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American jazz drummer, arranger and composer.
Played with : Boyd Raeburn (1948), Georgie Auld, Chubby Jackson, Charlie Barnet (1949), Elliot Lawrence (1952-'53), Lester Young, Al Cohn, Stan Getz and others.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 30.

Born : May, 1923 in New York City, New York.
Died : August 19, 1953 in New York City, New York.

APPEARANCES +


Charlie Parker
The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings
2023
Various
The Birth Of Bop
2023, ,
Bop
Brew Moore, Harold Goldberg (2), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alex Riel
Special Brew
2022, CD, Album, SteepleChase
Scott Hamilton, Paolo Birro, Aldo Zunino, Alfred Kramer
Live at Museo Piaggio
2020, 2x Vinyl 180 gr.,
Woody Herman
The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars And MGM Sessions (1943-1954)
2019, 7xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Getz
Plays The Blues
2018, CD, Comp, Acrobat,
Various
A Look At Yesterday
2018
The Stan Getz Quintette*
Jazz At Storyville
2017, LP, Comp, Mono, WaxTime
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday At Storyville
2017, ,
Vocal
Various
Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49
2016, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Bop
Stan Getz
Milestones Of A Legend
2016, 10xCD, Comp, RE + Box, The Intense Media, Documents, ,
Bop/Bossa Nova/Cool Jazz
Count Basie, Lester Young
Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie And Lester Young Studio Sessions
2016, 8xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, 5,0, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Zoot Sims
12 Classic Albums 1956-1962
2015, ,
Cool Jazz
Chubby Jackson's Big Band
Ooh, What An Outfit! / New York City 1949
2014, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Uptown Records (2), ,
Big Band
Stan Getz
Scrapple From The Apple - Live At The Lighthouse 1952
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, RE, SSJ
Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz
Conception
2013
Jessica Molaskey & Dave Frishberg
At The Algonquin
2012, CD, Album, Arbors Records, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Swing/Bop
Stan Getz
Eight Classic Albums
2012
Serge Chaloff
Boss Baritone
2011, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Johnny Mandel Featuring Sherrie Maricle And The DIVA Jazz Orchestra With Special Guest Ann Hampton Callaway
The Man And His Music
2010, CD, Album, Arbors Records, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Charlie Parker
Washington D.C., 1948
2008, CD, Album, RM, Uptown Records (2), ,
Bop/Dixieland
Jim Shearer (3) & Charlie Wood With Special Guest Billy Gibson
The Memphis Hang
2008, CD, Album, Summit Records (3),
Buddy DeFranco
1949-1952
2007, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Lester Young Featuring John Lewis (2), Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Gene Ramey
Lester Young
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Promo Sound Ltd., ,
Swing/Instrumental
Allen Eager
An Ace Face - The Adventures Of Allen Eager
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Billie Holiday
Une Anthologie 1947 / 1956
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne
Cherkasy Jazz Quintet
Джазовый альбом
2007
Stan Getz
The Song Is You
2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Membran Music Ltd., ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Conte Candoli And Friends
Coast To Coast
2005, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Post Bop/Cool Jazz
Dave Frishberg
Dave Frishberg At The Jazz Bakery: Retromania
2005, CD, Album, Arbors Records
Ted Heath And His Music
Nice One Ted
2004, CD, Comp, Memoir,
Serge Chaloff
A Proper Introduction To Serge Chaloff: The Baritone Sax Master
2004, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2)
Georgie Auld
1946-1951
2004, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Various
The President's Men (Lester Young's Disciples)
2003, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Bop/Swing
Wardell Gray
The Wardell Gray Story
2003, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Stan Getz
The Sound
2003, 4xCD, Comp, Proper Records (2), ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Jay* & Kai*
Jay & Kai
2003, CD, Comp, RM, 24 , Savoy Records, ,
Bop/Latin Jazz
Stan Getz
Lullaby Of Birdland
2003, CD, ,
Post Bop/Swing
Stan Getz
New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston. 1945 - 1951
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Stan Getz
The Definitive Stan Getz
2002, ,
Bossa Nova/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening
Zoot Sims
The Complete 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Woody Herman
Presenting Woody Herman & And The Band That Plays The Blues 1939 & The Third Herd 1952-1954
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Jazz Band Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
The Elliot Lawrence Big Band*
Swings Cohn And Kahn
2001, ,
Big Band
Nat Pierce, Dick Collins, Ralph Burns & The Herdsmen*
Play Paris
2001, ,
Swing/Bop
Al Porcino Big Band
Live!
2000, CD, Album, Organic Music (3), ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Wardell Gray
Complete Sunset & New Jazz Masters
2000, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory, The Jazz Factory, ,
Bop
Various
Svensk Jazzhistoria Vol. 7 – Swedish Jazz 1952–1955 – The Golden Years
2000, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Caprice Records
Ted Heath And His Music
Listen To My Music Vol. 4 '48 ~ '50
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Bill Harris
Live At Birdland 1952
2000, CD, Album, Baldwin Street Music, ,
Swing/Bop
Lester Young
The Lester Young Story
2000, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band
Al Haig - Wardell Gray, Stan Getz
Meets Master Bop Saxes
1999, CD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Bop
Serge Chaloff
The Complete Small Group Bop Sessions
1999, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory
Bud Shank Quintet* / Lou Levy Trio
Jazz In Hollywood
1998, CD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Original Jazz Classics, Nocturne Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
The Complete Nocturne Recordings - Volume One
1998, 3xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Dave Frishberg
By Himself
1998, CD, Album, Arbors Records,
Dave Frishberg, Vänner
Knäck Mig En Nöt
1998, CD, Album, Gazell, ,
Bop/Swing/Vocal
Various
Visions Of Jazz: A Musical Journey
1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, Blue Note, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Jump Blues/Swing
The Third Herdmen*
The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris Vol. 1
1998
Charlie Barnet
The Capitol Big Band Sessions
1998, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Henry Jerome And His Orchestra
The Henry Jerome Orchestra 1944-45: The First Big Band To Ever Play Bebop
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Love Records
Various
The Jazz Year - 1946
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Stan Getz
The Complete Roost Recordings
1997, ,
Bop
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Swell And Super
1996, Cassette Dolby HX Pro, ,
Big Band
The Gene DiNovi Trio
Live At The Montreal Bistro Toronto
1995, CD, Album, Candid,
Zoot Sims
The Complete 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions Vol.4 1953-1954
1995, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4),
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
1995, ,
Swing
Wardell Gray
Light Gray (1948-1950)
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Cool & Blue Records
Lester Young
President - The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 1946-1949
1993, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
Swing
Serge Chaloff
The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions
1993, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino
Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino
1993, ,
Big Band
Serge Chaloff
Memorial - We The People Bop
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Cool & Blue Records, ,
Bop
Rolf Ericson, Ernestine Anderson, Duke Jordan
The Legendary Years Vol. 8
1992, CD, Comp, WEA, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Stan Getz
The Best Of The Roost Years
1991, CD, Comp, Roulette Jazz, ,
Bop
Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Paul Quinichette
A Look At Yesterday
1991, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Mainstream Records, ,
Bop
Stan Getz / Zoot Sims
Stan Getz / Zoot Sims
1991,
Wardell Gray
Light Gray, Vol. 1
1990, LP, Comp, Philology
Various
Be Bop Revisited Vol.1
1990, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Xanadu Records,
The Stan Getz Quintet* With Jimmy Raney
The Complete Recordings Of The Stan Getz Quintet With Jimmy Raney
1990, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Various Featuring Oliver Nelson, Claude Thornhill, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Gerry Mulligan
The Jazz Arranger Volume 2 (1946-1963)
1990
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
1988, ,
Big Band
Various
The Bebop Era
1987, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Various
Bebop Revisited, Vol.6
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Xanadu Records
Zoot Sims / Frank Rosolino
Zoot Sims & Frank Rosolino
1986, CD, Comp, RE, Vogue
Various
The Complete Keynote Collection
1986, 21x Vinyl Signed, Vinyl, Box Set,
Max Bennett
Max Bennett Plays
1986
Zoot Sims / Frank Rosolino
Zoot Sims / Frank Rosolino
1986, ,
Bop
Lester Young
Lester Young
1984, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Various
The Jazz Guitar
1983, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Joker (2), International Joker Production, ,
Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Sessions Vol. 2
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, King Records
Shorty Rogers / Bud Shank
Yesterday, Today And Forever
1983,
Stan Getz
Unearthed Masters - Volume II
1982, LP, Comp, Jam (15)
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band* / Chubby Jackson Sextet* / James Moody Jam Session*
Bebop Enters Sweden 1947-49
1982, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Bop/Big Band
The Woody Herman Big Band
Aurex Jazz Festival '82
1982
Billie Holiday
Don't Explain
1982, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Woody Herman
Presents Volume 2 ...Four Others
1982, ,
Swing/Post Bop
Stan Getz
Stan Getz
1982, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Various
The West Coast Jam Sessions
1980, 3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Scarecrow (2)
Stan Getz
V.I.P.-Jazz 29 Stan Getz
1980, LP, Comp, Club, Marcato, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Al Haig
Meets The Master Saxes Volume Three
1980, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Mel Tormé With The Meltones*
Back In Town
1980
Lester Young
V.I.P.-Jazz 7
1979, LP, Comp, Club, United Artists Records
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet In Disco Order Volume 22
1979, LP, Ajaz Records, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In Transition
1979
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Stan Getz
Jazztracks
1977, LP, Comp, Bellaphon, ,
Bop
Al Haig, Coleman Hawkins, Wardell Gray, John Hardee
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes Volume One
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Spotlite Records, Spotlite Records
Fats Navarro
Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
1977, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop
Stan Getz
The Best Of Stan Getz
1977, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Terry Gibbs
Bebop Revisited, Vol. 2
1977,
Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Brew Moore, Allen Eager
Brothers And Other Mothers
1976, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Metronome, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Lester Young
On Aladdin Vol. 2
1975, LP, Comp, Liberty
Lester Young
The Aladdin Sessions
1975
Charlie Barnet -vs- Woody Herman
One Night Stand With The Battle Of The Bands
1974
The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra*
'On The Air' Vol 2
1974
Arne Domnérus
Arne Domnérus Nalenorkester 1951-55
1973, ,
Bop
Stan Getz
At Storyville
1973, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Billie Holiday
Gallant Lady
1973, ,
Cool Jazz
Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet
Bebop Spoken Here
1972, ,
Bop/Swing
Stan Getz / Sonny Stitt
Stan Getz / Sonny Stitt
1972, ,
Post Bop/Cool Jazz
Stan Getz / Dave Brubeck
Jazz Summit
1972, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
The New York Scene In The 40's: From Be-Bop To Cool
1972, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Stan Getz
Stan Getz
1969, 7", EP, Fratelli Fabbri Editori
Lester Young
Giant Of Jazz
1968, Vinyl,
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young Volume Two
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, Liberty
The New Jazz Orchestra
Western Reunion London 1965
1965, ,
Hard Bop/Modal/Big Band
Stan Getz
The Modern World Of Stan Getz
1964
Zoot Sims
Good Old Zoot
1963, ,
Bop
Stan Getz
The Greatest Of Stan Getz
1963
Jack Sheldon And His Exciting All-Star Big-Band
Jack's Groove
1961
Stan Getz
En Direct
1960, 7", EP, Mono, CID (2),
Stan Getz
En Direct - Thou Swell / Mosquito Knees
1960, 7", EP, Mono, CID (2),
Frank Marocco
Like Frank Marocco
1960,
Various
Winners' Circle
1960
Various
Jazz Pour Vous No. 5 Tenor Sax
1959
Newport Youth Band
The Newport Youth Band At The Newport Jazz Festival
1959, ,
Big Band
Herbie Fields And His Sextette*
Honey Bucket Blues / Tiny Kahn
1958
Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra
Big Band Modern
1957, LP, Mono, Jazztone (2)
Various
Session In Stockholm
1957, LP, Album, Nixa, Nixa,
Chubby Jackson's Big Band
Chubby's Back!
1957
Stan Getz
At Storyville - Vol. 2
1957
Stan Getz
At Storyville - Vol. 2
1957
Al Cohn
Al Cohn's Tones
1956, Vinyl,
The Rhythm Section
Rhythm + 1
1956, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Stan Getz
At Storyville
1956, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Kai Winding Quartet / Jay Jay Johnson Quintet*
Jay And Kai
1956, ,
Bop/Swing
Cy Touff
His Octet & Quintet
1956
Bill Harris And His Orchestra Featuring Chubby Jackson , Orchestra Conducted By Ralph Burns
Bill Harris Herd
1956
Stan Getz
Stan Getz
1956
The Elliot Lawrence Band
Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements
1956, ,
Big Band
Stan Getz
Getz The Great
1955, ,
Bop
Jay* & Kai*
Jay & Kai
1955, ,
Bop
Kettil Ohlsons Orkester
Sch! Sch! / Swedish Patrol
1954, Shellac, 10", Modern Music (9)
Chubby Jackson's All Stars*
Flying The Coop
1954
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra*
New York / Why Not
1953, Shellac, 10", Prestige, ,
Bop
Lester Young
The Greatest Lester Young
1953, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Kai Winding All Stars
I Could Write A Book / Carioca
1952, 10", Savoy Records
Orchestre Henri Renaud* / Sandy Mosse Quartet
So What Could Be New / Too Marvelous For Words
1952, Shellac, 10", Pic, Saturne
Orchestre Henri Renaud* / Bobby Jaspar Quartet
Lady Be Bad / If I Had You
1952, Shellac, 10", Pic, Saturne, ,
Swing/Bop
The Stan Getz Quintette*
Jazz At Storyville
1952, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
The Georgie Auld Quintet
Seh! Seh! / Be My Love
1951, Shellac, 10", Royal Roost, ,
Bop
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Over The Rainbow / Spain
1951
The Georgie Auld Quintet
Vol. 1
1951
Lester Young And His Band
Something To Remember You By / Just Cooling
1950, 10", Aladdin (6)
Kai Winding All Stars
Speak Low / The Boy Next Door
1949, 10", Savoy Records
Serge Chaloff Sextette*
Pumpernickel / Serge’s Urge
1949, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records, ,
Bop
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra
Tiny's Blues / All Wrong
1949, ,
Big Band
Wardell Gray Quartette*
Dumpy / Finsterness
1949
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra
Father Knickerbopper / Godchild
1949, ,
Bop/Big Band
John Hardee
Cobblestones / Man With A Horn
1948, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With, ,
Bop
Aaron Sachs And The Manor Re Bops
Aaron's Axe / Tiny's Con
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor, ,
Bop
The Four Bops
Bop In B Flat / Prelude To A Kiss
1948, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With
Aaron Sachs And The Manor Re Bops
Patsy’s Idea / Sam’s Beeps And Bops
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor
Various
Bebop
1948
Wardell Gray Quartette*
Nothing / Baldy
1948
Wardell Gray
Stoned / Matter and Mind
1948
Lester Young And His Quartet*
East Of The Sun - West Of The Moon / Sheik Of Araby
1948
Serge And His Be Bop Buddies / Fats Navarro And His Thin Men
A Bar A Second / Fat Girl
1947, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
Fine And Dandy / Elevation
1947, ,
Bop
Dave Lambert (3) & Buddy Stewart With Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
A Cent And A Half / Charge Account
1947
Herbie Fields And His Orchestra
A Huggin' And A Chalkin' / Blue Fields
1946
Lester Young
Lester Young - Vol. 3
7", EP, Vogue Productions, Vogue
Stan Getz, Erroll Garner
The Two Greats
LP, Comp, CID (3)
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra*, Chubby Jackson
Father Knickerbopper
7", EP, Mono, Columbia, ,
Bop
Woody Herman
The Big Band Sound Of Woody Herman
LP, Comp, Mono, Verve Records,
Serge Chaloff's All Stars / Sonny Stitt's All Stars*
Gabardine And Serge / Blues In Be-Bop
Shellac, 10", Savoy Records, ,
Bop
Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Rolf Blomquist, James Moody
Five Tenor Brothers (Metronome Presents Six Sides Of Modern Jazz)
3xShellac, 10", Album, Metronome, Metronome, Metronome
John Hardee Quartette*
Prelude To A Kiss / Boppin' In B Flat
Shellac, 10", RE, Jazz Selection
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra*
Godchild / Tiny's Blues
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Charlie Parker
Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 23
CD, Comp, Mono, Philology, ,
Bop
Al Cohn
Eight Classic Albums
4xCD, Comp + Box, Real Gone
Zoot Sims' Quartet* / Al Cohn Quartet
The Scene Is Clean / Infinity
Shellac, 10", Esquire
John Hardee Quartette*
Cobblestones / Man With A Horn
Shellac, 10", Jazz Selection, ,
Bop
Various
The Big Bands Vol. 3
Cass, Comp, Bella Musica
The Stan Getz Quintette*
Jazz At Storyville
CD, Comp, RE, Royal Roost, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Jay* & Kai*
Jay & Kai
LP, Album, Mono, RE, Savoy Records, ,
Bop
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Some Like It Hot
Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Red Rodney & Lennie Tristano
Bebop
Lester Young
Lester Young Memorial Vol. 2
Lester Young
Memorial Lester Young
Wardell Gray Quartette*
Light Gray / The Toup
Various
Bebop Professors
Vinyl, ,
Bop
Stan Getz
At Storyville Vol. 1
,
Bop
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young - Vol. 2
,
Swing
Ted Heath And His Music
Father Knickerbopper / Post Horn Boogie
Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Various
The Engine Room: A History Of Jazz Drumming From Storyville To 52nd Street
1999, ,
Big Band/Bop/Swing/Hard Bop
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Swell And Super
1996, CD, ,
Big Band