part-time. He died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 64.

Discography

As leader

*''Big Band Blues'' ( Vee-Jay, 1961 974 *''Ain't Doing Too B-A-D, Bad'' (

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, 1967) *''Earth Dance'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1969) *''The Jazz Excursion into "Hair"'' (Pacific Jazz, 1969) *''Swahili Strut'' (Cadet, 1971)

As arranger

With

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*'' Free Again'' (Prestige, 1971) With

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*'' A Natural Woman'' (Capitol, 1969)

As sideman

With Brass Fever *'' Time Is Running Out'' (Impulse!, 1976) With

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'' (Columbia, 1979) With

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*'' Killer Joe'' (Columbia, 1977) With

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'' (Atlantic, 1976) With Richard "Groove" Holmes * '' Six Million Dollar Man'', (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1975) With

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* '' Roots'' (A&M, 1977) With

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*'' Kenton / Wagner'' (Capitol, 1964) With

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*'' L.A. Midnight'' (ABC, 1972) With

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Bantu Village ''Bantu Village'' is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by Monk Higgins recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1969.

'' (Blue Note, 1969) With

*'' Sound Pieces'' (Impulse!, 1966) *'' Live from Los Angeles'' (Impulse!, 1967) *''

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(Impulse!, 1968) *''

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'' (Flying Dutchman, 1969) *''

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*'' More Mission: Impossible'' (Paramount, 1968) *''

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'' (Paramount, 1968) *'' Gypsies'' (Tabu, 1978) With

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'' (Blue Note, 1975) With The Three Sounds *''

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*'' On Stage'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) *'' Feelin' Kinda Blues'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) *'' Everywhere'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) *'' California Soul'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) With

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*'' Baby, Baby, Baby'' (Prestige, 1963)

References

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