Oscar Brashear

**Oscar Brashear** () er ein amerikansk jazztrompetist og studiomusikar frå Chicago i Illinois.

Tidleg i karrieren arbeidde han ei kort stund med Woody Herman før han vart med gruppa til Count Basie i 1968-1969. Han arbeidde så som frilans i Chicago med mellom andre Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon og James Moody. Han flytta til Los Angeles i 1971 og arbeidde med Gerald Wilson, Harold Land, Oliver Nelson, Shelly Manne, Quincy Jones (som han turnerte med i Japan), Horace Silver og Duke Pearson.

Brashear har òg spelt Teddy 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 og Ry Cooder.

## Diskografi
**Med [[Nat Adderley]]**
**[[Double Exposure av Nat Adderley|Double Exposure]]* (Prestige, 1975)
**Med [[Count Basie]]**
**[[Manufacturers of Soul]]* (Brunswick, 1968) with Jackie Wilson
**[[The Board of Directors Annual Report]]* (Dot, 1968) with The Mills Brothers
**[[Basie Straight Ahead]]* (Dot, 1968)
**[[How About This]]* (Paramount, 1968) with Kay Starr
**[[Standing Ovation av Count Basie|Standing Ovation]]* (Dot, 1969)
**[[Basic Basie]]* (MPS, 1969)
**The Dedication Series, Vol. XI: Retrospective Sessions* (Impulse!, 1969)
**Med [[Regina Belle]]**
**[[Lazy Afternoon av Regina Belle|Lazy Afternoon]]* (Peak, 2004)
**Med [[Bobby Bland]] og [[B.B. King]]**
**[[Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live]]* (MCA, 1976)
**Med [[Brass Fever]]**
**[[Brass Fever av Brass Fever|Brass Fever]]* (Impulse!, 1975) 
**[[Time Is Running Out av Brass Fever|Time Is Running Out]]* (Impulse!, 1976)
**Med [[Kenny Burrell]]**
**[[Both Feet on the Ground]]* (Fantasy, 1973)
**[[Heritage av Kenny Burrell|Heritage]]* (AudioSource, 1980)
**Med [[Donald Byrd]]**
**[[Caricatures av Donald Byrd|Caricatures]]* (Blue Note, 1976) 
**Med [[Ry Cooder]]**
**[[Paradise and Lunch]]* (Reprise, 1974)
**[[Chicken Skin Music]]* (Reprise, 1976)
**[[Jazz av Ry Cooder|Jazz]]* (Reprise, 1978) 
**Med [[The Crusaders frå Houston|The Crusaders]]**
**[[Street Life av The Crusaders|Street Life]]* (MCA, 1979)
**Med [[Miles Davis]]**
**[[Dingo av Miles Davis|Dingo]]* (Warner Bros., 1991)
**Med [[Neil Diamond]]**
**[[Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building]]* (Columbia, 1993)
**Med [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]**
**[[The Need of Love]]* (Warner Bros, 1971)
**[[Last Days and Time]]* (Columbia, 1972)
**[[Head to the Sky]]* (Columbia, 1973)
**[[Spirit av Earth, Wind & Fire|Spirit]] (Columbia, 1976)
**All 'n All* (Columbia, 1977)
**I Am* (Columbia, 1979)
**Raise!* (Columbia, 1981)
**Powerlight* (Columbia, 1983)
**Heritage* (Columbia, 1990)
*'Med Teddy Edwards**
*''[[Blue Saxophone]]'' (Verve/Gitanes, 1992 [1993])
**Med Joe Farrell**
*''[[Night Dancing]]'' (Warner Bros., 1978)
**Med Dizzy Gillespie**
*''[[Free Ride av Dizzy Gillespie|Free Ride]]'' (Pablo, 1977) komponert og arrangert av [[Lalo Schifrin]]
**Med Benny Golson**
* ''[[California Message]]'' (Baystate, 1981) med [[Curtis Fuller]]
**Med Eddie Harris**
*''[[Bad Luck Is All I Have]]'' (Atlantic, 1975)
*''[[How Can You Live Like That?]]'' (Atlantic, 1976)
**Med Gene Harris**
*''[[Astral Signal]]'' (Blue Note, 1975)
**Med Donny Hathaway**
*''[[Everything Is Everything av Donny Hathaway|Everything Is Everything]]'' (Atco, 1970)
**Med Hampton Hawes**
*''[[Universe av Hampton Hawes|Universe]]'' (Prestige, 1972)
*''[[Blues for Walls]]'' (Prestige, 1973)
**Med Joe Henderson**
*''[[Canyon Lady]]'' (Milestone, 1973 [1975])
*''[[Black Miracle]]'' (Milestone, 1976)
**Med Billy Higgins**
*''[[Billy Higgins Quintet]]'' (Sweet Basil, 1993)
**Med Richard «Groove» Holmes**
*''[[Six Million Dollar Man av Richard «Groove» Holmes|Six Million Dollar Man]]'' (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1975)
**Med Paul Horn**
*''Dream Machine'' ([[Mushroom Records (Canada)|Mushroom Records]], 1978)
**Med Freddie Hubbard**
*''[[The Love Connection]]'' (Columbia, 1979)
**Med Bobby Hutcherson**
*''[[Head On av Bobby Hutcherson|Head On]]'' (Blue Note, 1971) 
*''[[Inner Glow]]'' (Blue Note, 1975) 
*''[[Montara av Bobby Hutcherson|Montara]]'' (Blue Note, 1975)
*''[[Farewell Keystone]]'' (Theresa, 1982 [1988])
**Med Bobbi Humphrey**
*''[[Fancy Dancer]]'' (Blue Note, 1975) 
**Med Paul Humphrey Sextet**
*''Paul Humphrey Sextet med Oscar Brashear'' ([[Discovery Records]], 1981)
**Med Ahmad Jamal**
*''[[Night Song av Ahmad Jamal|Night Song]]'' (Motown, 1980)
**Med Rick James**
*''[[Bustin' Out of L Seven]]'' (Gordy, 1979)
**Med J.J. Johnson**
*''[[Pinnacles av J.J. Johnson|Pinnacles]]'' (Milestone, 1980)
**Med Karma**
*''Celebration'' (Horizon/A&M, 1976)
*''For Everybody'' (Horizon/A&M, 1977)
**Med Carole King**
*''[[Simple Things av Carole King|Simple Things]]'' (Capitol, 1977)
*''[[Welcome Home av Carole King|Welcome Home]]'' (Capitol, 1978)
**Med Harold Land**
*''[[Damisi]]'' (Mainstream, 1972)
*''[[Xocia's Dance]]'' (Muse, 1981)
**Med Hubert Laws**
*''[[The San Francisco Concert]]'' (CTI, 1975)
**Med Ray Manzarek**
*''[[The Golden Scarab]]'' (Mercury, 1974)
**Med Carmen McRae**
*''[[Can't Hide Love av Carmen McRae|Can't Hide Love]]'' (Blue Note, 1976)
**Med Blue Mitchell**
*''[[Stratosonic Nuances]]'' (RCA, 1975)
**Med Oliver Nelson**
*''[[Skull Session]]'' (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
**Med Willie Nelson**
*''[[Healing Hands of Time]]'' (Capitol, 1994)
**Med Randy Newman**
*''[[Bad Love av Randy Newman|Bad Love]]'' (DreamWorks, 1999)
**Med Bonnie Raitt**
*''[[Takin' My Time]]'' (Warner Bros., 1973)
**Med Sonny Rollins**
*''[[The Way I Feel av Sonny Rollins|The Way I Feel]]'' (Milestone, 1976)
**Med Patrice Rushen**
*''[[Prelusion]]'' (Prestige, 1974)
*''[[Before the Dawn av Patrice Rushen|Before the Dawn]]'' (Prestige, 1975)
**Med Joe Sample**
*''[[Did you feel that? av Joe Sample and The Soul Committee|Did You Feel That?]]'' (Warner Records, 1994) 
**Med Moacir Santos**
*''[[Maestro av Moacir Santos|Maestro]]'' (Blue Note, 1973) 
*''[[Carnival of the Spirits]]'' (Blue Note 1975) 
**Med Lalo Schifrin**
*''[[Gypsies av Lalo Schifrin|Gypsies]]'' (Tabu, 1978) 
**Med Zoot Sims**
*''[[Hawthorne Nights]]'' (Pablo, 1977)
*''[[Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington]]'' (Pablo Today, 1980) with the [[Benny Carter]] Orchestra 
**Med Horace Silver**
*''[[Silver 'n Brass]]'' (Blue Note, 1975)
*''[[It's Got to Be Funky]]'' (Columbia, 1993)
*''[[Pencil Packin' Papa]]'' (Columbia, 1994)
**Med Frank Sinatra**
*''[[L.A. Is My Lady]]'' (Qwest/Warner Bros. Records, 1984)
**Med Gábor Szabó**
*''[[Faces av Gábor Szabó|Faces]]'' (Mercury, 1977)
**Med Stanley Turrentine**
*''[[Everybody Come On Out]]'' (Fantasy, 1976)
**Med McCoy Tyner**
*''[[13th House]]'' (Milestone, 1981)
**Med Was (Not Was)**
*''[[What Up, Dog?]]'' (Chrysalis, 1988)
**Med Gerald Wilson**
*''[[Jessica av Gerald Wilson|Jessica]]'' (Trend, 1983)
*''[[Calafia av Gerald Wilson|Calafia]]'' (Trend, 1985)
*''[[Jenna av Gerald Wilson|Jenna]]'' (Discovery, 1989)
*''[[Theme for Monterey]]'' (MAMA, 1998)
**Med Valerie Carter*'
**Just a Stone's Throw Away* (Columbia, 1977)

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