Bill Mays Discography
1982 (age 38)
Bill Mays - Red Mitchell Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Red Mitchell, bass.
NYC, October, 1982
| Willow Weep For Me | ITI Records JL004 | |
| Waltz New | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Laura | - | |
| All Blues | - | |
| Embraceable You | - |
* ITI Records JL004 Bill Mays And Red Mitchell - Two Of A Mind 1987
1983
Bill Mays Quintet
Tom Harrell, flugelhorn; Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Bill Mays, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Shelly Manne, drums, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 1983
| Tha's Delights | Trend Records TR-532 | |
| Blues Marx | - | |
| Mavrodaphne's Dance | - | |
| Goodbye California | - | |
| S'Wonderful | - | |
| Goodbye | - |
* Trend Records TR-532 Bill Mays Quintet - Tha's Delights 1983
1989 (age 45)
Bill Mays Quintet/Quartet/Trio/Duo
Dick Oatts, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Bill Mays, piano; Peter Sprague, guitar; Harvie Swartz, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.
NYC, October, 1989
| Samba Suileabhain (Sool-A-La Van) | The Jazz Alliance TJA-10013 | |
| When The Sun Comes Out | - | |
| Adirondack | - | |
| For All We Know | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Four | - | |
| Kaleidoscope | - | |
| Boomerang | - | |
| My Man's Gone Now | - |
* The Jazz Alliance TJA-10013 Bill Mays - Kaleidoscope 1989
Bill Mays - Ray Drummond Duo
Bill Mays, Hamburg Steinway grand piano; Ray Drummond, acoustic bass.
Digital Music Products, Inc., Stamford, CT, December 4 and 5, 1989
| One To One | dmp CD-473 | |
| I Thought About You | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| Interplay | - | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Skylark | - | |
| Tease For Two | - | |
| Alone Together | - | |
| Together Wherever We Go | - |
* dmp CD-473 Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One 1990
1990
Bill Mays - Ray Drummond Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Ray Drummond, bass.
Carriage House Studios, Stamford, CT, December 19 and 20, 1990
| Isn't It Romantic | dmp CD-482 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | - | |
| 502 Blues | - | |
| Midnite Song For Thalia | - | |
| Peace Waltz | - | |
| Invitation | - | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | - | |
| Ray's Refrain | - | |
| We'll Be Together Again | - |
* dmp CD-482 Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One 2 1991
1992
Bill Mays Solo
Bill Mays, piano.
Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, September 27, 1992
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Concord Jazz CCD-4567 | |
| I Wish I Knew | - | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | - | |
| Boardwalk Blues | - | |
| Lush Life | - | |
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | - | |
| Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry | - | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | - | |
| Thanksgiving Prayer | - | |
| Why Did I Choose You / Never Let Me Go | - | |
| Grandpa's Spells | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4567 Bill Mays - At Maybeck - Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Six 1993
1994 (age 50)
Bill Mays - Ed Bickert Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Ed Bickert, guitar.
Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, March 7, 1994
| Sometime Ago | Concord Jazz CCD-4626 | |
| Taking A Chance On Love | - | |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | - | |
| On The Trail | - | |
| Quietly | - | |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | - | |
| Crazy She Calls Me | - | |
| Bick's Bag | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4626 Bill Mays, Ed Bickert - Concord Duo Series Volume Seven 1994
The Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; John Goldsby, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 1994
| I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Concord Jazz CCD-4651 | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | - | |
| Day Dream | - | |
| Wig Wise | - | |
| "Flower" Medley: Little African Flower / Single Petal Of A Rose / Passion Flower | - | |
| Dancers In Love | - | |
| Don't You Know I Care | - | |
| My Azure (To Duke) | - | |
| Something To Live For | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4651 The Bill Mays Trio - An Ellington Affair 1995
1996
Bill Mays Trio & Sextet
Marvin Stamm, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn; Ed Neumeister, trombone; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Bill Mays, piano; Sean Smith, bass; Tim Horner, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 28 and 29, 1996
| Manhattan | Concord Jazz CCD-4738 | |
| Summer In Central Park | - | |
| U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) | - | |
| New York State Of Mind | - | |
| All Across The City | - | |
| Sunday In New York | - | |
| 317 East 32nd Street | - | |
| Autumn In New York | - | |
| '39 World's Fair | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4738 Bill Mays - Mays In Manhattan 1996
1999
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, percussion.
Brooklyn, NY, January and March, 1999
| Beat | No Blooze Music #01 | |
| Gemma's Eyes | - | |
| Out In Pa. | - | |
| Witchcraft | - | |
| Zingaro | - | |
| Liberation | - | |
| The Wind | - | |
| This Is New | - | |
| Kaleidoscope | - |
* No Blooze Music #01 Bill Mays, Matt Wilson, Martin Wind - Out In Pa. 1999
2000
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, October 26, 2000
| Summer Night | Palmetto Records PM 2070 | |
| Estate (Summer) | - | |
| Fireflies | - | |
| Indian Summer | - | |
| Summer Sketch | - | |
| (Gotta Go To) Summer School | - | |
| Early August | - | |
| The Things We Did Last Summer | - | |
| Summer Serenade | - | |
| Once Upon A Summertime | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2070 Bill Mays Trio - Summer Sketches 2001
2002
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano #1-10, piano, vocal #11; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, July 21 and 22, 2002
| 1. | Judy | Palmetto Records PM 2090 |
| 2. | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
| 3. | Shohola Song | - |
| 4. | Home | - |
| 5. | On The Road | - |
| 6. | Shoho Love Song | - |
| 7. | Nosey Neighbors | - |
| 8. | In Her Arms | - |
| 9. | Comin' Home Baby | - |
| 10. | Going Home | - |
| 11. | I'm A Homebody | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2090 Bill Mays Trio - Going Home 2003
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Terry Clarke, drums.
The Montreal Bistro And Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, November 30, 2002
| Bick's Bag | Triplet Records (Canadian) TR-1013-02 | |
| Laura | - | |
| Bean And The Boys | - | |
| Paradigm | - | |
| Blue Daniel | - | |
| I Do It For Your Love | - | |
| On The Trail | - | |
| Hallucinations | - |
* Triplet Records (Canadian) TR-1013-02 Bill Mays, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke - Bick's Bag 2004
2004 (age 60)
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, cymbals.
Jazz Standard, NYC, December 9-11, 2004
| Have You Met Miss Jones | Palmetto Records PM 2112 | |
| Squeeze Me | - | |
| How Are Things In Glocca Morra | - | |
| Darn That Dream | - | |
| Music House | - | |
| Let's Call This | - | |
| Euterpe | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - | |
| When Will The Blues Leave | - | |
| Smile | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2112 Bill Mays Trio - Live At Jazz Standard 2005
2008
Bill Mays Solo
Bill Mays, piano.
a live television audience, January, 2008
| Cool Struttin' | Bill Mays Solo! DVD | |
| Conception | - | |
| Looking Back | - | |
| Dolphin Dance | - | |
| Interview | - | |
| Freight Trane | - | |
| Waltz For Debby | - | |
| Pensativa | - | |
| Monk's Mood | - |
* Bill Mays Solo! DVD Bill Mays - Solo! 2008?
2009
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano #1-7,9, piano, vocal #8; Peter Washington, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
March, 2009
| 1. | I've Never Been In Love Before | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31684 |
| 2. | The Shadow Of Your Smile | - |
| 3. | Pure Imagination | - |
| 4. | Love theme From Spartacus | - |
| 5. | Judy | - |
| 6. | The Summer Knows | - |
| 7. | There's A Small Hotel | - |
| 8. | You Leave Me Breathless | - |
| 9. | Charade | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31684 Bill Mays - Mays At The Movies 2009
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano, vocal #9; Ryu Kawamura, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Five Stars Records, Yokohama, Japan, October 9, 2009
| 1. | The Best Is Yet To Come | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-510 |
| 2. | Jitterbug Waltz | - |
| 3. | These Foolish Things | - |
| 4. | Here's That Rainy Day | - |
| 5. | Moanin' | - |
| 6. | Send In The Clowns | - |
| 7. | Speak Low | - |
| 8. | Willow Weep For Me | - |
| 9. | Get Out Of Town | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-510 Bill Mays Trio - The Best Is Yet To Come 2010?
Keisuke Ohta - Bill Mays Duo
Keisuke Ohta, violin; Bill Mays, piano.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2009
| Souvenir De Villingen | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-511 | |
| La Plus Que Lente | - | |
| Violin Taksim | - | |
| Blue Rondo A La Turk | - | |
| Euterpe | - | |
| Pent Up House | - | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Oriental Shuffle | - | |
| Tanga | - | |
| Oblivion | - | |
| East & West (improvisation) | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-511 Keisuke Ohta And Bill Mays - Blue Rondo A La Turk 2010?
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Mattias Svensson, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2009
| With A Song In My Heart | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-512 | |
| Luiza | - | |
| The Lamp Is Low | - | |
| You Must Believe In Spring | - | |
| Blues For Five Stars | - | |
| Poor Butterfly | - | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - | |
| Pavane, From Mother Goose Suite | - | |
| Stuffy Turkey | - | |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-512 Bill Mays Trio - Stuffy Turkey 2010?