Richard Davis discography
This is the discography for American jazz musician Richard Davis.[1][2][3]
As leader/co-leader
- 1967: Heavy Sounds with Elvin Jones (Impulse!)
- 1969: Muses for Richard Davis (MPS)
- 1971: The Philosophy of the Spiritual (Cobblestone) - also released as With Understanding (Muse)
- 1971: Epistrophy (Black & Blue)
- 1972: Now's the Time (Muse)
- 1972: Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Muse)
- 1973: Dealin' (Muse)
- 1973: Songs for Wounded Knee (Flying Dutchman)
- 1975: As One (Muse)
- 1977: Harvest (Muse) - released 1979
- 1977: Way Out West (Muse) - released 1980
- 1977: Fancy Free (Galaxy)
- 1977: Divine Gemini (SteepleChase) with Walt Dickerson
- 1977: Tenderness (SteepleChase) with Walt Dickerson - released 1985
- 1979: Cauldron (Corvo)
- 1987: Persia My Dear (DIW)
- 1989: One for Frederick (Hep)
- 1989: Body and Soul (Enja) with Archie Shepp - released 1991
- 1992: I Remember Clifford (Disk Union)
- 1994: Live at Sweet Basil (Evidence)
- 1995: Naima (Evidence)
- 1995: Reminisces (Sympatico)
- 1997: Total Package (Marge)
- 2001: The Bassist: Homage to Diversity (Palmetto) with John Hicks
- 2001: So in Love (King)
- 2008: Madison (Hazel Jazz)
- 2008: Blue Monk (King)
As sideman
With Manny Albam
- Brass on Fire (Sold State, 1966)
- The Soul of the City (Solid State, 1966)
With Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)
With Dorothy Ashby
With Elek Bacsik
- I Love You (Bob Thiele Music, 1974)
With Chet Baker
- Baker's Holiday (Limelight, 1965)
With Gary Bartz
With Willie Bobo
- Spanish Grease (Verve, 1965)
With Ruth Brown
- Ruth Brown '65 (Mainstream, 1965)
With Ray Bryant
- Lonesome Traveler (Cadet, 1966)
- Slow Freight (Cadet, 1967)
With Kenny Burrell
- A Night at the Vanguard (Argo, 1959)
With Jaki Byard
- Freedom Together! (Prestige, 1966)
- Jaki Byard with Strings! (Prestige, 1968)
- The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige, 1968)
With Free Creek
- Music from Free Creek (Buddah, 1973)
With Candido Camero
With Joe Chambers
- The Almoravid (Muse, 1974)
With Creative Construction Company
- Creative Construction Company (Muse, 1970 [1975])
- Creative Construction Company Vol. II (Muse, 1970 [1976])
With Eddie Daniels
- First Prize! (Prestige 1967)
With Bo Diddley
- Where It All Began (Chess, 1972)
With Eric Dolphy
- Iron Man (Douglas, 1963)
- Out to Lunch! (Blue Note, 1964)
With Lou Donaldson
- Rough House Blues (Argo, 1964)
- Sophisticated Lou (Blue Note, 1973)
With Kenny Dorham
- Trompeta Toccata (Blue Note, 1964)
With Jonathan Edwards
- Have a Good Time for Me (Alto, 1973)
With Booker Ervin
- The Freedom Book (Prestige, 1963)
- The Song Book (Prestige, 1964)
- The Blues Book (Prestige, 1964)
- The Space Book (Prestige, 1964)
- Groovin' High (Prestige, 1963–64)
- Heavy!!! (Prestige, 1966)
With Art Farmer
With Maynard Ferguson
- The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1965)
With Ricky Ford
- Loxodonta Africana (New World, 1977)
With Jimmy Forrest
- Soul Street (New Jazz, 1962)
With Frank Foster
- Soul Outing! (Prestige, 1966)
With Don Friedman
- Metamorphosis (Prestige, 1966)
With Red Garland
- Equinox (Galaxy, 1978)
With Stan Getz
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Cornucopia (Solid State, 1969)
With Chico Hamilton
- The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!, 1966)
- The Dealer (Impulse!, 1966)
With Eddie Harris
- Silver Cycles (Atlantic, 1968)
With Johnny Hartman
- The Voice That Is! (Impulse!, 1964)
With Roy Haynes
- Togyu (RCA, 1975)
With Joe Henderson
- In 'n Out (Blue Note, 1964)
- Relaxin' at Camarillo (Contemporary, 1979)
With Andrew Hill
- Black Fire (Blue Note, 1963)
- Smokestack (Blue Note, 1963)
- Judgment! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964)
- Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Pax (Blue Note, 1965)
- Lift Every Voice (Blue Note, 1969)
- Nefertiti (East Wind, 1976)
With Mieko Hirota
- Step Across (CBS/Sony, 1978)
With Johnny Hodges
- Blue Rabbit (Verve, 1964) with Wild Bill Davis
- Wings & Things (Verve, 1965) with Wild Bill Davis
- Stride Right (Verve, 1966) with Earl "Fatha" Hines
With Freddie Hubbard
- The Hub of Hubbard (Blue Note, 1970)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Dialogue (Blue Note, 1965)
With Milt Jackson
- For Someone I Love (Riverside, 1963)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (Impulse!, 1964)
With Budd Johnson
- Ya! Ya! (Argo, 1964)
- Off the Wall (Argo, 1964) with Joe Newman
With J. J. Johnson
- J.J.'s Broadway (Verve, 1963)
- Goodies (RCA Victor, 1965)
- Broadway Express (RCA Victor, 1965)
- Israel (CTI Records, 1968) with Kai Winding
With Elvin Jones
- Dear John C. (Impulse!, 1965)
- Heavy Sounds (Impulse!, 1967)
- Very R.A.R.E. (Trio, 1979)
- Heart to Heart (Denon, 1980)
- Love & Peace (Trio, 1982)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (Polydor Japan, 1984)
With Hank Jones
- Arigato (Progressive, 1976)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Galaxy, 1978)
With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
- Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (Sold State, 1966)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State, 1967)
- Monday Night (Solid State, 1968)
- Basle, 1969 (TCB, 1969) (Released 1996)
- Central Park North (Solid State, 1969)
- Consummation (Blue Note, 1970)
With Clifford Jordan
- These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (Atlantic, 1965)
- In the World (Strata-East, 1969 [1972])
- Inward Fire (Muse, 1978)
- Four Play (DIW, 1990) with James Williams and Ronnie Burrage
With Roland Kirk
- Reeds & Deeds (1963)
- Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)
With Eric Kloss
- Grits & Gravy (Prestige, 1966)
- In the Land of the Giants (Prestige, 1969)
With Hubert Laws
- The Laws of Jazz (Atlantic, 1964)
- Flute By-Laws (Atlantic, 1966)
- Wild Flower (Atlantic, 1972)
With John Lewis
- Essence (Atlantic, 1962)
- P.O.V. (1975)
With Charles Lloyd
- Discovery! (Columbia, 1964)
With Johnny Lytle
- A Man and a Woman (Solid State, 1967)
With Junior Mance
- I Believe to My Soul (Atlantic, 1968)
With Herbie Mann
- Impressions of the Middle East (Atlantic, 1966)
- The Herbie Mann String Album (Atlantic, 1967)
With Pat Martino
- Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) (Prestige, 1968)
- The Visit! (Cobblestone, 1972) also released as Footprints
- Exit (Muse, 1976)
With Brother Jack McDuff
- Prelude (Prestige, 1963)
- Moon Rappin' (Blue Note, 1969)
- Check This Out (Cadet, 1972)
With Gary McFarland
- The Gary McFarland Orchestra with Bill Evans (1963)
- Soft Samba (Verve, 1963)
- The In Sound (Verve, 1965)
With Gary McFarland and Gabor Szabo
- Simpatico with Gabor Szabo (Impulse!, 1966)
With Jimmy McGriff
- The Big Band (Solid State, 1966)
- A Bag Full of Blues (Solid State, 1967)
- Groove Grease (Groove Merchant, 1971)
With Charles Mingus
- Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1972)
With James Moody
- Great Day (Argo, 1963)
With Van Morrison
- Astral Weeks (1968)
With David Murray
With Oliver Nelson
- More Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1964)
- Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!, 1966)
With David Newman
- Bigger & Better (Atlantic, 1968)
- The Many Facets of David Newman (Atlantic, 1969)
With New York Unit
- Oleo (CBS/Sony, 1989)
- Blue Bossa (Paddle Wheel, 1990)
- St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors (Paddle Wheel, 1991)
- Tribute to George Adams (Paddle Wheel, 1991)
- Now's the Time (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
- Over the Rainbow (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
- Akari (Apollon, 1994)
With Carly Simon
- Hotcakes (Elektra Records, 1974)
With Laura Nyro
- Christmas and the Beads of Sweat (Columbia Records, 1970)
- Smile (Columbia, 1976)
- Season of Lights (Columbia, 1977)
With Garland Jeffreys
- Garland Jeffreys (Atlantic Records, 1973)
With Sam Rivers
- Hues (Impulse!, 1973)
With Phoebe Snow
- Second Childhood (Columbia Records, 1976)
With George Benson
- Shape of Things to Come (A&M Records, 1968)
With Tine Asmundsen
- Madison (Hazel Jazz, 2008)
With Rickie Lee Jones
- It's Like This (Artemis, 2000)
With Pharoah Sanders
- Karma (Impulse!, 1969)
With Bonnie Raitt
- Streetlights (Warner Bros. Records, 1974)
With Melanie
- Stoneground Words (Neighborhood, 1972)
- As I See It Now (Neighborhood Records, 1975)
With José Feliciano
- The Voice and Guitar of José Feliciano (Sony Music, 1965)
With Michel Sardaby
- Michel Sardaby in New York (Sound Hills, 2002)
With Melissa Manchester
- Bright Eyes (Bells Records, 1974)
With Gloria Loring
- And Now We Come to Distances (Evolution, 1969)
With Janis Ian
- Stars (Columbia Records, 1974)
- Aftertones (Columbia Records, 1975)
- Between the Lines (Columbia Records, 1975)
- Janis Ian (Columbia Records, 1978)
- Billie's Bones (Rude Girl Records, 2004)
With Don Henley
- Cass County (Capitol Records, 2015)
With Shirley Scott
- Latin Shadows (Impulse!, 1965)
- Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)
- Mystical Lady (Cadet, 1971)
With Carole Bayer Sager
- ...Too (Elektra Records, 1978)
With Marlena Shaw
- Marlena (Blue Note, 1972)
With Sonny Simmons
- Burning Spirits (Contemporary, 1971)
With Paul Simon
- There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Columbia Records, 1973)
With Jimmy Smith
- Monster (1965)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (1966)
With Bruce Springsteen
- Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (Columbia, 1973)
- Born to Run (Columbia, 1975)
With Sonny Stitt
- Mr. Bojangles (Cadet, 1973)
- Satan (Cadet, 1974)
- Stomp Off Let's Go (Flying Dutchman, 1976)
With Ed Summerlin
- Ring Out Joy (Avant-Garde, 1968)
With Clark Terry
- Mumbles (Mainstream, 1966)
With Leon Thomas
- Spirits Known and Unknown (Flying Dutchman, 1969)
- Full Circle (Flying Dutchman, 1973)
With Lucky Thompson
- Lucky Strikes (Prestige, 1964)
With Cal Tjader
- Soul Sauce (Verve, 1965)
- Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (Verve, 1965)
- Soul Burst (Verve, 1966)
With Mickey Tucker and Roland Hanna
- The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet (Blue Note, 1973)
With Phil Upchurch
- Feeling Blue (Milestone, 1967)
With Sarah Vaughan
- Swingin' Easy (EmArcy, 1957)
With Mal Waldron
- Sweet Love, Bitter (Impulse!, 1967)
With Cedar Walton
- Cedar Walton Plays Cedar Walton
- Spectrum
With Walter Wanderley
- Moondreams (A&M/CTI, 1969)
With Ben Webster
- Soulmates (Riverside, 1963) with Joe Zawinul
- See You at the Fair (Impulse!, 1964)
With Reuben Wilson
- Set Us Free (1971)
With Kai Winding
- More Brass (Verve, 1966)
With Jimmy Witherspoon
- Blues for Easy Livers (Prestige, 1965)
With Phil Woods
- Round Trip (Verve, 1969)
- Musique du Bois (Muse, 1974)
With Joe Zawinul
References
- Wynn, Ron. "Richard Davis". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music". www.music.wisc.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "NEA Jazz Masters | NEA". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2013.