Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

trumpeter.

Career

Stamm was born in

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, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended

North Texas State University The University of North Texas (UNT) is a Public university, public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private Normal school, teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 y ...

, where he was a member of the

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. He was a member of

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

's Mellophonium Orchestra from 1961 to 1963, then worked with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

from 1965 to 1966. Following this he was with

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from 1966 to 1972 and with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

from 1974 to 1975. In the 1970s, he began a decades-long career as a prolific studio and

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. In the studio he has recorded with

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

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Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

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, Donald Fagen,

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

Duke Pearson Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record produ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

Grover Washington, Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wr ...

, Patrick Williams,

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

, Frank Foster,

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, Frankie Valli, Deodato,

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, and

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. He played the flugelhorn solo on "

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" by

. In the 1980s, he played with

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, the Bob Mintzer Band, the

George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker ...

Concert Jazz Band (1987),

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's Big Band and the band of composer

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. He has been a member of the

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since 2002.

Discography

As leader

* ''Machinations'' (

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 ...

, 1968) * ''Stammpede'' (

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, 1983) * ''Bop Boy'' (Musicmasters, 1991) * ''Mystery Man'' (MusicMasters, 1993) * ''By Ourselves'' (Marstam, 2000) * ''Elegance'' (TNC, 2001) * ''The Nearness of Two'' with Dena DeRose (GoFour, 2007)

As sideman

With

* ''Central City Sketches'' (MusicMasters, 1987) * ''Ellington Masterpieces'' (EastWest 1989) * ''The Music of Jimmie Lunceford'' (MusicMasters, 1991) With

* ''AWB'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Soul Searching'' (Atlantic, 1976) * ''Benny and Us'' (Atlantic, 1977) * ''Warmer Communications'' (Atlantic, 1978) With

* ''Breakthrough!'' (Project 3, 1968) * ''Airmail Special'' (MusicMasters, 1990) * ''Peaceful Thunder'' (Jazz Heritage, 1993) * ''Live from New York'' (Telarc, 1994) With

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* ''Manhattan Strut'' (Paddle Wheel, 1997) * ''Jacaranda'' (JSR, 1998) * ''Black Orpheus Impressions'' (Sony, 2000) * ''The New Face of Bonfa'' (RCA, 2003) With

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, ...

* '' Prelude'' (CTI, 1973) * ''Deodato 2'' (CTI, 1973) * ''Very Together'' (MCA, 1976) * ''Whirlwinds'' (MCA, 1974) * ''Eumir Deodato Plays Marcos Valle: Summer Samba'' (Irma, 2002) * ''Os Catedraticos 73'' (Ubatuqui, 1998) With

The Free Design The Free Design was a Delevan, New York-based vocal group, whose music can be described as sunshine pop and baroque pop. Though they did not achieve much commercial recognition during their main recording career, their work later influenced ba ...

* ''Heaven/Earth'' (Project 3, 1969) * ''Kites Are Fun'' (Project 3, 1967) * ''Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love'' (Project 3, 1970) With

* ''Happening Now!'' (TCB, 1988) * '' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) * ''Blues 'n' Dues et Cetera'' (Enja, 1991) * ''Sins 'n' Wins 'n' Funs, Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores'' (TCB, 1996) * ''Liebermann'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Merryteria'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Global Excellence'' (TCB, 2001) * ''Tiger by the Tail'' (TCB, 2006) * ''Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?'' (TCB, 2008) With

* ''Sky Dive'' (CTI, 1972) * ''Polar AC'' (CTI, 1975) * ''The Baddest Hubbard'' (CTI, 1975) * ''Windjammer'' (Columbia, 1976) With Bob James * ''One'' (CTI, 1974) * ''Two'' (CTI, 1975) * ''Three'' (CTI, 1976) * ''Heads'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1977) * ''Hands Down'' (CBS/(Sony, 1982) * ''The Genie'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1983) * ''12'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1984) With

* ''Walking in Space'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * ''

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'' (A&M/CTI, 1970) * ''Smackwater Jack'' (A&M, 1971) * ''I Heard That!!'' (A&M, 1976) * ''The Original Jam Sessions 1969'' (Concord, 2004) * ''Summer in the City'' (Verve, 2007) With

* ''Live at the Village'' (Vanguard, 1967) * ''Consummation'' (Blue Note, 1970) * ''Suite for Pops'' (A&M, 1975) * ''Thad Jones/Mel Lewis'' (Blue Note, 1975) * ''Village Vanguard Live Sessions'' (LaserLight, 1997) * ''The Groove Merchant'' (LaserLight, 1999) * ''The Second Race'' (LaserLight, 1999) With

* ''

Adventures in Blues ''Adventures in Blues'' is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring compositions by Gene Roland recorded in late 1961 and released by Capitol Records in 1963.Vosbein, PStan Kenton Discographyaccessed June 9, 2016 Reception The Allmusic r ...

'' (Capitol, 1963) * ''

Adventures in Jazz ''Adventures in Jazz'' is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, recorded in late 1961 but not released until about a year later in November 1962. The album won a Grammy Award in the category for Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, B ...

'' (Capitol, 1961) * ''

Adventures in Time ''Adventures in Time'' (subtitle ''A Concerto for Orchestra arranged by Johnny Richards'') is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring compositions by Johnny Richards recorded in 1962 and released by Capitol Records.Vosbein, PStan Kenton Di ...

'' (Capitol, 1962) * ''Sophisticated Approach'' (Capitol, 1962) * ''Sound '62'' (Air Force, 1962) * '' Adventures in Standards'' (Creative World, 1975) * ''The Uncollected 1962 Vol. 6'' (Hindsight, 1983) * ''Mellophonium Magic'' (Status, 1989) * ''Mellophonium Moods 1962'' (Status, 1990) * ''More Mellophonium Moods'' (Status, 1995) * ''At Holiday Ballroom Northbrook, Chicago, Illinois 1962'' (Status, 1996) With

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

* ''Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Chaka Khan'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Destiny'' (Warner Bros., 1986) With

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* ''You Never Know Who Your Friends Are'' (Columbia, 1969) * ''The Landlord'' (United Artists, 1971) * ''Act Like Nothing's Wrong'' (United Artists, 1976) With

Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...

* ''

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'' (CTI, 1969) * '' Morning Star'' (CTI, 1972) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (Columbia, 1976) * ''Say It with Silence'' (Columbia, 1978) With Enoch Light * ''Enoch Light and the Brass Menagerie'' (Project 3, 1969) * ''Big Band Hits of the 30s & 40s'' (Project 3, 1971) * ''The Big Band Sound of the Thirties'' (Project 3, 1971) * ''The Brass Menagerie 1973'' (Project 3, 1972) * ''The Big Band Hits of the 40s & 50s'' (Project 3, 1973) * ''Movie Hits!'' (Project 3, 1972) * ''The Disco Disque'' (Project 3, 1975) * ''Big Hits of the Seventies Vol. 2'' (Project 3, 1975) * ''Dancing in the Dark/Disco Greats'' (Project 3, 1977) With

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "one ...

* ''Does the Sun Really Shine On the Moon?'' (Skye, 1968) * ''America the Beautiful'' (Skye, 1969) * ''Butterscotch Rum'' (Buddah, 1971) With Bob Mintzer * ''Papa Lips'' (CBS/Sony, 1983) * ''Incredible Journey'' (DMP, 1985) * ''Camouflage'' (DMP, 1986) * ''Spectrum'' (DMP, 1988) * ''Urban Contours'' (DMP, 1989) * ''Art of the Big Band'' (DMP, 1991) * ''Departure'' (DMP, 1993) * ''Only in New York'' (DMP, 1994) * ''Big Band Trane'' (DMP, 1996) * ''Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival'' (Basic, 1996) With

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, ...

* ''Hip Vibrations'' (Verve, 1967) * ''The Prophet'' (Verve, 1968) * ''Cal Tjader Sounds Out Burt Bacharach'' (Skye, 1968) With

* ''New Time Shuffle'' (Blue Note, 1979) *

, ''Return of the Prodigal Son'' (Blue Note, 2008) *

, ''Inflation'' (Elektra, 2014) With Sadao Watanabe * ''Nice Shot!'' (Flying Disk, 1980) * ''Orange Express'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * ''Morning Island'' (JVC, 1991) With Patrick Williams * ''Shades of Today'' (Verve, 1968) * ''Think'' (Verve, 1968) * ''Heavy Vibrations'' (Verve, 1969) * ''Threshold'' (Capitol, 1973) * ''Come On and Shine'' (MPS, 1978) * ''10th Avenue'' (Soundwings, 1987) With others * Peter Allen, ''

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'' (A&M, 1977) *

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

, ''

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'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

, ''

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'' (CTI, 1977) * B. B. & Q. Band, ''All Night Long'' (Capitol, 1982) *

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, ''Futures'' (A&M, 1977) * Richard Barbary, ''Soul Machine'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) *

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, ''Caliente!'' (A&M, 1976) * Gato Barbieri, ''Ruby, Ruby'' (A&M, 1977) *

, ''Shape of Things to Come'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) * George Benson, ''The Other Side of Abbey Road'' (A&M, 1970) *

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, ''More Than Ever'' (Columbia, 1976) *

Angela Bofill Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 2, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter of Cuban- Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, Bofill began her professional career in the mid-1970s. Bofill is most known for singles such as, "This Time I'll Be Sweet ...

, ''Angie'' (Arista GRP, 1978) *

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, ''Lost in the Wilderness'' (Elektra, 1976) *

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, ''Reality'' (Polydor, 1974) *

Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...

, ''In the Cut'' (Cadet, 1974) *

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 ...

, '' Night Song'' (Verve, 1969) *

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, ''Calello Serenade'' (Midsong, 1979) * Charlie Calello, ''Sing, Sing, Sing/In the Mood'' (EMI, 1979) *

Barbara Carroll Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Early life and career Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She began her classical training in piano at ...

, ''From the Beginning'' (United Artists, 1977) *

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

, ''

Central City Sketches ''Central City Sketches'' is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1987 and released by the MusicMasters label as a double LP.

'' (MusicMasters, 1987) *

Felix Cavaliere Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and keyboard player for the Young Rascals. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for ...

, ''Castles in the Air'' (Epic, 1979) *

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian Americans, Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was indu ...

, ''Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought'' (Columbia, 1978) * Hank Crawford, ''

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'' (Kudu, 1973) *

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

, ''Everybody's Talkin' '' (ATCO, 1972) *

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

, ''Live at Montreux'' (Warner Bros., 1993) *

, ''Spectrum'' (United Artists, 1969) *

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

, ''Take Me to Tomorrow'' (RCA Victor, 1970) *

Dena DeRose Dena DeRose (born February 15, 1966) is an American jazz pianist, singer and educator. Although she began her career just as a pianist, medical problems with her hand forced her to become a vocalist as well. She has released seven solo albums. B ...

, ''The Nearness of Two'' (GoFour, 2007) *

, '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1969) * Paul Desmond, '' From the Hot Afternoon'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...

, ''

Big Bad Bo ''Big Bad Bo'' is the 18th studio album by musician Bo Diddley released by the Chess label in 1974.Bo Diddley Disc ...

'' (Chess, 1974) * Bob Dorough, ''A Taste of Honey'' (Music Minus One, 1972) *

Larry Elgart Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show ''American Bandstand''. Biography Elgart was born in ...

, ''Flight of the Condor'' (RCA Victor, 1981) *

, ''Symbiosis'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) * Donald Fagen, ''

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'' (Reprise, 2006) *

Faith, Hope & Charity Faith Hope and Charity was the name of a vocal group from Tampa, Florida. They are best known for their 1975 hit, " To Each His Own". They were also an in-demand group of session singers in New York studios during the 1970s. Career The foundi ...

, ''Faith, Hope & Charity'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

, ''Primal Scream'' (Columbia, 1976) * Maynard Ferguson, ''Conquistador'' (Columbia, 1977) * Frank Foster, ''

Manhattan Fever ''Manhattan Fever'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1968) * Michael Franks, ''Dragonfly Summer'' *

Friends of Distinction The Friends of Distinction were an American vocal group founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler, best known for their late 1960s hits, "Grazing in the Grass", "Love or Let Me Be Lonely", and "Going in Circles". Career The Friends of Distinction ...

, ''Reviviscence Live to Light Again'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...

, ''Forecast'' (Kudu, 1973) * Eric Gale, ''Multiplication'' (Columbia, 1977) *

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first rec ...

, ''Up in Erroll's Room'' (MPS, 1968) * Erroll Garner, ''Now Playing'' (Telarc, 1996) *

Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor ( née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" ( ...

, ''Glorious'' (Polydor, 1977) * Mike Gibbs &

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

, ''In the Public Interest'' (Polydor, 1974) *

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbe ...

, ''Beach Samba'' (Verve, 1967) *

Lotti Golden Lotti Golden (born November 27, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist. Golden is best known for her 1969 debut album '' Motor-Cycle'', on Atlantic Records. Winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for songwriting and RI ...

, ''Lotti Golden'' (GRT, 1971) *

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 ...

, ''Blue Breakbeats'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Grant Green, ''The Final Comedown'' (Blue Note, 2003) * Urbie Green, ''Urbie Green's Big Beautiful Band'' (Project 3, 1974) *

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

, ''Abandoned Luncheonette'' (Atlantic, 1973) * Donny Hathaway, ''Extension of a Man'' (ATCO, 1973) * Johnny Hammond, '' The Prophet'' (Kudu, 1972) * Johnny Hammond, '' Higher Ground'' (Kudu, 1974) *

, ''The Jazz Swinger'' (Columbia, 1966) *

Terumasa Hino is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. He is considered one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn. Early life He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and his father was a trumpeter and tap dancer. Hino start ...

, ''City Connection'' (Flying Disk, 1979) * Terumasa Hino, ''Daydream'' (Flying Disk, 1980) *

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 ...

, '' 3 Shades of Blue'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *

Jay Hoggard Jay Hoggard (born September 24, 1954) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography Jay Hoggard was raised in a religious family. He was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. His mother taught him how to play piano at ...

, ''Days Like These'' (Arista GRP, 1979) *

Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as ''Dreamgirls'' (1981–83), ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'' (1980–1981) and later became a su ...

, ''Say You Love Me'' * Groove Holmes, '' New Groove'' (Groove Merchant, 1974) *

Rupert Holmes David Goldstein (born February 24, 1947), better known as Rupert Holmes, is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and " Him" (1980). ...

, ''Rupert Holmes'' (Epic, 1975) * Rupert Holmes, ''Pursuit of Happiness'' (Private Stock, 1978) *

Mike Holober Mike Holober (born April 21, 1957) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Holober moved to New York in 1986, and worked as a composer and sideman pianist. After working with baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola in the late ...

, ''Balancing Act'' (Palmetto, 2015) *

, ''Lena & Michel'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit " Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top T ...

, ''Who Really Cares'' (Verve Forecast, 1969) *

Jackie and Roy Jackie and Roy was an American jazz vocal team consisting of husband and wife singer Jackie Cain (1928-2014) and singer/pianist Roy Kral (1921-2002). They sang together for 56 years and made almost 40 albums. Kral's 2002 obituary in ''The New Y ...

, ''

Time & Love ''Time & Love'' is an album by American vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.

'' (CTI, 1972) *

Jazz Orchestra of the Delta The Jazz Orchestra of the Delta is a 17 piece concert jazz orchestra based primarily out of Memphis, Tennessee. The group was founded in 1998 and had their first commercial CD release in 2003, "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter" on Summit Reco ...

, ''

Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter ''Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter'' is the first studio album by the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta and features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and vocalisSandra Dudley this was released in June 2003 on the Summit Records jazz label. The CD has been ...

'' (2003) *

Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys (born June 29, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter in rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul music. Career Jeffreys is from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, of African American and Puerto Rican heritage. He majored in art hist ...

, ''One-Eyed Jack'' (A&M, 1978) *

Antonio Carlos Jobim Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ma ...

, ''Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour'' (Verve, 2000) * Antonio Carlos Jobim, ''Tide'' (Verve, 2000) *

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...

, ''The Bridge'' (Columbia, 1986) * J.J Johnson &

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie ''Mondo Ca ...

, ''

Betwixt & Between ''Betwixt & Between'' is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.

'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

Kleeer Kleeer was an American New York City–based funk, disco and post-disco band, which was formed in 1972 under the name The Jam Band, as a backup group to different disco bands and vocalists. Members * Woodrow "Woody" Cunningham (lead vocalist an ...

, ''I Love to Dance'' (Atlantic, 1979) *

, ''Twenty Songs of the Century'' (Bell, 1974) *

O'Donel Levy O'Donel "Butch" Levy (September 20, 1945 – March 14, 2016) was a Rhythm and blues, rhythm & blues, funk and jazz guitarist from Baltimore, Maryland. He was brother of session drummer Stafford Levy. Levy studied music at the Peabody Institute at ...

, '' Dawn of a New Day''(Groove Merchant, 1973) *

Jackie Lomax John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late 1 ...

, ''Three'' (Warner Bros., 1972) *

Jon Lucien Lucien Leopold Harrigan (January 8, 1942 – August 18, 2007), known professionally as Jon Lucien, was a singer from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. His parents were Eric "Rico" Lucien Harrigan and Eloise Turnbull Harrigan of Tortolan famil ...

, ''Mind's Eye'' (RCA, 1974) * Jon Lucien, ''Rashida'' (RCA, 1995) *

The Main Ingredient The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool". Early history The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Dona ...

, ''Bitter Sweet'' (RCA Victor, 1972) *

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, ...

, '' Friends & Love'' (Mercury, 1970) *

Gap Mangione Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione. Career In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet. Fro ...

, ''Diana in the Autumn Wind'' (GRC, 1968) *

The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...

, ''The Manhattan Transfer'' (Atlantic, 1975) * The Manhattan Transfer, ''Pastiche'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

Frank Mantooth Frank Mantooth (April 11, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – January 30, 2004 in Garden City, Kansas) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Mantooth attended University of North Texas College of Music, graduating in 1969, then played in and arrang ...

, ''Sophisticated Lady'' (Sea Breeze, 1995) *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

, ''

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biography Mariano was born in ...

, ''A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano'' (Regina, 1963) *

Paul Mauriat Paul Julien André Mauriat ( or ; 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his mill ...

, ''Overseas Call'' (Philips, 1978) * Percy Mayfield, ''Blues and Then Some'' (RCA Victor, 1971) *

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

, ''Mays in Manhattan'' (Concord Jazz, 1996) * Bill Mays, ''Fantasy'' (Palmetto, 2007) *

Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ( Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in th ...

, ''

Ram Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * ...

'' (Apple, 1978) *

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful song " The Hustle". He has approximat ...

, ''The Disco Kid'' (Avco, 1975) *

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 ...

, ''Monuments'' (RCA, 1979) *

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

, '' Tailgunner'' (LRC, 1977) *

Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band K� ...

, ''Instructions Inside'' (Manhattan, 1991) * Vince Mendoza, ''Vince Mendoza 2'' (Steps 1994) *

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

, ''In the Digital Mood'' (GRP, 1983) * Eddy Mitchell, ''Made in USA'' (Barclay, 1975) *

Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 milli ...

, ''Green, Blue, Yellow, Rose and Charcoal'' (Metro Blue/EMI, 1994) *

, ''Road Song'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) *

Tony Mottola Anthony C. Mottola (April 18, 1918 – August 9, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny, New Jersey and died in Denville, New Jersey, Denville. Career Like ...

, ''Tony Mottola and the Brass Menagerie'' (Project 3, 1974) *

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

, ''Little Big Horn'' (GRP, 1983) *

Milton Nascimento Milton Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has toured across the world. Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his alb ...

, ''

Courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...

'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

, '' The Spirit of '67'' (Impulse!, 1967) *

New York Voices New York Voices is a jazz vocal group that was founded in 1987 by Peter Eldridge, Caprice Fox, Sara Krieger, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian. All except Krieger were members of an alumni group from Ithaca College that toured Europe in 1986. They ...

, ''Sing! Sing! Sing!'' (Concord Jazz, 2001) *

Goro Noguchi is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 1971 and earned a spot on the Kohaku Utagassen is the Japanese word for amber. Kohaku (琥珀) may refer to: Music * Kohaku, a song by Mikuni Shimokawa Characters * Kohaku (''Dr ...

, ''Goro in New York'' (Polydor, 1977) *

Chico O'Farrill Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces a ...

, ''Latin Roots'' (Philips, 1976) *

Babatunde Olatunji Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist. Early life Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern Nige ...

, ''Soul Makossa'' (Paramount, 1973) *

Tony Orlando & Dawn Tony Orlando and Dawn is an American pop music group that was popular in the 1970s, composed of singer Tony Orlando and the backing vocal group Dawn (Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson). Their signature hits include " Candida", "Knock Three ...

, ''To Be with You'' (Elektra, 1976) *

, ''Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band'' (Blue Note, 1968) * Duke Pearson, ''Now Hear This'' (Blue Note, 1969) *

Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She ...

, ''Black-Eyed Blues'' (Kudu, 1973) * Esther Phillips, ''Performance'' (Kudu, 1974) *

Players Association The Players Association was a New York based studio group, put together by drummer/arranger Chris Hills and producer Danny Weiss in 1977 on Vanguard Records. Overview The Players Association recordings brought in leading jazz session musician ...

, ''Turn the Music Up!'' (Vanguard, 1979) * Jimmy Ponder, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' (Cadet, 1974) * Jimmy Ponder, ''All Things Beautiful'' (LRC, 1978) *

Jim Pugh Jim Pugh (born February 5, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He grew up in Palos Verdes, California and at age 10 began taking tennis lessons from John Hillebrand. He played tennis at UCLA. He became a doubl ...

, ''Crystal Eyes'' (Pewter, 1984) *

Johnny Richards Johnny Richards (born Juan Manuel Cascales, November 2, 1911 – October 7, 1968) was an American jazz arranger and composer. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous performances by Stan Kenton's big band in the 1950s and e ...

, ''Aqui Se Habla Espanol'' (Roulette, 1967) *

David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin;Ribowsky, p. 88 January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Clas ...

, ''Who I Am'' (Motown, 1975) * David Ruffin, ''In My Stride'' (Motown, 1977) *

Stuart Scharf Stuart Scharf (1941 – November 8, 2007) was an American composer, guitarist, and record producer. Scharf grew up in Crown Heights and attended Winthrop Junior High School. Scharf graduated, with honors, from CCNY in 1962 (mathematics majo ...

, ''The Disguises Album'' (Laissez-Faire, 1975) *

Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Do ...

, ''The Distant Galaxy'' (Verve, 1968) * Carly Simon, ''My Romance'' (Arista, 1990) *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

, ''Have You Seen Me Lately?'' (Arista, 1990) *

Lucy Simon Lucy Elizabeth Simon (May 5, 1940 – October 20, 2022) was an American composer for the theatre and of popular songs. She recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and was known for the musicals ''The Secret Garden'' (1991) and ''Doct ...

, ''Lucy Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1975) * Lonnie Smith, ''Funk Reaction'' (LRC, 1977) *

Dakota Staton Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion to ...

, ''

I Want a Country Man ''I Want a Country Man'' is an album by American jazz vocalist Dakota Staton recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Ed Summerlin Edgar Eugene Summerlin (September 1, 1928 – October 10, 2006) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for pioneering Liturgical jazz, avant-garde jazz, and free jazz. Professional career While a graduate student at the ...

, ''Liturgical Jazz'' (Ecclesia, 1959) * Ed Summerlin, ''

Ring Out Joy ''Ring Out Joy'' is the third album by tenor saxophonist Ed Summerlin, recorded in April 1968 and released later that year on the Avant-Garde label. The album marks a return to the religious concerns that characterized Summerlin's 1960 debut LP, ' ...

'' (Avant Garde, 1968) * Gabor Szabo, '' Mizrab'' (CTI, 1973) *

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...

, ''Windmills of My Mind'' (Skye, 1968) *

Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...

, ''Facets'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) * Libby Titus, ''Libby Titus'' (Columbia, 1977) *

Arto Tuncboyaciyan Arto may refer to: People In the arts * Arto Halonen (born 1964), Finnish documentary filmmaker * Arto Järvelä (born 1964), Finnish fiddler and composer * Arto Lindsay (born 1953), American musician Arthur Lindsay * Arto Noras (born 1942), Finnis ...

, ''Every Day Is a New Life'' (Living Music, 2000) * Frankie Valli, ''Our Day Will Come'' (Private Stock, 1975) * Frankie Valli, ''Lady Put the Light Out'' (Private Stock, 1977) *

Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...

, ''T Shirt'' (Arista, 1976) *

T-Bone Walker Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 ''Roll ...

, ''Very Rare'' (Reprise, 1973) *

Walter Wanderley Walter Wanderley (born Walter Jose Wanderley Mendonça, May 12, 1932 – September 4, 1986) was a Brazilian organist and pianist, best known for his lounge music, lounge and bossa nova music and for his instrumental version of the song ''Summer ...

, '' Moondreams'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * Walter Wanderley, ''When It Was Done'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * Grover Washington Jr., ''All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * Grover Washington Jr., ''Mister Magic'' (Kudu, 1975) *

Fred Wesley Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. Biography Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band lead ...

, ''It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing'' (Sons of Sound, 2006) *

, ''All In'' (WJO, 2007) * Westchester Jazz Orchestra, ''Maiden Voyage Suite'' (WJO, 2011) *

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 M ...

, ''

Blue Moses ''Blue Moses'' is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.

'' (CTI, 1972) *

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde jazz, avant-garde. Willis was b ...

, '' A New Kind of Soul'' (LLP, 1970) * Zulema, ''R.S.V.P.'' (RCA Victor, 1975)

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Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

Marvin Stamm Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One ...

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