James Leary Discography
1980
James Leary
Tim Acosta, Fred Berry, Cal Lewiston, Zane Woodworth, trumpet, flugelhorn; Fred Mergy, Gordon Messick, John Russell, Nicholaas TenBroek, trombone; Steve Keller, Charlie McCarthy Jr., alto sax, flute; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Da'ud David Johnson, tenor sax, flute; Tod Dickow, tenor sax, flute, clarinet; Ray Loeckle, baritone sax, flute, clarinet; George Cables, piano; James Leary, bass; Eddie Marshall, drums; Kenneth Nash, percussion; added Babatunde Lea, percussion #2.
The Automatt, San Francisco, CA, August and September, 1980
| 1. | Today's Song | Blue Collar Records BCR 1001 |
| 2. | Remember To Smile | - |
| 3. | Twenty-Five/Mister X | - |
| 4. | So Far, So Good | - |
| 5. | Legacy | - |
| 6. | Waltz For Monday | - |
| 7. | Wajumbe | - |
* Blue Collar Records BCR 1001 James Leary - Legacy 1981
= LifeForce Jazz LFJ 5001 James Leary - Together 2013
1991
James Leary
Todd Cochran, piano #1-8,10-12; Billy Childs, piano #9; James Leary, bass; John Clayton, Reggie Hamilton, Al McKibbon, Fred Tinsley, bass #1-8,10-12; Clayton Cameron, drums #1-8,10-12; Ralph Penland, drums #9; Eddie Harris, vocal, tenor sax #9.
released 1991
| 1. | Bemsha Swing | Vital Records VTL 003 |
| 2. | Ballad For M | - |
| 3. | Bumpin' On Sunset | - |
| 4. | Gone, Gone, Gone | - |
| 5. | Quiet Fire | - |
| 6. | So Far, So Good | - |
| 7. | Ambidextrous | - |
| 8. | Fall | - |
| 9. | I'm Walkin' | - |
| 10. | L'ear | - |
| 11. | Basses And C.C. | - |
| 12. | Bass-ed | - |
* Vital Records VTL 003 James Leary - James 1991
1992
James Leary Quartet
Billy Childs, piano; James Leary, bass; Ralph Penland, drums; Eddie Harris, vocal, tenor sax.
released 1992
| Joshua | Vital Records VTL 005 | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | - | |
| A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing | - | |
| Seven Steps To Heaven | - | |
| Spiral | - | |
| Laugh, Laugh Again | - | |
| Oleo | - | |
| Hold My Hand | - |
* Vital Records VTL 005 James Leary - James II 1992
2013
James Leary
James Smith, trumpet; George Harper, tenor sax; Eric Reed, piano; James Leary, bass; Cornel Fauler, drums.
No Sound Studio, Pasadena, CA;
Granite Studios, Los Angeles, CA;
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, released 2013
| Expose (Over & Over) | LifeForce Jazz LFJ 5001 |
William Barnhardt, trumpet; George Harper, tenor sax; John Rangel, piano; James Leary, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Dwight Tribble, vocal.
| Together | - |
George Harper, soprano sax; John Rangel, piano; James Leary, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Dwight Tribble, vocal.
| Song For My Mother | - |
James Smith, trumpet; George Harper, tenor sax; Eric Reed, piano; James Leary, bass; Cornel Fauler, drums.
| Come And Talk | - |
Eric Reed, piano; James Leary, bass; Cornel Fauler, drums.
| Little Birds | - |
William Barnhardt, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Davis, Buon Watson, trumpet; George Bohanon, Ryan Porter, Phil Ranelin, Maurice Spears, trombone; Ron Brown, Fred Jackson, John Kelson, Charles Owens, Louis Tayor, sax; James Leary, piano; James Leary, bass; Quentin Dennard, drums.
| Little Joe G | - |
* LifeForce Jazz LFJ 5001 James Leary - Together 2013