John Anderson (jazz trumpeter)

John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jazz with Stan Kenton and others. Anderson died in Birmingham in 1974.

Discography
With Count Basie With Buddy Collette With Chico Hamilton With Stan Kenton
 * Everyday I Have the Blues (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams
 * Dance Along with Basie (Roulette, 1959)
 * The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960)
 * Tanganyika (Dig, 1956)
 * Chic Chic Chico (Impulse!, 1965)
 * Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1943-47 [1950])
 * Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952])
 * Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946)
 * Encores (Capitol, 1947)
 * A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947)
 * The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])
 * Two Much! (Capitol, 1960) with Ann Richards