John Richard "Streamline" Ewing (January 19, 1917 – February 1, 2002) was an American jazz trombonist.

Career

In 1934, Ewing began his career when he was seventeen. Four years later he was with Horace Henderson, then with Earl Hines live and on record from 1938 to 1939 and from 1941 to 1942. He worked for short spans with

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and Lionel Hampton in the 1940s, in addition to Jimmie Lunceford (1943–45),

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(1946, 1949), Jay McShann (1948),

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(1950), Louis Jordan, and Earl Bostic. In the early 1950s he moved to California and played with George Jenkins and in the studio with T-Bone Walker and Gerald Wilson. He began playing with

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in 1956; the two would play together on and off into the 1980s. He led his band the Streamliners for recording sessions in 1958 and 1960. In 1962 he toured with Henderson again and with Rex Stewart in 1967. Late in the 1960s he played in the Young Men of New Orleans band. In 1983 he played with the Eagle Brass Band and recorded with

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in 1990. He played on two

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albums: ''

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'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1995).

Discography

As sideman

With Gerald Wilson * '' You Better Believe It!'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) * ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1964) * '' On Stage'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) * '' Feelin' Kinda Blues'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) * ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) With others * Hoyt Axton, ''Saturday's Child'' (Horizon, 1963) * Hoyt Axton, ''Hoyt Axton Sings Bessie Smith'' (Exodus, 1965) * David Bromberg, ''Midnight On the Water'' (CBS, 1975) * Roy Brown, ''Hard Times'' (Bluesway, 1973) *

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, ''Earth Dance World'' (Pacific Jazz, 1969) *

, ''Frank Bull and Gene Norman Present...Teddy Buckner and His Dixieland Band'' (Dixieland Jubilee, 1957) * Teddy Buckner, ''On the Sunset Strip'' (GNP Crescendo, 1961) * Red Callender, ''Swingin' Suite'' (Modern, 1956) * Red Callender, ''The Lowest'' (MetroJazz, 1958) * Papa John Creach, ''Filthy!'' (Grunt, 1972) *

, ''Backstreets of Desire'' (EastWest, 1992) *

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, ''Judy Henske'' (Elektra, 1963) * Judy Henske, ''High Flying Bird'' (Elektra, 1963) *

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, ''Keep On Lovin' You'' (United Artists, 1975) * Earl Hines, ''The Father Jumps'' (Bluebird, 1975) * Lightnin' Hopkins, ''Something Blue'' (Verve, 1967) *

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, ''Lucille'' (Bluesway, 1968) * Danny O'Keefe, ''The Global Blues'' (Warner Bros., 1979) *

, ''Good Lovin' Blues'' (Ace, 1990) * Johnny Otis, ''Spirit of the Black Territory Bands'' (Arhoolie, 1992) * Googie Rene, ''Romesville!'' (Class, 1959) *

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, ''Lady Sings the Blues'' (Motown, 1972) *

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, ''River Deep Mountain High'' (London, 1966) *

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, ''Head Start'' (Flying Dutchman, 1969) * T-Bone Walker, ''

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'' (Bluesway, 1968) * Charles Wright, ''Rhythm and Poetry'' (Warner Bros., 1972)

References

External links

Interview of John Ewing
Center for Oral History Research, UCLA Library Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewing, Streamline 1917 births 2002 deaths American jazz trombonists Male trombonists Musicians from Topeka, Kansas 20th-century American musicians 20th-century trombonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians