Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson was an American jazz trumpeter and valve trombonist. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Williamson was the younger brother of jazz pianist Claude Williamson.
In 1949, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Billy May, Charlie Barnet, and Shelly Manne. He worked often as a session musician until his retirement in 1968. He battled drug addiction for much of his life and died in Studio City, California in 1991.
Discography
As leader
- 1955.01 - Stu Williamson Plays Originally titled Sapphire. Reissued in cd in 2013 by Solid Records Jap.
- 1956.01 - Stu Williamson Originally titled Pee Jay - Reissued in cd in 2013 by Solid Records Jap., and Fresh sound Records as The Trumpet Artistry Of Stu Williamson
- 1957.07 - A Jazz Band Ball - issued under Jack Sheldon's name - Originally titled Revel Without a Pause, Stu Williamson plays valve trombone.
As sideman or guest
- Pepper Adams Quintet
- Jazz Messages
- Jazz Immortal
- Aspects
- Dream Band recorded 1959
- The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions recorded 1959
- Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home recorded 1959
- The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band ; reissued as Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem
- The New Continent
- The Elmo Hope Quintet featuring Harold Land
- This Modern World
- Kenton Showcase
- The Kenton Era
- Contemporary Concepts
- The Innovations Orchestra
- Playing the Field
- Swinging Sounds
- More Swinging Sounds
- Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
- The Gambit
- Manne–That's Gershwin!
- Arranged by Montrose
- Volume 1: The Quintets
- Volume 2: The Octet, No. 1
- Volume 3: The Octet, No. 2
- Volume 4: The Quintets and Strings
- Volume 5: The Sextet
- An Invisible Orchard
- The Music from Richard Diamond
- Lighthouse All Stars vol. 6
- In the Solo Spotlight
- Strings & Trombones
- Quintet reissue Good Old Zoot
- ''Jazz for Moderns''