Wilbur Ware Discography

1957 (age 34)

Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin

John Jenkins, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums #1,3-7; Frank Dunlop, drums #2,8.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 16, and November 18, 1957

1.Mamma-DaddyRiverside RLP 12-252, RLP 12-267
2.Body And SoulRiverside RLP 12-252
3.Desert Sands-
4.31st And State-
5.Lullaby Of The Leaves-
6.Latin Quarters-
7.Be-Ware-
8.The Man I Love-

* Riverside RLP 12-252   Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin - The Chicago Sound   1958
= Jazzland JLP 12   Johnny Griffin, Wilbur Ware With Junior Mance - The Chicago Cookers   1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1737, OJCCD-1737-2   Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin - The Chicago Sound   1989
* Riverside RLP 12-267   Various Artists - Riverside Drive   1958

1969 (age 46)

Wilbur Ware Quartet

Don Cherry, cornet #2-5; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax #2-5; Wilbur Ware, bass; Al Foster or Ed Blackwell, drums #2-5.

NYC, January, 1969

1.Symphony For...Frontier dividend
2.Red Cross-
3.Mod House-
4.Superbass-
5.Sophisticated Lady (as A Real Nice Lady)-
6.All By Myself-

Wilbur Ware Sextet

Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Roland Alexander, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Norman Simmons, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Al Foster, drums.

NYC, 1969

unknown titlesFrontier dividend