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Quincy Jones And His Orchestra Woody Herman And His Orchestra Ray Anthony & His Orchestra Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Art Blakey's Big Band Johnny Richards And His Orchestra Woody Herman And The Fourth Herd Frank Sinatra And His Orchestra
William (Billy) I. Slapin (September 6, 1929- January 25, 2000) was an American woodwind player (tenor sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo). Born in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA, he was a member of Benny Goodman`s band and later toured in Frank Sinatra`s orchestra.
APPEARANCES +
John Coltrane
Turning Point - The Bethlehem Years
2024, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Solid Records (6), Bethlehem Records
John Coltrane
Turning Point - The Bethlehem Years
2024, 2xCD, Comp, Bethlehem Records
Various
The Wiz
2019, Blu-ray Mediabook, 2x CD, 
,
, Soundtrack/Gospel/Disco/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Michael Kamen
Adventures In Babysitting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015, CD, Album, RM, S/Edition, Intrada, 
,
, Soundtrack/Score
John Coltrane
Turning Point - The Bethlehem Years
2014
Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
Tempestuous Trumpet & The Big Band's Back In Town
2013, CD, Album, Sepia Records (2)
Roberta Flack
Original Album Series
2012, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Rhino Records (2), Warner Music, Atlantic, 
,
, Soul
Quincy Jones
Plays The Hip Hits + Golden Boy
2012, CD, 
Laurence Rosenthal
A Raisin In The Sun / Requiem For A Heavyweight (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
2010, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Intrada, ,
, Score/Soundtrack
Various
From Jamaica With Jazz
2010, CD, Comp, RM, Boutique,
Art Blakey
Three Classic Albums Plus
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, 
,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Johnny Richards Orchestra*
Kiss Her Goodbye: New York City 1958-1959
2010, CD, Comp, Uptown Records (2)
Various
Jazz In The Charts 100/100 (Mood Indigo 1954)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,
Various
Jazz In The Charts 99/100 (You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me 1953-1954)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,
Charlie Byrd Featuring The Woody Herman Big Band
Bamba-Samba Bossa Nova
2005
John Coltrane With Art Blakey
The Complete Lee Kraft Sessions
2004, CD, Comp, Lone Hill Jazz
Judy Collins
Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy
2004
John Coltrane
The Outer World
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Bethlehem Records
Milton Nascimento
Oratório
1997
John Coltrane
The Bethlehem Years
1994, 2x CD, ,
, Big Band/Hard Bop
Benny Goodman
B.G. World-Wide
1993, 4xCD + Box, Comp, TCB Records (2), 
,
, Swing
Various
Digital Big Band Bash!
1993, CD, ,
, Big Band
Various
GRP 10th Anniversary Collection
1992, 3x CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz
Johnny Richards Big Band
Live In Stereo 1957-1958 Broadcasts
1991, CD, Album, Jazz Hour Compact Classics
Morgana King
A Taste Of Honey
1991, CD, ,
, Vocal/Easy Listening
Frank Sinatra
Trilogy: Past, Present & Future
1988, 2x CD, ,
, Vocal
Various
Jazz And Hot Dance In Thailand 1956-1967
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin, ,
, Swing
Aretha Franklin
Love All The Hurt Away
1987, CD, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Tony Bennett
Jazz
1987, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Vocal/Swing
Charles Kuralt, Loonis McGlohon
North Carolina Is My Home
1985, LP, Piedmont Airlines, ,
, Country/Dialogue/Dixieland
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
In The Digital Mood
1983
Morgana King
A Taste Of Honey
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal/Easy Listening
Irv Cottler
I've Got You Under My Skins (Irv Cottler Salutes The Chairman Of The Board)
1982
Judy Collins
Judy Collins
1981, 4xLP, Comp, Club, Book-Of-The-Month Records,
Jess Roden
Stonechaser
1980
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra* / Benny Goodman Quintet*
Fascinating Rhythm
1980, Vinyl
Steve Karmen
Reconnecting
1979, LP, Album, Struttin' Records, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Joe Derise
I'll Remember Suzanne
1979, LP, Album, Inner City Records
Bette Midler
Thighs And Whispers
1979, Vinyl SRC Pressing, ,
, Vocal/Disco/Ballad
Randy Crawford
Everything Must Change
1979
Ashford & Simpson
Is It Still Good To Ya
1978
Various
The Wiz (Original Soundtrack)
1978, 2x CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Gospel/Disco
Anacostia
Anacostia
1977
Peter Allen
Continental American
1977
David Newman*
Mr. Fathead
1976
Dory Previn
We're Children Of Coincidence And Harpo Marx
1976, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
, Vocal
Brigati*
Lost In The Wilderness
1976, Vinyl CSM, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Disco
Van McCoy
Rhythms Of The World
1976
Deodato*
Very Together
1976, Vinyl, 
,
, Jazz-Funk
Bette Midler
Songs For The New Depression
1976
Michael Tschudin / Friends Of Distinction*, Blood Hollins*, Weldon Irvine And Zulema
Honey Baby, Honey Baby
1975, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Friends Of Distinction*
Reviviscence "Live To Light Again"
1975, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Leon Redbone
On The Track
1975
Judy Collins
Judith
1975, Vinyl Specialty Press, Gatefold, ,
, Ballad/Blues Rock/Folk/Soft Rock
Van McCoy
The Disco Kid
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Soul/Disco
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, Vinyl PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN Press, ,
, Soul/Disco
Don McLean
Homeless Brother
1974
Rupert Holmes
Widescreen
1974, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
, Pop Rock
Les McCann
Another Beginning
1974, Vinyl Monarch Press, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Soul
Arif Mardin
Journey
1974, Vinyl Monarch pressing, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Bill Evans
Symbiosis
1974, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Modal/Neo-Classical
Donny Hathaway
Extension Of A Man
1973, Vinyl RI - Richmond Press, Gatefold, ,
, Soul
Roberta Flack
Quiet Fire
1971, Vinyl MO, ,
, Soul
Bobby Lester
Bobby Lester
1970
Tony Bennett
Just One Of Those Things
1969
Milton Nascimento
Courage
1969
Pat Williams*
Heavy Vibrations
1969
Tony Bennett
Snowfall (The Christmas Album)
1968
Quincy Jones
Golden Boy
1964
Doc Severinsen
The Big Band's Back In Town
1962, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Big Band
Frederick Fennell And Orchestra
Frederick Fennell Conducts Gershwin
1961
Hal Mooney And His Orchestra
Woodwinds And Percussion
1961
Hal Mooney & Orch.*
Jerome Kern Flutes & Percussion
1960, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Easy Listening
Jim Tyler & Orch.*
Pin Point Percussion
1960, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Easy Listening
Al Jazzbo Collins
Presents Swinging At The Opera
1960
Montenegro*
Cha Chas For Dancing
1960
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor With Four Flutes
1959
Johnny Richards
The Rites Of Diablo
1958
Johnny Richards
Experiments In Sound
1958
Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
Gerry Mulligan Bob Brookmeyer Play Phil Sunkel's Jazz Concerto Grosso
1958
Art Blakey's Big Band and Quintet* Featuring John Coltrane
Ain't Life Grand
1958, Vinyl, ,
, Bop/Big Band
Tony Bennett
The Beat Of My Heart
1957, Vinyl,
Montenegro*
Cha Chas For Dancing
7", EP, Time Records (3), Time Records (3)
Glenn Osser
In My Merry Oldsmobile
LP, Album, Mono, Dajon Records,
Various
Popular Marches
LP, Comp, Time Records (3)
Rita Reys, Sylvia Pierce & Peggy Serra
New Voices
Morgana King
With A Taste Of Honey
Vinyl Blue Label, ,
, Vocal/Easy Listening
Jim Tyler And His Orchestra*
The Game Of Love
Vinyl,
Jim Tyler & Orchestra*
Impact! Brass
Vinyl,
Various
Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of George Gershwin
Vinyl,
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, LP, Album, Unofficial, First Record, 
,
, Soul/Disco
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Soul/Disco
Roberta Flack
Quiet Fire
Donny Hathaway
Extension Of A Man
Vinyl, 
,
, Soul
