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American pianist, arranger and accompanist, born January 8, 1923 in Morristown, N.J., died April 12, 2007.
Tucker is known for having been the musical director for two great jazz artists, Billie Holiday and Billy Eckstine. he only made one album under his own name, 1960’s Too Tough.

APPEARANCES +


Wardell Gray
Four Classic Albums Pus
2021, 2xCDi, Comp, Avid Entertainment, ,
Big Band
Billie Holiday
Billie (The Original Soundtrack)
2020
Billie Holiday
All Or Nothing At All
2017
Billie Holiday
Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 8 Billie Holiday
2016, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Sings
2016, ,
Swing
Billie Holiday
Lady Love (Live In Basel 1954)
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Poll Winners Records,
Dani Felber Big Band Explosion
Live At Langenthal
2015, CD, Album, Dani Felber Records,
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues
2013, LP, Album, RE + LP, Album, Comp + Comp, 180, Not Now Music, ,
Vocal
Various
Jazz Instruments
2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,
Billie Holiday
The Lady Sings The Blues
2010, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Not Now Music
Billie Holiday
Lady Day
2009, 2xLP, Comp, Doxy, Doxy,
Dexter Gordon
Kind Of Gordon
2009, 10xCD, Album + Box, Comp, House Of Jazz, T2 Entertainment, ,
Hard Bop/Bop
Various
Smoky Jazz
2008, CD, Comp, Verve Records,
Various
Tenor Sax (Greatest Works)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, Edel:Kultur,
Various
Henry Mancini Songbook
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Cool Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Big Band/Bop/Latin Jazz
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,
Dexter Gordon
Duels
2006, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Bop
Billie Holiday
The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes
2005, 6xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM + Box, Verve Records, ,
Vocal
Sonny Criss
The Lost Recordings
2004, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz, ,
Bop
Jazz At The Philharmonic
The First Ten Years
2004, 4xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop
Various
'S Wonderful - The Songs Of George Gershwin
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Musical/Theme
Billie Holiday
The Man I Love
2000, CD, Comp, Dig, Dreyfus Jazz, ,
Ballad/Vocal/Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
Anthology 1944 - 1959
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Stardust Records (7),
Various
2000 Drum Corps International World Championships Washington, DC Volumes 1-3
2000, 3xCD, Album, Ltd, Not On Label,
Billie Holiday
1942-1950: As Time Goes By
1999, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz,
Various
Blue Box2 - The Finest In Jazz Vocalists
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Sli, Blue Note, EMI Music Canada,
Various
Visions Of Jazz: A Musical Journey
1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, Blue Note, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Jump Blues/Swing
Various
Trav'lin' Light - The Johnny Mercer Songbook
1998, CD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Vocal
Tony Bennett
The Playground
1998,
Various
The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbooks
1998, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Bop/Swing
Jazz At The Philharmonic
The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949)
1998,
Bop/Swing
Irving Berlin
The Complete Irving Berlin Songbooks
1997, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Verve Records, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
Vol. 2 - New York - Los Angeles - 1934 - 1946
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Vocal/Swing
Tony Bennett
On Holiday
1997, ,
Vocal
Various
Cheek To Cheek: The Irving Berlin Songbook
1997, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Big Band/Swing
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
1996, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,
Various
Tea Dance Jazz Party Vol. 1
1995, CD, Comp, Smplr, Mercury, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
The Girl From Ipanema - The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
1995, ,
Latin Jazz/Bossa Nova/Samba
Various
East Coast Jive
1994, CD, Comp, Delmark Records, Apollo Series,
Paul Quinichette
Vice President - All Stars Sessions 1951-1953
1994, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
Bop
Joe Wilder
No Greater Love
1994, CD, Album, Evening Star Records,
Billie Holiday
Recital By Billie Holiday
1994
Count Basie / Billy Eckstine
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated
1994, ,
Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
First Issue: The Great American Songbook
1994, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Verve Jazz Masters 12
1994, ,
Swing/Vocal
Billy Holiday*
At Jazz At The Philharmonic
1994
Billy Eckstine
Verve Jazz Masters 22
1994, ,
Vocal/Swing/Big Band
Billy Eckstine
Everything I Have Is Yours (The Best Of The M-G-M Years)
1994, ,
Vocal
Diana Ross
Diana Ross Live - Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings...Jazz And Blues
1993,
Diana Ross
Diana Ross Live - Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings...Jazz And Blues
1993, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
Blues Masters, Volume 11: Classic Blues Women
1993, CD, ,
Big Band/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
菅野沖彦*, Various
Stereo Sound Reference Record Vol.4 / All About Jazz Sound オール・アバウト・ジャズ・サウンド
1992, CD, Comp, Stereo Sound (4),
Various
Divas Of Jazz - Studio
1992, CD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Blue Vocals Vol. 2
1992, CD, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Billie's Best
1992, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992, ,
Swing/Vocal/Big Band
Various
Blue Vocals Vol. 1
1992, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Swing
Charlie Haden - Quartet West*
Haunted Heart
1992
Various
The Essential American Singers
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Divas - Studio
1992
Billie Holiday
Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
1991, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Vocal
Various
Be Bop Revisited, Vol. 2
1990, CD, Comp, Xanadu Records, EPM Musique, ,
Bop
Count Basie, His Orchestra & Friends*
Blee Blop Blues (Rare And Unissued Live Recordings 1954/1955)
1990, ,
Big Band/Swing
Dexter Gordon
1952-1955
1989, LP, Comp, Giants Of Jazz
Billie Holiday
Lady Del Jazz
1989, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing
Toshio Oida
Goodnight Sweetheart
1989, CD, Album, All Art
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Live
1989,
Wardell Gray Guest: Dexter Gordon
The Chase
1989, ,
Bop/Swing
Billie Holiday
18 Top Tracks
1989, ,
Swing/Vocal
Billy Eckstine Featuring Quincy Jones
Billy Eckstine
1989, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Live And Private Recordings In Chronological Order
1988, 22xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Not On Label, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
Jazz At It's Finest - The Best Of EmArCy Today
1988, CD, Comp, EmArcy,
Billie Holiday
Billie's Blues
1988
Sonny Criss
Intermission Riff
1988, ,
Bop
Billy Eckstine, Benny Carter, Helen Merrill
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter
1987,
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday's Story
1986, 3xLP, Comp, Lotus, ,
Swing
Billie Holiday
Lady Day
1986, 7xLP, Comp + Box, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, Lotus, Lotus, Lotus,
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues
1986, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Songbook
1985, ,
Swing/Vocal
Ben Webster
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy)
1985, ,
Swing/Rhythm & Blues
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday On Verve 1946-1959
1985, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Lady Day
1984, ,
Vocal/Swing
James Moody / Bennie Green
Bebop Revisited, Vol. 4
1982, LP, Comp, RM, Xanadu Records, ,
Bop
Billie Holiday
1942-1951-1954
1982
Billie Holiday
Don't Explain
1982, ,
Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
Here Is Billie Holiday At Her Rare Of All Rarest Performances Vol 1
1980, ,
Swing
Wardell Gray / Dexter Gordon - Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra
The Chase And The Steeple Chase
1980
Various
The Wiz (Original Soundtrack)
1978, 2x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Gospel/Disco
Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon
The Chase And The Steeplechase
1978, ,
Bop
Billie Holiday
Stormy Blues
1977, ,
Swing
Billie Holiday
The Lady Day Story
1976
Billie Holiday
Big Stuff
1975, LP, Comp, MCA Coral
Billy Eckstine
If She Walked Into My Life
1974
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Story Vol. 1 1944-1948
1974,
Various
Newport In New York '72 - The Soul Sessions, Vol. 6
1973, LP, Album, Atlantic, ,
Electric Blues/Post Bop/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Story Vol. 3 1945-1949
1973, Vinyl,
Various
Newport In New York '72 - The Soul Sessions, Vol. 6
1972
Various
Newport In New York '72 (The Complete Six Record Set, Vols 1-6)
1972, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Swing/Rhythm & Blues/Post Bop/Soul
Cliff Nobles
Pony The Horse
1969
Billy Eckstine
Mr Kicks
1969
Billie Holiday
Easy To Remember
1966, ,
Swing
Various
Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz
1965, LP, Album, Comp, Decca, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Vocal
Billy Eckstine
The Prime Of My Life
1965
Billy Eckstine
People
1964
Billy Eckstine
The Golden Hits Of Billy Eckstine
1963
Billy Eckstine
Now Singing In 12 Great Movies
1963, ,
Vocal
Billy Eckstine & Damita Jo
Love Is A Ball
1963, ,
Vocal
Billy Eckstine
Till There Was You / What Kind Of Fool Am I?
1962, ,
Big Band
Billy Eckstine
Guilty / I Want To Talk About You
1962
The Mills Brothers
Sing Beer Barrel Polka And Other Golden Hits
1962
Billy Eckstine
No Cover, No Minimum
1960
Billie Holiday
Lover Man
1958,
Billie Holiday
The Blues Are Brewin'
1958, Vinyl Gloversville Pressing, ,
Vocal
Billy Eckstine
All Of My Life / Poor Little Heart
1957, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues
1956, ,
Swing
Paul Quinichette
The Vice 'Pres'
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Various
Alto Altitude
1955
Les Thompson
Gene Norman Presents "Just Jazz" Featuring Les Thompson And His Harmonica
1953
Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon
The Chase And The Steeplechase
1952, ,
Bop
6 Bips and A Bop*
Loop-Plu-E-Du / Honeysuckle Rose
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor, ,
Bop
6 Bips and A Bop*
A Lesson In Bopology / A Choice Taste
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor, ,
Bop
George Byron
By Strauss / Blah-Blah-Blah
Shellac, 10", General
Quinichette*
Basie-Star Quinichette Swings Out
10", Mercury Emarcy Jazz, Mercury Emarcy Jazz,
George Byron
The Half Of It Dearie Blues / The Jolly Tar And The Milk Maid
Shellac, 10", General, ,
Vocal
Les Thompson
Gene Norman Presents "Just Jazz" Featuring Les Thompson And His Harmonica
10", Album, His Master's Voice,
Billie Holiday
Billie's Best
CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, ,
Vocal
Various
Abc Du Jazz Vol. D: Blues (Modern)
,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Best Of Newport In New York '72 Volume 3 The Soul Sessions
1993, CD, Comp, Sequel Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Various
The Best Of Newport In New York '72 Volume 3 The Soul Sessions
1993, CD, Comp, Sequel Records
Various
The Best Of Newport In New York '72 (Volume 3)
1972, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Herbie Mann - Chick Corea
The Complete Latin Band Sessions
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Gambit Records, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues