Douglas Payne


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Jazz aficionado who has devoted much of his time to writing jazz resources and insights into modern jazz structures and discographies.

He has provided liner notes for a number of releases, such as those on Universal, Vampi Soul, El!, JSR and King Records and has produced compilations by Ennio Morricone, Roy Budd and Lalo Schifrin.

APPEARANCES +


Till Brönner
Midnight
2025
Bert Kaempfert
The Bert Kaempfert Decca Collection
2024, 24xCD, RM, S/Edition + Box, Comp, Decca, Polydor, Universal Music Group
Luiz Millan
Brazilian Match
2023, CD, Album, JSR, ,
Bossa Nova/MPB/Latin Jazz
Gabor Szabo
1969
2023
Gabor Szabo
Live In Cleveland
2022
Gabor Szabo
Bacchanal
2021
Gabor Szabo
Dreams
2020, CD Digipak, ,
Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz
Gary McFarland
The In Sound & Soft Samba
2018, CD, Comp, Ace
Oscar Peterson
The Song Books
2017, 5xCD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, Verve Records
Tom Scott
Masterpieces - Best Of The GRP Years
2013, CD, Album, Comp, Universal, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Smooth Jazz
Ithamara Koorax
Got To Be Real
2012, CD, Album, Sup, Irma CasaDiPrimordine, Irma Records, JSR
Lee Ritenour
Masterpieces - Best of The GRP Years
2012, CD, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Archie Shepp
For Losers / Kwanza
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Pharoah Sanders
Village Of The Pharoahs / Wisdom Through Music
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Soul-Jazz/Free Jazz
Albert Ayler
Love Cry / The Last Album
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Art Blakey
Jazz Messengers!!!!! / A Jazz Message
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Hard Bop
Sonny Rollins
On Impulse! / There Will Never Be Another You
2011, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Coleman Hawkins
Today And Now / Desafinado
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Clark Terry
The Happy Horns Of Clark Terry / It's What's Happenin'
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Mel Brown
The Wizard / Blues For We
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Post Bop
Duke Ellington
Meets Coleman Hawkins / And John Coltrane
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Michael White
Spirit Dance / Pneuma
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz
Sonny Stitt
Now! / Salt And Pepper
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Curtis Fuller
Soul Trombone / Cabin In The Sky
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Ahmad Jamal
Poinciana Revisited / Freeflight
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Cool Jazz/Fusion
Sonny Criss
The Joy Of Sax / Warm And Sonny
2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz
Chico Hamilton
El Chico / The Further Adventures Of El Chico
2011, CD, Comp, Impulse!
Oliver Nelson & Friends*
Happenings / Soulful Brass
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!
Dave Grusin
Masterpieces - Best Of The GRP Years
2011, CD, Comp, RM, GRP, ,
Smooth Jazz/Neo-Classical/Fusion/Score
Blue Mitchell
African Violet / Summer Soft
2011, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, Impulse!, ,
Jazz-Funk/Fusion
Various
Jazz Loves Marvin Gaye
2011, CD, Comp, Verve Records
Marion Brown
Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying
2011, CD, ,
Free Jazz
Elvin Jones
Illumination! / Dear John C.
2011, CD, ,
Post Bop
Gabor Szabo
The Sorcerer / More Sorcery
2011
Keith Jarrett
Mysteries / Shades
2011, CD EDC, ,
Modal/Free Improvisation
Alice Coltrane
Huntington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy
2011, CD EDC, ,
Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz
Hugh Masekela
Hugh! The Best Of Hugh Masekela Presented By Till Brönner
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Afrobeat/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Future Jazz
Lalo Schifrin
The Cincinnati Kid - Lalo Schifrin Film Scores Vol. 1 (1964-1968)
2010, 5xCD, Comp, Ltd, Film Score Monthly, ,
Soundtrack
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
Jerry Cotton - FBI's Top Man
2010
Dave Grusin
Tootsie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2010
The Rolf Kühn Orchestra*
Symphonic Swampfire
2009
Freddie Hubbard
Rollin'
2009
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
Chariots Of The Gods?
2009
George Duke
My Soul - The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings
2008, 4xCD, Comp, RM, MPS Records, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock
Chico Hamilton
The Film Music Of Chico Hamilton: Sweet Smell Of Success And Repulsion
2008, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Harkit Records, ,
Soundtrack
Max Greger & His Orchestra*
Greger's Groove Party
2008, CD, Comp, RM, Polydor
Cal Tjader
Soulful Vibes
2008, CD, Comp, Verve Records
Gary McFarland & Gabor Szabo
Sketch For Summer
2008, CD, Comp, Él, Cherry Red, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Easy Listening
Gary McFarland
Eye Of The Devil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2008
James Last
In Los Angeles
2008
Ennio Morricone
Morricone Giallo
2007, CD, Comp, Bella Casa, Cherry Red
Roy Budd
Blue Budd
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Él, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Fabio Fonseca Trio
Opus Samba
2007, CD, Album, Dig, JSR
Ithamara Koorax
The Best Of Ithamara Koorax
2006, CD, Comp, RM, EMI, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Oliver Nelson & Jerry Fielding
Zigzag / The Super Cops (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2006
Grant Green
Iron City!
2006
Yusef Lateef
Beautiful Flowers
2005, CD, Comp, FiveFour
Jorge Pescara
Grooves In The Temple
2005, CD, Album, JSR, Voiceprint, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
Oscar Peterson
Motions & Emotions
2005
Lalo Schifrin
Most Wanted 1968-1979
2004, Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack/Jazz-Funk/Funk/Disco/Latin Jazz/Score/Theme/Soul-Jazz
Cal Tjader
Solar Heat - Sounds Out Burt Bacharach
2003
Lalo Schifrin
The Cincinnati Kid
2002, CD, Album, Aleph Records, ,
Soundtrack/Country/Chanson/Contemporary/Score
Millennium Bug Orchestra
Oliver Nelson: Composer & Arranger, A Tribute
2002, CD, Il Popolo Del Blues, ,
Big Band
Brazil All-Stars
Rio Strut
2002, CD, ,
Fusion
Hank Crawford
I Hear A Symphony
2001
Clare Fischer
Latin Patterns
1999, CD, Comp, Motor Music GMBH
Gary McFarland
Latin Lounge
1998, CD, Comp, Verve Records, Motor Music, Motor Collector, ,
Easy Listening/Latin Jazz
Lonnie Smith
Mama Wailer
1996
Phil Upchurch / Tennyson Stephens
Upchurch/Tennyson
1996, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz