John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974)^[1] was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jazz with Stan Kenton and others.^[2] Anderson died in Birmingham in 1974.^[3]

Discography[edit]

With Count Basie

• Everyday I Have the Blues (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams
• Dance Along with Basie (Roulette, 1959)
• The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960)

With Buddy Collette

• Tanganyika (Dig, 1956)

With Chico Hamilton

• Chic Chic Chico (Impulse!, 1965)

With Stan Kenton

• Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1943-47 [1950])
• Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952])
• Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946)
• Encores (Capitol, 1947)
• A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947)
• The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])
• Two Much! (Capitol, 1960) with Ann Richards

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