Quentin "Butter" Jackson (born January 13, 1909 in Springfield, Ohio; died October 2, 1976 in New York City) was an American jazz trombonist. In the early stage of his career he worked with Cab Calloway and was in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Later he did notable work with Charles Mingus, Kenny Burrell, and others.
On her album Dinah Sings Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington did a version of Bessie Smith's "Trombone Cholly" with Jackson on the horn, under the title "Trombone Butter".
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