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 Judy Collins
- Bread and Roses (Elektra, 1976)
 
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 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.