Jazz Discography Project: Contents
List of jazz musicians:
Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin] (born September 15, 1928, Tampa, Florida; died August 8, 1975, Gary, Indiana), alto saxophonist.
Ammons, Gene [Eugene; Jug] (born April 14, 1925, Chicago; died August 6, 1974, Chicago), tenor saxophonist.
Ayler, Albert (born July 13, 1936, Cleveland, Ohio; died November between 5 and 25, 1970, New York), tenor saxophonist.
Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (born December 23, 1929, Yale, Oklahoma; died May 13, 1988, Amsterdam, Holland), trumpeter and singer.
Blakey, Art [Buhaina, Abdullah ibn] (born October 11, 1919, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died October 16, 1990, New York), drummer.
Brooks, Tina [Harold Floyd] (born June 7, 1932, Fayetteville, North Carolina; died August 13, 1974, New York), tenor saxophonist.
Brown, Clifford [Brownie] (born October 30, 1930, Wilmington, Delaware; died June 26, 1956, Bedford, Pennsylvania), trumpeter.
Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (born December 6, 1920, Concord, California; died December 5, 2012, Norwalk, Connecticut), pianist.
Bryant, Ray [Raphael] (born December 24, 1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died June 2, 2011, New York), pianist.
Byrd, Donald(son Toussaint L'Ouverture, II) (born December 9, 1932, Detroit, Michigan; died February 4, 2013, Dover, Delaware), trumpeter.
Clark, Sonny [Conrad Yeatis] (born July 21, 1931, Herminie, near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania; died January 13, 1963, New York), pianist.
Coleman, Ornette (born March 9, 1930, Fort Worth, Texas; died June 11, 2015, New York), alto saxophonist.
Coltrane, John (William) [Trane] (born September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina; died July 17, 1967, Huntington, New York), tenor and soprano saxophonist.
Corea, Chick [Armando Anthony] (born June 12, 1941, Chelsea, Massachusetts; died February 9, 2021, Tampa, Florida), pianist.
Criss, Sonny [William] (born October 23, 1927, Memphis, Tennessee; died November 19, 1977, Los Angeles), alto saxophonist.
Davis, Miles (Dewey, III) [Prince of Darkness] (born May 26, 1926, Alton, Illinois; died September 28, 1991, Santa Monica, California), trumpeter.
Desmond [Breitenfeld], Paul (Emil) (born November 25, 1924, San Francisco; died May 30, 1977, New York), alto saxophonist.
Dolphy, Eric (Allan) (born June 20, 1928, Los Angeles; died June 29, 1964, Berlin, West Germany), alto saxophonist.
Donaldson, Lou (born November 1, 1926, Badin, North Carolina), alto saxophonist and singer.
Dorham, Kenny [McKinley Howard] (born August 30, 1924, near Fairfield, Texas; died December 5, 1972, New York), trumpeter.
Drew, Kenny [Kenneth Sidney] (born August 28, 1928, New York; died August 4, 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark), pianist.
Evans, Bill [William John] (born August 16, 1929, Plainfield, New Jersey; died September 15, 1980, New York), pianist.
Flanagan, Tommy (Lee) (born March 16, 1930, Detroit, Michigan; died November 16, 2001, New York), pianist.
Garland, Red [William M.] (born May 15, 1923, Dallas, Texas; died April 23, 1984, Dallas, Texas), pianist.
Getz, Stan(ley) (born February 2, 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died June 6, 1991, Malibu, near Los Angeles), tenor saxophonist.
Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina; died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey), trumpeter.
Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (born February 27, 1923, Los Angeles; died April 25, 1990, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), tenor saxophonist.
Green, Grant (born June 6, 1931, St. Louis, Missouri; died January 31, 1979, New York), guitarist.
Griffin, Johnny [John Arnold, III; Little Giant] (born April 24, 1928, Chicago; died July 25, 2008, Mauprevior, France), tenor saxophonist.
Haig, Al(lan Warren) (born July 22, 1924, Newark, New Jersey; died November 16, 1982, New York), pianist.
Hawes, Hampton (born November 13, 1928, Los Angeles; died May 22, 1977, Los Angeles), pianist.
Henderson, Joe [Joseph A.] (born April 24, 1937, Lima, Ohio; died June 30, 2001, San Francisco), tenor saxophonist.
Jackson, Milt(on) [Bags] (born January 1, 1923, Detroit, Michigan; died October 9, 1999, New York), vibraphonist.
Jarrett, Keith (born May 8, 1945, Allentown, Pennsylvania), pianist.
Jones, Elvin (Roy) (born September 9, 1927, Pontiac, Michigan; died May 18, 2004, New Jersey), drummer.
Jones, Philly Joe [Joseph Rudolph] (born July 15, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died August 30, 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), drummer.
Jordan, Duke [Irving Sidney] (born April 1, 1922, New York; died August 8, 2006, Copenhagen, Denmark), pianist.
Kelly, Wynton (born December 2, 1931, Jamaica; died April 12, 1971, Toronto, Canada), pianist.
Kirk, (Rahsaan) Roland (born August 7, 1936, Columbus, Ohio; died December 5, 1977, Bloomington, Indiana), tenor saxophonist.
LaFaro, Scott (born April 3, 1936, Newark, New Jersey; died July 6, 1961, Geneva, New York), double bassist.
Little, Booker(, Jr.) (born April 2, 1938, Memphis, Tennessee; died October 5, 1961, New York), trumpeter.
McLean, Jackie [John Lenwood, Jr.: Abdul Kareem, Omar Ahmed] (born May 17, 1932, New York; died March 31, 2006, Hartford, Connecticut), alto saxophonist.
Metheny, Pat(rick Bruce) (born August 12, 1954, Lee's Summit, Missouri), electric guitarist.
Mingus, Charles(, Jr.) (born April 22, 1922, Nogales, Arizona; died January 5, 1979, Cuernavaca, Mexico), double bassist and pianist.
Mobley, Hank [Henry] (born July 7, 1930, Eastman, Georgia; died May 30, 1986, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), tenor saxophonist.
Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) [Thelious Junior] (born October 10, 1917, Rocky Mount, North Carolina; died February 17, 1982, Weehawken, New Jersey), pianist.
Montgomery, Wes [John Leslie] (born March 6, 1923, Indianapolis, Indiana; died June 15, 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana), guitarist.
Morgan, Lee (born July 10, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died February 19, 1972, New York), trumpeter.
Navarro, Fats [Theodore] (born September 24, 1923, Key West, Florida; died July 7, 1950, New York), trumpeter.
Newborn, Phineas(, Jr.) (born December 14, 1931, Whiteville, Tennessee; died May 26, 1989, Memphis, Tennessee), pianist.
Parker, Charlie [Charles, Jr.; Bird; Chan, Charlie; Yardbird] (born August 29, 1920, Kansas City, Kansas; died March 12, 1955, New York), alto saxophonist.
Pearson, Duke [Columbus Calvin, Jr.] (born August 17, 1932, Atlanta, Georgia; died August 4, 1980, Atlanta, Georgia), pianist.
Pepper, Art(hur Edward, Jr.) (born September 1, 1925, Gardena, California; died June 15, 1982, Los Angeles), alto saxophonist.
Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) (born August 15, 1925, Montreal, Canada; died December 23, 2007, Mississauga, Canada), pianist.
Powell, Bud [Earl] (born September 27, 1924, Harlem, New York; died July 31, 1966, New York), pianist.
Roach, Max(well) (born January 10, 1924, Newland, North Carolina; died August 16, 2007, Manhattan, New York), drummer.
Rollins, Sonny [Theodore Walter; Newk] (born September 9, 1930, New York), tenor saxophonist.
Sanders, Pharoah [Farrell] (born October 13, 1940, Little Rock, Arkansas; died September 24, 2022, Los Angeles), tenor saxophonist.
Scott, Shirley (born March 14, 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 10, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), organist.
Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (born May 24, 1937, Fort Lauderdale, Florida), tenor saxophonist.
Shorter, Wayne (born August 25, 1933, Newark, New Jersey; died March 2, 2023, Los Angeles), tenor and soprano saxophonist.
Silver [Silva], Horace (Ward Martin Tavares) (born September 2, 1928, Norwalk, Connecticut; died June 18, 2014, New Rochelle, New York), pianist.
Sims, Zoot [John Haley] (born October 29, 1925, Inglewood, California; died March 23, 1985, New York), tenor saxophonist.
Timmons, Bobby [Robert Henry] (born December 19, 1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 1, 1974, New York), pianist.
Tristano, Lennie [Leonard Joseph] (born March 19, 1919, Chicago; died November 18, 1978, New York), pianist.
Turrentine, Stanley (William) (born April 5, 1934, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died September 12, 2000, New York), tenor saxophonist.
Tyner, (Alfred) McCoy [Saud, Sulaimon] (born December 11, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 6, 2020, New Jersey), pianist.
Waldron, Mal(colm Earl) (born August 16, 1926, New York; died December 2, 2002, Brussels, Belgium), pianist.
List of record labels:
Atlantic Records (founded 1947, New York, Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun), record company and label.
Bethlehem Music Corp. (founded fall 1953, New York, Gustav Wildi), record company and label.
Blue Note Records (founded January 6, 1939, New York, Alfred Lion), record company and label.
Candid Records (founded 1960, New York, Archie Bleyer and Nat Hentoff), record label.
Contemporary Records (founded 1951, Los Angeles, Lester Koenig), record company and label.
CTI Records (founded 1967, New York, Creed Taylor), record company and label.
Debut Records (founded 1952, New York, Charles, Celia Mingus and Max Roach), record company and label.
Dial Records (founded 1946, Hollywood, Ross Russell), record company and label.
ECM Records (founded 1969, Munich, West Germany, Manfred Eicher), record company and label.
ESP-Disk' (founded 1963, New York, Bernard Stollman), record company and label.
Impulse! Records (founded 1960, New York, Creed Taylor and Bob Thiele), record company and label.
Landmark Records (founded 1985, Berkeley, California, Orrin Keepnews), record company and label.
Mercury Records (founded around 1945, New York, Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge), record company and label.
Pablo Records (founded 1973, Los Angeles, Norman Granz and Pablo Picasso), record company and label.
Pacific Jazz Records (founded 1952, Los Angeles, Richard Bock and Roy Harte), record company and label.
Prestige Records (founded 1949, New York, Bob Weinstock), record company and label.
Riverside Records (founded summer 1952, New York, Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews; defunct 1964), record company and label.
Savoy Records (founded late 1942, Newark, New Jersey, Herman Lubinsky and Ozzie Cadena), record company and label.
Verve Records (founded 1956, Los Angeles, Norman Granz), record company and label.
RVG a documentary:
Van Gelder, Rudy [Rudolph; RVG] (born November 2, 1924, Jersey City, New Jersey; died August 25, 2016, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey), recording, mixing, mastering and cutting engineer.