Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

, Billy Eckstine,

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Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

, and later with

Earl Hines Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, " ...

' small band. Richardson was born in

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

, and died in

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, of heart failure at the age of 79.

Discography

As leader

* '' Midnight Oil'' (New Jazz, 1959) * '' Roamin' with Richardson'' (New Jazz, 1959) * ''Going to the Movies'' (United Artists, 1962) * '' Groove Merchant'' (Verve, 1967) * ''Jazz Station Runaway'' (TCB, 1997)

As sideman

* 1955:

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

: '' Another One'' (Bethlehem) * 1955:

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-ha ...

: ''

Bohemia After Dark ''Bohemia After Dark'' is an album by jazz drummer Kenny Clarke, featuring the earliest recordings with Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley. It was released by Savoy Records in September 1955.

'' (Savoy) * 1955:

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direc ...

: '' Flutes & Reeds'' (Savoy) with Frank Wess * 1955:

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

: '' That's Nat'' (Savoy) * 1955: Sarah Vaughan: '' In the Land of Hi-Fi'' (Mercury) * 1955:

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

: ''

Bluebird The bluebirds are a North American group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passerines in the genus ''Sialia'' of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. ...

'' (Savoy) * 1955:

Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

: '' Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars'' (EmArcy) * 1956: Cannonball Adderley: ''

In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley ''In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley'' is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his third released on the EmArcy label, featuring a nonet (six horns, three rhythm) with Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, E ...

'' * 1956:

: '' All Night Long'' (Prestige) * 1956: Oscar Pettiford: '' The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi'' (ABC-Paramount) * 1957:

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

: ''

This Is How I Feel About Jazz ''This Is How I Feel About Jazz'' is a 1957 album by American musician Quincy Jones, his first full-length album as a bandleader after a recording debut with the 1955 split album ''Jazz Abroad''. Jones arranged and conducted three recording ses ...

'' (ABC-Paramount) * 1957:

Phineas Newborn, Jr. Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, 1931 – May 26, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell. Biography Newborn was born in Whiteville, Tennessee, and came from a musical famil ...

: '' Phineas Newborn, Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica'' (RCA Victor) * 1957: Oscar Pettiford: ''

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two ''The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two'' (also referred to as ''O.P.'s Jazz Men'') is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford that was recorded in 1957 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label.The Three Playmates with George Barrow, Jerome Richardson,

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

Sam Price Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Price's playing is dark, mellow, and relaxed rather than percussive, and he was a specialist at creating the ...

, Joe Benjamin,

Bobby Donaldson Robert Stanley "Bobby" Donaldson (November 29, 1922, Boston – 1971) was an American jazz and R&B drummer. After playing locally in the early 1940s, Donaldson played with Russell Procope while serving in the Army in New York City. In 1946–47 ...

(arranger) (Savoy Records, 1957)Savoy Records discography
Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013. * 1958:

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

: '' The Big Sound'' (Prestige), ''

Groove Blues ''Groove Blues'' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

: '' The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook'' (Prestige), '' The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2'' (Prestige), '' The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3'' (Prestige), '' Smokin''' (Prestige) * 1958: Betty Carter: '' I Can't Help It'' * 1958:

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of deli ...

: ''

It's Magic "It's Magic" is a popular song written by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1947. They wrote the song for Doris Day in her Warner Brothers film debut, ''Romance on the High Seas'' (retitled ''It's Magic'' in the United Kingdom ...

'' (Riverside) * 1958: Ray Brown: '' This Is Ray Brown'' * 1958: Jimmy Cleveland: '' A Map of Jimmy Cleveland'' (Mercury) * 1958:

Helen Merrill Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1930) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording '' Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation ...

: '' You've Got a Date with the Blues'' (MetroJazz) * 1959:

Tiny Grimes Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a rec ...

: '' Tiny in Swingville'' (Swingville) * 1959: Jimmy Cleveland: ''

Rhythm Crazy ''Rhythm Crazy'' is an album led by American trombonist Jimmy Cleveland. It features tracks recorded in 1959, but the LP was not released by the EmArcy label until 1964.Fitzgerald, M.Jimmy Cleveland Leader Entryaccessed October 26, 2015 Receptio ...

'' (EmArcy) * 1959:

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

: ''

What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! ''What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!'' is a tenth studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Belford Hendricks, featuring her hit single of the same name. The title track won Washington the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 2nd Ann ...

'' * 1959:

Joe Wilder Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 – May 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006. The National Endowment for the Arts honored h ...

: ''

The Pretty Sound ''The Pretty Sound'' is an album led by jazz trumpeter Joe Wilder recorded in 1959 and first released on the Columbia Records, Columbia label.

'' (Columbia) * 1959: Ruth Brown: ''

Miss Rhythm ''Miss Rhythm'' is an album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded between 1954 and 1959 and released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label.Ahmed Abdul-Malik Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born Jonathan Tim, Jr.; January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993) was an American jazz double bassist and oud player. Abdul-Malik is remembered for integrating Middle Eastern and North African music styles in his jazz music.Kelsey ...

: '' East Meets West'' (RCA Victor) * 1959: Quincy Jones: ''

The Birth of a Band! ''The Birth of a Band!'' is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances by Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, and Phil Woods.

'', ''

The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones ''The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones'' is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury.

'' (Mercury) * 1959:

Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the ...

: '' Billy Taylor with Four Flutes'' (Riverside) * 1960:

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious ...

: '' Uhuru Afrika'' (Roulette) * 1960: Quincy Jones: ''

I Dig Dancers ''I Dig Dancers'' is an album Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances recorded in Paris and New York City.

'' (Mercury) * 1960:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

: '' Trane Whistle'' (Prestige) * 1961:

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

: '' Pop + Jazz = Swing'' (Audio Fidelity) * 1961:

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

: '' So Warm'' (Prestige) * 1961: Billy Taylor: ''

Kwamina ''Kwamina'' is a musical with the libretto by Robert Alan Aurthur and music and lyrics by Richard Adler. Production The musical opened in out of town tryouts in Toronto, where, as noted by Ken Mandelbaum "The reviews were promising",Mandelbaum, ...

'' (Mercury) * 1961: Cannonball Adderley: '' African Waltz'' (Riverside) * 1962:

Junior Mance Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early life (1928–1947) Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old, Mance st ...

: '' The Soul of Hollywood'' (Jazzland) * 1962:

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

: '' A Sure Thing'' * 1962:

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...

: ''

Big Bags ''Big Bags'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring big band performances arranged by Tadd Dameron and Ernie Wilkins recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

'' * 1962:

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

: '' Midnight Special'' * 1962:

: ''

Big Band Bossa Nova ''Big Band Bossa Nova'' is an album by American Quincy Jones. Track listing Digital Re-issue, on Verve label Performers * Quincy Jones – conductor, arranger * Phil Woods – alto saxophone * Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone * R ...

'' * 1962:

: '' The Quintessence'' * 1962:

: '' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note) * 1962:

: ''

Love Shout ''Love Shout'' is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in late 1962 and early 1963 and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige), ''

Hollar! ''Hollar!'' is an album by jazz vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded at three separate sessions between 1960 and 1962 and released on the Prestige label in 1963.Buddy Emmons Buddy Gene Emmons (January 27, 1937 – July 21, 2015) was an American musician who is widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1981. Affectionately known by ...

: ''

Steel Guitar Jazz ''Steel Guitar Jazz'' is a 1963 studio album by steel guitarist Buddy Emmons. It was reissued in 2003 by Verve Records. Reception Ken Dryden reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Buddy Emmons wasn't the first musician to be featured pl ...

'' (Mercury) * 1963:

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

and

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Ge ...

: ''

Samba Para Dos ''Samba Para Dos'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin and American trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1963 and released on the Verve Records, Verve label.Payne, DLalo Schifrin discographyaccessed March 6, 201 ...

'' (Verve) * 1963: Charles Mingus: ''

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus ''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964. Background Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for ...

'' (Impulse!) * 1963: Charles Mingus: ''

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' is a studio album by American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus. It was recorded on January 20, 1963, and released in July of that year by Impulse! Records. The album consists of ...

'' (Impulse!) * 1964: Lalo Schifrin: '' New Fantasy'' (Verve) * 1964:

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, ...

: '' Warm Wave'' (Verve) * 1964:

: '' Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini'', '' Golden Boy'' (Mercury) * 1964: J. J. Johnson: '' J.J.!'' (RCA Victor) * 1965: Milt Jackson: '' Ray Brown / Milt Jackson'' with Ray Brown (Verve) * 1965: Quincy Jones: ''

Quincy Plays for Pussycats ''Quincy Plays for Pussycats'' is an album by Quincy Jones featuring sessions recorded between 1959 and 1965 which was released on the Mercury label.Matsubayashi, KMercury Records Collection: SR-61050: Quincy Plays For Pussycats / Quincy Jones/re ...

'' (Mercury) * 1965: Lalo Schifrin: ''

Once a Thief and Other Themes ''Once a Thief and Other Themes'' is an album of film and television themes by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.Payne, DLalo Schifrin discographyaccessed March 14, 2012 The ...

'' (Verve) * 1965: J. J. Johnson: ''Goodies (J. J. Johnson album), Goodies'' (RCA Victor) * 1965: Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Smith: ''Monster (Jimmy Smith album), Monster'' (Verve) * 1965: Sonny Stitt: ''Broadway Soul'' (Colpix) * 1965: Shirley Scott: ''Latin Shadows'' (Impulse!) * 1965: J. J. Johnson: ''Broadway Express (album), Broadway Express'' (RCA Victor) * 1966: Oliver Nelson: ''Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle'' (Impulse!) * 1966:

: ''Soul Burst'' (Verve) * 1966: Oliver Nelson: ''Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson album), Happenings'' with

(Impulse!) * 1966: Shirley Scott: ''Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands'' (Impulse!) * 1966: Les McCann: ''Les McCann Plays the Hits'' (Limelight) * 1966: Jimmy Smith: ''Got My Mojo Workin' (album), Got My Mojo Workin''', ''Hoochie Coochie Man (Jimmy Smith album), Hoochie Coochie Man'' (Verve) * 1966: Jimmy McGriff: ''The Big Band'' (Solid State) * 1966: Manny Albam: ''The Soul of the City'' (Solid State) * 1966: Chico Hamilton: ''The Further Adventures of El Chico'' (Impulse!) * 1966: Oliver Nelson: ''Encyclopedia of Jazz'' (Verve) * 1966: Oliver Nelson: ''The Sound of Feeling'' (Verve) * 1966: Clark Terry: ''Mumbles (album), Mumbles'' (Mainstream) * 1966: J. J. Johnson: ''The Total J.J. Johnson'' (RCA Victor) * 1966: Johnny Hodges: ''Blue Notes (album), Blue Notes'' (Verve) * 1967: Johnny Hodges: ''Don't Sleep in the Subway (album), Don't Sleep in the Subway'' (Verve) * 1967: Sylvia Syms: ''For Once in My Life (Sylvia Syms album), For Once in My Life'' (Prestige) * 1967: Jimmy McGriff: ''A Bag Full of Blues'' (Solid State) * 1967: Kai Winding: ''Penny Lane & Time'' (Verve) * 1967: Antônio Carlos Jobim: ''Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim album), Wave'' (A&M/CTI) * 1968: Stan Getz: ''What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David'' (Verve, 1968) * 1968: Earl Coleman (singer), Earl Coleman: ''Manhattan Serenade'' * 1968: David "Fathead" Newman: ''Bigger & Better'' (Atlantic) * 1968: Stanley Turrentine: ''Always Something There'' * 1968:

: ''You, Baby'' * 1968:

: ''Blues - The Common Ground'' (Verve) * 1968: Sonny Stitt: ''Parallel-a-Stitt'' (Roulette) * 1968: Nat Adderley: ''Calling Out Loud'' * 1969: Dizzy Gillespie: ''It's My Way (Dizzy Gillespie album), It's My Way'' (Solid State) * 1969: Sonny Stitt: ''Come Hither'' (Solid State) * 1969: Walter Wanderley: ''Moondreams (Walter Wanderley album), Moondreams'' (A&M/CTI) * 1969: Dizzy Gillespie: ''Cornucopia (album), Cornucopia'' (Solid State) * 1969: Kenny Burrell: ''Night Song (Kenny Burrell album), Night Song'' (Verve) * 1969: Roy Ayers: ''Daddy Bug'' (Atlantic) * 1969: Milton Nascimento - ''Courage (Milton Nascimento album), Courage'' (A&M/CTI) * 1969: George Benson - ''Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album), Tell It Like It Is'' (A&M/CTI) * 1969: George Benson: ‘’The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M/CTI) * 1969: Herbie Hancock: ''The Prisoner (album), The Prisoner'' (Blue Note) * 1969: Phil Woods: ''Round Trip (Phil Woods album), Round Trip'' (Verve) * 1970: Mose Allison: ''Hello There, Universe'' (Atlantic) * 1970:

: ''Gula Matari'' (A&M) * 1970: Johnny Hodges: ''3 Shades of Blue'' (Flying Dutchman) * 1970: Leon Thomas: ''The Leon Thomas Album'' (Flying Dutchman) * 1970: The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra: ''Consummation (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album), Consummation'' * 1970: Billy Butler (guitarist), Billy Butler: ''Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Billy Butler album), Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (Prestige) * 1971: Stanley Turrentine: ''Salt Song'' (CTI) * 1971:

: ''Free Again (Gene Ammons album), Free Again'' (Prestige) * 1971: Reuben Wilson: ''Set Us Free'' * 1972: Quincy Jones: ''The Hot Rock (film)#Musical score and soundtrack, The Hot Rock OST'' (Prophesy) * 1972: Steely Dan: ''Can't Buy a Thrill'' * 1973: Lalo Schifrin: Enter the Dragon (soundtrack), ''Enter the Dragon'' (soundtrack) (Warner Bros.) * 1973: Kenny Burrell: ''Both Feet on the Ground'' (Fantasy) * 1973: Bee Gees: ''Life in a Tin Can'' * 1974: Kenny Burrell: ''Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block'' (Fantasy) * 1974: Moacir Santos: ''Saudade (Moacir Santos album), Saudade'' (Blue Note) * 1975: Kenny Burrell: ''Ellington Is Forever'' (Fantasy) * 1975: Horace Silver: ''Silver 'n Brass'' (Blue Note) * 1975: Oliver Nelson: ''Skull Session'' (RCA/Flying Dutchman), ''Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson album), Stolen Moments'' (East Wind) * 1975: Richard Holmes (organist), Richard "Groove" Holmes: ''Six Million Dollar Man (album), Six Million Dollar Man'', (RCA/Flying Dutchman) * 1975: Moacir Santos: ''Carnival of the Spirits'' * 1975: Kenny Burrell: ''Sky Street'', ''Ellington Is Forever Volume Two'' (Fantasy) * 1975: Gino Vannelli: Storm at Sunup (A&M) * 1976: Bobby Bland, B. B. King - ''Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live'' * 1976: Wade Marcus: ''Metamorphosis (Wade Marcus album), Metamorphosis'' * 1976: Carmen McRae: ''Can't Hide Love (album), Can't Hide Love'' * 1976: Zoot Sims: ''Hawthorne Nights'' (Pablo) * 1976:

: ''Feelings (Milt Jackson album), Feelings'' (Pablo) * 1976: Lee Ritenour: ''First Course'' * 1977: Dizzy Gillespie: ''Free Ride (album), Free Ride'' (Pablo) * 1977: Benny Golson: ''Killer Joe (Benny Golson album), Killer Joe'' (Columbia) * 1977: Quincy Jones: ''Roots (1977 miniseries)#Musical score and soundtrack, Roots'' (A&M) * 1979: The Crusaders (Houston group), The Crusaders: ''Street Life (The Crusaders album), Street Life'' * 1979: Earth, Wind & Fire: ''I Am (Earth, Wind & Fire album), I Am'' * 1980:

: ''Heritage (Kenny Burrell album), Heritage'' (AudioSource) * 1981: Gerald Wilson: ''Lomelin'' (Discovery) * 1990: Joey DeFrancesco: ''Where Were You?'' (Columbia) * 1991: Clifford Jordan: ''Down Through the Years'' (Milestone) * 1992: Jimmy Heath: ''Little Man Big Band'' (Verve)

References

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