Wendell Echols





US production coordinator and manager for the Circle label (2nd incarnation).
Born 7 Okt 1926, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Died 2 Okt 2010, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

APPEARANCES +


Shirley Horn
Softly
2018, ,
Vocal/Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening
John W. "Knocky" Parker*
From Cakewalk To Ragtime To Ballroom
2010, CD, Album, RE, RM, Solo Art, ,
Ragtime
Henry Jerome And His Orchestra
1950 - 1956 Christmas & Other Precious Memories
2009, CD, Album, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing/Holiday
Millie Vernon
Sings Old And New Shoes
2007, CD, Album, Audiophile (2), ,
Ballad/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Cabaret
Mel Tormé
Sings About Love
2007
McPartland* / Shirley Horn
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Shirley Horn
2006, ,
Interview/Bop/Swing/Ballad
Donald Lambert And His Harlem Piano*
Giant Stride
2005
Anita O'Day & Irene Kral
"There's Only One" & "Wonderful Life"
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Audiophile (2), ,
Bop/Vocal/Swing
Carmen Leggio Quartets*
Smile / Tarrytown Tenor
2003, CD, Comp, RM, Progressive Records (2),
Jack Reilly Trio
November
2003
Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Gene Krupa And His Orchestra
1941
2002, CD, Comp, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon's Town Hall Concert, New York - March 11, 1944 Volume 12
2002
The John Bunch Quintet With Al Cohn And Urbie Green
John's Bunch
2002
The John Bunch Quintet
John's Other Bunch
2002
Dick Hyman / Lou Stein
Genius At Play (Improvised Jazz Piano Solos) / Solo
2002, ,
Swing
Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern
Summit Reunion In Atlanta
2001, CD, Album, Jazzology
Bob Schulz And His Chicago Rhythm Kings
Oh! Play That Thing!
2001, CD, Album, Jazzology
The Red Norvo Quintet*
Red In New York
2001, ,
Swing
Bill Watrous Combo With Danny Stiles
'Bone Straight Ahead
2001, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Milt Hinton And Friends With Ben Webster, Jon Faddis & Budd Johnson
Here Swings The Judge
2001
Kenny Davern And Bob Wilber
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! - Summit Reunion Plays Some Al Jolson Songs
2000, CD, Album, Jazzology, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Charles Cochran*, Bill Mays
Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays
2000, CD, Album, Audiophile (2)
The Bob Wilber Quintet
A Man And His Music
1999, CD, Album, RE, Progressive Records (2), ,
Swing
The Bob Wilber Jazz Repertory Ensemble
The Music Of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
1999, CD, ,
Dixieland
Zoot Sims Quartet
Zoot At Ease
1999
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
1935 From The Famous "Let's Dance" Broadcasts
1998, CD, Mono, RM, Circle
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The NBC Broadcasts From Chicago's Congress Hotel, 1935 - 1936 Volume One
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Circle
Johnny Hartman
Thank You For Everything
1998
Marion Montgomery*
That Lady From Natchez
1997, CD, Album, Audiophile (2), ,
Easy Listening/Swing/Ballad/Vocal
Shoeless John Jackson Quartet
A Tribute To Benny Goodman
1997, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)
Various
The First Progressive Sampler
1997, CD, Comp, Progressive Records (2)
Dick Wellstood
Alone
1997, ,
Swing/Stride/Ragtime
Jimmy Rowles And George Mraz
Music's The Only Thing That's On My Mind
1997
Ross Tompkins
Celebrates The Music Of Jule Style
1996, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2), ,
Swing/Bop
Eddie Condon
The Town Hall Concerts, Volume Eleven
1996, 3xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, Jazzology, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Jane Jarvis And Jay Leonhart
At Duke's Place
1996
Ralph Sutton
Eye Opener
1996, ,
Swing/Stride
Various
The First Circle Compact Disc Sampler (From The First 24 Releases)
1996
Preacher Jack
At The Piano - Non-Stop Boogie
1995, CD, Album, Solo Art
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Two - 1943
1995, CD, Album, RM, Circle
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Four - 1945
1995, CD, Album, RM, Circle
Peter Ecklund
Ecklund At Elkhart
1995, CD, Jazzology
Polly Podewell / The Ross Tompkins Trio
Don't You Know I Care?
1995, CD, Album, Audiophile (2)
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
1941-1945
1995, CD, Album, RE, Circle
Eddie Higgins
In Chicago
1995
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
1944-1945
1994, CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lee Wiley
Back Home Again
1994, CD, Comp, Audiophile (2), ,
Swing
The Keith Ingham-Harry Allen Quintet*
My Little Brown Book - A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music Volume One
1994, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2), ,
Swing
The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet
The Intimacy Of The Blues - A Celebration Of Billy Strayhorn's Music Volume Two
1994, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)
Barbara Lea / Bob Dorough / Dick Sudhalter*
Hoagy's Children - Songs Of Hoagy Carmichael Volume One
1994, CD, Comp, Audiophile (2), ,
Vocal/Swing
Bob Dorough, Dick Sudhalter*, Barbara Lea
Hoagy's Children - Songs Of Hoagy Carmichael Volume Two
1994, CD, Comp, Audiophile (2), ,
Vocal/Swing
Woody Herman And His Orchestra 1937*
The Formative Years Of "The Band That Plays The Blues"
1994, CD, Circle
Tiny Hill And His Hilltoppers*
1943-1944
1994, CD, Album, RE, Circle
Bobby Hackett And His Orchestra
1943 The Complete Complete World Broadcasting Jam Session
1994, CD, ,
Swing
Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner - Illinois Jacquet - Buddy Tate
1994
The Three Suns
Second Volume 1949-1953
1994,
John W. "Knocky" Parker*
The Complete Piano Works Of Jelly Roll Morton
1994, ,
Ragtime
Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison*, Roy Williams (3), Brian Lemon
After Dark
1994, CD,
Dick Wellstood
This Is The One...Dig!
1994
Dick Sudhalter* Featuring Dave Frishberg And Daryl Sherman
And His Friends "With Pleasure"
1994, CD, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Vocal/Ballad
Bob Wilber, Dick Wellstood
The Bob Wilber Dick Wellstood Duet
1994
Bob Chester And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1994, ,
Big Band/Swing
Frankie Carle And His Orchestra
1944 - 1949
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Circle
Frankie Masters And His Orchestra
1940 - 1942
1993, CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Eddie Condon
The Town Hall Concerts Volume Eight
1993, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, Jazzology
Doc Evans, Knocky Parker, Albert Nicholas, Earl Murphy, Gene Juckem
Stomps And Blues
1993, CD, Comp, Jazzology
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
1940
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ben Pollack and His Pick-A-Rib Boys
Ben Pollack And His Pick-A-Rib Boys
1993, CD, Comp, Jazzology
Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris
1993, CD, ,
Swing/Bop
Steve Jordan (3) With Bill Goodall
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1993, ,
Swing
The Don Friedman Trio* Featuring: George Mraz, Ronnie Bedford
Invitation
1993, CD, ,
Bop
Barbara Lea And The Ed Polcer All-Stars*
At The Atlanta Jazz Party
1993, ,
Swing/Vocal/Ballad
The Three Suns
The Three Suns 1949-1957
1993
Various
Through The Years With Vincent Youmans
1993, ,
Musical
Maxine Sullivan / Dick Hyman
Sullivan, Shakespeare & Hyman
1993
Warren Vaché
First Time Out And Encore '93
1993, ,
Swing/Bop/Vocal/Dixieland
Bill Charlap & Sean Smith
Bill Charlap & Sean Smith
1993
Les Brown And His Orchestra
1944 &1946
1992, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Circle, ,
Swing/Big Band
Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra*
Mostly 1939
1992, CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ellis Larkins, Marshall Barer, Barbara Lea
Songs From the Original Broadway Production Of Pousse-Cafe
1992, CD, Audiophile (2)
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
1944-1945
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Circle
Lucy Reed
Basic Reeding
1992, CD, Album, Audiophile (2)
Ralph Sutton
Alligator Crawl
1992, CD, ,
Stride/Swing/Boogie Woogie/Dixieland
Eddie Condon
The Town Hall Concerts, Volume Seven
1991, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Jazzology, ,
Dixieland
Warren Vache, Sr. And The "Syncopatin' Seven"*
Celebrate The Music Of Harry Barris
1991, CD, Album, Circle
Nancy Harrow
Anything Goes
1991, CD, ,
Vocal/Swing/Ballad
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Radio Rhythm
1990, CD, Circle, ,
Swing
Maxine Sullivan And John Kirby
More 1940–1941
1990, CD, Comp, Circle, ,
Swing
Marlene VerPlanck
A Quiet Storm
1990, CD, Album, Audiophile (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal/Ballad
Glen Gray And His Casa Loma Orchestra*
1940
1990
"Ma" Rainey*
The Paramounts Chronologically 1923-1924 Volume One
1990
Richard Carr
Just The Two Of Us
1990, CD, ,
Swing/Bop
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Nine - 1945
1989, LP, Mono, Circle
Cullen Offer
The Swingin' Texas Tenor
1989, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
More 1944
1989, LP, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry Allen
How Long Has This Been Going On?
1989, CD, ,
Swing
"Ma" Rainey*
The Paramounts Chronologically 1924-1925 Volume Two
1989
Barbara Lea, Daryl Sherman, Dick Sudhalter*, Loren Schoenberg
Getting Some Fun Out Of Life With Mr. Tram Associates
1989, ,
Vocal/Swing
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
1941 & 1947
1989, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Nick Fatool's Jazz Band
Spring Of '87
1988, LP, Album, Jazzology
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra
1942
1988, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Eight - 1945
1988, LP, Mono, Circle
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Five - 1945
1988, CD, Album, RM, Circle, ,
Big Band/Swing
Joe Derise, Al Cohn, John Dooley (4), Tony Monte (2), Bill Popp, Winston Welch
Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology (Volume Three)
1988, LP, Audiophile (2),
The Mary Lou Williams Trio*
1944 Roll 'Em
1988
Bill Challis, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Bill Challis' The Goldkette Project
1988, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Ralph Sutton
Alligator Crawl
1988
Bobby Sherwood And His Orchestra
More 1944 - 1946
1988
Jackie Paris
Nobody Else But Me
1988
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
1942-1947
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Three - 1943-1945
1987, CD, Album, RM, Circle
Red Nichols And His Orchestra
1936
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Eddie Condon
The Town Hall Concerts Volume Two
1987
Jackie & Roy
One More Rose - A Tribute To Alan Jay Lerner
1987
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
1949 - 1953 Sweet And Swinging
1987, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Les Paul And His Trio
Feed Back 1944-1945
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle,
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume Four, 1943
1986, LP, Mono, Circle
Richard Carr + The Pro Bow Trio
String Vibrations
1986, LP, Album, Progressive Records (2), ,
Swing/Bop
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
First Session, 1937
1986, LP, RM, Circle, ,
Swing/Big Band
Maxine Sullivan, Bob Haggart
Enjoy Yourself!
1986, LP, Album, Audiophile (2),
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra 1944
1986, LP, Album, Mono, Circle, ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Freeman
Not A Care In The World
1986, LP, Audiophile (2)
Les Brown And His Orchestra
1946
1986, LP, Album, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band
Sonny Dunham And His Orchestra
1943 - 1944
1986
Richard Himber And His Orchestra
Richard Himber And His Orchestra 1940
1986
Loring Red Nichols And His Band
Syncopated Chamber Music
1986,
Harry "The Hipster" Gibson
Everybody's Crazy But Me
1986
Will Bradley And His Orchestra
1941
1986, ,
Big Band
The Art Hodes Quintet
Some Legendary Art
1986,
Allan Vaché
High Speed Swing
1985, LP, Album, Audiophile (2)
Eddy Howard And His Orchestra
1949-1953
1985
The George Wallington Quintet*
The George Wallington Quintet At The Cafe Bohemia
1985
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Volume One - 1943
1985
Johnny Hartman
This One's For Tedi
1985
Art Hodes
The Trios
1985, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland
Carol Sloane
Carol Sings
1985
Maxine Sullivan
Good Morning, Life!
1985,
Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley Sings The Songs Of George & Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter (The 1939-40 Liberty Music Shop Recordings)
1985, ,
Vocal/Swing
Miff Mole And His "World Jam Session" Band
1944
1984, LP, Jazzology
Carlos Franzetti
Prometheus
1984, LP, Audiophile (2)
John Kirby And His Orchestra
1941-1942
1984, LP, Mono, Circle
Herman Chittison
The Melody Lingers On
1984, LP, Album, Mono, Audiophile (2)
Bob Chester And His Orchestra
More 1940 - 1941
1984, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle
Julius La Rosa
It's A Wrap
1984, LP, Audiophile (2)
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
1941
1984, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Brian Torff With Jim Roberts
Manhattan Hoedown
1984,
Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra*
1947
1984, ,
Big Band/Swing
Sammy Price And His Blusicians*
1944
1984
Five A Slide
Five A Slide
1983, LP, Audiophile (2)
Bill Challis And His Orchestra*
More 1936
1983, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Circle
Chuck Foster & His Orchestra
1945-1946
1983, LP, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band
Joe Marsala
Joe Marsala And His Band 1944
1983, LP, Mono, Jazzology
Edmond Hall Sextet
Rompin' In '44
1983, LP, Album, Mono, Transcription, Circle, ,
Swing
Maxine Sullivan
It Was Great Fun
1983, LP, Album, Audiophile (2),
Eddie Hazell
Eddie Hazell Live At Gullivers - I Go For That!
1983, LP, Album, Audiophile (2)
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Helen O'Connell, Bob Eberly
Mostly 1940
1983, LP, Album, Mono, Circle
"Tiny" Hill And His Orchestra*
1943-1944
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Circle
Buddy Moreno and his Orchestra*
1947 and 1949
1983, LP, Mono, RE, Circle
Muggsy Spanier And His Jazz Band
Relaxin' At The Touro 1952
1983
Frankie Masters And His Orchestra
1946-1947
1983
Sir Roland Hanna*
This Must Be Love
1983, ,
Bop
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
1944-1945
1983
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
1944
1983
Barbara Lea
Do It Again
1983
John Kirby And His Orchestra, Maxine Sullivan
1940
1983
Allan Vaché
Jazz Moods
1983
Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
1944-1945
1983, Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening/Rumba
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
1943
1983
Erskine Butterfield And His Blue Boys
Tuesday At Ten
1983
Marlene Ver Planck*
A Warmer Place
1982, LP, Audiophile (2)
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
Tony Pastor And His Orchestra 1944 - 1947
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band
Bunk Johnson And His Band*
Spicy Advice
1982, LP, Mono, G.H.B.,
Bob Crosby And His Orchestra
More 1938
1982
Eddy Howard And His Orchestra
1949-1952
1982, ,
Big Band
Margaret Whiting
Come A Little Closer
1982, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1939-1940
1982
Maxine Sullivan With Ted Easton's Jazzband
Maxine
1982
Bobby Sherwood And His Orchestra
1944-1946
1982
Randy Brooks And His Orchestra
1945-1947
1982, ,
Big Band
Ralph Sutton
'Off The Cuff'
1982
Frankie Carle And His Orchestra
1944 - 1946
1982, ,
Swing/Big Band
Wild Bill Davison
Wild Bill Davison And His Jazz Band 1943
1982,
Harry James And His Orchestra
1954
1982, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Ben Webster
The Horn
1982, ,
Swing
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
1935
1981, LP, Mono, Circle
Blue Barron And His Orchestra
1946-1950
1981, LP, Mono, RE, Circle
Rose Murphy
Rose Murphy
1981, LP, Album, Mono, RM, Audiophile (2)
Dean Hudson And His Orchestra
1944 - 1948
1981, LP, Mono, RE, Circle
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra 1944-1945
1981, LP, Album, Mono, Circle, ,
Big Band
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra - 1936
1981, LP, RE, Circle
Red McKenzie - Eddie Condon Chicagoans*
1944
1981, LP, Comp, Jazzology
Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra
1937
1981, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1940
1981, ,
Big Band
Bobby Troup
In A Class Beyond Compare
1981, Vinyl,
George Barnes And Carl Kress
Guitars, Anyone? Why Not Start At The Top?
1981
Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra
Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra - 1942
1981
John Kirby And His Orchestra
1941
1981
Tommy Tucker And His Orchestra
Tommy Tucker And His Orchestra 1942 - 1947
1981
Polly Podewell
All Of Me
1980, LP, Audiophile (2)
Richard Himber And His Orchestra
Richard Himber And His Orchestra 1939-1940
1980, LP, Album, Mono, Circle
Daryle Rice*
I Walk With Music
1980, LP, Album, Audiophile (2)
Margaret Whiting
Too Marvelous For Words
1980
Harry James And His Orchestra / Dick Haymes
James And Haymes
1980, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Buddy Barnes
The Magic Time
1980, Vinyl,
Red Norvo And His Orchestra, Mildred Bailey, Terry Allen
Red And Mildred—1938
1980
Bob Crosby And His Orchestra
1938
1979
Teddi King
Someone To Light Up Your Life
1979
Barbara Lea
Remembering Remembering Lee Wiley
1978
Marlene VerPlanck
Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer
1978
Hugh Shannon
True Blue Hugh
1978
Maxine Sullivan
We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
1978,
Marlene VerPlanck
You'd Better Love Me
1977, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Joan Steele Trio
'Round Midnight
1976, LP, Album, Audiophile (2)
Joan Steele Trio
'Round Midnight
LP, Audiophile (2)
Eddie Condon
The Complete Eddie Condon 1944 World Broadcasting Jam Sessions Recordings
2xCD, Album, Comp, Jazzology, ,
Dixieland
Joan Steele
'Round Midnight
CD, Album, Audiophile (2)
Bob Wilber Quintet*
A Man And His Music
CD, Album, J&M Records (4), ,
Swing