American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, born January 3, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, died July 12, 1993 in New York City, New York.
Jenkins played with Charles Mingus, Jackie McLean, Paul Quinichette, Clifford Jordan, Donald Byrd, Wilbur Ware, Teddy Charles, Hank Mobley, Sahib Shihab and others. By 1965 he had ceased to work as a musician.
ALBUMS
John Jenkins
Young Jenkins: 1957 Quintet Sessions
2017, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Johnny Griffin And Wilbur Ware Featuring Junior Mance & John Jenkins
The Chicago Sound
2009, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
John Jenkins (2) / Clifford Jordan / Bobby Timmons
Cliff's Edge / Princess
1960, 7", EP, Metronome
John Jenkins (2) / Clifford Jordan / Bobby Timmons
Jenkins, Jordan And Timmons
1960, 
,
, Hard Bop
Teddy Charles - Idrees Sulieman - John Jenkins (2) - Mal Waldron
Coolin'
1959, Vinyl, ,
, Hard Bop
Jackie McLean / John Jenkins
Alto Madness
1958, 7", Mono, Metronome Records (6), 
,
, Bop/Hard Bop
John Jenkins
Jazz Eyes
1957, ,
, Hard Bop/Bop
Jackie McLean / John Jenkins
Alto Madness
1957
John Jenkins (2) / Kenny Burrell
John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell
1957, ,
, Hard Bop
Phil Woods / Gene Quill / Jackie McLean / John Jenkins (2) / Hal McKusick
Bird Feathers
1957, ,
, Bop
Hank Mobley Sextet
Easy To Love / Time After Time
1957, 7", Single, Mono, Blue Note
Hank Mobley Sextet
Hank
1957
APPEARANCES +
Clifford Jordan
Four Classic Albums
2019, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Jazz, 
,
, Hard Bop
Bobby Timmons
The Riverside Albums Collection
2018, 4xCD, Comp, Enlightenment (3)
Teddy Charles
Seven Classic Albums
2016, 4xCD, Comp, Real Gone Music Company, ,
, Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
Jazz 100年 20 リメンバー～忘れがたき「B級」ジャズメン
2014, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music, 
Clifford Jordan
Seven Classic Albums
2013, ,
, Hard Bop
Otis Redding
Lonely & Blue - The Deepest Soul Of Otis Redding
2013
Hank Mobley
Eight Classic Albums
2011, ,
, Hard Bop
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things
Proliferation
2008, CD, Album, 482 Music, ,
, Hard Bop/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Sahib Shihab
Jazz Sahib - Complete Sextets Sessions 1956 - 1957
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, 
Jackie McLean
Complete 1955-1957 Jackie McLean Quartet Quintet Sextet Sessions
2007, Box, Sli + 6xCD, Comp, Jazz Connections, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Various
The Rich Records Story / Music City, Motor City & The Big Easy
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Blue Label (3)
Yoshiaki Okayasu
No Regrets
2007, CD, Album, M & I
Jackie McLean
Prestige Profiles
2006
Otis Redding
Stax Profiles
2006, CD, 
,
, Soul
Donald Byrd
Timeless
2002, ,
, Hard Bop/Bop
Hank Mobley
The Blue Note Years
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, Pap, Blue Note, Blue Note
Hank Mobley
The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions
1998, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
, Hard Bop
The Clifford Jordan Big Band
Play What You Feel
1997
Various
The Riverside Story
1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, 
,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Cole Porter
Blue Porter: Blue Note Plays The Music Of Cole Porter
1991, CD,
Hank Mobley
The Blue Note Years
1988, CD, Comp, Blue Note
Sahib Shihab
All-Star Sextets
1980, 2xLP, Comp, Savoy Records
Albert Finney
Albert Finney's Album
1977, ,
, Folk/Ballad
Jackie Mclean
Alto Madness
1965
Cornell Blakely
I Want My Share
1963
Johnny Griffin
The Congregation
1958, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin
The Chicago Sound
1958, ,
, Hard Bop
Paul Quinichette
On The Sunny Side
1957
Sahib Shihab / Herbie Mann
The Jazz We Heard Last Summer
1957,
Cliff Jordan*
Cliff Jordan
1957, ,
, Hard Bop
Woody Herman & His Orchestra* / Bob Crosby's Bob Cats*
Twin City Blues / Coquette
, Big Band/Swing
Various
Blue Notes - The Essence Of Modern Jazz
10x CD, Box Set, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Various
Blue Note Best Jazz Collection 62 Sax Special
2014, CD, Comp, Blue Note, DeAgostini
Sun Ra
The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol.1
2011, 14xCD, Comp + Box, Transparency, ,
, Doo Wop/Big Band/Rhythm & Blues/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Best Blue Note 100 Volume 2
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note,
Various
Feber: Mats Olsson - Jazz
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Amigo
Various
The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 3: The All-Star Jam Sessions
2002, 
Various
The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 2: Battles Of The Saxes
2000, CD, Comp, Prestige,
Various
Spacy Soul On Savoy, Vol. 3
1996, CD, Comp, Mono, Savoy Jazz