Albert Aarons (trumpet)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

Great trumpet player, Albert Aarons (also known as Al Aarons) was born on March 23rd, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started studying trumpet when he was 15, moving to Detroit in 1955.

He was in the Wild Bill Davis Group when he was spotted by Count Basie, who asked him to join his orchestra. Aarons stayed with Basie from 1961 to 1969. After that, Albert Aarons moved to LA, starting his work for TV.

Albert Aarons was one of the founders of the Legend record label, along with Buddy Collette and Red Callender.

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COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

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This was the Count Basie Orchestra that appears in the live DVD Live in ´62 in Sweden:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1962
Count Basie † piano	Irene Reid † vocals	Freddie Green † guitar	Eddie Jones † bass	Thad Jones † trumpet	Snooky Young † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Quentin Jackson † trombone

Benny Powell † trombone

Henry Coker † trombone

Frank Foster † sax

Eric Dixon † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Frank Wess † flute, sax

Sonny Payne † drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra around May 1962:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1962
Count Basie † piano	Joe Williams † vocals	Irene Reid † vocals	Freddie Green † guitar	Eddie Jones † bass	Thad Jones † trumpet

Snooky Young † trumpet

Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Quentin Jackson † trombone

Benny Powell † trombone

Henry Coker † trombone

Frank Foster † sax, clarinet

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Eric Dixon † sax, flute

Frank Wess † flute, sax

Sonny Payne † drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra in July 1962, appering at the Newport Jazz Festival:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1968
Count Basie † piano	Joe Williams † vocals	Jimmy Rushing † vocals	Freddie Green † guitar	Walter Cole bass	Thad Jones † trumpet

Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Flip Ricard † trumpet

Quentin Jackson † trombone

Benny Powell † trombone

Henry Coker † trombone

Frank Foster † sax, clarinet

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Eric Dixon † sax, flute

Frank Wess † flute, sax

Sonny Payne † drums

In August 1962, Count Basie recorded the live album Basie in Sweden with Louie Bellson on drums temporarily replacing Sonny Payne:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1962
Count Basie † piano	Freddie Green † guitar	Ike Isaacs † bass	Thad Jones † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet	Albert Aarons † trumpet

Flip Ricard † trumpet

Quentin Jackson † trombone

Benny Powell † trombone

Henry Coker † trombone

Frank Foster † sax

Marshal Royal † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Eric Dixon † sax

Frank Wess † sax

Louie Bellson † drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra in October 1963:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1963
Count Basie † piano	Jimmy Rushing † vocals	Freddie Green † guitar	Buddy Catlett † bass	Don Rader † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Flip Ricard † trumpet

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Henry Coker † trombone

Frank Foster † sax, clarinet

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Eric Dixon † sax, flute

Frank Wess † flute, sax

Sonny Payne † drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra in 1965:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1965
Count Basie † piano	Freddie Green † guitar	Norman Keenan † bass	Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet	Albert Aarons † trumpet

Wallace Davenport † trumpet

Phil Guilbeau trumpet

Al Grey † trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Henderson Chambers † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Marshal Royal † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Eric Dixon † sax

Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † sax

Bobby Plater † sax

Sonny Payne † drums

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FRANK SINATRA BAND

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Frank Sinatra toured with Count Basie Orchestra in January and February 1966:

FRANK SINATRA BAND #?				1966
Frank Sinatra † vocals	Count Basie † piano	Bill Miller † piano	+	Quincy Jones arranger, conductor	Freddie Green † guitar

Norman Keenan † bass

Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Wallace Davenport † trumpet

Phil Guilbeau trumpet

Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † horns

Marshal Royal † horns

Eric Dixon † horns

Bobby Plater † horns

Charlie Fowlkes † horns

Al Grey † trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Henderson Chambers † trombone

Sonny Payne † drums

A live album was released that same year, Sinatra at the Sands.

Other info on members of Frank Sinatra Band (I know up to 57 members)
Already covered (4):	Frank Foster, Al Porcino, Derek Watkins, Jimmy Wyble
To be covered (44):	Francisco Aguabella, Trigger Alpert, Vic Ash, Count Basie, Chuck Berghofer, Billy Byers, Pete Candoli, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Don Costa, Irv Cottler, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Tony Fisher, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Sol Gubin, Phil Guilbeau, Neal Hefti, Jim Hughart, Bill Hughes, Quincy Jones,... up to 44 musicians.
Not enough info (8):	Ron Anthony, Gene Cherico, Vince Falcone, John Markham, Bill Miller, Tony Mottola, Sy Oliver, Charles Turner

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COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA (again)

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This was one of the multiple editions of Count Basie Orchestra, this time around July 1968:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1968
Count Basie † piano	Freddie Green † guitar	Norman Keenan † bass	Albert Aarons † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet	Gene Goe trumpet

Oscar Brashear trumpet

Richard Boone trombone, vocals

Harlan Floyd trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Vi Redd sax, vocals

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Bobby Plater † flute, sax

Eric Dixon † flute, sax

Harold Jones drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra in October 1968:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1968
Count Basie † piano	Marlene Shaw vocals	Freddie Green † guitar	Norman Keenan † bass	Albert Aarons † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet

Gene Goe trumpet

Oscar Brashear trumpet

Richard Boone trombone, vocals

Steve Galloway trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Bobby Plater † flute, sax

Eric Dixon † flute, sax

Harold Jones drums

This was the Count Basie Orchestra in June 1969:

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA #?				1969
Count Basie † piano	Freddie Green † guitar	Norman Keenan † bass	Albert Aarons † trumpet	Sonny Cohn † trumpet	Gene Goe trumpet

Oscar Brashear trumpet

Richard Boone trombone, vocals

Frank Hooks trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Bill Hughes trombone

Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † sax

Charlie Fowlkes † sax

Marshal Royal † sax, clarinet

Bobby Plater † flute, sax

Eric Dixon † flute, sax

Harold Jones drums

Other info on members of Count Basie Orchestra (I know up to 199 members)
Already covered (7):	Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Catlett, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Al Porcino, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
To be covered (191):	Pepper Adams, Harold Ashby, Clarence Banks, William ´Scotty´ Barnhart, Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Emmett Berry, Lin Biviano, Richard Boone, Manny Boyd, Carmen Bradford, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Ray Brown, Roy Burrowes, Don Byas, George Caldwell, Paul Campbell, Tee Carson, Ace Carter, Henderson Chambers, Jimmy Chappell, Doc Cheatham, Buddy Childers, Buck Clayton,... up to 191 musicians.

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FRANK WESS ORCHESTRA

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This was the Frank Wess / Harry Edison Orchestra (mostly comprising Basie alumni) that recorded the live album Dear Mr Basie in November 1989 in Tokyo:

FRANK WESS ORCHESTRA #?				1989
Frank Wess † flute, sax, leader	Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet, leader	Eddie Jones † bass	Ted Dunbar † guitar	Ronnell Bright piano	Joe Newman † trumpet

Snooky Young † trumpet

Albert Aarons † trumpet

Ray Brown trumpet

Benny Powell † trombone

Al Grey † trombone

Grover Mitchell † trombone

Michael Grey trombone

Marshal Royal † sax

Curtis Peagler sax

Billy Mitchell † sax

Bill Ramsey sax

Gregg Field drums

Other info on members of Frank Wess Orchestra (I know up to 55 members)
Already covered (1):	Snooky Young
To be covered (37):	Art Baron, Kenny Barron, Luis Bonilla, Ronnell Bright, Ray Brown, George Cables, Tee Carson, Arthur Clarke, Santi Debriano, Ted Dunbar, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Gregg Field, Frank Greene, Al Grey, Winard Harper, Reggie Johnson, Eddie Jones, Victor Lewis, Kirk Lightsey, Dennis Mackrel, Pete Minger, Billy Mitchell, Grover Mitchell, Ted Nash, Joe Newman,... up to 37 musicians.
Not enough info (16):	Roni Ben-Hur, Cyrus Chestnut, Joe Cohn, Quincy Davis, Essiet Okun Essiet, Greg Gisbert, Michael Grey, Brandon Lewis, Ilya Lushtak, Bill Ramsey, Tal Ronen, Terell Stafford, Noriko Ueda, Lewis Venier, Michael Weiss, David Wong

Albert Aarons passed away on November 17th, 2015 in Laguna Woods, California. He was 83.

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   7 BANDS (WITH 40 SELECTED RECORDINGS):

BAND / ARTIST	.	RECORDINGS
Count Basie Orchestra		34 RECORDINGS: The Legend - Count Basie & His Orchestra (1961) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Eddie Jones, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: (RIP: Benny Carter) Back with Basie - Count Basie (1962) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quentin Jackson, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Comments: Recorded in July 1962. Live in Sweden - Count Basie (1962) (LIVE) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quentin Jackson, Thad Jones, Benny Powell, Irene Reid, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, O C Smith, Frank Wess) Guests: (RIP: Benny Bailey) Basie in Sweden - Count Basie (1962) (LIVE) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Ike Isaacs, Quentin Jackson, Thad Jones, Benny Powell, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Comments: Recorded live in August 1962. Sinatra-Basie - an historic musical first - Frank Sinatra - Count Basie (December 1962) Members: (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Albert Aarons, 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, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Comments: Recorded in October 1962. Easin´ it - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Ike Isaacs, Quentin Jackson, Eddie Jones, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Art Davis On my way & shoutin´ again! - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Guests: (RIP: Neal Hefti, Ernie Royal) Technical: Kevin Reeves, Val Valentin Comments: Recorded in November 1962. Li´l ol´ groovemaker...Basie! - Count Basie (1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones Technical: Val Valentin (RIP: Phil Ramone) Comments: Recorded in April 1963. On the sunny side of the street - Ella & Basie (1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald + Albert Aarons, 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, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Guests: Quincy Jones + Urbie Green Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz) This time by Basie - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1963) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, 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, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Wyatt Ruther, Frank Wess) Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones, Sam Noto (RIP: Billy Byers, Eddie Preston) Technical: Lee Herschberg Comments: Recorded in January 1963. Ella and Basie! - Ella Fitzgerald (1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald + Albert Aarons, 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, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones 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. Basie 1962 (EP) - Count Basie & His Orchestra (May 1963) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Thad Jones, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) Guests: (RIP: Ernie Royal) Comments: EP with 4 songs, recorded in November 1962. Basie land - Count Basie (1964) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers) Technical: Kevin Reeves, Val Valentin Comments: Recorded in February 1964. It might as well be swing - Frank Sinatra - Count Basie (August 1964) Members: Bill Hughes, Emil Richards (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Albert Aarons, 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, Marshal 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 Our shining hour - Sammy Davis - Count Basie (1965) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie, Sammy Davis Jr + Albert Aarons, Ray Brown, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Wallace Davenport, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sal Nistico, Sonny Payne, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Quincy Jones, Emil Richards Comments: Recorded in September 1964. Frankly Basie - Count Basie (1965) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, 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, Bobby Plater, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Wyatt Ruther, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Urbie Green, Sam Noto (RIP: Billy Byers, Irv Cottler) Technical: Suha Gur, Val Valentin Comments: Recorded in two different sessions in April 1963 and January 1965. CD reissue contains 3 bonus tracks. Pop goes the Basie - Count Basie (1965) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal, Wyatt Ruther) Guests: Sam Noto (RIP: Billy Byers) Technical: Lee Herschberg Basie picks the winners - Count Basie (1965) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal, Wyatt Ruther, Leon Thomas) Guests: Sam Noto (RIP: Billy Byers, Irv Cottler) Technical: Lee Herschberg, Val Valentin Comments: Recorded in January 1965. Hollywood... Basie´s way - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1966) Members: Richard Boone, Jerry Dodgion, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Billy Mitchell, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal, Ed Shaughnessy) Guests: (RIP: Chico O´Farrill) Arthur Prysock / Count Basie - Arthur Prysock / Count Basie (1966) Members: Phil Guilbeau, Bill Hughes, Grady Tate (RIP: Count Basie, Arthur Prysock + Albert Aarons, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Rufus Jones, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: Dick Hyman (RIP: Billy Byers) Producer: Creed Taylor Technical: Val Valentin, Rudy Van Gelder Comments: Recorded in December 1965. Broadway Basie´s... way - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1966) Members: Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal, Ed Shaughnessy) Guests: (RIP: Chico O´Farrill) Comments: Recorded in August and September 1966. Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & the Orchestra (July 1966) (LIVE) Members: Phil Guilbeau, Bill Hughes, Quincy Jones (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Albert Aarons, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Norman Keenan, Bill Miller, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Comments: Recorded live in different concerts in January 1966 and February 1966. CD reissues contain different bonus tracks. Basie´s in the bag - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1967) Members: Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: (RIP: Irv Cottler, Chico O´Farrill) Comments: Recorded in August 1967. Half a sixpence OST - Count Basie & His Orchestra (1968) Members: Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Illinois Jacquet, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Marshal Royal, Ed Shaughnessy) Guests: Sam Noto, Victor Paz (RIP: Chico O´Farrill, Ernie Royal) Technical: (RIP: Phil Ramone) Comments: Recorded in November 1967. The Board of directors - Count & The Mills Brothers Basie (1968) Members: Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal, Snooky Young) Guests: Sol Gubin, Nat Pavone (RIP: Ernie Royal) Comments: Recorded in November 1967. Manufacturers of soul - Jackie - Count Basie Wilson (1968) Members: Richard Boone, Oscar Brashear, Steve Galloway, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones (RIP: Count Basie, Jackie Wilson + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: (RIP: Benny Carter, Herb Ellis, Earl Palmer) Producer: (RIP: Nat Tarnopol) Comments: Recorded in January 1968. Straight ahead - Count Basie And His Orchestra (1968) Members: Richard Boone, Oscar Brashear, Steve Galloway, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: Sammy Nestico The Board of directors annual report - The Mills Brothers - Count Basie (1968) Members: Richard Boone, Oscar Brashear, Harlan Floyd, Gene Goe, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: (RIP: Chico O´Farrill) Comments: Recorded in July 1968. Standing ovation - Count Basie (1969) (LIVE) Members: Richard Boone, Oscar Brashear, Gene Goe, Frank Hooks, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Live at the Sands (before Frank) - Count Basie (1998) (LIVE) Members: Phil Guilbeau, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Producer: Sonny Burke Technical: Greg Calbi, James Farber Comments: Recorded live in January and February 1966, when the orchestra also backed Frank Sinatra. These were the opening numbers before Sinatra joined them onstage (hence the album title). Basie meets Bond - Count Basie And His Orchestra (2002) Members: Phil Guilbeau, Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal) Guests: Ron McMaster (RIP: Chico O´Farrill) Producer: Michael Cuscuna Live in ´62 - Count Basie (2006) (LIVE) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quentin Jackson, Eddie Jones, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Irene Reid, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Comments: DVD recorded live in Sweden in 1962. More hits of the 50´s and 60´s - Count Basie ( - ) Members: (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers) Comments: Recorded in April 1963. Golden big band jazz - Count Basie ( - ) Members: Bill Hughes (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, 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, Bobby Plater, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Wyatt Ruther) Guests: Urbie Green, Sam Noto 2 COMPILATIONS: Star-collection - Frank Sinatra with Count Basie (1972) Members: (RIP: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess) The Standards - Count Basie (1989) Members: Oscar Brashear, Jerry Dodgion, Gene Goe, Frank Hooks, Bill Hughes, Harold Jones, Mel Wanzo (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, George Duvivier, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Sonny Payne, Bobby Plater, Benny Powell, Don Rader, Waymon Reed, Flip Ricard, Marshal Royal, Frank Wess, Snooky Young) Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Billy Byers, Buddy Morrow, Chico O´Farrill, Cecil Payne) 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 199 members) Already covered (7): Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Catlett, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Al Porcino, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young To be covered (191): Pepper Adams, Harold Ashby, Clarence Banks, William ´Scotty´ Barnhart, Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Emmett Berry, Lin Biviano, Richard Boone, Manny Boyd, Carmen Bradford, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Ray Brown, Roy Burrowes, Don Byas, George Caldwell, Paul Campbell, Tee Carson, Ace Carter, Henderson Chambers, Jimmy Chappell, Doc Cheatham, Buddy Childers, Buck Clayton,... up to 191 musicians.
Buddy Collette Orchestra		2 RECORDINGS: Now and then - Buddy Collette (1973) Members: (RIP: Buddy Collette + Albert Aarons, Al Viola) Guests: (RIP: Red Callender, Grover Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar) Block buster - Buddy Collette And The West Coast Jazz Quintet (1974) Members: (RIP: Buddy Collette + Albert Aarons, Earl Palmer) Guests: (RIP: John Collins, Al McKibbon) Comments: Recorded in November 1973. Other info on members of Buddy Collette Orchestra (I know up to 21 members) To be covered (12): George Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso, Earl Palmer, Ann Patterson, Nolan Shaheed, Maurice Spears, Al Viola, Gerald Wiggins, Gerald Wilson Not enough info (8): Louise Barringer, Ronald Barrows, Les Benedict, Steven Carr, Wilfred Middlebrooks, Richard Simon, John Stephens, Louis Taylor
Bill ´Wild´ Davis Group		Other info on members of Bill ´Wild´ Davis Group (I know up to 4 members) To be covered (2): Bill ´Wild´ Davis, Doug Lawrence Not enough info (1): Chris Columbo
Barry Harris Group		Other info on members of Barry Harris Group (I know up to 5 members) To be covered (3): Haji Ahkba, Barry Harris, Doug Watkins Not enough info (1): Sonny Red
Yusef Lateef Group		Other info on members of Yusef Lateef Group (I know up to 17 members) To be covered (13): Kenny Barron, Roy Brooks, Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris, Louis Hayes, Tootie Heath, Yusef Lateef, Cecil McBee, Danny Mixon, Steve Neil, Mike Nock, Adam Rudolph, Richard Williams Not enough info (3): Bob Cunningham, Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson
Frank Sinatra Band		Other info on members of Frank Sinatra Band (I know up to 57 members) Already covered (4): Frank Foster, Al Porcino, Derek Watkins, Jimmy Wyble To be covered (44): Francisco Aguabella, Trigger Alpert, Vic Ash, Count Basie, Chuck Berghofer, Billy Byers, Pete Candoli, Henderson Chambers, Sonny Cohn, Don Costa, Irv Cottler, Wallace Davenport, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Tony Fisher, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Sol Gubin, Phil Guilbeau, Neal Hefti, Jim Hughart, Bill Hughes, Quincy Jones,... up to 44 musicians. Not enough info (8): Ron Anthony, Gene Cherico, Vince Falcone, John Markham, Bill Miller, Tony Mottola, Sy Oliver, Charles Turner
Frank Wess Orchestra		2 RECORDINGS: Southern Comfort - Frank Wess (1962) Members: (RIP: Frank Wess + Albert Aarons) Guests: (RIP: Ray Barretto, George Barrow, George Duvivier, Tommy Flanagan, Osie Johnson, Oliver Nelson) Producer: Esmond Edwards Comments: Recorded in March 1962. Dear Mr Basie - Frank Wess / Harry Sweets Edison Orchestra (1990) (LIVE) Members: Ronnell Bright, Ray Brown, Gregg Field, Curtis Peagler (RIP: Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Frank Wess + Albert Aarons, Ted Dunbar, Al Grey, Eddie Jones, Billy Mitchell, Grover Mitchell, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Marshal Royal, Snooky Young) Comments: Recorded live in November 1989. Other info on members of Frank Wess Orchestra (I know up to 55 members) Already covered (1): Snooky Young To be covered (37): Art Baron, Kenny Barron, Luis Bonilla, Ronnell Bright, Ray Brown, George Cables, Tee Carson, Arthur Clarke, Santi Debriano, Ted Dunbar, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Gregg Field, Frank Greene, Al Grey, Winard Harper, Reggie Johnson, Eddie Jones, Victor Lewis, Kirk Lightsey, Dennis Mackrel, Pete Minger, Billy Mitchell, Grover Mitchell, Ted Nash, Joe Newman,... up to 37 musicians. Not enough info (16): Roni Ben-Hur, Cyrus Chestnut, Joe Cohn, Quincy Davis, Essiet Okun Essiet, Greg Gisbert, Michael Grey, Brandon Lewis, Ilya Lushtak, Bill Ramsey, Tal Ronen, Terell Stafford, Noriko Ueda, Lewis Venier, Michael Weiss, David Wong

   2 ALBUMS FOR 2 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:

BAND / ARTIST	.	RECORDINGS
Louie Bellson Group		1 RECORDINGS: Soul on top - James Brown (April 1970) Members: John Audino (RIP: James Brown + Louie Bellson, Oliver Nelson) Guests: Pete Christlieb, Chuck Findley, Bill Pitman, Louie Shelton, Ken Shroyer, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons + Ray Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Buddy Collette, Joe Romano) Technical: Bob Irwin Comments: Album recorded by James Brown with the Louie Bellson Orchestra, with Oliver Nelson conducting. Other info on members of Louie Bellson Group (I know up to 66 members) Already covered (3): Al Porcino, Lew Soloff, Snooky Young To be covered (46): John Audino, Benny Bailey, Louie Bellson, Herb Besson, Jimmy Bond, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Hermann Breuer, Dean Brown, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Billy Cobham, Joel DiBartolo, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Gene Estes, Rudi Fuesers, Herb Geller, Gil Goldstein, Bill Green, Thomas Grunwald, Milt Hinton, Frank Huggins, Howard Johnson, Tim Landers, Jennifer Leitham,... up to 46 musicians. Not enough info (17): Early Anderson, Mike Barone, Americo Beletto, Nick DiMaio, Kirsten Gustafson, Matthew Holder, Fred Hunter, Teddy Lee, Larry Novak, Uan Rasey, Tony Rizzi, Jack Schatz, Jim Seeley, Darryl Shaw, Jack Stuckey, Andre Villeger, Carrington Visor Jr
Frank Foster Group		1 RECORDINGS: Basie is our boss - Frank Foster (1963) Members: (RIP: Frank Foster) Guests: (RIP: Albert Aarons, 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 24 members) Already covered (1): Frank Foster To be covered (10): Roy Burrowes, Sylvia Cuenca, Derrick Gardner, Frank Greene, Elvin Jones, Earl May, Danny Mixon, Charlie Persip, Waymon Reed, 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

   1 SOUNDTRACKS:

BAND / ARTIST	.	RECORDINGS
OST		1 RECORDINGS: Grease OST - OST (1978) Guests: Max Bennett, George Bitzer, Bill Bodine, Ollie E Brown, Bobby Bryant, Dennis Budimir, Cindy Bullens, Carol Chase, Dean Cortez, John Farrar, Victor Feldman, Venetta Fields, Peter Frampton, James Getzoff, Jim Gilstrap, Jay Graydon, Jim Haas, Pat Henderson, Ron Hicklin, Diana Lee, John Lehman, Gayle Levant, Maxayn Lewis, Melissa Mackay, Greg Mathieson, Tim May, Lincoln Mayorga, Gene Morford, Cliff Morris, Joey Murcia, Olivia Newton-John, Cubby O´Brien, Lee Ritenour, Sally Stevens, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Paulette Brown, Larry Bunker, Harold Cowart, Tom Garvin, Keef Hartley, Mike Porcaro, Jerome Richardson, Tommy Tedesco, Carlos Vega) Producer: Barry Gibb Technical: Karl Richardson Comments: Keef Hartley plays uncredited.

   50 SESSIONS (FOR 36 ARTISTS):

BAND / ARTIST	.	RECORDINGS
Gene Ammons Group		1 RECORDINGS: Free again - Gene Ammons (1972) Members: (RIP: Gene Ammons) Guests: Arthur Adams, John Audino, Bobby Bryant, Dennis Budimir, Pete Christlieb, David Duke, Otis Candy Finch Jr, Gene Goe, Paul Humphrey, Chuck Rainey, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Cat Anderson, Buddy Childers, Jimmy Cleveland, Red Holloway, Reunald Jones, Grover Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, Joe Sample, Britt Woodman) Producer: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena) Technical: Rudy Van Gelder Other info on members of Gene Ammons Group (I know up to 6 members) Already covered (1): James Moody To be covered (3): Gene Ammons, Pete Cosey, Cleveland Eaton Not enough info (2): Jodie Christian, Marshall Thompson
David Axelrod Group		1 RECORDINGS: Strange ladies - David Axelrod (1978) Guests: Marilyn Baker, Arthur Brown, Bobby Bruce, Bobby Bryant, Mailto Correa, Nathan Gershman, Jay Graydon, William Green, Jim Hughart, Jackie Kelso, Don Randi, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Jimmy Cleveland, Buddy Collette, Gene Estes, Earl Palmer, Benny Powell) Other info on members of David Axelrod Group (I know up to 1 members) Not enough info (1): David Axelrod
Brass Fever		1 RECORDINGS: Time is running out - Brass Fever (1976) Guests: John Barnes, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Scott Edwards, Pee Wee Ellis, James Gadson, Ray Parker, Jerry Peters, Lee Ritenour, Sid Sharp, Maurice Spears, Bill Summers, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Ernie Watts, Maxine Willard Waters (RIP: Albert Aarons, Eddie ´Bongo´ Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Davis, Sahib Shihab, Snooky Young) Producer: Esmond Edwards Other info on members of Brass Fever (I know up to 1 members) To be covered (1): Shelly Manne
Albert Brooks Band		1 RECORDINGS: Comedy minus one - Albert Brooks (1973) Guests: Jerry Friedman (RIP: Albert Aarons, Conte Candoli, Buddy Collette, Irv Cottler, Sid Feller, Arnold Fishkin) Technical: Dick Hart Comments: Comedy spoken album by Albert Brooks, with some musical parts. Other info on members of Albert Brooks Band (I know up to 1 members) Not enough info (1): Albert Brooks
James Brown Band		1 COMPILATIONS: Messing with the blues - James Brown (1990) Members: Pee Wee Ellis, Jabo Starks, Fred Wesley (RIP: James Brown + Bobby Byrd, Clayton Fillyau, Jimmy Nolen, St Clair Pinckney, Waymon Reed) Guests: John Audino, Garnett Brown, Billy Butler, Pete Christlieb, Chuck Findley, Ernie Hayes, Bill Pitman, Seldon Powell, Bernard Purdie, Louie Shelton, Ken Shroyer, Maeretha Stewart, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Dud Bascomb, Louie Bellson, Ray Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Buddy Collette, Panama Francis, Haywood Henry, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Kenny Poole, Joe Romano, Ernie Royal, Billy Wright) Producer: Bill Levenson Comments: Compilation with some unreleased tracks. Other info on members of James Brown Band (I know up to 50 members) To be covered (8): Haji Ahkba, Pee Wee Ellis, David Matthews, Ray Reed, Waymon Reed, Jabo Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Fred Wesley Not enough info (42): Vickie Anderson, Bob Bennett, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Amy Christian, Carol Coleman, Robert Coleman, Joseph Collier, Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Arthur Dickson, Hollie Farris, Clayton Fillyau, Kush Griffith, Clayton Gunnells, Lewis Hamlin, Martha High, Darryl Jamison, Tyrone Jefferson, Keith James Jenkins, Roosevelt Johnson, Ronald Laster, Hearlon Martin, Tiger Martin, Cynthia D Moore,... up to 42 musicians.
Bobby Bryant Group		1 RECORDINGS: Swahili strut - Bobby Bryant (1971) Members: Bobby Bryant Guests: Arthur Adams, Max Bennett, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Dennis Budimir, David Duke, John Klemmer, Charles Owens, David T Walker (RIP: Albert Aarons, Cat Anderson, Buddy Childers, Tommy Johnson, Grover Mitchell, Joe Sample) Producer: Gene Barge Other info on members of Bobby Bryant Group (I know up to 1 members) To be covered (1): Bobby Bryant
Kenny Burrell Group		1 RECORDINGS: Both feet on the ground - Kenny Burrell (1973) Members: Kenny Burrell + Reggie Johnson Guests: Oscar Brashear, Benny Golson, Maurice Spears, Ernie Watts, Mike Wofford (RIP: Albert Aarons, Bob Brookmeyer, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Moacir Santos) Producer: (RIP: Orrin Keepnews) Technical: Jim Stern Comments: Recorded in February 1973. Other info on members of Kenny Burrell Group (I know up to 16 members) To be covered (11): Pepper Adams, Bobby Broom, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cobb, Sherman Ferguson, Tommy Flanagan, David Jackson, Reggie Johnson, Elvin Jones, Rodney Jones, George Tucker Not enough info (5): Dave Chambers, Larry Gales, Daniel Lessard, Kenny Washington, Richard Wyands
Paul Cacia Group		1 RECORDINGS: The Opening act - Paul Cacia (2003) Members: Paul Cacia Guests: Bobby Bryant, Glenn Ferris, Gary Grant, Alan Kaplan, Reggie McBride, Victor Pantoja, Ben Schultz, Maurice Spears, Charles Veal, Randy Waldman (RIP: Albert Aarons, Dorothy Ashby, Ben Benay, Don Myrick, Jerry Steinholtz, Grover Washington Jr) Technical: (RIP: Rick Smith) Other info on members of Paul Cacia Group (I know up to 1 members) To be covered (1): Paul Cacia
Keith Carradine Band		1 RECORDINGS: I´m easy - Keith Carradine (1976) Guests: Max Bennett, Larry Carlton, David Luell + Dennis Budimir, Jim Gordon, Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, John Mayall, Ted Neeley, Dean Parks, Reinie Press, Lee Ritenour (RIP: Albert Aarons, Ben Benay, Earl Palmer, Frank Rosolino) Producer: (RIP: John Guerin) Technical: Bernie Grundman (RIP: Henry Lewy) Other info on members of Keith Carradine Band (I know up to 1 members) Not enough info (1): Keith Carradine
Benny Carter Orchestra		1 RECORDINGS: Journey to next - Benny Carter / Dizzy Gillespie / Quincy Jones (May 1996) Members: Quincy Jones + Pete Christlieb, Jon Faddis, Roger Kellaway (RIP: Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie + Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson) Guests: Arthur Adams, Monty Alexander, Richard Boone, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Frank Capp, Alexander Gafa, Billy Harper, Jean-Luc Ponty, Mickey Roker, Tom Scott, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Pepper Adams, Ronnie Bedford, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, Oscar Castro-Neves, Chuck Domanico, Ted Dunbar, George Duvivier, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Lionel Hampton, Milt Hinton, Hilton Jefferson, Pete Jolly, Hank Jones, Thad Jones, Taft Jordan, Jimmy Knepper, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Earl May, Mike Melvoin, Walter Norris, Remo Palmier, Lew Soloff, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder, Ernie Wilkins) Other info on members of Benny Carter Orchestra (I know up to 31 members) Already covered (3): Joyce Collins, Al Harewood, Snooky Young To be covered (22): Benny Carter, Jerry Dodgion, Bobby Durham, Roy Eldridge, Sherman Ferguson, Tommy Flanagan, Tyree Glenn, Al Grey, John Heard, J J Johnson, Roger Kellaway, Joe Pass, Art Pepper, Benny Powell, Russell Procope, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Gerald Wiggins, Gerald Wilson Not enough info (6): Lisle Atkinson, Keeter Betts, Bill Coleman, George Russell, Hal Schaefer, Richard Wyands
Ray Charles Band		1 RECORDINGS: Porgy & Bess - Ray Charles - Cleo Laine (1976) Members: Cleo Laine (RIP: Ray Charles) Guests: Max Bennett, Chuck Berghofer, Harry Bluestone, Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Alan Estes, Victor Feldman, Ronald Folsom, Pamela Goldsmith, William Green, Allan Harshman, Gary Herbig, Jim Hughart, Plas Johnson, Karen Jones, Tommy Morgan, Erno Neufeld, Emil Richards, Lee Ritenour, Ray Triscari, Charles Veal, Gerald Vinci, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Israel Baker, Bill Berry, Larry Bunker, Buddy Childers, Jimmy Cleveland, Reverend James Cleveland, Frank De Vol, Chuck Domanico, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, J J Johnson, Sam Most, Joe Pass, Bill Perkins, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, George Roberts, Joe Sample, Wilbur Schwartz, Bud Shank, Paul Smith, Marshall Sosson, Britt Woodman) Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz) Comments: Recorded in April and July 1976. Other info on members of Ray Charles Band (I know up to 92 members) Already covered (4): Marcus Belgrave, Leroy Cooper, Hank Crawford, David ´Fathead´ Newman To be covered (32): Curtis Amy, Alvin Batiste, Pete Beltran, Steve Beskrone, Kenny Burrell, Roy Burrowes, Bruno Carr, Henderson Chambers, Ray Charles, Merry Clayton, Johnny Coles, Wallace Davenport, George Duvivier, Tom Fowler, Dizzy Gillespie, Susaye Greene, Phil Guilbeau, Steve Huffsteter, Roger Ingram, Charles Johnson, Keg Johnson, Blue Mitchell, Bob Odneal, Don Peake, Jeff Pevar,... up to 32 musicians. Not enough info (56): Craig Bailey, Gwendolyn Berry, Kenneth Carr, James Clay, Trudy Cochran, Leon Comegys, Wayne Coniglio, Steven Elliott, Karen Evans, James Farnsworth, Marc Fields, Sonny Forriest, Lawrence Foyen, Scott Frillman, Kenneth Garr, Benoit Grey, Michael Guerrier, George Harper, Katrina Harper, Jeffrey Helgesen, Margie Hendricks, James Lee Herbert, David Hoffmann, John Hunt, Alford Jackson,... up to 56 musicians.
Stanley Clarke Band		1 RECORDINGS: Schooldays - Stanley Clarke (1976) Members: Stanley Clarke + Jeff Beck, Gerry Brown, Billy Cobham, Ray Gomez, Charles Johnson Guests: Chick Corea, Lenny White + Marilyn Baker, Stu Blumberg, George Bohanon, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Earl Chapin, John Clark, Jon Faddis, Bob Findley, Steve Gadd, Peter Gordon, Gary Grant, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Tom Malone, John McLaughlin, David Sancious, Dalton Smith, David Taylor, John Wittenberg (RIP: Albert Aarons, Buddy Childers, George Duke, Milt Holland, Lew McCreary, Jack Nimitz, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff) Producer: Ken Scott Other info on members of Stanley Clarke Band (I know up to 37 members) Old pages (1): Jeff Beck To be covered (36): Steve Bach, Al Binkley, Randy Brecker, Robert Brookins, Darryl Brown, Gerry Brown, Larry Carlton, Eric Carter, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Brandy Cohan, Stewart Copeland, Dale Devoe, Bela Fleck, Mike Garson, Ray Gomez, Federico Gonzales Pena, Rayford Griffin, Al Harrison, Charles Johnson, Deron Johnson, Bob Malach, Marcus Miller, Najee, Sunnie Paxson,... up to 36 musicians.
Rita Coolidge Band		1 RECORDINGS: Rita Coolidge - Rita Coolidge (1971) Members: Rita Coolidge Guests: Priscilla Coolidge, Booker T Jones, Jim Keltner, Leon Russell, Donna Weiss + Harry Bluestone, George Bohanon, Pete Christlieb, Ry Cooder, Vincent DeRosa, David Duke, Jesse Ehrlich, Venetta Fields, Chuck Findley, James Getzoff, Bobbye Hall, Bill Hinshaw, Jim Horn, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Plas Johnson, Jackie Kelso, Jerome Kessler, Clydie King, William Kurasch, Arthur Maebe, Shirley Matthews, Jerry McGee, Don Menza, Graham Nash, Spooner Oldham, Calvin ´Fuzzy´ Samuels, Dalton Smith, Stephen Stills, Ernie Tack (RIP: Albert Aarons, Samuel Boghossian, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Chris Ethridge, Lew McCreary, Ollie Mitchell, Clarence White, Bobby Womack) Producer: (RIP: David Anderle) Technical: Bruce Botnick Other info on members of Rita Coolidge Band (I know up to 18 members) To be covered (11): Tom Canning, Rita Coolidge, Sammy Creason, Charlie Freeman, M B Gordy, Lynn Keller, Arno Lucas, Tommy McClure, Will McGregor, Brian Ray, Mike Utley Not enough info (7): Lynn Coulter, Mary Ekler, Randy Landas, John McDuffie, Robin Swenson, John Thomas, Jim Vukovich
Leslie Drayton Orchestra		1 RECORDINGS: Turning a corner - The Leslie Drayton Orchestra (1981) Members: Leslie Drayton Guests: Spencer Bean, Darryl Jackson, Fred Jackson, Rickey Minor, Larry Nash, Charles Owens, Curtis Peagler, Greg Poree, Raymond Lee Pounds, Sam Riney, Maurice Spears, Mel Wanzo, John Williams (RIP: Albert Aarons, Eddie ´Bongo´ Brown, Snooky Young) Producer: (RIP: Clarence Paul) Other info on members of Leslie Drayton Orchestra (I know up to 1 members) To be covered (1): Leslie Drayton
Ella Fitzgerald Group		1 RECORDINGS: Dream dancing - Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter (1978) Members: (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Paul Smith) Guests: William Green, John Heard, Harry Klee, Bob Tricarico, Bill Watrous (RIP: Albert Aarons, Louie Bellson, Mahlon Clark, J J Johnson, Nelson Riddle, Wilbur Schwartz, Shorty Sherock) Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz) Technical: Val Valentin 3 COMPILATIONS: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald (1966) Members: (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Jim Hall, Gus Johnson, Paul Smith) Guests: Urbie Green, Quincy Jones (RIP: Count Basie + Albert Aarons, 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, Marshal 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: (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Keter Betts, Herb Ellis, Tommy Flanagan, Jim Hall, Gus Johnson, Stan Levey, Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles, Paul Smith) Guests: Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Urbie Green, Quincy Jones (RIP: Albert Aarons, 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, Marshal Royal, Al Viola, Frank Wess, Cootie Williams, Phil Woods) Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz) Technical: Mark Wilder Comments: Compilation with tracks recorded in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965. The Best of Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald (1992) Members: Jim Hughart (RIP: Ella Fitzgerald + Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Pass, Jimmy Rowles) Guests: Alex Acuna, Erich Bulling, John Clayton, Bill Cooper, Paulinho Da Costa, David Duke, Christine Ermacoff, Bill Green, Kenny Hing, Mitch Holder, Bill Hughes, Paul Jackson, Dennis Karmazyn, Jerome Kessler, Abraham Laboriel, Michael Lang, Hubert Laws, Clarence McDonald, Butch Miles, Frederick Seykora, Nolan Shaheed, Nancy Stein, Toots Thielemans, Terry Trotter, Mel Wanzo, Bill Watrous (RIP: Albert Aarons, Count Basie, Roland Bautista, Louie Bellson, Oscar Castro-Neves, Sonny Cohn, Bob Cooper, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Jackie Davis, Eric Dixon, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Art Hillery, Shelly Manne, Pete Minger, Oscar Peterson, Bobby Plater, Nelson Riddle, Marshal Royal, Wilbur Schwartz, Zoot Sims, Tommy Tedesco, Clark Terry, Danny Turner, Booty Wood) Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz) Technical: George Horn Other info on members of Ella Fitzgerald Group (I know up to 33 members) Already covered (4): Larry Bunker, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, Hank Jones To be covered (26): 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, Carl Saunders, Ronnie Scott, Jimmie Smith, Paul Smith, Ed Thigpen, Francis Williams,... up to 26 musicians. Not enough info (3): Don Abney, Keter Betts, Wilfred Middlebrooks
Gap Band		1 COMPILATIONS: The Best of Gap Band - Gap Band (1995) Members: Louis Cabaza (RIP: Robert Wilson) Guests: George Bohanon, Bobby Bryant, Leslie Drayton, James Gadson, Michael Harris, Marlo Henderson, Fred Jackson, Marva King, Sidney Muldrow, Nolan Shaheed, Maurice Spears, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (RIP: Albert Aarons, Dorothy Ashby, Garry Glenn, Hubert Heard, Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield, Melvin Webb, Snooky Young) Producer: Bill Levenson Other info on members of Gap Band (I know up to 5 members) To be covered (1): Louis Cabaza Not enough info (4): Dawn Silva, Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson
Benny Golson Group		1 RECORDINGS: Killer Joe - Benny Golson (1977) Members: Benny Golson Guests: Murray Adler, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, George Bohanon, Bobby Bryant, Stanley Clarke, Scott Edwards, Chuck Findley, James Gadson, James Getzoff, Pamela Goldsmith, Allan Harshman, Barbara Ingram, Mortonette Jenkins, Edgar Lustgarten, Bobby Lyle, Ray Parker, Greg Poree, Paul Shure, Maurice Spears, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Israel Baker, Willie Bobo, Roland Chambers, Buddy Childers, Armand Kaproff, Nathan Kaproff, Ron Kersey, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Larry Washington, Britt Woodman) Producer: Bobby Martin Other info on members of Benny Golson Group (I know up to 20 members) Already covered (2): Dwayne Burno, Cedar Walton To be covered (10): Carl Allen, Jimmy Cobb, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Ian Hamer, Philip Harper, Kirk Lightsey, Mulgrew Miller, Buster Williams Not enough info (8): Ignasi Gonzalez, Kevin Hays, Jo Krause, Joan Monne, Gilles Naturel, Doug Sides, David Williams, Tommy Williams
Eddie Harris Group		2 RECORDINGS: Excursions - Eddie Harris (1973) Members: (RIP: Eddie Harris) Guests: Ron Carter, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Andre Fischer, Larry Nash, Rufus Reid (RIP: Albert Aarons, Jodie Christian, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton) Producer: (RIP: Arif Mardin) Technical: Lewis Hahn How can you live like that? - Eddie Harris (1977) Members: (RIP: Eddie Harris) Guests: George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Ron Carter, Bill Green, Paul Humphrey, Jackie Kelso, Charles Owens (RIP: Albert Aarons, Buddy Collette, Billy Higgins, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Cedar Walton, Snooky Young) Producer: Richard Evans Technical: Bruce Swedien Comments: Recorded in November 1976. Other info on members of Eddie Harris Group (I know up to 9 members) Already covered (1): Gary Boyle To be covered (7): Juini Booth, Smith Dobson, Eddie Harris, James Leary, Eddie Marshall, Brian Miller, Willie Pickens Not enough info (1): Les McCann
Milt Jackson Group		1 RECORDINGS: Memphis Jackson - Milt Jackson with the Ray Brown Big Band (1970) Members: (RIP: Ray Brown, Milt Jackson + Teddy Edwards) Guests: John Audino, Victor Feldman, Jim Horn, Cubby O´Brien, Ken Shroyer, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Wilton Felder, Bob Florence, Harold Land, John Lowe, Mike Melvoin, Ollie Mitchell, Earl Palmer, Howard Roberts, Freddy Robinson, Joe Sample) Producer: Ed Michel Comments: Recorded in October 1969. 1 COMPILATIONS: The Impulse years - Milt Jackson (1974) Members: Monty Alexander (RIP: Milt Jackson + Dick Berk, Ray Brown, Teddy Edwards) Guests: John Audino, Richard Davis, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Heath, Jim Horn, Quincy Jones, Cubby O´Brien, Charlie Persip, Ken Shroyer, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Bud Brisbois, Paul Chambers, Buddy Childers, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Art Farmer, Wilton Felder, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Galbraith, Hank Jones, Connie Kay, Harold Land, John Lowe, Herbie Mann, Mike Melvoin, Charles Mingus, Ollie Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Earl Palmer, Gene Quill, Howard Roberts, Freddy Robinson, Joe Sample, Lucky Thompson) Producer: Ed Michel, Creed Taylor (RIP: Bob Thiele) Technical: Rudy Van Gelder Other info on members of Milt Jackson Group (I know up to 19 members) Already covered (3): Dick Berk, James Moody, Cedar Walton To be covered (16): Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Lou Donaldson, Ray Drummond, Teddy Edwards, Otis Candy Finch Jr, Billy Higgins, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Harold Mabern, Mickey Roker, Jimmie Smith, Clark Terry, Stanley Turrentine
Quincy Jones Orchestra		1 COMPILATIONS: 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, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Charles May, Paulette McWilliams, Greg Phillinganes, Bill Reichenbach, John Robinson, Les Spann, Grady Tate, Rod Temperton, Toots Thielemans, Julius Watkins, Ernie Watts, Larry Williams (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Buddy Catlett, Jimmy Cleveland, Eric Dixon, Freddie Hubbard, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Louis Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Oliver Nelson, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer, Clark Terry, Britt Woodman, Phil Woods) Guests: 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, 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, 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, Dick Hyman, 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, Abraham Laboriel, Cyndi Lauper, Hubert Laws, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Charles Loper, Steve Lukather, Edgar Lustgarten, Arthur Maebe, Tony Maiden, Bob Malach, Tom Malone, Johnny Mandel, Sam Marowitz, Harvey Mason, Greg Mathieson, George Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Lincoln Mayorga, Howard McCrary, Ullanda McCullough, Michael McDonald, Earl McIntyre, 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, 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, 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 + Albert Aarons, 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, Andrae Crouch, Pierre Cullaz, Joe Darensbourg, Wallace Davenport, George Duke, Cornell Dupree, Billy Eckstine, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Gene Estes, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Barry Galbraith, Eric Gale, Bernie Glow, Paul Gonsalves, Lesley Gore, 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, B B King, Roland Kirk, Gene Krupa, Billy Kyle, Ben Kynard, Lou Levy, Harry Lookofsky, 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, Bobby Plater, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Chano Pozo, Billy Preston, Vincent Price, Russell Procope, Don Rader, Flip Ricard, Howard Roberts, Ernie Royal, Marshal Royal, Aaron Sachs, Joe Sample, Dave Schildkraut, Bobby Scott, Bud Shank, Charlie Shavers, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Slatkin, Felix Slatkin, Lew Soloff, 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) Other info on members of Quincy Jones Orchestra (I know up to 75 members) Already covered (2): Buddy Catlett, Freddie Hubbard To be covered (73): 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, Maffy Falay, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Gary Grant, Mickey Gravine, Don Grusin, Roger Guerin, Joe Harris,... up to 73 musicians.
Joyous Noise		1 RECORDINGS: Wanderingman - Joyous Noise (1972) Guests: Vincent DeRosa, Dennis Dragon, Oma Drake, Jim Horn, Paul Hubinon, Plas Johnson, Gloria Jones, Jackie Kelso, Michel Rubini, Maxine Willard Waters (RIP: Albert Aarons, Lew McCreary) Comments: Recorded in January 1972.
B B King Band		2 RECORDINGS: Together again...live - Bobby Bland & B B King (1976) (LIVE) Members: Milton Hopkins, James Toney (RIP: Bobby ´Blue´ Bland, B B King + Johnny Jones) Guests: Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Victor Feldman, Ray Parker, Jabo Starks (RIP: Albert Aarons, Red Holloway, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, Snooky Young) Producer: Esmond Edwards Comments: Recorded live in 1976. Kingsize - B B King (1977) Members: Milton Hopkins, James Toney (RIP: B B King) Guests: Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Reginald Sonny Burke, Scott Edwards, Ed Greene, Fred Jackson, Lee Ritenour, Haim Shtrum, Jabo Starks, Charles Veal, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Ronnie Barron, Eddie ´Bongo´ Brown, Jimmy Forrest, Johnny Martin, Jerome Richardson) Producer: Esmond Edwards Technical: John Golden (RIP: Ron Capone) 2 COMPILATIONS: King of the blues - B B King (1992) Members: Phil Blackman, James Bolden, John Browning, Joseph Burton, George Coleman, John Willie Cook, Calep Emphrey Jr, Sonny Freeman, Wilbert Freeman, Milton Hopkins, Louis Hubert, Russell Jackson, Jerry Jemmott, Lonny LaLanne, Ron Levy, Steve Sherard, Edgar Synigal, James Toney (RIP: B B King + Leonard Gill, Calvin Owens, Earl Turbinton, Pat Williams) Guests: Arthur Adams, Joshie Armstead, Kenny Aronoff, Wilbur Bascomb, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Sonny Burke, Billy Butler, Will Calhoun, Lenny Castro, Merry Clayton, Ronnie Cuber, Paulinho Da Costa, Bob Daisley, Bert De Coteaux, Quitman Dennis, Gene Dinwiddie, Debra Dobkin, Dr John, Martin Drover, Victor Feldman, Venetta Fields, Anton Fig, Chuck Findley, Lisa Fischer, James Gadson, Bryan Garofalo, Jim Gordon, Gary Grant, William Green, Ed Greene, Carl Hall, Paul Harris, Jimmie Haskell, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, John Hobbs, Major Quincey Holley, Stix Hooper, Bunny Hull, Kim Hutchcroft, Hutch Hutchinson, Fred Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Jim Keltner, Carol Kenyon, Randy Kerber, Carole King, Clydie King, Al Kooper, Russ Kunkel, Michael Landau, Neil Larsen, Trevor Lawrence, Will Lee, Ray Linn, Steve Madaio, Tom Malone, Shirley Matthews, Kurt McGettrick, Frank Mead, Cindy Mizelle, Bob Morin, Ira Newborn, Frank Owens, Ray Parker, Dean Parks, Nick Payn, Nick Pentelow, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Robert ´Pops´ Popwell, Jim Price, Bernard Purdie, Bonnie Raitt, Lee Ritenour, Leon Russell, David Sanborn, David Spinozza, Jabo Starks, Ringo Starr, Neil Stubenhaus, Linda Taylor, Julia Tillman Waters, Nana Vasconcelos, Klaus Voormann, Graham Walker, Joe Walsh, Freddie Washington, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Ernie Watts, Maxine Willard Waters, Larry Williams, Stevie Wonder, Gary Wright (RIP: Bobby ´Blue´ Bland + Albert Aarons, Johnny Ace, Irving Ashby, Ron Baker, Ronnie Barron, Roland Bautista, Johnny Board, Ben Branch, Eddie ´Bongo´ Brown, Paulette Brown, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Roland Chambers, Mahlon Clark, Hank Crawford, Jesse Ed Davis, Maxwell Davis, Hobart Dotson, Cornell Dupree, Tommy Eyre, Wilton Felder, Fred Ford, Earl Forest, Jimmy Forrest, Lloyd Glenn, Paul Griffin, Norman Harris, Al Hendrickson, Red Holloway, Oliver Jackson, Johnny Jones, Ron Kersey, Bobby Keys, Andrew Love, Herb Lovell, Hugh McCracken, Gary Moore, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Al Porcino, Benny Powell, Waymon Reed, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Rowles, Ernie Royal, Joe Sample, Louis Satterfield, Woody Shaw, Willie Smith, Tasha Thomas, Juan Tizol, Big Joe Turner, Lloyd Ulyate, Cato Walker, Larry Washington, Ben Webster, Don Wilkerson, Snooky Young) Producer: Esmond Edwards, Jimmy Iovine, Quincy Jones, Stewart Levine, Ed Michel, Vernon Reid, Bill Szymczyk, Don Was (RIP: Sid Feller, Bob Thiele) Technical: Bill Inglot, Erick Labson, Shelly Yakus Comments: King of the blues is a 4CD boxset, comprising tracks from his very long career. So, the list of musicians featured is just endless. Tommy Eyre appears here because of the inclusion of the track ´Since I met you baby´ recorded by Gary Moore with B.B. King guesting. Other musicians who'll be covered in my site someday are: Kenny Aaronoff (drums), Wilbur Bascomb (bass), Merry Clayton (vocals), Bob Daisley (bass), Martin Drover (trumpet), Cornell Dupree (guitar), Venetta Fields (vocals), Anton Fig (drums), Jim Gordon (drums), Wayne Jackson (sax), Jim Keltner (drums), Carol Kenyon (vocals), Clydie King (vocals), Al Kooper (keyboards), Russ Kunkel (drums), Michael Landau (guitar), Will Lee (bass), Andrew Love (horns), Hugh McCracken (guitar), Frank Mead (horns), Gary Moore (guitar), Dean Parks (guitar), Nick Payne (horns), Nick Pentelow (sax), Bernard Purdie (drums), Neil Stubenhaus (bass), Klaus Voormann (bass), Ernie Watts (sax). This will take me my whole life! :) Lucille & friends - B B King (1995) Members: Milton Hopkins, James Toney (RIP: B B King) Guests: Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Merry Clayton, Paulinho Da Costa, Quitman Dennis, Dr John, Venetta Fields, Chuck Findley, Mick Fleetwood, Bryan Garofalo, Jim Gordon, Gary Grant, Diva Gray, Marty Grebb, Jimmie Haskell, Stix Hooper, Kim Hutchcroft, Paul Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Bashiri Johnson, Clydie King, Russ Kunkel, Steve Madaio, Branford Marsalis, Shirley Matthews, Stevie Nicks, Ray Parker, Dean Parks, Jim Price, Jim Pugh, Vernon Reid, Leon Russell, Jabo Starks, Ringo Starr, Vaneese Thomas, Julia Tillman Waters, Klaus Voormann, Joe Walsh, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Larry Williams, Stevie Wonder, Gary Wright (RIP: Bobby ´Blue´ Bland + Albert Aarons, Ronnie Baker, Roland Chambers, Albert Collins, Wilton Felder, Norman Harris, Red Holloway, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Jones, Ron Kersey, Andrew Love, Gary Moore, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, Roy Rogers, Joe Sample, Grover Washington Jr, Larry Washington, Snooky Young) Producer: Esmond Edwards, Jim Gaines, Dave Grusin, Jimmy Iovine, Stewart Levine, Ed Michel, Bill Szymczyk (RIP: Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen) Other info on members of B B King Band (I know up to 54 members) To be covered (54): Stanley Abernathy, Phil Blackman, Sugar Blue, James Bolden, John Browning, Chris Brubeck, Joseph Burton, Eugene Carrier, Joseph Carrier, George Coleman, Tony Coleman, John Willie Cook, Charles Dennis, Lou Donaldson, Michael Doster, Calep Emphrey Jr, Sonny Freeman, Wilbert Freeman, Slim Gaillard, Eric Gale, Robert Garner, Lee Gatman, Leonard Gill, Raymond Harris, Milton Hopkins,... up to 54 musicians.
Carole King Band		2 RECORDINGS: Rhymes & reasons - Carole King (1972) Members: Carole King + Bobbye Hall, Danny Kortchmar, Charles Larkey, Harvey Mason Guests: George Bohanon, Bobby Bryant, David Campbell, Terry King, Sheldon Sanov, David T Walker, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Orville ´Red´ Rhodes) Producer: Lou Adler Technical: Hank Cicalo Fantasy - Carole King (June 1973) Members: Carole King + Bobbye Hall, Danny Kortchmar, Charles Larkey, Harvey Mason Guests: Mike Altschul, George Bohanon, Denyse Buffum, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Chuck Findley, Ronald Folsom, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Dennis Karmazyn, Charles Loper, Sheldon Sanov, Tom Scott, Haim Shtrum, David T Walker, Ernie Watts, Ken Yerke (RIP: Albert Aarons, Curtis Amy, Eddie Kendricks, Ollie Mitchell) Producer: Lou Adler Technical: Hank Cicalo 3 COMPILATIONS: Greatest hits - Carole King (1978) Members: Carole King + Sherry Goffin, Bobbye Hall, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Charles Larkey, Harvey Mason, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel Guests: George Bohanon, Merry Clayton, Chuck Findley, William Green, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Plas Johnson, Charles Loper, Andy Newmark, Dean Parks, Ralph Schuckett, Tom Scott, James Taylor, Julia Tillman Waters, David T Walker, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Curtis Amy, Ralph MacDonald, Joel Bishop O´Brien) Her greatest hits: songs of long ago - Carole King (March 1978) Members: Carole King + Sherry Goffin, Bobbye Hall, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Charles Larkey, Harvey Mason, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel Guests: George Bohanon, Merry Clayton, Chuck Findley, William Green, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Plas Johnson, Charles Loper, Andy Newmark, Dean Parks, Ralph Schuckett, Tom Scott, James Taylor, Julia Tillman Waters, David T Walker, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Curtis Amy, Buddy Collette, Ralph MacDonald, Joel Bishop O´Brien) Producer: Lou Adler Technical: Vic Anesini, Hank Cicalo, Bob Irwin, Tommy Vicari Comments: CD reissue from 1999 includes two unreleased live tracks. Natural woman: the Ode collection 1968-1976 - Carole King (September 1994) Members: Carole King + Sherry Goffin, Bobbye Hall, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Charles Larkey, Harvey Mason, Leland Sklar Guests: Mike Altschul, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant, Denyse Buffum, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Merry Clayton, Chuck Findley, Ronald Folsom, Gene Goe, Jim Gordon, William Green, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Plas Johnson, Dennis Karmazyn, Terry King, Charles Loper, Dean Parks, Sheldon Sanov, Ralph Schuckett, Tom Scott, Haim Shtrum, James Taylor, Julia Tillman Waters, David T Walker, Ernie Watts, Ken Yerke (RIP: Albert Aarons, Curtis Amy, Buddy Collette, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Eddie Kendricks, Ralph MacDonald, Ollie Mitchell, Joel Bishop O´Brien, Orville ´Red´ Rhodes) Producer: Lou Adler Technical: Hank Cicalo Other info on members of Carole King Band (I know up to 29 members) To be covered (29): Teddy Andreadis, Jerry Angel, Gary Burr, Craig Doerge, Rob Galloway, Sherry Goffin, Rudy Guess, Bobbye Hall, Mark Hallman, Richard Hardy, Doyle Hough, Brie Howard, John Humphrey, Carole King, Robbie Kondor, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Charles Larkey, Linda Lawley, Bill Mason, Harvey Mason, Clarence McDonald, Robert McEntee, Danny Pelfrey, Miguel Rivera,... up to 29 musicians.
Lil Albert Group		1 RECORDINGS: Movin´ in - Lil Albert (1976) Guests: George Bohanon, Paul Hubinon, Paul Humphrey, Plas Johnson, Greg Poree, John Williams (RIP: Albert Aarons, Ernie Freeman, Arthur Wright) Other info on members of Lil Albert Group (I know up to 1 members) Not enough info (1): Lil Albert
Henry Mancini Orchestra		2 RECORDINGS: Music from the TV series The Mancini Generation - Henry Mancini And His Orchestra (1972) Members: Max Bennett, Dick Nash (RIP: Henry Mancini + Bud Brisbois) Guests: Jimmy Bond, Oscar Brashear, Larry Carlton, Gene Cipriano, John Clayton, David Duke, Victor Feldman, Bill Hinshaw, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Arthur Maebe, Tommy Morgan, Ted Nash, Richard Perissi, Ron Tutt, Tommy Vig, Dave Wells, Terry Woodson (RIP: Albert Aarons, Clare Fischer, Tommy Johnson, Lew McCreary, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Rowles) Producer: (RIP: Joe Reisman) Mancini salutes Sousa - Henry Mancini (1972) Members: Vincent DeRosa, Dick Nash (RIP: Henry Mancini + Bud Brisbois, Ray Brown, Pete Candoli, Abe Most) Guests: Bobby Bryant, Gene Cipriano, Victor Feldman, William Green, Bill Hinshaw, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Richard Perissi, Ray Triscari, Tommy Vig, Ernie Watts, Terry Woodson (RIP: Albert Aarons, Buddy Collette, Frank Emilio Flynn, Milt Holland, Tommy Johnson, Lew McCreary, Jerome Richardson, George Roberts, John Rotella, Marshal Royal, Wilbur Schwartz, Bud Shank, Jack Sperling, Lloyd Ulyate) Producer: (RIP: Joe Reisman) Other info on members of Henry Mancini Orchestra (I know up to 17 members) Already covered (1): Derek Watkins To be covered (10): Max Bennett, Bud Brisbois, Ray Brown, Pete Candoli, Vincent DeRosa, Henry Mancini, Shelly Manne, Abe Most, Dick Nash, Erno Neufeld Not enough info (6): Al Cobine, Pearl Kaufman, Arnold Koblentz, Ethmer Roten, Andy Williams, Graham Young
Carmen McRae Group		1 RECORDINGS: Can´t hide love - Carmen McRae (1976) Members: (RIP: Carmen McRae) Guests: Chuck Berghofer, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton, Jules Chaikin, Pete Christlieb, Victor Feldman, Bill Green, Dave Grusin, Harry Klee, Johnny Mandel, Harvey Mason, Don Menza, Lanny Morgan, Bobby Shew, Ken Shroyer, Maurice Spears, Ernie Tack, Ian Underwood, Gerald Vinci, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Larry Bunker, Buddy Childers, Wilton Felder, Thad Jones, Lew McCreary, Blue Mitchell, Grover Mitchell, Joe Mondragon, Abe Most, Jack Nimitz, Bill Perkins, Jerome Richardson, Joe Sample, Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young) Producer: (RIP: George Butler) Technical: Hank Cicalo, Bernie Grundman Comments: Recorded live in the studio in different dates in May 1976. Other info on members of Carmen McRae Group (I know up to 32 members) Already covered (4): Donald Bailey, Al Harewood, Stan Tracey, Cedar Walton To be covered (14): Pat Coil, Bob Cranshaw, Joel DiBartolo, Chuck Domanico, Chuck Flores, Eric Gunnison, Winard Harper, Jim Hughart, Ike Isaacs, Mundell Lowe, Carmen McRae, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker, Jimmy Rowles Not enough info (14): Bernard Baron, Edward Bennett, Bob Bowman, Curtis Boyd, Ray Bryant, Betty Carter, Dick Katz, John Leftwich, Mat Mathews, Marshall Otwell, Mark Pulice, Norman Simmons, Victor Sproles, Tommy Williams
Essra Mohawk Band		1 RECORDINGS: Primordial lovers - Essra Mohawk (1970) Guests: Bruce Cale, Warren Gale, Doug Hastings, Jerry Penrod, Ken Shroyer, Phil Teele (RIP: Albert Aarons, Wilton Felder, Mel Graves, Dallas Taylor, Bert Wilson) Producer: (RIP: Frazier Mohawk) Technical: Phil Sawyer Comments: CD reissue contains 5 bonus tracks. Other info on members of Essra Mohawk Band (I know up to 2 members) To be covered (1): Pete Bremy Not enough info (1): Essra Mohawk
Maria Muldaur Band		1 RECORDINGS: Sweet harmony - Maria Muldaur (February 1976) Members: Maria Muldaur + Mike Finnigan, Amos Garrett, John Girton, Plas Johnson, Ellen Kearney, Michael Moore, David Nichtern, David Wilcox (RIP: Benny Carter, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Earl Palmer, Sahib Shihab) Guests: Arthur Adams, Oscar Brashear, Kenny Burrell, Victor Feldman, Gene Goe, Jim Gordon, Fred Jackson, Howard Johnson, Russ Kunkel, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Gary Mallaber, Bill Payne, Greg Prestopino, Vi Redd, Linda Ronstadt, William ´Smitty´ Smith, Charles Veal, Waddy Wachtel, Wendy Waldman, Willie Weeks (RIP: Albert Aarons, J J Cale, Hoagy Carmichael, Joe Harnell, Lew McCreary, Benny Powell, John Rotella, Marshal Royal, Britt Woodman) Producer: Joe Boyd, Lenny Waronker Technical: Lee Herschberg Other info on members of Maria Muldaur Band (I know up to 34 members) Already covered (3): Roy Markowitz, Bud Shank, Snooky Young Old pages (2): Mike Finnigan, Ray Russell To be covered (29): Benny Carter, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Mo Foster, Amos Garrett, John Girton, Jeff Gutcheon, John Gutcheon, Marty Harris, Jake Jacobs, Steve James, Chaz Jankel, J J Johnson, Plas Johnson, John Paul Jones, John Kahn, Owen Karney, Ellen Kearney, Mandello, Bobby Mason, Chris Michie, Nick Milo, Michael Moore, Maria Muldaur, David Nichtern, Earl Palmer,... up to 29 musicians.
Nat Pierce Orchestra		1 RECORDINGS: Live at The Century Plaza - The Capp/Pierce Juggernaut featuring Joe Williams (1978) Members: Frank Capp, Bobby Shew (RIP: Nat Pierce) Guests: Chuck Berghofer, Garnett Brown, Buster Cooper, Bill Green, Alan Kaplan, Lanny Morgan, Ray Pohlman, Frank Szabo (RIP: Albert Aarons, Bill Berry, Bob Cooper, Marshal Royal, Joe Williams, Britt Woodman) Other info on members of Nat Pierce Orchestra (I know up to 4 members) To be covered (4): Ray Brown, Frank Capp, Nat Pierce, Bobby Shew
Pockets		1 RECORDINGS: So delicious - Pockets (August 1979) Members: Gary Grainger Guests: Marilyn Baker, Brenton Banks, Michael Boddicker, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Elmer Brown, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Larry Corbett, Paulinho Da Costa, Mike Davis, Vincent DeRosa, Tommy Funderburk, William Green, Ed Greene, Jerry Hey, Fred Jackson, Al McKay, Sidney Muldrow, Haim Shtrum, Maurice Spears, Romeo Williams (RIP: Albert Aarons, Dorothy Ashby, Buddy Collette, Don Myrick, Benny Powell, Jerome Richardson, Louis Satterfield, Snooky Young) Producer: Verdine White (RIP: Robert Wright) Other info on members of Pockets (I know up to 1 members) To be covered (1): Gary Grainger
Martha Reeves Band		1 RECORDINGS: We meet again - Martha Reeves (1978) Guests: Marilyn Baker, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Charles Julian Fearing, James Gadson, William Green, Fred Jackson, Haim Shtrum, Maurice Spears, Charles Veal, Romeo Williams, Bob Zimmitti (RIP: Albert Aarons, Dorothy Ashby, Ernie Fields, Al McKibbon, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell) Producer: (RIP: Hank Cosby) Other info on members of Martha Reeves Band (I know up to 4 members) To be covered (2): Maxine Green, Janice Singleton Not enough info (2): Martha Reeves, Larry Vann
Diana Ross Band		1 RECORDINGS: Lady sings the blues - Diana Ross (1972) Members: Diana Ross (RIP: Gil Askey, John Collins) Guests: Max Bennett, George Bohanon, Bobby Bryant, Benny Golson, Plas Johnson, Maurice Spears, Ernie Watts (RIP: Albert Aarons, Don Abney, Cat Anderson, Georgie Auld, Red Callender, Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Buddy Collette, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Grover Mitchell, Oliver Nelson, Jack Nimitz, Earl Palmer, Caughey Roberts, Marshal Royal, Gerald Wiggins) Technical: Dave Ramsey Comments: Soundtrack from the movie Lady sings the blues starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams, with music by Michel Legrand. Other info on members of Diana Ross Band (I know up to 44 members) Already covered (1): Jerry Steinholtz To be covered (43): Gil Askey, Phil Baker, Gerry Brown, Kevin Chokan, John Collins, Steve Crum, Julie Delgado, Walt Fowler, Richie Garcia, La Tanya Hall, Marty Harris, Pepito Hernandez, Brenda Jones, Shirley Jones, Valorie Jones, Lynn Keller, Lynda Laurence, Moyes Lucas, Peter Magadini, Alec Milstein, George Mitchell, John Osborne, Scherrie Payne, Gene Pello, Mark Pender,... up to 43 musicians.
Joe Sample Band		1 RECORDINGS: Swing street cafe - Joe Sample - David T Walker (1981) Members: David T Walker (RIP: Joe Sample) Guests: Jackie Kelso (RIP: Albert Aarons, Ernie Fields, James Jamerson, Earl Palmer) Producer: Stix Hooper (RIP: Wilton Felder) Technical: Rik Pekkonen Comments: Recorded in November 1978. Other info on members of Joe Sample Band (I know up to 10 members) To be covered (9): Jay Anderson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lenny Castro, Randy Crawford, Keith Jones, Neil Larsen, Adam Nussbaum, Joe Sample, Chad Wackerman Not enough info (1): Alex Markov
Side Effect		1 RECORDINGS: Side Effect - Side Effect (1975) Guests: Arthur Adams, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Jackie Kelso, Ronnie Laws, Ray Parker, Jerry Peters, Stretch (RIP: Joe Sample + Albert Aarons, Louis Johnson, Arthur Wright) Producer: (RIP: Wayne Henderson) Other info on members of Side Effect (I know up to 13 members) To be covered (1): Jim Gilstrap Not enough info (12): Milton Ellis, Elaine Gibbs, Anthony Hicks, Miki Howard, Augie Johnson, Lomita Johnson, Helen Lowe, Gregory Matta, Sylvia Nabors, Louis Patton, Sylvia St James, Vernon Woods
Sarah Vaughan Group		2 RECORDINGS: A Time in my life - Sarah Vaughan (1971) Members: Jimmy Cobb (RIP: Sarah Vaughan + Benny Powell, Ernie Wilkins) Guests: George Bohanon, Alan Estes, Gene Goe, Bob Magnusson, Bill Mays (RIP: Albert Aarons, Buddy Childers, Earl Palmer, Joe Pass, Al Vescovo) Producer: (RIP: Bob Shad) Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan (1973) Members: (RIP: Sarah Vaughan) Guests: John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gary Barone, Arnold Belnick, Chuck Berghofer, Pete Christlieb, Vincent DeRosa, Jesse Ehrlich, Stan Farber, Chuck Findley, James Getzoff, Dave Grusin, Allan Harshman, Ron Hicklin, Bill Hinshaw, Bobby Knight, Charles Loper, Sinclair Lott, Edgar Lustgarten, Arthur Maebe, Bob Magnusson, Gene Merlino, Gene Morford, Erno Neufeld, Richard Perissi, Chuck Rainey, Frederick Seykora, Sally Stevens, Gerald Vinci, Mike Wofford (RIP: Albert Aarons, Israel Baker, Ray Brown, Larry Bunker, Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Bob Cooper, John Guerin, Tommy Johnson, Nathan Kaproff, Shelly Manne, Grover Mitchell, Jerome Richardson, George Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, Tommy Tedesco, Lloyd Ulyate) Producer: (RIP: Bob Shad) Comments: The album is credited as Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Michel Legrand. Other info on members of Sarah Vaughan Group (I know up to 35 members) Already covered (1): Frank Foster To be covered (30): Chico Alvarez, Phil Bates, Joe Benjamin, Walter Booker, Patti Bown, Jimmy Cobb, Henry Coker, Wendell Culley, Joel DiBartolo, Charlie Fowlkes, Bill Graham, Johnny Griffith, Roy Haynes, Bill Hughes, Eddie Jones, Harold Jones, Jimmy Jones, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Lou Levy, Bob Maize, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Waymon Reed, Marshal Royal,... up to 30 musicians. Not enough info (4): George Gaffney, Basil Kirchin, Ivor Kirchin, Carl Schroeder
Gerald Wilson Orchestra		1 RECORDINGS: Calafia - Gerald Wilson Orchestra Of The 80´s (1984) Members: Rick Baptist (RIP: Gerald Wilson + Harold Land, Snooky Young) Guests: Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bryant, Hal Espinosa, Paul Humphrey, Milcho Leviev, Anthony Ortega, Maurice Spears, Ernie Watts, John Williams (RIP: Albert Aarons, Red Callender, Jimmy Cleveland, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Gerald Wiggins) Other info on members of Gerald Wilson Orchestra (I know up to 31 members) Already covered (2): Bud Shank, Snooky Young To be covered (21): Roy Ayers, Rick Baptist, Luis Bonilla, Hadley Caliman, Nick Ceroli, Jerry Dodgion, Eric Dolphy, Teddy Edwards, Glen Garrett, Bobby Hutcherson, Carmell Jones, Harold Land, Mel Lewis, Melba Liston, Joe Maini, Ollie Mitchell, Joe Pass, John Pondel, Ed Thigpen, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Woods Not enough info (8): Mike Barone, Walter Benton, Groove Holmes, Peggy Hutcherson, Mel Lee, Shuggie Otis, Don Raffell, Anthony Wilson

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Ernie Watts (24)
Snooky Young (23)
Bill Hughes (22)
Oscar Brashear (21)
George Bohanon (20)
Buddy Catlett (20)
Bobby Bryant (19)
Bobby Plater (19)
Flip Ricard (19)
Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis (17)
Harry ´Sweets´ Edison (17)
Jerome Richardson (16)
Gene Goe (15)
Thad Jones (15)
Teddy Reig (15)
Louie Bellson (13)
Garnett Brown (13)
Buddy Collette (13)
Al Grey (13)
Quincy Jones (13)
Henderson Chambers (12)
Jimmy Cleveland (12)
Wallace Davenport (12)
Chuck Findley (12)
Urbie Green (12)
Norman Keenan (12)
Maurice Spears (12)
Buddy Childers (11)
Victor Feldman (11)
William Green (11)
Don Rader (11)
Joe Sample (11)

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