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American jazz trumpeter, composer born January 31, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, died August 18, 1974 in the same city. Anderson worked with Stan Kenton, Tiny Bradshaw, Jerry Fielding, Perez Prado, Earl Bostic, Charles Mingus, Buddy Collette, Curtis Counce, Britt Woodman, Count Basie and many others.
Often confused with songwriter John W. Anderson because of several errors in the BMI database. Both worked with J. W. Alexander and Sam Cooke.

ALBUMS


John Anderson
Time Will Tell
1966, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Soul-Jazz
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
AFRS Jubilee Recordings
2011, CD, Sounds Of Yester Year, ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Transcription Performances Vol. 2
1999, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Transcription Performances 1945-46
1997, CD, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected 1945-1947 Vol. 5
1997, CD, Comp, RE, Hindsight Records (2), ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Stan Kenton, Vol. 5, 1945-1947
1980, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Stan Kenton, Vol. 4, 1944-1945
1979, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Live Sessions 1942/1945
1977, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
John Anderson and His Orchestra
Whistle Stop / Flamenco
1958, 7", Mono, Promo, Liberty
Russell Jacquet And His All Stars
Russell Jacquet And His All Stars (Vol. 2)
1957, 7", EP, Parlophone
Russell Jacquet And His All Stars
Russell Jacquet And His All Stars (Vol. 1)
1956, 7", EP, Parlophone
The Buddy Collette - Chico Hamilton Sextet
Tanganyika
1956, ,
Cool Jazz
Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra
Afro Cuban Jazz North-Of-The-Border
1954, 10", Mono, Norgran Records, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
That's Auld!
1952, 10", Album, RP, Discovery Records
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
You've Got Me Jumpin' / Nashooma
1949, 10", Discovery Records,
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Come Back To Sorrento / Artistry In Percussion
1949, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Don't Want That Man Around / Harlem Holiday
1948, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Soothe Me / Lover
1948, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
His Feet's Too Big For De Bed
1948, ,
Vocal
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
His Feet Too Big For De Bed / After You
1947, Shellac, 10", Scr, Capitol Records,
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
There Is No Greater Love / Across The Alley From The Alamo
1947, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Machito / Collaboration
1947, Shellac, ,
Theme/Easy Listening
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Rika Jika Jack / Artistry In Boogie
1946, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Artistry In Rhythm
1946, 4x Shellac, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Painted Rhythm / Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues
1946, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
The Chico Hamilton Sextet
Vol. 1
7", Sonet
Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra
Afro Cuban Jazz North-Of-The-Border #2
7", EP, Norgran Records
Dee Williams Sextette
Bongo Blues
7", RE, Savoy Records, Savoy Records, ,
Bop
Buddy Collette Octet
Sunset Drive
7", EP, Sonet
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Every Time We Say Goodbye / Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues
Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal

APPEARANCES +


Joe Williams
Four Classic Albums
2021, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz, ,
Big Band/Soul-Jazz/Swing
Barney Kessel & Harold Land
El Tigre
2019, CD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Essential Jazz Classics
Count Basie
Chairman Of The Board
2019
Frank Foster
Loop-D-Loop
2018, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band/Swing
Dan Terry And His Orchestra
The Swinginest Dance Band 1952-1963
2017, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz
Red Callender Sextet & Fourtette*
The Complete Rca Victor Sessions 1951 - 1952 - The Rhythm & Blues Years
2016, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Joe Castro
Lush Life - A Musical Journey
2015, Box + 6xCD, Sunnyside, ,
Big Band/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Swing
LaVern Baker
The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62
2015, 3xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon With Bob Florence And His Orchestra And H.B.Barnum & His Orchestra
'Spoon + Hey, Mrs. Jones
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records,
Anita O'Day
Five Classic Albums Plus Third Set
2014, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Witherspoon
Hey, Mrs. Jones
2014
Plas Johnson
This Must Be The Plas! Johnson Mood For The Blues
2013, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues
B.B. King
I'm King (14 Classics From The Vaults Of RPM/KENT Records)
2013, CD, Comp, Smplr, Blues & Soul Records,
Frank Sinatra
Vol. 2 Nine Classic Albums
2013, 4x CD, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Sam Cooke
The RCA Albums Collection
2011, 8x CD, Box Set, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Larry Williams
Here's Larry Williams (The Specialty Rock 'n' Roll Recordings)
2010
Various
Mambo Big Bands 1946 - 1957 (New York - Los Angeles - Mexico City - La Havanne)
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Mambo
Quincy Jones
Q: Ritratto Dell'artista Da Giovane
2008, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Smooth Jazz/Cool Jazz
Various
Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 1941-1955
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
Blueswomen - Girls Play And Sing The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Boogie Woogie/Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Jump Blues
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding
Jay & Kai
2007, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop
Gerald Wilson And His Orchestra*
1946-1954
2007, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Nat 'King' Cole*
Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959
2006, 11xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Bear Family Records, ,
Ballad/Vocal/Swing
Big Jay McNeely
The Chronological Big Jay McNeely 1953-1955
2006, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Gerald Wilson
Big Band Modern
2006, ,
Big Band/Space-Age
Stan Kenton
Cuban Episodes
2005, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Stan Kenton
Swing House
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Quadromania, ,
Big Band/Swing/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Blues, Blues Christmas 1925 - 1955 (In The Blues, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie And Gospel Spirit)
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Document Records (2), ,
Holiday/East Coast Blues/Chicago Blues
Stan Kenton
The Progressive Years 1941-1947
2005, CD, Comp, Jazz Legends, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Witherspoon
The Chronological Jimmy Witherspoon 1950-1951
2005, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Charlie Mingus*
The Young Rebel
2004, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
Perez Prado
Mambo Mania & Voodoo Suite
2004, CD, Comp, Dig, Universe (3)
Charles Mingus
Mingus Fingers / Minor Instrusions
2004, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Documents, Documents
Georgie Auld
1946-1951
2004, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Stan Kenton
Painted Rhythm - The Complete MacGregor Transcriptions Vol. 5 1944-1945
2004, CD, RE, Naxos Jazz Legends, ,
Big Band
Count Basie
Count Basie & Friends 100th Birthday Bash
2004, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz Of The Beat Generation
2003, CD, Comp, Jazz FM Records, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Poetry
Jimmy Hamilton And His Orchestra
Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
2003, CD, Album, RE, Fresh Sound Records
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
2003, CD, ,
Vocal
Sam Cooke
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
2003, CD, ,
Soul
Sam Cooke
Ain't That Good News
2003, SACD Digipak, ,
Soul
Various
We're Gonna Rock! (A Collection Of Early Rock 'N' Roll)
2001, CD, Comp, Experience Music Project, ,
Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Classic Jazz: The Forties
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Big Jay McNeely
The Chronological Big Jay McNeely 1948-1950
2001, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Helen Humes
Complete 1927 - 1950 Studio Recordings
2001, 3x CD, ,
Swing/Vocal
Sam Cooke
Keep Movin' On
2001, CD, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Vocal/Ballad
Sam Cooke
The Man Who Invented Soul
2000, 4x CD,
Stan Kenton
The Stan Kenton Story
2000
Charles 'Baron' Mingus*
West Coast 1945-49
2000, CD, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Vocal
Johnnie Taylor
Lifetime - A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1965-1999
2000, 3x CD, ,
Soul
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions
1999, 9xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band
Kirk Talley
Talley Ho-Ho-Ho (Special Of Christmas)
1999, CD, Album, Sonlite Records, ,
Gospel/Religious
Earl Bostic
The EP Collection
1999
Peggy Lee & June Christy
The Complete Peggy Lee & June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions
1998, 5xCD + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Schlager/Vocal
Stan Kenton
"From Coast To Coast" (Live At The Cafe Rouge & Hollywood Palladium 1945)
1998, CD, Jazz Unlimited
Various
Good Rockin' Tonight (The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3)
1998, 2x CD, ,
Jump Blues/Boogie/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz / My Kind Of Jazz
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Rhino Records (2),
Ella Mae Morse
Barrelhouse, Boogie And The Blues
1997, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Bear Family Records, ,
Vocal/Jump Blues
Various
Pittsburgh's Favorite Oldies "At The Hop III"
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Itzy Records
Mel Tormé
The Mel Tormé Collection 1944 - 1985
1996, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Rhino Records (2), ,
Bop/Easy Listening/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Ballad
Tom Talbert Jazz Orchestra*
1946-1949
1995, CD, Comp, Sea Breeze Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton
The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-47
1995, 7x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton
The Best Of Stan Kenton
1995, CD, ,
Big Band
Various
The Specialty Story
1994, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Jump Blues/Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Doo Wop
Rey DeMichel And His Orchestra
Cookin' With Rey
1993, CD, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records
Various
Jazz In Los Angeles, The 1940's
1992, CD, Comp, KLON
Benny Carter*, Wilbert Baranco*, Gerald Wilson*, Jimmy Mundy And Their Orchestras*
Groovin' High in L. A. 1946
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3)
Various
Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection
1992, 3x CD, ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz/Swing/Post Bop/Vocal
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
1992, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Nat King Cole
Big Band Cole
1991, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Jack Teagarden
A Teagarden Party
1991, CD, ,
Swing
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jay's Blues (The Complete Federal Sessions)
1991, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Larry Williams
Bad Boy
1990
Count Basie
Live 1958 And 1959
1989
Jack Costanzo And His Afro Cuban Band*
Mr. Bongo
1989
Various
Jazz En Verve Vol. 3 - Chanteurs
1988, CD,
Johnny Otis & Co.*
Gee Baby
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Helen Humes
New Million Dollar Secret
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ...", ,
Vocal/Rhythm & Blues
Richard Berry
Louie Louie
1986, LP, Comp, Earth Angel, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Leon Rausch
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
1986, ,
Country
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Barrelhouse Stomp
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Jukebox Lil, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Leon Rausch
The Rausch Touch
1985, LP, Album, Gol, Southland Records (6)
Big Jay McNeely
The Best Of
1985, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues
Big Jay McNeely
Roadhouse Boogie
1985
Dave Lambert (3), Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross + Joe Williams & The Basie Band*
Sing Along With Basie
1985
The Johnny Otis Show With Dee Williams* & James Von Streeter
The Original Johnny Otis Show Volume II
1985, 2x Vinyl, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Mabel Scott
Fine, Fine Baby
1984, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Gat, Jukebox Lil, ,
Boogie Woogie/Rhythm & Blues
Stan Kenton
Big Bands: Stan Kenton
1984
Helen Humes
Be-Baba-Leba (1944-52)
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ...", ,
Rhythm & Blues
Count Basie
Big Bands: Count Basie
1983, 2x Vinyl Half Speed Mastered ,
Stan Kenton
1947
1982, LP, Comp, Queen-disc, ,
Big Band
Various
The Great Big Bands
1982, Box Set, 3x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Nat King Cole, Stan Kenton
One Night Stand With Nat King Cole & Stan Kenton
1980, LP, Joyce
Various
Black California Vol. 2 - Anthology
1980, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Swing
Various
Jazz '80
1980, 2x Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz/Swing
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
1979
Joe Williams / Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Everyday I Have The Blues
1979, ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton
One Night Stand With Stan Kenton In 1950 Cavalcade Of Bands
1978, LP, Album, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing
Stan Kenton
Painted Rhythm
1978, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Johnny Otis Show
The Original Johnny Otis Show
1978, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Stan Kenton
One Night Stand With Stan Kenton At The Cafe Rouge
1977, LP, Album, Joyce, ,
Big Band
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
1977, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Vocal
Doc Severinsen
Night Journey
1976, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Vido Musso
One Night Stand With Vido Musso
1975, LP, Album, Joyce
Stan Kenton
By Request, Volume III
1973,
Count Basie , Band Leader Tony Bennett , Vocals Sarah Vaughan , Vocals Billy Eckstine
The Count Basie Vocal Years
1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Big Band
Chico Hamilton
His Great Hits
1971, 2xLP, Comp, Impulse!, ABC Records, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Joe Williams & Count Basie
Joe Williams Count Basie
1971, 2xLP, Comp, Jazz Vogue
Stan Kenton
By Request
1971, Vinyl Duophonic, ,
Big Band
Ray Charles
My Kind Of Jazz
1970, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop/Swing
Chico Hamilton
Chic* Chic Chico
1965
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton's Greatest Hits
1965, Vinyl,
Jessie James*
A Love Like The Wind / Baby Please Come Home
1962, 7", Shirley Records
Jessie James*
I Wanna Full Time Love / I Gotta Little Girl
1962, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Flo Bennett
Half Past Lonely
1962
Frank Sinatra
Ring-A-Ding Ding!
1961
Anita O'Day
Trav'lin' Light
1961, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmy Hamilton And His Orchestra
Swing Low Sweet Clarinet
1960, LP, Album, Mono, Everest,
Sammy Davis Jr.
I Gotta Right To Swing
1960, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Jimmy Hamilton And His Orchestra
Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
1960
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Dance Along With Basie
1960
Rey DeMichel And His Orchestra
For Bloozers Only!
1959, LP, Mono, Challenge
Members Of The Count Basie Orchestra
Compositions Of Count Basie And Others
1959, Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Crown Records (2)
Rey DeMichel And His Orchestra
For Bloozers Only!
1959, Vinyl,
Nat "King" Cole*
Welcome To The Club
1959, ,
Easy Listening/Swing/Big Band
Maxwell Davis
Exciting Sounds Of The Name Bands Vol. 2
1959, Vinyl, ,
Instrumental
Googie René*
Romesville!
1959, Vinyl, ,
Exotica/Latin Jazz/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Nat "King" Cole*
Welcome To The Club
1959
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
The Three Faces Of Chico
1959
Members Of The Count Basie Orchestra
Compositions Of Count Basie And Others
1959, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Members Of The Lionel Hampton Orchestra
The Stereophonic Sound Of Lionel Hampton By The Members Of The Lionel Hampton Orchestra
1959
Members Of The Perez Prado Orchestra
Prado Mania
1959
Larry Grayson
Whistlestop / My Love
1958, 7", Single, Marcel Records (2)
Various
A Swingin' Gig
1957, Vinyl Color Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz
Max Albright
Mood For Max
1957, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz
Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra* / Andre's All Stars
Afro-Cubano
1956, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Jerry Leiber, Ernie Freeman
Scooby Doo (Good Rock And Roll For Dancing)
1956, ,
Rock & Roll
Various
Sax Stylists
1952, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton
Encores
1949, 3x Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Stan Kenton
The Jazz Compositions Of Stan Kenton
LP, Comp, Creative World,
Stan Kenton
Opus In Pastels
2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton
The Kenton Era Part 2
LP, Comp, Mono, Capitol Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records, ,
Big Band
Earle Spencer And His Orchestra*
The Almost Forgotten Pioneer Of Modern Big Band Jazz Earle Spencer And His Orchestra
LP, Album, Comp, IAJRC
Count Basie Orchestra
Basie Plays Hefti
7", EP, Roulette
Various
The Great Big Band On V-Disc
LP, Comp, Mono, DAN, V Disc, ,
Big Band
Chico Hamilton
The Complete Recordings 1959-1962
5xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Enlightenment (3),
Ann Richards And Big Band Of Stan Kenton*
Two Much
Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Anita O'Day / June Christy
Easy Street
Tino Esteves And The Americanos
Latino!
Vinyl, ,
Mambo/Bolero/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Stan Kenton
The Stan Kenton Story
Vinyl Green Labels,
Anita O'Day
The Big Band Sessions
2x Vinyl 53 - Hauppauge Pressing, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Stan Kenton
The Christy Years
Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Kenton
The Creative World Of Stan Kenton: Milestones
Stan Kenton
The Lighter Side
Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Музыка Ретро
2000, 2x CD MP3, ,
Rock & Roll/Vocal/Soundtrack/Doo Wop/Rockabilly/Swing