Sheldon was a prominent part of the vibrant West Coast jazz movement in the 1950s alongside fellow artists Art Pepper, Stan Kenton and Shorty Rogers. He also played with jazz and pop greats including Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne and Frank Sinatra. ADAD“It’s a haunting trumpet he plays,” Griffin told the Los Angeles Times in 2002. Born in 1931 in Jacksonville, Florida, Sheldon started playing the trumpet professionally as a youngster and moved to Los Angeles in 1947. ADADSheldon was the subject of “Trying to Get Good: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon,” a 2008 documentary.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2020 00:22 UTC