Henry Franklin Catalog
1972 (age 32)
Henry Franklin - The Skipper Black Jazz Records BJQD/7 1972
Oscar Brasheer (Che-Chi), trumpet, flugelhorn; Charles Owens, tenor, soprano sax; Bill Henderson (Umoya Kemang Sunduza), electric piano; Kenny Climax, guitar, electric tub; Henry Franklin (Nyimbo), Fender bass, upright bass, leader; Mike Carvin (Tabo), drums; Tip Jones, Fred Lido, percussion.
Stage And Sound Studio, Hollywood, CA, released 1972
| Outbreak | |
| Plastic Creek Stomp | |
| Theme For JoJo | |
| Beauty And The Electric Tub | |
| Little Miss Laurie | |
| The Skipper |
** also released on Black Jazz Records BJ/7 in 1998.
1974
Henry Franklin - The Skipper At Home Black Jazz Records BJQD/17 1974
Oscar Brashear (Cache), trumpet; Al Hall Jr., trombone; Kemang Sunduza (Bill Henderson), soprano sax; Charles Owens, tenor sax; David Durrah, piano #5,6; Kirk Lightsey (Thalmus), piano, flute #6; Kenny Climas, guitar; Henry Franklin (Nyimbo), bass, leader; Ndugu (Leon Chancler), drums; The Sisters Happiness: Penny Holt (Ki Kuu), Shirley Reid, Patricia Talbert, Shirley Thornton, vocal #5.
Stage And Sound Studio, Hollywood, CA, released 1974
| 1. | Blue Lights |
| 2. | What Was |
| 3. | Soft Spirit |
| 4. | The Magic Boy |
| 5. | Venus Fly Trap |
| 6. | Waltz For Boobuss |
** also released on Black Jazz Records BJ/17 in 2012.
1977
Henry Franklin - Tribal Dance Catalyst CAT-7618 1977
Jerry Rush, trumpet, flugelhorn; Al Hall Jr., trombone, baritone horn, percussion; Charles Owens, soprano, tenor sax, English horn, flute; Dwight Dickerson, piano; Kenneth Climax, guitar; Henry Franklin, bass; Sonship, drums, congas, bongos, gong, bells.
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1977
| Tribal Dance | |
| Eric's Tune | |
| For Penny | |
| Spring Song | |
| Cosmos Dwellers | |
| Prime Mover |
1985 (age 45)
Henry Franklin - We Came To Play - The Skipper....And Crew Daagnim Records daagnim 12 1985
Rob Blakeslee, trumpet; Marchel Ivery, sax, tenor sax; Fred Raulston, vibes; Gary Fisher, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Paul Guererro, drums; + Bob Ackerman, maketi flute; Lee Ann Harris, bongos; Martha Burke, vocal.
Omega Audio, Dallas, TX, released 1985
| It's Love | |
| Little Miss Laurie | |
| Good Morning Heartache | |
| Bo Bossa | |
| Straight Away | |
| I Remember Clifford | |
| Ebony |
1990 (age 50)
Henry "Skipper" Franklin And Crew - Shalabongo (It's Up To God) Jeru Records JERU 3000 1990
Jerome Rusch, trumpet; George Harper, sax, tenor sax; Bobby Pierce, piano; Rick Zunigar, guitar; Henry Franklin, bass; William Richardson, drums; Talita Long, vocal.
released 1990
| Shalabongo | |
| Follow Your Bliss | |
| Mr. G.H. Sr. | |
| Cherokee Lady | |
| Max Master | |
| Children Of Tiananman Square | |
| Ode To Vanetta And John | |
| Holy Holy Talita |
1995
Henry Franklin - Bassic Instincts Resurgent Music RM110 1996
Tony Lujan, trumpet; Phil Ranelin, trombone; Charles Owen, tenor sax, flute; Cecilia Coleman, piano; Henry Franklin, acoustic bass; Michael Carvin, drums; + George Harper, sax; Pat Bass, vocal.
Sunburst Studios, Culver City, CA, May 28 and 29, 1995
| Balle De Las Cucharaches | |
| Neko | |
| Waltz For Gina | |
| Mr. G.H. Senior | |
| Blue | |
| Lady Red | |
| No Te Preocupes | |
| Forest Flower |
1997
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin - The Hunter Resurgent Music RM117 1998
jazz for quintet: Tony Lujan, trumpet; Phil Vieux, tenor, alto, soprano sax, bass flute; Todd Hunter, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Mike Clark, drums; jazz for trio: Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1997;
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1997
| The Hunter | |
| Woody Shaw | |
| Remember Why | |
| The Neucistic Nubian Alligator | |
| Conversations With Linda | |
| Take The Coltrane | |
| Wayne's Domayne | |
| Ode To Vanetta, John And Charles | |
| It's You Or No One | |
| Old Folks |
1998
Franklin/Clover Project Featuring Marc Seales - Two Worlds A-Records (Du) AL 73162 1999
Henry Franklin, bass; Steve Clover, drums; featuring Marc Seales, piano; + guests: Jerry Rush, trumpet; George Harper, tenor, soprano sax.
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, May 24, 1998
| Highway Blues | |
| When I Fall In Love | |
| Shalabongo | |
| I've Never Been In Love Before | |
| Prince Of Darkness | |
| Love's Question | |
| Follow Your Bliss | |
| Central Park West |
2000 (age 60)
Franklin/Clover/Seales - Three Worlds Beezwax Records BW3277A 2001
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, January 6, 2000
| Sweet Lorraine | |
| Serenade To A Cuckoo | |
| Mr. Bojangles | |
| New Stories | |
| Righteous Path | |
| Norwegian Eyes |
Henry "Skipper" Franklin - Bass Encounters Resurgent Music RM124 2000
Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet #1,7,8; Jerome Rusch, trumpet, flugelhorn #3,5,9; Herman Riley, tenor, soprano sax #3,5,6,9; George Harper, tenor, baritone sax #1,2,7,8; Theo Saunders, piano; Mark Waggoner, guitar #2,4; Henry "Skipper" Franklin, bass; Willie Jones III, drums #1,2,4,7; Carl Burnett, drums #3,5,9; Taumbu, percussion, congas #1,3,5-8,10; Sylvester Le Blanc, Barbara Morrison, vocal.
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 2000;
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, March 26, 2000
| 1. | Theme For JoJo |
| 2. | One For Leroy |
| 3. | Lynford's Lament |
| 4. | Black Nile |
| 5. | Close Encounters Of The Very Best Kind |
| 6. | Eslilian |
| 7. | Vision Quest |
| 8. | Bo Bossa |
| 9. | Puff Of Vapor |
| 10. | You Bring The Sun Out |
2001
Franklin Clover Seales - Ears Wide Open Beezwax Records BW6736A 2003
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, November 13 and 14, 2001
| A Little 3/4 For God & Co. | |
| Naima | |
| Little Girl Blue | |
| No Blues | |
| Ascending Truth | |
| Pannonica | |
| Anamaria | |
| A Little 3/4 For God & Co. (alternate take) | |
| Goodbye | |
| Naima (alternate take) |
2002
Henry Franklin, Steve Katsuyama, Tony Austin - Sakura WJ3 Records WJ31002 2002
Steve Katsuyama, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Tony Austin, drums.
Toluca Lake, CA, January 4, 2002
| Ringo Oiwake | |
| It Could Happen To You | |
| Good Morning Heartache | |
| Some Other Time | |
| Melody For Micah | |
| Lazy Bird | |
| No Ribs For Khalid | |
| Sakura | |
| Ruby My Dear |
Three More Sounds - A Musical Tribute To Gene Harris BP Records BPR0002 2003
Bobby Pierce, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
No-Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, July 6-8, 2002
| John Brown's Body | |
| Delilah | |
| Little Darlin' | |
| Love For Sale | |
| When I Fall In Love | |
| Green Dolphin Street | |
| Blues For Gene |
2003
Franklin Clover Seales - Colemanology Beezwax Records BW3273A 2004
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Private Island Studio, Hollywood, CA, November 14, 2003
| Monterey | |
| Question And Answer | |
| A Remark You Made | |
| You Are Too Beautiful | |
| Basin Street Blues | |
| Colemanology |
2004
A Henry Franklin Collaboration - Three Card Molly Resurgent Music RM135 2005
Steve Katsuyama, piano; Mark Waggoner, guitar; Henry Franklin, upright bass; Tony Austin, drums; + Zane Musa, alto sax; Michael Session, tenor sax; Big Black, African drums; Talita Long, vocal.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, November 1, 2004
| One For Leroy | |
| Three Card Molly | |
| Paris Eyes | |
| Sister Cheryl | |
| Chaiki | |
| 3 Four CB | |
| Pensativa | |
| Search For Peace | |
| Kamau |
2005
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew - All God's Children Skipper Productions SP1001 2005
Zane Musa, alto sax; Michael Session, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Mark Waggoner, guitar; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; Big Black, African drums; Talita Long, vocal.
Pasadena, CA, February 28, 2005
| Reverence | |
| The Illusion | |
| Follow Your Bliss | |
| Unattachment | |
| Mambo Bado | |
| Tongues Untied |
Franklin-Clover-Seales - Summer Serenade Beezwax Records BW3274A 2007
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Compound, Long Beach, CA, May 15, 2005
| Don't Give Up | |
| Summer Serenade | |
| Change In The Wind | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | |
| Dave | |
| Little Miss Laurie | |
| Week In Review | |
| Iris |
2006
Henry Franklin "The Skipper" And Crew - Music To The 5th Power Skipper Productions SP1003 2006
George Harper, sax; Gary Matsumoto, piano; Mark Waggoner, guitar; Henry Franklin, bass; Donald Dean, drums; + Felice Dean, Michiko Smith, percussion #6.
Multimedia Studios, Toluca Lake, CA, September 17, 2006
| 1. | Bright Road Ahead |
| 2. | Music To The 5th Power |
| 3. | Tyrone |
| 4. | Once In A While |
| 5. | Old Devil Moon |
| 6. | Michiko |
| 7. | Little B's Poem |
| 8. | You Are So Beautiful |
2007
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Very Special Friends - If We Should Meet Again Skipper Productions SP1005 2007
Azar Lawrence, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; Ramadan Mu Min, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, March, 2007
| Molongo | |
| Mantra | |
| For Koko | |
| A Weaver Of Dreams | |
| If We Should Meet Again | |
| Ballad For Dad | |
| Elements | |
| Truth | |
| My One And Only Love |
2008
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew - O, What A Beautiful Morning! Skipper Productions SP1011 2008
Azar Lawrence, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Tony Austin, drums.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, January 27, and February 2, 2008
| O, What A Beautiful Morning! | |
| McCoy | |
| I Feel Good/Stolen Moments | |
| From The Point Of Love | |
| I Fall In Love Too Easily | |
| Skipper's Waltz | |
| Soultrane | |
| I Can't Help Falling In Love With You |
2009
Henry Franklin - Home Cookin' Skipper Productions SP1016 2009
Azar Lawrence, soprano, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Ramon Banda, drums, percussion; + special guests: Nolan Shaheed, cornet #2,7,8; Barbara Morrison, vocal.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, March 19, 2009
| 1. | Soko |
| 2. | Yama |
| 3. | Under Tanzanian Skies |
| 4. | Harlem Nocturne |
| 5. | Blues For Lunch |
| 6. | Peresina |
| 7. | Philanthropy |
| 8. | Miles, A Round |
2010 (age 70)
Henry Franklin And Bob Mocarsky Featuring Chris Trzcinski - Shanghai Skipper Productions SP1019 2010
Bob Mocarsky, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Chris Trzcinski, drums.
Shanghai Broadcast Building, Studio Number One, Shanghai, China, September 4 and 30, 2010
| Shanghai | |
| Orchids | |
| Where Does Time Go? | |
| Lotus Land "A Song For Kaori" | |
| Well Alrighty Then! | |
| The Monsoons | |
| Take The MTR-O | |
| Eve's Night |
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin - The Soul Of The World Skipper Productions SP1020 2010
Gilbert Castellanos, Nolan Shaheed, trumpet; Chuck Manning, sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Ramon Banda, drums; Mon David, vocal #3; Karen Wilson, vocal #9.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, November 22, 2010
| 1. | Swala |
| 2. | Open Spaces |
| 3. | Mahjong |
| 4. | A Love Song For Midori |
| 5. | Drifting |
| 6. | Shamal |
| 7. | Hi Lilly Lilly Hi Lo |
| 8. | Mama Lela |
| 9. | Sea Line Woman |
2012
Henry 'Skipper' Franklin And Crew - June Night Skipper Productions SP1022 2012
Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ryan Porter, trombone #2-5,7,8; Chuck Manning, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Ramon Banda, drums; Dwight Trible, vocal #4; Mon David, vocal #9.
released 2012
| 1. | June Night |
| 2. | Neko |
| 3. | Four By Five |
| 4. | Queen Of Tangents |
| 5. | Thump |
| 6. | The Purple Gazelle |
| 7. | Once In A While |
| 8. | My Daddy's Jazz |
| 9. | A Love Song For Midori |
2014
Henry Franklin - Two Views Skipper Productions SP1025 2014
Henry Franklin, bass; featuring Benn Clatworthy, tenor sax, flute; Cecilia Coleman, piano; featuring Benn Clatworthy, tenor sax, flute; Kirk Lightsey, piano; Calvin Keys, guitar; Carl Burnett, drums; Lee Jimenez, percussion; C. Infinite, spoken word.
released 2014
| Brother Rudolph | |
| Punjab | |
| Limehouse Blues | |
| Pensitiva | |
| Frank's Tune | |
| PeeWee | |
| Heaven's Dence | |
| Kandahar | |
| Blues For Drayce | |
| Jazz Was Born |
2015
3 More Sounds - The Happiness Of Pursuit Skipper Productions SP1026 2015
Bill Heid, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
released 2015
| Searchin | |
| Autumn Serenade | |
| Limehouse Blues | |
| Boomph | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | |
| When Your Lover Has Gone | |
| Too Much Jelly Roll | |
| Little Miss Laurie | |
| Blue Daniel |
Three More Sounds - High Voltage - A Tribute To McCoy Tyner Skipper Productions SP1027 2015
Bill Heid, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; + guest artist: Chuck Manning, sax.
released 2015
| Brother George | |
| Unit 8 | |
| The Greeting | |
| Under Tanzanian Skies | |
| Off The Wall | |
| Mr. Wu | |
| Mellow Minor | |
| Bu Yao |