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Billy Mitchell (03 Nov 1926 - 18 Apr 2001)

Male Person - United States US jazz saxophonist

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. This Is Billy Mitchell 1962
  2. The Colossus of Detroit 1979
  3. De Lawd's Bues 1980

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Thad Jones Septet tenor saxophone

Recordings by (19)

  1. J & B 4:14 (1962)
  2. Sophisticated Lady 3:24 (1962)
  3. You Turned the Tables on Me 5:45 (1962)
  4. Passionova 4:49 (1962)
  5. Tamra 3:45 (1962)
  6. Automation 6:48 (1962)
  7. Just Waiting 2:43 (1962)
  8. Siam 5:28 (1962)
  9. Recorda-Me 8:25 (1979)
  10. I Had the Craziest Dream 6:11 (1979)
  11. I Should Care 7:03 (1979)
  12. Unforgettable 9:25 (1979)
  13. How Am I to Know? 5:08 (1979)
  14. Be My Guest 6:09 (1979)
  15. B & B 10:48 (1980)
  16. Not Just to Be in Love Again 6:11 (1980)
  17. Prompt 7:58 (1980)
  18. De Lawd's Blues 11:06 (1980)
  19. Perpetual Stroll 12:35 (1980)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Blue Room 6:47 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) tenor saxophone
  2. Zec 8:45 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) tenor saxophone
  3. Roll 'em Bags 2:43 Kenny Clarke and His Clique (1956) tenor saxophone
  4. You Go to My Head 2:58 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  5. Dizzy's Business 3:38 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  6. Tour de Force 5:05 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  7. Stella by Starlight 3:57 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  8. Faultless 2:39 Milt Jackson (1956) tenor saxophone
  9. A Night in Tunisia 5:36 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  10. Tarriff 5:33 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) tenor saxophone
  11. Scratch 10:31 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) tenor saxophone
  12. My Reverie 2:54 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  13. Dizzy’s Blues 2:31 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  14. Billie-Doo 7:30 Thad Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  15. If I Love Again 7:26 Thad Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  16. If Someone Had Told Me 5:51 Thad Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  17. Thedia 10:34 Thad Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  18. Bruz 2:54 Kenny Clarke and His Clique (1956) tenor saxophone
  19. Hey, Frenchy 2:39 Milt Jackson with Kenny Clarke's Sextet (1956) tenor saxophone
  20. Jessica's Day 4:52 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  21. Conglomeration (French Lick) 2:55 Kenny Clarke and His Clique (1956) tenor saxophone
  22. April in Paris 6:41 Thad Jones (1956) tenor saxophone
  23. Doodlin' 4:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1956) tenor saxophone
  24. Whisper Not 5:56 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  25. About Time 3:14 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  26. Day by Day 3:27 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  27. Rite of Swing 3:14 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  28. Dishwater 12:06 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  29. Someone I Know 3:59 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  30. Over the Rainbow 4:18 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  31. D. D. T. 4:05 Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. (Dec 1957) tenor saxophone
  32. Birks’ Works 4:56 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) tenor saxophone
  33. Annie’s Dance 4:02 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) solo, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  34. Jordu 4:13 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) solo, tenor saxophone
  35. If You Could See Me Now 3:30 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) tenor saxophone
  36. Groovin’ For Nat 3:17 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) solo, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  37. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) solo, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  38. Annie's Dance ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  39. School Days ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  40. Tintindeo ?:?? Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  41. Yesterdays 3:43 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  42. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  43. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  44. Sloo Foot 3:08 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  45. Pony Tail 2:59 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  46. It's Awf'ly Nice to Be With You 3:34 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  47. How Long Blues 9:16 Ray Charles & Milt Jackson (1958) tenor saxophone
  48. Cosmic Ray 5:23 Ray Charles & Milt Jackson (1958) tenor saxophone
  49. Blue Funk 8:07 Ray Charles & Milt Jackson (1958) tenor saxophone
  50. Pensive Miss 3:49 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone

Credited as (12)

  1. Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Butler
  2. Billy Mitchell
  3. Bobby Hutcherson with Billy Mitchell
  4. Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson
  5. Kenny Dorham, Julius Watkins . Billy Mitchell, Milt Jackson, Curly Russell, Kenny Clarke
  6. Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring Roy Eldridge, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Billy Mitchell
  7. Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring Harry “Sweets” Edison & Billy Mitchell
  8. Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly
  9. Billy Mitchell & Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade
  10. Billy Mitchell & Teddy Smith with Joe Morris Orchestra
  11. Lee Morgan, Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Billy Root, Wynton Kelly, Paul West & Charlie Persip
  12. Al Grey, Billy Mitchell

Works (1)

Wrote

  1. Sweet Senegalese Brown (19 Mar 1980)

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81002375
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13955950d
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134585054
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206882
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81002375

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/421431

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_(jazz_musician)

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/kenny-clarke-francy-boland-jimmy-woode-billy-mitchell-and-tony-coe-63cb3257.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307692

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000769669

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/10039865

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863192