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American jazz trombonist (1930–2010)

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Vinony's link graph records 165 inbound references to Benny Powell, and connects out to Los Angeles, Louisiana and New Orleans.

It is catalogued under topics including 1930 births, 2010 deaths and American jazz trombonists.

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Person · Open Library

Works
12

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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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1937-08-06
Active to
2000-09-26
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
374
Total plays
1,032

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jazz

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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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
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