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Bob Brookmeyer

1929 - 2011

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Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre, before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He received eight Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Bob Brookmeyer is the 1,786th most popular musician (down from 1,132nd in 2024), the 9,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,544th in 2019) and the 683rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Bob Brookmeyer ranks 1,786 out of 3,175. Before him are Rex Brown, Peter Tork, Bart Berman, Vitamin C, Yoko Shimomura, and Elizabeth Cotten. After him are Tom Harrell, Simone Young, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Nigo, Blind Willie McTell, and Afrojack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Bob Brookmeyer ranks 469. Before him are Mikhail Krivonosov, William E. Thornton, Ignacio Velasco, Richard Dysart, George Moscone, and Yozhef Betsa. After him are Ursula Knab, Rex Hartwig, Evert Gunnarsson, Irwin I. Shapiro, Ferdinand Oyono, and Ali Mirzaei. Among people deceased in 2011, Bob Brookmeyer ranks 384. Before him are Marianna Nagy, Assar Rönnlund, Irena Kwiatkowska, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Joe Morello, and Yozhef Betsa. After him are Park Wan-suh, Knut Steen, Žarko Nikolić, Annie Easley, Roger Gautier, and Walter Giller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Brookmeyer ranks 9,495 out of 20,380. Before him are Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Carmen Zapata (1927), George Perkins Marsh (1801), and David Halberstam (1934). After him are Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Tom Harrell (1946), Jacob Abbott (1803), Joe F. Edwards Jr. (1958), Paul Williams (1940), and Johnny Rivers (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Brookmeyer ranks 683. Before him are Herb Ellis (1921), Joe Morello (1928), Rex Brown (1964), Peter Tork (1942), Vitamin C (1972), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893). After him are Tom Harrell (1946), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Curtis Fuller (1934), Michael Anthony (1954), and Joe Bonamassa (1977).

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