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Jazz bass player, born November 07, 1917 in Brawley, California, USA. Died July 15, 2015 in Newport Beach, CA. He began his recording career in Stan Kenton's orchestra in 1941 and managed the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California.

ALBUMS


Howard Rumsey Presents... Conte Candoli & Lee Morgan
Double Or Nothin'
1992
Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Milt Bernhart, Frank Patchen, Howard Rumsey, Dick Taylor, Vivien Garry
Jam Session Vol. 2
1954, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Max Roach And Stan Levey With Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Drummin' The Blues
1958, ,
Cool Jazz
Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca With Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell
Tenors Head-On
1957
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Formative Years: 1941
1999, CD, Comp, Status, Status, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Stan Kenton, 1941
1978, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Stan Kenton, Vol. 2, 1941
1978, ,
Big Band/Swing
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Sky Liner
1976, LP, Comp, Mono, MCA Records,
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Formative Years
1956, 10", Album, CID (2)
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Concerto For Doghouse (A Setting In Motion) / Reed Rapture
1947, ,
Big Band
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Skyliner / West End Blues
1945
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are / What A Diff'rence A Day Made
1944, Shellac, 10", Decca
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Lamento Gitano (Gypsy Lament) / Concerto For Doghouse (A Setting In Motion)
1942
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Reed Rapture / El Choclo
1942
Art Pepper Quartet
Straight Ahead Jazz Vol. Two
,
Bop/Cool Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Various
LA Jazz Institute Presents The Complete Crazy Sunday At The Lighthouse September 13, 1953
2023, 6xCD, Mono, S/Edition, LA Jazz Institute, ,
Cool Jazz
Lee Morgan
The Complete Live At The Lighthouse
2021, 8x CD UHQCD, Box Set, ,
Post Bop/Soul-Jazz
Dodo Marmarosa
On The Coast / 1945-1947 / 1952
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Uptown Records (2), ,
Bop
Shorty Rogers And The Lighthouse All Stars*
Early Skylark And Tampa EPs
2017
Lennie Niehaus
Complete Fifties Recordings
2016, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Phono (4), ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Live In The Solo Spotlight
2014, CD, Lighthouse Records (4), ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
West Coast Jazz
2014, 10x CD, Box Set, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Charlie Barnet
The Charlie Barnet Collection 1935-47
2014, 2x CDr, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Instruments
2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,
Zoot Sims
Lover Man - Zoot Sims On The West Coast
2013, CD, Album, Mono, SSJ
Stan Getz
Scrapple From The Apple - Live At The Lighthouse 1952
2013, CD, Album, Ltd, RE, SSJ
Miles Davis
Live Recordings 1948-1957
2011, 13xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, United Archives, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Miles Davis
The Evolution Of An Artist
2011, 2xCD, Comp, BHM Productions, ,
Bop/Big Band
Zoot Sims With Lighthouse Allstars*
Zoot Sims With Lighthouse Allstars 1954
2009, CD, Album, Mono, Art Union, Interplay Records, Absord Music Japan
The Lighthouse All Stars*
Live At The Lighthouse
2007, CD, Album, RM, Hindsight Records (2), Hindsight Records (2), ,
Cool Jazz
Stan Getz And The Lighthouse All-Stars*
Live
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings
Miles Davis
The Complete Live Recordings 1948-1955
2006, 10xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, RM, United Archives, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Jazz On The West Coast - The Lighthouse
2006, DVD-V + Box, RoseKing Productions
Bill Perkins, Art Pepper & Richie Kamuca
Just Friends
2006
Shorty Rogers
Creative West Coast Swing
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Quadromania
Stan Kenton
Swing House
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Quadromania, ,
Big Band/Swing/Contemporary Jazz
Stan Kenton
The Progressive Years 1941-1947
2005, CD, Comp, Jazz Legends, ,
Swing/Big Band
Chet Baker
The Early Years
2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2)
Conte Candoli & Max Roach
Jazz Structures
2005, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz
Various
Trombone
2004, CD, Comp, Warner Jazz, Warner Jazz Les Incontournables,
Shorty Rogers
The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud
2004, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
Various
The President's Men (Lester Young's Disciples)
2003, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Bop/Swing
Chet Baker & Miles Davis With The Lighthouse All-Stars*
The Complete Performances With The Lighthouse All-Stars
2003, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Stan Kenton
Reed Rapture - The Complete MacGregor Transcriptions Vol. 3 1941-1943
2003, CD, RE, Naxos Jazz Legends
Stan Kenton
Etude For Saxophones 1941-1942 (The Complete MacGregor Transcriptions Vol. 2)
2001, CD, RE, Naxos Jazz Legends,
Tommy Peltier's Jazz Corps*
Live At The Lighthouse 1963-1967 Vol.II
2001, CD, Album, Cadence Jazz Records
Miles Davis
75th Birthday Celebration
2001, ,
Hard Bop/Modal
Stan Kenton
Artistry In Rhythm
2000, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Proper Records (2)
Charlie Barnet
Leapin' At The Lincoln
2000, CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Stan Kenton
The Stan Kenton Story
2000
Various
Contemporary Story
1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, Fantasy, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Tommy Peltier's Jazz Corps*
Live At The Lighthouse 1963-67
1999, CD, Album, Cadence Jazz Records
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra*
Drop Me Off In Harlem
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, Club, RE, RM, Jazz Heritage
Charlie Barnet
Mad Mab
1997, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Documents,
Charlie Barnet
Leapin' At The Lincoln
1997,
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Mexican Passport
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Contemporary Records, ,
Latin Jazz/Mambo/Cool Jazz
Charlie Barnet
An Introduction To Charlie Barnet: His Best Recordings 1935-1944
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Best Of Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Hampton Hawes
The Hamp Hawes Trio
1996, LP, Mono, RE, Norma, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Art Pepper
Live At The Lighthouse '53
1996
Jimmy Giuffre
The Complete 1947-1953 Small Group Sessions Volume 2 (1953)
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Moon (4)
Gabe Baltazar Quartet*
Birdology
1994, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Hard Bop
Various
Christmas Songs
1993, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Vocal/Holiday
Dodo Marmarosa, Lorraine Geller
West Coast Piano Touch
1992, LP, Album, Mono, RM, Vantage Records (2), ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra*
Drop Me Off In Harlem
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Joe Gordon & Scott LaFaro
West Coast Days
1992
Stan Kenton
50th Anniversary Celebration - Back To Balboa
1991, Box + 5xCD, Comp, MAMA Foundation
Stan Getz
The Lighthouse Sessions Vol. 1
1991
Art Pepper
Early Days Vol. 1
1991
Various · Shorty Rogers · Don Fagerquist · Art Pepper · Jimmy Giuffre · Bud Shank · Lighthouse All Stars*
West Coast Jazz
1990, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
The RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Revue
1987, Cassette, ,
Big Band/Rhythm & Blues
Barney Kessel
The Artistry Of Barney Kessel
1986,
Various
Archives Of Jazz Vol 6
1985,
Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars*
Witch Doctor
1985
Miles Davis And The Lighthouse All-Stars*
At Last!
1985, ,
Bop
Shorty Rogers And His Giants
Shorty Rogers And His Giants Vol 2 "The Rarest"
1983, LP, Comp, RE, RCA
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Shorty Rogers & Art Pepper
Popo
1980, ,
Cool Jazz
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet In Disco Order Vol. 17
1978, LP, Album, Ajax
Stan Kenton
Rendezvous Ballroom 1941, Volume Two
1978, LP, Mark56 Records
Charlie Barnet
Radio Discs Of Charlie Barnet 1944
1976, LP, Album, Joyce, ,
Big Band
Charlie Barnet
Film Tracks Of Charlie Barnet
1975, LP, Album, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing/Soundtrack
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra Featuring Kay Starr
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra Featuring Kay Starr
1975, LP, Comp, MCA Records, MCA Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Encyclopedia Of Jazz On Records - Vol. 3 The Forties / Vol. 4 The Fifties
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Swing
Various
Singin' The Blues
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Stan Kenton
Balboa / Summer 1941
1972
The Jazz Crusaders*
Lighthouse '68
1968, ,
Soul-Jazz
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 3
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Feelin' Kinda Blues
1965, 7", EP, Pacific Jazz
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Feelin' Kinda Blues
1965, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band
Various
Die Entwicklung Des Jazz I: Vom Spiritual Zum Modern Jazz
1965, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Jazz Structures
1962
Stan Kenton
The Kenton Era Part 1: Balboa Bandwagon
1958, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Capitol Records
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Star Big Band*
Jazz Rolls Royce
1958
Various
Escapade Reviews The Jazz Scene
1957, LP, Album, Liberty
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Vol. 7
1957, 7", EP, Contemporary Records
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Vol. 6
1957, 7", EP, Mono, Tri, Contemporary Records
Shorty Rogers And The Lighthouse All Stars*
Shorty Rogers And The Lighthouse All Stars
1957
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Host Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen
Double Or Nothin'
1957
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Music For Lighthousekeeping
1957
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
In The Solo Spotlight!*
1957, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Vol. 3
1956, 7", EP, Mono, Contemporary Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars ✳ Barney Kessel ✳ Hampton Hawes' Trio* With Shelly Manne
Lighthouse At Laguna
1956, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Stan Kenton
The Formative Years
1956
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Volume 4
1956,
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
1955, 7", EP, Red, Contemporary Records, Contemporary Records
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Who's Sleepy / Mad At The World
1955,
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Vol. 6
1955
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Bud / Coop
1954, 7", EP, Single, Contemporary Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Vol. 5: In The Solo Spotlight
1954, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Volume 4
1954
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 2
1953, 7", EP, Red, Contemporary Records,
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 2
1953, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 1
1953, ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Luau / The Duke You Say!
1953,
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Volume 6
1953, ,
Cool Jazz
Boots Brown And His Blockbusters
Breakfast Ball / Blue Fairy Boogie
1953
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
1953, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Volume One
1953
Lighthouse All Stars*
You Know I’m In Love With You / Desire
1952, Shellac, 10", Skylark Records (2), ,
Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Big Girl / Swing Shift
1952, ,
Bop
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Out Of Somewhere / Viva Zapata!
1952, ,
Bop
Lighthouse All Stars*
Big Boy
1952
Stanley Kenton And His Orchestra*
Adios / Taboo
1941
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
On The Air - 1957
CD, Lighthouse Records (4), ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Oboe / Flute - Volume 4
7", EP, Contemporary Records, ,
Cool Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre
The Small Group Sessions 1947-1953
3x CD Digipack, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
The Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Various
An Odyssey Of Immortal Jazz Performances
,
Bop
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Mambo Los Feliz / Witch Doctor
Various
They All Played Big Band Boogie
,
Big Band
Various
West Coast: California Jazz Jasmine / The Best Of West Coast Jazz / West Coast A Nice Day
2008, 3xCD, CD-, Dreyfus Jazz, Dreyfus Jazz, Dreyfus Jazz, Dreyfus Jazz,
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
West Coast - A Nice Day
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Dreyfus Jazz
Various
Noon Jazz
2005, CD, Comp, Dreyfus Jazz
Various
Les Trésors Du Jazz 1954
2005, 10xCD, Comp, Box, Le Chant Du Monde,