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Melba Liston (13 Jan 1926 - 23 Apr 1999)

Female Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Melba Liston and Her 'Bones 2006

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. All Star Big Band

Recordings by (12)

  1. Christmas Eve 4:59 (2006)
  2. What’s My Line Theme 4:20 (2006)
  3. You Don’t Say 3:57 (2006)
  4. The Dark Before the Dawn 3:21 (2006)
  5. Pow! 4:03 (2006)
  6. Blues Melba 6:30 (2006)
  7. The Trolley Song 2:34 (2006)
  8. Wonder Why 4:00 (2006)
  9. Insomnia 3:28 (2006)
  10. Very Syrian Business 4:24 (2006)
  11. Never Do an Abadanian 5:08 (2006)
  12. Zagred This 4:40 (2006)

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. My Reverie 2:54 Dizzy Gillespie (1956)
  2. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  3. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  4. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  5. Annie’s Dance 4:02 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  6. If You Could See Me Now 3:30 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957)
  7. Along Came Betty 3:19 Quincy Jones (1959)
  8. Little Susan 3:22 Randy Weston (1959)
  9. Little Niles 5:58 Randy Weston (1959)
  10. ’Dem Jive New Yorkers 4:13 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  11. Let's Climb a Hill 5:50 Randy Weston (1959)

Conducted

  1. You Need Connections 2:16 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  2. ’Dem Resolution Liars 2:49 Babs Gonzales (1959)
  3. The Cool Cat’s Philosophy 3:41 Babs Gonzales (1959)

Instruments

  1. A Night in Tunisia 5:36 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  2. Doodlin' 4:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  3. My Reverie 2:54 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) solo, trombone, trombone
  4. Stella by Starlight 3:57 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  5. Tour de Force 5:05 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  6. Dizzy’s Blues 2:31 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  7. Jessica's Day 4:52 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  8. Dizzy's Business 3:38 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) trombone
  9. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  10. Annie’s Dance 4:02 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  11. Annie's Dance ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  12. School Days ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  13. Tintindeo ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  14. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  15. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  16. Birks’ Works 4:56 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) trombone
  17. Groovin’ For Nat 3:17 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  18. Yesterdays 3:43 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) trombone
  19. Jordu 4:13 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) trombone
  20. If You Could See Me Now 3:30 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) trombone
  21. Something Wonderful 3:35 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  22. All I've Got 2:15 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  23. Bluebird of Happiness 1:30 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  24. Make It Last 4:30 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  25. On the Isle of May 2:02 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  26. But Beautiful 3:58 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) trombone
  27. The Birth of a Band 2:57 Quincy Jones (1959) trombone
  28. Along Came Betty 3:19 Quincy Jones (1959) trombone
  29. Whisper Not 3:24 Quincy Jones (1959) trombone
  30. Little Susan 3:22 Randy Weston (1959) trombone
  31. Pam's Waltz 3:12 Randy Weston (1959) trombone
  32. Babes Blues 6:55 Randy Weston (1959) trombone
  33. Midriff 3:17 Art Blakey Big Band (1959) trombone
  34. Ain't Life Grand 3:21 Art Blakey Big Band (1959) trombone
  35. The Kiss of No Return 5:37 Art Blakey Big Band (1959) trombone
  36. Moanin' 3:07 Quincy Jones (1959) trombone

Credited as (6)

  1. Melba Liston, Benny Green, Al Grey & Benny Powell
  2. Melba Liston, J Cleveland, F Rehak & Slide Hampton
  3. Melba Liston / Frank Rehak
  4. Dexter Gordon accompanied by Melba Liston (tb), Charles Fox (p), Red Callender (b), Chuck Thompson (d). Hollywood, June 5, 1947
  5. Melba Liston
  6. Melba Liston with Dizzy Gillespie’s Orchestra

Works (5)

Wrote

  1. Melba's Tune
  2. Ballad to the East
  3. Ba-Dut-Du-Dat

Composed

  1. Rainbow
  2. Annie’s Dance

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91017680
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w64b6f4z
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896695f
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no91017680

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melba_Liston

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/311952

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000404399

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514285/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/42025880

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274146