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American jazz composer, flutist and French horn player
Born May 21, 1934 in Kinston, North Carolina, died May 31, 2020

Bob Northern worked with : Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Gil Evans, Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Haden, John Lewis, Oliver Nelson and others.
Nickname : “Brother Ah”.

APPEARANCES +


Freddie Hubbard
The Complete Freddie Hubbard Blue Note & Impulse '60s Studio Sessions
2022, 7xCD + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Sun Ra And His Arkestra* Featuring Marshall Allen
Angels And Demons At Play
2021, 7", EP, Ltd, 70g, Art Yard, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band
Various
Impulse Records (Music, Message And The Moment)
2021, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Michel Legrand
Les Moulins De Son Cœur
2018, 20xCD, Comp + Box, Decca, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Chanson
Sun Ra & His Arkestra*
Pictures Of Infinity
2017, 10xFile, FLAC, Comp, Enterplanetary Koncepts, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Space-Age
John Coltrane
Four Classic Albums
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz,
Dizzy Gillespie
Milestones Of A Legend (1948 - 1961)
2017, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents, The Intense Media, ,
Bop
Quincy Jones
Strike Up The Band
2017, CD, ,
Easy Listening/Theme/Big Band/Cool Jazz
John Coltrane
Around The World
2016, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Modal/Free Jazz
Thelonious Monk
Milestones Of A Legend
2016, 10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, The Intense Media, ,
Bop
J.J. Johnson
The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings
2015, ,
Big Band
Sun Ra With Pharoah Sanders And Black Harold
Sun Ra With Pharoah Sanders And Black Harold
2014
Michel Legrand
Anthology
2013, 15xCD, Comp + Box, EmArcy, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Chanson
John Coltrane
My Favorite Things / Africa Brass
2013, 2xLP, Comp, RM, Vinyl Passion, ,
Hard Bop/Modal
Miles Davis
On The Air 1958-1959
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, ,
Bop/Big Band/Hard Bop
Quincy Jones
Plays The Hip Hits + Golden Boy
2012, CD,
Freddie Hubbard
The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard / The Body And The Soul
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Impulse!, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Sun Ra
The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra
2010, 3x CD, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Sun Ra
Newport Jazz Festival-The Electric Circus
2009, 2xCD, Album, Transparency, ,
Space-Age
Cal Tjader
Soulful Vibes
2008, CD, Comp, Verve Records
Art Farmer
Brass Shout / Aztec Suite
2008, CD, ,
Big Band/Afro-Cuban Jazz
John Coltrane
The Impulse! Albums: Volume One
2007
Various
Soul Jazz
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Hard Bop/Fusion
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
2006, CD, Comp, Blue Note, Verve Records, Universal Music Belgium, ,
Free Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal
Michael Mantler
Review
2006, CD, Comp, ECM Records, ECM Records, ,
Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz
Thelonious Monk
Riverside Profiles
2006
Oliver Nelson
The Argo, Verve And Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions
2006, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Bop
Various
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records
2006, 4x CD, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Free Jazz
Oliver Nelson
The Big Band
2005, CD, Comp, EmArcy, ,
Big Band
Art Farmer / Benny Golson / Jazztet*
The Complete Argo / Mercury Art Farmer / Benny Golson / Jazztet Sessions
2004, ,
Hard Bop
Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis
Great Performances
2003, DVD-V, NTSC, PAL, Reg, Idem Home Video, ,
Bop
Andrew Hill
Passing Ships
2003, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Freddie Hubbard
Happy Times
2003
J.J. Johnson
Broadway Express
2002
John Coltrane
Standards
2001
John Lewis
Original Sin/ Essence
2000, CD, Comp, RE, Collectables, ,
Post Bop
Thelonious Monk
Ken Burns Jazz
2000, CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Gil Evans
The Gil Evans Collection
2000, CD, ,
Cool Jazz/Instrumental
Various
Impulsively Ellington (A Tribute To Duke Ellington)
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Impulse!,
Lalo Schifrin
Talkin' Verve
1999, CD, ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz
Sun Ra
Janus
1999, ,
Free Jazz/Hard Bop/Space-Age
Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra*
Black Myth / Out In Space
1998, 2xCD, Comp, RM, MPS Records, Motor Music, ,
Free Jazz/Space-Age
Various
Blue 45s (The Ultimate Jukebox)
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, Enh, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, ,
Post Bop/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Various
* Uno : Dos : Tres +++ Latin-Jazz Grooves From Talkin' Verve *
1998, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records
Art Farmer
Listen To Art Farmer And The Orchestra
1997, ,
Big Band
McCoy Tyner
Jazz Profile: McCoy Tyner
1997, CD, ,
Hard Bop
Cal Tjader
Several Shades Of Jade / Breeze From The East
1997, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Latin Jazz
McCoy Tyner
The Best Of McCoy Tyner
1996, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop/Modal
Cal Tjader
Talkin' Verve - Roots Of Acid Jazz
1996, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz/Mambo
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
1995, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop
Oliver Nelson
Verve Jazz Masters 48
1995, CD,
Various
Talkin' Verve
1995, 2x Vinyl, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Swing
Various
Afro Blue
1993, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Jazz-Funk
John Coltrane
A John Coltrane Retrospective: The Impulse! Years
1992, ,
Free Jazz/Modal
The John Coltrane Quartet
Complete Africa / Brass
1991
Roland Kirk
Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
1990, ,
Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Fire Into Music - The Best Of Impulse! Volume III
1989, ,
Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Various
Jazz-Club · Big Band
1989, CD, ,
Big Band
The John Coltrane Quartet
Africa Brass Volumes 1 & 2
1988, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Modal
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Cool Jazz/Hard Bop
Thelonious Monk
The Complete Riverside Recordings Volume 2
1986, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Riverside Records, Carrere,
Thelonious Monk
The Complete Riverside Recordings
1986, 22x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Bop
Thelonious Monk
And The Jazz Giants
1986, CD, ,
Bop/Swing/Instrumental
Thelonious Monk
Monk On Riverside
1984, 20xLP, Comp, Box, Riverside Records, Riverside Records, Riverside Records, Riverside Records,
Davis*, Mingus*, Monk*
Great Jazz Inventors
1983, 4x Vinyl,
Thelonious Monk
'Round Midnight
1983, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Thelonious Monk
Evidence
1983
Thelonious Monk
The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album
1982, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
John Coltrane
The Mastery Of John Coltrane / Vol. IV "Trane's Modes"
1979, 2x Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Post Bop/Modal
Gil Evans / Gary McFarland
The Great Arrangers
1978, ,
Big Band
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
Twofer Sampler Summer 1976
1976, 2xLP, Comp, Promo, Gat, Fantasy, Milestone (4), Prestige,
Thelonious Monk
In Person
1976, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Gil Evans
Pacific Standard Time
1975, ,
Big Band
Various
The Bass
1974,
John Coltrane
The Africa Brass Sessions, Vol. 2
1974, ,
Modal/Post Bop
Milt Jackson
Big Band Bags
1973, ,
Big Band
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Atlantis
1973, CD, ,
Space-Age
Brother Ahh
Sound Awareness
1973
Various
Impulsively!
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
Poetry/Fusion/Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Freddie Hubbard
Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
1973, ,
Hard Bop
John Coltrane
The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 2
1972, 2x Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Modal
Various
Impulse Energy Essentials (A Developmental And Historical Introduction To The New Music)
1972, 3x Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Modal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop
Various
Modern Jazz Drums Deluxe
1971, 2xLP, Comp, Impulse!, ABC Records,
Gabor Szabo
His Great Hits
1971, 2x Vinyl Capitol Record Club, Jacksonville Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Post Bop
Charlie Haden
Liberation Music Orchestra
1970, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Free Jazz
Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra*
Sound Sun Pleasure!!
1970
John Coltrane
The Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years
1970, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Free Jazz/Modal
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
1969, 3xLP + 7", Promo + Box, Comp, Impulse!, ABC Records, ,
Free Jazz/Post Bop/Modal
The Terminal Barbershop
Hair Styles
1969
The Groovin' Strings And Things
The Groovin' Strings And Things
1968, Vinyl MGM Record Mfg. Div. Pressing, ,
Psychedelic Rock
McCoy Tyner
Tender Moments
1968, ,
Hard Bop
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
1968, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Gary McFarland
Profiles
1966
Donald Byrd
I'm Tryin' To Get Home (Brass With Voices)
1965, ,
Post Bop/Big Band/Vocal/Oratorio
Lalo Schifrin
Music From The Motion Picture "Once A Thief" And Other Themes
1965
John Lewis
Essence
1964, Vinyl Monarch Pressing, ,
Post Bop
Thelonious Monk
Die Thelonious Monk Story
1964,
Lalo Schifrin
New Fantasy
1964
Gil Evans
The Individualism Of Gil Evans
1964, Vinyl MGM Record Manufacturing Division Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Bop/Free Jazz
Billy Taylor
Midnight Piano
1964, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini
1964
Freddie Hubbard
The Body & The Soul
1963, CD, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Cal Tjader
Several Shades Of Jade
1963
Quincy Jones
Plays Hip Hits
1963, Vinyl, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Swing
Oliver Nelson
Full Nelson
1963
Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis
Debut
1963, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz/Contemporary
Billy Byers
Impressions Of Duke Ellington
1962, LP, Gat, Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library, ,
Big Band
Benny Golson
Triple Play Stereo Pop + Jazz = Swing
1962, Vinyl, ,
Novelty
Julius Watkins
French Horns For My Lady
1962, ,
Easy Listening
Various
The Compositions Of Thelonious Monk
1962
Dizzy Gillespie
Perceptions
1961, Vinyl,
Billy Byers
Impressions Of Duke Ellington
1961, ,
Big Band
The John Coltrane Quartet
Africa / Brass
1961, CD Digipak, ,
Hard Bop/Free Jazz/Modal
Gil Evans
Gil Evans Orchestra
1960, 7", EP, Vogue Records, ,
Big Band
The Gil Evans Orchestra* Featuring Johnny Coles
Great Jazz Standards
1959, ,
Big Band
Art Farmer
Brass Shout
1959, ,
Hard Bop
Michel Legrand
Plays Richard Rodgers & Broadway Is My Beat
CD, Comp, Vocalion
Steve Lacy
Six Classic Albums
4xCD, Comp, Real Gone Jazz, ,
Post Bop
Charlie Haden
Liberation Music Orchestra
2002
Dizzy Gillespie
Perceptions
1998, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band
Miles Davis & John Coltrane
Live In New York
1994
Miles Davis
Rarities From Private Collections. 1956-59.
1991, CD, Unofficial, Recording Arts (3), ,
Cool Jazz
Benny Golson
Just Jazz! (The Complete Triple Play Stereo Sessions)
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Jazz Beat, ,
Novelty
Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans
Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans
Andrew Hill
Passing Ships
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins
Rare Broadcast Performances
Vinyl, ,
Hard Bop