Bill Simon


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(1920 – 2000) American songwriter, musician and music critic. He was a contributor to the music business in the mid-20th century, notably as a jazz commentator for Billboard Magazine and other publications. His liner notes can still be found on many record albums of the era.

APPEARANCES +


Hal Schaefer
Just Too Much + The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop
2022, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Milt Hinton • Wendell Marshall • Wyatt Ruther
Basses Loaded! + East Coast Jazz/5 (2 LP On 1 CD)
2021, CD, Comp, Hi , Fresh Sound Records, ,
Bop/Swing
Lester Young
Four Classic Albums
2018, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Charlie Parker
5 Original Albums
2016, 5xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Verve Records, The Jazz Labels, Universal Music Group, ,
Bop
Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce
The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions
2013, 4xCD, Comp, Jazz Dynamics
Ella Fitzgerald
Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book Volume 1
2010, ,
Easy Listening
Dizzy Gillespie
Four Classic Albums
2009, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, ,
Bop/Big Band
Stan Getz Quartet With Lou Levy
Complete Studio Master Takes
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz Beat, ,
Cool Jazz
Tony Scott (2) & Bill Evans
A Day In New York
2003
Kai Winding And J. J. Johnson*
An Afternoon At Birdland
2003
Don Byas
Complete American Small Group Recordings
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Swing
Carmen McRae & Julie London
Carmen McRae & Julie London
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Bethlehem Records
John Coltrane
Winner's Circle
2000
Bob Hardaway*
Lou's Blue
2000
Don Byas
1946
1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Les Jazz Modes*
Les Jazz Modes
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Dawn (3), Blue Moon (4), ,
Cool Jazz/Classical
Various
The Jazz Year - 1946
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
1997, ,
Big Band
Carmen McRae & Julie London
Carmen McRae & Julie London
1995, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Bethlehem Records
Dave Pell Octet
Love Story
1992, ,
Cool Jazz
Ben Webster
The Frog
1990, CD, Comp, RM, DeAgostini,
Ben Webster
The Frog
1990, LP, Comp, DeAgostini
Leith Stevens & His Orchestra / Johnny Mandel, Bill Holman
Jazz Themes From Private Hell 36 / Jazz Themes For Cops And Robbers
1986
Tony Scott
African Bird / Come Back! Mother Africa - To The Spirit Of Charlie Parker
1984
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars*
At Newport
1982, ,
Swing
Red Allen*, Kid Ory & Jack Teagarden
At Newport
1981
The Stan Getz Quartet*
The Steamer
1979
Count Basie & Joe Williams / Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams
At Newport
1978
Carmen McRae, Chris Connor
Carmen McRae VS Chris Connor
1974, LP, Comp, Mono, Polydor,
Various
52nd Street; Volume 2
1974, ,
Bop/Jump Blues/Swing
Charlie Parker And His Orchestra
Swedish Schnapps
1973
Dylan*
Dylan
1973, ,
Folk Rock
Various
52nd Street; Volume 1
1972, Vinyl, ,
Swing
The Children's Marching Chorus And The Toyland Band
Favorite Marches For Children
1971, LP, Song Twu Record
Various
Music In Review
1970, LP, RPC
Chamber Singers (2), Singing Mocs, Glenn Draper
University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga
1970, LP, Album, Century Records (4)
Sy Mann
On The Moog Synthesizer
1969, 7", EP, Promo, P.I.P. Records
Sy Mann
Switched On Santa
1969, Vinyl, ,
Experimental/Holiday
The Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet
Pres And Teddy
1966, LP, Comp, Mono, Dee, World Record Club
The Hugo & Luigi Chorus*
The Cascading Voices Of The Hugo & Luigi Chorus
1963
Tom Morrison (3), Philip Scheib
Terrytoons' Mighty Mouse Playhouse (Adventures Of Mighty Mouse And His Pals)
1961, 7", EP, Mono, MGM Records, MGM Records
Mundell Lowe And His All Stars
Themes From Mr. Lucky The Untouchables And Other TV Action Jazz
1960
Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Popeye's Favorite Stories
1960
The Terrytoon Players With Tom Morrison (3) And Roy Halee
TV Terrytoons Cartoon Time
1959, LP, Album, RCA Victor
The Terrytoon Players With Tom Morrison (3) And Roy Halee
Heckle And Jeckle In "Cat Trouble"
1959, 7", RCA Victor
Tom Morrison (3) / Philip Scheib
Terrytoons' Mighty Mouse Playhouse (Featuring Adventures Of Mighty Mouse And His Pals)
1959
Ella Fitzgerald
Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book Volume 2
1959
The Gateway Singers
Wagons West
1959, ,
Folk
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
The Red Nichols Story
1959, Vinyl,
Various
Modern Jazz Festival
1958, LP, Harmony (4),
The Oscar Peterson Trio With Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt & Jo Jones
The Oscar Peterson Trio At Newport
1958
Ruby Braff Octet With Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson
At Newport
1958
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Leon Sash
Toshiko & Leon Sash At Newport
1958
Ralph Burns Orchestra* / George Wallington Workshop Quintet* / Modern Jazz Society*
Jazz Looks Ahead
1957, LP, Comp, American Recording Society, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Art Tatum
All-Star Tribute To Tatum
1957, LP, American Recording Society,
Johnny Hodges
Duke's In Bed
1957,
The Teddy Wilson Trio* & Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Bob Brookmeyer
At Newport
1957, ,
Swing/Bop
Billy Holiday*
Lady Sings The Blues
1957
Eddie Shu / Bob Hardaway*
Jazz Practitioners
1957, Vinyl,
The Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet
Pres And Teddy
1957, Vinyl Deep Groove, ,
Swing
Bob Scobey
The San Francisco Jazz Of Bob Scobey
1957, ,
Dixieland
Tal Farlow
The Swinging Guitar Of Tal Farlow
1957, ,
Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday
At Newport
1957, ,
Bop/Vocal/Swing/Ballad
Dizzy Gillespie
At Newport
1957, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Eddie Costa With Rolf Kuhn* & Dick Johnson (3) + Mat Mathews And Don Elliott
At Newport
1957,
The Quartet Of Charlie Parker*
Now's The Time
1957
Esquivel Y Su Orquesta*
Capullito De Alelí = You Can In Yucatan / Nunca Sabrás = Time And Again
1957
George Lewis (2) & Turk Murphy
At Newport
1957,
The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory* & The Cecil Taylor Quartet
At Newport
1957
Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter
The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter
1957
Count Basie
Count Basie At Newport
1957, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Charlie Parker And His Orchestra
Fiesta
1957
Stan Getz
And The "Cool" Sounds
1957, ,
Cool Jazz
Milt Hinton
East Coast Jazz/5 Part 1
1956, 7", EP, Mono, London Records, London Records, London American Recordings, London American Recordings, ,
Bop
Rouse-Watkins Jazz Modes* / Gene Quill-Dick Sherman Quintet
Jazzville Vol. 1
1956
Rusty Dedrick
Rhythm & Winds
1955, 10", Album, Esoteric (2)
Milt Hinton
East Coast Jazz 5
1955, 7", EP, Mono, Bethlehem Records, Bethlehem Records
Tony Scott Quartet*
Swootie Patootie - Yesterdays - Blues For Ava
1955
Dave Pell Octet
Jazz & Romantic Places
1955, ,
Cool Jazz
Hal Schaefer Trio
Just Too Much
1955,
Tony Fruscella
Tony Fruscella
1955
Carmen McRae with Mat Mathews Quartet* And Tony Scott Quartet*
Carmen McRae
1955, Vinyl,
Joe Puma
Joe Puma
1955, ,
Cool Jazz
Ulpio Minucci
Gina Lollobrigida Presents Music By Minucci
1955
Don Elliot*
Don Elliot Sings
1955
Pete Brown Sextette
Peter The Great
1955
Kai Winding And J. J. Johnson*
An Afternoon At Birdland
1955
Terry Gibbs / Georgie Auld / Tony Scott
Hi-Fi Jazz
1955, Vinyl,
Billy Maxted
Plays Hi-Fi Keyboards
1955
Milt Hinton
East Coast Jazz/5
1955, Vinyl,
Lena Horne
This Is Lena Horne
1954, 7", EP, RCA
Lena Horne
This Is Lena Horne
1954
Donna Brooks
Soft And Slow
1954
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* Featuring Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Bubber Miley, Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams
Early Ellington
1954, ,
Swing/Big Band
Rene Touzet And His Orchestra*
Dinner In Havana
1954
Fafa Lemos And His Orchestra
Dinner In Rio
1954
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
The Red Nichols Story (For Collectors Only)
1954,
The Don Elliott Quintet
The Don Elliott Quintet
1954
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
1951, ,
Bop
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
1951, ,
Bop
Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club Septet
All Too Soon / Ten Lessons With Timothy
1946, Shellac, 10", Gotham, ,
Bop
Guarnieri Quartet*
I'd Do Anything For You / Armand The Groove
1945, Shellac, 10", H.N. Society Records
Tom Morrison (3) / Philip Scheib
Terrytoons' Mighty Mouse Playhouse (Featuring Adventures Of Mighty Mouse And His Pals)
7", EP, Mono, MGM Records
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies Featuring: Benny Goodman • Glenn Miller • Gene Krupa • Jack Teagarden • Eddie Lang • Adrian Rollini • Miff Mole • Jimmy Dorsey • Bud Freeman • Joe Sullivan, Carl Kress
The Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
LP, Comp, Mono, Coral
The Children's Marching Chorus And The Toyland Band
Favorite Marches For Children
LP, MGM Records, MGM Records
Philip Scheib* / Tom Morrison
Terrytoon's Mighty Mouse TV Playhouse
LP, Album, Mono, MGM Records
The Terrytoon Players With Tom Morrison (3) And Roy Halee
TV Terrytoons Cartoon Time Farmer Alfalfa In "The Mechanical Cow"
7", Single, RCA Victor
Arlene Francis
Bible Stories For Children
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
,
Big Band