Andrew Simpkins

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Andrew Simpkins

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The Three Sounds Freddie Hubbard And His Orchestra Leonard Feather All Stars The Gerald Wiggins Trio Quartescence George Shearing Quintet + Amigos Charlie Shoemake Sextet Dave Mackay Trio Bill Mays Quintet Bob Summers Quintet The Monty Alexander 7 The John Dentz Reunion Band Mike Wofford Quartet Nat Adderley Quartet The Charles McPherson Sextet Terry Gibbs & His West Coast Friends Clare Fischer & His Latin Jazz Sextet Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble Andy Simpkins Quintet George Shearing’s Sextet Clare Fischer & the Yamaha Quartet Trio

ex The Monty Alexander Trio, George Shearing Trio, Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio, Cedar Walton Trio, Mike Wofford Trio, The Claude Williamson Trio

American jazz bassist.
Born April 29, 1932 - Richmond, Indiana.
Died June 2, 1999 - Los Angeles, California.

ALBUMS

Edmonia Jarrett With Special Guests Freddy Cole & Andy Simpkins*

Legal At Any Age

1998, CD, Pony Boy Records

Chick Corea, John Dentz, Andrew Simpkins, Ernie Watts

Scott Hamilton, Gerry Wiggins*, Andy Simpkins*, Jeff Hamilton, Howard Alden

Jon Nagourney Quartet, Jon Nagourney Quintet ,With Cedar Walton, Andy Simpkins*, Ralph Penland & Bob Cooper

"Second Light Up"

1990, CD, Album, Trend (3)

Lou Donaldson With The Three Sounds, Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy

Dianne Reeves, O. C.Smith*, Randy Brecker, Ndugu Chancler*, Bill Evans (3), Robben Lee Ford*, Pete Jolly, Roger Kellaway, Tom Scott, Andy Simpkins*

Echoes Of Ellington Vol. 1

Dave Mackay Trio With Lori Bell & Andy Simpkins*

1983, LP, Album, Discovery Records,

Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

Bill Mays Quintet Featuring Andy Simpkins*, Tom Harrell, Ralph Moore (2) And Shelly Manne

Andy Simpkins*, Joey Baron, Dave Mackay

1977, LP, Studio 7 Records, Studio 7 Records,

Yoshiaki Miyanoue

L.A. Connection

1997, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel,

The Andy Simpkins Quintet*

Cedar Walton Trio

Plays Billy Strayhorn

2009, CD, Comp, Jazz Ball Records,

The Three Sounds

The Blue Note Years

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

The Best Of The Three Sounds

1993, CD, Album, Comp, Blue Note

Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble

Leonard Feather All Stars

1991, CD, Comp, RM, Mainstream Records

Dave Mackay Trio

1990, CD, MAMA Foundation, Mama Records (2)

Andy Simpkins Quintet

1989, CD, Album, Discovery Records,

Mike Wofford Quartet

Clare Fischer & His Latin Jazz Sextet

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds Vol.2

Andy Simpkins Quintet

1984, LP, Album, Discovery Records,

The Charles McPherson Sextet

Terry Gibbs & His West Coast Friends

Mike Wofford Trio

Plays Jerome Kern - Vol.3

1981, LP, Album, Discovery Records

The John Dentz Reunion Band

Mike Wofford Trio

Plays Jerome Kern - Vol.1

1980, LP, Album, Discovery Records

The Monty Alexander 7

Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio

Dedications (II)

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Live At The Lighthouse

The Three Sounds

Still I'm Sad / Makin' Bread Again

The Three Sounds

The Frown / It Was A Very Good Year

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Out Of This World

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Beautiful Friendship

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Some Like It Modern

The Three Sounds

Play Jazz On Broadway

The Three Sounds

It Just Got To Be

The Three Sounds

Ballad/Swing/Instrumental

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Sermonette / Dap's Groove

1961, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

Now's The Time / Just Squeeze Me

1961, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

Broadway / Summertime

1961, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

Here We Come / Our Love Is Here To Stay

1961, 7", Blue Note,

The Three Sounds

When I Fall In Love

1961, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

You Are My Sunshine / Nothin' But The Blues

1961, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

I'm Beginning To See The Light

1960, 7", Single, Blue Note

The Three Sounds

1960, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

Things Ain't What They Used To Be

1960, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

The Nearness Of You

1960, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

On Green Dolphin Street / Love For Sale

The Three Sounds

Tracy's Blue / Don't Blame Me

1959, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

1959, 7", Single, Blue Note

The Three Sounds

I Could Write A Book

1959, 7", Blue Note,

The Three Sounds

1959, 7", Blue Note,

The Three Sounds

That's All / St. Thomas

1959, 7", Blue Note

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Bop/Latin Jazz/Mambo/Instrumental

The Three Sounds

O Sole Mio / Blue Bells

1958, 7", Mono, Blue Note,

The Three Sounds

1958, 7", Blue Note,

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Tenderly / Willow Weep For Me

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

APPEARANCES +

Anita Sings The Most

Gene Harris, The Three Sounds

The Ultimate Blue Note Collection

2021, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Enlightenment (3),

The Jazz Stylings of

Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 47 Anita O'Day Vol.2

2018, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music

Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 49 Count Basie Orchestra

2018, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,

Jazz 100年 Part4 Jazz Masterpiece Collection 1 Very Best Of Best Jazz Masterpiece

2018, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,

Mackenna's Gold / In Cold Blood (Original Music From The Motion Pictures)

2017, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Intrada,

Soundtrack/Score

Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 28 Sarah Vaughan Vol.2

2017, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,

The Cinema Of Quincy Jones

2016, 6xCD, Comp, Decca,

Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 12 Anita O'Day

2016, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,

Don Menza Sextet*

Live At Carmelo's Jazz Club

2016, 2xCD, Album, RM, Fresh Sound Records,

2016, 10xCD, Album, Comp + Box, Comp, The Intense Media, Documents

Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 3 Sarah Vaughan

2016, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,

Michael Tilson Thomas

Conducts Gershwin

The Three Sounds Featuring Gene Harris

Groovin' Hard (Live At The Penthouse 1964-1968)

Monty Alexander Trio*

Swingin '79 - Live At Altec

2015, CD, Album, RE, Muzak, Inc.

Uncompromising Expression

2014, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Contemporary Jazz/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal/Modal/Post Bop/Swing/Piano Blues

Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds + Time For Two

Eight Classic Albums

2012, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Real Gone

2012, CD, Album, Cadence Jazz Records,

2011, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

From Jamaica With Jazz

2010, CD, Comp, RM, Boutique,

Encore! More Hip Tracks From Blue Note

2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Pap, Blue Note,

Hard Bop/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

2010, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,

Big Band/Latin Jazz/Samba/Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Afro-Cuban

Jazz For Lovers Vol.2

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Cool Jazz/Swing/Bop/Post Bop/Big Band/Easy Listening/Contemporary Jazz

2009, CD, Comp, RM, Boutique,

Highlights Blue Note (A Groove Selection By Hans Mantel)

2009, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Blue Note,

Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Vocal/Modal

Jazz Swings Motown

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

The Man Who Loved Women (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2008, CD, Album, Ltd, Varèse Sarabande, Varèse Sarabande CD Club

1958 The Vintage Of Blue Note

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Monty Alexander

Alexander The Great - Monty Swings On MPS

2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, MPS Records,

Swinging Jazz Violin

Gypsy Jazz/Fusion/Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

George Shearing

Swinging In A Latin Mood

2006, CD, Comp, RM, MPS Records,

Easy Listening/Latin Jazz

Bossa Nova/Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening/Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz

Sarah Vaughan & Friends - A Night Of Sass & Brass

Swinging Jazz Piano

Soul-Jazz/Cool Jazz/Modal/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening/Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop

Sings For Lovers

Modal/Post Bop/Bop/Bossa Nova/Calypso/Smooth Jazz/Samba/Fusion

Milestone Profiles

The Greatest Jazz Hits

Big Band/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz/Swing

Jazz For Lovers

Blue Note Plays Ray Charles

Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach

Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening

Ins And Outs And Lalo Live At The Blue Note

2003, CD, Album, Aleph Records

Classic Jazz: The Sixties - Take Two

2003, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,

Untinted (Sources For Madlib's Shades Of Blue)

The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-60

2002, 6xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler

The George Shearing Trio*

The George Shearing Trio

Jazz Ladies Vol.2 - The Greatest Voices Of Our Time

2001, 2xCD, Comp, ZYX Music,

Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Swing

Lionel Hampton & His Big Band With Ernie Andrews, Gerald Wiggins Trio*, Harry "Sweets" Edison*, Teddy Edwards

Live At The John Anson Ford Ampitheatre

2001, 2xCD, Album, Phillip Records,

Bop/Big Band/Swing

2001, CD, Comp, Pony Boy Records,

Vocal/Easy Listening/Disco

Blunited States

2000, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note, EMI,

Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz

Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds

Blue Hour Volume Two

2000, CD, Album, Blue Note,

Between Or Beyond The Black Forest 2

Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz

Blue Break Beats (Volumes One - Four)

1999, 4xCD + Box, Comp, Blue Note,

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz

Now Is The Time

1999, CD, Comp, MPS Records,

Fusion/Contemporary Jazz

Barbara Morrison

1999, CD, Album, Chartmaker Jazz,

The Blue Note Years

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, Pap, Blue Note

The Lost Sessions

The Number 1 Jazz Album

Stéphane Grappelli

Grappelli Story

Gypsy Jazz/Swing

Linger Awhile: Live At Newport And More

Vocal/Big Band/Swing/Bop/Ballad

Steve Wilkerson

1998, CD, Album, Dane Productions,

Marian McPartland

The Concord Jazz Heritage Series

1998, CD, Comp, Concord Jazz

Swing Journal Presents The Blue Note

1998, 4xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Bop/Free Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz

Trav'lin' Light - The Johnny Mercer Songbook

1998, CD, Comp, Verve Records,

The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbooks

Big Band/Vocal/Bop/Swing

Anita O'Day Sings The Winners

Blue Break Beats Volume Four

Jazz-Funk/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

Blue Bacharach - A Cooler Shaker

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Ballad/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best

1997, 4xCD, Comp, EMI Music Canada, EMI Music Canada,

The Complete Irving Berlin Songbooks

1997, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Verve Records,

Bop/Ragtime/Big Band/Swing

1997, CD, Album, A-Records

In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy

Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Soundtrack

Marian McPartland With Strings

Ballad/Easy Listening/Modal

Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years

Big Band/Bop/Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Blue York Blue York - So Good They Named It Twice

1996, CD, Comp, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Bop/Vocal/Hard Bop/Jazz-Funk/Big Band

The Gerry Wiggins Trio*

1996, CD, Album, Concord Jazz,

Tommy Newsom & The L.A. Big Band All-Stars

I Remember You, Johnny... The Songs Of Johnny Mercer

1996, CD, Album, Planet Earth Recording Co.

Blue Note Plays Sinatra

A Night Out With Verve

Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz

Vocal/Ballad/Bop/Swing

Midnight Blue - The (Be)Witching Hour

Big Band/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Vocal

Among Friends (Guitar Duets)

Verve Jazz Masters 49

The Temptations

For Lovers Only

Jazz To The World (A Christmas Collection)

Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Post Bop/Smooth Jazz/Holiday

Gershwin* / Various

Tutti Gershwin Nr. 11

1994, CD, Comp, Smplr, TuTTi, EMI Classics, Sony Classical,

George Shearing

Three Originals: Light, Airy And Swinging / Continental Experience / On Target

1994, 2xCD, Comp + Box, MPS Records

Gabe Baltazar Quartet*

1994, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records,

1994, CD, Album, Audiophile (2)

Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

Duke Ellington Song Book One And Two

Monty Alexander

Three Originals: Love And Sunshine / Estade / Cobilimbo

Claude Williamson Trio*

Song For My Father

1993, CD, Album, Pablo Records

Lorez Alexandria

I'll Never Stop Loving You

1993, CD, Album, Muse Records

Christmas Songs

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Milestone (4),

Big Band/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Vocal/Holiday

Claude Williamson Trio*

South Of The Border - West Of The Sun

Stanley Turrentine

Sum Serious Blues

Contemporary Jazz/Bop

Blue Eyes (Sinatra Songs The Blue Note Way)

In Good Company

1992, CD, Album, Discovery Records

1992, 15xCD + Box, Comp, TuTTi, EMI Classics, Sony Classical,

From This Moment On - The Songs Of Cole Porter

Swing/Easy Listening

Jazz-Rock/Cool Jazz

Charlie Shoemake

Sometime Yesterday

1991, CD, Comp, RE, Discovery Records,

Unforgettable With Love

Stephane Grappelli*

Jazz 'Round Midnight

The Charles McPherson Group

Follow The Bouncing Ball

1990, CD, Comp, Discovery Records

Jón Páll Bjarnason*

1990, CD, Album, Peridot Records (3)

Terry Gibbs / Buddy DeFranco

Air Mail Special

Comin' On Strong!

Smooth Jazz/Soul/Contemporary R&B/Contemporary Jazz

When The World Turns Blue

1989, CD, Album, Invitation,

Stanley Turrentine

The Best Of Stanley Turrentine · The Blue Note Years

1989, CD, Comp, Blue Note,

Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop

My Kind Of Trouble

1989, Cass, Pablo Records

Dianne Reeves, Randy Brecker, Tom Scott, Robben Ford, Bill Evans

Echoes Of Ellington Vol. 1

Charlie Shoemake, Harold Land

One For My Baby

My Kind Of Trouble

The Bob Summers Quintet*

Joy Spring - A Tribute To Clifford Brown

1988, CD, Discovery Records,

The Super Session III

1988, Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, NTSC, VideoArts, Radio Vision, HBO,

Harry Sweets Edison*

1988, Cass, Pablo Records,

Harry Sweets Edison*

Jean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane Grappelli

Jean-Luc Ponty & Stéphane Grappelli

Randy Brecker, Bill Evans (3), Robben Ford, Tom Scott

Echoes Of Ellington Vol. 2

Mike Wofford Groups*

1987, CD, Comp, Discovery Records

Stephane Grappelli*

Stephane Grappelli

George Shearing

George Shearing

Classic Gershwin!

A Sample Of Blue Notes

Charlie Shoemake Sextet Featuring Phil Woods & Mike Wofford

I Think We're Almost There

1986, CD, Album, Discovery Records

Lorez Alexandria With The Gildo Mahones Quartet, The Mike Wofford Quartet*

Sings The Songs Of Johnny Mercer - ''Tangerine''

1985, CD, Album, Comp, Trend (3)

Lorez Alexandria With The Gildo Mahones Quartet

Sings The Songs Of Mercer Vol. III - Tangerine

The Charlie Shoemake Sextet*

Plays The Music Of David Raksin

1984, LP, Album, Discovery Records

More Than You Know

Get On Your Back!

The Pablo Years

More Than You Know

Terry Gibbs / Buddy DeFranco

Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing/Instrumental

The Best Of Sarah Vaughan

Jazz Piano Standards

Monty Alexander Trio*

Freddie Hubbard And His Friends*, Don Menza's 80s Big Band*, John Dentz Reunion Band*, Jack Sheldon's Late Show All-Stars

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

Road To Marocco

1982, LP, Album, Discovery Records,

1982, LP, Trident (3)

Crazy And Mixed Up

Michael Tilson Thomas, Sarah Vaughan, Los Angeles Philharmonic*

Lorez Alexandria, The Gildo Mahones Quartet

Lorez Alexandria Sings Songs Of Johnny Mercer With The Gildo Mahones Quartet (Harlem Butterfly) (Vol. II)

Terry Gibbs / Buddy De Franco*

Jazz Party - First Time Together

Sarah Vaughan & The Count Basie Orchestra*

Send In The Clowns

Stephane Grappelli* / Jean-Luc Ponty

Freddie Hubbard

Back To Birdland

Duke Ellington Song Book Two

Duke Ellington Song Book One

Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington

Exclusivamente Brasil

Monty Alexander

Bop/Hard Bop/Swing

Shlomo Carlebach*

Days Are Coming

Blue Note Meets The L.A. Philharmonic

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

Monty Alexander

George Shearing Trio And Stephane Grappelli*

George Shearing

The Many Facets Of George Shearing

MPS Variation '77

1976, LP, Comp, Promo, MPS Records,

The Music Makers - Keyboard

1975, 2xLP, Gat, Cypress (2),

Technical/Field Recording/Education/Spoken Word

George Shearing

1975, LP, Album, Gat, MPS Records, BASF,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Easy Listening/Soul-Jazz

Interview/Technical/Education/Spoken Word

George Shearing

Continental Experience (The Quintet + Amigos)

Latin Jazz/Swing/Instrumental

Up The Street, 'Round The Corner, Down The Block

Post Bop/Jazz-Funk

George Shearing

George Shearing

Light, Airy & Swinging

The George Shearing Quintet

The Night Blooming Jazzmen

Freedom Jazz Dance

George Shearing

G A S (George Albert Shearing)

Monk Montgomery

Joe Williams And George Shearing

The Heart And Soul Of Joe Williams And George Shearing

Song For My Daughter

1969, LP, Album, Blue Note

Song For My Daughter

Gene Harris And His Three Sounds*

The Three Sounds And The Oliver Nelson Orchestra*

Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds

Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds

The Compositions Of Duke Ellington (Volume 2)

Merry Olde Soul

Stanley Turrentine With The Three Sounds

Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

Lou Donaldson with The Three Sounds

Both Sides / Mo-Ge

1958, 7", Blue Note

Nat Adderley Quartet With Johnny Griffin

I've Got Plenty Of Nothin'

1958, 7", Single, Riverside Records,

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band

Back Street / Record Delivery Blues

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band

Nancy Wilson & The Three Sounds

Sittin' In At Jorgie's Jazz Club

LP, Album, Mono, VGM Records,

The Cedar Walton Trio*

"Lush Life" - Plays The Music Of Billy Strayhorn

CD, Album, Discovery Records,

The Three Sound*

Still I'm Sad / Cryng Time

Great Women Singers Of The 20th Century

DVD, NTSC, Con, Kultur International Films, LTD,

Blue Notes III (Milestones Of Jazz Legends)

10xCD + Box, Comp, The Intense Media, Documents

George Gershwin, New York Philharmonic, The Columbia Jazz Band, Michael Tilson Thomas

Rhapsody In Blue (The 1925 Piano Roll)

Sass & Brass: A Jazz Session

Sarah Vaughan & Friends*

VHS, NTSC, Col, HBO Video,

Contemporary Jazz

Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

Modal/Post Bop/Bop/Bossa Nova/Calypso/Smooth Jazz/Samba/Fusion

One For My Baby

My Kind Of Trouble

In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy

CD, Unofficial, Par Media Music,

Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington

Sum Serious Blues