David W. Bargeron (born September 6, 1942) is an American trombonist and tuba player who was a member of the jazz-rock group

Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. In addition to original music, the group has performed popular songs by Laura Ny ...

Career

Bargeron was lead trombonist with

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

's Big Band and played bass trombone and tuba with

Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) a ...

's Band between 1968 and 1970. He joined Blood, Sweat, and Tears in 1970 after Jerry Hyman departed and first appeared on the album '' B, S & T; 4''. With this group, he recorded the jazz-rock solo on the tuba in "And When I Die/One Room Country Shack" on the album '' Live and Improvised'' His recording credits with BS&T include eleven albums. A break in their schedule allowed him to join the

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role ...

Orchestra in 1972. Bargeron became a freelance musician after leaving Blood, Sweat, and Tears. He has recorded with

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 1 ...

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

, and

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

. He has performed with the

George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, ...

Concert Jazz Band from Switzerland, the George Russell Living Time Orchestra, and was a long-time member of

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bass guitar, bassist, composer and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of Weather Report from 1 ...

's Word of Mouth Band. He has recorded and toured with Tuba Tuba, a jazz tuba band which includes

Michel Godard Michel Godard is a French avant-garde jazz and classical musician. He plays tuba and the predecessor of the tuba, a brass instrument known as the serpent. Career At 18, Godard was a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio-France. He has ...

, Luciano Biondini, and

Kenwood Dennard Kenwood Marshall Dennard (born March 1, 1956, New York City) is an American jazz drummer. Dennard learned piano as a child and took up drumming at nine years of age. He attended the Manhattan School of Music from 1972 to 1973 and Berklee College o ...

. He is a member of Howard Johnson's Gravity, a six-tuba group that has been together since 1968. Bargeron has released several albums as a soloist and in collaboration.

Discography

As leader

* ''Barge Burns...Slide Flies'' (Mapleshade, 1995) * ''Tuba Tuba'' (Enja, 2001)

As sideman

With

* ''B, S & T 4'' (Columbia, 1971) * ''New Blood'' (Columbia, 1972) * ''No Sweat'' (Columbia, 1973) * ''Mirror Image'' (Columbia, 1974) * ''New City'' (Columbia, 1975) * ''In Concert'' (CBS, 1976) * ''More Than Ever'' (Columbia, 1976) * ''Brand New Day'' (ABC, 1977) With

* ''

Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) ''Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)'' is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in New York in 1980 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, and Lew Soloff and ori ...

'' (Trio, 1981) * ''

Bud and Bird ''Bud and Bird'' is a live album by Gil Evans that won the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1989. Evans conducted the orchestra, which included Hamiet Bluiett, Bill Evans (saxophon ...

'' (Electric Bird, 1987) * '' Farewell'' (Electric Bird, 1988) With

* ''

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'' (ECM, 1984) * '' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) * ''Blues 'N Dues Et Cetera'' (Enja, 1991) * ''Beyond Another Wall'' (TCB, 1994) * ''Liebermann Live at Jazz Fest Berlin'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Merryteria'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Expo Triangle'' (MGB, 2000) * ''Global Excellence'' (TCB, 2001) * ''Tiger by the Tail'' (TCB, 2006) * ''Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?'' (TCB, 2008) * ''Matterhorn Matters'' (MGB, 2010) * ''News Reel Matters'' (MGB, 2013) With Howard Johnson * ''Gravity!!!'' (Verve/Motor Music, 1996) * ''Right Now!'' (Verve/Motor Music, 1997) * ''Testimony'' (Tuscarora, 2017) With

Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...

* ''Papa Lips'' (CBS/Sony, 1983) * ''Incredible Journey'' (DMP, 1985) * ''Spectrum'' (DMP, 1988) * ''Urban Contours'' (DMP, 1989) * ''Art of the Big Band'' (DMP, 1991) * ''Departure'' (DMP, 1993) * ''Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival'' (Basic, 1996) With

* ''Word of Mouth'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''Twins I Aurex Jazz Festival '82'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Twins II Aurex Jazz Festival '82'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Invitation'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * ''The Birthday Concert'' (Warner Bros., 1995) * ''Twins I & II: Live in Japan 1982'' (Warner Bros., 1999) * ''Then & Now'' (Rhino/Warner, 2016) * ''Truth, Liberty & Soul'' (Resonance, 2017) With

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* ''This Guy's in Love'' (Columbia, 2003) * ''The Disney Standards'' (Walt Disney, 2006) * ''Back to Bacharach'' (Koch, 2008) With others * Rabih Abou-Khalil, ''

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'' (Enja, 2001) * Ray Anderson, ''

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, ''A Musical Affair'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * B. B. & Q. Band, ''All Night Long'' (Capitol, 1982) *

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, ''Please Yourself'' (London, 1993) *

, ''Looking for America'' (WATT Works/ECM, 2003) *

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, ''Into the Sun'' (Sweeca, 1996) *

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, ''My Mother Has 4 Noses'' (Bad Dog, 2014) *

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, ''Give It What U Got'' (1987) *

Michel Camilo Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Ja ...

, ''One More Once'' (Columbia, 1994) *

, ''Caribe'' (Calle 54, 2009) *

Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a so ...

, ''Zag Zig'' (Sony Wonder 1994) *

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, ''Let Yourself Go'' (Sony Classical, 2001) *

, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

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, ''David Clayton-Thomas'' (Columbia, 1972) *

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, '' Civilized Man'' (Capitol, 1984) *

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, ''Live at Montreux'' (Warner Bros., 1993) *

Charles Earland Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist. Biography Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 form ...

, ''Coming to You Live'' (Columbia, 1980) * Charles Earland, ''Earland's Street Themes'' (Columbia, 2012) *

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, ''Motion Poet'' (Denon, 1988) * Aydin Esen, ''Anadolu'' (Columbia, 1992) *

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- George Russell Orchestra, ''Living Time'' (Columbia, 1972) *

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, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1982) *

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, ''Le Jour Du Poisson'' (Tot Ou Tard 1997) * Michael Franks, ''

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'' (Warner Bros, 1985) * Michael Gibbs, ''Big Music'' (Venture, 1988) * Michael Gibbs, ''Nonsequence'' (Provocateur, 2001) *

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, ''Dance of Passion'' (Antilles, 1993) *

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, ''If I Be Your Lady'' (Elektra, 1971) *

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, ''City Connection'' (Flying Disk 1979) *

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, ''Never Felt So Good'' (Qwest, 1986) *

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, ''De La Noche: The True Story'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * Bob James, ''Three'' (CTI, 1976) * Bob James, ''Touchdown'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978) *

, '' The Bridge'' (Columbia, 1986) *

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, '' Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) *

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, ''Neptune'' (Sony 1992) *

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, ''Party in the Basement'' (Gramavision, 1990) *

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, ''Street Dreams'' (Geffen, 1988) *

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, ''Secret Story'' (Geffen, 1992) *

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, ''It's About Time'' (Big World Music, 1993) *

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, ''A Tribute to Bert Williams'' (Vanguard, 1996) *

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, ''Re-birth of the Cool'' (GRP, 1992) *

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, ''Nature Boy: The Standards Album'' (Verve, 2003) *

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, ''Lenny Pickett with the Borneo Horns'' (Carthage, 1987) *

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, '' Snowfall on the Sahara'' (1999) *

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, ''Halfway 'Til Dawn'' (GRP, 1999) *

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, ''Monsieur Henri'' (TriStar Music 1994) *

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, ''

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, ''Something Real'' (Elektra, 1989) *

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, ''

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