Al Epstein / Al Young



American jazz tenor and baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, bass clarinetist, English hornist, flutist and percussionist
Born July 25, 1921 in New York, New York, USA, died November 4, 2016 in Del Ray Beach, Florida, USA

Played with Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Stan Getz, Bobby Scott, Freddie Slack, Johnny Richards, Claude Thornhill, Luis Barreiro, Ben Webster, Terry Gibbs, Charlie Ventura, Dizzy Gillespie and many others.

ALBUMS


Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Essential BG
2006, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Big Band
George Russell Orchestra
New York, N.Y. And Jazz In The Space Age
1977, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Space-Age/Modal
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Put That Swing Back ...
1971, ,
Big Band/Swing
The New York Saxophone Quartet
The New York Saxophone Quartet
1964, LP, Mono, 20th Century Fox Records
Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
Swingin' With Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
1958, 7", EP, EmArcy
Hal Schaefer And His Orchestra
U A Showcase: Great Songs From United Artists Pictures
1958, Vinyl,
Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
Swingin' With Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
1957
Urbie Green And His All-Stars
A Cool Yuletide Volume II
1954, 7", EP, Mono, "X"
Urbie Green And His All-Stars
A Cool Yuletide Volume 1
1954, 7", EP, Mono, "X"
Urbie Green And His All-Stars
A Cool Yuletide
1954
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me / Close As Pages In A Book
1945, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Sweetheart Of All My Dreams / Every Time
1945, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
It's Only A Paper Moon / I'm Gonna Love That Guy
1945
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Gotta Be This Or That
1945
The New York Saxophone Quartet
The New York Saxophone Quartet
LP, Album, Mark Educational Recordings, Inc.

APPEARANCES +


Lucy Reed
This Is Lucy Reed - Complete Recordings 1950-1957
2017, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records,
Various
Drums - Milestones Of Jazz Legends
2017, 10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Documents, The Intense Media, ,
Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Big Band/Hard Bop
Terry Gibbs
Four Classic Albums
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing/Easy Listening
Lee Wiley
Four Classic Albums Plus
2014
Joe Newman
Eight Classic Albums
2013, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Real Gone, ,
Swing
Bob Brookmeyer
Seven Classic Albums
2013, 4xCD, Comp, Real Gone Jazz
Beverly Kenney
Complete Royal Roost Recordings
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Toots Thielemans
Yesterday & Today
2012, 2x CD, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop/Swing/Bossa Nova
Clark Terry
Sextet & Octet
2010, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Benny Goodman Orchestra*
Classic Columbia And Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939-1958)
2008, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Toots Thielemans
The Amazing Sound Of "Toots" Thielemans
2008, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Tony Bennett
Young Tony
2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Vocal
Terry Gibbs' Orchestra* & Quartet*
Swingin' With Terry Gibbs' Orchestra & Quartet
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Bobby Scott
The Compositions Of Bobby Scott
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Lee Wiley
West Of The Moon
2007, CD, ,
Vocal
Various
Jazz In The Charts 80/100 (Dream 1945 (2))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
1949 ~ '53 Performances
2004, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Charlie Ventura
1949-1951
2003, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Georgie Auld
1940-1945
2003, CD, ,
Swing
Terry Gibbs Dream Band
One More Time (Vol. 6)
2002, CD, ,
Big Band
Stan Getz
1946-1949
2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Ben Webster
Ben Webster's Finest Hour
2000
Clark Terry
Free And Oozy
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Blue Moon (4)
Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra
It's All Bop To Me
1998
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 5 - 1945 - Complementary Works
1996, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Bop
Ben Webster With Strings, Harry Carney
Music For Loving / Music With Feeling
1995, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Joe Newman
The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings (1955-1956) "The Basie Days"
1994, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Chris Connor
A Jazz Date With Chris Connor / Chris Craft
1994, ,
Bop/Vocal/Ballad
Benny Goodman
16 Most Requested Songs
1993, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Coleman Hawkins / Manny Albam And His Orchestra
The Hawk In Paris
1993
Various Featuring Oliver Nelson, Claude Thornhill, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Gerry Mulligan
The Jazz Arranger Volume 2 (1946-1963)
1990
Benny Goodman
The Permanent Goodman - A Portrait In Music Of The King Of Swing 1926-1945
1986, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Ragtime
Bobby Scott
The Compositions Of Bobby Scott
1986
Various
Jazz Piano 2
1984, 3xLP, Comp + Box, RCA
Various
From West Coast To East Coast
1983, 3xLP, Comp, RE + Box, RCA, ,
Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Benny Goodman
The Alternate Goodman - Vol. XI
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Nostalgia (8), ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Goodman
The Alternate Goodman - Vol. IX
1983, LP, Comp, Nostalgia (8), ,
Big Band
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Plays Gershwin
1983, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins Volume 4 (1956) "Essence Of Jazz"
1980, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Swing/Post Bop
Joe Newman
Volume 3 "Salute To Satch"
1980, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie
The Development Of An American Artist
1977, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Al Haig, Coleman Hawkins, Wardell Gray, John Hardee
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes Volume One
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Spotlite Records, Spotlite Records
Various
The Best Of Boogie Woogie
1976, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Ben Webster
Ballads By Ben Webster
1974, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Verve Records, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Various
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing
1967, Box Set, 6x Vinyl, ,
Swing
Kai Winding
The Great Kai Winding Sound
1965
Clark Terry
Tread Ye Lightly
1964,
Terry Gibbs
Hootenanny My Way
1963, ,
Easy Listening
Saxes, Inc.
Saxes, Inc.
1962, Vinyl,
Saxes, Inc.
Saxes, Inc.
1959,
George Russell And His Orchestra*
New York, N.Y.
1959
The Peanut Vendors
Swinging Latin Nights
1958
Jean 'Toots' Thielemans - Harmonica With Orchestra*
Time Out For Toots
1958, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
Chris Connor
Chris Craft
1958
Manny Albam
The Blues Is Everybody's Business
1958, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Bobby Brookmeyer*
Brookmeyer
1957
Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra
For Boppers Only
1957
Benny Goodman
Joue Fletcher Henderson
1957, ,
Big Band
Don Heller
Blame It On My Youth
1956, LP, Album, Mono, Epic, ,
Vocal
Portia Nelson
Let Me Love You
1956, LP, Album, New Sound (10), ,
Easy Listening
Beverly Kenney With Ralph Burns' Orchestra*
Come Swing With Me
1956, ,
Vocal
Manny Albam - Ernie Wilkins And Their Orchestra*
The Drum Suite
1956
Jackie Paris
Songs By Jackie Paris
1956
Terry Gibbs
Vibes On Velvet
1956, Vinyl Indianapolis Pressing,
Bobby Scott
The Compositions Of Bobby Scott
1955
Don Elliot*
Don Elliot Sings
1955
Terry Gibbs Sextet
What Gibbs?
1954, 7", EP, Brunswick, Brunswick
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson Arrangements
1953
Al Haig
Bopelground / Bopelbaby
1950
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra
Tiny's Blues / All Wrong
1949, ,
Big Band
Dave Lambert Trio / The Five Bops
Deedle / Hot Halavah
1948, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
In The Middle / Stompin' At The Savoy
1946, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
Sweetheart Of All My Dreams / Georgie Porgie
1945, Shellac, 10", Guild Records (2)
Clark Terry
Free And Oozy / Misty / Saphire Blue / East Side Drive
7", EP, Jazzbox
Terry Gibbs Sextet / Terry Gibbs Quartet
I May Be Wrong / That Feller McKeller
Shellac, 10", Coral
George Russell
Seven Classic Albums
4xCD, Comp, Real Gone, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Space-Age
The Bob Wilber All Star Jazz Band
Sing Or Play With A Band