Jim Cullum, Jr.

Jim Cullum, Jr. (b. September 20, 1941, San Antonio, Texas) is an American jazz cornetist noted for his contributions to the Dixieland jazz tradition.

Cullum's father was Jim Cullum, Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz Band up until his death in 1973. Cullum has led the Jim Cullum Jazz Band as a successor group; his sidemen have included Allan Vache, Brian Ogilvie, Mike Pittsley, and John Sheridan.

Since 1963 he has played in the jazz club "The Landing" in San Antonio; Cullum has broadcast performances from the club on a radio series called "Riverwalk: Live From the Landing" since the late 1980s. He has recorded for Jazzology Records and Columbia Records (1985's "Porgy & Bess") in addition to Audiophile, Stomp Off, and his own Riverwalk.

Discography

*"Look Over Here" (1976)
*"Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band" (1979)
*"Live and Swinging" (1979)
*"Live at the Memphis Jazz Festival" (1982)
*"Tis the Season...To Be Jamming" (1984)
*"Porgy & Bess" (1985)
*"Super Satch" (1986)
*"Fireworks! Red Hot & Blues" (1989)
*"Hooray for Hoagy!" (1990)
*"American Love Songs, Vol. 7" (1990)
*"Shootin' the Agate" (1992)
*"Battle of the Bands: San Antonio vs. New Orleans" (1992)
*"New Year's All Star Jam" (1993)
*"Honky Tonk Train" (1994)
*"Bessie & the Blues" (1995)
*"Hot Jazz for a Cool Yule" (1996)
*"Deep River: The Spirit of Gospel Music in Jazz" (1998)
*"Chasin' the Blues" (2006)

References

*Scott Yanow, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:f9fuxq95ldke~T2 Jim Cullum, Jr.] at Allmusic