Donald Bailey (musician)
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Donald "Duck" Bailey is an American
jazz
drummer
.
He is probably best known as the drummer in the trio
of jazz organ
ist Jimmy Smith
from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with The Three Sounds
on Blue Note Records
. Bailey also worked as a sideman for some of the most famous musicians in jazz including Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Rollins, and Red Mitchell. He also played with John Coltrane in their early Philadelphia years. Bailey is also known as "The King of Organ Trio Drummers". In 1978, Bailey released a harmonica album called "So In Love" (Trio Records) in Japan which received rave reviews. His latest project "Blueprints of Jazz Vol.3 featuring Donald Bailey" was issued on the Talking House record label in 2009. Bailey continues to perform around The Bay Area in the United States.
With Jimmy Smith
With The Three Sounds
With Jack Wilson
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
.
He is probably best known as the drummer in the trio
Jazz trio
The term "piano trio" in jazz usually refers to a group comprising a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The pianist is usually considered the leader of these trios, and trios are usually named after their pianist...
of jazz organ
Electronic organ
An electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds....
ist Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (musician)
Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument...
from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds were an American jazz trio that formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1973. The trio played and recorded with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine and Sonny Stitt among others.The band formed in Benton Harbor,...
on Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
. Bailey also worked as a sideman for some of the most famous musicians in jazz including Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Rollins, and Red Mitchell. He also played with John Coltrane in their early Philadelphia years. Bailey is also known as "The King of Organ Trio Drummers". In 1978, Bailey released a harmonica album called "So In Love" (Trio Records) in Japan which received rave reviews. His latest project "Blueprints of Jazz Vol.3 featuring Donald Bailey" was issued on the Talking House record label in 2009. Bailey continues to perform around The Bay Area in the United States.
As Sideman
With George BraithGeorge Braith
George Braith is a soul-jazz saxophonist from New York.Braith is known for playing multiple horns at once, a technique pioneered by Roland Kirk...
- Two Souls in OneTwo Souls in OneTwo Souls in One is the debut album by American saxophonist George Braith recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1963)
With Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (musician)
Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B-3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument...
- The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the OrganThe Incredible Jimmy Smith at the OrganThe Incredible Jimmy Smith is the third album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased on CD combined with Smith's previous two LP's A New Sound.....
(Blue Note, 1956) - At Club Baby GrandAt Club Baby GrandAt Club Baby Grand is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Club Baby Grand in Wilmington, Delaware in 1956 and originally released in two volumes on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1956) - The Sounds of Jimmy SmithThe Sounds of Jimmy SmithThe Sounds of Jimmy Smith is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label...
(Blue Note, 1956) - Plays Pretty Just for YouPlays Pretty Just for YouPlays Pretty Just for You is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:...
(Blue Note, 1957) - Jimmy Smith Trio + LDJimmy Smith Trio + LDJimmy Smith Trio + LD is an album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith and saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1957 but not issued at the time.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1957) - Groovin' at Small's ParadiseGroovin' at Small's ParadiseGroovin' at Smalls' Paradise is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1957 and originally released in two volumes on the Blue Note label...
(Blue Note, 1957) - House PartyHouse Party (Jimmy Smith album)House Party is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Blue Note label...
(Blue Note, 1957) - The Sermon!The Sermon!The Sermon! is a 1958 album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith. It was produced by the Blue Note record label. Allmusic's Lindsay Planer described the album as "a prime example of Smith and company's myriad of talents".-Personnel:* Jimmy Smith - organ...
(Blue Note, 1958) - Softly as a Summer BreezeSoftly as a Summer BreezeSoftly as a Summer Breeze is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1965...
(Blue Note, 1958) - Cool BluesCool Blues (album)Cool Blues is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded at Small's Paradise in New York City in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1978...
(Blue Note, 1958) - Six Views of the BluesSix Views of the BluesSix Views of the Blues is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1958) - Home Cookin'Home Cookin' (album)Home Cookin' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1958 and 1959 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased on CD with five bonus tracks.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1958–59) - Crazy! BabyCrazy! BabyCrazy! Baby is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased on CD with two bonus tracks.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1960) - Open HouseOpen House (album)Open House is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966...
(Blue Note, 1960) - Plain TalkPlain Talk (album)Plain Talk is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968...
(Blue Note, 1960) - Straight LifeStraight Life (Jimmy Smith album)Straight Life is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2007.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1961) - Plays Fats WallerPlays Fats WallerPlays Fats Waller is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances of tunes associated with Fats Waller recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1962) - I'm Movin' OnI'm Movin' On (Jimmy Smith album)I'm Movin' On is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1967...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Bucket!Bucket!Bucket! is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1966...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Rockin' the BoatRockin' the BoatRockin' the Boat is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Prayer Meetin'Prayer Meetin'Prayer Meetin' is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label...
(Blue Note, 1963)
With The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds were an American jazz trio that formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1973. The trio played and recorded with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine and Sonny Stitt among others.The band formed in Benton Harbor,...
- Live at the LighthouseLive at the Lighthouse (The Three Sounds album)Live at the Lighthouse is a live album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1967 at the Lighthouse Club in California and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1967) - Coldwater FlatColdwater FlatColdwater Flat is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances with an orchestra arranged by Oliver Nelson recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1968)
With Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist)
Jack Wilson was an American jazz pianist and composer.-Early life:Wilson was born in Chicago on August 3, 1936, moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana at age seven. From 1949-54, he studied piano with Carl Atkinson at the Fort Wayne College of Music...
- Song for My DaughterSong for My DaughterSong for My Daughter is an album by American jazz pianist Jack Wilson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1969)