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American jazz and R&B saxophonist and bandleader.
Born : October 08, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; died August 18, 2020 in Chatou, Yvelines, France.

Hal worked with : Ernie Fields, Jay McShann, Oran Hot Lips Page, with his own small group, The Orioles, Charles Brown, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins and others.

ALBUMS

Johnny Griffin / Hal Singer / Leszek Zadlo / Ferdinand Povel, Jazz Live Trio

Swiss Radio Days Jazz Live Trio Concert Series Vol.36

2013, CD, Album, TCB Records (2),

Hal Singer Featuring David Murray

2010, CD, Album, Marge,

Contemporary Jazz

Jef Gilson Avec Lloyd Miller & Hal Singer

Jef Gilson Avec Lloyd Miller & Hal Singer‎

2007, 10", Comp, Ltd, Kindred Spirits

Sarah Morrow & The American All Stars Featuring Rhoda Scott & Hal Singer

Sarah Morrow & The American All Stars In Paris

2005, CD, Album, O+ Music,

The Chronological Hal Singer 1948-1951

2003, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Hal Singer & Massimo Faraò Trio

We're Still Buddies

2002, CD, Album, Azzurra Music,

Al Grey, Jimmy Forrest, Tommy Flanagan, John Duke, Hal Singer, Claude Gousset, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Hal Singer, Bernard Maury

Prints In The Sand

1997, CD, Album, Black And Blue

1991, CD, Album, Carrere,

Al Copley And Hal Singer With Special Guests: Snooks Eaglin And Duke Robillard

1990, CD, Album, Black Top Records

Vladimir Chekassine* With The Participation Of Hal Singer

Taxi Blues (Original Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Score

1981, LP, Album, JSP Records,

Contemporary Jazz

Le Grand Voyage - The Long Trip (Spirituals, Work Songs, Protest Songs)

1977, LP, Album, Pastoral

Kippie Moketsi* - Hal Singer

Hal Singer & Jef Gilson

Post Bop/Modal/Afro-Cuban Jazz

Champion Jack Dupree Meets Mickey Baker & Hal Singer

I'm Happy To Be Free

Hal Singer Featuring Art Taylor, Siegfried Kessler

Soul-Jazz/Modal

Manu Dibango And Hal Singer

1969, 7", Single, Polydor

Hey Jude / Malcolm X

1969, 7", Single, Polydor

Paris Soul Food

Buck Clayton & Friends, Hal Singer, Mickey Baker, Roland Lobligeois, Wallace Bishop, Joe Turner

Buck Clayton & Friends

Hal Singer With Charlie Shavers

Miss Me / A Weaver Of Dreams

1952, Shellac, 10", Coral

A Weaver Of Dreams / Miss Me

1952, 7", Single, Coral

Hal "Cornbread" Singer*

Blue Velvet / Buttermilk And Beans

1951, Shellac, 10", Coral

Hal "Cornbread" Singer*

Blue Velvet / Buttermilk And Beans

Hal Singer With Sir Charles Thompson Orch.*

Disc Jockey Boogie / Jiblets

1950, 10", Acorn Records (7)

Easy Street / I Hear A Rhapsody

7", Single, Coral

Philly Joe Jones Octet

Filet De Sole (Philly Of Soul)

Philly Joe Jones Octet

Filet De Sole (Philly Of Soul)

1992, CD, Album, Marge Productions, FD Music,

Blues & Boogie Explosion

Blues & Boogie Explosion

The Hal Singer Jazz Quartet

Soweto To Harlem

Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

Swing Along With Little Jazz

Hal Singer Quintet

1959, 7", Single, Prestige

Hal Singer And His Orchestra

Rock Around The Clock / Fine As Wine

Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

Fish Market / Twilight Time

APPEARANCES +

Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 - 1946

2023, 10xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

The Annie Laurie Collection 1945–62

2022, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat,

Koko-Mojo Diner Volume 2 Cornbread & Cabbage Greens

2021, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records,

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop/Soul/Rock & Roll

Blues By Lonnie Johnson Plus Losing Game

2018, CD, Comp, RM, Soul Jam Records

You've Got The Power (The Complete 1956-1962 Federal & King Singles)

Rhythm & Blues/Soul

The Return Of Jazz Club (Dancefloor Classics From The Original Jazz Dance DJ)

Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop

The History Of Rock Times Vol. 2 - 1947/48

2012, CD, Comp, Zounds Music, FL 45,

The Very Best Of Burlesque

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,

Rock & Roll/Big Band/Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

Can You Follow?

2008, 6xCD, Comp, Dlx, Esoteric Recordings,

Folk Rock/Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Electric Blues/Classic Rock/Garage Rock/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Jazz-Rock

Black Heroes - From Stagger Lee To Joe Louis

2007, CD, Comp, RM, Saga

Buck Clayton And Friends

2007, CD, Album, RE, RM, Gitanes Jazz Productions

The Singles, Volume One: The Federal Years 1956-1960

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, Polydor,

Soul/Rhythm & Blues

Little Jazz Trumpet Giant

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2),

The Chronological Big Maybelle 1944-1953

2004, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

Blowing The Fuse 1948 - 28 R&B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox In 1948

Bop/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (A Musical Journey)

2003, 5x CD, Box Set,

Delta Blues/Chicago Blues/Electric Blues/Jump Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Little Willie John

The Early King Sessions

2002, CD, Comp, RM, Ace,

Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless

2002, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Savoy Jazz,

Afro-Cuban/Afrobeat/Funk/Boogaloo

Complete American Small Group Recordings

2001, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2),

Marion Abernathy

The Chronological Marion Abernathy 1947-1949

2001, CD, Comp, RM, Classics (11),

2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Robin Hemingway & His Blackriders Orchestra

Red Light Blues Night

2000, CD, Cinedisc, Jitney Jane

Pulp Fusion: Evolution (Original 1970's Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics)

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown*

The Blues Ain't Nothing

1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

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

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

Blues Sax Power

1997, CD, Comp, EasyDisc

Jimmy Witherspoon

1997, CD, Album, RE, JSP Records,

1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955

1996, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Mercury,

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Swing Celebration

1996, CD, Comp, RM, Marshall Cavendish, Marshall Cavendish,

Swing/Big Band/Soundtrack

Jazz With Prestige: A History Of Prestige Jazz & Blues

1996, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Prestige,

Chicago Blues/Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Electric Guitar Story

1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)

Fiesta In Brass

After You've Gone

The Story Of Black & Blue 1963-1976, Volume 1

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Chicago Blues/Country Blues/Electric Blues/Piano Blues/Texas Blues

Bloodshot Eyes: The Best Of Wynonie Harris

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

Little Willie John

Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John

1993, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz Vol. Two (For What It's Worth)

Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Funk/Soul

Cleanhead Blues

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Texas Blues/Louisiana Blues

Booker T. Laury

Booker In Paris

1992, CD, Album, Blues Collection, EPM

Paris All-Star Blues Featuring Jay McShann

A Tribute To Charlie Parker

Reference Highlights

Vladimir Chekassine*

Taxi Blues (Bande Originale Du Film)

They Call Me Piano Man

1989, LP, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ..."

Jumpin' The Blues

East Coast Blues

Rare Blues Girls From King

1988, LP, Comp, Sing,

Little Willie John

It Hurts To Be In Love!

Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues

Al Grey Featuring Arnett Cobb And Jimmy Forrest

Al Grey Featuring Arnett Cobb And Jimmy Forrest

1987, CD, Comp, Black And Blue,

Roy Brown / Wynonie Harris

Battle Of The Blues

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris

Battle Of The Blues Volume 4

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

Welcome To The Blues

Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues

The RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Revue

1987, Cassette,

Big Band/Rhythm & Blues

1986, 15x Vinyl, Box Set,

Bop/Post Bop/Fusion/Dixieland/Avant-garde Jazz/Modal

1986, Vinyl CRC,

Bop/Jump Blues/Swing

Champion Jack Dupree

The Death Of Louis

Piano Blues/Boogie Woogie

Atlantic Honkers - A Rhythm & Blues Saxophone Anthology

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

Let It Roll Again

1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil,

Black And Blue - Revue Noire

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Pressure Cooker

Little Willie John

"Little Esther" Phillips*

The Complete Savoy Recordings With Johnny Otis

1984, 2x Vinyl,

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

Big Bands: Big Band Bash

1984, 2x Vinyl,

Hucklebuck Lying On His Back

Louis Armstrong - Roy Eldridge

Jazz Masterpieces

1982, 4x Vinyl Red, Box Set,

My Heart Belongs To You

1981, LP, Comp, Mono, Crown Prince Records

Ladies Sing The Blues (Volume 2)

1981, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Savoy Records,

Giants Of The Blues Tenor Sax

Jimmy Witherspoon

Jump Blues/Rock & Roll/Big Band/Piano Blues/Swing

Booker T. Laury And Friends*

Nothing But The Blues

Big Maybelle, Little Esther*, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, Linda Hopkins

Ladies Sing The Blues

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

1979, 2x Vinyl,

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues

The Vocal Group Album - Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 8

Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues

Straighten Up And Fly Right

1977, LP, Comp, Mono, New World Records,

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Don Byas 1945-1946

1977, LP, Comp, Caracol,

Mr Blues Is Coming To Town

The Changing Face Of Harlem Volume Two (An Anthology)

The Roots Of Rock'N Roll

1977, 2x Vinyl,

Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra

Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra Vol. 4 (1938-1948)

1975, LP, Comp, RE, RCA,

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson*

Jamming The Blues

Little David The Goliath (1943-1946)

1974, LP, Comp, Mono, MCA Records, MCA Records

Revival Of Rhythm & Blues

1973, LP, Comp, Ranwood

I Want A Little Girl

12. Internacionalni Festival Jazza "Ljubljana '71"

1972, LP, Album, Suzy

A Funky Day In Paris

Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz

1965, LP, Album, Comp, Decca,

Swing/Dixieland/Vocal

The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 3

1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick,

Cast Your Fate To The Wind, The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

Easy Listening/Pacific

The Exotic Sounds Of ... Arthur Lyman At The Crescendo

Connie Campbell

Wind In The Willow / Lonely Dreams

1962, 7", K. O. Recording Studios, Inc.,

1960, 7", EP, Odeon

Blues By Lonnie Johnson

Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas

Somewhere Down The Line / Home

Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Vocal

Little Willie John

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band

America's Greatest Jazz

Jonny, Dein Mädel Wartet Auf Dich

Hal Singer And His Orch.*

Mr. Movin's Groovin'

1956, 7", Single, Savoy Records

Jo Stafford With Paul Weston (2) And The Norman Luboff Choir* / Jo Stafford With Paul Weston

King Of Paris / Wind In The Willow

Hal Singer And His Orch.*

Hounds Tooth / Crossroads

Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll

Rusty Bryant With The Carolyn Club Band*

Ridin' With Rusty / Hot Fudge

Hal Singer With Orchestra*

Home Town / Easy Living

1953, 10", Savoy Records,

Florence Wright

I Went To Your Wedding / My Blue Heaven

Mr. Sad Head With Billy Ford And His Orchestra

Butcher Boy / Mumbles Blues

Hal Singer And Orchestra*

Indian Love Call / The Frog Hop

Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris And His Orchestra*

Good Morning Mr. Blues / Baby Shame On You

1951, Shellac, 10", Vogue Productions,

Hal Singer Sextette*

Happy Days / Swanee River

1949, Shellac, 10", Promo, Savoy Records

Hal Singer Sextette*

Beef Stew / One For Willie

Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra

Bewildered / Corn Bread

I Feel So Good / Travelin' Shoes

Hal Singer Sextette*

Corn Bread / Plug For Cliff

1948, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records,

Annisteen Allen & Her Home Town Boys

More, More, More / The Blues Done Got Me (And Gone)

1945, Shellac, 10", Queen (5)

Wind In The Willow / Say I Can Count On You

7", Single, Singular (3)

Hal Singer Sextette* / The Beale St. Boys*

Corn Bread / Lights Out

7", Single, Savoy Records

Tribute To Duke Ellington Vol. 2

CD, Album, Jazz Colours, Da Music,

Hal Singer And His Orch.*

Hounds Tooth / Crossroads

7", Savoy Records

Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas

Mainstream - (Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas & Their All-Star Jazz Groups)

Tiny Bradshaw, Wynonie Harris

Kings Of Rhythm & Blues

Popular Favourites No. 12

My Fault / Married Women Blues

Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 3 (30 Stylized Instrumentals, Fast-Paced, Evocative And Lashed With Tension)

2021, CD, Comp, Atomicat Records

A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7: 1950

2021, 4xCDr, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records

Motorvatin' Vol.2 (28 Songs From The Green Book Era)

2019, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records,

Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop

Mighty Instrumental Hits R&B Style

2018, 4xCD, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records

The Birth Of Rhythm & Blues

A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5: 1949

2016, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Rhythm & Blues Records,

A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 4 - 1947-48

2015, 4xCD, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records,

The Return Of Jazz Club (Dancefloor Classics From The Original Jazz Dance DJ)

Disc Jockey Boogie - Boogie Woogie For Dancing - Original Recordings By Original Artists

2013, CD, Comp, CJRO Records,

Swing/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie

Elvis Presley (& The American Music Heritage 1954 - 1958)

2012, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

Jamaica Selects Jump Blues Strictly For You - Jamaican Sound System Classics 1944-1960

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues/Boogie Woogie

Jukebox Favourites: The Best Of Early R&B

2011, 4xCD, Comp, APM Music,

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues

R&B Humdingers Volume Five

2009, CD, Comp, Yama Records (4)

The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52

14 Tracks For A Summer In The City

2008, 14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Boomkat,

Dub/Deep House/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Soul-Jazz/Post Rock/Bongo Flava/Minimal/House/Folk Rock/Downtempo

The R&B Years 1955/ Volume 2

2007, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage,

The Song Before The Song

2007, CD, Comp, Viper (2)

Loud, Fast & Out Of Control : Volume Eight

2007, CD, Comp, R030

Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket: More Roots Of R&B

2006, CD, Comp, Sli, Xtra (2)

Memories Are Made Of This - 250 Original Songs

2006, 10xCD, Comp, Box, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky,

Ballad/Rock & Roll/Schlager/Light Music/Latin Pop

Stompin' At The Savoy

2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Savoy Records, Columbia Music Entertainment

Rhythm 'N' Blues - Boogie Woogie Goodies

2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Documents

Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters

2005, 4xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Documents,

2005, CD, Comp, Jazz & Τζαζ,

The Best Of Rock & Roll

2005, 2xCD, Comp, Disky,

Rhythm N' Blues - Original Recordings

Roots Of Rock 'N Roll

2004, 3xCD, Comp, Disky

Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues

2004, 20xCD, Comp, Ltd, MP, RM + Box, Habana,

Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Piano Blues/Doo Wop/Vocal

Ham Hocks And Cornbread

2004, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,

The Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll, 1946-1954

2004, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Hip-O Records,

Rock & Roll/Jump Blues/Boogie/Doo Wop/Chicago Blues/Country/Gospel

The R&B Years 1950

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage,

Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie/Electric Blues

The R&B Years 1948

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage

It's A Cold Cold Christmas

2004, CD, Comp, Santa Records (3),

Vocal/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Holiday

The R&B Years 1949

2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage,

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues/Rock & Roll

Honkin' The Boogie

2003, CD, Comp, Acrobat

The Big Horn (The History Of Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone)

2003, 4x CD, Box Set,

The R & B Years Volume 2

2002, CDr, Comp, Acrobat,

The Birth Of Rhythm & Blues

2001, 3xCD, Comp, Golden Stars

Les Triomphes Du Blues

2001, Box Set, 20x CD cardboard sleeves,

Chicago Blues/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Harmonica Blues/Jump Blues/Louisiana Blues/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Texas Blues/East Coast Blues

1949 -The R&B Hits

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Indigo Recordings,

Pulp Fusion: Evolution (Original 1970's Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics)

Roots Of Rock N' Roll 1948 Vol.4

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Living The Blues - 1945-1953 Blues Jumpin' & Jivin'

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music,

Jumpin' & Jivin' (A Nostalgic Collection)

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Gallerie,

Boogie Woogie/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues

A Portrait Of The Roots Of Rock & Roll

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Gallerie

1948 -The R&B Hits

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Indigo Recordings,

House Rent Party

Jazz Jive And Jump

Las Vegas Grind Part 3

Rock & Roll/Novelty/Rhythm & Blues

Cool Cats -The Roots Of Acid Jazz

Bossa Nova/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening/Fusion/Soul-Jazz

Quelque Chose De Jazz Act 2

1994, LP, Comp, Yellow Productions,

Soul-Jazz/Samba/Jazzdance/Jazz-Funk/Boogaloo/Funk/Latin Jazz

I Grandi Successi 1959-1960/3

1994, CD, Comp, DeAgostini,

Original ! Blue Funk Vol.5

1992, LP, Comp, Blue Funk Records (2)

Giants Of The Blues And Funk Tenor Sax

1990, 3xCD, Comp, Prestige,

Black Top Blues-A-Rama: A Budget Sampler

The Roots Of Rock 'N Roll - Vol. 1 / The Savoy Sessions

1988, CD, Comp, Savoy Jazz

Riverboat Jazz Festival

1988, Cass, Album, Festival (12),

Ridin' The Riff

1986, LP, Comp, Charly R&B

Black Pop [1] Blow Your Horn

1985, LP, Comp, Mono, Soup Records,

Rock & Roll Collection Vol. 3.

1983, LP, Comp, Blend (5), Blend (5),

Spirituals, Gospel And Blues

1978, LP, Comp, Fonit Cetra,

Rock And Roll Party

Rhythm And Blues - Vol. One

Rhythm And Blues, Volume I

Grande Parade Du Jazz

LP, Comp, Black And Blue

The Story Of Rhythm & Blues Vol. 5

CD, Comp, Digimode Entertainment Ltd.

The JSP Jazz Sessions London 1980-85 Volume 2

2xCD, Comp, JSP Records

Dancing Rock'n Roll'n Jivin' - Vol. 1

Philips Demonstration Disc

Dixieland/Swing/Contemporary Jazz/Pop Rock/Modern/Romantic/Baroque/Opera

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Kidney Stew Is Fine

Phat Jazz - Volume 1

1995, LP, Comp, RM, Unofficial, Phat Grooves

Rare Essence Volume 1

1994, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Rare Essence Records

Jazz A La Carte

LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label,

Rockin' On Acorn-Regent: Blues, R&B, Gospel Volume 1

CD, Comp, Unofficial, Official (6)

Rockin' On Acorn-Regent: Blues, R&B, Gospel Volume 3

CD, Comp, Unofficial, Official (6)