Joe Shepley Explained

Joseph James Shepley (born in Yonkers, New York on August 7, 1930; March 26, 2016^[1]) was an American jazz trumpeter. He worked with Burt Collins, Mike Longo, Duke Pearson^[2] and others. He can be heard in the docudrama Pumping Iron.^[3]

Discography

With Ron Carter

• Parade (Milestone, 1979)
• Empire Jazz (RSO, 1980)

With Lou Donaldson

• Sweet Lou (Blue Note, 1974)

With O'Donel Levy

• Breeding of Mind (Groove Merchant, 1972)

With Duke Pearson

• It Could Only Happen with You (Blue Note, 1970)

With Lonnie Liston Smith

• Reflections of a Golden Dream (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1976)

With Kai Winding

• The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)

External links

• Blog of Joe Shepley

Notes and References

1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?pid=179416440 Obituary
2. Web site: Jazz.com . 2016-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616180022/http://www.jazz.com/music/2009/3/6/duke-pearson-new-girl . 2016-06-16 . dead .
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826202512/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bae57de92 BFI