Jiggs Whigham
A major trombonist who is quite versatile, Jiggs Whigham has thus far not received the recognition that he deserves, possibly because he has spent a lot of time performing in Germany. After graduating from high school in 1961, Whigham joined the Glenn Miller Ghost Orchestra (under the direction of Ray McKinley) and in 1963 became a member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. In 1965, he settled in Germany, originally to play with the Kurt Edelhagen band. When that orchestra broke up, Whigham stayed, working as a studio musician, a freelance jazz performer, and a teacher, becoming a professor at Cologne Conservatory in 1974. Through the years, he has played with Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Johnny Griffin, Freddie Hubbard, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Lee Konitz, and Sarah Vaughan, among many others, and he recorded Trombone Summit in the late '70s with Bill Watrous, Kai Winding, and Albert Mangelsdorff. In addition to recordings with Stan Kenton, Johnny Richards, George Gruntz, Bill Holman, and the Brass Connection, Whigham has led sessions of his own for MPS (1971), Telefunken (1976, released domestically by Pausa), Koala (1982), and Capri (1989).
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Trombone Summit
Kai Winding, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bill Watrous, Jiggs Whigham
Jazz - Released by MPS on 18 Nov 2016
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
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Jiggs' Back in Town
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on 4 Nov 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Evergreens
Radio Tanz Orchester des NWDR, Jiggs Whigham, Jean Warland, Harald Rosenstein, Kurt Edelhagen, Bora Rokovic
Contemporary Jazz - Released by CPO on 20 Nov 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Trombone Workshop
Albert Mangelsdorff, Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham, Slide Hampton
Jazz - Released by MPS on 28 Aug 2014
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
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A Tribute to the Clarke - Boland Big Band
Jazz - Released by Double Moon Records on 28 May 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Whigham, Jiggs / Bertoncini, Gene: Jiggs and Gene (Jiggs Whigham)
Jazz - Released by Azica Records on 1 Jan 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Porgy & Bess / Westside Mélodies
TONY FISHER, Jiggs Whigham, HR Brass
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'm in the Mood for Love
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on 7 Oct 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Faszination Posaune
Branimir Slokar, Jiggs Whigham, Markus Lenzing, Jochen Rieger
Miscellaneous - Released by Gerth Medien on 7 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo