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John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and rai ...

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the ...

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regu ...

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

. In 1961, Workman joined the

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and rai ...

Quartet, replacing Steve Davis. He was present for the saxophonist's ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' sessions, and also recorded with a second bassist (

Art Davis Arthur David Davis (December 6, 1934 – July 29, 2007) was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach. Biography Davis was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United S ...

) on the 1961 album, '' Olé Coltrane''. Workman left Coltrane's group at the end of the year, following a European tour. In 1962, Workman joined

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the ...

's Jazz Messengers (replacing long-time Blakey bassist Jymie Merritt), and worked alongside Freddie Hubbard,

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

, and

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 ...

for most of his time in the Jazz Messengers. Workman left Blakey's group in 1964. Workman also played with James Moody, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders,

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

and

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. He has recorded with Archie Shepp, Lee Morgan and David Murray. Workman, with pianist Tommy Flanagan and drummer Joe Chambers, formed The Super Jazz Trio in 1978.Dryden, Ke
"Tommy Flanagan's Super Jazz Trio – Condado Beach"

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. Retrieved March 16, 2017. He is currently a professor at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, and was a member of the group, Trio 3, with Oliver Lake and

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographe ...

. Workman has been a resident of

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.

Honors and awards

In 1997, Workman was named as the recipient of a Life Achievement Award by the

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and was awarded a citation of excellence by the International Association of Jazz Educators. In 1999, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation presented him with its Living Legacy Award. In 2020, he received a

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in music composition and was named an NEA Jazz Master.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* 1977: ''Conversation'' (with Cecil Bridgewater, Slide Hampton, George Adams, Albert Dailey,

Michael Carvin Michael Wayne Carvin (born December 12, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. Biography Born in Houston, Texas, Carvin began his musical training at the age of six with his father, one of the top drummers in Houston. By the age of twelve, Carvin b ...

, Lawrence Killian) * 1978: '' The Super Jazz Trio'' ( Baystate) * 1978: ''The Works of Workman'' (Denon Japan) * 1979: '' Something Tasty'' (Baystate) * 1980: ''

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'' (Baystate) * 1986: '' Synthesis'' (

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) * 1989: ''

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'' (

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) * 1993: '' Altered Spaces'' (Leo) * 1994: '' Summit Conference'' ( Postcards) * 1995: '' Cerebral Caverns'' (Postcards) With Trio Transition *''

Trio Transition ''Trio Transition'' is the fourth studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller together with drummer Frederick Waits and bassist Reggie Workman. The album was recorded on December 16, 1987 in Tokyo when that ad-hoc trio toured there, an ...

'' (DIW, 1987) *''

Trio Transition with Special Guest Oliver Lake ''Trio Transition with Special Guest Oliver Lake'' is a studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller together with drummer Frederick Waits, bassist Reggie Workman, and saxophonist Oliver Lake. This is the sixth album for Miller as a ban ...

'' (DIW, 1988) With Trio 3 *''

Live in Willisau ''Live in Willisau'' is the debut album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in 1992 at the Swiss Jazz Festival Willisau and released in 1997 on the Germ ...

'' (Dizim, 1997) *'' Encounter'' (Passin' Thru, 2000) *'' Open Ideas'' (Palmetto, 2002) *'' Time Being'' (Intakt, 2006) *'' Wha's Nine: Live at the Sunset'' (Marge, 2008) *'' Berne Concert'' with Irene Schweizer (Intakt, 2009) *''

At This Time ''At This Time'' is an album by American pianist, composer and music producer Burt Bacharach, released in 2005 through Columbia Records. Guests include Elvis Costello and Rufus Wainwright. In 2006, it won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumenta ...

'' (Intakt, 2009) *'' Celebrating Mary Lou Williams–Live at Birdland New York'' with Geri Allen (Intakt, 2011) *'' Refraction – Breakin' Glass'' (Intakt, 2013) *'' Wiring'' (Intakt, 2014) *'' Visiting Texture'' (Intakt, 2017)

As sideman

With Juhani Aaltonen * ''Strings Revisited'' (Tum, 2002) * ''Reflections'' (Tum, 2004) with

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biograph ...

* ''Prana / Live at Groovy'' (Leo, 1982) With Roy Ayers * '' Virgo Vibes'' (Atlantic, 1967) With

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 Works ...

* '' Another Earth'' (

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, 1969) With

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the ...

* '' Caravan'' (Riverside, 1963) * '' Ugetsu'' ( Riverside, 1963) * '' Free for All'' (Blue Note, 1964) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1964) * '' Indestructible'' (Blue Note, 1964) * '' Golden Boy'' (

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, 1964) With Hamiet Bluiett * ''Orchestra Duet and Septet'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) With The Bridgewater Brothers * ''Lightning and Thunder'' (Denon, 1977) * ''Generation Suite'' (Denon, 1978) With

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* ''Ethnic Expressions'' (Im-Hotep, 1973) * ''Live At Town Hall'' (Baystate, 1978) With Marion Brown *'' Vista'' (Impulse!, 1975) * ''Passion Flower'' (Baystate, 1978) With

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

* ''

Byrd in Flight ''Byrd in Flight'' is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4048 and BST 84048 featuring Byrd with Jackie McLean or Hank Mobley, Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins or Reggie Workman, and Lex ...

'' (Blue Note, 1960) With Don Byron * '' Tuskegee Experiments'' (Nonesuch, 1990-91 992 With Steve Cohn * ''Shapes, Sounds, Theories'' (Cadence Jazz, 1984) * ''Bridge Over the X-Stream'' (Leo, 1999) With Earl Coleman *''Manhattan Serenade'' (1968) With Johnny Coles *'' Katumbo'' (Mainstream, 1971) With Adegoke Steve Colson * ''The Untarnished Dream'' (Silver Sphinx, 2009) With Alice Coltrane * '' World Galaxy'' (Impulse!, 1972) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros. Master, 1978) With

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and rai ...

*'' Africa/Brass'' (Impulse!, 1961) *'' Ole Coltrane'' (Atlantic, 1961) *'' The Complete Copenhagen Concert'' (Magnetic, 1961) *''

Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard ''Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in February 1962 on Impulse Records. It is the first album to feature the members of the classic quartet of Coltrane with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Gar ...

'' (Impulse!, 1961 962 *'' The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings'' (Impulse!, 1961 997 – contains recordings also on ''Impressions'' and the above release *'' Newport '63'' (Impulse!, 1961 993 *''

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'' (Impulse!, 1961-1962 963 *'' Impressions'' (Impulse!, 1961–1963 963 *'' Live Trane: The European Tours'' (Pablo, 1961-1963

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With Stanley Cowell *'' Brilliant Circles'' (Freedom, 1972) *''Such Great Friends'' (1983) with Billy Harper and

Billy Hart Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) is an American jazz drummer and educator. He is known internationally for his work with Herbie Hancock's " Mwandishi" band in the early 1970s, as well with Shirley Horn, Stan Getz, and Quest, among others. B ...

With Marilyn Crispell * ''

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'' (Leo, 1988) * ''

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'' (Music & Arts, 1989) * '' Live in Zurich'' (Leo, 1990) * ''

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'' (Les Disques Victo, 1991) * ''

Highlights from the Summer of 1992 American Tour ''Highlights from the Summer of 1992 American Tour'' is a live album by pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at four locations in the United States on dates ranging from November 1991 to April 1992, and was released in 1993 by Music & Arts. On ...

'' (Music & Arts, 1993) With

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographe ...

* '' My Friend Louis'' (DIW, 1992) With Sussan Deyhim * ''Madman of God: Divine Love Songs of the Persian Sufi Masters'' (Cramworld, 2000) * ''Shy Angels: Reconstruction and Mix Translation of Madman of God'' (Cramworld, 2002) with Bill Laswell With Bill Dixon * ''

Intents and Purposes ''Intents and Purposes'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon, which was released in 1967 on RCA Victor. Despite critical acclaim at the time, it was soon out of print except for appearances in 1972 on Japanese RCA and later in 1976 on ...

'' (RCA, 1967) With

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to ...

* ''Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise'' (Natasha, 1961) With

Booker Ervin Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bass ...

*'' The Space Book'' (Prestige, 1964) *'' The Trance'' (Prestige, 1965) *'' Setting the Pace'' (Prestige, 1965) – with

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 ...

With Mario Escalera * ''Blue Mondays'' (Phoenix, 1981) With Chris Fagan * ''Lost Bohemia'' (Open Minds, 1992) With Art Farmer * '' New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy'' (Scepter, 1966) With Sonny Fortune *'' Awakening'' (Horizon, 1975) * ''In the Spirit of John Coltrane'' (Shanachie, 2000) With Hal Galper * ''Art-Work'' (Origin, 2008) With Grant Green *'' Goin' West'' (Blue Note, 1962) With Gigi Gryce *''

Saying Somethin'! ''Saying Somethin'!'' is an album by American saxophonist Gigi Gryce recorded in 1960 for the New Jazz label.Reminiscin''' (Mercury, 1960) With Billy Harper *'' Capra Black'' (Strata-East, 1973) With Andrew Hill *'' Grass Roots'' (Blue Note, 1968 000 With Terumasa Hino * ''Love Nature'' (Canyon/Love, 1971) * ''Peace and Love'' (Canyon/Love, 1971) * ''A Part'' (Canyon/Love, 1971) * ''Double Rainbow'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) With Takehiro Honda *''Jodo'' (Trio, 1972) With Freddie Hubbard *'' Hub-Tones'' (Blue Note, 1962) *'' Here to Stay'' (Blue Note, 1962) * '' The Body & the Soul'' (Impulse!, 1964) * '' The Black Angel'' (Atlantic, 1970) With Bobby Hutcherson *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1968) With The

Jazz Composer's Orchestra The Jazz Composer's Orchestra was an American jazz group, founded by Carla Bley and Michael Mantler in 1965, to perform orchestral avant-garde jazz. Its origins lay in the Jazz Composers Guild, an organization founded by Bill Dixon which grew out ...

* ''

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'' (JCOA, 1968) With

Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebra ...

* '' Brother John'' (1982) With Clifford Jordan *'' Hello, Hank Jones'' (Eastworld, 1978) With

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regu ...

*'' Flight to Jordan'' (Blue Note, 1960) With Oliver Lake *'' Again and Again'' (Gramavision, 1991) *''

Edge-ing ''Edge-ing'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1993 for the Italian Black Saint label.

'' (Black Saint, 1993) With Yusef Lateef *'' 1984'' (Impulse!, 1965) *'' Psychicemotus'' (Impulse!, 1965) *''

A Flat, G Flat and C ''A Flat, G Flat and C'' is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: Track listing Personnel * Yusef L ...

'' (Impulse!, 1966) With

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

*'' Booker Little and Friend'' (Bethlehem, 1961) With

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* '' Time's Up'' (Epic, 1990) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

*'' Our Mann Flute'' (Atlantic, 1966) *'' Impressions of the Middle East'' (Atlantic, 1966) *'' A Mann & A Woman'' (Atlantic, 1966) with Tamiko Jones *''

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'' (Atlantic, 1967) *'' The Wailing Dervishes'' (Atlantic, 1967) * ''

New Mann at Newport ''New Mann at Newport'' is a 1967 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. The full title on the cover is ''New Mann at Newport: Herbie Mann Returns to the Newport Jazz Festival & Plays She's a Carioca/All Blues/Project S/Scratch/Summertime''. All but ...

'' (Atlantic, 1967) With

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* ''Monk's Japanese Folk Song'' (Dizim, 1997) With Cristina Mazza * ''Where Are You?'' (Il Posto, 1989) With Ken McIntyre *''

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'' (SteepleChase, 1975) With Roscoe Mitchell *''

In Walked Buckner ''In Walked Buckner'' is an album by American saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in Chicago in 1998 and released on Delmark the following year.

'' (Delmark, 1999) With Grachan Moncur III * ''Shadows'' (Denon, 1977) With James Moody * ''Running The Gamut'' (Scepter, 1965) With Lee Morgan *'' Search For The New Land'' (Blue Note, 1964) *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1965 981 *'' Caramba'' (blue Note, 1968) *'' Taru'' (Blue Note, 1968) *''Live in Baltimore 1968'' (Fresh Sound Records, 1968) with Clifford Jordan *'' The Last Session'' (Blue Note, 1971 972 With David Murray * '' Morning Song'' (Black Saint, 1983) With

New York Art Quartet The New York Art Quartet was a free jazz ensemble, originally made up of saxophonist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, drummer Milford Graves and bassist Lewis Worrell, that came into existence in 1964 in New York City. Worrell was later ...

*'' Mohawk'' (Fontana, 1965) *''

35th Reunion ''35th Reunion'' is the third album by the New York Art Quartet. It was recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on June 14, 1999, and was released in 2000 by DIW Records. It features John Tchicai on alto saxophone, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Reg ...

'' (DIW, 2000) *'' Call It Art'' (Triple Point, 2013) With Dave Pike *'' It's Time for Dave Pike'' (Riverside, 1961) With Sam Rivers * '' Crystals'' (Verve, 1974) With

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He wo ...

* ''Nommo'' (Victor, 1976) * ''Live in Tokyo'' (Denon, 1977) * ''The Loadstar'' (Horo, 1977) * ''Live in Amsterdam'' (Baystate, 1977) With Charlie Rouse * ''We Paid Our Dues!'' (Epic, 1961) With Hilton Ruiz * ''Fantasia'' (Denon, 1977) With Pharoah Sanders *''

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'' (1969) With Ellen May Shashoyan * ''Song For My Father'' (New Ark, 1989) With Archie Shepp *'' Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet'' (1962) * '' Four for Trane'' (Impulse!, 1964) *''

The Magic of Ju-Ju ''The Magic of Ju-Ju'' is an album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in May 1968. The album contains tracks recorded by Shepp, trumpeter Martin Banks, trombonist Mike Zwerin, bassist Reggie Workman and percussionists Norman Connors, Fr ...

'' (Impulse!, 1967) * ''Ballads for Trane'' (Denon, 1977) * '' Live in New York'' (Verve, 2001) with Roswell Rudd With

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

*'' Night Dreamer'' (1964) *'' JuJu'' (1964) *'' Adam's Apple'' (1966) With

Sonny Simmons Huey "Sonny" Simmons (August 4, 1933 – April 6, 2021) was an American jazz musician. Biography Simmons was born on August 4, 1933 in Sicily Island, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakland, California, where he began playing the English horn. (Along ...

*''American Jungle'' (1997) With

Heiner Stadler Heiner Stadler (April 9, 1942 – February 18, 2018) was a jazz composer, record producer, pianist and arranger whose work has traversed genres including jazz, blues and country, baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary classical music. He wa ...

* ''Brains on Fire'' (Labor Records, 1966-73) * ''Ecstasy'' (Labor, 1973) with Walter Steffens * ''A Tribute to Monk and Bird'' (Tomato, 1978) with

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, ...

, George Adams, George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, and Lenny White * ''Jazz Alchemy'' (Tomato, 1989) With

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 hi ...

* ''Moonlight in Vermont'' (Denon, 1977) With Monnette Sudler * ''Other Side of the Gemini'' (Hardly, 1988) With Aki Takase * ''Clapping Music'' (Enja, 1995) With

Horace Tapscott Horace Elva Tapscott (April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s. Early li ...

*''

Aiee! The Phantom ''Aiee! The Phantom'' is an album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label.John Tchicai and

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biograph ...

* ''Witch's Scream'' (TUM, 2006) With

Charles Tolliver Charles Tolliver (born 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records. Biography Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his ch ...

*'' Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival'' (Strata-East, 1973) *'' Impact'' (Strata-East, 1975) * ''Emperor March: Live at the Blue Note'' (Half Note, 2008) With Mickey Tucker * ''Blues in Five Dimensions'' (SteepleChase, 1989) With Edward Vesala * ''Heavy Life'' (Leo, 1980) With

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

*'' Up Popped the Devil'' (Enja, 1973) *'' Breaking New Ground'' (Baybridge 1983) *'' Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie'' (Baybridge, 1983) *''

You and the Night and the Music "You and the Night and the Music" is a popular song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. The song was debuted in the Broadway show ''Revenge with Music''. The show originally opened on November 28, 1934, ran for 22 performanc ...

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The Seagulls of Kristiansund ''The Seagulls of Kristiansund'' is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded at the Village Vanguard and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987.

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The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil ''The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil'' is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City in 1987 and released on the Japanese Paddle Wheel label.Crowd Scene'' (Soul Note, 1989) *'' Where Are You?'' (Soul Note, 1989) *''

My Dear Family ''My Dear Family'' is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1993 and released on the Evidence label.

'' (Evidence, 1993) *''Soul Eyes'' (BMG, 1997) 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 ...

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Soul Cycle ''Soul Cycle'' is an album by pianist Cedar Walton, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.Tyrone Washington Tyrone Lamar Washington (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA draft. However, he p ...

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Natural Essence ''Natural Essence'' is the debut album by American saxophonist Tyrone Washington featuring performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (1967) With Richard Williams *'' New Horn in Town'' (Candid, 1960) With Frank Wright * ''Kevin, My Dear Son'' (Sun, 1979) With Attila Zoller * ''Gypsy Cry'' (Embryo Records, 1970)

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Reggie Workman's official website.The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
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Career

Honors and awards

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

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