Willie Dennis
Willie Dennis (January 10, 1926 – July 8, 1965) is an American jazz trombonist.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dennis was known as a big band musician, but was also an influential bebop soloist. After working with Elliot Lawrence, Claude Thornhill, and Sam Donahue, Dennis also performed with Charles Mingus, appearing on two of Mingus's more successful albums in 1959, Blues & Roots and Mingus Ah Um. In 1953, Dennis recorded Four Trombones (released in 1957) for Mingus's Debut Records. The other three trombones were J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, and Bennie Green; Mingus played bass.
Dennis then returned to his big band roots, joining Buddy Rich in 1959 after stints with Benny Goodman (with whom he travelled to the Soviet Union in 1962) and Woody Herman. In the 1960s, Dennis also performed often with Gerry Mulligan.
Willis died in a car crash in New York, 1965.
External links
 Evolution of the Jazz Trombone, Part Three: Bebop, by David M. Wilken
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