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American jazz guitarist, violinist, singer, arranger and producer.
He played with : Terence Holder, Andy Kirk, Alphonse Trent, George E. Lee, Chick Stevens, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Four Shades of Rhythm, Jay McShann and many others.
Born : February 22, 1908 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Died : April 25, 2004 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Not to be confused with Claude Williams, a trumpet player and also a producer.
ALBUMS
Claude "Fiddler" Williams*
Swingin' The Blues
2000, CD, Album, Bullseye Blues & Jazz, 
,
, Swing
Claude Williams
King Of Kansas City
1999, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)
Claude Williams
Swingtime In New York
1996, CD, Album, Progressive Records (2)
Claude Williams
Live At J's - Part 1
1993, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records
Claude Williams
Live At J's - Part 2
1993, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records, ,
, Swing
Fessors Session Boys Featuring Champion Jack Dupree & Claude "Fiddler" Williams*
Feelin' Good
1981, LP, Album, Storyville, 
Claude Williams
Fiddler's dream
1977
Jay McShann Featuring Claude Williams
The Man From Muskogee
1973, 
,
, Bop/Swing
Ike & Tina Turner
The Very Best Of Ike & Tina Turner
1976
Frankfurt Swing All Stars
Jive At Five
1988
Claude Williams Quintet
Call For The Fiddler
1976, ,
, Swing
Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy
The Lady Who Swings The Band (1936-1938)
1975
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie And His Orchestra 1937/38
1957, 
Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy
I'll Never Fail You / Close To Five
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
, Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy
Foolin' Myself / In The Groove
1937, Shellac, ,
, Swing
APPEARANCES +
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
Massive Attack
Blue Lines
2012,
Downtempo/Trip Hop
Mary Lou Williams
1930-1941 Featuring Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy
2008, CD, Comp, Acrobat Music, 
,
, Swing
Mary Lou Williams
Queen Of The Jazz Piano
2008, CD, Comp, Acrobat Music
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
, Swing
Ike & Tina Turner
The Soul Anthology
2006
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, 
,
, Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Count Basie
Swingin' The Blues
2004, DVD, 
Various
Tenor Sax Story Vol. 2 (1936/1951)
2002, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
, Swing
Count Basie
The Count Basie Story
2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2)
Count Basie
Swing Legends: 24 Classic Hits
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Nimbus Records
Lisa Henry
Live!! From 18th & Vine
1999, CD, Album, LRH Productions, Inc.
Red Richards
Echoes Of Spring
1998, CD, Album, Sackville Recordings,
Clint Eastwood
Eastwood After Hours: Live At Carnegie Hall (Words + Music)
1997, CD, Promo, Malpaso Records, Warner Bros. Records
Andy Kirk
An Introduction To Andy Kirk: His Best Recordings 1929-1946
1997, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Jimmy Rushing
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,
Count Basie
The Best Of Early Basie
1996, CD, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Karrin Allyson
Collage
1996,
Statesmen of Jazz
Statesmen Of Jazz
1995, CD, Album, Arbors Records
Karrin Allyson
Azure-Té
1995
Various
Masters Of The Folk Violin
1995
Count Basie
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD,
Count Basie
New York - Chicago 1937 - 1941
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Count Basie
Volume 4 - 1937 - Complete Edition
1993, CD, Comp, Média 7
Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams
Mary's Idea
1993, CD, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Andy Kirk The 12 Clouds Of Joy* With Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk And The 12 Clouds Of Joy
1993
Count Basie
Basie's Best
1992, CD, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
1929-1931
1992
Lester Young
A Lester Young Story
1991, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
, Swing/Big Band
Count Basie
Volume 3 - 1929-1937 - Complete Edition
1991, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
, Swing
Various
Fessor's Guestbook
1991, CD, Album, Storyville,
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
1937-1938
1991, 
,
, Swing/Big Band
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
1936-1937
1991, CD, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
Fine And Mellow
1990, CD, Comp, DeAgostini, 
,
, Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
1936-1938
1990
Count Basie
Count Basie
1989, CD, Comp, Frequenz,
Various
Masters Of The Folk Violin
1989, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Listen...You Shall Hear
1988, ,
, Bop/Swing
Various
JAZZ Volume 10: Boogie Woogie, Jump & Kansas City
1987
Various
Kansas City Memories
1985, LP, Comp, IAJRC, IAJRC, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
Black And Blue - Revue Noire
1985
Various
Kansas City
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Jay McShann / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Live In France Vol.2
1984, LP, Album, Black And Blue
Count Basie
Big Bands: Count Basie
1983, 2x Vinyl Half Speed Mastered ,
Claude Williams' Kansas City Giants
Claude Williams' Kansas City Giants
1980, LP, Album, Big Bear Records
Count Basie
V.I.P.-Jazz 21
1980, LP, Comp, Club, MCA Records, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Jay Mac Shann*
Kansas City On My Mind
1977, LP, Album, Black And Blue, ,
, Piano Blues/Swing
Various
Jazz Women (A Feminist Retrospective)
1977, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Memphis Blues
Various
Sonets Jubileums Serie 5. Jazz
1976, LP, Album, Comp, Sonet
Buddy Tate, Paul Quinichette, Jay McShann
Kansas City Joys
1976
Various
Reefer Songs (16 Original Jazz Classics)
1976, ,
, Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Count Basie
"Early Count" - Complete Recorded Works (1937-1939)
1976
Various
The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands
1975, 7x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Count Basie
Basie's Best
1974
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
Andy Kirk & His 12 Clouds Of Joy - March 1936
1973, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Mainstream Records, ,
, Big Band
Count Basie
Vol. 3 - The Count Swings Out (1937-1938)
1973, Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
Andy Kirk & His 12 Clouds Of Joy - March 1936
1973, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band
Count Basie
The Best Of Basie (1937-1938) Vol. 1
1972
Andy Kirk
Clouds Of Joy
1966, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Count Swings Out
1959, Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz West Coast Vol. 4 (An Anthology Of California Music)
1958
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Vol. 1
1957, ,
, Big Band
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
A Sound From The Count
1956, Vinyl,
Big Band
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Basie Standards
1956
Count Basie Und Sein Orchester*
The Count
1955
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Old Count And The New Count
1954
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Basie's Best
1950, Vinyl, ,
, Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Pennies From Heaven / Swinging At The Daisy Chain
1937, Shellac, ,
, Big Band/Vocal
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
Corky Stomp / Froggy Bottom
1931
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy*
Mess-A-Stomp / Blue Clarinet Stomp
1930, Shellac, ,
, Swing
Orchestre Count Basie* avec Lester Young
Count Basie and His Orchestra Vol. 2
7", EP, Coral, ,
, Big Band
Various
Masters Of The Folk Violin
CD, Comp, Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
The A Cappella Choir Of Center Senior High School & The Concert Band Of Center Senior High School
On Stage At Center High School
LP, Century Records (4)
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Best Of Count Basie Vol. 1
LP, Coral, ,
, Swing
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
The Count At The Chatterbox
CD, Album, RE, Jazz (Archives Of Jazz)
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
The Count At The Chatterbox
CD, 
,
, Big Band
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Best Of Count Basie Volume 2
Pete Seeger & Chorus / The Almanac Singers
The Original Talking Union With The Almanac Singers & Other Union Songs With Pete Seeger & Chorus
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933
, Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Best Of Count Basie Vol. 1
Vinyl,
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Count Swinging The Blues
Vinyl,
Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen
Fessor And The Great Ones
2013, 2xCD, Album, Storyville
Various
Eastwood After Hours — Live At Carnegie Hall
2008, DVD-V, Copy Prot., NTSC, Dol, Malpaso Records, 
,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz/Bop/Hard Bop
Various
Blows 'N' Rhythm: The Hottest Bows 1939-1959
2008, 2xCD, Comp, AB Fable, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Gypsy Jazz
Fritz Rau, Horst Lippmann
Blues, Gospel, Flamenco Und Jazz
2007, CD, Comp, L+R Records, Bellaphon, ,
, Gospel
Mark O'Connor, and Guests*
Fiddle Camp First Edition
2006, CD, Album, Comp, OMAC Records
Various
Oklahoma Rising: A Salute To The Artists & Music Of Oklahoma
2006, 2xCD, Album, Comp, EMI Music Special Markets, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
Rounder 2000 Sampler
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Rounder Records, ,
, Zydeco/Bluegrass/Alternative Rock
Various
Blues Routes (Blues & Jazz • Worksongs & Street Music • Heroes & Tricksters)
1999, HDCD, Smithsonian Folkways, ,
, Go-Go/Folk/Rhythm & Blues/Zydeco/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Delta Blues/Piedmont Blues
Various
Eastwood After Hours — Live At Carnegie Hall
1997, 2x CD, ,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz/Bop/Hard Bop/Soundtrack
Various
Folk Masters
1993, CD, Album, Smithsonian Folkways
Various
Grande Parade du Jazz
The Tomangoe's*
I Really Love You