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Count Basie Orchestra Ralph Sharon And His Orchestra The Ralph Sharon Trio The Ralph Sharon Singers Ralph Sharon Quartet And Friend Ralph Sharon Quartet Ralph Sharon's Group Sue & Ralph Sharon Johnny Dankworth's Cool Britons Ralph Sharon Sextet Esquire Five The Ralph Sharon Group Keith Bird And The Esquire Six

English Jazz pianist naturalized American.
Emigrated to the US in 1953, he obtained citizenship a few years later.
Best know for collaborating with Tony Bennett for over 40 years.

Born on September 17, 1923 in London, England.
Died on March 31, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

ALBA

The Ralph Sharon Trio*

Thinking Man's Music

Modern Innovations On Country & Western Themes

Just Because / Seasons Of My Heart

The Waltz Of The Angels / The Night Prowler

George Gershwin, Mel Tormé, Frances Faye With Betty Roche*, George Kirby, Johnny Hartman, Sallie Blair, Frank Rosolino, Loulie Jean Norman, Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*, Russ Garcia* Conducting The Studio Orchestra, The Australian Jazz Quintet, The Pat Moran Group*, The Stan Levey Group And Maynard Ferguson, Cat Anderson, Howard McGhee, Herbie Mann, Paul Gonsalves, Ralph Sharon, Johnny Hodges

George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess

1962, Vinyl Gatefold,

Love Is Here To Stay / Lullaby Of The Leaves

1953, 7", London Records

Ralph Sharon Sextet*

Love Walked In / Room Five Hundred And Four

1953, Shellac, 10", Lyragon,

Selections From Spring Fever Volume One

Selection From Autumn Leaves

Slightly Oliver / A Bachelor Gay

1951, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3),

Harry Parry (Leader)* ; Reg Dare ; Dave Wilkins ; Woolf Phillips ; Ralph Sharon ; Jack Fallon ; Norman Burns (5) ; Pete Chilver

Who's Sorry Now

1947, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Autumn Leaves And Spring Fever

LP, Comp, London Records

Ralph Sharon Sextet / Ralph Sharon

Heart And Soul / You Are My Lucky Star

Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / Foggy Day

7", London Records

Lullaby Of The Leaves / Love Is Here To Stay

10", Promo, London Records

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / Foggy Day

Shellac, 10", Promo, London Records

Chris Connor Featuring Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson*, Ralph Sharon, Herbie Mann, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson, Milt Hinton

Garden In The Rain

The Beat Of My Heart

Les Moulins De Son Cœur

2018, 20xCD, Comp + Box, Decca,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Chanson

2013, 15xCD, Comp + Box, EmArcy,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Chanson

Ralph Sharon Quartet

Plays The Ralph Blane Songbook

2001, CD, Album, DRG Records,

The Ralph Sharon Trio

The Magic Of George Gershwin

The Ralph Sharon Trio

Plays The Harry Warren Songbook

1997, CD, Album, DRG Records Incorporated, DRG Records,

The Ralph Sharon Trio

Portrait Of Harold

1996, CD, Album, DRG Records

The Ralph Sharon Trio

Music For The Late Hours: The Tony Bennett Song Book

Sue & Ralph Sharon

The Ralph Sharon Trio

Ralph Sharon Trio

Ralph Sharon Sextet

Burman's Bauble / Boptical Illusion

1950, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

Ralph Sharon Sextet

I've Got You Under My Skin / There's A Small Hotel

1950, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

Keith Bird And The Esquire Six

Tom's Tea Party / Revol

1949, Shellac, 10", Esquire

Keith Bird And The Esquire Six

How High The Moon / Esquire Blues

Shellac, 10", Esquire

Ralph Sharon Sextet

Two Sleepy People / Stalking The Stork

Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

KOMPILACE +

Songs Of A Woman In Love · Her Complete Recordings 1955-1962

2021, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records,

Soft Bodies, Hard Rock.

Nina Simone, Chris Connor, Carmen McRae

Nina Simone And Her Friends An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm

Gospel/Easy Listening/Soul-Jazz

The Clingers 1967 - 1971

2018, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Area251 Records, Area251 Records

Frank Sinatra / Count Basie

Melody Maker All Stars*

Waxing The Winners 1951-52-53

2016, CD, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM, Solid Records (6)

The All Star Sextet With Alan Dean

My Baby Likes To Bebop

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Deluxe Edition

The Complete Bethlehem Sessions

2015, CD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics

I Grandi Artisti Di Umbria Jazz (Tributo Per Il 40° Anniversario)

Original Album Series

2014, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM , Parlophone,

Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas,1964

Bennett* / Brubeck*

The White House Sessions, Live 1962

Tony Bennett / Count Basie

The Complete Recordings (In Person - Basie / Bennett)

Live At Montreux 2004

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad

The Classic Christmas Album

Live At The Oasis: Five Points Groove

2009, 2xCD, Album, Jazz89 KUVO FM,

Come Out Swinging

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment

More American Songbook

2007, CD, Comp, Columbia,

2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2),

Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1

Through The Years

2006, CD, Comp, Hear Music, RPM Records (7)

Music For Lovers

2006, CD, Comp, Blue Note,

Soul-Jazz/Vocal

2006, Comp + CD, Comp, RE + CD, Comp, RE + CD, Album, RE, Timeless Media Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group,

Easy Listening/Vocal

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

The Platinum Anthology

2005, CD, Comp, Sli, Master Classics,

Count Basie & Friends 100th Birthday Bash

Bop-In' Britain Volume 1 - The Learning Curve

2003, CD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records,

Blue Breath (Cool Music & Jazzy)

2002, CD, Comp, Sony Records Int'l,

Fusion/Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Free Jazz/Gypsy Jazz/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Easy Listening

Vocal/Easy Listening/Swing

The Essential Tony Bennett

Voices Of The Century

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Telstar TV, BBC, BMG TV Projects,

2001, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records

Charlotte Church, Tony Bennett, Placido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Ralph Sharon Quartett*, Alan Pasqua, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen, Wiener Symphoniker, Steven Mercurio

Christmas In Vienna VII

Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues

Boppin' At Esquire

2000, CD, Comp, RM, Indigo Recordings Ltd., Indigo Recordings Ltd., Indigo Recordings Ltd.,

Songs For Any Taste

The Century In Sound (A Millennium CD)

1999, CD, Comp, British Library, National Sound Archive,

Speech/Spoken Word/Dialogue/Interview/Political/Public Broadcast/Field Recording/Classical/Folk

A Special Evening With Tony Bennett

1999, DVD-V, Mono, NTSC, Image Entertainment

Sings Ellington Hot & Cool

Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Swing

Tony Bennett's New York

Blue Box2 (The Finest In Jazz Vocalists)

1998, 4xCD, Comp, Sli, Blue Note, EMI Music Canada,

Ted Heath And His Music

Listen To My Music Vol.2

1998, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3),

Ted Heath And His Music

Listen To My Music

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3),

The Mel Tormé Collection 1944 - 1985

1996, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Rhino Records (2),

Bop/Easy Listening/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Ballad

The Ralph Sharon Trio With Special Guest Gerry Mulligan

Swings The Sammy Cahn Songbook

1995, CD, Album, DRG Records

Here's To The Ladies

Vocal/Big Band/Swing/Ballad

It's Now Or Never: The Tribute To Elvis

Pop Rock/Country/Country Rock/Vocal

Mel Tormé And Frances Faye With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra And Russ Garcia And His Orchestra*

The Complete George Gershwin Porgy And Bess

A Jazz Date With Chris Connor / Chris Craft

Bop/Vocal/Ballad

Ralph Sharon Trio*

The Magic Of Jerome Kern

Perfectly Frank

From This Moment On - The Songs Of Cole Porter

1992, 4x CD, Box Set,

Swing/Easy Listening

Ralph Sharon Trio*

The Magic Of Irving Berlin

Blue Vocals Vol. 1

Cool Jazz/Big Band/Swing

Bebop In Britain

1991, Box, Comp + 4xCD, Esquire,

Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett

1991, 4x CD, Box Set,

Vocal/Easy Listening

Ralph Sharon Trio*

The Magic Of Richard Rodgers

A Jazzy Wonderland

Smooth Jazz/Vocal/Gospel/Holiday

Ralph Sharon Trio*

The Magic Of Cole Porter

Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist

1987, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Melody Maker All Stars*

Waxing The Winners 1951-52-53

1986, LP, Comp, RM, Esquire,

The Art Of Excellence

Out Of This World

1984, LP, Comp, Affinity,

Live At The Crescendo

Count Basie And His Orchestra*, Tony Bennett

Count Basie Swings And Tony Bennett Sings

Tony Bennett Sings

Great Scott! Ronnie Scott Studio Recordings Volume 1

The Finest Of Chris Connor

The BBC Presents British Jazz Vol. 2

1972, LP, Comp, Mono, BBC Records,

Count Basie , Band Leader Tony Bennett , Vocals Sarah Vaughan , Vocals Billy Eckstine

The Count Basie Vocal Years

1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

I Wish You Love

Just One Of Those Things

A Time For Love

Tony's Greatest Hits Vol. III

1965, 7", Jukebox, Columbia

Tony's Greatest Hits, Volume III

Easy Listening/Vocal

If I Ruled The World - Songs For The Jet Set

The Many Moods Of Tony

Vocal/Easy Listening

Tony Bennett With The Ralph Sharon Trio

When Lights Are Low

Who Can I Turn To

The Moment Of Truth

I Wanna Be Around

1963, 7", Jukebox, Columbia

I Wanna Be Around

Tony Bennett With Ralph Sharon And His Orchestra

At Carnegie Hall Part I Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall June 9th 1962

Big Band/Easy Listening

Tony Bennett With Ralph Sharon And His Orchestra

At Carnegie Hall Recorded Live June 9 1962

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Sings For Two

The Headliners (5th Anniversary)

Big Band/Vocal/Country

Chris Connor Meets J And Kai

1959, 7", EP, Parlophone

It's So Peaceful In The Country / Being True To One Another

Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe

Soul-Jazz/Big Band

Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three

1958, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Bethlehem Records, Bethlehem Records,

A Jazz Date With Chris Connor

A Jazz Date With Chris Connor

Cool Jazz/Vocal

Tony Bennett With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra*

Long Ago And Far Away

The Ralph Sharon Sextet*

Around The World In Jazz

Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song

1956, 7", EP, Bethlehem Records

1956, 7", EP, Mono, Bethlehem Records

Bethlehem's Best

1956, 3x Vinyl,

Swing/Cool Jazz/Vocal

Songs Of A Woman In Love

Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal

Songs From The Heart

1955, 7", EP, Mono, Bethlehem Records,

Cool Jazz/Post Bop

Cool Jazz/Post Bop

Ralph Sharon's All-Star Sextet

The Melody Maker All Stars

1952 Poll Winners

Ralph Sharon Trio* / Ralph Sharon Sextet

Don's Dilemma / Someone To Watch Over Me

1951, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

The Swinging Swedes* / The Cool Britons

New Sounds From The Old World

1951, 10", Mono, Blue Note, Blue Note

Ralph Sharon Trio* / Ralph Sharon Sextet

Skylark / I Get A Kick Out Of You

1951, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (3)

Melody Maker All Stars*

Brand's Essence / Marshall's Plan

The All Star Sextet

Fallonology / Jack Fiddles While Norman Burns

1950, Shellac, 10", Esquire

Alan Dean (2) With The All Star Sextet

My Baby Likes To Be-Bop / Disc Jockey Jump

1949, Shellac, 10", Esquire

The Esquire Five*

Lady Be Good / What Is This Thing Called Love

1948, Shellac, 12", Esquire,

The All Star Sextet

First Gear / Confirmation

1948, Shellac, 10", Esquire

The Esquire Five*

Boppin' At Esquire / Idabop

The All Star Sextet

Galaxy (Theme) / I Can't Get Started

Ted Heath And His Music

2xLP, Album, Comp, Decca,

Conte Candoli & Lou Levy / Chris Connor

West Coast Wailers / Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe

CD, Comp, RE, Collectables, Collectables,

Vocal/Ballad/Cool Jazz

7", EP, Parlophone

Jack Parnell And His Quartet*

Soft Noodles / Just You, Just Me

Shellac, 10", Decca

Melody Maker All Stars*

Up The Poll / Leap Year

Tony Bennett's All-Time Greatest Hits

Vocal/Ballad/Swing/Big Band

So Much, So Quickly: British Modern Jazz Pianists 1948-62

2018, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music,

Fly Me To The Moon

2018, 4xCD, Comp, Rhino Records (2)

History Records - From The Korean War To Elisabeth II 1950-53

2013, 100xFile, MP3, Comp, RM, History-Records

Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck

The White House Sessions, Live 1962

A Lifetime Of Romance

2005, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom, Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Bethlehem Nonstop 80 Trax

2000, CD, Mono, Mixed, Bethlehem Records

Smithsonian Collection of Recordings - American Songbook Series: E.Y. Harburg

1994, CD, Comp, Mono, The Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

American Songbook Series: Dorothy Fields

Bethlehem's Finest Volume 2

1976, LP, Comp, Bethlehem Records

Argo Free Sampler EP

1958, 7", EP, Comp, Smplr, Argo (6),

Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews

My Fair Lady (The Original London & Broadway Casts Recordings)

Bennett* / Brubeck*

The White House Sessions, Live 1962

Live At Montreux 2004

2012, 2x DVD Digipak,

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad

In Concert (I Left My Heart In San Francisco)