A technically skilled trumpeter with an appealing tone, Jimmy Maxwell was a valuable player both in swing settings and in the studios. Maxwell began playing cornet early; one of his teachers in the 1930s was Herbert L. Clarke, with whom he studied for two years. He was a professional from the time he was 15, playing with Gil Evans from 1933-34. Maxwell's early experiences included associations ...more
- Benny Goodman
- When Swing Was King
- Trumpet
- Larry Sonn
- It's Sonn Again
- Trumpet
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Legendary Broadcasts
- Trumpet
- Benny Goodman
- 1951-1952
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