Lyrics | Artists | Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd was an influential American jazz trombonist who turned from traditional Dixieland in the 1950s to the avant-garde jazz of the '60s with a series of albums and collaborations with other major artists of the day. He did various menial jobs to get by and played at resort hotels in the Catskill Mountains with recording work sparse for almost 20 years until he returned with a series of albums in the 1990s. His appetite for a variety of musical forms led to international acclaim. Born in New England, he grew up listening to his drummer father's record collection and s...