Freddie Waits



American jazz drummer (born April 27, 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi; died November 18, 1989 in New York City), best known for his work with artists such as Sonny Rollins, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, and Max Roach.

APPEARANCES +


Various
Spiritual Jazz Vol.11 - SteepleChase
2020, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
The Kenny Burrell Trio
Newport Jazz Festival 1976
2020
Joe Zawinul
The Rise & Fall Of The Third Stream
2019, ,
Modal/Fusion
Hubert Laws
Morning Star/Carnegie Hall/The Chicago Theme
2018,
Various
Jazz Von A-Z · Die Michael Naura Jazzanthologie
2017,
Various
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics
2017, ,
Bossa Nova
Andrew Hill
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2015
Various
The Complete Bee Hive Sessions
2015, ,
Post Bop/Hard Bop
Gene Harris, The 3 Sounds*
Gene Harris / The Three Sounds - Gene Harris Of The Three Sounds
2012, ,
Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz
Bill Dixon
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2010, ,
Free Jazz
Abbey Lincoln
Through the Years
2010,
Denny Zeitlin
Mosaic Select: The Columbia Studio Trio Sessions
2009, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Jimmy Rowles
Trio ’77 / ’78
2009,
Hans Mantel
Highlights Blue Note (A Groove Selection By Hans Mantel)
2009, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Vocal/Modal
Various
Musicaänossa 3 Sienna Jazz Lounge
2008
McCoy Tyner
Mosaic Select
2007, ,
Post Bop/Modal
Andrew Hill
Mosaic Select
2005, ,
Modal/Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
The Band
Live At Widener University
2004,
Pharoah Sanders
Meditation - Pharoah Sanders Selections Take 1 -
2003, ,
Soul-Jazz
McCoy Tyner
The Definitive McCoy Tyner
2002,
Orrin Evans Trio
Blessed Ones
2001,
Freddie Hubbard
Fastball Live At The Left Bank
2001, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Continuum
2001
Paul Winter (2), Paul Winter Sextet*
Jazz Meets The Bossa Nova / Folk Song
2000
Richard Davis
Forest Flowers
2000,
Various
Jazz For When You’re Alone
1999,
Various
Blue (Deejays Cool Cuts)
1999, ,
Bossanova/Drum n Bass/Future Jazz/Hip Hop
Gary Bartz
Libra / Another Earth
1998
Don Patterson
Steady Comin’ At ’Ya
1998, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
McCoy Tyner
Asante
1998
Various
Essentiel Jazz
1997, ,
Big Band/Swing
Denny Zeitlin
Cathexis & Carnival
1997
Kenny Barron
Soft Spoken Here: Sunset To Dawn/Golden Lotus
1997, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Kenny Barron
First Half Highlights
1997, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Various
Strata-2-East
1997, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Fusion
James Moody
The Blues And Other Colors
1997, ,
Big Band
Bobby Jones
Hill Country Suite
1997
McCoy Tyner
Jazz Profile: McCoy Tyner
1997, ,
Hard Bop
Various
Verona Jazz
1996, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Blue Notables Vol. 11 : Six Shades Of Blue Funk - Past, Present And Future Funk
1996
James Moody
Heritage Hum / The Teachers
1996,
Various
Coolin’ - A Soul Jazz Journey
1996, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
McCoy Tyner
The Best Of McCoy Tyner
1996, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop/Modal
Various
Deep Jazz Trip
1995
Various
Funky Good Time
1995, ,
Jazz-Funk
Various
Jazz Funk Revival
1995, ,
Jazz-Funk
Joe Zawinul
The Rise & Fall Of The Third Stream / Money In The Pocket
1994, ,
Post Bop
Richard Groove Holmes
Blue Groove
1994
Donald Byrd
Early Byrd - The Best Of The Jazz Soul Years
1993
Duke Jordan
With Cecil Payne & Teddy Edwards
1992,
Various
Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
1992, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Lee Morgan
We Remember You
1991
Various
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics
1991
Various
An Uptown Christmas
1990
Chico Freeman
Groovin’ Late
1990
Buck Hill
Capital Hill
1990
McCoy Tyner
The Blue Note Years
1989
Jay Hoggard
Overview
1989, ,
Post Bop
Various
Imagine The Sound
1989, ,
Free Jazz/Interview
Ray Bryant
Blue Moods
1989,
Various
Jazz At It’s Finest - The Best Of EmArCy Today
1988,
Various
The Best Of Chess Jazz
1988, ,
Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band
Ray Bryant
Golden Earrings
1988
Jimmy Rowles
We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
1988, ,
Cool Jazz
Trio Transition With Special Guest Oliver Lake
Trio Transition With Special Guest Oliver Lake
1988, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Max Roach
Max Roach
1987
Millie Vernon
Over The Rainbow
1987, ,
Swing/Easy Listening/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Ricky Ford
Looking Ahead
1987,
Ray Bryant
Trio Today
1987
Various
Blue Bossa 2
1987
Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant Plays Basie & Ellington
1987, ,
Bop
Nathan Davis
Jazz At Pitt
1986, ,
Hard Bop
Riyuko Tanaka*
Time Take Your Heart
1986
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan
First Ladies Of Song
1986,
Eric Gale
In The Shade Of A Tree
1986
Chico Freeman
Groovin’ Late
1986
Dick Griffin
A Dream For Rahsaan & More
1985
Kenny Barron
Autumn In New York
1985
Jack DeJohnette
The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album
1985, ,
Contemporary Jazz
M’Boom*
Collage
1984
Chico Freeman Featuring Bobby McFerrin
Tangents
1984, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Carol Addison
Coming Home
1983
Various
History Of Jazz Piano
1983, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Boogie Woogie
Eric Gale
Blue Horizon
1982
Peter Leitch
Jump Street
1981
Bill Dixon
In Italy - Volume Two
1981
Stephen Roane
Siblings
1980
Don Sebesky, Various
Sky Fantasy
1980, ,
Fusion
Abbey Lincoln
Painted Lady (Abbey Lincoln In Paris)
1980
Bill Dixon
In Italy - Volume One
1980
Max Roach, M’Boom*
M’Boom
1980
Billy Taylor, The Billy Taylor Trio*
Jazz Alive: The Billy Taylor Trio In Live Performance
1979, ,
Bop
Richard Davis
Harvest
1979
Dick Griffin
Now Is The Time
1979
Bunky Green
Places We’ve Never Been
1979
Curtis Fuller
Fire And Filigree
1979
Clifford Jordan
Hello, Hank Jones
1978,
Various
Four Decades Of Jazz (A Musical History Of Xanadu)
1978, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing
Charles McPherson
New Horizons
1978
Sam Noto
Notes To You
1977, ,
Hard Bop
Various
CTI Power
1977, ,
Fusion
Esther Phillips
You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
1977, ,
Soul/Disco
Various
The Blues
1977, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Boogie Woogie/Swing
Paul Sorvino With Patti LuPone, Kurt Peterson (2), Teri Ralston Music And Lyrics By Stephen Schwartz
The Baker’s Wife (An Original Cast Recording)
1976, ,
Musical/Soundtrack
McCoy Tyner
Cosmos
1976, ,
Modal/Post Bop
Freddie Hubbard
Echoes Of Blue
1976
Joe Zawinul
Concerto Retitled
1976, ,
Fusion
Roy Ayers
Daddy Bug & Friends
1976, ,
Jazz-Funk
Frank Foster
Here And Now
1976, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Teddy Edwards
The Inimitable
1976, ,
Bop
Andrew Hill
One For One
1975, ,
Post Bop/Modal
Bu Pleasant
Ms. Bu
1974, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
Dick Griffin
The Eighth Wonder
1974
Bennie Maupin
The Jewel In The Lotus
1974, ,
Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz/Post Bop
Neal Creque
Neal Creque & The Hands Of Time
1974
Richard Davis
Dealin’
1974
James Moody
Feelin’ It Together
1974
Toots Thielemans
Captured Alive
1974
Willis Jackson
West Africa
1974
Bobby Pierce
New York
1974, ,
Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Willis Jackson
Headed And Gutted
1974, ,
Jazz-Funk
Don Patterson
The Return Of Don Patterson
1974
Freddie Hubbard
The Art Of Freddie Hubbard - The Atlantic Years
1973
Ella Fitzgerald
Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall (July 5, 1973)
1973
Tiny Grimes
Profoundly Blue
1973, ,
Bop/Jump Blues
Kenny Barron
Sunset To Dawn
1973, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Richard Davis
Epistrophy & Now’s The Time
1973
Hubert Laws
Carnegie Hall
1973
Ray Bryant
It Was A Very Good Year
1973, ,
Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz
M’Boom*
Re: Percussion
1973, ,
Free Jazz
Gene Harris
Gene Harris Of The Three Sounds
1972
Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
1972, ,
Modal
Pharoah Sanders
The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
1972
Hubert Laws
Fire And Rain
1971, ,
Fusion/Cool Jazz
Shirley Scott
Mystical Lady
1971, ,
Soul-Jazz
James Moody
Heritage Hum
1971, ,
Post Bop
Richard Groove Holmes
Soul Mist!
1970
Andrew Hill
Lift Every Voice
1970
Hubert Laws
Afro-Classic
1970
Johnny Hodges
Rippin’ & Runnin’
1969, ,
Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Gary Bartz
Another Earth
1969
McCoy Tyner
Time For Tyner
1969, ,
Post Bop/Modal
McCoy Tyner
Expansions
1969, ,
Modal
Pharoah Sanders
Karma
1969, ,
Modal/Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Kenny Burrell
Night Song
1969, ,
Bop
Roy Ayers
Daddy Bug
1969
Hank Johnson, The Jazz Heritage Ensemble
Harlem On My Mind - A History In Voices And Music
1968
Joe Zawinul
The Rise & Fall Of The Third Stream
1968,
Willie Bobo
A New Dimension
1968, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz
Andrew Hill
Grass Roots
1968, ,
Post Bop/Soul-Jazz
Junior Mance
I Believe To My Soul
1968, ,
Soul-Jazz
Freddie Hubbard
High Blues Pressure
1968
Buddy Terry
Electric Soul
1967, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
The Jimmy Owens - Kenny Barron Quintet
You Had Better Listen
1967, ,
Soul-Jazz/Bop
Ray Bryant
Slow Freight
1967
Ray Bryant
Lonesome Traveler
1966
Donald Byrd
Mustang!
1966
Wild Bill Davis
Live At Count Basie’s
1966
Ray Bryant Trio
Gotta Travel On
1966
Various
...Now Is The Time For All Good Jazz...
1965, ,
Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Swing/Dixieland
Denny Zeitlin
Cathexis
1964
Novella Nelson
Novella Nelson
Various
ENJA-SPECIAL
Long John Nebel And The Phil Moore Four
Long John Nebel And The Phil Moore Four And Friends
Hubert Laws
The Best Of Hubert Laws
Richard Davis
Forest Flowers