Matthew Gee (November 25, 1925 in Houston, Texas – July 18, 1979 in New York City)[1] was an American bebop trombonist.

Gee played trumpet and baritone as a child, and took up the trombone at age 11. After studying at Alabama State University, he played with Coleman Hawkins before doing a stint in the Army. Following this, he played with Dizzy Gillespie (1946–1949), Joe Morris, Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt (1950), Count Basie (1951), Illinois Jacquet (1952–1954), Lou Donaldson (1954), Sarah Vaughan (1956), and Gillespie again in 1957. In 1956 he released his only record as a bandleader on Riverside Records. From 1959 to 1963 he played on and off with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Later in the 1960s, he played in small groups with Paul Quinichette and Brooks Kerr, as well as in big bands with Sonny Stitt and Johnny Griffin.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Gene Ammons

With Count Basie

With Ray Bryant

With Lou Donaldson

With Duke Ellington

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Tony Graye

With Johnny Griffin

With Coleman Hawkins

With Erskine Hawkins

With Illinois Jacquet

With Sonny Stitt

References

  1. ^ Deffaa, Chip (2002). "Gee, Matthew (Jr.)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 24. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
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