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Count Basie Orchestra Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Cootie Williams And His Orchestra Lee Lovett Quartet Ernie Royal & His Princes The Clark Terry Spacemen

ex Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Trio

American jazz drummer.

Born: December 26, 1918 in Camden, New Jersey.
Died: October 1, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

ALBUMS

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Three Mid-Fifties Classic Albums (Duke Ellington Presents / Ellington '55 / Historically Speaking: The Duke)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Jazz,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Live In Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950

Swing De Paris (1922-1951)

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Bop/Dixieland/Swing

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Happy Birthday Duke ! Vol. 2

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Happy Birthday, Duke! Vol. 3: April 29 Birthday Sessions

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

Things Ain't What They Used To Be

1989, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil,

The Clark Terry Spacemen

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

A Stereo Excursion With Duke Ellington - Live Performances By Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1953-1973

1986, LP, Album, Ellington '86,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

The Unusual Ellington

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

When My Baby Left Me / Echoes Of Harlem

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington In Memoriam

LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Capitol Records, EMI Electrola,

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Standard Ellington

APPEARANCES +

The Treasury Shows Volume 24

2017, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.

Duke Ellington / Charles Mingus / Max Roach

2007, CD, Comp, Folha De S.Paulo,

Big Band/Post Bop

The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955

2006, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2)

Accent On Trumpet

2006, CD, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records,

2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania,

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

2005, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

I Like Be I Like Bop (Odds & Svends Of Early Bebop Violin & Contemporary Violin Curiosities)

2005, 2xCD, Comp, AB Fable,

Howard McGhee Sextet, Ernie Royal & His Princes, James Moody Quartet

Bebop in Paris Volume 1

2004, CD, Comp, Dig, BMG France,

The Jeep Is Jumpin'

Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

2002, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz

The Count Basie Story

2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2)

Count Basie & His Orchestra*

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, Past Perfect Silver Line,

Louis Armstrong

C'est Ci Bon: Satchmo In The Forties

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland/Vocal

Count Basie And His Orchestra*

2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Primary Cuts: Volume One

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Catfish Records

Benny Carter, Cootie Williams

Echoes Of Harlem Big Bands: The Complete Capitol Sessions

1999, CD, Comp, Definitive Records (2)

Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters

Hard Bop/Bop/Swing

Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson*

Old Maid Boogie

1998, CD, Comp, Blue Boar Records

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Visions Of Jazz: A Musical Journey

1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, Blue Note,

Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Jump Blues/Swing

Good Rockin' Tonight (The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3)

Jump Blues/Boogie/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll

Sophisticated Swing

1997, CD, Comp, Camden,

Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955-Midwest Blues

1997, 2xCD, Comp, Mercury

Louis Armstrong

Bootin' The Boogie -- The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2

Jump Blues/Boogie/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll

Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington

Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions

Swing/Jump Blues/Ragtime

Louis Armstrong

The Complete RCA Victor Recordings

Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955

1996, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Mercury,

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Duke Ellington, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Prelude To A Kiss

Cootie Williams

Echoes Of Harlem

1995, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Cootie Williams, Cootie Williams & His Orchestra*

Sextet & Big Band 1941/1944

1995, CD, Comp, RM, EPM, Jazz Archives (2),

Big Band/Bop/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Swing

Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges

The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Duke Ellington

Shoutin' Blues 1949

Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection

Big Band/Latin Jazz/Swing/Post Bop/Vocal

Blue Berlin - Blue Note Plays The Music Of Irving Berlin

Basie's Basement

1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz

1990, CD, Comp, PMF Records,

1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

The 1953 Pasadena Concert

Basie's Basement

Cootie Williams

1985, LP, Comp, Swingtime

1984, 3xLP, Comp, Mono, RE + Box, Capitol Records,

Jazz 4: The Fancy Family Of Trumpets

1984, Box, Comp + 5xLP, Comp, CBS, Zeitmagazin,

Jazz 5: Meet The Family Of Blues

1984, 5xLP, Comp + Box, CBS, Zeitmagazin,

Stan Getz With Guests As Duke Ellington Orchestra* / Dizzy Gillespie / Ray Brown

Stan Getz Special-Vol.2

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Raretone,

Cool Jazz/Big Band

James Moody / Bennie Green

Bebop Revisited, Vol. 4

1982, LP, Comp, RM, Xanadu Records,

Hucklebuck Lying On His Back

The Indispensable Count Basie

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

The Rarest Sessions Of The 40's

1981, LP, Comp, Mono, Raretone,

Johnny Hodges Vol.1

The Duke's Trumpets

Five Horn Groove

1979, LP, Album, RM, Re-, Jazz Legacy, Jazz Legacy,

1979, LP, Comp, Capitol Records,

Honkers & Screamers: Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues

Masters Of Jazz Vol. 5

1977, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Jazz Vogue,

Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Boogie Woogie/Swing

Stars Of The Apollo Theatre

Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing

Piano Reflections

The New York Scene In The 40's: From Be-Bop To Cool

The Rabbit In Paris

Six Faces Of Jazz (Jazz Giants Of The Forties)

(1946-1949) Volume 2

The Sound Of Harlem

Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop

Count Basie And His Orchestra*

Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio* + Joe Newman

Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio Plus Joe Newman

Louis Armstrong

Jazz De Poche N° 2

Count Basie And His Orchestra*

Count Basie And His Orchestra

1957, 7", EP, His Master's Voice,

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Ellington '55 (Part 1)

Jazz For People Who Hate Jazz

Swing/Big Band/Stride

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Ellington Showcase

Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre*

Mahogany Hall Stomp

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

Dance To The Duke!

Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*

The Duke Plays Ellington

Louis Armstrong

Sings The Blues

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra / Ernie Royal And His Princes*

1951, 10", Vogue, Vogue Records

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Johnny Hodges All Stars* / Harold Baker & Duke's Men*

Good To The Last Drop / St. Germain-Des-Prés Blues

1950, Shellac, 10", Swing (3)

Johnny Hodges & Don Byas

Only Wish I Knew / We Fooled You

1950, Shellac, 10", Swing (3),

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Mood Indigo / Rendez-Vous At The Hot Club

1950, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Wishing And Waiting / Skip It

1950, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions

Ernie Royal And His Princes*

A Date With Kate / Mean To Me

1950, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions,

Ernie Royal And His Princes*

Big And Little "e" / S'wonderful

1950, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions,

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Bean-Bag Boogie / Wishing And Waiting

1950, Shellac, 10", Mercer Records

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Run-A-Bout / Get That Geets

1950, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Perdido / Shade Of The Old Apple Tree

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Sweet Lorraine / Hop, Skip And Jump

I Feel So Good / Travelin' Shoes

Eddie Vinson And His Orchestra

Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From / Luxury Tax Blues

1947, Shellac, 10", Mercury,

Eddie Vinson And His Orchestra

Kidney Stew Blues / Old Maid Boogie

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

No Variety Blues / Whatta Ya Gonna Do

Enregistrements Originaux

CD, Comp, Powder

Les Brown, Glen Gray, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Harry James (2), Woody Herman

6xLP, Album, Comp, Capitol Records,

The Trumpet Album, Vol.1

LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society

Nelson Williams

Five Horn Groove

10", Album, Vogue Productions,

Bop/Swing/Big Band

A Giant Among The Giants - The Best LPs 1950 To 1961

10xCD + Box, Comp, Mono, The Intense Media, Documents,

Nelson Williams

Big Al / Chumpa Leezy

Shellac, 10", Mood (3)

Ernie Royal And His Princes*

That’s It / Embraceable You

Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions,

Nelson Williams, Ray Nance, Harold Baker, Ernie Royal, Al Killian

Five-Horn Groove

7", Single, Vogue Productions,

Jazz Pour Vous 1 - Blues Traditionnel

Jazz Pour Vous 4 - Trompette

Bop/Hard Bop/Swing

Jumpin’ The Blues

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Orchestra*

Count Basie And His Orchestra*

Swingin' The Blues (1947-1949)

His Orchestra And His Small Groups 1936-1958

Cool Jazz/Swing