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Curtis Fuller

real name Curtis DuBois Fuller

Detroit, United States · 1932-12-15 – 2021-05-08

Curtis Fuller is credited on 2,297 releases across 368 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,297

Credits

368

Albums

8

Decades active

448

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American jazz trombonist
Born December 15, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, died May 8, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
In a Jesuit orphanage from the age of 9 for several years after the death of both parents. Discouraged from playing the violin, he became intrigued by his instrument after seeing J.J. Johnson perform with Illinois Jacquet; he was taught by Frank Rosolino. Left Detroit, and settled in New York City in April 1957 (then a member of Yusef Lateef's group) and led or co-led eight albums by the end of the year for, and. After working with The Jazztet, he joined Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers from 1961 to 1964 when the group functioned as a sextet. Until after he had died, Fuller was thought to have been born in 1934.

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2,297 releases · 368 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 3,115
  • Other credits · 81

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Nola Recording Studios · Birdland

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