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Friday 28 November 2014

Buddy Catlett (bass)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

Buddy Catlett was a great jazz bassist, but he also played many other instruments. He was born George James Catlett on May 13th, 1933 (or maybe 1943, some sources differ) in Long Beach, California, but was raised in Seattle. There were some musicians in his family (his brother and his cousin). Buddy started studying clarinet and sax, but he then changed for contrabass after an illness (tubeculous pleurisy).


CHARLES TAYLOR ORCHESTRA


In 1947, Quincy Jones and Buddy Catlett joined a semi-professional band led by sax player Charles Taylor:

CHARLES TAYLOR ORCHESTRA #?
1947-?
Charles Taylor
sax
Billy Johnson
bass
Grace Holden
piano
Quincy Jones
trumpet
Oscar Holden Jr
sax
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê
Major Pigford
trombone
Harold Redmond
drums
+ others unknown to me. Help!
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê
Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestraê

Some time later, most of the members joined Bumps Blackwell in his Bumps Blackwell Junior Band.

Other info on members of Charles Taylor Orchestra (I know up to 9 members)
To be covered (1): Quincy Jones
Not enough info (7): Oscar Holden Jr, Grace Holden, Billy Johnson, Waymond Jones, Major Pigford, Harold Redmond, Charles Taylor


ROBERT BUMPS BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA


His first professional work was around 1950 with Bumps Blackwell Orchestra, playing sax, but due to an illness (pleurisy), he switched to bass. While he was in the orchestra, his mate Quincy Jones was a member too.

This was the Bumps Blackwell Junior Band when Buddy Catlett and Quincy Jones were members:

ROBERT BUMPS BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA #?
?
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
Robert Bumps Blackwell
vibraphone
Tommy Adams
vocals, drums
Billy Johnson
bass
Quincy Jones
trumpet
Charles Taylor
sax
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
êCharles Taylor Orchestra
Major Pigford
trombone
Harold Redmond
drums

Sometime later, vocalist Ernestine Anderson joined the Bumps Blackwell Junior Band:

ROBERT BUMPS BLACKWELL ORCHESTRA #?
?
Robert Bumps Blackwell
vibraphone
Tommy Adams
vocals, drums
Ernestine Anderson
vocals
Billy Johnson
bass
Quincy Jones
trumpet
Charles Taylor
sax
Major Pigford
trombone
Harold Redmond
drums

Other info on members of Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (I know up to 10 members)
To be covered (2): Ray Charles, Quincy Jones
Not enough info (7): Tommy Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Robert Bumps Blackwell, Billy Johnson, Major Pigford, Harold Redmond, Charles Taylor

In 1956, Buddy joined Horace Henderson touring with him for over a year. He then joined Johnny Smith.

During 1958 and 1959, Buddy was part of the house band at Melody´s Lounge club in Denver.

Then, in 1959, he joined Cal Tjader Group.

After moving to New York, he rejoined Quincy Jones playing with his fabulous Quincy Jones Orchestra.


QUINCY JONES ORCHESTRA


In 1959, Quincy Jones was contracted for assembling a band for the musical 'Free and Easy'. After the show finished, he took the band for a short European tour in 1960:

QUINCY JONES ORCHESTRA #?
Quincy Jones
arranger, leader
Les Spann
guitar
Patti Bown
keyboards
Benny Bailey
trumpet
Leonard Johnson
trumpet
Floyd Standifer
trumpet
Clark Terry
trumpet
Jerome Richardson
sax
Phil Woods
sax
Sahib Shihab
sax
Budd Johnson
sax
Porter Kilbert
sax
Jimmy Cleveland
trombone
Quentin Jackson
trombone
Melba Liston
trombone
Ake Persson
trombone
Julius Watkins
french horn
Joe Harris
drums

The arrangements were usually done by Quincy Jones, Al Cohn, Nat Pierce and Ernie Wilkins.

This is the Quincy Jones Big Band in June 1960, as appearing in the live album Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 1:

QUINCY JONES ORCHESTRA #?
Quincy Jones
arranger, leader
Les Spann
guitar
Patti Bown
keyboards
Benny Bailey
trumpet
Roger Guerin
trumpet
Clyde Reasinger
trumpet
Floyd Standifer
trumpet
Jerome Richardson
sax
Phil Woods
sax
Sahib Shihab
sax
Harold McNair
sax
Porter Kilbert
sax
Jimmy Cleveland
trombone
Quentin Jackson
trombone
Melba Liston
trombone
Ake Persson
trombone
Julius Watkins
french horn
Joe Harris
drums

The arrangements were usually done by Quincy Jones, Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Melba Liston, Ernie Wilkins and Phil Woods.

This was the Quincy Jones Big Band lineup in March 1961, as appearing in the live album The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones Live!:

QUINCY JONES ORCHESTRA #?
Quincy Jones
arranger, leader
Les Spann
guitar
Patti Bown
keyboards
Benny Bailey
trumpet
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet
Paul Cohen
trumpet
Rolf Ericson
trumpet
Phil Woods
sax
Eric Dixon
sax
Sahib Shihab
sax
Budd Johnson
sax
Joe Lopes
sax
Jimmy Cleveland
trombone
Curtis Fuller
trombone, trumpet
Melba Liston
trombone
Ake Persson
trombone
Julius Watkins
french horn
Stu Martin
drums

Other info on members of Quincy Jones Orchestra (I know up to 73 members)
Already covered (1): Freddie Hubbard
To be covered (71): Pepper Adams, Patti Austin, Benny Bailey, John Bello, Michael Boddicker, Patti Bown, Oscar Brashear, Ollie E Brown, Vivian Cherry, Pete Christlieb, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Cohen, Johnny Coles, Art Davis, Eric Dixon, Nathan East, Rolf Ericson, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Gary Grant, Mickey Gravine, Don Grusin, Roger Guerin, Joe Harris, Jerry Hey,... up to 71 musicians.

Next bands for Buddy Catlett were the Chico Hamilton Group and the joint band by Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis and Johnny Griffin, but don´t know details about lineups.


BABS GONZALES GROUP


Around 1962, jazz singer Babs Gonzales assembled this superb lineup:

BABS GONZALES GROUP #?
1962
Babs Gonzales
vocals
Horace Parlan
piano
Clark Terry
trumpet
Johnny Griffin
sax
Ben Riley
drums

A live album was released, Live at Small´s Paradise (later reissued with different titles and track listings).

Other info on members of Babs Gonzales Group (I know up to 6 members)
To be covered (4): Johnny Griffin, Horace Parlan, Ben Riley, Clark Terry
Not enough info (1): Babs Gonzales

Around this time, Buddy joined the mythical Count Basie Orchestra since 1961, appearing in several albums, as we can read in the discography below. He stayed with Basie during four more years.

In early 1965, Buddy joined Coleman Hawkins Group for some months, then joining Louis Armstrong.


LOUIS ARMSTRONG GROUP


Buddy Catlett remained with Louis Armstrong from 1965 to 1969.

This was the Louis Armstrong Group around 1965:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG GROUP #?
1965
Louis Armstrong
trumpet, vocals
Jewel Brown
vocals
Billy Kyle
piano
Eddie Shu
sax
Tyree Glenn
trombone
Danny Barcelona
drums

In July 1965, we can find this lineup for Louis Armstrong All Stars:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG GROUP #?
1965
Louis Armstrong
trumpet, vocals
Jewel Brown
vocals
Billy Kyle
piano
Buster Bailey
clarinet
Tyree Glenn
trombone
Danny Barcelona
drums

They can be found as a bonus program for the live DVD Live in Stockholm 1962 (the DVD features a concert from May 1962, plus a bonus TV performance from July 1965).

This was a different lineup for Louis Armstrong Group:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG GROUP #?
?
Louis Armstrong
trumpet, vocals
Marty Napoleon
piano
Joe Muranyi
clarinet
Tyree Glenn
trombone
Danny Barcelona
drums

Other info on members of Louis Armstrong Group (I know up to 28 members)
To be covered (8): Trigger Alpert, Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Sid Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Tyree Glenn, Gerald Wiggins
Not enough info (19): Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Jewel Brown, Billy Cronk, Joe Darensbourg, Tubby Hall, Mort Herbert, Earl Hines, Peanuts Hucko, Kenny Johns, Billy Kyle, Velma Middleton, Johnny Mince, Joe Muranyi, Marty Napoleon, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Jack Teagarden, Trummy Young

After that, he relocated in Seattle and gave up on tours, but still played locally.

In the 90s, Buddy played in a band called Local 493 Reunion Band, with his old mate Floyd Standifer.

Buddy Catlett passed away on November 12th, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. He was 81.

   15 BANDS (WITH 54 SELECTED RECORDINGS):

BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
Louis Armstrong Group  7 RECORDINGS:
  • What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong (1968)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Joe Muranyi)
    • Producer: (RIP: Bob Thiele)
  • In East Europe - Louis Armstrong (1975) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Joe Muranyi)
  • The Best live concert - Louis Armstrong (1975) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Eddie Shu)
    • Comments: 2LP with a live concert from June 1965.
  • The Two greatest concerts - Louis Armstrong (1975) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Eddie Shu, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Edmond Hall)
    • Comments: 4LP live album, featuring one concert from October 1957 and another one from 1965.
  • Live - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1981) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Buddy Catlett, Sid Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Earl Hines, Peanuts Hucko, Joe Muranyi, Arvell Shaw, Jack Teagarden)
    • Guests: (RIP: Eddie Condon)
    • Comments: Live tracks recorded in September 1948, November 1948 and July 1967.
  • The New Orleans function - Louis Armstrong (1982) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Joe Muranyi, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Cozy Cole, Milt Hinton)
  • Live in Stockholm 1962 - Louis Armstrong (2007) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Joe Darensbourg, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Trummy Young)
    • Comments: Live DVD featuring two concerts: one from May 1962 and another one from July 1965, thus featuring two different lineups (Buddy Catlett appears in the tracks from 1965).
    8 COMPILATIONS:
  • Louis! The hit years (1963-1969) Hello - Louis Armstrong ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Joe Darensbourg, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Grady Tate (RIP: Everett Barksdale, John Barry, Dick Jacobs, J J Johnson, Hank Jones)
  • Louis Armstrong´s greatest hits - Louis Armstrong (1972)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall)
    • Producer: (RIP: Henri Renaud)
  • Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars Vol 2 - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1975)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall)
    • Producer: (RIP: Henri Renaud)
  • Satch at his very best - Louis Armstrong (1981)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Earl Hines, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Jack Teagarden)
    • Guests: (RIP: Cozy Cole)
  • Greatest hits - Louis Armstrong (1983)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Buddy Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall)
    • Producer: (RIP: Henri Renaud)
    • Comments: Compilation featuring tracks from 1955, 1956 and 1966.
  • The Jazz collector edition - Louis Armstrong (1989)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Sid Catlett, Tyree Glenn, Peanuts Hucko, Joe Muranyi, Arvell Shaw, Jack Teagarden)
    • Guests: (RIP: Eddie Condon, Nick Fatool, Lucky Thompson, Joe Venuti)
    • Comments: It includes live performances with different lineups, recorded in: February 1947, November 1948, January 1950 and July 1967 (with Buddy Catlett).
  • The Essential Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong (1992)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Buddy Catlett, Joe Darensbourg, Tyree Glenn, Peanuts Hucko, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Everett Barksdale, Louie Bellson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Russ Garcia, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich)
    • Producer: Michael Lang
  • The Gold series - Louis Armstrong ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Buster Bailey, Buddy Catlett)
    • Guests: Sam Marowitz, Clark Terry (RIP: Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, J J Johnson, Hank Jones, Louis Jordan, Joe Wilder)
    Other info on members of Louis Armstrong Group (I know up to 28 members)
    To be covered (8):Trigger Alpert, Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Sid Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Tyree Glenn, Gerald Wiggins
    Not enough info (19):Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona, Jewel Brown, Billy Cronk, Joe Darensbourg, Tubby Hall, Mort Herbert, Earl Hines, Peanuts Hucko, Kenny Johns, Billy Kyle, Velma Middleton, Johnny Mince, Joe Muranyi, Marty Napoleon, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Jack Teagarden, Trummy Young
    Count Basie Orchestra  14 RECORDINGS:
  • Back with Basie - Count Basie (1962)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quentin Jackson, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Comments: Recorded in July 1962.
  • Live in Sweden - Count Basie (1962) (LIVE)

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Irene Reid (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quentin Jackson, Thad Jones, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, O C Smith, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: (RIP: Benny Bailey, Louie Bellson, Flip Ricard)
  • Sinatra-Basie - an historic musical first - Frank Sinatra - Count Basie (December 1962)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Thad Jones, Bill Miller, Sonny Payne, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: (RIP: Flip Ricard)
    • Comments: Recorded in October 1962.
  • Ella and Basie! - Ella Fitzgerald (1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones (RIP: Flip Ricard)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
    • Technical: Val Valentin
    • Comments: Recorded in July 1963, with Ella backed by the Count Basie Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones. Some CD reissue contains 6 bonus tracks.
  • This time by Basie - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones, Sam Noto, Wyatt Ruther (RIP: Louie Bellson, Billy Byers, Eddie Preston, Flip Ricard)
    • Technical: Lee Herschberg
    • Comments: Recorded in January 1963.
  • On the sunny side of the street - Ella & Basie (1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: Quincy Jones + Urbie Green (RIP: Flip Ricard)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
  • Li´l ol´ groovemaker...Basie! - Count Basie (1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones (RIP: Flip Ricard)
    • Technical: Val Valentin (RIP: Phil Ramone)
    • Comments: Recorded in April 1963.
  • On my way & shoutin´ again! - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: (RIP: Neal Hefti, Flip Ricard, Ernie Royal)
    • Technical: Kevin Reeves, Val Valentin
    • Comments: Recorded in November 1962.
  • Basie 1962 (EP) - Count Basie & His Orchestra (May 1963)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: (RIP: Flip Ricard, Ernie Royal)
    • Comments: EP with 4 songs, recorded in November 1962.
  • Basie land - Count Basie (1964)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers, Flip Ricard)
    • Technical: Kevin Reeves, Val Valentin
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1964.
  • It might as well be swing - Frank Sinatra - Count Basie (August 1964)

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Bill Hughes, Emil Richards (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Buddy Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Wallace Davenport, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Al Porcino, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: James Getzoff, Quincy Jones, Edgar Lustgarten, Erno Neufeld, Ken Shroyer, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci (RIP: Israel Baker, Marshall Sosson)
    • Producer: Sonny Burke
    • Technical: Lee Herschberg
  • Frankly Basie - Count Basie (1965)

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Sam Noto, Wyatt Ruther (RIP: Billy Byers, Irv Cottler, Flip Ricard)
    • Technical: Suha Gur, Val Valentin
    • Comments: Recorded in two different sessions in April 1963 and January 1965. CD reissue contains 3 bonus tracks.
  • More hits of the 50´s and 60´s - Count Basie ( - )

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers, Flip Ricard)
    • Comments: Recorded in April 1963.
  • Golden big band jazz - Count Basie ( - )

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Marshall Royal)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Sam Noto, Wyatt Ruther (RIP: Louie Bellson, Flip Ricard)
    2 COMPILATIONS:
  • Star-collection - Frank Sinatra with Count Basie (1972)

    • Members: Albert Aarons (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Guests: (RIP: Flip Ricard)
  • The Standards - Count Basie (1989)

    • Members: Albert Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Jerry Dodgion, Gene Goe, Frank Hooks, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones, Norman Keenan, Bobby Plater, Waymon Reed, Mel Wanzo (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, George Duvivier, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers, Buddy Morrow, Chico O´Farrill, Cecil Payne, Flip Ricard)
    • Producer: Sonny Lester
    • Comments: Compilation with tracks recorded in 1963, 1969 and 1970.
    Other info on members of Count Basie Orchestra (I know up to 190 members)
    Already covered (6):Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Al Porcino, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
    To be covered (183):Albert Aarons, Pepper Adams, Harold Ashby, Clarence Banks, William ´Scotty´ Barnhart, Count Basie, Emmett Berry, Lin Biviano, Richard Boone, Manny Boyd, Carmen Bradford, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Roy Burrowes, Don Byas, George Caldwell, Paul Campbell, Tee Carson, Ace Carter, Henderson Chambers, Jimmy Chappell, Doc Cheatham, Buddy Childers, Buck Clayton, John Clayton,... up to 183 musicians.
    Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestra   
    Other info on members of Robert Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (I know up to 10 members)
    To be covered (2):Ray Charles, Quincy Jones
    Not enough info (7):Tommy Adams, Ernestine Anderson, Robert Bumps Blackwell, Billy Johnson, Major Pigford, Harold Redmond, Charles Taylor
    Buddy Catlett Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Here comes Buddy Catlett - Buddy Catlett (November 2005)

  • Other info on members of Buddy Catlett Group (I know up to 3 members)
    Not enough info (2):Brian Nova, Patty Padden
    Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Goin´ to the meeting - Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis (1962)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis + Buddy Catlett)
    • Guests: Horace Parlan (RIP: Willie Bobo, Art Taylor)
    • Producer: Esmond Edwards
    • Comments: Recorded in May 1962.
    Other info on members of Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis Group (I know up to 14 members)
    Already covered (1):Bill Eyden
    To be covered (7):Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, George Duvivier, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Johnny Griffin, Spike Heatley, Wynton Kelly, Bill Le Sage
    Not enough info (5):Georges Arvanitas, Arthur Edgehill, Jackie Sampson, Charles Saudrais, Shirley Scott
    Babs Gonzales Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Sunday afternoon at Small´s Paradise NYC - Babs Gonzales (1962)

    • Members: Horace Parlan, Ben Riley, Clark Terry (RIP: Babs Gonzales + Buddy Catlett, Johnny Griffin)
    • Comments: This is a CD reissue of the original live album Live at Small´s Paradise, but I think it lacks some track.
  • Live at Small´s Paradise - Babs Gonzales ( - )

    • Members: Horace Parlan, Ben Riley, Clark Terry (RIP: Babs Gonzales + Buddy Catlett, Johnny Griffin)
    • Comments: Recorded live in 1962.
    Other info on members of Babs Gonzales Group (I know up to 6 members)
    To be covered (4):Johnny Griffin, Horace Parlan, Ben Riley, Clark Terry
    Not enough info (1):Babs Gonzales
    Chico Hamilton Group   
    Other info on members of Chico Hamilton Group (I know up to 58 members)
    Already covered (3):Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Fred Katz
    To be covered (54):Abdullah, John Abercrombie, Kathy Adair, Jim Aton, Arthur Blythe, George Bohanon, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Garnett Brown, Dennis Budimir, Jeremy Carlstedt, Thomas Chapin, Buddy Collette, Marc Copland, Larry Coryell, Curtis Counce, Nick Demopoulos, Cary DeNigris, Eric Dolphy, George Duvivier, Barry Finnerty, Alex Foster, Matt Garrison, Hal Gaylor, Nathan Gershman, Dexter Gordon,... up to 54 musicians.
    Coleman Hawkins Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Wrapped tight - Coleman Hawkins (1965)

    • Members: (RIP: Coleman Hawkins + Buddy Catlett)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Barry Harris (RIP: Bill Berry, Eddie Locke, Snooky Young)
    • Producer: (RIP: Bob Thiele)
    • Comments: Recorded in two days in February and March 1965.
    Other info on members of Coleman Hawkins Group (I know up to 15 members)
    Already covered (2):Hank Jones, Paul Motian
    To be covered (9):Trigger Alpert, Andrew Cyrille, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones, Porter Kilbert, Thelonious Monk, Joe Williams, Jimmy Woode
    Not enough info (3):Georges Arvanitas, Kansas Fields, Charles Thompson
    Horace Henderson Orchestra   
    Other info on members of Horace Henderson Orchestra (I know up to 3 members)
    Not enough info (2):Von Freeman, Horace Henderson
    Quincy Jones Orchestra  8 RECORDINGS:
  • Q live in Paris circa 1960 - The Quincy Jones Big Band (1960) (LIVE)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Joe Harris, Leonard Johnson, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: (RIP: Al Cohn, Nat Pierce, Ernie Wilkins)
  • The Quintessence - Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (1961)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Stu Martin, Clyde Reasinger, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Melba Liston, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Gloria Agostini, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Rod Levitt, Thomas Mitchell (RIP: Billy Byers, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Thad Jones, Harvey Phillips, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Frank Wess, Snooky Young)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna (RIP: Bob Thiele)
    • Technical: Erick Labson, Kevin Reeves
    • Comments: Recorded in November and December 1961.
  • I dig dancers - Quincy Jones (1961)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Joe Harris, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
  • The Great wide world of Quincy Jones live! - Quincy Jones (1961) (LIVE)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Paul Cohen, Rolf Ericson, Curtis Fuller, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Les Spann, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Budd Johnson, Melba Liston, Ake Persson, Sahib Shihab)
    • Comments: This album was also reissued on CD under the new title The studio & live sessions, featuring the original album plus a complete live performance.
  • Special live in Seattle - Quincy Jones (1991)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Patti Austin, Michael Boddicker, Ollie E Brown, Nathan East, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Edie Lehmann, Charles May, Phil Perry, Greg Phillinganes, Bill Reichenbach, Carlos Rios, Malcolm Robertson, John Robinson, Michael ´Patches´ Stewart, Ernie Watts, Larry Williams (RIP: Buddy Catlett, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: Tom Bahler (RIP: Robert Bumps Blackwell, Ray Charles)
    • Comments: Laserdisc recorded live in 1983 with Quincy Jones and his band, plus great special guests such as Ray Charles, Patti Austin, James Ingram, Ernestine Anderson, Buddy Catlett, Major Pickford, Floyd Standifer and others.
  • Swiss radio days jazz series, vol 1 - The Quincy Jones Big Band (1994) (LIVE)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Roger Guerin, Joe Harris, Clyde Reasinger, Les Spann, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Harold McNair, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: (RIP: Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Ernie Wilkins)
  • Live at The Alhambra ´60 - Quincy Jones ( - ) (LIVE)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Joe Harris, Leonard Johnson, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: (RIP: Al Cohn, Nat Pierce, Ernie Wilkins)
    • Comments: Recorded live in February 1960.
  • Free and easy - Quincy Jones ( - ) (LIVE)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Joe Harris, Leonard Johnson, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: (RIP: Nat Pierce, Ernie Wilkins)
    • Comments: Recorded live in February 1960.
    6 COMPILATIONS:
  • Mode - Quincy Jones (1976)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Stu Martin, Clyde Reasinger, Frank Rehak, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Pepper Adams, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Melba Liston, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Gloria Agostini, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Don Elliot, Urbie Green, Jimmy Johnson, Rod Levitt, Thomas Mitchell, Anthony Ortega, Art Pepper, Charlie Persip, Gene Quill, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Don Butterfield, Billy Byers, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Benny Carter, Paul Chambers, Buddy Collette, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Art Farmer, Charlie Fowlkes, Herb Geller, Bernie Glow, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Thad Jones, Lou Levy, Mel Lewis, Herbie Mann, Shelly Manne, Charlie Mariano, Earl May, Charles Mingus, Red Mitchell, Gerry Mulligan, Jack Nimitz, Bill Perkins, Harvey Phillips, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Billy Taylor, Ed Thigpen, Lucky Thompson, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young)
    • Producer: Ed Michel, Creed Taylor (RIP: Bob Thiele)
    • Comments: Double compilation featuring tracks from 1956, 1957 and 1961.
  • The Quintessential charts - Quincy Jones (June 1978)

    • Members: Paul Faulise, Stu Martin, Clyde Reasinger, Frank Rehak, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Melba Liston, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Urbie Green, Rod Levitt, Charlie Persip, Gene Quill (RIP: Billy Byers, Paul Chambers, Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Thad Jones, Herbie Mann, Charles Mingus, Jack Nimitz, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Billy Taylor, Lucky Thompson, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young)
    • Comments: Double compilation with tracks from 1956 and 1961.
  • Compact jazz - Quincy Jones (1992)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Joe Harris, Frank Rehak, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer)
    • Guests: Kenny Burrell, Benny Golson, Urbie Green, Thomas Mitchell, Charlie Persip, Sam Woodyard (RIP: Danny Bank, billy Byers, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Art Farmer, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Don Lamond, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal, Zoot Sims, Nick Travis, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder)
  • Pure delight - the essence of Quincy Jones and his Orchestra (1953-1964) - Quincy Jones (October 1995)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + John Bello, Paul Cohen, Art Davis, Rolf Ericson, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Joe Harris, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Pat Patrick, Frank Rehak, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Pepper Adams, Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer, Britt Woodman)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Gary Burton, Earl Chapin, Rudy Collins, Bob Cranshaw, Alan Dawson, George Devens, Jerry Dodgion, Don Elliot, Benny Golson, Carlos Gomez, Urbie Green, Richard Hixson, Major Quincey Holley, Paul Ingraham, Mundell Lowe, Bob Northern, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Margaret Ross, Willie Ruff, Lalo Schifrin, Tony Studd, Chris White, Sam Woodyard (RIP: Nat Adderley, Art Blakey, Ralph Burns, Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Arne Domnerus, George Duvivier, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Jim Hall, Bengt Hallberg, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, J J Johnson, Osie Johnson, Elvin Jones, Roland Kirk, Steve Lacy, Don Lamond, Walter Levinsky, James Moody, Lee Morgan, Harvey Phillips, Nat Pierce, Tito Puente, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Ed Shaughnessy, Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Nick Travis, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder, Ernie Wilkins, Kai Winding, Snooky Young)
  • Q: the musical biography of Quincy Jones - Quincy Jones (October 2001)

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Patti Austin, John Bello, Michael Boddicker, Oscar Brashear, Vivian Cherry, Pete Christlieb, Art Davis, Nathan East, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, James Ingram, Leonard Johnson, Louis Johnson, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Charles May, Greg Phillinganes, Bill Reichenbach, John Robinson, Les Spann, Grady Tate, Rod Temperton, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Julius Watkins, Ernie Watts, Larry Williams, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer, Britt Woodman)
    • Guests: Albert Aarons, Arthur Adams, Gloria Agostini, Gerald Albright, Monty Alexander, Ray Alonge, Michael Anthony, John Audino, Tom Bahler, Marilyn Baker, Dave Bargeron, John Barnes, Arnold Belnick, Joe Benjamin, Max Bennett, George Benson, Jerry Bergonzi, Harry Bluestone, George Bohanon, Ronnell Bright, Delmar Brown, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bruce, Bobby Bryant, Robbie Buchanan, Lindsey Buckingham, Dennis Budimir, James Buffington, Bill Champlin, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Earl Chapin, Gene Cipriano, John Clark, Rudy Collins, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Bob Cranshaw, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, John D´Earth, Paulinho Da Costa, Richard Davis, Vincent DeRosa, George Devens, George Doering, David Duke, Bob Dylan, Jesse Ehrlich, Don Elliot, Sheila E Escovedo, Gene Estes, Anita Evans, Miles Evans, Jon Faddis, Voncielle Faggett, Victor Feldman, Chuck Findley, Alex Foster, David Foster, Simon Franglen, Aretha Franklin, Steve Gadd, James Gadson, Alexander Gafa, Kenny Garrett, Siedah Garrett, Grant Geissman, James Getzoff, Astrud Gilberto, Jim Gilstrap, Sal Giorgianni, Gene Goe, Gil Goldstein, Carlos Gomez, Diva Gray, Urbie Green, William Green, Lani Groves, Dave Grusin, Bobbye Hall, Daryl Hall, Herbie Hancock, Terry Harrington, Hilda Harris, Ernie Hayes, Roy Haynes, Marlo Henderson, Conrad Herwig, Richard Hixson, Bill Hughes, Paul Humphrey, Anthony Jackson, Paul Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Mortonette Jenkins, Billy Joel, Howard Johnson, Virgil Jones, Carol Kaye, Joel Kaye, Roger Kellaway, Randy Kerber, Chaka Khan, Steve Khan, B B King, Abraham Laboriel, Cyndi Lauper, Hubert Laws, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Harry Lookofsky, Charles Loper, Steve Lukather, Edgar Lustgarten, Arthur Maebe, Tony Maiden, Bob Malach, Tom Malone, Johnny Mandel, Sam Marowitz, Harvey Mason, Greg Mathieson, Myrna Matthews, Lincoln Mayorga, Howard McCrary, Ullanda McCullough, Michael McDonald, Earl McIntyre, Paulette McWilliams, Bette Midler, Thomas Mitchell, Tommy Morgan, Sidney Muldrow, Dick Nash, Willie Nelson, Erno Neufeld, John Oates, Michael Omartian, Anthony Ortega, Richard Page, David Paich, Chris Parker, Leon Pendarvis, Bobby Plater, Steve Porcaro, Seldon Powell, Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Alan Raph, Emil Richards, Mike Richmond, Wallace Roney, Roger Rosenberg, Diana Ross, Brenda Russell, Zachary Sanders, Sheldon Sanov, Lalo Schifrin, Larry Schneider, Manfred Schoof, Don Sebesky, Doc Severinsen, Ken Shroyer, Paul Shure, Alfie Silas, Paul Simon, Valerie Simpson, Lew Soloff, Maurice Spears, David Spinozza, Bruce Springsteen, Stephanie Spruill, Marvin Stamm, Maeretha Stewart, Neil Stubenhaus, Tony Studd, Bill Summers, David Tofani, Ray Triscari, Tina Turner, Ian Underwood, Ack Van Rooyen, Tom Varner, Harold Vick, Gerald Vinci, David T Walker, Jack Walrath, Oren Waters, Bill Watrous, Bobby Watson, Wah Wah Watson, Chauncey Welsch, Chris White, Carolyn Willis, Stevie Wonder, Sam Woodyard, George Young (RIP: Miles Davis, Michael Jackson + George Adams, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Cat Anderson, Wayne Andre, Louis Armstrong, Nickolas Ashford, Mickey Baker, Danny Bank, Danny Barcelona, Everett Barksdale, Count Basie, Paul Beaver, Louie Bellson, Gil Bernal, Johnny Board, Michael Brecker, Clifford Brown, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, Milt Buckner, Larry Bunker, Roy Burrowes, Jaki Byard, Billy Byers, Harry Carney, Benny Carter, Henderson Chambers, Paul Chambers, Ray Charles, Buddy Childers, Kenny Clarke, Reverend James Cleveland, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Buddy Collette, John Collins, Pierre Cullaz, Joe Darensbourg, Wallace Davenport, George Duke, Cornell Dupree, Billy Eckstine, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Barry Galbraith, Eric Gale, Bernie Glow, Paul Gonsalves, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Paul Griffin, George Gruntz, Gwen Guthrie, Jim Hall, Bengt Hallberg, Jimmy Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Donny Hathaway, Haywood Henry, Milt Hinton, Johnny Hodges, Shirley Horn, Milt Jackson, Eddie Jefferson, Waylon Jennings, J J Johnson, Keg Johnson, Osie Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Thad Jones, Armand Kaproff, Nathan Kaproff, Barney Kessel, Roland Kirk, Gene Krupa, Billy Kyle, Ben Kynard, Lou Levy, Herb Lovell, Ralph MacDonald, Shelly Manne, Big Maybelle, Lew McCreary, Dave McKenna, Hal McKusick, Carmen McRae, Mike Melvoin, Pierre Michelot, Grover Mitchell, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Nance, Jack Nimitz, Anita O´Day, Cecil Payne, Sonny Payne, Bill Perkins, Oscar Pettiford, Flip Phillips, Harvey Phillips, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Chano Pozo, Billy Preston, Vincent Price, Russell Procope, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Howard Roberts, Ernie Royal, Marshall Royal, Aaron Sachs, Joe Sample, Dave Schildkraut, Bobby Scott, Bud Shank, Charlie Shavers, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Slatkin, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Donna Summer, Tommy Tedesco, Richard Tee, Sonny Terry, Lucky Thompson, Nick Travis, Luther Vandross, Sarah Vaughan, Earle Warren, Dinah Washington, Frank Wess, Barry White, Joe Wilder, Cootie Williams, Kai Winding, Snooky Young, Joe Zawinul)
    • Producer: Creed Taylor (RIP: Norman Granz, Claude Nobs, Bob Shad, Bob Thiele, Bob Weinstock)
    • Technical: Humberto Gatica, Bernie Grundman, Val Valentin, Rudy Van Gelder (RIP: Tom Dowd, Phil Ramone, David Richards)
  • Quincy Jones finest hour - Quincy Jones ( - )

    • Members: Quincy Jones + Stu Martin, Frank Rehak, Grady Tate, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Freddie Hubbard, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Ronnell Bright, Rudy Collins, Jon Faddis, Urbie Green, Herbie Hancock, Hilda Harris, Virgil Jones, Chaka Khan, Lalo Schifrin (RIP: Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Art Farmer, Eric Gale, Bernie Glow, Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Roland Kirk, Ernie Royal, Bud Shank, Lucky Thompson, Luther Vandross, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Joe Wilder)
    Other info on members of Quincy Jones Orchestra (I know up to 73 members)
    Already covered (1):Freddie Hubbard
    To be covered (71):Pepper Adams, Patti Austin, Benny Bailey, John Bello, Michael Boddicker, Patti Bown, Oscar Brashear, Ollie E Brown, Vivian Cherry, Pete Christlieb, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Cohen, Johnny Coles, Art Davis, Eric Dixon, Nathan East, Rolf Ericson, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Gary Grant, Mickey Gravine, Don Grusin, Roger Guerin, Joe Harris, Jerry Hey,... up to 71 musicians.
    Local 493 Reunion Band   
    Other info on members of Local 493 Reunion Band (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (1):Floyd Standifer
    Not enough info (2):Billy Wallace, Jabbo Ward
    Brian Nova Group  4 RECORDINGS:
  • Live at Belltown Billiards - The Brian Nova Trio (1996) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Buddy Catlett)
    • Guests: (RIP: Hadley Caliman, Peter Vinikow)
    • Comments: Recorded live with guest horn players, including Brian´s mate Buddy Catlett, here playing sax and clarinet (instead of his usual bass).
  • Blue and bossa nova - Brian Nova Quartet (2001)

  • Shadow of your smile - Brian Nova (2005)

  • I could have told you so - Brian Nova (2005)

  • Other info on members of Brian Nova Group (I know up to 3 members)
    Not enough info (2):Brian Nova, Steve Yusen
    Johnny Smith Group   
    Other info on members of Johnny Smith Group (I know up to 3 members)
    Already covered (1):Joe Morello
    Not enough info (1):Johnny Smith
    Charles Taylor Orchestra   
    Other info on members of Charles Taylor Orchestra (I know up to 9 members)
    To be covered (1):Quincy Jones
    Not enough info (7):Oscar Holden Jr, Grace Holden, Billy Johnson, Waymond Jones, Major Pigford, Harold Redmond, Charles Taylor
    Cal Tjader Group   
    Other info on members of Cal Tjader Group (I know up to 24 members)
    Already covered (1):Dick Berk
    To be covered (9):Francisco Aguabella, Willie Bobo, Clare Fischer, Stan Getz, Vince Guaraldi, John Heard, Al McKibbon, Armando Peraza, Cal Tjader
    Not enough info (13):Robb Fisher, Ratzo Harris, Lonnie Hewitt, Jim McCabe, Harvey Newmark, Rob Redfield, Pete Riso, Poncho Sanchez, Mongo Santamaria, Michael Smithe, Frank Strazzeri, Michael Wolff, Al Zulaica

       5 ALBUMS FOR 3 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:

    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Benny Bailey Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Big brass - Benny Bailey (1960)

    • Members: (RIP: Benny Bailey)
    • Guests: Les Spann, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Buddy Catlett + Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor)
    Other info on members of Benny Bailey Group (I know up to 1 members)
    To be covered (1):Benny Bailey
    Curtis Fuller Group  3 RECORDINGS:
  • Boss of the soul-stream trombone - Curtis Fuller (1961)

    • Members: Curtis Fuller
    • Guests: Stu Martin (RIP: Buddy Catlett + Walter Bishop Jr, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef)
    • Comments: Recorded in December 1960. Strangely, this album was reissued credited to Freddie Hubbard under the new title Gettin´ it together.
  • The Magnificent trombone of Curtis Fuller - Curtis Fuller (1961)

    • Members: Curtis Fuller
    • Guests: Jimmy Garrison, Stu Martin, Les Spann (RIP: Buddy Catlett + Walter Bishop Jr)
    • Producer: (RIP: Mike Berniker)
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1961.
  • Jazz conference abroad - Curtis Fuller And The Jazz Ambassadors ( - )

    • Members: Curtis Fuller
    • Guests: Stu Martin, Phil Woods (RIP: Buddy Catlett + Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Ake Persson, Sahib Shihab)
    Other info on members of Curtis Fuller Group (I know up to 3 members)
    Already covered (1):Al Harewood
    To be covered (2):Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson
    Phil Woods Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Rights of swing - Phil Woods (1961)

    • Members: Phil Woods
    • Guests: Curtis Fuller, Julius Watkins + Willie Dennis, Mickey Roker (RIP: Benny Bailey, Buddy Catlett, Sahib Shihab + Tommy Flanagan, Osie Johnson)
    Other info on members of Phil Woods Group (I know up to 12 members)
    Already covered (1):George Gruntz
    To be covered (9):Gordon Beck, Hal Galper, Bill Goodwin, Tom Harrell, Daniel Humair, Brian Lynch, Ron Matthewson, Henri Texier, Phil Woods
    Not enough info (2):Steve Gilmore, Jim McNeely

       4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:

    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    VVAA  3 RECORDINGS:
  • Sastanak u studiju (Meeting in studio) - VVAA (1961)

    • Guests: Joe Harris, Julius Watkins (RIP: Buddy Catlett, Bosko Petrovic, Jerome Richardson)
    • Comments: Recorded in June 1960.
  • Jazz-club big band - VVAA (1989)

    • Guests: Gene Allen, Ray Alonge, Greg Bowen, James Buffington, Eddie Caine, Roy Caton, Keith Christie, Buddy Clark, Chuck Connors, Bill Crow, Richard Davis, Walter Davis, Willie Dennis, Vincent DeRosa, Jerry Dodgion, Jerry Dorn, Jack Dulong, Bob Efford, Graham Ellis, Bob Enevoldsen, Paul Faulise, Don Ferrara, Marty Flax, Vern Friley, Chuck Gentry, Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green, Herbie Harper, Bill Holman, Bill Hughes, Gus Johnson, Quincy Jones, Reunald Jones, Bill King, Harry Klee, Rod Levitt, Sam Marowitz, Doug Mettome, Louis Mucci, Bob Northern, Bobby Orr, Nat Peck, Ermit V Perry, Charlie Persip, Kenny Pinson, Bill Pitman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bobby Plater, Jimmy Powell, Gene Quill, Jimmy Raney, Frank Rehak, Jim Reider, Tony Scodwell, Doc Severinsen, Les Spann, Sam Staff, Alvin Stoller, Tony Studd, Clark Terry, Bob Tricarico, Ray Triscari, Carl Warwick, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods, Sam Woodyard, Red Wooten (RIP: Cat Anderson, Georgie Auld, Benny Bailey, Harold ´Shorty´ Baker, Danny Bank, Count Basie, Aaron Bell, Gil Bernal, Milt Bernhart, Bill Berry, Johnny Board, Patti Bown, Bob Brookmeyer, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, Milt Buckner, Larry Bunker, Bob Burgess, Lennie Bush, Billy Byers, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Carney, Buddy Catlett, Paul Chambers, Buddy Childers, Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn, Henry Coker, Johnny Coles, Buddy Collette, Bob Cooper, Wendell Culley, Eric Dolphy, George Duvivier, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Roy Eldridge, Gil Evans, Don Fagerquist, Art Farmer, Maynard Ferguson, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Russ Freeman, Barry Galbraith, Herb Geller, Lorraine Geller, Dizzy Gillespie, Bernie Glow, Paul Gonsalves, Benny Goodman, Joe Gordon, Conrad Gozzo, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Jim Hall, Jimmy Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Milt Hinton, Johnny Hodges, Don Honeywell, Sonny Igoe, Quentin Jackson, Harry James, Budd Johnson, J J Johnson, Osie Johnson, Eddie Jones, Jimmy Jones, Thad Jones, Richie Kamuca, Charlie Kennedy, Porter Kilbert, Gene Krupa, Ben Kynard, Steve Lacy, Don Lamond, Mel Lewis, Melba Liston, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Maxwell, Gary McFarland, Howard McGhee, Dave McKenna, Hal McKusick, Billy Mitchell, Joe Mondragon, Lee Morgan, Gerry Mulligan, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jack Nimitz, Sonny Payne, Bill Perkins, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Russell Procope, Buddy Rich, Jerome Richardson, George Roberts, Howard Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles, Ernie Royal, Marshall Royal, Pete Rugolo, Aaron Sachs, Bud Shank, Ed Shaughnessy, Sahib Shihab, Eddie Shu, Billy Strayhorn, Nick Travis, Derek Watkins, Frank Wess, Ernie Wilkins, Stu Williamson, Kai Winding, Snooky Young)
    • Producer: Creed Taylor (RIP: Norman Granz, Jack Tracy)
    • Comments: Jazz compilation, featuring tracks by Benny Goodman And His Orchestra (featuring Derek Watkins), Woody Herman And His Orchestra (featuring Sonny Igoe), Gene Krupa And His Orchestra (with Hal McCusick), Harry James And His Orchestra, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra (with Milt Buckner), Count Basie And His Orchestra (with Frank Foster), Buddy Rich And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn And The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson (with Bud Shank), Terry Gibbs Big Band, Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra (with Milt Bernhart and Larry Bunker), Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (with Buddy Catlett), Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Band (with Bob Brookmeyer), Gil Evans And His Orchestra and Oliver Nelson Orchestra (with Snooky Young).
  • Jazz-club trombone - VVAA (1989)

    • Guests: Fred Atwood, Kenny Burrell, Buddy Clark, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton, Louis Hayes, Tony Inzalaco, Gus Johnson, Quincy Jones, Joe Lopes, Harold Mabern, Sam Marowitz, Roy McCurdy, Charlie Persip, Frank Rehak, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Bart Varsalona, Doug Watkins, Julius Watkins, Jiggs Whigham, Phil Woods (RIP: Pepper Adams, Eddie Bert, Patti Bown, Bob Brookmeyer, Ray Brown, Ralph Burns, Billy Byers, Buddy Catlett, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cleveland, Herb Ellis, Bill Evans, Tal Farlow, Art Farmer, Med Flory, Barry Galbraith, Al Grey, George Gruntz, Jake Hanna, Bill Harris, Percy Heath, Chubby Jackson, Budd Johnson, J J Johnson, Osie Johnson, Elvin Jones, Hank Jones, Connie Kay, Wynton Kelly, Porter Kilbert, Jimmy Knepper, Don Lamond, Yusef Lateef, Lou Levy, Herbie Lewis, Mel Lewis, Melba Liston, Albert Mangelsdorff, Warne Marsh, Jimmy Maxwell, Jay Migliori, Lee Morgan, Jamil Nasser, Jack Nimitz, Cecil Payne, Ake Persson, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Pettiford, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles, Ernie Royal, Sahib Shihab, Horace Silver, Lucky Thompson, Ross Tompkins, Nick Travis, Kai Winding)
    • Producer: Creed Taylor (RIP: Leonard Feather, Norman Granz, Jack Tracy)
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Great jazz artists play compositions of Richard Rodgers - VVAA (1961)

    • Guests: Barry Harris, Louis Hayes, Chuck Israels, Roy McCurdy, Horace Parlan (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakey, Buddy Catlett, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Bill Evans, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Clifford Jarvis, Sam Jones, Johnny Lytle, Blue Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, Paul Motian, Oscar Pettiford, Art Taylor, Bobby Timmons)
    • Comments: It contains performances by Bill Evans (with Paul Motian), Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis (with Buddy Catlett), Red Garland, Barry Harris, Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley, Johnny Lytle and Bobby Timmons.

       7 SESSIONS (FOR 6 ARTISTS):

    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Ham Carson Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Echoes of New Orleans - Ham Carson ( - )

  • Bill Coleman Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • From boogie to funk - Bill Coleman (1960)

    • Members: (RIP: Bill Coleman)
    • Guests: Joe Harris, Les Spann (RIP: Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson)
    Other info on members of Bill Coleman Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Bill Coleman
    Ella Fitzgerald Group  2 COMPILATIONS:
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald (1966)

    • Members: Gus Johnson (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Jim Hall, Paul Smith)
    • Guests: Albert Aarons, Urbie Green, Quincy Jones (RIP: Count Basie + Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess)
    • Comments: Compilation with tracks recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with Paul Smith and Count Basie combos in 1960 and 1963.
  • Compact jazz - Ella Fitzgerald (1987)

    • Members: Gus Johnson (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Keter Betts, Herb Ellis, Tommy Flanagan, Jim Hall, Stan Levey, Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles, Paul Smith)
    • Guests: Albert Aarons, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Urbie Green, Quincy Jones, Phil Woods (RIP: Cat Anderson, Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Frank De Vol, Eric Dixon, Bill Doggett, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Paul Gonsalves, Freddie Green, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Herbie Jones, Taft Jordan, Shelly Manne, Grover Mitchell, Joe Mondragon, Joe Newman, Marty Paich, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Russell Procope, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Nelson Riddle, Ernie Royal, Marshall Royal, Al Viola, Frank Wess, Cootie Williams)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
    • Technical: Mark Wilder
    • Comments: Compilation with tracks recorded in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965.
    Other info on members of Ella Fitzgerald Group (I know up to 32 members)
    Already covered (4):Larry Bunker, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, Hank Jones
    To be covered (24):Trigger Alpert, Chico Alvarez, Vic Ash, Max Bennett, Ray Brown, Frank De La Rosa, Bobby Durham, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan, Ian Hamer, Jim Hughart, Gus Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Bobby Lamb, Stan Levey, Lou Levy, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker, Jimmy Rowles, Ronnie Scott, Jimmie Smith, Ed Thigpen, Francis Williams, Mike Wofford
    Not enough info (4):Don Abney, Keter Betts, Wilfred Middlebrooks, Paul Smith
    Frank Foster Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Basie is our boss - Frank Foster (1963)

    • Members: (RIP: Frank Foster)
    • Guests: Albert Aarons (RIP: Eric Dixon + Buddy Catlett, Phil Thomas)
    • Producer: Esmond Edwards
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1963.
    Other info on members of Frank Foster Group (I know up to 23 members)
    Already covered (1):Frank Foster
    To be covered (9):Roy Burrowes, Sylvia Cuenca, Derrick Gardner, Frank Greene, Elvin Jones, Earl May, Danny Mixon, Charlie Persip, Frank Wess
    Not enough info (13):Kenyatta Beasley, Cecil Bridgewater, Joe Ford, Vincent Gardner, Clark Gaton, Stafford Hunter, Keith Loftis, Bill Lowe, Bernard McKinney, Jeremy Pelt, Bill Saxton, James Stewart, Bruce Williams
    Lee Harper Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Puget sound - Lee Harper (1992)

    • Members: (RIP: Lee Harper)
    • Guests: (RIP: Hadley Caliman, Buddy Catlett)
    Other info on members of Lee Harper Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Lee Harper
    Frank Wess Orchestra  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Yo ho! Poor you, little me - Frank Wess (1963)

    • Members: (RIP: Frank Wess)
    • Guests: Roy Haynes (RIP: Buddy Catlett, Thad Jones)
    • Producer: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena)
    • Comments: Recorded in January 1963.
    Other info on members of Frank Wess Orchestra (I know up to 55 members)
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    Not enough info (16):Roni Ben-Hur, Cyrus Chestnut, Joe Cohn, Quincy Davis, Essiet Essiet, Greg Gisbert, Michael Grey, Brandon Lewis, Ilya Lushtak, Bill Ramsey, Tal Ronen, Terell Stafford, Noriko Ueda, Lewis Venier, Michael Weiss, David Wong

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