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Billy Higgins (11 Oct 1936 - 03 May 2001)

Male Person - United States US jazz drummer

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Soweto 21 Jan 1979
  2. Once More 1980
  3. The Soldier 1981
  4. Bridgework 1986
  5. Mr. Billy Higgins 18 Nov 1993
  6. ¾ for Peace 10 Jul 2001

Relationships (10)

Member Of

  1. Billy Higgins Quintet original, eponymous, drums (drum set)
  2. George Coleman Quartet (1998) drums (drum set)
  3. Russ Freeman Trio drums (drum set)
  4. The Ornette Coleman Quartet drums (drum set)
  5. The Pentagon drums (drum set)
  6. David Murray Big Band drums (drum set)
  7. Ornette Coleman Quintet drums (drum set)
  8. John Coltrane Quartet drums (drum set)
  9. Clifford Jordan Quartet drums (drum set)
  10. Cedar Walton Quartet drums (drum set)

Recordings by (48)

  1. Soweto 9:20 (21 Jan 1979)
  2. Clockwise 8:08 (21 Jan 1979)
  3. Neptune 5:36 (21 Jan 1979)
  4. Back to Bologna 8:05 (21 Jan 1979)
  5. Bahia Bahia Bahia 10:20 (21 Jan 1979)
  6. Plexus 7:31 (1980)
  7. Lover Man 7:35 (1980)
  8. Sabia 4:31 (1980)
  9. Amazon 6:22 (1980)
  10. Estate 7:11 (1980)
  11. Horizons 8:19 (1980)
  12. Sugar And Spice 4:50 (1981)
  13. Midnite Waltz 9:44 (1981)
  14. Just In Time 5:39 (1981)
  15. If You Could See Me Now 6:44 (1981)
  16. Peace 6:23 (1981)
  17. Sonny Moon For Two 5:55 (1981)
  18. Evidence 4:54 (1986)
  19. Bridgework 11:03 (1986)
  20. Old Folks 6:48 (1986)
  21. The Theme 4:33 (1986)
  22. Decepticon 5:51 (1986)
  23. I Hear a Rhapsody 4:26 (1986)
  24. Dance of the Clones 9:09 (18 Nov 1993)
  25. John Coltrane 12:19 (18 Nov 1993)
  26. Morning Awakening 12:05 (18 Nov 1993)
  27. Humility 5:01 (18 Nov 1993)
  28. East Side Stomp 5:22 (18 Nov 1993)
  29. I'm Tired of Beggin You to Treat Me Right - Billy Higgins 2:41 (1996)
  30. ¾ for Peace 8:35 (10 Jul 2001)
  31. In the Trenches 5:27 (10 Jul 2001)
  32. Together With Love 7:15 (10 Jul 2001)
  33. Short Subject 7:42 (10 Jul 2001)
  34. Dark Mood 10:46 (10 Jul 2001)
  35. What's New 7:57 (10 Jul 2001)
  36. Step Right Up to the Bottom 9:19 (10 Jul 2001)
  37. Someday My Prince Will Come 7:48 (10 Jul 2001)
  38. Something For Juno 6:08 (10 Jul 2001)
  39. Plexis 7:28 (Jun 2002)
  40. Three And Four For Peace 8:35 (Jun 2002)
  41. Judgement 8:33 (Jun 2002)
  42. Girl Talk 6:00 (Jun 2002)
  43. Cedar's Blues 12:00 (Jun 2002)
  44. Horizon 8:16 (Jun 2002)
  45. Bahia, Bahia, Bahia 10:20 (Jun 2002)
  46. Something For Juno - Drum Solo Suite For Juno Lewis 6:06 (Jun 2002)
  47. Alias Buster Henry (G) 8:16 (2013)
  48. Dem Tambourines 5:35 (13 Oct 2018)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Out of the Blue 6:15 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  2. Sandu 5:31 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  3. Rainy Night 5:20 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  4. I Thought of You 5:17 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  5. Paul's Pal 6:55 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  6. Scrapple From the Apple 5:27 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  7. Cheek to Cheek 8:06 Red Mitchell (1957) drums (drum set)
  8. Ginza 9:18 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  9. Liz Anne 3:47 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  10. Big Bear 4:34 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  11. My Buddy 5:15 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  12. For All We Know 5:45 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  13. The Disguise 2:51 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  14. When Will the Blues Leave? 5:02 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  15. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 3:58 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  16. Crow's Nest 8:20 Cal Tjader, Stan Getz Sextet (1958) drums (drum set)
  17. Jayne 7:22 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  18. Alpha 4:15 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  19. The Sphinx 4:15 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  20. Chippie 5:41 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  21. Angel Voice 4:24 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  22. Invisible 4:17 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  23. The Blessing 4:48 Ornette Coleman (1958) drums (drum set)
  24. Eventually 4:22 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  25. Peace 9:04 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  26. Focus on Sanity 6:52 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  27. Congeniality 6:47 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  28. Chronology 6:05 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  29. Lonely Woman 5:00 Ornette Coleman (Oct 1959) drums (drum set)
  30. The Face of the Bass 6:57 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  31. Bird Food 5:30 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  32. Change of the Century 4:41 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  33. Free 6:22 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  34. Forerunner 5:15 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  35. Ramblin’ 6:36 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  36. Una muy bonita 6:00 Ornette Coleman (Jun 1960) drums (drum set)
  37. I Hear a Rhapsody 3:30 Teddy Edwards (1960) drums (drum set)
  38. Something Blue 7:37 Paul Horn Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  39. Half and Half 7:51 Paul Horn Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  40. Higgins' Hideaway 5:03 Teddy Edwards Quartet (1960) drums (drum set)
  41. Groove Funk Soul 5:38 Joe Castro (1960) drums (drum set)
  42. Yesterdays 7:19 Joe Castro (1960) drums (drum set)
  43. It Could Happen to You 3:31 Joe Castro (1960) drums (drum set)
  44. That's All 5:12 Joe Castro (1960) drums (drum set)
  45. Easy to Love 4:38 Don Wilkerson (1960) drums (drum set)
  46. Epistrophy (theme) 1:01 Thelonious Monk (1960) drums (drum set)
  47. Four in One (take 2) 8:42 Thelonious Monk (1960) drums (drum set)
  48. Blues in G 6:48 Teddy Edwards Quartet (1960) drums (drum set)
  49. Take the "A" Train 7:20 Teddy Edwards Quartet (1960) drums (drum set)
  50. The Sermon 7:05 Teddy Edwards Quartet (1960) drums (drum set)

Credited as (51)

  1. Billy Higgins
  2. Billy Higgins, Ray Drummond & Hank Jones
  3. Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins
  4. Lester Bowie, Craig Handy, Philip Harper, Billy Higgins, Steve Kroon, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, and Bobby Watson
  5. Charlie Haden with Chet Baker, Enrico Pieranunzi & Billy Higgins
  6. Charlie Haden with Chet Baker, Enrico Pieranunzi, Billy Higgins
  7. Hank Jones with Dave Holland and Billy Higgins
  8. Charles Lloyd, Billy Higgins, John Abercrombie, Larry Grenadier & Brad Mehldau
  9. Billy Higgins & Kamau Daáood
  10. Cedar Walton, David Williams, Billy Higgins
  11. Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins
  12. Cedar Walton feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins
  13. Sathima Bea Benjamin with Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Billy Higgins
  14. Todd Williams, Wess Anderson, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Christian McBride, Reginald Veal, Billy Higgins
  15. Roy Hargrove, Billy Higgins, Antonio Hart, Stephen Scott & Christian McBride
  16. Hank Jones, Dave Holland, Billy Higgins
  17. Billy Higgins / Ray Drummond / Hank Jones
  18. Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins & Enrico Pieranunzi
  19. Cedar Walton, David Williams & Billy Higgins
  20. Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, John McLaughlin
  21. Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Wayne Shorter
  22. Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, John McLaughlin
  23. Herbie Hancock,Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Chet Baker
  24. Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins,Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter
  25. Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Lonette McKee, Dexter Gordon
  26. Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Dexter Gordon
  27. Cedar Walton With Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Sam Jones And Billy Higgins
  28. Cedar Walton • Curtis Fuller • Bob Berg • Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros • David Williams • Billy Higgins
  29. Cedar Walton ･ Bob Berg ･ Sam Jones ･ Billy Higgins
  30. Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins
  31. Gloria Smyth, Joe Castro, Teddy Edwards, Billy Higgins, Leroy Vinnegar
  32. Teddy Edwards Quartet, Billy Higgins
  33. Drummond, Jones, Higgins
  34. John Mayer Trio feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins
  35. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins
  36. Jon Mayer feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins
  37. Eddie Henderson, Billy Higgins, Joe Lovano, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, Grover Washington, Jr.
  38. Ornette Coleman Quartet, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins
  39. Guido Manusardi with Trevor Ware & Billy Higgins
  40. Lee Morgan feat. Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathews, Victor Sproles & Billy Higgins
  41. Cedar Walton, Pat Senatore & Billy Higgins
  42. Cedar Walton • Bob Berg • Sam Jones • Billy Higgins
  43. Paul Bley . Ornette Coleman . Don Cherry . Charlie Haden . Billy Higgins
  44. Cedar Walton with Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins
  45. Henderson, Corea, Carter, Higgins
  46. Charlie Haden, Ernie Watts, Alan Broadbent, Billy Higgins
  47. Charlie Haden / Ernie Watts / Alan Broadbent / Billy Higgins
  48. Phyllis Battle, Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins, Tony Dumas
  49. Pat Metheny w/Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins
  50. Pat Metheny w/ Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins
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Works (6)

Composed

  1. Freepie
  2. Her
  3. Liberator of the Spirit
  4. World Music
  5. Cindy’s Main Mood
  6. Passing

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321262
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83196051
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6h7455q
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138951996
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134405862
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196051
  7. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/billy_higgins

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/435066

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/135871

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000070507

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/7574166

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324522

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FmHMrX0jETx6WNGzyZKRs