Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) is an American

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drummer and band leader. He was with

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with

Vincent Herring Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...

formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He is part of the

NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the self-proclaimed highest honors that the United States bestows upon ...

awards class of 2023.

Biography

Louis Sedell Hayes was born in

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, United States, to a father, an automaker, who played drums and piano. His mother waited tables and played the piano. She was the sister of John Nelson, the father of the musician

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. Hayes got his first drum set at age 10. The key influence in his early development was his cousin Clarence Stamps, an accomplished drummer who grounded his technical fundamentals and gave him lessons that stuck for life. He refers to the early influence of hearing jazz, especially

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s on the radio. His main influence was

Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He was ...

and he was mentored by Jo Jones. His three main associations were with

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...

's Quintet (1956–59), the

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

Quintet (1959–65), and the

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

Trio (1965–67). Hayes often joined Sam Jones, both with Adderley and Peterson, and in freelance settings. When he was a teenager, he led a band in Detroit clubs before he was 16. He worked with

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America. Although Lateef's main instruments ...

and

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...

from 1955 to 1956. He moved to New York in August 1956, to replace Art Taylor in the Horace Silver Quintet and, in 1959, joined the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, with which he remained until mid-1965, when he succeeded

Ed Thigpen Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959. Biograp ...

in the Oscar Peterson Trio. He left Peterson in 1967, and formed a series of groups, which he led alone or with others; among his sidemen were

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

, and

James Spaulding James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...

. He returned to Peterson in 1971. The Louis Hayes Sextet, formed in 1972, became, in 1975, the Louis Hayes-

Junior Cook Herman "Junior" Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player. Biography Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook was a member of the Horace Silver Quin ...

Quintet and the

Woody Shaw Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz trumpet ...

-Louis Hayes Quintet (Cook remained as a sideman until Rene McLean joined); in its last form the quintet played successful engagements throughout Europe and (without McLean) acted as the host group when, in 1976,

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

visited the

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for the first time in many years. After Shaw left the group in 1977, Hayes continued to lead it as a hard-bop quintet. Hayes has appeared on many records throughout the years, and played with

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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 ...

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

Hank Mobley Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to descr ...

Booker Little Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961)
– accessed June 2010 was an American

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex ...

, Ray Brown,

Gary Bartz Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Biography Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Wor ...

, and Tony Williams. He also led sessions for

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(1960), Timeless (1976),

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(1977), Candid (1989), Steeplechase (1989–94), and TCB (2000–2002). He was with

's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with

formed the Cannonball Legacy Band.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''

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'' (

, 1960) * '' Breath of Life'' (

, 1974) * ''

Ichi-Ban ''Ichi-Ban'' is an album by the Louis Hayes – Junior Cook Quintet featuring Woody Shaw recorded in 1976 and released on the Dutch Timeless label and on Timeless Muse in the U.S.Junior Cook Herman "Junior" Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player. Biography Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook was a member of the Horace Silver Quin ...

( Timeless, 1976) * ''

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'' (Muse, 1978) – recorded in 1977 * ''

Variety Is the Spice ''Variety Is the Spice'' is an album by the Louis Hayes Group recorded in 1978 and released on the Gryphon label. Light and Lively'' ( SteepleChase, 1989) * '' The Crawl'' ( Candid, 1989) * '' Una Max'' (SteepleChase, 1990) – live recorded in 1989 * '' Nightfall'' (SteepleChase, 1991) * ''

Blue Lou "Blue Lou" is a 1933 jazz standard. It was written by Edgar Sampson and copyrighted in 1935 with the help of the publishing company of Irving Mills. The first recording was made by Benny Carter and his Orchestra on October 16. 1933. Followed by ...

'' (SteepleChase, 1993) * ''

The Super Quartet ''The Super Quartet'' is an album by the drummer Louis Hayes, recorded in Italy in 1994 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.L ...

'' (Timeless, 1994) * ''

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'' (Sharp Nine, 1996) * '' Quintessential Lou'' (TCB, 2000) * ''

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'' (TCB, 2001) * '' Dreamin' of Cannonball'' (TCB, 2002) * ''Maximum Firepower'' (

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, 2006) * ''Return of the Jazz Communicators'' ( Smoke Sessions, 2014) * ''

Serenade for Horace ''Serenade for Horace'' is an album by the jazz drummer Louis Hayes, released in 2017. It is a tribute to Horace Silver, Hayes's former bandleader. The album peaked at No. 23 on ''Billboards Jazz Albums chart. Production The album was produced b ...

'' (

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, 2017)

As sideman

With

* '' In San Francisco'' (1959,

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) – live * ''

Them Dirty Blues ''Them Dirty Blues'' is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded in 1960. Reception The AllMusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Recorded in early 1960, ''Them Dirty Blues'' contains two classic jazz comp ...

'' (Riverside, 1960) * ''

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse ''The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring a performance by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.

'' (Riverside, 1960) – live * ''

Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners ''Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley released on the Riverside label, featuring performances by Adderley with Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown, Victor Feldman, and Louis Hayes.

'' (Riverside, 1961) – recorded in 1959-60 * '' African Waltz'' (Riverside, 1961) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1961) * '' Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley'' (

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, 1961) * ''

Cannonball in Europe! ''Cannonball in Europe!'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Comblain-la-Tour in Belgium and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam ...

'' (Riverside, 1962) – live * ''

Jazz Workshop Revisited ''Jazz Workshop Revisited'' is a live album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label. Alongside Adderley, it features performances by Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.

'' (Riverside, 1962) – live * ''

Nippon Soul ''Nippon Soul'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and released on the Riverside label (RLP 477) featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef ...

'' (Riverside, 1964) – live recorded in 1963 * '' Autumn Leaves'' (Riverside, 1963) * ''

The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York ''The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Village Vanguard and released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe ...

'' (Riverside, 1964) * ''

Cannonball Adderley Live! ''Cannonball Adderley Live!'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jone ...

'' (Capitol, 1964) * '' Live Session!'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''

Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof ''Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol Records, Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'' by Adderley with N ...

'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1965) * '' Phenix'' (

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, 1975) * '' The Sextet'' (Milestone, 1982) – recorded in 1962-63 With

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 " ...

* ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) * ''

Naturally! ''Naturally!'' is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Jazzland label featuring performances by Adderley with two separate groups, the first featuring Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes, and the second with Wynton Kelly, ...

'' (Jazzland, 1961) With

* ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1957 * ''

Bluesin' Around ''Bluesin' Around'' is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1961 and 1962 and first released on the Columbia label in 1983.

'' ( Columbia, 1983) – recorded in 1961 With

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

*''

Son of Drum Suite ''Son of Drum Suite'' is an album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra recorded in 1960 for the RCA Victor label.True Blue'' with

( Xanadu, 1976) * '' Silver Blue'' with Dexter Gordon (Xanadu, 1976) With

* '' Coltrane Time'' (

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, 1959) – recorded in 1958 * '' Lush Life'' (

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, 1961) – recorded in 1957-58 * '' The Believer'' (Prestige, 1963) * ''

The Last Trane ''The Last Trane'' is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1966 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7378. It was assembled from unissued material from three separate recording sessions at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in H ...

'' (Prestige, 1966) – recorded in 1957-58 With

, and

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* ''

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'' (Prestige, 1957) With

* ''

New Trombone ''New Trombone'' is the debut album by trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1957 and originally released on Prestige Records.

'' (Prestige, 1957) * '' Jazz ...It's Magic!'' (

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, 1958) – recorded in 1957 * '' Curtis Fuller Volume 3'' (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1957 * '' Curtis Fuller with Red Garland'' (New Jazz, 1962) – recorded in 1957 With

* '' Ca'Purange'' (Prestige, 1973) – recorded in 1972 * ''

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'' (Prestige, 1975) – recorded in 1972 With

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

* '' Gooden's Corner'' (Blue Note, 1961) * '' Oleo'' (Blue Note, 1962) * '' Born to Be Blue'' (Blue Note, 1962) With

* '' The Kicker'' (

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, 1967) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1968) With

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* '' Gentle Rain'' (Sound Hills, 1994) * '' On the Wings of an Eagle'' (Chesky, 2006) With

* '' The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard'' (Impulse!, 1962) * ''

The Body & the Soul ''The Body & the Soul'' is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in 1963 as his second and last release on the Impulse! label. It features performances by Hubbard with an orchestra and string section, and with a septet featuring Cur ...

'' (Impulse!,1963) * ''

The Hub of Hubbard ''The Hub of Hubbard'' is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded at Villingen, Black Forest, Germany on December 9, 1969. It was released on the MPS label and features performances by Hubbard, Eddie Daniels, Sir Roland Hanna, ...

'' (MPS, 1970) With Sam Jones * ''

The Soul Society ''The Soul Society'' is the debut album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones featuring performances recorded in early 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) * '' The Chant'' (Riverside, 1961) * '' Changes & Things'' (Xanadu, 1977) * ''

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'' (Muse, 1977) With

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

* ''

Cliff Craft ''Cliff Craft'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1957) * '' Inward Fire'' (

, 1978) – recorded in 1977 With

* ''

Jazz for the Thinker ''Jazz for the Thinker'' is the debut album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label.

'' (

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, 1957) * ''

Stable Mates ''Stable Mates'' is a split album by A. K. Salim and Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label.Jazz Mood'' (Savoy, 1957) * '' Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef'' (Verve, 1958) – recorded in 1957 With

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

* '' Strange Blues'' (Prestige, 1957) * ''

Makin' the Changes ''Makin' the Changes'' is a studio album by saxophonist Jackie McLean. It was recorded in 1957 for Prestige, but not released until 1960 by the subsidiary label New Jazz as NJ 8231. It features three tracks with McLean in a quartet with pianist ...

'' (New Jazz, 1960) – recorded in 1957 With

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 ...

* ''

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, 1962) – recorded in 1961 * ''

The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. ''The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.'' is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Contemporary label.

'' (Contemporary, 1963) – recorded in 1962-63 With

* ''

6 Pieces of Silver ''6 Pieces of Silver'' is a studio album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Silver with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes. The Allmusic review b ...

'' (Blue Note, 1957) – recorded in 1956 * ''

The Stylings of Silver ''The Stylings of Silver'' is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Silver with Art Farmer, Hank Mobley, Teddy Kotick, and Louis Hayes.Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet'' (Blue Note, 1958) * '' Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet'' (Blue Note, 1959) * ''

Blowin' the Blues Away ''Blowin' the Blues Away'' is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1959, featuring performances by Silver with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Eugene Taylor, and Louis Hayes. Recording dates and location The ...

'' (Blue Note, 1959) With

* '' Songs of Courage'' (

, 1993) – recorded in 1991 * ''

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* '' Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) * ''

I Offer You ''I Offer You'' is an album featuring performances by jazz saxophonist Lucky Thompson which was released on the Groove Merchant label.

'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) With

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

* ''

A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 ''A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1'' (reissued on CD as ''Naima'') is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1973 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label.

'' (Muse, 1973) – live * ''

A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 ''A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2'' (partially reissued on the compilation CD ''Naima - Recorded Live at Boomer's NYC'' ) is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1973 and released on the Muse label.Firm Roots'' (Muse, 1976) – recorded in 1974 * '' Pit Inn'' (

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, 1975) – live recorded in 1974 With others *

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

, '' Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session'' (Reservoir, 1990) – recorded in 1983 *

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 ...

, ''

Goodbye Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' ...

'' (Prestige, 1974) *

Georges Arvanitas Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist. Life and career He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially ...

, '' Cocktail for Three'' (Pretoria, 1959) * James Clay, ''

A Double Dose of Soul ''A Double Dose of Soul'' is the second album by saxophonist/flautist James Clay featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) * Richard Davis, '' Muses for Richard Davis'' ( MPS, 1969) *

Kenny Drew Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist. Biography Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler ( ...

, '' Undercurrent'' (Blue Note, 1960) *

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

, '' Merry Olde Soul'' (Riverside, 1961) *

Ricky Ford Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) and studied at the New England Conservatory. Ricky Ford AllMusic In 1974, he recorded with Gunther Schulle ...

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Tenor Madness Too! ''Tenor Madness Too!'' is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Muse label.Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson,Theroux, Gary"Gibbs, Terry".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. R ...

, '' Take It from Me'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1964) *

Bennie Green Bennie Green (April 16, 1923 – March 23, 1977) was an American jazz trombonist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and ...

, ''

Back on the Scene ''Back on the Scene'' is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1958) *

Wilbur Harden Wilbur Harden (December 31, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane ...

, ''

Mainstream 1958 ''Mainstream 1958: The East Coast Jazz Scene'' is a 1958 album by jazz musicians Wilbur Harden and John Coltrane. It is the first of three collaborative albums with Harden and Coltrane as leaders, the other two being ''Jazz Way Out'' and ''Tangany ...

'' (Savoy, 1958) *

Barry Harris Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Life and career Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December ...

, ''

Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop ''Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop'' is a live album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in San Francisco in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) *

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

, ''

Blue Hodge ''Blue Hodge'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Verve label.

'' (

Verve Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...

, 1961) *

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

, ''

A Touch of Satin ''A Touch of Satin'' is an album by J. J. Johnson's Quartet which was released on the Columbia label.Harold Land Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliffor ...

, '' West Coast Blues!'' (Jazzland, 1960) *

Johnny Lytle Johnny Dillard Lytle (October 13, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio – December 15, 1995 in Springfield) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. Life and career Lytle grew up in Springfield, Ohio in a family of musicians, the son of a trumpeter father ...

, '' Nice and Easy'' (Jazzland, 1962) * Ken McIntyre, '' Year of the Iron Sheep'' (United Artists, 1962) *

Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...

, ''

Movin' Along ''Movin' Along'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1960. It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes. All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set '' The ...

'' (Riverside, 1960) *

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and ...

,''

Resurgence! ''Resurgence!'' is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1981 and released on the Muse label.

'' (Muse, 1981) *

Freddie Redd Freddie Redd (May 29, 1928 – March 17, 2021) was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany '' The Connection'' (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous, writing in ''The New Y ...

, ''

Shades of Redd ''Shades of Redd'' is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1960) *

, ''

The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage ''The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage'' is a live album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded at the JazzFest Berlin in 1976 and released on the Muse label.Les Spann Leslie Spann Jr. (May 23, 1932 – January 24, 1989) was an American jazz guitarist and flautist. As a sideman he recorded with Nat Adderley, Benny Bailey, Bill Coleman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Curtis Fuller, Red Garland, Benny Goodman, Sam Jon ...

, ''

Gemini Gemini may refer to: Space * Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac ** Gemini in Chinese astronomy * Project Gemini, the second U.S. crewed spaceflight program * Gemini Observatory, consisting of telescopes in the Norther ...

'' (Jazzland, 1961) – recorded in 1960 *

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...

, '' 12!'' (Muse, 1972) *

, ''

Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

'' with the Prestige All Stars (New Jazz, 1958) *

, ''

Uptown/Downtown ''Uptown/Downtown'' is a 1988 live album by McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label, his first for the label since '' 13th House'' (1980). It was recorded in November 1988 and features performances by Tyner's Big Band, which included tenor s ...

'' (Milestone, 1988) *

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was ...

, '' Back Door Blues'' (Riverside, 1962) * Roosevelt Wardell, ''The Revelation'' (Prestige, 1960) *

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

, ''

Four Altos ''Four Altos'' is an album by saxophonists Phil Woods Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.

'' with

Gene Quill Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American jazz alto saxophonist who played often with Phil Woods in the duet Phil and Quill. Quill also worked as a sideman for Buddy DeFranco, Quincy Jones, Gene Krupa, Gerry M ...

Sahib Shihab Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, ...

, and Hal Stein (Prestige, 1957) *

The Young Lions ''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II. Plot Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...

, ''

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, 1961) – recorded in 1960 * Joe Zawinul, '' Money in the Pocket'' (

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

, 1966)

References

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