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Billy Root (06 Mar 1934 - 30 Jul 2013)

Male Person - United States jazz saxophonist

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Harry James and His Orchestra
  2. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
  3. Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
  4. Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Whisper Not 5:56 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  2. Someone I Know 3:59 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  3. Rite of Swing 3:14 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  4. Day by Day 3:27 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  5. D. D. T. 4:05 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  6. About Time 3:14 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  7. Over the Rainbow 4:18 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  8. Dishwater 12:06 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) baritone saxophone
  9. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) baritone saxophone
  10. Birks’ Works 4:56 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) baritone saxophone
  11. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) baritone saxophone
  12. If You Could See Me Now 3:30 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) baritone saxophone
  13. Jordu 4:13 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) baritone saxophone
  14. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) baritone saxophone
  15. Black Pearl 5:47 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  16. There Will Never Be Another You 9:29 Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1958) saxophone
  17. We Wanna Cook 6:37 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  18. B.G. Mambo 8:14 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  19. Walkin’ 12:35 Hank Mobley (1958) saxophone
  20. Soul Stirrin' 6:50 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  21. Lullaby of the Doomed 6:00 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  22. Bag’s Groove 12:29 Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1958) saxophone
  23. That's All 6:24 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  24. All the Things You Are 11:27 Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1958) saxophone
  25. A Night in Tunisia 11:04 Clifford Brown (29 Jun 1973) tenor saxophone
  26. Walkin' 11:38 Clifford Brown (29 Jun 1973) tenor saxophone
  27. I'm Also a Person 4:43 Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band (1976) baritone saxophone
  28. Brown Cow 3:00 Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band (1976) baritone saxophone
  29. I Had the Craziest Dream 3:32 Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band (1976) baritone saxophone
  30. Arrividerci 3:40 Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band (1976) baritone saxophone
  31. Green Dolphin Street 3:00 Jack Sheldon and His All Star Band (1976) baritone saxophone
  32. Wee 11:27 Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1988) saxophone
  33. Nutville 10:16 Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1988) saxophone
  34. It's You or No One 8:35 Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1988) saxophone
  35. Jamph 11:10 Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright (1988) saxophone
  36. Brown Cow 3:00 Jack Sheldon (1989) baritone saxophone
  37. Green Dolphin Street 3:00 Jack Sheldon (1989) baritone saxophone
  38. Arrividerci 3:40 Jack Sheldon (1989) baritone saxophone
  39. I'm Also a Person 4:43 Jack Sheldon (1989) baritone saxophone
  40. I Had the Craziest Dream 3:32 Jack Sheldon (1989) baritone saxophone
  41. Tangorine 3:43 Dizzy Gillespie (1990) baritone saxophone
  42. Fuego cubano (Cuban Fire) 6:02 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  43. Recuerdos (Reminiscences) 5:01 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  44. Quien sabe (Who Knows) 4:49 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  45. El congo valiente (Valiant Congo) 5:53 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  46. Tres corazones (Three Hearts) 2:59 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  47. La suerte de los tontos (Fortune of Fools) 4:20 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  48. La quera baila (The Fair One Dances) 5:02 Stan Kenton (1991) baritone saxophone
  49. Left Hand Corner (alt) 2:26 Dizzy Gillespie (22 Aug 1995) baritone saxophone
  50. Left Hand Corner 2:23 Dizzy Gillespie (22 Aug 1995) baritone saxophone

Credited as (7)

  1. Hank Mobley, Bill Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan
  2. Hank Mobley,Bill Root, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan
  3. Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright
  4. Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Charles “Specs” Wright
  5. Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan & Billy Root
  6. Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly
  7. Lee Morgan, Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly, Paul West & Charlie Persip

Links (7)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98061649
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98061649
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/340965
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1019787910

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/967686

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/78394999

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863208