Kenny Barron discography

This is the discography for American jazz musician Kenny Barron.[1][2][3][4]

Albums

As leader/co-leader

Year Album Personnel / Notes Label
1968 You Had Better Listen Kenny Barron / Jimmy Owens Quintet: with Bennie Maupin, Chris White, Freddie Waits, Rudy Collins Atlantic[5]
1973 Sunset to Dawn Bob Cranshaw, Freddie Waits, Richard Landrum, Warren Smith Muse
1974 Peruvian Blue Ted Dunbar, David Williams, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Richard Landrum, Sonny Morgan Muse
1975 In Tandem Ted Dunbar Muse
1975 Lucifer Carlos Alomar, Bill Barron, Billy Hart, James Spaulding, Charles Sullivan, Chris White Muse
1978 Innocence Sonny Fortune, Jimmy Owens, Buster Williams, Gary King , Ben Riley, Brian Brake, Billy Hart, Rafael Cruz, produced by Joel Dorn Wolf
1978 Together Tommy Flanagan Denon
1980 Golden Lotus John Stubblefield, Steve Nelson Muse
1981 Kenny Barron at the Piano Solo Xanadu
1982 Imo Live Buster Williams, Ben Riley Whynot
1982 Spiral Solo Baybridge
1983 Green Chimneys Buster Williams, Ben Riley Criss Cross Jazz
1984 1+1+1 Ron Carter, Michael Moore Black Hawk
1984 Landscape Cecil McBee, Al Foster Baystate
1985 Autumn in New York (LP) / New York Attitude (CD) Rufus Reid, Freddie Waits Uptown
1985 Scratch Dave Holland, Daniel Humair Enja
1986 What If? Wallace Roney, John Stubblefield, Cecil McBee, Victor Lewis Enja
1986 Two as One Buster Williams Red
1986 The Red Barron Duo Red Mitchell Storyville
1988 Live at Fat Tuesdays Cecil McBee, Victor Lewis, John Stubblefield, Eddie Henderson Enja
1989 Rhythm-a-Ning John Hicks Candid
1990 The Artistry of Kenny Barron Peter Ind, Mark Taylor Wave
1990 The Only One Ray Drummond, Ben Riley Reservoir
1990 Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten Solo Concord Jazz
1990 Invitation Ralph Moore, David Williams, Lewis Nash Criss Cross
1991 Lemuria-Seascape Ray Drummond, Ben Riley Candid
1991 Quickstep John Stubblefield, Eddie Henderson, David Williams, Victor Lewis, Enja
1991 But Beautiful Joe Locke SteepleChase
1991 The Moment Victor Lewis, Rufus Reid Reservoir
1991 Confirmation Barry Harris, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley Candid
1992 Sambao Toninho Horta, Victor Lewis, Nico Assumpção, Mino Cinelu Verve
1993 Other Places Mino Cinelu, Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Lewis, Ralph Moore, Rufus Reid Verve
1994 Wanton Spirit Roy Haynes, Charlie Haden Verve
1995 Things Unseen Eddie Henderson, John Scofield, John Stubblefield Verve
1995 Swamp Sally Mino Cinelu Verve
1996 Live at Bradley's Ray Drummond, Ben Riley EmArcy
1996 Live at Bradley's II Ray Drummond, Ben Riley Sunnyside
1996 Night and the City Charlie Haden Verve
1999 Spirit Song David Sanchez, Eddie Henderson, Russell Malone, Rufus Reid, Billy Hart, Michael Wall Grigsby, Regina Carter Verve
2001 Freefall Regina Carter Verve
2002 Canta Brasil Trio da Paz Sunnyside
2003 Peace George Robert DIW
2003 Images Stefon Harris, Anne Drummond, Kimberly Thompson, Kiyoshi Kitagawa Sunnyside
2004 A Table for Two Bob Sheppard, Dave Ellis, Peter Barshay, Lewis Nash Menus and Music
2004 Super Standard Super Trio – Jay Leonhart, Al Foster Tokuma[6]
2008 The Traveler Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Francisco Mela, Steve Wilson, Lionel Loueke Sunnyside
2009 Minor Blues George Mraz, Ben Riley Venus
2012 Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights Mauricio Einhorn, Idriss Boudrioua, Lula Galvao, Sergio Barroso, Rafael Barata, Claudio Roditi Sunnyside
2014 The Art of Conversation Dave Holland Impulse!
2015 Interplay Mark Sherman Chesky
2016 Book of Intuition Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Jonathan Blake Impulse!
2018 Concentric Circles Kiyoshi Kitagawa (bass), Johnathan Blake (drums), Mike Rodriguez (trumpet, flugelhorn), Dayna Stephens (tenor sax, soprano sax) Blue Note
2020 Without Deception Kenny Barron / Dave Holland Trio: with Dave Holland (bass), Johnathan Blake (drums) Dare2 Records
2023 The Source Solo Artwork Records

As band member

With the Classical Jazz Quartet

  • Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker (Vertical Jazz, 2001)
  • The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Bach (Vertical Jazz, 2002)
  • The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov (Kind of Blue, 2006) – recorded in 2002

With Sphere

  • Four in One (Elektra/Musician, 1982)
  • Flight Path (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
  • Sphere On Tour (Red, 1985)
  • Four for All (Verve, 1987)
  • Bird Songs (Verve, 1988)
  • Pumpkin's Delight (Red, 1993) – recorded in 1986
  • Sphere (Verve, 1997)

With the Super Premium Band

  • Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Happinet, 2010)
  • Sounds of New York (Happinet, 2011)

As sideman

With Clifford Adams

  • The Master Power (Naxos Jazz, 1998)

With Eddie Allen

  • Remembrance (Venus, 1993)

With Harry Allen

  • A Little Touch of Harry (MasterMix, 1997)

With Eric Alexander

  • Full Range (Criss Cross, 1994)

With Ray Alexander

  • Rain in June (Nerus, 1992)

With Karrin Allyson

  • Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Motéma, 2015)

With Franco Ambrosetti

  • Live at the Blue Note (Enja, 1993)

With Curtis Amy

  • Mustang (Verve, 1967)

With Ray Anderson

With Tim Armacost

  • Fire (Concord Jazz, 1995)

With Chet Baker

  • You Can't Go Home Again (Horizon, 1977)
  • The Best Thing for You (A&M, 1977 [1989])
  • Studio Trieste (CTI, 1982) with Jim Hall and Hubert Laws
  • But Not For Me (Stash, 1982 [1994])

With Bill Barron

With Gary Bartz

  • There Goes The Neighborhood (Candid, 1990)
  • Alto Memories (Verve, 1993) with Sonny Fortune

With Alvin Batiste

  • Late (CBS, 1993)

With Stefano di Battista

  • Parker's Mood (Blue Note, 2004)

With Sathima Bea Benjamin

  • Windsong (Ekapa/BlackHawk, 1985)
  • Southern Touch (Enja, 1989 [1992])

With George Benson

With Cheryl Bentyne

  • Talk of the Town (Telarc, 2002 [2004])
  • Cheryl Bentyne Sings Waltz for Debby (King, 2004)

With Jerry Bergonzi, Victor Lewis and Bobby Watson

  • Together Again for the First Time (Red, 1996 [1998])

With Cindy Blackman

  • Code Red (Muse, 1990 [1992])
  • The Oracle (Muse, 1995)

With John Blake

  • Maiden Dance (Gramavision, 1984)

With Marion Brown

  • Soul Eyes (Baystate, 1978)

With Joshua Breakstone

  • Remembering Grant Green (Evidence, 1983 [1996])
  • 4/4 = 1 (Sonora, 1985)
  • Echoes (Contemporary, 1987)
  • Self-Portrait in Swing (Contemporary, 1989)
  • Walk Don't Run (King, 1992)
  • Sittin' On the Thing With Ming (Capri, 1993)

With Teresa Brewer

  • Memories of Louis (Red Baron, 1991)
  • Softly I Swing (Red Baron, 1991)

With Nick Brignola

  • Raincheck (Reservoir, 1988)
  • On a Different Level (Reservoir, 1989)
  • What It Takes (Reservoir, 1990)
  • It's Time (Reservoir, 1992)
  • Flight of the Eagle (Reservoir, 1996)

With Jeanie Bryson

  • I Love Being Here with You (Telarc, 1993)

With Dave Burns

  • Dave Burns (Vanguard, 1962)

With the Candid Jazz Masters

  • For Miles (Candid, 1991 [1995])

With Ann Hampton Callaway

  • After Ours (Denon, 1994 [1997])
  • Signature (After 9, 2001)

With Terri Lyne Carrington

  • TLC and Friends (CEI, 1981)

With Benny Carter

  • All That Jazz – Live at Princeton (MusicMasters, 1990)

With Regina Carter

  • Rhythms of the Heart (Verve, 1999)

With Ron Carter

  • Yellow & Green (CTI, 1976)
  • Pastels (Milestone, 1976)
  • Piccolo (Milestone, 1977)
  • Peg Leg (Milestone, 1977)
  • A Song for You (Milestone, 1978)
  • Pick 'Em (Milestone, 1978 [1980])
  • New York Slick (Milestone, 1979)
  • Patrão (Milestone, 1980)
  • Super Strings (Milestone, 1981)
  • Friends (Blue Note, 1993)
  • Jazz, My Romance (Blue Note, 1994)
  • So What? (Blue Note, 1998)

With Joe Chambers

  • New York Concerto (Baystate, 1981)

With Ed Cherry

  • First Take (Groovin' High, 1993)
  • A Second Look (Groovin' High, 1994 [1997])

With Billy Cobham

With Jay Collins

  • Uncommon Threads (Reservoir, 1994)

With Continuum

  • Mad About Tadd (Palo Alto, 1980)

With Keith Copeland

  • On Target (JazzMania, 1993)

With Larry Coryell

With Ted Curson

  • Quicksand (Atlantic, 1974)

With Charles Davis

  • Dedicated to Tadd (West 54, 1979)

With Santi Debriano

  • Obeah (Free Lance, 1987)

With Ray Drummond

  • Camera in a Bag (Criss Cross, 1990)
  • Continuum (Arabesque, 1994)

With Ted Dunbar

  • Secundum Artem (Xanadu, 1980)

With Madeline Eastman

  • Art Attack (Mad Kat, 1994)

With Booker Ervin

With Jon Faddis

  • Youngblood (Pablo, 1976)
  • Legacy (Concord Jazz, 1985)

With Dominick Farinacci

  • Lovers, Tales & Dances (Koch, 2008)

With Ella Fitzgerald

  • All That Jazz (Pablo, 1989)

With Sonny Fortune

  • Awakening (Horizon, 1975)
  • Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic, 1977)
  • Laying It Down (Konnex, 1984)
  • A Better Understanding (Blue Note, 1995)

With Frank Foster and Frank Wess

With Joel Frahm

  • We Used to Dance (Anzic, 2006)

With Michael Franks

With Rebecca Coupe Franks

  • Suit of Armor (Justice, 1991)

With Nnenna Freelon

  • Heritage (Columbia, 1993)

With Chico Freeman

  • The Search (India Navigation, 1980 [1983])
  • Freeman & Freeman (India Navigation, 1981 [1989]) with Von Freeman
  • Fathers and Sons (Columbia, 1982) with Von Freeman
  • Groovin' Late (Jazz Road, 1986)

With George Freeman

  • Man & Woman (Groove Merchant, 1974)

With Al Gafa

  • Leblon Beach (Pablo, 1976)

With Stan Getz

  • Voyage (BlackHawk, 1986)
  • Anniversary! (Emarcy, 1987 [1989])
  • Serenity (Emarcy, 1987 [1991])
  • Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (Verve, 1989 [2003])
  • Yours and Mine (Concord, 1989 [1996])
  • Soul Eyes (Concord, 1989 [1997])
  • Apasionado (A&M, 1989)
  • The Final Concert Recording (Eagle, 1990 [2000])
  • People Time: The Complete Recordings (EmArcy, 1991 [2CD 1992]; Sunnyside, [7CD 2010])

With Shannon Gibbons

  • Shannon Gibbons (Soul Note, 1987)

With Gerry Gibbs

  • Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound, 2014)
  • We're Back (Whaling City Sound, 2014)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Benny Golson

With Duško Gojković

  • Bebop City (Enja, 1994 [1996])

With Al Grey and J. J. Johnson

  • Things Are Getting Better All the Time (Pablo, 1983)

With Johnny Griffin

  • Chicago, New York, Paris (Verve, 1995)

With Earl & Carl Grubbs (The Visitors)

  • Rebirth (Muse, 1974)

With Jim Hall

  • Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc, 1996

With Billy Harper

  • Knowledge of Self (Denon, 1978)

With Tom Harrell

  • Look to the Sky (SteepleChase, 1979) with John McNeil
  • Moon Alley (Criss Cross Jazz, 1985)

With Eddie Harris

  • There Was a Time – Echo of Harlem (Enja, 1990)

With Louis Hayes

With Roy Haynes

  • Togyu (RCA, 1975)
  • Love Letters (Eighty-Eight's, 2002)

With Albert Heath

  • Kwanza (The First) (Muse, 1973)

With Jimmy Heath

With Eddie Henderson

  • Phantoms (SteepleChase, 1989)
  • Think On Me (SteepleChase, 1989)

With Joe Henderson

  • The Kicker (Milestone, 1967)
  • Tetragon (Milestone, 1968)

With Buck Hill

With Steve Hobbs

  • On the Lower East Side (Candid, 1993 [1995])
  • Second Encounter (Candid, 1994 [2003])

With Ron Holloway

  • Struttin' (Milestone, 1995)

With Freddie Hubbard

With Bobby Hutcherson

With Jon Irabagon

  • The Observer (Concord Jazz, 2009)

With Pucci Amanda Jhones

  • Sweet Dreams (Cadence, 1997)

With Elvin Jones

  • New Agenda (Vanguard, 1975)
  • Time Capsule (Vanguard, 1977)

With Sam Jones

With Sheila Jordan

  • The Crossing (BlackHawk, 1984 [1986])
  • Body and Soul (CBS/Sony, 1986)
  • Lost and Found (Muse, 1989)
  • One for Junior (Muse, 1991 [1993]) with Mark Murphy

With Geoffrey Keezer

  • Sublime: Honoring the Music of Hank Jones (Telarc, 2002)

With Barney Kessel

  • Red Hot and Blues (Contemporary, 1988)

With Kiyoshi Kitagawa

  • Ancestry (Atelier Sawano, 2003)
  • Prayer (Atelier Sawano, 2005)
  • Live at Tsutenkaku (Atelier Sawano, 2006)

With Eric Kloss

With Cullen Knight

  • Looking Up (Cullen Knight Music, 1977)

With Lee Konitz

With Ralph Lalama

  • Momentum (Criss Cross, 1991)

With Yusef Lateef

With Babatunde Lea

  • Level of Intent (Diaspora, 1991 [1995])

With Keiko Lee

  • Imagine (Sony, 1995)
  • Beautiful Love (Sony, 1997)

With Abbey Lincoln

With Kevin Mahogany

  • Double Rainbow (Enja, 1993)

With Ann Malcolm

  • Incident'ly (Sound Hills, 1993)

With Russell Malone

  • Sweet Georgia Peach (GRP/Impulse!, 1998)
  • Heartstrings (Verve, 2001)

With Claire Martin

  • Too Much in Love to Care (Linn, 2012)

With Mel Martin

  • Mel Martin Plays Benny Carter (Enja, 1994)

With Greg Marvin

  • Workout! (Criss Cross, 1988)

With Virginia Mayhew

  • Nini Green (Chiaroscuro, 1997)
  • No Walls (Foxhaven, 2000)

With Christian McBride

With Tom McIntosh

  • With Malice Toward None: The Music Of Tom McIntosh (IPO, 2003)

With Meeco

  • Perfume e Caricias (Connector, 2010)

With Helen Merrill

  • Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Verve, 1994)

With Red Mitchell

  • Talking (Capri, 1989 [1991])

With Bill Mobley

  • Triple Bill (Evidence, 1993)

With Jane Monheit

  • Never Never Land (N-Coded Music, 2000)
  • Come Dream with Me (N-Coded Music, 2001)

With James Moody

With Frank Morgan

  • You Must Believe in Spring (Antilles, 1992)

With Mark Morganelli

  • Speak Low (Candid, 1990)

With Sam Most

  • From the Attic of My Mind (Xanadu, 1978 [1980])

With Bob Mover

  • Bob Mover (Vanguard, 1977)
  • It Amazes Me... ( Zoho Music, 2006 [2008])

With Idris Muhammad

With Maria Muldaur

  • Sweet And Slow (Tudor, 1983)
  • Transblucency (Uptown, 1984 [1986])

With Judy Niemack

  • Heart's Desire (Stash, 1992)

With Bobbe Norris

  • You and the Night and the Music (CBS/Sony, 1986)

With Tiger Okoshi

  • Color of Soil (JVC, 1998)

With Jimmy Owens

  • No Escaping It (Polydor, 1970)
  • Jimmy Owens (A&M/Horizon, 1976)
  • Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
  • The Monk Project (IPO, 2011)

With Nathen Page

  • Page-ing Nathen (Hudo's Music, 1982)

With P.J. Perry

  • Worth Waiting For (Jazz Alliance, 1991)

With 'Hannibal' Marvin Peterson

  • Naima (East World, 1978)
  • The Angels of Atlanta (Enja, 1981)

With Valery Ponomarev

  • Profile (Reservoir, 1991)

With Benny Powell

  • Why Don't You Say "Yes" Sometime?! (Inspire Productions, 1991)

With Roland Prince

  • Color Visions (Vanguard, 1976)
  • Free Spirit (Vanguard, 1977)

with Judy Rafat

  • Con Alma – A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie (Timeless, 1996)

With Dianne Reeves

  • The Grand Encounter (Blue Note, 1996)

With Justin Robinson

  • Justin Time (Verve, 1991)

With Perry Robinson

  • Funk Dumpling (Savoy, 1962)

With Claudio Roditi

  • Milestones (Candid, 1990 [1992])

With Buddy Rich

With Ali Ryerson

  • Blue Flute (Red Baron, 1992)
  • I'll Be Back (Red Baron, 1993)

With David Sanborn

  • Pearls (Elektra, 1995)

With Randy Sandke

  • Get Happy (Concord Jazz, 1993)

With Arturo Sandoval

  • A Time for Love (Concord Jazz, 2010)

With David Schnitter

  • Thundering (Muse, 1978)
  • Glowing (Muse, 1981)

With Jimmy Scott

  • All The Way (Blue Horizon, 1992)

With Doug Sertl

  • Uptown Express (Palo Alto, 1983)

With Bud Shank

With Woody Shaw

  • Solid (Muse, 1986)

With Charlie Shoemake

  • Sunstroke (Muse, 1978)
  • Blue Shoe (Muse, 1979)

With Janis Siegel

  • Experiment in White (Atlantic, 1981)

With Carol Sloane

  • Love You Madly (Contemporary, 1988)

With Jeffery Smith

  • A Little Sweeter (Verve, 1996)

With Tommy Smith

  • The Sound of Love (Linn, 1997)
  • Spartacus (Spartacus, 2000)

With James Spaulding

With Peter Sprague

  • he Message Sent on the Wind (Xanadau, 1982)

With Charles Sullivan

  • Re-Entry (Whynot, 1975)
  • Kamau (Arabesque, 1995)

With John Swana

  • In the Moment (Criss Cross, 1996)

With Grady Tate

  • All Love (Village, 2002)

With Alex Terrier

  • Alex Terrier NYQ (Barking Cat, 2014)

With Buddy Terry

  • Pure Dynamite (Mainstream, 1972)

With Clark Terry

  • One on One (Chesky, 2000)

With Bob Thiele Collective

  • Louis Satchmo (Red Baron, 1991)
  • Lion-Hearted (Red Baron, 1993)

With Steve Turre

  • Colors for the Masters (Smoke Sessions, 2016)

With Stanley Turrentine

With Michal Urbaniak

  • Music For Violin & Jazz Quartet (JAM, 1981)
  • Songbird (SteepleChase, 1990)

With Tom Varner

With Millie Vernon

  • Over the Rainbow (CBS/Sony, 1986)

With Roseanna Vitro

  • Listen Here (Texas Rose, 1984)

With Melissa Walker

  • I Saw the Sky (Enja, 2000)

With Bennie Wallace

  • The Nearness of You (Justin Time, 2004)

With Tyrone Washington

With Ernie Watts

  • The Long Road Home (JVC, 1996)

With Frank Wess

With Mark Whitfield

  • Patrice (Warner Bros., 1991)

With Barney Wilen

  • New York Romance (Venus, 1994)

With Ed Wiley, Jr.

  • About the Soul (Talking House Productions / Swing Records, 2006)

With Buster Williams

  • Crystal Reflections (Muse, 1976)
  • Tokudo (Denon, 1978)
  • Heartbeat (Muse, 1978)
  • Dreams Come True (Buddah, 1978 [1980])
  • 65 Roses (BluePort Jazz, 2006 [2008])

With Tom Williams

  • Introducing Tom Williams (Criss Cross, 1991)

With Hal Wilner

  • Amarcord Nino Rota (Hannabal, 1981)
  • That's The Way I Feel Now (A&M, 1984)

With Gerald Wilson

With Joe Lee Wilson

  • Hey Look at You (East Wind, 1975)

With Pete Yellin

  • Dance of Allegra (Mainstream, 1973)

With Finn Ziegler

  • A Beautiful Friendship (Universal, 2003)

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