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American Jazz trumpet player.
Born : December 15, 1925 in New York City, New York.
Died : November 16, 1978 in New York City, New York.

Worked with : Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Charles Mingus, Mel Lewis, Lucky Millinder, Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, Chris Connor, Dizzy Gillespie, Wes Montgomery, Chuck Willis, Buddy Rich and many others.


ALBUMS


Urbie Green, Wilbur Ware, Hank Jones, Bob Wilber, Phil Woods, George Dorsey, Jimmy Nottingham
Fun With Drumsticks - Jazz Band Music Minus One Drummer
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
1947-1948 'That's My Desire' - Newly Discovered Airchecks
2014, CD, Comp, Doctor Jazz (3), ,
Big Band
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
Presenting Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & "The Jazz Orchestra" / Live At The Village Vanguard / The Big Band Sound Of Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Featuring Miss Ruth Brown
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RM, BGO Records
Tony Scott Septet
Fingerpoppin'
2006, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
At Newport '61
2002, ,
Big Band
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie And His Orchestra At The Royal Roost 1948
1997
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Night In Tunisia
1996, CD, Album, RM, Laserlight Digital
Sy Oliver And His Orchestra
Oliver's Twist & Easy Walker
1995, CD 24Kt Gold Plated,
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis*
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis
1990, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Swing
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Leapin' With Lionel
1983, ,
Swing/Big Band
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis*
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis
1975, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
The Rich Rebellion
1970, LP, Album, Mercury Wing, ,
Big Band
Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band
Newport Uproar!
1968
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
Live At The Village Vanguard
1967, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Bop/Big Band
Sy Oliver And his Orchestra
Easy Walker
1962,
Henry Jerome And His Orchestra
Brazen Brass Goes Hollywood
1961, Vinyl,
Henry Jerome And His Orchestra
Brazen Brass Brings Back The Bands!
1961, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
The Leiber-Stoller Big Band
Yakety Yak
1960
Henry Jerome And His Orchestra
Brazen Brass
1960, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band
Steve Allen And His All-Stars
...And All That Jazz
1959, Vinyl,
Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
Richcraft
1959, Vinyl, ,
Hard Bop
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Air Mail Special
1958, 7", EP, Mono, Brunswick, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Tony Scott And His Orchestra
The Complete Tony Scott, Vol. III
1957, 7", EP, RCA,
Edgar Sampson And His Orchestra
Swing Softly Sweet Sampson
1957, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Tony Scott And His Orchestra
The Complete Tony Scott
1957, Vinyl Hollywood Pressing, Deep Groove, ,
Bop
Tony Scott Septet
Jazz Moderne N°5
1955, 7", EP, RCA,
Tony Scott Septet
Scott's Fling
1955, LP, Album, RCA Victor,
Tony Scott Septet
Tony Scott Septet
1955, Vinyl,
Tony Scott Septet
Scott's Fling
1955, Vinyl,
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Rockin' In Rhythm
1948
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Diz Big Band
7", EP, Columbia
Sy Oliver And his Orchestra
Easy Walker
7", EP, Jazz Club (2)

APPEARANCES +


Lionel Hampton
The Works!
2025, 2xLP, Album, RSD, Unidisc Music Inc., ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Easy Listening/Soul-Jazz
Hal Schaefer Trio, Hal Schaefer
Just Too Much : The Progressive Piano Of Hal Schaefer - The RCA Victor jazz Workshop
2022, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Hal Schaefer
Just Too Much + The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop
2022, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Mose Allison
The Complete Atlantic/Elektra Albums 1962●1983
2021, 6xCD, Comp, Strawberry (26),
Milt Hinton • Wendell Marshall • Wyatt Ruther
Basses Loaded! + East Coast Jazz/5 (2 LP On 1 CD)
2021, CD, Comp, Hi , Fresh Sound Records, ,
Bop/Swing
Various
Impulse Records (Music, Message And The Moment)
2021, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
George Romanis
Modern Sketches In Jazz - Double Explosure!
2018, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song (The Complete Sessions)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band/Bop/Swing/Vocal
Aretha Franklin
Essential Recordings 1956-62
2018, 3x CD, ,
Soul
Various
Blue Break Beats - The Jazz Break Beats That Made Hip-Hop Hits
2017, 3xCD, Comp, Blue Note, ,
Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
Milestones Of A Legend (1948 - 1961)
2017, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents, The Intense Media, ,
Bop
Various
Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 39 Big Band Jazz Vocal
2017, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Quincy Jones
Strike Up The Band
2017, CD, ,
Easy Listening/Theme/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Aretha Franklin
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
2016, Vinyl 180 Gram, ,
Soul/Gospel/Big Band
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
All My Yesterdays
2016, ,
Big Band/Bop
The Isley Brothers
The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)
2015, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM , T-Neck, Epic, Legacy, Sony Music, ,
Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
The Jim Chapin Sextet & Octet
Featuring Phil Woods
2015, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Swing/Bop
LaVern Baker
The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62
2015, 3xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
Jazz 100年 23 ジャンピン・アット・ザ・ウッド・サイド~ビッグ・バンドはジャズの華
2015, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Ray Charles
Genius+Soul = Jazz + The Genius Of Ray Charles
2014, CD, Comp, Masterworks Singles Original Albums, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Big Band/Soul/Soul-Jazz
Big Joe Turner
Two Classic Albums Plus
2014
Aretha Franklin
The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin
2014, ,
Soul-Jazz
Charlie Barnet
The Charlie Barnet Collection 1935-47
2014, 2x CDr, ,
Big Band/Swing
Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Cannonball Adderley
Bursting Out / Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band
2013, CD, Comp, RE, Essential Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band
Various
East Coast Jazz Workshops New York 1954-1961
2013
Roberta Flack
Original Album Series
2012, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Rhino Records (2), Warner Music, Atlantic, ,
Soul
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
2012, CD,
Quincy Jones
Plays The Hip Hits + Golden Boy
2012, CD,
Buddy Rich
Kind Of Rich
2011, 10xCD, Album + Box, Comp, House Of Jazz, T2 Entertainment, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
Complete Big Band Studio Sessions 1946-1960
2011, 7xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, ,
Big Band/Bop
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz: Complete 1-56-1960 Sessions With Quincy Jones
2011, 2xCD, Comp, American Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band
Sonny Stitt
Plays Arrangements From The Pen of Johnny Richards And Quincy Jones
2011, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Nina Simone
The Complete RCA Albums Collection
2011, ,
Soul
Shirley Scott Trio
For Members Only / Great Scott!!
2011,
Billie Holiday
Lady Day
2009, 2xLP, Comp, Doxy, Doxy,
Dizzy Gillespie
Four Classic Albums
2009, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, ,
Bop/Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella & the Jazz Giants
2009, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop/Swing/Vocal
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton's Music '55
2009, CD, Sounds Of Yester Year, ,
Big Band/Bop/Swing
Various
Mambo Big Bands 1946 - 1957 (New York - Los Angeles - Mexico City - La Havanne)
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Mambo
Mahalia Jackson
Complete Mahalia Jackson Vol. 6 1955-1956
2008, CD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Gospel/Religious
Ella Fitzgerald
1954-1955
2008, CD, ,
Swing/Bop/Vocal
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
Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band
Maynard Ferguson And His Birdland Dream Band
2007, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Big Band
Tony Bennett
Young Tony
2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Vocal
Charlie Barnet
The Very Best Of Charlie Barnet
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Grammercy Records, ,
Big Band
Quincy Jones
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2007, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson
The Essential Maynard Ferguson
2007, 2x CD, ,
Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald
Lullabies Of Birdland
2007, ,
Bop
Wes Montgomery
Bumpin' On Sunset
2007, CD, ,
Easy Listening/Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Various
Cole Porter Songbook
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group,
Various
Jazz Swings Pop
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group, ,
Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz/Easy Listening/Big Band/Swing
Mose Allison
Introducing Mose Allison
2006, CD, Comp, Warner Jazz, Rhino Records (2), ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 99/100 (You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me 1953-1954)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,
Nina Simone
Silk & Soul
2006, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz
Oliver Nelson
The Argo, Verve And Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions
2006, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Bop
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings The Blues
2006, ,
Soul-Jazz/Piano Blues
Various
Jukebox Jazz! From The Southside Of Chicago
2005, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Cannonball Adderley
Domination
2005, CD, ,
Big Band/Hard Bop
Charlie Mingus*
The Young Rebel
2004, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
Hugo Montenegro
Original Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
2003, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Lounge/Swing/Easy Listening
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
2003, CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Lounge/Vocal
Geoff Muldaur
Shiver Me Timbers!
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label (Geoff Muldaur Self-released),
Ella Fitzgerald
1951-1952 Decca Recordings
2002, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory, ,
Vocal
Milt Buckner
The Swinging Block-Chords Pianist
2002, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Bop
Sonny Stitt
The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions
2001, 9xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Bop
Count Basie
The Count Basie Story
2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2)
Chris Connor
I Miss You So / Witchcraft
2001, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Collectables
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
1947-1950
2001, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
Shoutin' Blues
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, Past Perfect Silver Line, ,
Big Band/Swing
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour
2001, CD, ,
Bossanova/Easy Listening/Vocal
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Count Basie Organisation - Live At The Royal Roost
2000, CD, Comp, Arpeggio, ,
Swing/Big Band
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
1947-1949
2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Lionel Hampton
The Lionel Hampton Story
2000, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Ray Charles
The Very Best Of Ray Charles
2000, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Impulsively Ellington (A Tribute To Duke Ellington)
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Impulse!,
Cab Calloway
Cotton Club
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, A&R Productions, Nostalgia (5), ,
Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
1999, CD, Comp, Bluenite, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Blue Break Beats (Volumes One - Four)
1999, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz
Various
Classic Jazz: Jazz Greats
1999,
Various
Blue Box2 - The Finest In Jazz Vocalists
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Sli, Blue Note, EMI Music Canada,
Joe Williams, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
One More For My Baby
1998, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital, ,
Big Band
Various
* Uno : Dos : Tres +++ Latin-Jazz Grooves From Talkin' Verve *
1998, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records
Astrud Gilberto
Talkin' Verve
1998, CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Easy Listening
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz / My Kind Of Jazz
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Rhino Records (2),
Count Basie
Sophisticated Swing
1997, CD, Comp, Camden, ,
Swing
Various
Village Vanguard Live Sessions - The Collection
1997, 3xCD, Album, Comp, RE + Box, LaserLight Jazz, LaserLight Jazz, LaserLight Jazz, LaserLight Jazz
Various
Blue Bacharach - A Cooler Shaker
1997, ,
Ballad/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
The Gold Collection - Classic Performances
1997, 2x CD, ,
Bop/Latin Jazz
Esquivel*
Exploring New Sounds In Hi-Fi
1997, ,
Lounge/Space-Age/Easy Listening/Latin Jazz
Esther Phillips
The Best Of Esther Phillips (1962–1970)
1997, 2x CD, ,
Soul
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Bursting Out With The All-Star Big Band / Swinging Brass
1996
Various
Blue Break Beats Volume Three
1996, CD EMI Uden Pressing, ,
Jazz-Funk
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban Blues: The Chico O'Farrill Sessions
1996, 2x CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band
Coleman Hawkins
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963
1995, 2x CD, ,
Swing
Wes Montgomery
Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides
1995, 2x CD, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band/Soul-Jazz
Kenny Burrell
Verve Jazz Masters 45
1995, CD,
Various
The Verve Story 1944-1994 - Disc Two
1994, CD, Comp, Norgran Records,
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra*
The Complete Solid State Recordings Of The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
1994, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band
Mose Allison
Allison Wonderland The Mose Allison Anthology
1994,
Hal Schaefer
The RCA Records Jazz Workshop
1994, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Hi De Hi De Ho
1994, ,
Swing
King Curtis
Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
1994, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Dizzy Gillespie
The Big Band
1993, 2xCD, RM, Lester Recording Catalog, LRC Ltd.
Count Basie
Shoutin' Blues 1949
1993, CD, ,
Swing
Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Reunion At Newport 1967
1993, ,
Big Band/Bop/Flamenco/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Sweet And Hot
1993, ,
Vocal/Big Band
Jimmy McGriff
Tribute To Basie - Funkiest Little Band In The Land
1992, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, Lester Recording Catalog, Lester Recording Catalog, ,
Big Band/Rhythm & Blues
Cole Porter
The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks
1992, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band/Easy Listening
Count Basie
Basie's Basement
1992, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Coleman Hawkins
April In Paris
1992,
Various
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals
1992, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band
Jackie Wilson
Mr. Excitement!
1992,
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
1991, CD, Armando Curcio Editore, ,
Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
Cannes 1958, Antibes Juan-les-Pins 1962
1991, VHS, SECAM, INA, La Sept, Fnac Music, SFP, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Big Band
Various
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1991, 8x CD, Box Set, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band*
Village Vanguard Live Sessions 3
1990
Roland Kirk
Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
1990, ,
Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
The Best Of The Jazz Singers Vol. II
1990
Joe Williams, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
Joe Williams
1990, ,
Big Band
Cole Porter
Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook
1990, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Easy Listening
Lucky Millinder
Ram-Bunk-Shush
1989, LP, Comp, Sing
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
1989, CD, mercury, ,
Big Band/Bop
Billie Holiday
The Most Important Recordings Of Billie Holiday
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
The Most Important Recordings Of Dizzy Gillespie
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Billy Eckstine Featuring Quincy Jones
Billy Eckstine
1989, Cassette, ,
Vocal
Billie Holiday
Live And Private Recordings In Chronological Order
1988, 22xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Not On Label, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Charles Mingus
Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife
1988
Various
Jazz En Verve Vol. 4 Tropical
1988, Vinyl,
Latin Jazz
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery Plays The Blues
1988
Joe Williams
The Overwhelming Joe Williams
1988, ,
Vocal
Astrud Gilberto
Beach Samba
1987, 3xLP, Comp, Club, Verve Records, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Wynonie Harris / Roy Brown
Battle Of The Blues - 14 Blues Hits Volume 2
1987, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
1987, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Big Joe Turner
Greatest Hits
1987, Vinyl Specialty pressing, ,
Jump Blues
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
1987, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Swing
Various
The RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Revue
1987, Cassette, ,
Big Band/Rhythm & Blues
Maynard Ferguson
The Birdland Dreamband
1987, ,
Big Band
Various
Rhythm & Blues
1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Wynonie Harris
Playful Baby
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Route 66, Route 66, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues
Esther Phillips
Set Me Free
1986, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soul
Coleman Hawkins
Body And Soul
1986, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Various
Atlantic Jazz
1986, 15x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Fusion/Dixieland/Avant-garde Jazz/Modal
Big Joe Turner
Rhythm & Blues Years
1986, 2x Vinyl Specialty Pressing, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
Kansas City
1986, Vinyl CRC, ,
Bop/Jump Blues/Swing
Count Basie
Basie's Basement
1986
Various
Atlantic Blues: Vocalists
1986, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Shorty's Got To Go
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1985, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Let It Roll Again
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Tony Scott Septet / Milt Bernhart And His Orchestra
Untitled
1985, LP, Comp, RE, RCA Victor, RCA, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album
1984, 4x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal/Soul-Jazz/Ballad
Oscar Peterson
Easy Does It
1984, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
From West Coast To East Coast
1983, 3xLP, Comp, RE + Box, RCA, ,
Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Davis*, Mingus*, Monk*
Great Jazz Inventors
1983, 4x Vinyl,
Count Basie
The Indispensable Count Basie
1982, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
The Grandfather Of R&B
1981, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Erskine Hawkins / Charlie Barnet / Bud Freeman
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 34
1981, ,
Soul-Jazz
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
The Best Of Basie Vol. 2
1980, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lionel Hampton
Hamp's Big Band - Live!
1979, LP, Album, Glad-Hamp Records, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins Volume 3 (1947-1956) - "How Strange"
1978, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Swing/Post Bop
Count Basie
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 5
1978, 2x Vinyl,
Jim Chapin
Profile Of A Jazz Drummer: Skin Tight
1977, Vinyl,
Various
The Blues
1977, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Boogie Woogie/Swing
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Teresa Brewer, Thad Jones
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Teresa Brewer, Thad Jones
1976, 2xLP, Comp, RCA, RCA, RCA International (Camden), RCA International (Camden)
Charlie Barnet
One Night Stand With Charlie Barnet Volume II
1976, LP, Album, Mono, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing
Wardell Gray / Stan Hasselgard
Wardell Gray - Stan Hasselgard
1976, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Bop
Mose Allison
Mose Allison
1976, Vinyl,
Buddy Rich
Both Sides
1976, ,
Big Band/Swing/Hard Bop
Lionel Hampton
In Concert
1975, ,
Big Band
Geoff Muldaur
Is Having A Wonderful Time
1975, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing,
Clark Terry
Clark Terry's Big-B-a-d-Band Live At The Wichita Jazz Festival 1974
1975, ,
Big Band
Lionel Hampton
The Works!
1975
Billie Holiday
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
1975, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
1974, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Lionel Hampton
5 - Swinging Sessions! 1945-1950
1974, LP, Comp, MCA Records, MCA Records, ,
Swing
Maynard Ferguson
The Big 'F'
1974, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Singin' The Blues
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Duke Ellington & Teresa Brewer
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
1974
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton 3 - Sweatin' With Hamp 1945 . 1950
1974, ,
Swing
Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra*
Color Me Wild
1974, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
The Big Band Sound Of Dizzy Gillespie
1973, ,
Big Band/Bop
Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra
The Spirit Of '67
1972, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Various
This Is The Big Band Era
1971, 2x Vinyl Hollywood Pressing Dynaflex, ,
Big Band/Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Spectrum Vol. 11
1971, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Azie Mortimer
Feeling Of Jazz
1971,
Mose Allison
...Hello There, Universe
1970
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Disque D'Or
1970
Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra*
Monday Night
1969, ,
Big Band
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra*
Central Park North
1969, ,
Bop
Roberta Flack
First Take
1969
The Count Basie Orchestra*
The Count Basie Story (Vol 1)
1969, ,
Big Band
Count Basie
(1946-1949) Volume 2
1969, ,
Big Band
Stanley Turrentine
The Look Of Love
1968
Kenny Burrell
Blues - The Common Ground
1968, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Jazz-Funk
Galt MacDermot
Hair Pieces
1968, Vinyl,
Ruth Brown With The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra*
Fine Brown Frame
1968, ,
Hard Bop
Jackie Gleason
A Taste Of Brass For Lovers Only
1967, Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening
Wes Montgomery
California Dreaming
1967
Astrud Gilberto
Beach Samba
1967, ,
Bossanova/Latin Jazz
Joe Williams And Thad Jones • Mel Lewis*, The Jazz Orchestra
Presenting Joe Williams And Thad Jones • Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
1966, Vinyl,
Shirley Scott
Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands
1966, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Swing
Ray Charles
At The Club
1966, Vinyl,
Jimmy McGriff
The Big Band
1966, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Chico O'Farrill
Nine Flags
1966, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
Thad Jones • Mel Lewis* & "The Jazz Orchestra"*
Presenting Thad Jones • Mel Lewis & "The Jazz Orchestra"
1966, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Big Band
Illinois Jacquet
Spectrum
1965,
Jimmy Ricks
Vibrations
1965
Carmen McRae
Haven't We Met?
1965
Shirley Scott Trio
Great Scott!!
1964
Maynard Ferguson
The Blues Roar
1964,
Shirley Scott Trio
For Members Only
1964, ,
Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop
Various
I/We Had A Ball
1964
Joe Cain & His Orchestra*
Latin Explosion
1964, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Mambo/Pachanga/Guajira/Rumba/Cha-Cha/Bolero
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
The Count Basie Story - Vol. 2
1964, ,
Big Band
Freda Payne
After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!
1963, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Quincy Jones
Plays Hip Hits
1963, Vinyl, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Swing
Charlie Mariano
A Jazz Portrait Of Charlie Mariano
1963
Charlie Barnett And His Band*
Cherokee!
1963, ,
Big Band/Swing
Sammy Spear And His Orchestra
"A Little Traveling Music"
1963, Vinyl,
Various
The Giants Of Jazz
1963, Vinyl Terre Haute pressing, ,
Bop/Dixieland/Big Band
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Bursting Out With The All-Star Big Band
1962,
Count Basie & His Orchestra*
The Best Of Basie
1962
Marty Gold And His Orchestra
24 Pieces Of Gold
1962
Jim Tyler And Orchestra*
Twist
1962, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Lounge/Space-Age/Latin Jazz/Twist
Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Exotic Suite Of The Americas
1962
Marty Gold And His Orchestra
It's Magic
1961,
George Romanis And His Orchestra
Double Explosure!!! The "Sound In Motion" of George Romanis And His Orchestra
1961,
Unknown Artist
Four Roses Dance Party
1961, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz
1961, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Big Band/Soul/Soul-Jazz
The Sonny Truitt Quintet/Octet
Drummer Delights. Jazz Band Music Minus One Drummer
1961
Olatunji And His Percussion, Brass, Woodwind, And Choir*
Afro Percussion - Zungo!
1961
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Themes From...
1960, ,
Theme/Easy Listening/Instrumental/Cool Jazz/Swing
Monty Kelly And His Orchestra*
Summer Set
1960,
Montenegro*
Cha Chas For Dancing
1960
The Count Basie Orchestra*
The Count Basie Story
1960, ,
Big Band
Terry Snyder And The All Stars
Mister Percussion
1960, ,
Easy Listening/Space-Age/Big Band
Joe Turner*
Big Joe Rides Again
1960, Vinyl, ,
Jump Blues
Hal Mooney & Orch.*
Voices In Song And Percussion
1960, ,
Space-Age/Easy Listening/Big Band/Vocal
Jim Tyler & Orch.*
Pin Point Percussion
1960, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Nick Perito And His Orchestra*
Blazing Latin Brass
1960, Vinyl, ,
Latin Jazz
Marty Gold And His Orchestra
Swingin' West
1960
Chris Connor
Witchcraft
1959, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, Vic Schoen And His All Star Band
Stereophonic Suite For Two Bands
1959, ,
Big Band
Frankie Ortega & Sy Oliver
77 Sunset Strip And Other Selections
1959
Edgar Sampson's Band
Happy Dancing With Edgar Sampson's Band
1958, 7", EP, Coral
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
On A Mundy Flight
1958, LP, Album, Mono, Epic,
Jimmy Mundy
Sounds Of Jazz
1958, 7", EP, Fontana, Fontana, ,
Big Band
Billie Holiday
The Blues Are Brewin'
1958, Vinyl Gloversville Pressing, ,
Vocal
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
The Count
1958
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady Of Song
1958, ,
Vocal
Various
Modern
1958, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop
Various
Jazz Is Busting Out All Over
1958, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Steve Allen
Steve Allen Plays Neal Hefti
1958,
Joe Turner*
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz Vol. 2
1957, 7", EP, Metronome
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Count Basie And His Orchestra
1957, 7", EP, His Master's Voice, ,
Big Band
Billy Butterfield And His Orchestra
They're Playing Our Song Vol II
1957, 7", EP, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band
Various
France - U.S.A.
1957, LP, Comp, Mono, Versailles, Versailles, ,
Big Band/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Maynard Ferguson
Birdland Dream Band Volume 2
1957, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Candido
The Volcanic
1957, Vinyl Shelley Press, Laminated Cover, Beaded Edge, ,
Rumba/Latin Jazz/Bolero/Mambo/Cha-Cha/Instrumental
Della Reese
Melancholy Baby
1957
Billy Butterfield And His Orchestra
They're Playing Our Song
1957, Vinyl New Orthophonic High Fidelity Recording, ,
Big Band
Manny Albam
The Jazz Workshop
1956, 7", EP, S1,, RCA, RCA, ,
Instrumental/Swing
Manny Albam
The Jazz Workshop
1956, 2x7", EP, Gat, RCA
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell Plays
1956
Tony Scott And His Orchestra, Tentet* And Quartet*
The Touch Of Tony Scott
1956, Vinyl,
Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra
The Hawk In Hi-Fi
1956, ,
Bop
Manny Albam
The Jazz Workshop
1956
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements From The Pen Of Quincy Jones
1956, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Diz Big Band
1956, Vinyl,
Joe Turner*
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
1956
Milt Hinton / Wendell Marshall / Bull Ruther*
Basses Loaded!
1955
Various
Lullaby Of Birdland
1955, Vinyl Indianapolis Pressing, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz For People Who Hate Jazz
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band/Stride
Charlie Barnet
Town Hall Jazz Concert
1955, Vinyl Burgundy Label, ,
Big Band/Swing
Charlie Barnet
Dance Session
1954, 10", Mono, Clef Records,
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Dance Session Album # 2
1954, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Afro
1954, Vinyl Yellow Labels, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Chico O'Farrill
2nd Afro Cuban Suite
1954
Lionel Hampton Et Son Orchestre*
Hamp's Boogie Woogie
1953
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Please be Careful / Backslider's Ball
1952
Lionel Hampton Et Son Orchestre*
Boogie Woogie Avec
1950, Vinyl,
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Jubilee Jump / Deep Purple
1948, Shellac, 10", Apollo Records (2), ,
Big Band
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
East Side, West Side (Sidewalks Of New York) / My Old Flame
1947, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Roy Milton's Sextet
Burma Road Blues
1946, Shellac, 10", Hamp-Tone, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Roy Milton's Sextet
To Be Alone Blues / I'll Always Be In Love With You
1946, Shellac, 10", Hamp-Tone
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet In Disco Order, Vol. 20: August 12, 1946 - September 2, 1947
LP, Comp, Ajaz Records
Montenegro*
Cha Chas For Dancing
7", EP, Time Records (3), Time Records (3)
Chico O'Farrill, Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra
Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra
7", EP, Mono, Clef Records,
Artie Shaw
The Later Artie Shaw Volume 3
LP, Ajazz Records,
Tex Beneke
"Tex Beneke Salutes Glenn Miller"
LP, Album, Golden Era Records (2), ,
Big Band
Lionel Hampton
Volume 3 - January 30, 1946 to September 23, 1946
LP, Comp, Ajazz Records
Lionel Hampton
Volume 4 - September 23, 1946 - November 10, 1947
LP, Comp, Ajazz Records
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Spectrum Vol. 11
LP, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Bop
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Story 2 - 1949-1950
Sonny Stitt
Plays Arrangements From The Pen Of Quincy Jones
Various
Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz
CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz
Music Minus One
For Drummers Only!
Kenny Burrell
Guitar
Vinyl, ,
Bop
Larry Sonn And His Orchestra* Featuring Al Cohn, Hal McKusick
The Sound Of Sonn
,
Big Band/Swing
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton Vol. 2 - Slide Hamp Slide 1945-1946
,
Big Band/Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Count Basie
Roberta Flack
2 Originals Of Roberta Flack
Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media, ,
Soul
Lionel Hampton
4 - Seeds Of Swing (1945-1949)
,
Swing
Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones
At Basin Street East
CD, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Night In Tunisia
Sonny Stitt
Plays Arrangements From The Pen Of Quincy Jones
Oscar Peterson
All About Oscar Peterson
,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Various
Soundflights Into Jazz Volume One
Vinyl,
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Did Someone Say "A Party?"
Vinyl, ,
Swing
Jim Tyler And His Orchestra*
The Game Of Love
Vinyl,
Count Basie
Swingin' The Blues (1947-1949)
,
Chicago Blues
Various
Swing Today Volume Two
1974, LP, Comp, RCA
Air Force Reserve*
Soundflights Into Jazz Volume Three
1959, LP, Not On Label,
Manny Albam
The Blues Is Everybody's Business
2005, CD, Comp, RE, Unofficial, Gambit Records, ,
Big Band
Thad Jones • Mel Lewis Big Band*
Opening Night
1997, CD, Unofficial, BMG (2), ,
Big Band/Bop
Shirley Scott
Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands
1994, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Swing
Big Joe Turner
The Unissued Takes
1989, LP, Album, Unofficial, K.C. Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Roberta Flack
First Take
1969, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz
1968
Wardell Gray
Featuring Wardell Gray
LP, Unofficial, Ozone (4), ,
Bop/Swing
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1948
Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra*
Central Park North
,
Bop