Britt Woodman
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American jazz trombonist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Britt Woodman was an American jazz trombonist. Career Woodman was a childhood friend of Charles Mingus, but first worked with Phil Moore and Les Hite. After service in World War II he played with Boyd Raeburn before joining with Lionel Hampton in 1946. During the 1950s he worked with Ellington. As a member of Ellington's band he can be heard on Such Sweet Thunder , Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book , Black, Brown, and Beige and Ellington Indigos .
