Born in Dundee, Scotland on June 26, 1930, Jimmy Deuchar was a bebop/jazz
trumpeter and big band arranger who was most active in the 1950s and 1960s.
After serving his time in the National Service at Padgate, Warrington, he joined
British modern jazz outfit the Johnny Dankworth Seven. He also played in other
high profile outfits including the Oscar Rabin Band and Ronnie Scott in the
1950s. He released the album Jimmy Deuchar, his first album as a leader, in
1953. Towards the end of the 1950s, he went to Germany and played with Kurt
Edelhagen’s Orchestra. In 1957, he issued two al...