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Don Heckman


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American saxophonist and clarinet player, composer, conductor and jazz critic..
From the early 1960s he contributed to magazines as Down Beat, Metronome, and Jazz Review
on which he was among the first to write accurate musical analyses of jazz performances.

Born: December 18, 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania
Died: November 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California



ALBUMS


Katharine Holabird Performed By Sally Struthers Music Composed By Don Heckman
Angelina Ballerina And Other Stories
1986, LP, Album, Caedmon Records, ,
Spoken Word
Michael Bond Music Composed And Conducted By Don Heckman
Paddington Bear: Trouble At The Airport
1986, LP, Album, Caedmon Records, ,
Spoken Word
Tammy Grimes, Don Heckman
The Naming of Olga da Polga
1986, LP, Caedmon, ,
Audiobook
Michael Bond Music Composed And Conducted By Don Heckman
Paddington Bear: A Visit To The Dentist And Something Nasty In The Kitchen
1985, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Michael Bond, Don Heckman
Paddington Bear: A Birthday Treat And Other Stories
1985, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Margery Williams, Don Heckman, Gwen Verdon
The Velveteen Rabbit
1984, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
E. A. Hass Read By Don Adams (2) With Larry Robinson (13) Music Composed By Don Heckman
Incognito Mosquito Private Insective
1984, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Carol Channing, Richard Scarry, Don Heckman
Richard Scarry's Great Big Mysteries and Please and Thank You Book
1983, LP, Caedmon, Caedmon
Jack Prelutsky and Don Heckman
Nightmares - Poems To Trouble Your Sleep
1983
Michael Bond, Don Heckman
The Paddington Soundbook
1979, 4xLP + Box, Comp, Caedmon Records
Emily Brontë Performed By Dame Judith Anderson*, Claire Bloom, James Mason (6), George Rose, Gordon Gould Music Composed And Performed By Don Heckman
Wuthering Heights (Abridged)
1978, 2xLP, Caedmon Records
Carol Channing, Don Heckman
Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? And Great Big Schoolhouse
1978, LP, Album, Caedmon
Jean De Brunhoff, Louis Jourdan, Don Heckman
The Story Of Babar And The Travels Of Babar
1975
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
What Goes Up! The Best Of Blood, Sweat & Tears
2025, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Floating World Records, Retroworld, ,
Pop Rock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Various
Essential 70's
2009, 4xCD, Comp, Sony Music, Sony Music Strategic Marketing,
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
3 & 4
2004, CD, Comp, RE, Edsel Records
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
Super Hits
1998, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Classic Rock
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
What Goes Up! The Best Of Blood, Sweat & Tears
1995, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
Classic B, S & T
1980
Sarah Kernochan
House Of Pain
1974, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Pop Rock/Folk Rock
N. Y. Central
Underneath The Moonlight
1973, 7", Promo, RCA
Linda Timm
Too Late To Make Me Over
1973, 7", Mono, Promo, RCA
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
Blood, Sweat & Tears Greatest Hits
1972
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
B, S & T 4
1971
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
Lisa, Listen To Me / Cowboys And Indians
1971
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
Go Down Gamblin'
1971

APPEARANCES +


Karlheinz Stockhausen
Originale
2018, LP, Album, Ltd, Cyalume & Argonzer, ,
Experimental/Abstract
Andy Williams
The Wonderful World Of Andy Williams/"Call Me Irresponsible" And Other Hit Songs From The Movies/The Great Songs From "My Fair Lady" And Other Broadway Hits/Almost There
2017, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, BGO Records
Joe Henderson
5 Original Albums
2016, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Wayne Shorter
5 Original Albums
2016
Ahmad Jamal
Tranquility / Outertimeinnerspace
2015
Charles Lloyd
Manhattan Stories
2014
Eric van Aro
Obsession
2013, CD, MiniAlbum, Eraki, ,
Vocal
Gina Saputo
Live At The Omni
2012, CDr, Album, Promo, GSJQ Productions, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Denise Donatelli
Soul Shadows
2012, CD, ,
Vocal/Ballad
Chick Corea
The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord
2011
Bill Evans
To Bill Evans With Love – Selected By Herbie Hancock
2011, CD SHM-CD,
Sam Rivers
Fuchsia Swing Song
2011
Elvin Jones
Illumination! / Dear John C.
2011, CD, ,
Post Bop
Ray Charles
Genius (The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection)
2009, CD, Comp, Ltd, RM, SHM, Concord Records
The Stanley Clarke Trio With Hiromi* & Lenny White
Jazz In The Garden
2009, CD,
Ray Charles
Genius (The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection)
2009, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Eliane Elias
Something For You (Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans)
2007
Wayne Shorter
Great Sessions
2006, 3xCD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, Copy Prot., RE, R, Blue Note, ,
Hard Bop/Modal
Chicago
At Carnegie Hall (Volumes I, II, III And IV)
2005, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Blues Rock/Jazz-Rock/Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock
Chick Corea
Rendezvous In New York
2004, 10x DVD, Box Set, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Swing/Bop/Latin Jazz
Steve Kuhn
Love Walked In
2003
Chicago
Chicago V
2002, DVD, ,
Soft Rock/Jazz-Rock
Chicago
Chicago VI
2002, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand
2002
Mel Tormé & George Shearing
The Complete Concord Recordings
2002, ,
Bop/Vocal/Swing/Ballad
Louis Jourdan
The Babar Audio Collection
2001, 2xCass, Comp, RM, HarperChildren'sAudio
The Quincy Jones - Sammy Nestico Orchestra
Basie & Beyond
2000, CD, ,
Fusion/Swing
Denny Zeitlin / David Friesen
Live At The Jazz Bakery
1999, CD, Album, Intuition Records
Lewis Carroll
Alice In Wonderland And Through The Looking Glass
1999, 4xCass, HarperChildren'sAudio, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Ray Brown
Bass Hit!
1999, CD, ,
Cool Jazz
Eden's Children
Eden's Children & Sure Looks Real
1997, CD, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Gerry Mulligan Tentet* And Quartet* Featuring Chet Baker
Gene Norman Presents The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet And Quartet
1996
Dizzy Gillespie , & The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Dizzy Gillespie & The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
1994, CD, Album, RE, Jazz Heritage
Michel Legrand
Michel Plays Legrand
1994
Michael Feinstein
Forever
1993, CD, ,
Musical/Ballad/Vocal
Denny Zeitlin
At Maybeck
1993, CD, ,
Post Bop/Bop/Free Improvisation/Modal
Hal Galper
Dreamsville
1992
Dizzy Gillespie And The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Dizzy Gillespie And The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
1991
Johnny Mathis
In A Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
1990
Roland Kirk
Rip, Rig & Panic / Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
1990, CD PDO Pressing, ,
Hard Bop
Jack Prelutsky
Nightmares And The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight And Poems To Trouble Your Sleep
1988
James Duffy
The Revolt Of The Teddy Bears
1986, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Mel Gibson Reads Daphne Du Maurier
My Cousin Rachel
1986, 2xCass, HarperCollins Audio Books
Steven Kroll
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever And Other Stories
1986, LP, Album, Caedmon Studios
A. A. Milne Told And Sung By Carol Channing
Winnie-The-Pooh And Christopher Robin (Three Complete Chapters)
1984, LP, Caedmon, Caedmon
Tomie De Paloa*
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
1984, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Blythe Danner
Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day And Other Stories And Poems
1984, LP, Caedmon Records
Claire Bloom
The Tale Of Peter Rabbit And Four Other Stories By Beatrix Potter
1984, Cass, Caedmon Records
Claire Bloom
The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies And Five Other Stories By Beatrix Potter
1984, LP, P/Mixed, Caedmon Records
Linda Peterson
Too Late To Leave Early
1984
Claire Bloom
The Tale Of Peter Rabbit And Four Other Stories By Beatrix Potter
1984
L. Frank Baum, Ray Bolger
The Oz Soundbook
1983, 4xLP + Box, Comp, Caedmon,
Various
The Swing Era 1944 - 1945
1983
Carol Channing
Carol Channing Sings The Pooh Song Book
1983
A. A. Milne Told And Sung By Carol Channing
Winnie The Pooh And Tigger
1982, LP, Album, Caedmon Records, ,
Story
Jack Prelutsky
People, Animals And Other Monsters
1982, LP, Caedmon
Carol Channing
Winnie-The-Pooh And Kanga And Roo Told And Sung By Carol Channing
1982, LP, Caedmon, ,
Story/Audiobook
A. A. Milne, Carol Channing
The House At Pooh Corner
1981, LP, Caedmon Records
Carol Channing
The Purple Cow
1981, LP, Caedmon Records
Rachel Carr
See And Be (Yoga And Creative Movement For Children)
1981, LP, Caedmon Records
Paddington Bear
Paddington For Christmas
1979, LP, Caedmon Records
Michael Bond
Paddington Turns Detective
1979
Stan And Jan Berenstain
The Bear's Christmas And Other Stories Read By
1978, LP, Caedmon Records
Laurent De Brunhoff
“Babar's Mystery” And “Babar And The Wully-Wully”
1978, LP, Caedmon Records
Esther Averill Read By Tammy Grimes
Jenny And The Cat Club (And Jenny's First Party)
1978, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Dennis Lee
Alligator Pie And Other Poems
1978
Howard Pyle Read By Ian Richardson
Tales Of King Arthur And His Knights, The Sword In The Anvil
1978
Michael Bond
A Bear Called Paddington
1978
Russell Hoban
A Bargain For Frances And Other Frances Stories
1977, LP, Caedmon Records
Russell Hoban
Frances
1977, LP, Caedmon Records
Ray Bolger
Queen Zixi Of Ix (Or The Story Of The Magic Cloak)
1977, LP, Album, Caedmon
Louis Jourdan
Babar Comes To America And Babar's Birthday Surprise
1977
L. Frank Baum Read By Ray Bolger
The Wizard Of Oz
1976, LP, Album, Caedmon Records, ,
Story/Spoken Word/Score
Alison Uttley
Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas And Little Grey Rabbit Goes To Sea
1976, LP, Caedmon Records
Leo Lionni
Frederick And Ten Other Stories Of Mice, Snails, Fish And Other Beings Read By Carol Channing
1976, LP, Caedmon Records
The Crusaders
The Best Of The Crusaders
1976
Louis Jourdan
Reads Babar The King And Babar And Zephir
1976
Jean De Brunhoff
The Story Of Babar The Little Elephant
1975, 7", Caedmon Records, Scholastic Records
Roger Duvoisin, Julie Harris
Petunia
1975
Horace Silver
Horace Silver
1975
Various
Robert W. Sarnoff: 25 Years Of RCA Leadership
1973, LP, Promo, RCA
David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas
1973
A. A. Milne
Winnie-The-Pooh Told And Sung By Carol Channing
1972
Anthony Quayle
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Volume Four Robin Hood And His Merry Men
1971, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Anthony Quayle
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Volume Three Robin's Adventures With Little John
1971, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Anthony Quayle
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Volume Two The Outlaw Band Of Sherwood Forest
1971, LP, Album, Caedmon Records
Anthony Quayle
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Volume One How Robin Became An Outlaw
1971, LP, Album, Caedmon Records, ,
Dialogue
Anthony Quayle
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Soundbook
1971, 4xLP, Album + Box, Caedmon Records
Cyril Ritchard
Pinocchio
1969, LP, Caedmon Records
Various
A New Sound From The Japanese Bach Scene
1969
James Last
Hair
1969
John Webster
The Duchess Of Malfi
1968, 3xLP, Album, Caedmon Records
George Bernard Shaw
Heartbreak House
1968, LP, 3xL, Caedmon Records
Ed Summerlin*
Ring Out Joy
1968
Sabicas
Artistry In Flamenco
1968
Wes Montgomery
The Best Of Wes Montgomery
1968
John Benson Brooks Trio
Avant Slant (One Plus 1 = II)
1968, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Novelty/Cool Jazz
Andrew Hill
Andrew!!!
1968, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop
Robin Kenyatta
Until
1968
Eden's Children
Sure Looks Real
1968, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Gabor Szabo
The Best Of Gabor Szabo
1968
Ahmad Jamal
Tranquility
1968
Don Heckman Ed. Summerlin Improvisational Jazz Workshop*
Untitled
1967, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Modal
Wayne Shorter
Adam's Apple
1967
Sam Rivers
Contours
1967, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Post Bop
Wayne Shorter
Speak No Evil
1966
The Rod Levitt Orchestra
Solid Ground
1966
Andrew Hill
Smoke Stack
1966
Steve Kuhn Trio Featuring Steve Swallow And Pete La Roca
Three Waves
1966
Various
The Be-Bop Era
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, ,
Bop
Andy Williams
Andy Williams' Dear Heart
1965, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Elvin Jones
Dear John C.
1965
The Roland Kirk Quartet Featuring Elvin Jones
Rip, Rig & Panic
1965
Joe Henderson
In 'N Out
1965
Grachan Moncur III
Some Other Stuff
1965
Mel Tormé
A Lush, Romantic Album That's All
1965
Yusef Lateef
Live At Pep's
1965
Various
The Be-Bop Era
1965, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Cannonball* & Coltrane*
Cannonball & Coltrane
1964
Eden's Children
Eden's Children / Sure Looks Real
2006, CD, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Blood, Sweat And Tears
The Best Of Blood, Sweat & Tears
2004
Wayne Shorter
Etcetera / The All Seeking Eye / Adam's Apple
2002, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Unofficial, Азбука Звука, Blue Note (2)
Blood, Sweat & Tears*
B, S & T 4
1971
Chicago
Chicago V
CD, ,
Jazz-Rock/Pop Rock
Chicago
Chicago VI
CD Bonus Tracks, ,
Jazz-Rock/Pop Rock
Joe Henderson
In 'N Out
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand