Oscar Brashear (August 18, 1944 – July 7, 2023) was an American jazz trumpeter^[1] andsession musician fromChicago, Illinois.

After studying atDuSable High School and Wright Jr. College (currently known asWilbur Wright College) under John DeRoule he worked briefly withWoody Herman before going on to joinCount Basie in 1968–69, returning to freelance in Chicago withSonny Stitt,Gene Ammons,Dexter Gordon andJames Moody. Moving to Los Angeles in 1971, he worked withGerald Wilson,Harold Land,Oliver Nelson,Shelly Manne,Quincy Jones (with whom he toured in Japan),Horace Silver andDuke Pearson.

Brashear recorded withTeddy Edwards,Jimmy Smith,Sonny Rollins,Benny Golson,Bobby Hutcherson,B. B. King,Bobby Bland,Freddie Hubbard,Joe Farrell,The Crusaders,McCoy Tyner,Gene Harris,Randy Newman,Frank Sinatra,Earth, Wind & Fire,Carole King,Benny Carter,Billy Higgins andRy Cooder.

Brashear died on July 7, 2023, at the age of 78.^[2]

WithNat Adderley

• Double Exposure (Prestige, 1975)

WithCount Basie

• Manufacturers of Soul (Brunswick, 1968) withJackie Wilson
• The Board of Directors Annual Report (Dot, 1968) with The Mills Brothers
• Basie Straight Ahead (Dot, 1968)
• How About This (Paramount, 1968) withKay Starr
• Standing Ovation (Dot, 1969)
• Basic Basie (MPS, 1969)
• The Dedication Series, Vol. XI: Retrospective Sessions (Impulse!, 1969)

WithRegina Belle

• Lazy Afternoon (Peak, 2004)

WithBobby Bland andB. B. King

• Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live (MCA, 1976)

WithBrass Fever

• Brass Fever (Impulse!, 1975)
• Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)

WithKenny Burrell

• Both Feet on the Ground (Fantasy, 1973)
• Heritage (AudioSource, 1980)

WithDonald Byrd

• Caricatures (Blue Note, 1976)

WithRy Cooder

• Paradise and Lunch (Reprise, 1974)
• Chicken Skin Music (Reprise, 1976)
• Jazz (Reprise, 1978)

WithThe Crusaders

• Street Life (MCA, 1979)

WithMiles Davis

• Dingo (Warner Bros., 1991)

WithNeil Diamond

• Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building (Columbia, 1993)

WithEarth, Wind & Fire

• The Need of Love (Warner Bros, 1971)
• Last Days and Time (Columbia, 1972)
• Head to the Sky (Columbia, 1973)
• Spirit (Columbia, 1976)
• All 'n All (Columbia, 1977)
• I Am (Columbia, 1979)
• Raise! (Columbia, 1981)
• Powerlight (Columbia, 1983)
• Heritage (Columbia, 1990)

WithTeddy Edwards

• Blue Saxophone (Verve/Gitanes, 1992 [1993])

WithJoe Farrell

• Night Dancing (Warner Bros., 1978)

WithHenry Franklin

• The Skipper at Home (Black Jazz Records, 1974)

WithDizzy Gillespie

• Free Ride (Pablo, 1977) composed and arranged byLalo Schifrin

WithBenny Golson

• California Message (Baystate, 1981) withCurtis Fuller

WithEddie Harris

• Bad Luck Is All I Have (Atlantic, 1975)
• How Can You Live Like That? (Atlantic, 1976)

WithGene Harris

• Astral Signal (Blue Note, 1975)

WithDonny Hathaway

• Everything Is Everything (Atco, 1970)

WithHampton Hawes

• Universe (Prestige, 1972)
• Blues for Walls (Prestige, 1973)

withJoe Henderson

• Canyon Lady (Milestone, 1973 [1975])
• Black Miracle (Milestone, 1976)

WithBilly Higgins

• Billy Higgins Quintet (Sweet Basil, 1993)

WithRichard "Groove" Holmes

• Six Million Dollar Man (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1975)

WithPaul Horn

• Dream Machine (Mushroom Records, 1978)

WithFreddie Hubbard

• The Love Connection (Columbia, 1979)

WithBobby Hutcherson

• Head On (Blue Note, 1971)
• Inner Glow (Blue Note, 1975)
• Montara (Blue Note, 1975)
• Farewell Keystone (Theresa, 1982 [1988])

WithBobbi Humphrey

• Fancy Dancer (Blue Note, 1975)

WithPaul Humphrey Sextet

• Paul Humphrey Sextet featuring Oscar Brashear (Discovery Records, 1981)

WithAhmad Jamal

• Night Song (Motown, 1980)

WithRick James

• Bustin' Out of L Seven (Gordy, 1979)

WithJ. J. Johnson

• Pinnacles (Milestone, 1980)

WithKarma

• Celebration (Horizon/A&M, 1976)
• For Everybody (Horizon/A&M, 1977)

WithCarole King

• Simple Things (Capitol, 1977)
• Welcome Home (Capitol, 1978)

WithHarold Land

• Damisi (Mainstream, 1972)
• Xocia's Dance (Muse, 1981)

WithHubert Laws

• The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1975)

WithRay Manzarek

• The Golden Scarab (Mercury, 1974)

WithCarmen McRae

• Can't Hide Love (Blue Note, 1976)

WithBlue Mitchell

• Stratosonic Nuances (RCA, 1975)

WithOliver Nelson

• Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975)

WithWillie Nelson

• Healing Hands of Time (Capitol, 1994)

WithRandy Newman

• Bad Love (DreamWorks, 1999)

WithBonnie Raitt

• Takin' My Time (Warner Bros., 1973)

WithSonny Rollins

• The Way I Feel (Milestone, 1976)

WithPatrice Rushen

• Prelusion (Prestige, 1974)
• Before the Dawn (Prestige, 1975)

WithJoe Sample

• Did You Feel That? (Warner Records, 1994)

WithMoacir Santos

• Maestro (Blue Note, 1973)
• Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note 1975)

WithLalo Schifrin

• Gypsies (Tabu, 1978)

WithZoot Sims

• Hawthorne Nights (Pablo, 1977)
• Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington (Pablo Today, 1980) with theBenny Carter Orchestra

WithHorace Silver

• Silver 'n Brass (Blue Note, 1975)
• It's Got to Be Funky (Columbia, 1993)
• Pencil Packin' Papa (Columbia, 1994)

WithFrank Sinatra

• L.A. Is My Lady (Qwest/Warner Bros. Records, 1984)

WithGábor Szabó

• Faces (Mercury, 1977)

WithStanley Turrentine

• Everybody Come On Out (Fantasy, 1976)

WithJames Taylor

• In The Pocket (Warner Bros., 1976)

WithMcCoy Tyner

• 13th House (Milestone, 1981)

WithWas (Not Was)

• What Up, Dog? (Chrysalis, 1988)

WithGerald Wilson

• Jessica (Trend, 1983)
• Calafia (Trend, 1985)
• Jenna (Discovery, 1989)
• Theme for Monterey (MAMA, 1998)

WithValerie Carter

• Just a Stone's Throw Away (Columbia, 1977)

• Oscar Brashear discography atDiscogs
• Oscar Brashear atIMDb

• 1944 births
• 2023 deaths
• American jazz trumpeters
• American male trumpeters
• Count Basie Orchestra members
• Jazz musicians from Chicago
• Swing trumpeters
• Wilbur Wright College alumni
• American male jazz musicians
• Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members
• The Tonight Show Band members
• The Blackbyrds members
• Karma (American band) members

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