Great jazz drummer (he also played harmonica in some records), Donald Bailey (known as Donald ´Duck´ Bailey) was born Donald Orland Bailey Sr on March 26th, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, from a musical family (both his father and brother were players and bassist Victor Bailey is Donald´s nephew).
Donald Bailey played with many great jazz acts. His most lengthy period was backing organist Jimmy Smith, from 1956 to 1964.
Donald Bailey passed away on October 15th, 2013 in Montclair, California, USA. He was 80. These are some of the lineups I know with him:
JIMMY SMITH GROUP
This was the Jimmy Smith Trio in August 1956:
JIMMY SMITH GROUP #? |
1956 |
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Jimmy Smith † keyboards | Thornel Schwartz guitar | Donald Bailey † drums |
JOHN COLTRANE GROUP
This was the John Coltrane Group in June 1963:
JOHN COLTRANE GROUP #? |
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John Coltrane † sax | Jimmy Garrison bass | McCoy Tyner keyboards | Donald Bailey † drums |
RENE THOMAS GROUP
Rene Thomas played a jazz festival backed by great organist Jimmy Smith and his then-usual drummer, Donald Bailey:
RENE THOMAS GROUP #? |
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Rene Thomas guitar | Jimmy Smith † keyboards | Donald Bailey † drums |
THE THREE SOUNDS
This was the original lineup of The Three Sounds:
THE THREE SOUNDS #1 |
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Andy Simpkins † bass | Gene Harris † keyboards | Donald Bailey † drums |
ESTHER PHILLIPS BAND
This was the personnel for the Esther Phillips Band that recorded the live album Burnin´ - Live At Freddie Jett´s Pied Piper, LA, produced by King Curtis:
ESTHER PHILLIPS BAND #? |
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Esther Phillips † vocals | Cornell Dupree † guitar | Chuck Rainey bass | Ike Isaacs bass | Richard Tee † keyboards | Paul Griffin † keyboards |
Jack Wilson keyboards | Joe Newman † trumpet | Joe Gentle flute | King Curtis † sax | Donald Bailey † drums |
RED HOLLOWAY GROUP
This was the Red Holloway Group in July 1973:
RED HOLLOWAY GROUP #? |
1973 |
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Red Holloway † sax | Art Hillery † keyboards | Donald Bailey † drums |
CARMEN MCRAE GROUP
This was the Carmen McRae Group in July 1982
   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
   SOME SESSIONS:
CARMEN MCRAE GROUP #? |
1986 |
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Carmen McRae † vocals | John Leftwich bass | Marshall Otwell keyboards | Donald Bailey † drums |
   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
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Donald Bailey Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Bebop & Beyond |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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John Coltrane Group |   |  
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Red Holloway Group |   |  
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Carmen McRae Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gerry Mulligan Group |   |  
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Esther Phillips Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Smith Group |   | 18 RECORDINGS:
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Rene Thomas Group |   |  
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The Three Sounds |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   SOME SESSIONS:
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Roy Ayers Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Angelo Badalamenti Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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George Braith Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Pete Christlieb Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Larry Flahive Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Hampton Hawes Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Emiko Kai Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Richie Kamuca Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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George Kawaguchi Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Irene Kral Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Harold Land Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Little Janice |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Charles McPherson Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Junko Mine Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mark Murphy Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sonny Rollins Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Rowles Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Stacy Rowles Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Thornel Schwartz Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bud Shank Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Isao Suzuki Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Gino Vannelli Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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VVAA |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Jack Wilson Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 1
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Donald Bailey mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Jimmy Smith (19)
Jimmy Rowles (7)
Quentin Warren (7)
Kenny Burrell (6)
Eddie McFadden (5)
Andy Simpkins (5)
Monty Budwig (4)
Alfred Lion (4)
Stanley Turrentine (4)
Buster Williams (4)
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