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CECIL BRIDGEWATER

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A renowned trumpeter, composer, arranger, producer, and educator, Cecil Bridgewater has made an indelible mark on the jazz world. With over five decades of experience, he has performed with legendary jazz ensembles, served as bandleader, producer and taught at prestigious institutions globally.​

Existing compositions/arrangements and commissions available now at Bridgewater Publishing Co.

Collaborations:

Horace Silver Quintet, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Max Roach Quartet + Double Quartet, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Frank Foster, Count Basie Orchestra, The Uptown String Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie, Lena Horne, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Heath, Sir Roland Hannah, Carmen McCrae, Vanessa Rubin, Clark Terry and more.

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Discography—

Hard-Bop, Bebop, Straight-Ahead, Big Band, Avant Garde, Orchestra, Trio, Quartet, Post-Bop...

 Solo...  

  • Mean What You Say, 1998 (Brownstone)

  • I Love Your Smile, 1992 (Blue Moon)

 Bridgewater Brothers... 

  • African Sunrise (Double Bridge, 2015)

  • Generations Suite (Denon, 1978)

  • Lightning and Thunder (Denon, 1977)

 

 Collaborations with... 

Muhal Richard Abrams

 

Anthony Braxton

 

Dee Dee Bridgewater

  • Afro Blue (Trio, 1974)

  • This Is New (Verve, 2002)

 

Jon Faddis and Billy Harper

 

Frank Foster

 

O'Donel Levy

 

Mel Lewis

 

Charles McPherson

 

Jimmy Owens

 

Houston Person

 

Max Roach

 

Horace Silver

 

Lonnie Liston Smith

 

Dakota Staton

 

John Stubblefield

 

Buddy Terry

 

The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra

 

Mickey Tucker

 

McCoy Tyner

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