Richard Bently Boone (February 24, 1930 – February 8, 1999) was an American jazz trombonist and scat singer.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Boone sang in a Baptist church choir as a boy,^[1] then began playing the trombone at the age of twelve. He served with the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1953 where he played trombone in a military band.^[1] Out of the Army, he returned to Little Rock to study music at Philander Smith College.^[1] In 1956 Boone moved to Los Angeles where he played in venues with Dolo Coker, Sonny Criss, and Dexter Gordon.^[1] Boone worked in the backup band for Della Reese between 1962 and 1966 then became a member of the Count Basie band.^[1] A few years later he left Basie and moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, performing with the Ernie Wilkins Big Band.^[1]

• I've Got a Right to Sing (Nocturne, 1968)
• Make Someone Happy with Bent Jaedig (Polydor, 1977)
• Brief Encounter (Metronome, 1978)
• Swingin' in Helsingborg with Al Grey (Four Leaf, 1991)
• A Tribute to Love (Stunt, 1998)

With Count Basie

• Hollywood...Basie's Way (Command, 1966)
• Broadway Basie's...Way (Command, 1966)
• Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967)
• Half a Sixpence (Dot, 1967)
• The Board of Directors (Dot, 1967)
• The Board of Directors Annual Report (Dot, 1968) with The Mills Brothers
• Basie Straight Ahead (Dot, 1968)
• Standing Ovation (Dot, 1969)
• Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967)
• The Happiest Millionaire (Coliseum, 1967)
• Manufacturers of Soul with Jackie Wilson (Brunswick, 1968)
• How About This with Kay Starr (Paramount, 1968)

With Dexter Gordon

• The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (Jazzland, 1960)
• More Than You Know (SteepleChase, 1975)

With Thad Jones

• By Jones I Think We've Got It (Metronome, 1978)
• Eclipse (Metronome, 1980)
• A Good Time Was Had by All (Storyville, 1989)

With Ernie Wilkins

• Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band (Storyville, 1981
• Live! At Slukefter Jazz Club in Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen (Matrix, 1982)
• Montreux (SteepleChase, 1984)
• On the Roll (SteepleChase, 1987)

• The Jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark

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