Count Basie Orchestra Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Lionel Hampton And His Septet The Ralph Sutton Quartet Charlie Mariano Sextet Jack Sheedy's Jazz Band Nick Esposito Boptette Vernon Alley Quartet Snookum Russell And His Orchestra
American jazz bassist (double bass and electric bass guitar), born May 26, 1915 in Winnemucca, NV.
Alley performed and recorded with Lionel Hampton 1940-1942 and Count Basie 1942-1943. After World War II settled in San Francisco, leading bands and acted as host of radio and TV programs. He also recorded with Jack Sheedy 1949, Nick Esposito 1949, Flip Phillips 1952, Charlie Mariano 1953, Jimmy Witherspoon 1959, and Ralph Sutton 1959.
ALBUMS
Chris Ibanez* And Vernon Alley
An Evening At The Villa Roma
LP, Album, Not On Label
Jimmy Witherspoon, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Mel Lewis, Woody Herman, Vernon Alley
En El Festival De Monterrey 1959
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
1942-1944
1995, CD, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1992, CD, 
,
, Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
1991, CD,
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Leapin' With Lionel
1983, 
,
, Swing/Big Band
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Steppin Out (1942-1945)
1970, Vinyl, 
,
, Swing
The Ralph Sutton Quartet
Jazz At The Olympics
1960, LP, Album, Omega Records (13), Omega Disk
The Ralph Sutton Quartet
Jazz At The Olympics
1959
Charlie Mariano Sextet
Charlie Mariano Sextet
1953
Nick Esposito Boptette
Spring Fever / Fine And Dandy
1949, Shellac, 10", 4 Star Records
Snookum Russell And His Orchestra
(Be-Bop) That's The Kick I'm On / I'm A Shy Guy
1946, Shellac, 10", Trilon
Count Basie Orchestra
Let's Jump
LP, Album, Comp, Golden Era Records (2), 
APPEARANCES +
Charlie Mariano
Boppin' In Boston 1947-1953
2024, 2xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, 
,
, Bop
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella At The Shrine
2018
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella At Zardi's
2017
Jimmy Witherspoon Featuring Robben Ford
Live At The 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival
2008
Lionel Hampton
The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941
2007, 5xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Swing
Various
Boogie Woogie And Blues Piano
2007, Box, Comp, Ltd + 3xCD, Comp, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Boogie Woogie
Saunders King
The Chronological Saunders King 1948-1954
2005, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Count Basie
The Count Basie Story
2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2)
Various
Classic Jazz: The Forties
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Flip Phillips
Keep On Flippin' (Vol. III 1952)
2001, CD, Comp, Enh, RE, Ocium, ,
, Swing/Bop
Various
The Jazz Scene: San Francisco
2001, CD, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Lionel Hampton
The Lionel Hampton Story
2000, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Lionel Hampton
Flying Home
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Marshall Cavendish, Marshall Cavendish, ,
, Swing
Various
Violon Jazz 1927 - 1944
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
, Swing
Various
Electric Guitar Story
1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas
Various
Roots Of Rhythm & Blues 1939-1945
1996
Lionel Hampton
New York Chicago Hollywood Los Angeles 1930 - 1944
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
, Swing
Flip Phillips
Flip Wails: The Best Of The Verve Years
1994, CD,
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra
Swinging With Flip
1994, Vinyl, 
,
, Bop/Swing
Various
The Masters Of Jazz
1992, Box, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mono + CD, Comp, , LaserLight Digital
Count Basie
Count Basie
1992, CD, Comp, It's Music
Jimmy Witherspoon
Ain't Nobody's Business
1992, Cass, Comp, Editions Atlas,
Jimmy Witherspoon
Rockin' With Spoon
1992
Jimmy Witherspoon
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
1992
Lionel Hampton
Small Groups - Vol. 4: 1940
1991, CD, Comp, Music Memoria
Count Basie
The V-Discs Volume 2
1990, CD, 
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Swing
The Nat Pierce-Dick Collins Nonet / The Charlie Mariano Sextet*
The Nat Pierce-Dick Collins Nonet / The Charlie Mariano Sextet
1984
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
L'Era Dello Swing
1982, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz, 
,
, Swing/Big Band
Lionel Hampton
Masters Of Jazz Vol. 8
1978, 2x Vinyl Mono, ,
, Swing
Lionel Hampton
The Complete Lionel Hampton 1937-1941
1975, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
Time For Jazz Again
1974, LP, Comp, Club, MCA Records, ,
, 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
Lionel Hampton
The Last But Not The Least (Volume 6) (1937-1941)
1973, LP, Comp, RE, RCA, RCA
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton's Best Records (1940-1941) Volume 4
1972, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, RCA
Jimmy Witherspoon
The 'Spoon Concerts
1972
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 3
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
The Golden Swing Years Vol. 2
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Brunswick, Brunswick
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Witherspoon
At The Monterey Jazz Festival
1961
Jimmy Witherspoon
At The Monterey Jazz Festival
1961
Lionel Hampton
Open House
1959, 7", EP, RCA
Lionel Hampton And Orchestra*
Open House
1959, Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Jimmy Witherspoon
At The Monterey Jazz Festival
1959
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
1957, Vinyl,
Lionel Hampton's All Star Groups*
Lionel Hampton's All Star Groups
1956, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Roc, Jazztone (2), Jazztone (2), ,
, Swing
Lionel Hampton Et Son Orchestre*
Boogie Woogie Avec
1950, Vinyl,
Jack Sheedy's Dixieland Jazz*
Down In Jungletown / Gambler's Blues
1949, Shellac, 10", Coronet (5)
Lionel Hampton And His Sextet
Bouncing At The Beacon / Chasin' With Chase
1947
Lionel Hampton And Orchestra* / Lionel Hampton And His Sextette*
A Ghost Of A Chance / Altitude
1946, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Lionel Hampton And His Sextette*
Altitude / I Nearly Lost My Mind
1941, Shellac, 10", Victor
Lionel Hampton And Orch.* / Lionel Hampton And Orchestra*
Smart Aleck / Lost Love
1941, Shellac, 10", Victor
Lionel Hampton And His Sextet
Now That You're Mine / Chasin' With Chase
1941
Lionel Hampton And His Sextet
Three-Quarter Boogie / Give Me Some Skin
1941
Lionel Hampton & His Sextette*
Fiddle Dee Dee / Bouncing At The Beacon
1941, Shellac, ,
, Swing
Lionel Hampton
Volume 1 - March 2, 1942 - October 16, 1944
LP, Comp, Ajazz Records, ,
, Big Band
Jack Sheedy's Dixieland Jazz*
Tiger Rag / Lady Maud's Dream
10", Coronet (5)
Lionel Hampton And His Sextet / Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Three-Quarter Boogie / Pig Foot Sonata
Lionel Hampton
More Hampton's Stuff Volume 5
Count Basie
Count Basie & Lester
Stuff Smith
1937-1942 The Complete Tenor Sax Septets
2006, CD, Comp, AB Fable