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The Crusaders
The George Shearing Quintet
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra
Ken Hanna And His Orchestra
Shorty Rogers Quintet
Jack Montrose Sextet
Ralph Pena Quintet
The Bill Miller Sextet
Frank Sinatra And Sextet
Jimmy Giuffre Quintet
ex
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
,
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
,
Dave Pell Octet
,
The Jimmy Giuffre 4
,
The Jack Sheldon Quartet
American jazz bassist, born 24 February 1927 in Jarbidge in Nevada, USA and died in a car accident 20 May 1969 in Mexico-City, Mexico. He was well-known and acclaimed as supportive bassist in the 1950s and 1960s.
ALBUMS
Pete Jolly Duo With Ralph Peña And Trio With Nick Martinis
Impossible / 5 O'Clock Shadows
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records,
Shorty Rogers And His Giants Featuring Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne, Curtis Counce and Ralph Peña
Complete Quintet Sessions 1954-1956 - Volume 2
2006, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records
Shorty Rogers And His Giants Featuring Jimmy Giuffre, Lou Levy, Ralph Peña, Shelly Manne and Larry Bunker
Complete Quintet Sessions 1954-1956 - Volume 3
2006, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Pete Jolly & Ralph Peña
The Duo
2005
Ralph Peña
Master Of The Bass
1996, CD,
Jimmy Giuffre Trios* Feat. Jim Hall / Bob Brookmeyer / Ralph Pena*
Jimmy Giuffre Trios Live 1957-1958
1983, LP, Mono, Raretone,
,
Cool Jazz
Joe Pass, Clare Fischer, Albert Stinson, Colin Bailey, Ralph Peña, Larry Bunker
The Complete "Catch Me!" Sessions
1980
Pete Jolly, Jack Montrose Sextet Featuring Ralph Peña
Younger Than Springtime / Bewitched
1960, 7", Single, Ltd, World Pacific Records,
,
Bop
Pete Jolly, Ralph Peña
Impossible
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
3
2018, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig, Jazz Images
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Complete Studio Recordings
2015,
,
Cool Jazz
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Complete Studio Recordings
2008, 4xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Gambit Records
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Complete Quintet Sessions 1954-1956
2006, 3xCD + Box, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
,
Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Martians Come Back / Way Up There
1999, CD, Comp, Collectables,
,
Big Band
Dave Pell Octet
I Had The Craziest Dream
1998,
,
Cool Jazz
Frank Sinatra And Sextet
Sinatra Live In Paris
1994
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Martians Stay Home
1980, LP, Album, Mono, Atlantic,
,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Clickin' With Clax
1978
The George Shearing Quintet
San Francisco Scene
1962, Vinyl Scranton Pressing,
,
Bop/Swing/Latin Jazz
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
"Gigi" In Jazz
1958
Shorty Rogers Quintet
Wherever The Five Winds Blow
1957
Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Traditionalism Revisited
1957
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Martians Come Back
1956,
,
Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
The Big Shorty Rogers Express
1956, Vinyl,
,
Cool Jazz
Jack Montrose Sextet
Jack Montrose Sextet
1955, Vinyl Red,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Ken Hanna And His Orchestra
Jazz For Dancers
1955, Vinyl,
,
Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal
The Jack Sheldon Quartet
Get Out Of Town
1954
Ken Hanna And His Orchestra
Jazz Dance Date
LP, Album, Mono, Golden Era Records (2),
,
Big Band
The George Shearing Quintet
Out Of The Woods / Latin Rendezvous
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Comp, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
APPEARANCES +
Chico Hamilton Quintet* With Eric Dolphy
Chico Hamilton Quintet With Eric Dolphy
2022, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Bob Keene Septet / Lex Golden Jazz Octet
Solo For Seven + The Lex Golden Jazz Octet In Hi-Fi
2021, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Joe Pass Quartet
Walking Up
2018, LP, Album, 180, Vinyl Lovers (3)
Frank Sinatra
The Royal Festival Hall (1962) / Live At Carnegie Hall
2017, DVD,
,
Swing
Roger Willemsen
Willemsen Legt Auf
2017, 9x CD, DVD, Box Set,
,
Baroque
Lennie Niehaus
Complete Fifties Recordings
2016, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Phono (4),
,
Cool Jazz
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Original Jazz Classics
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music
Elmer Bernstein
Staccato / The Man With The Golden Arm
2014,
,
Bop/Soundtrack/Big Band/Score/Swing
Various
West Coast Jazz
2014, 10x CD, Box Set,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Bud Shank, Clare Fischer
Bossa Nova Jazz Samba + Brasamba!
2013, CD, Comp, Solar Records (4)
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Original Album Series
2012,
,
Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers
Four Classic Albums
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Gogi Grant
Granted It's Gogi
2011
Various
Film Noir
2011,
,
Big Band
Jimmy Giuffre
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
2010, CD, Comp, Poll Winners Records, Poll Winners Records,
Jimmy Giuffre
Song Of The Wind
2010, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Rosemary Clooney
Swings Softly...
2010,
Shelly Manne & His Men
Here's That Manne
2009, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Fresh Sound Records,
,
Cool Jazz
Fran Jeffries
This Is Fran Jeffries
2009,
Various
Jazz & Noir
2008, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,
,
Soundtrack/Smooth Jazz/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre
Four Classic Albums Plus ....
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Joe Maini
The Small Group Recordings
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Various
Swinging Gentlemen
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,
,
Swing
Milt Jackson
Da Capo
2007, CD, Comp, FiveFour
Shorty Rogers & The Giants*
Vol 3 Shorty Goes To Hollywood
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre Featuring Jack Sheldon
New Forms In Jazz: Complete Capitol Recordings 1954-1955
2006, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Bob Cooper
Group Activity
2006, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
,
Swing
Shorty Rogers & André Previn
In Collaboration
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Jazzcity Series,
,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Jimmy Giuffre
The Cool One
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Giant Steps Recordings,
,
Cool Jazz
Jack Montrose & Bob Gordon
Two Can Play
2006, 2xCD, Fresh Sound Records
Various
Bar Jazz
2006,
,
Bossa Nova/Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening/Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
Rosemary Clooney
Come On-A My House: The Very Best Of Rosemary Clooney
2006, CD,
,
Vocal
Various
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 29/42
2005, 4xCD, Comp, Membran Music Ltd.,
,
Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Jimmy Giuffre
Complete Recordings
2005, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz,
,
Post Bop/Modal
Nancy Wilson
Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs Of Lost Love
2005
Bob Brookmeyer
Mosaic Select
2004, Box, Comp, Ltd, Num + 3xCD, Mono, Mosaic Records (2),
,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Bob Gordon Quintet / Sextet* With Herbie Harper* And Jack Montrose
Complete Recordings
2004, 2xHDCD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz
John Graas
Jazz Studio 3/4 Complete Sessions
2004, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz, Lone Hill Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz
Anita O'Day And Billy May
Swing Rodgers And Hart
2004, CD,
,
Bop/Swing/Vocal
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
2003,
,
Vocal
Various
The Best Of The Beat Generation
2002, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),
,
Spoken Word/Poetry/Comedy/Cool Jazz/Bop
Various
Classic Jazz: The Fifties - Take Two
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Zoot Sims
The Complete 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Blue Moon (4),
,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Jack Millman
Blowing Up A Storm
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Progressive Records (2),
,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Big Band
Joe Pass Quartet
The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions
2001, 5x CD, Box Set,
,
Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz/Bossa Nova
Bud Shank
Bossa Nova Years
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Ubatuqui
Billy May
Naughty Operetta / Plays For Fancy Dancin'
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Capitol Records
Bob Cooper, Bill Holman, Frank Rosolino
Kenton Presents Bob Cooper, Bill Holman & Frank Rosolino
1999, 4xCD, Comp, Mosaic Records (2),
The Jimmy Giuffre 3*
The Jimmy Giuffre 3 / The Music Man
1999, CD, Comp, RE, Collectables,
Various
The Mosaic Sampler
1999, CD, Comp, Smplr, Mosaic Records (2), Blue Note
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions
1999, 9xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),
,
Big Band
John Lewis (2), Dick Katz, Derek Smith, René Urtreger
The John Lewis Piano / Jazz Piano International
1999, CD, Album, Comp, Collectables
Shorty Rogers And His Orchestra Featuring The Giants
Cool And Crazy
1998, CD,
,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
Mel Tormé
Swingin' On The Moon
1998, CD Digipak,
,
Swing/Vocal
Joe Pass
The Best Of Joe Pass
1997, CD,
Mel Tormé
The Mel Tormé Collection 1944 - 1985
1996, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Rhino Records (2),
,
Bop/Easy Listening/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Ballad
Stage1
How I Love You
1996, CD, Album, Dink Records (2),
,
Musical
Eric Dolphy And Friends*
Hot & Cool Latin
1996,
,
Latin Jazz/Post Bop
Various
Shaken, Not Stirred
1996, CD,
,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Mambo
Jimmy Giuffre With Jim Hall
Trio & Quartet
1995, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
1995, CD, Comp, Barna Records Lab, S.L.
Jimmy Giuffre, Stan Getz, Chet Baker
West Coast Giants
1995, CD, Comp, Hobby & Work Italiana Editrice,
Pete Jolly
Live In LA: The Red Chimney And Sherry's Bar Recordings
1994, CD,
,
Bop
George Shearing
The Complete Capitol Live Recordings Of George Shearing
1994, 7x Vinyl 180g, Box Set,
,
Cool Jazz
The Jimmy Giuffre 3*
Hollywood & Newport 1957-1958
1992
Various
Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection
1992,
,
Big Band/Latin Jazz/Swing/Post Bop/Vocal
The Jimmy Giuffre 3*
Hollywood Live Sessions 1957-58
1989, LP, Fresh Sound Records,
,
Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers
The Complete Atlantic And EMI Jazz Recordings Of Shorty Rogers
1989, 4x CD, Box Set,
,
Cool Jazz
Various
West Coast
1988, LP, Comp, Atlantic, Oasis Record Co.,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Sings Carmichael With The Pacific Jazzmen
1987,
,
Big Band/Vocal/Cool Jazz
Various
West Coast
1986,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
From West Coast To East Coast
1983, 3xLP, Comp, RE + Box, RCA,
,
Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Eric Dolphy With The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Truth
1979
Zoot Sims
Zootcase
1976
Leith Stevens' All Stars
Jazz Themes From The Wild One
1976
Various
The Jazz Years 25th Anniversary
1973, 2x Vinyl,
Joe Pass
Better Days
1971, Vinyl,
,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Easy Listening
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
1970, 7", EP, Fratelli Fabbri Editori
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet
1969, Vinyl,
,
Cool Jazz/Post Bop
Clare Fischer
Manteca!
1965,
,
Latin Jazz
The George Shearing Quintet With Woodwind Quartet*
Out Of The Woods
1964,
Zoot Sims
Good Old Zoot
1963,
,
Bop
Dick Grove Orchestra*
Little Bird Suite
1963, Vinyl Red,
Joe Pass Featuring Clare Fischer
Catch Me!
1963
Bud Shank / Clare Fischer / Joe Pass
Brasamba!
1963
The Pete Jolly Trio
Five O'clock Shadows
1963
Clare Fischer
Surging Ahead
1963
Joni James
After Hours
1962
George Shearing
Shearing Bossa Nova
1962, Vinyl,
,
Bossa Nova
Bud Shank & Clare Fischer
Bossa Nova Jazz Samba
1962,
,
Bossa Nova
Al Hirt, Billy May
Horn A-Plenty
1962, Vinyl Rockaway Pressing,
,
Dixieland
Harry Zimmerman's Band*
Bongos / Reeds / Brass, Vol. 2
1961
The George Shearing Quintet With Nancy Wilson
The Swingin's Mutual
1961, CD,
,
Easy Listening/Swing
Skip Martin
Perspectives In Percussion: Volume 2
1961
Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
1960, 7", EP, Mono, Promo, Sesac Repertory Recording, Sesac Repertory Recording, Sesac Repertory Recording
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Guests: The Jimmy Giuffre Three* & The Beaux Arts String Quartet*
Third Stream Music
1960,
,
Cool Jazz
Various
The Blues In Modern Jazz
1960,
,
Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre 3*
The Train And The River (Générique Du Film: Jazz À New-Port)
1960
Skip Martin
Perspectives In Percussion: Volume 1
1960,
,
Space-Age/Easy Listening
Various
Blowin' The Blues
1959, Vinyl,
,
Soul-Jazz
The Jimmy Giuffre 3*
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
1959
Various
Poetry & Jazz (Jazz Canto) – The Poems Of Walt Whitman, Lanston Hughes, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Lipton, Dylan Thomas, Lawrence Ferlinghetti & William Carlos Williams
1958, Vinyl Microgroove,
,
Cool Jazz/Poetry/Political
René Urtreger, Derek Smith, Dick Katz
Jazz Piano International
1958
Bob Keene Septet
Solo For Seven
1958
The Jimmy Giuffre 3*
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
1957
Shorty Rogers & His Giants*
Way Up There
1957,
,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Space-Age
Elmer Bernstein And Orchestra*
The Man With The Golden Arm (Part 3)
1956, 7", EP, Decca,
,
Soundtrack
Shelly Manne & His Men
The West Coast Sound Volume 1
1956, Vinyl Hollywood Pressing,
,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Duane Tatro
Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns
1956,
,
Cool Jazz
The Jimmy Giuffre Four*
Tangents In Jazz
1956
Orch. Elmer Bernstein*
Music From "The Man With The Golden Arm"
1956, Vinyl,
Various
The Blues
1956,
,
Cool Jazz
Shorty Rogers, Shorty Rogers And His Giants
The Big Shorty Rogers Express
1956, Vinyl,
Elmer Bernstein And Orchestra*
The Man With The Golden Arm (Part 1)
1956
Elmer Bernstein
The Man With The Golden Arm (Soundtrack)
1956, Vinyl,
,
Soundtrack/Big Band
Jack Sheldon
The Quartet & The Quintet
1956, Vinyl,
,
Cool Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
1956,
,
Cool Jazz
The Jimmy Giuffre Four*
Tangents In Jazz (Part 3)
1955, 7", EP, Capitol Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
The Jimmy Giuffre Four*
Tangents In Jazz (Part 2)
1955, 7", EP, Mono, Capitol Records, Capitol Records,
The Jimmy Guiffre Four*
Tangents In Jazz
1955, 7", EP, Mono, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
The Jimmy Giuffre Four*
Tangents In Jazz (Part 1)
1955, 7", EP, Capitol Records, Capitol Records,
Jack Millman
Jazz Studio 4 Part 1
1955, Vinyl,
Jack Millman
Jazz Studio 4
1955
Zoot Sims Quintet*
Zoot Sims In Hollywood
1955
Ronny Lang Saxtet / Ray Sims Strings* / Dave Pell Ensemble / Don Fagerquist Nonette
The Les Brown All Stars
1955, Vinyl,
,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Bob Cooper
Shifting Winds
1955
Betty Bennett
Nobody Else But Me
1955
Bob Cooper Featuring Jimmy Giuffre - Claude Williamson
Shifting Winds (No. 3)
1955,
,
Cool Jazz
Jack Millman
Jazz Studio 4 Part 2
1955
Zoot Sims
Zoot
1954, 7", EP, Esquire
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre (Part 2)
1954, 7", EP, Capitol Records,
Shelly Manne And His Men*
Shelly Manne And His Men
1954
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre (Part 1)
1954
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
1954,
Zoot Sims
Zoot Simms In Hollywood
1954
Jimmy Giuffre
Quiet Cook / Down Home
7", EP, Atlantic,
,
Easy Listening
Jimmy Giuffre
So Low / Quiet Cook
7", EP, London American Recordings, London Records,
,
Cool Jazz
Various
Film Noir Six Classic Sound Track Albums
4xCD, Comp, Dlx, RM, Real Gone Music Company,
,
Soundtrack
Various
The Atlantic Jazz Gallery
LP, Comp, Atlantic,
Bud Shank
Seven Classic Albums
4xCD, Comp, RE, Real Gone Jazz,
,
Cool Jazz
Various
The Les Brown All Stars - Part 2
7", Capitol Records
Bud Shank
Brazil! Brazil! Brazil!
Nat King Cole
The Billy May Sessions
2x CD,
,
Space-Age/Big Band/Swing
Bob Cooper Featuring Jimmy Giuffre - Claude Williamson
Shifting Winds
,
Cool Jazz
George Shearing
Four Classic Albums Plus
,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Various
Stage 2 - The Human Heart
1997, CD, Album, Dink Records (2)
Jimmy Giuffre & Jim Hall Featuring Ralph Peña
The Original Trio
2005, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Gambit Records,
,
Cool Jazz
The George Shearing Quintet With Nancy Wilson
The Swingin's Mutual
1999
Frank Sinatra
The Classic Collection A Man And His Music
1994, CD, RM, Unofficial, Fremus,
,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Giuffre Trio*
Jimmy Giuffre Trio Live In Europe 1961 - Vol. 2
1984, LP, Mono, Unofficial, Raretone
Frank Sinatra
The Legendary Concerts Vol. 2