Jimmy Mundy

For the footballer, see Jimmy Mundy (footballer).

James Mundy (June 28, 1907 – April 24, 1983)^[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines.^[2]

Jimmy Mundy
Born	(1907-06-28)June 28, 1907 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 24, 1983(1983-04-24) (aged 75) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument	Saxophone

Mundy died of cancer in New York City at the age of 75.^[1]

Discography

Jimmy Mundy / Jimmy Mundy Orchestra

• 1937–1947: Jimmy Mundy 1937–1947 (Classics 1200)
• May 1946: "Bumble Boogie" / "One O'Clock Boogie" (Aladdin 131)
• June 1946: "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 1" / "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 2" (Aladdin 132)
• 1958: On a Mundy Flight (Epic LN 3475)
• 2002: Fiesta in Brass (Golden Era LP-15060)

As arranger

With Chet Baker

• Baker's Holiday (Limelight, 1965)

With Al Hibbler

• After the Lights Go Down Low (Atlantic 1957)

With Illinois Jacquet

• The Soul Explosion (Prestige, 1969)

With Harry James

• Harry James and His Orchestra 1948–49 (Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1969)^[3]

With Sonny Stitt

• Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962)
• Little Green Apples (Solid State, 1969)
• Come Hither (Solid State, 1969)

With Joe Williams

• A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (Roulette, 1958)