- James Buffington
James Lawrence "Jimmy" Buffington (b. May 15, 1922,
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania ; d. Jul. 20, 1981,Englewood, New Jersey ) was an Americanjazz hornist.Buffington is one of very few jazz musicians whose primary instrument is
French horn . He was anautodidact as a child, though his father played piano and trumpet. He graduated from theEastman School of Music and began playing inNew York in the 1950s, withOscar Pettiford among others. He played withMel Powell in 1954 andTeddy Charles in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his work withMiles Davis on some of hisGil Evans sessions forColumbia Records . He has done extensive work as asession musician , and has recorded withMoondog ,Carly Simon ,James Brown ,Urbie Green ,Jimmy Cleveland ,Ernie Royal ,Britt Woodman ,Don Butterfield ,Donald Byrd ,John Coltrane ,Dizzy Gillespie ,J. J. Johnson ,Quincy Jones ,Thad Jones andMel Lewis ,Michel Legrand ,Lee Morgan ,Paul Desmond ,Eddie Sauter ,Oliver Nelson ,Wes Montgomery , Jimmy Smith, theModern Jazz Quartet andGrover Washington Jr. . Late in the 1970s he played withFreddie Hubbard ,Gato Barbieri , andGeorge Benson ; in 1980 he played on aHelen Merrill album.Buffington released some solo work but it is far less well known.
References
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hvftxq95ldse~T1 James Buffington] at
Allmusic
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.