Nathan Davis (musician) / discography
This discography is an overview of the records published by the jazz musician Nathan Davis (1937–2018). It includes his albums under his own name (section 1) , compilations (section 2) , his participation in collaborative band projects (section 3) and his participation as a (guest) soloist in further productions (section 4) . According to the discographer Tom Lord , he was involved in 47 recording sessions between 1964 and 1995.
Albums under your own name
This section lists the LPs and CDs released by Nathan Davis in chronological order by year of recording.
| album | Label | admission | Release | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nathan Davis Quartet | Resonance Records | 1965 | 2017 | with Woody Shaw , Larry Young , Billy Brooks . Released as part of the album Larry Young: In Paris - The ORTF Recordings |
| Happy girl | SABA | 1965 | 1965? | with Woody Shaw, Larry Young, Jimmy Woode , Billy Brooks |
| Peace Treaty | Societé Francaise | 1965 | 1965 | Nathan Davis sextet with Woody Shaw, Jean-Louis Chautemps , René Urtreger , Jimmy Gourley , Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke |
| The Hip Walk | SABA | 1965 | 1965 | with Carmell Jones , Francy Boland , Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke |
| The Rules of Freedom | Polydor | 1968 | 1969 | Nathan Davis Quartet with Hampton Hawes , Jimmy Garrison , Art Taylor |
| Jazz Concert in a Benedictine Monastry | Edici | 1969 | 1972 | with Mal Waldron , Jimmy Woode, Art Taylor |
| Makatuka | Segué | 1971 | 1971 | with Nelson Harrison , Joe Kennedy , Don DePaolis , Mike Taylor (b), Virgil Walters (el-b), Roger Humphries , Wheeler Winstead (vcl) |
| 6th Sense in the 11th House | Segué | 1972 | 1972 | with Roland Hanna , Richard Davis , Alan Dawson |
| Suite for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Tomorrow | 1976 | 1976 | with Lew Soloff , Chuck Austin , Clyde Bellin, Nelson Harrison, Daniel Poupard , Lee Gross, Frank Cunimondo, Steve Boyd, Eric Johnson, Mike Taylor, Joe Harris, Willie Amoaku, Marilyn Davis, Donald M. Henderson, Brenda Joyce |
| If | Tomorrow | 1976 | 1976 | with George Caldwell , Abraham Laboriel , Dave Palamar , Willie Arnoaku |
| Faces of Love | Tomorrow | 1982 | 1982 | with Terumasa Hino , Mark Gray , James Johnson, Larry McGee (g), Wilber Bascom , Ron Fudoli , Idris Muhammad , Cecil Washington , Pierre Davis (perc), Billy T, Valette Majors |
| London by Night | Hot house | 1987 | 1987 | with Dusko Goykovich , Kenny Drew senior , Jimmy Woode, Al Levitt |
| I'm a fool to want you | Tomorrow | 1995 | 1995 | Nathan Davis with Special Guest Grover Washington, Jr. , with George Cables , Santi Debriano , Greg Humphries , Pierre Marc Davis (perc) |
| Live in Paris - The ORTF Recordings 1966/67 | Sam Records | 1966 | 2918 | Nathan Davis & Georges Arvanitas Trio (with Jacky Samson , Jack Diéval , Jacques Hess , Charles Saudrais , Franco Manzecchi ) |
Compilations
This section lists compilations of Nathan Davis's recordings.
| album | Label | Release | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best of Nathan Davis '65 -'76 | Jazzman | 2009 | |
| Find pretty people | GRT | 1984 | Nathan Davis (1st half of the record) / Erling Kroner , each with the BRT Jazz Orkest |
| Big Band RTB With American Guests | PGB RTB | 1984 | Big Band RTB & Clark Terry , Johnny Griffin , Nathan Davis, Maynard Ferguson , Ernie Wilkins |
| Two Originals Happy Girl & The Hip Walk | MPS | 1998 | New edition of the mentioned LPs on CD |
Collaborative band projects
This section contains Nathan Davis' involvement in collaborative band projects, particularly the Paris Reunion Band and the all-star band Roots
| album | Musician | Label | rec | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz aux Champs-Elysees All-Stars | Woody Shaw , Sonny Gray , Nathan Davis, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach , Larry Young, Jack Diéval , Franco Manzecchi , Jacky Bamboo | Resonance Records | 1964 | Published on Larry Young: In Paris - The ORTF Recordings |
| French Cooking | Paris Reunion Band | Sonet | 1985 | with Woody Shaw, Dizzy Reece , Slide Hampton , Johnny Griffin , Nathan Davis, Kenny Drew , Jimmy Woode, Billy Brooks |
| For Klook | Paris Reunion Band | Sonet | 1986 | with Woody Shaw, Nat Adderley , Grachan Moncur III , Chris Smith (tb), Joe Henderson , Nathan Davis, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode, Idris Muhammad |
| Hot licks | Paris Reunion Band | Sonet | 1987 | with Nat Adderley, Woody Shaw, Guy Barker , Curtis Fuller , Nathan Davis, Joe Henderson, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode, Idris Muhammad |
| Jazz stage Berlin '88 | Paris Reunion Band | Amiga | 1988 | dto. with Walter Bishop junior instead of Kenny Drew |
| We Remember Klook - Live at the Moonwalker | Paris Reunion Band | Sonet | 1989 | with Nat Adderley, Claus Reichstaller , Curtis Fuller, Nathan Davis, Carlos Ward , Kirk Lightsey , Jimmy Woode, Louis Hayes |
| Salutes the Saxophone, 1: Tributes to John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Lester Young | Roots | In + Out | 1991 | with Arthur Blythe , Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman , Sam Rivers , Don Pullen , Santi Debriano , Tommy Campbell |
| Salutes the Saxophone, 2: Tributes to Gene Ammons, Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker | Roots | In + Out | 1991 | dto. |
| Stablemates | Roots | In + Out | 1992 | with Arthur Blythe, Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Sam Rivers, Don Pullen, Santi Debriano, Idris Muhammad, Helmut Nieberle , Helmut Kagerer |
| Saying something | Roots | In + Out | 1995 | with Arthur Blythe, Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Benny Golson , Kirk Lightsey , Buster Williams , Ed Thigpen |
Albums as a soloist in other productions
| album | Artist | rec | Label | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last recordings | Eric Dolphy | 1964 | West wind | with Donald Byrd , Nathan Davis, Jack Diéval , Jacques Hess , Franco Manzecchi , Jacky Bambou , also under the title Unrealized Tapes |
| Jeff Gilson Big Band | Jef Gilson | 1965 | unpublished concert recordings, with Woody Shaw, Ivan Jullien , Sonny Gray , François Guin , Raymond Fonsèque , Michel Portal , Jacques Di Donato , Henri Jouhard , Jef Gilson, Alby Cullaz , Jacques Thollot , Bernard Lubat | |
| Jef Gilson A Gaveau | Jef Gilson Big Band | 1965 | Société Française de Productions Phonographiques | dto. |
| The Big Band Era of Jef Gilson | Jef Gilson | 1965 | Palm | |
| Swinging Macedonia | Dusko Goykovich | 1966 | Philips | with Eddie Busnello , Nathan Davis, Mal Waldron , Peter Trunk , Cees See |
| NDR jazz workshop 1967 | Andrzej Trzaskowski | 1967 | NDR | with Palle Mikkelborg , Tomasz Stańko , Albert Mangelsdorff , Włodzimierz Nahorny , Nathan Davis, Jan Wróblewski , Dave Pike , Andrzej Trzaskowski, Roman Dyląg , Ronnie Stephenson |
| From Sticksland with Love-Drums and Folklore | George Gruntz Orchestra | 1967 | SABA | with Franco Ambrosetti , Nathan Davis, George Gruntz , Jimmy Woode, Charly Antolini , Pierre Favre , Daniel Humair , Mani Neumeier + Alfred Sacher and his Tambouren Group and George Mathys and his Whistlers |
| Slide Hampton Sextet | Slide Hampton | 1968 | LRC | with Nathan Davis, Dave Pike , Hampton Hawes , Henri Texier , Daniel Humair |
| Soul eyes | Benny Bailey All Stars | 1968 | SABA | with Nathan Davis, Mal Waldron , Jimmy Woode, Makaya Ntshoko , Charly Campbell |
| 9th International Jazz Festival Ljubljana 68 | Jazz Orkestar RTV Beograd | 1968 | Helidon | Davis can be heard on "Sultry Sunset" |
| Rock slides | Scott Bradford | 1969 | sample | with Janot Morales , Nathan Davis, Philip Catherine , Günter Lenz , Nick Kletchkovsky , Stu Martin , Vinagre |
| Communications Network | Clifford Thornton Ensemble | 1972 | ThirdWorld | Davis can be heard in "Festivals and Funerals" |
| live | University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble, Nathan Davis | 1973 | RPC | |
| - | Donald Byrd | 1973 | Blue note | Recording from the Montreux Jazz Festival (unpublished) |
swell
Web links
- Nathan Davis at Allmusic (English)
- Tom Lord Jazz Discography (online)
- Nathan Davis at Discogs (English)