Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson was an American jazz trumpeter and valve trombonist. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Williamson was the younger brother of jazz pianist Claude Williamson.
In 1949, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Billy May, Charlie Barnet, and Shelly Manne. He worked often as a session musician until his retirement in 1968. He battled drug addiction for much of his life and died in Studio City, California in 1991.Discography
As leader
With Pepper Adams
With Clifford Brown's All Stars
- Jazz Messages
- Jazz Immortal
With Benny Carter
With Terry Gibbs
- Dream Band recorded 1959
- The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions recorded 1959
- Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home recorded 1959
- The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band ; reissued as Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Elmo Hope
With Stan Kenton
With Shelly Manne
With Jack Montrose
With Lennie Niehaus
- Volume 1: The Quintets
- Volume 2: The Octet, No. 1
- Volume 3: The Octet, No. 2
- Volume 4: The Quintets and Strings
- Volume 5: The Sextet
With Shorty Rogers
With Pete Rugolo
With Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars
- Lighthouse All Stars vol. 6
- In the Solo Spotlight
With Bud Shank
With Zoot Sims
- Quintet reissue Good Old Zoot
With Duane Tatro
