Burt Korall





US liner notes author.
Burt Korall is a music industry veteran, jazz authority and former drummer who has been the director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop for almost fifteen years. Also a music critic, record producer, editor, broadcaster, and journalist, his articles have appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News, The New York Post, Saturday Review, The Village Voice, Down Beat, Playboy, and International Musician. He is the author of Drummin’ Men: The Bebop Years (OUP 2002) and co-author of The Jazz Word. He lives in Mount Vernon, New York.

APPEARANCES +


Joe Carroll
The Epic & Prestige Sessions... And More
2017, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Kai Winding
Solo + Kai Ole
2017, CD, Comp, Phono (4)
Billie Holiday
The Complete Decca Recordings
2017
Les Brown
The Complete Song Books
2016
Sal Salvador And His Colors In Sound Orchestra*
Complete Recordings 1958 - 1964
2015, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Big Band
Herbie Mann
New York Jazz Quartet + Music For Suburban Living
2011, CD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, 2 L, Solar Records (4)
Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra
Stepping Into Swing Society
2008, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Raymond Scott And His Orchestra
This Time With Strings
2008,
Al Cohn / Zoot Sims
Complete Original Quintet / Sextet Studio Recordings
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz
John Benson Brooks Featuring: Cannonball Adderley, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn & Art Farmer
Folk Jazz U.S.A. / Alabama Concerto
2007
Johnny Richards
Mosaic Select
2005, Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num + 3xCD, Mosaic Records (2)
Mitchell And Ruff*
Brazilian Trip / Campus Concert
2002, CD, Comp, Collectables, Sony
Max Roach Plus Four
The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions
2000, 7xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Les Jazz Modes*
Les Jazz Modes
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Dawn (3), Blue Moon (4), ,
Cool Jazz/Classical
Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Zoot Sims
Al And Zoot
1998, ,
Post Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz
Ed Neumeister
The Mohican And The Great Spirit
1996, CD, TCB Records (2)
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Midnight Sun
1993
Clark Terry
Music In The Garden
1993, ,
Bop/Swing
John Benson Brooks
Folk Jazz U.S.A.
1992
Blood Sweat & Tears*
Live & Improvised
1991
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
One O'Clock Jump
1990
Mel Lewis Sextet
The Lost Art
1989, ,
Bop
Frank Rehak Sextet, Alex Smith Quintet
Jazzville Vol. 2
1987
Tony Scott (2) Featuring: Bill Evans / Scott LaFaro / Paul Motian
Sung Heroes
1986, ,
Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal/Avant-garde Jazz
Buddy Arnold
Wailing
1986
Bill Evans
The Paris Concert (Edition Two)
1984
Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford
Lucky Thomson Featuring Oscar Pettiford
1984, ,
Bop
George Russell
New York Big Band
1982, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Artie Shaw
The Complete Artie Shaw, Volume VII / 1939-1945 Retrospective
1981
Artie Shaw
The Complete Artie Shaw Volume IV 1940/1941
1980, 2xLP, Comp, Bluebird (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Artie Shaw
The Complete Artie Shaw - Volume III 1939-1940
1978, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, RCA, Bluebird (3)
Mel Tormé
The Tormé Touch
1978
Various
Jazz In Revolution: The Big Bands In The 1940s
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Gat, New World Records, ,
Big Band/Swing/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*
Mirage
1977, ,
Hard Bop
Johnny Griffin / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
The Toughest Tenors
1976, ,
Bop
Artie Shaw
The Complete Artie Shaw, Vol. I 1938-1939
1976
Carmen McRae
As Time Goes By / Carmen McRae Alone - Live At The Dug
1976
The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow And Charles Mingus
The Savoy Sessions
1976, ,
Bop
Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
Richcraft
1976, ,
Big Band/Swing
George Russell And His Orchestra* / Narration By Jon Hendricks
New York, N.Y.
1974
Art Blakey
Thermo
1973
Paul Desmond
Samba De Orfeu
1973
Frank Sinatra With The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra*
This Love Of Mine
1972
Art Tatum
The Art Of Tatum
1970
Carmen McRae
The Sound Of Silence
1968
Wes Montgomery
Tequila
1966,
Johnny Richards
My Fair Lady - My Way
1964, ,
Big Band/Swing/Post Bop
Kai Winding
Solo
1963,
Herbie Mann
Sound Of Mann
1963, ,
Latin Jazz
Buddy Rich / Gene Krupa
Burnin' Beat
1962, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop/Big Band/Swing
Erroll Garner
Closeup In Swing
1961
Hank Williams
Let Me Sing A Blue Song
1961
Billy Mure's Guitar & Orchestra*
Songs Of Hank Williams
1960, 7", EP, Mono, Everest
Billy Mure's Guitar & Orchestra*
Songs Of Hank Williams
1960, 7", EP, Everest
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown
Jazz Song Book
1960, ,
Big Band
Bernard Peiffer
The Pied Peiffer Of The Piano
1960
A Zillion Strings / Dick Hyman
A Zillion Strings And Dick Hyman At The Piano
1960,
Terri Stevens
It's Been A Long, Long Time
1960
Gisele MacKenzie With Emil Coleman & His Orchestra Conducted By Al Pellegrini
In Person...At The Empire Room Of The Waldorf-Astoria
1960
George Russell And His Orchestra* Featuring Bill Evans
Jazz In The Space Age
1960
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown
Swing Song Book
1959
Satchmo
Satchmo (A Musical Autobiography Of Louis Armstrong 1923-1925)
1959,
The Jazz Modes
The Jazz Modes
1959
Sal Salvador And His Orchestra
The Beat For This Generation
1959,
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain Day
1959
Ernie Warren And His Orchestra
A Latin From Manhattan In Hawaii
1959
Beverly Kenney
Like Yesterday
1959
Al Jolson
Al Jolson Overseas
1959
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Story
1959, ,
Vocal
Johnny Richards And His Orchestra
Walk Softly / Run Wild!
1959
Louis Armstrong With Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus And Orchestra*
Satchmo In Style
1959
George Romanis And His Orchestra
Modern Sketches In Jazz
1959
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
Dance To The Sound Of Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
1959, ,
Easy Listening
Beverly Kenney
Born To Be Blue
1959, ,
Vocal
Sammy Davis*
Sammy Awards
1959
Pete Fountain
The Blues
1959, ,
Dixieland
Jose Curbelo And His Orchestra*
Wine, Women And Cha Cha
1958, LP, Album, Mono, Fiesta
The Angelo Di Pippo Quartet
The Jazz Accordion
1958, LP, Album, Mono, Apollo Records (2)
Carmen McRae
Mad About The Man, Carmen McRae Sings Noel Coward
1958
Felicia Sanders
That Certain Feeling
1958, ,
Vocal
The Eddie Costa Quartet
Guys And Dolls Like Vibes
1958
Billie Holiday
Lover Man
1958
Billie Holiday
The Blues Are Brewin'
1958, ,
Vocal
Hal McKusick
Cross Section-Saxes
1958, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Ralph Burns And The Quiet Herd
Very Warm For Jazz
1958
Manny Albam
The Jazz Greats Of Our Time Vol. 1
1958
Sal Salvador Quartet
Colors In Sound
1958
Betty Madigan
The Jerome Kern Songbook
1958, ,
Vocal
Pam Garner
Pam Garner Sings Quietly
1958
Mercer Ellington
Stepping Into Swing Society (Songs Composed By Duke And Mercer Ellington)
1958
Carmen McRae
Carmen For Cool Ones
1958, ,
Vocal
Don Elliot And His Choir*
The Mello Sound
1958
Sammy Davis, Jr.* With Orchestra Directed By Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens*
It's All Over But The Swingin'
1958
New York Quartet
Music For Suburban Living
1958
Tony Scott And The All Stars*
52nd St. Scene
1958
Joe Burton
Here I Am In Love Again (Joe Burton At The Piano)
1958,
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady Of Song
1958, ,
Vocal
The Joe Newman Quartet* Featuring Shirley Scott
Soft Swingin' Jazz
1958
Bill Holman
The Fabulous Bill Holman
1958
Deno Kannes
The Kid From Salt Lake City
1958, ,
Vocal
Ellis Larkins
The Soft Touch
1958
Jack Kane
Kane Is Able
1958, ,
Big Band
Carmen McRae
Birds Of A Feather
1958, ,
Vocal
Manny Albam
The Jazz Greats Of Our Time - Vol. 2
1958
Monty Kelly
Tropicana
1958
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra*
The "Swinging Dorseys"
1958
Steve Allen
Steve Allen Plays Neal Hefti
1958,
Georgie Auld
That's Auld
1957, LP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
Swing
Bengt-Arne Wallin With Rolf Blomquist's Orchestra*
Isn't It Romantic
1957, LP, Vik
The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Campus Concert
1957, LP, Album, Mono, Epic
Bengt-Arne Wallin, Trumpet* With Rolf Blomquist's Orchestra*
Isn't It Romantic Vol. 1
1957, 7", EP, Vik
George Williams And His Orchestra
The "Fox" In Hi-Fi
1957, 10", Album, Brunswick
The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Campus Concert
1957, LP, Album, Mono, Promo, Epic
Les Jazz Modes*
Les Jazz Modes
1957,
Corky Corcoran With The Seattle Strings
The Sound Of Love
1957
George Williams And His Orchestra
The "Fox" In Hi-Fi
1957
Pearl Bailey
Cultured Pearl
1957
Nat Pierce Quintet Featuring Anthony Ortega
Chamber Music For Moderns
1957, ,
Cool Jazz
Jackie Paris
Skylark
1957
Hal McKusick Quintet
Hal McKusick Quintet Featuring Art Farmer
1957,
The Tony Scott Quartet
Tony Scott In Hi-Fi
1957
Bobby Brookmeyer*
Brookmeyer
1957
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown
Love Letters In The Sand
1957, ,
Big Band
Frances Wayne
Frances Wayne
1957
Sidney Bechet With Sammy Price Bluesicians*
Sidney Bechet In Paris
1957
Lionel Newman And His Orchestra
Kiss Them For Me
1957, ,
Soundtrack/Big Band
Joe Puma
Wild Kitten
1957
The Fabulous Dorseys*
Dixieland Jazz
1957, ,
Dixieland
The Three Chuckles With Marty Gold And His Orchestra
The Three Chuckles
1956, LP, Album, Mono, Vik
Ray Bryant Trio
Ray Bryant Trio
1956, ,
Bop
Donna Brooks
I'll Take Romance
1956
Joe Carroll With The Ray Bryant Quintet
Joe Carroll With The Ray Bryant Quintet
1956, ,
Bop
The Rhythm Section
Rhythm + 1
1956, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Al Cohn
The Sax Section
1956
Eddie Bert
Let's Dig Bert (Eddie That Is)
1956, ,
Instrumental/Cool Jazz
Dick Garcia
A Message From Garcia
1956, ,
Cool Jazz
The Rhythm Section (7) : Milt Hinton / Osie Johnson / Hank Jones / Barry Galbraith
The Rhythm Section
1956
Jerri Winters
Winter's Here
1955, LP, Album, Fraternity Records, ,
Vocal
Billy Butterfield And The Essex Five
College Jazz Sampler
1955
Hank Jones / The Rhythm Section
The Rhythm Section / After Hours
2xCD, Comp, Columbia
Nils Flacke*
I Remember Sweden
LP, Comp, Fiesta
Buddy Rich / Gene Krupa
Burnin' Drums
LP, Album, Verve Records
Nils Flacke*
I Remember Sweden
LP, Comp, Bla, Fiesta
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield At Rutgers
Ella Fitzgerald
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
Dick Jacobs And His Skiffle Group
The Skiffle Sound
Various
I Remember Germany
,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Sammy Davis, Jr.*
I Gotta Right To Swing