Bill Hardman Catalog

1961 (age 28)

The Bill Hardman Quintet  (Savoy MG-12170)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Sonny Red Kyner, alto sax; Ron Mathews, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass #1,4; Doug Watkins, bass #2,3,5,6; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

Medallion Studios, Newark, NJ, October 18, 1961

1. SWH1891Capers
2. SWH1892Jo B
3. SWH1893Assunta
4. SWH1896It Ain't Happened Yet
5. SWH1897Angel Eyes
6. SWH1899Buckeye Blues

** also released on Savoy Jazz SJL 1164 as Bill Hardman Quintet - Saying Something.

Bill Hardman Quintet - Saying Something  (Savoy Jazz SJL 1164)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Sonny Red Kyner, alto sax; Ron Mathews, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

Medallion Studios, Newark, NJ, October 18, 1961

SWH1898With Malice Toward None

** originally released on Savoy MG-12170 as The Bill Hardman Quintet + 1 bonus track.

1978 (age 45)

Bill Hardman - Home  (Muse MR 5152)

Bill Hardman, trumpet, flugelhorn; Slide Hampton, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Micky Tucker, piano; Chin Suzuki, bass; Victor Jones, drums; Lawrence Killian, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 10, 1978

Samba Do Brilho
Once I Loved
My Pen Is Hot
Rancho Cevarro
I Remember Love

1980

Bill Hardman - Focus  (Muse MR 5259)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Slide Hampton, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Stafford James, bass; Leroy Williams, drums; with Mark Elf, uncredited guitar #5.

Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY, April 17, 1980

1.Avila & Tequila
2.Cubicle
3.Too Little, Too Late
4.Focus
5.My One And Only Love
6.Minority

1981

Bill Hardman - Politely  (Muse MR 5184)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Paul Brown, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 7, 1981

Love Letters
Politely
Lazybird
Coral Keys
Smooch

1989 (age 56)

Bill Hardman Sextet - What's Up  (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1254)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Paul Brown, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.

July 7, 1989

Fill'er Up
I Should Care
Whisper Not
P.B.
Like Someone In Love
Yo What's Up

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31254.

Bill Hardman Sextet - What's Up  (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31254)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Paul Brown, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.: same session.

July 7, 1989

Straight Ahead
Room's Blues

** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1254 + 2 bonus tracks.