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American jazz pianist who played primarily as a session musician, appearing on recordings for Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Oscar Pettiford, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Eartha Kitt, and Pearl Bailey, among others.
Born: March 10, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland.
Died: January 20, 2000, Los Angeles, California.
ALBUMS
Don Abney - Mundell Lowe - Wilbur Ware - Bobby Donaldson
Jazz Rhythm Records - Music Minus One Guitar (Volume 3)
1956
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke
Jazz Rhythm Records Music Minus One Alto Sax Vol 2
1951
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson
Sing Or Play
7", Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson
Sing Or Play
7", Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson
Sing Or Play
7", Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson
Sing Or Play
7", Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke
Sing Or Play Along
LP, Album, Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke
Jazz Rhythm Records Music Minus One Violin Volume 2
LP, Album, Mono, Music Minus One
Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke
Music Minus One Volume 2 - A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist
LP, Gat, Music Minus One
The Bobby Donaldson Group
Jazz Unlimited
1961
The Louie Bellson Quintet
Album #3
7", Norgran Records
APPEARANCES +
Toni Lee Scott, Ruth Price
Vol. Lonely / Live & Beautiful
2022, CD, Comp, RE, Fresh Sound Records, 
,
, Vocal
Benny Carter
His Eight Finest Albums (Eight Classic LPs On 4 CDs)
2020, 4xCD, Comp, Enlightenment (3), 
Various
Jazz 100年 Part4 Jazz Masterpiece Collection 8 The Best Of Jazz Ballade
2019, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music, 
Bill Harris-Kai Winding All Stars, Flip Phillips All Stars
Perdido
2018, CD, Album, Sounds Of Yester Year
Jazz At The Philharmonic, Oscar Peterson Trio*, Buddy De Franco Quintet*, Ella Fitzgerald
Konzerthaus, Vienna 12th February 1955
2018, CDr, Album, Sounds Of Yester Year, 
,
, Bop/Swing/Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song (The Complete Sessions)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella At The Shrine
2018
Lucy Reed
This Is Lucy Reed - Complete Recordings 1950-1957
2017, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records,
Ella Fitzgerald
'S Wonderful (Live In Amsterdam 1957 &1960)
2017
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella At Zardi's
2017
Various
Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 1 Fascinating Jazz Vocal
2016, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Carmen McRae
Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 14 Carmen McRae
2016, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music
Oscar Peterson & Ella Fitzgerald
Live In Brussels 1957
2015
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella In Berlin - Mack The Knife
2015
Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce
The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions
2013, 4xCD, Comp, Jazz Dynamics
Ella Fitzgerald With The Roy Eldridge Sextet
Live in Stockholm 1957
2013
Zoot Sims
At Birdland
2013
Various
50 Singing Ladies - Une Anthologie 1933 / 1959
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne, 
,
, Vocal/Swing
Louis Bellson
Concerto For Drums
2010, CD, Album, RE, El Capitan
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book
2010
Various
Bass Masters
2009, CD, Comp, Cristal Records,
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Rides Again
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Ltd, Proper Records (2), ,
, Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Swing
Various
Top Brass And Trumpets All Out
2008, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Ella Fitzgerald
1954-1955
2008, CD, ,
, Swing/Bop/Vocal
Oscar Pettiford
Nonet & Octet
2007, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Louis Armstrong
Vol.8 - Sing It, Satchmo - Original Recordings 1945-1955
2007, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends, 
,
, Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Benny Carter
1954
2007, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Oscar Pettiford
1954-1955
2007, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Various
The Best Of Newport '57
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Verve Records,
Ella Fitzgerald
Live In '57 & '63
2006, DVD-V, Mono, Multichannel, B/W, TDK (3), 
,
, Bop/Swing/Vocal
Lou Rawls
The Best Of Lou Rawls (The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions)
2006, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Louisiana Blues
Various
Superdrummers!
2006, CD, ,
, Hard Bop/Swing
Carmen McRae Featuring Ben Webster
The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions
2004, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz
Carol Sloane
A Night Of Ballads
2004
Louis Armstrong
1951-1952
2003, CD, ,
, Swing
Various
Verve // Unmixed
2002, CD EDC, Germany, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Cool Jazz
Big Maybelle
Candy!
2002, 
Ernie Wilkins
Top Brass Featuring Five Trumpets
2001
Bill Harris
Live At Birdland 1952
2000, CD, Album, Baldwin Street Music, 
,
, Swing/Bop
Louis Armstrong With Orchestra Directed By Sy Oliver
Satchmo Serenades
2000
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae's Finest Hour
2000
Taft Jordan
Mood Indigo
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Prestige,
Various
Priceless Jazz Sampler 2
1998, CD, ,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Ann Richards / Mavis Rivers
Live At The Losers / We Remember Mildred Bailey
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Vee Jay Records, Blue Moon (4), ,
, Vocal
Various
Gentle Duke: The Ellington Soloists Play Duke
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Prestige
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Further Definitions (AKA "The Complete Further Definitions Sessions")
1997, CD, ,
, Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Lo Mejor
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
Sophisticated Lady
1995
Various
The Verve Story 1944-1994 - Disc Two
1994, CD, Comp, Norgran Records,
Helen Humes
'Deed I Do
1994, CD, Album, Contemporary Records
Various
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994
1994, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz/Big Band/Bossa Nova/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal
Lou Rawls
For You My Love
1994, CD, ,
, Soul/Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues
Anita O'Day
Angel Eyes
1993
Ella Fitzgerald
1957-1958
1993
Benny Carter
3, 4, 5, The Verve Small Group Sessions
1991
Lucky Millinder
Ram-Bunk-Shush
1989, LP, Comp, Sing
Ella Fitzgerald
18 Top Tracks
1989, CD, Comp, Frequenz, 
,
, Bop/Swing/Vocal/Big Band
The Man With The Funny Little Horn
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ...", 
,
, Jump Blues/Swing
Wynonie Harris / Roy Brown
Battle Of The Blues - 14 Blues Hits Volume 2
1987, Vinyl, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Live!
1987
Wynonie Harris
Playful Baby
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Route 66, Route 66, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues
Big Maybelle
Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle
1986
Various
Sweet Petunias : Independent Women's Blues, Volume 4
1986, Vinyl,
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Shorty's Got To Go
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Jukebox Lil, ,
, Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Bullmoose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats*
Moose On The Loose
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Saxophonograph, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Big Maybelle
Roots Of R'n' R, Blues And Early Soul, Vol. 13
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Anita O'Day
Misty
1982
Carol Sloane
As Time Goes By
1982
Various
Super Sisters: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 3
1982
Martha Miyake
Remember
1982
Various
Ladies Sing The Blues (Volume 2)
1981, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Savoy Records
Various
Giants Of The Blues Tenor Sax
1981, 2x Vinyl,
Big Maybelle, Little Esther*, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, Linda Hopkins
Ladies Sing The Blues
1979, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Ernie Wilkins
The Trumpet Album
1979
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Lucky Thompson
Dancing Sunbeam
1975
Various
Encyclopedia Of Jazz On Records - Vol. 5
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Ella Fitzgerald
Lullabies Of Birdland
1974, CD, 
,
, Bop
Various
Singin' The Blues
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Savina Hartwell
And All That Gentle Jazz
1973
Diana Ross
Lady Sings The Blues (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1972
Various
Stereo And All That Jazz
1971, LP, Album, Audio Fidelity, 
Various
Stereo And All That Jazz
1968, Vinyl,
Benny Carter
Additions To Further Definitions
1966, Vinyl,
Pat Dahl
We Dig Pat Dahl
1966, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Mavis Rivers & Red Norvo
We Remember Mildred Bailey
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Toni Lee Scott
Vol. Lonely
1964
Music Minus One
Volume 3 - A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist
1962
Al Sears
Swing's The Thing
1961
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae At The Flamingo Club, London
1961
Hugo Montenegro & Orch.*
Lonesome Road / One O'Clock Jump (Bongos And Brass)
1960, 7", Single, Time Records (3),
Oscar Pettiford
The Jazz Scene
1960, 7", EP, Mono, Parlophone,
Al Sears
Record Hop / Take Off Road,
1960, 7", Prestige
Peter Appleyard & Orch.*
Percussive Jazz
1960, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Space-Age/Easy Listening/Mambo
The Swingville All-Stars* : Al Sears / Taft Jordan / Hilton Jefferson
Rockin' In Rhythm
1960
Hugo Montenegro & Orch.*
Bongos And Brass
1960, Vinyl Gatefold,
Hal Mooney & Orch.*
Jerome Kern Flutes & Percussion
1960, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Easy Listening
Various
Fascinatin' Rhythm (The Music Of George Gershwin)
1959, LP, Comp, Classic Editions
Ella Fitzgerald
Lullabies Of Birdland
1959
Carmen McRae
Book Of Ballads
1959
Louis Bellson
Louis Bellson At The Flamingo
1958
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady Of Song
1958, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing, ,
, Vocal
Carmen McRae
Birds Of A Feather
1958
Etta Jones
The Jones Girl.... Etta... Sings, Sings, Sings
1958, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, Emmet Berry*, Harold Baker
Blues In Six Four
1957, 7", Single, Savoy Records
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday
At Newport
1957
Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford
Vol. II
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Bop
Lucy Reed
This Is Lucy Reed
1957
Marilyn Moore
Moody
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, Emmet Berry*, Harold Baker
Trumpets All Out
1957, ,
, Bop
Louis Bellson
Drumorama!
1957
Music Minus One
Piano - Just Improvise
1956, LP, Album, Mono, Music Minus One
Various
Bethlehem's Best
1956, 3x Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Benny Carter
Plays Pretty
1955
Oscar Pettiford
Volume 2
1955
The Louis Bellson Quintet*
The Louis Bellson Quintet Album #4
1955, Vinyl,
Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris
New Jazz Sounds
1955, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Ella Fitzgerald
Songs From The Warner Bros. Film Pete Kelly's Blues (Volume 3)
1955
The Louis Bellson Quintet*
Louis Bellson
1954
Annisteen Allen
Baby I'm Doin' It / Yes I Know
1953
Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver And His Orchestra
Satchmo Serenades
1952, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Easy Listening
Louis Armstrong
Cold, Cold Heart / Because Of You
1951
Snub Mosley And Orch.*
Hinkty Man / You And The Devil
1947, Shellac, 10", Sonora (6)
Savina*, The Jazztet
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing
7", Rave (8),
Music Minus One
Vibes - Just Improvise
LP, Album, Music Minus One
Mavis Rivers & Red Norvo
We Remember Mildred Bailey
LP, Album, Mono, Promo, Vee Jay Records, Vee Jay Records, ,
, Vocal
Eddie South Trio
Eddie's Blues / Twelve O'Clock At Night
Shellac, 10", Continental (6)
Music Minus One
Volume 3 - A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist
LP, Album, RP, Music Minus One
Various
Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz: Jazz Of The '60s, Volume 3, Voices: Traditional And Modern
Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Country Blues/Big Band
The Louis Bellson Quintet*
The Louis Bellson Quintet
Various
Swing Classics Vol. 1 1944/45
Vinyl, ,
, Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald & Her Trio
All Roads Lead To Rome
2005, CD, Album, Unofficial, Gambit Records
Diana Ross
Lady Sings The Blues
1973, 2x Vinyl, 
,
, Soul-Jazz/Big Band
