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Benny Powell

jazz trombonist

From: New Orleans, United States
Active: 1930–2010
Releases: 2

jazz

About

Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr. (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone.

From Benny Powell on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Frank Wess Quintet now trombone
Gerald Wilson Orchestra now trombone
Randy Weston African Rhythms Quintet now trombone

Discography

Albums 2

North, South, East... Wess 1956
Coast To Coast 1982

Married

Petsye Powell

Supporting musician

Tyrone Smith now

Also known as

Bennie Powell

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 5af0d6a3-c4e8-4048-87e3-5afd44c020a2
ISNI: 0000000072491460

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.