Quentin "Butter" Jackson (January 13, 1909 – October 2, 1976) was an American jazz trombonist.

Career

In the early stage of his career, Jackson worked with Cab Calloway for eight years. Later, he was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and worked with Charles Mingus, Kenny Burrell, and others. On her album Dinah Sings Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington recorded a version of Bessie Smith's "Trombone Cholly" with Jackson on the horn, under the revised title, "Trombone Butter".

Discography

With Louis Armstrong With Dorothy Ashby With Count Basie With Kenny Burrell With Duke Ellington With Ella Fitzgerald With Johnny Hodges With Milt Jackson With Quincy Jones With Herbie Mann With Freddie McCoy With Charles Mingus With Wes Montgomery With Shirley Scott With Jimmy Smith With Clark Terry With Dinah Washington With Billy Strayhorn With Randy Weston