Henry Franklin Discography
1972 (age 32)
Henry Franklin
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 | Black Jazz Records BJQD/7 | |
| Plastic Creek Stomp | - | |
| Theme For JoJo | - | |
| Beauty And The Electric Tub | - | |
| Little Miss Laurie | Black Jazz Records BJQD/7; Ovation Records OV-1801 | |
| The Skipper | - |
* Black Jazz Records BJQD/7 Henry Franklin - The Skipper 1972
= Black Jazz Records BJ/7 - 1998
* Ovation Records OV-1801 Henry Franklin - Blue Lights 1976
1974
Henry Franklin
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 | Black Jazz Records BJQD/17; Ovation Records OV-1801 |
| 2. | What Was | - |
| 3. | Soft Spirit | - |
| 4. | The Magic Boy | - |
| 5. | Venus Fly Trap | Black Jazz Records BJQD/17 |
| 6. | Waltz For Boobuss | - |
* Black Jazz Records BJQD/17 Henry Franklin - The Skipper At Home 1974
= Black Jazz Records BJ/17 - 2012
* Ovation Records OV-1801 Henry Franklin - Blue Lights 1976
1977
Henry Franklin
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 | Catalyst CAT-7618 | |
| Eric's Tune | - | |
| For Penny | - | |
| Spring Song | - | |
| Cosmos Dwellers | - | |
| Prime Mover | - |
* Catalyst CAT-7618 Henry Franklin - Tribal Dance 1977
1985 (age 45)
Henry Franklin And Crew
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 | Daagnim Records daagnim 12 | |
| Little Miss Laurie | - | |
| Good Morning Heartache | - | |
| Bo Bossa | - | |
| Straight Away | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Ebony | - |
* Daagnim Records daagnim 12 Henry Franklin - We Came To Play - The Skipper....And Crew 1985
1990 (age 50)
Henry "Skipper" Franklin And Crew
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 | Jeru Records JERU 3000 | |
| Follow Your Bliss | - | |
| Mr. G.H. Sr. | - | |
| Cherokee Lady | - | |
| Max Master | - | |
| Children Of Tiananman Square | - | |
| Ode To Vanetta And John | - | |
| Holy Holy Talita | - |
* Jeru Records JERU 3000 Henry "Skipper" Franklin And Crew - Shalabongo (It's Up To God) 1990
1995
Henry Franklin Combo
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 | Resurgent Music RM110 | |
| Neko | - | |
| Waltz For Gina | - | |
| Mr. G.H. Senior | - | |
| Blue | - | |
| Lady Red | - | |
| No Te Preocupes | - | |
| Forest Flower | - |
* Resurgent Music RM110 Henry Franklin - Bassic Instincts 1996
1997
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin Quintet/Trio
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 | Resurgent Music RM117 | |
| 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 | - |
* Resurgent Music RM117 Henry "The Skipper" Franklin - The Hunter 1998
1998
Franklin/Clover Project Featuring Marc Seales
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 | A-Records (Du) AL 73162 | |
| 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 | - |
* A-Records (Du) AL 73162 Franklin/Clover Project Featuring Marc Seales - Two Worlds 1999
2000 (age 60)
Franklin/Clover/Seales
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles, CA, January 6, 2000
| Sweet Lorraine | Beezwax Records BW3277A | |
| Serenade To A Cuckoo | - | |
| Mr. Bojangles | - | |
| New Stories | - | |
| Righteous Path | - | |
| Norwegian Eyes | - |
* Beezwax Records BW3277A Franklin/Clover/Seales - Three Worlds 2001
Henry "Skipper" Franklin Combo
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 | Resurgent Music RM124 |
| 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 | - |
* Resurgent Music RM124 Henry "Skipper" Franklin - Bass Encounters 2000
2001
Franklin Clover Seales
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. | Beezwax Records BW6736A | |
| Naima | - | |
| Little Girl Blue | - | |
| No Blues | - | |
| Ascending Truth | - | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Anamaria | - | |
| A Little 3/4 For God & Co. (alternate take) | - | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Naima (alternate take) | - |
* Beezwax Records BW6736A Franklin Clover Seales - Ears Wide Open 2003
2002
Henry Franklin Trio
Steve Katsuyama, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Tony Austin, drums.
Toluca Lake, CA, January 4, 2002
| Ringo Oiwake | WJ3 Records WJ31002 | |
| It Could Happen To You | - | |
| Good Morning Heartache | - | |
| Some Other Time | - | |
| Melody For Micah | - | |
| Lazy Bird | - | |
| No Ribs For Khalid | - | |
| Sakura | - | |
| Ruby My Dear | - |
* WJ3 Records WJ31002 Henry Franklin, Steve Katsuyama, Tony Austin - Sakura 2002
Three More Sounds
Bobby Pierce, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
No-Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA, July 6-8, 2002
| John Brown's Body | BP Records BPR0002 | |
| Delilah | - | |
| Little Darlin' | - | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| When I Fall In Love | - | |
| Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Blues For Gene | - |
* BP Records BPR0002 Three More Sounds - A Musical Tribute To Gene Harris 2003
2003
Franklin Clover Seales
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Private Island Studio, Hollywood, CA, November 14, 2003
| Monterey | Beezwax Records BW3273A | |
| Question And Answer | - | |
| A Remark You Made | - | |
| You Are Too Beautiful | - | |
| Basin Street Blues | - | |
| Colemanology | - |
* Beezwax Records BW3273A Franklin Clover Seales - Colemanology 2004
2004
A Henry Franklin Collaboration
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 | Resurgent Music RM135 | |
| Three Card Molly | - | |
| Paris Eyes | - | |
| Sister Cheryl | - | |
| Chaiki | - | |
| 3 Four CB | - | |
| Pensativa | - | |
| Search For Peace | - | |
| Kamau | - |
* Resurgent Music RM135 A Henry Franklin Collaboration - Three Card Molly 2005
2005
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew
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 | Skipper Productions SP1001 | |
| The Illusion | - | |
| Follow Your Bliss | - | |
| Unattachment | - | |
| Mambo Bado | - | |
| Tongues Untied | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1001 Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew - All God's Children 2005
Franklin-Clover-Seales
Marc Seales, piano; Henry Franklin, double bass; Steve Clover, drums.
Compound, Long Beach, CA, May 15, 2005
| Don't Give Up | Beezwax Records BW3274A | |
| Summer Serenade | - | |
| Change In The Wind | - | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | - | |
| Dave | - | |
| Little Miss Laurie | - | |
| Week In Review | - | |
| Iris | - |
* Beezwax Records BW3274A Franklin-Clover-Seales - Summer Serenade 2007
2006
Henry Franklin "The Skipper" And Crew
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 | Skipper Productions SP1003 |
| 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 | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1003 Henry Franklin "The Skipper" And Crew - Music To The 5th Power 2006
2007
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Very Special Friends
Azar Lawrence, tenor sax; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; Ramadan Mu Min, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, March, 2007
| Molongo | Skipper Productions SP1005 | |
| Mantra | - | |
| For Koko | - | |
| A Weaver Of Dreams | - | |
| If We Should Meet Again | - | |
| Ballad For Dad | - | |
| Elements | - | |
| Truth | - | |
| My One And Only Love | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1005 Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Very Special Friends - If We Should Meet Again 2007
2008
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew
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! | Skipper Productions SP1011 | |
| 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 | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1011 Henry "The Skipper" Franklin And Crew - O, What A Beautiful Morning! 2008
2009
Henry Franklin Quartet
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 | Skipper Productions SP1016 |
| 2. | Yama | - |
| 3. | Under Tanzanian Skies | - |
| 4. | Harlem Nocturne | - |
| 5. | Blues For Lunch | - |
| 6. | Peresina | - |
| 7. | Philanthropy | - |
| 8. | Miles, A Round | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1016 Henry Franklin - Home Cookin' 2009
2010 (age 70)
Henry Franklin Trio
Bob Mocarsky, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Chris Trzcinski, drums.
Shanghai Broadcast Building, Studio Number One, Shanghai, China, September 4 and 30, 2010
| Shanghai | Skipper Productions SP1019 | |
| Orchids | - | |
| Where Does Time Go? | - | |
| Lotus Land "A Song For Kaori" | - | |
| Well Alrighty Then! | - | |
| The Monsoons | - | |
| Take The MTR-O | - | |
| Eve's Night | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1019 Henry Franklin And Bob Mocarsky Featuring Chris Trzcinski - Shanghai 2010
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin Sextet
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 | Skipper Productions SP1020 |
| 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 | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1020 Henry "The Skipper" Franklin - The Soul Of The World 2010
2012
Henry 'Skipper' Franklin And Crew
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 | Skipper Productions SP1022 |
| 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 | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1022 Henry 'Skipper' Franklin And Crew - June Night 2012
2014
Henry Franklin Combo
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 | Skipper Productions SP1025 | |
| Punjab | - | |
| Limehouse Blues | - | |
| Pensitiva | - | |
| Frank's Tune | - | |
| PeeWee | - | |
| Heaven's Dence | - | |
| Kandahar | - | |
| Blues For Drayce | - | |
| Jazz Was Born | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1025 Henry Franklin - Two Views 2014
2015
3 More Sounds
Bill Heid, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
released 2015
| Searchin | Skipper Productions SP1026 | |
| 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 | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1026 3 More Sounds - The Happiness Of Pursuit 2015
Three More Sounds Plus One
Bill Heid, piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Carl Burnett, drums; + guest artist: Chuck Manning, sax.
released 2015
| Brother George | Skipper Productions SP1027 | |
| Unit 8 | - | |
| The Greeting | - | |
| Under Tanzanian Skies | - | |
| Off The Wall | - | |
| Mr. Wu | - | |
| Mellow Minor | - | |
| Bu Yao | - |
* Skipper Productions SP1027 Three More Sounds - High Voltage - A Tribute To McCoy Tyner 2015