Jim Powell

Described by bandleader -- or rather co-bandleader -- Mel Lewis as "brilliant" in 1982, trumpeter Jim Powell should not be confused with closely named jazzmen such as the Jimmy Powell who rode the Count Basie bus. Excluding bizarre variants such as "Jimbo" or "Jamie," the trumpeter has been referred to under every possible variation of this name, although most often as Jim Powell. Discographer Tom ...more