Benny Powell
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz trombonist (1930–2010)
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- White Widow Cosplay Gallery Volume One
- White Widow Volume One
- White Widow Cover Gallery Volume One
- White Widow Volume One Limited Edition
- White Widow Volume One Gallery Slipcase Collection
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1937-08-06
- Active to
- 2000-09-26
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Benny Powell (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an African-American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone. Born Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr in New Orleans, Louisiana, he first played professionally at the age of 14, and at 18 began playing with Lionel Hampton. In 1951 he left Hampton's band and began playing with Count Basie, in whose orchestra he would remain until 1963. Powell takes the trombone solo in the bridge of Basie's 1955 recording of "April in Pari
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Image
- Count Basie and His Orchestra performs in Helsinki 1962 (JOKAHBL3E C04-11).tif
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- date of birth
- 1930-03-01
- date of death
- 2010-06-26
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
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