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American jazz organist. Born on April 9, 1935 in Mounds, Oklahoma. Died on May 26, 2023 in Harlem, New York. Played with : Bobby Hutcherson, Herb Lewis, Eddie Williams (drummer), George Freeman, Wildare Express, Grant Green, Melvin Sparks and others.

ALBUMS

Reuben Wilson / Donny Hathaway

We're In Love (Remastered Edit) / Valdez In The Country (Remastered Edit)

2021, 7", Promo, Galaxy Sound Co.,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Inner City Blues / Never Can Say Goodbye

2018, 7", Single, Ltd, Positive Pay For Records, Groove Merchant

Starvue / Reuben Wilson

Body Fusion / Got To Get Your Own

2009, CD, Album, 18th & Vine

2006, CD, Album, Savant

The Godfathers Of Groove : Reuben Wilson, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie*, Grant Green Jr. With Special Guest: Jerry Jemmott

The Godfathers Of Groove

2006, CD, Album, Showplace Record Productions

2005, CD, Album, Savant

Grant Green Jr. Quartet Feat. Reuben Wilson / Linda Hopkins & The Ladies Of Blues / Diogal

2004, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Half Note Jazz Club

Boogaloo To The Beastie Boys

2002, CD, Album, Jazzateria

1998, CD, Album, Cannonball Records (2)

Blue Breakbeats

Got To Get Your Own

1976, 7", Single, Chess

Back Rub / Tight Money

1975, 7", Single, Cadet

I'll Take You There

1973, 7", Single, People (6)

I'll Take You There

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

A Groovy Situation

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Orange Peel / Knock On Wood

7", InUnity Records

Reuben Wilson And The Cost Of Living

Got To Get Your Own / Tight Money

2019, 7", Dynamite Cuts,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Reuben Wilson Trio

2011, CD, Album, American Showplace Music

The Godfathers Of Groove

2009, CD, Album, 18th & Vine,

Masters Of Groove™*

Masters Of Groove Meet Dr. No

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

The Fatback Band

NYCNYUSA (Nĭk-Nē-Yōō-Sä)

Reuben Wilson And The Cost Of Living

Got To Get Your Own

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

The Wildare Express

Reuben Wilson & Tommy Derrick Duo Plus Two

Poinciana / C. C. Rider

1959, 7", Single, R-Dell

Bump And Hustle Music

2004, 12", Unofficial, GB Music

4 Tracks Of Rare Groove Classics

12", EP, Unofficial, Not On Label

LP, Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label

APPEARANCES +

Down To The Bone

Classic Album Series (With Bonus Tracks)

2019, 3xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Dome Records

Blue Break Beats - The Jazz Break Beats That Made Hip-Hop Hits

2017, 3xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Afro Cuban Blue - Blue Note Percussion Compilation

2014, CD, Comp, Blue Note

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Blue Note, Tsutaya

Encore! More Hip Tracks From Blue Note

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

Hard Bop/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

New Note Classics - Best 30

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note

Brazilian Groove Band

Anatomy Of Groove

Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz

Funk Ain't A Word (Smokin' Rare Grooves From The World Of Soul- 'n' Jazz- 'n' P-Funk)

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk

Joey Negro Presents Doug Willis

Doug's Disco Brain

Paolo Apollo Negri*

2007, 5xFile, MP3, Hammondbeat,

Jazzed Up: Dance Volume One

2007, CD, Comp, Universal Music Group, EmArcy,

Contemporary Jazz

Funky Organ. B3 Jazz Grooves

Psychedelic Jazz & Funky Grooves

Superfly Soul (The Return Of The Hustlers...)

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Doubles,

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

2004, CD, Album, Promo, Hammondbeat

Blairman*, Schönborn*, Simpson*

Like Back In The Days

2004, CD, Album, Rodenstein Records

Big Fun Tonite!

2004, CD, Album, Double Dynamite Records

The Ultimate Shirley Bassey

Untinted (Sources For Madlib's Shades Of Blue)

Grant Green, Jr.*

Introducing G.G.

2002, CD, Album, Jazzateria

The Melvin Sparks Band

What You Hear Is What You Get

San Francisco Jazz Festival CD Sampler Volume VI 2001

2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, SFJAZZ Records

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

Organ-ized • An All-Star Tribute To The Hammond B3 Organ

1999, CD, Album, High Street Records,

Hard Bop/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Cool Jazz

Diggin' On Blue

Grant Green Jr.

1998, CD, Album, Ltd, Venus Records (5)

Hip Bop 'N' Funk

Down To The Bone

The Urban Grooves - Album II

Grant Green Jr.

Blue Break Beats Volume Four

Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Jazzdance

Blue Bacharach - A Cooler Shaker

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

Ballad/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

Pulp Fusion (Funky Jazz Classics & Original Breaks From The Tough Side)

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Latin Jazz

The Essence All Stars

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

Harlem Underground Band

Harlem Underground

Blue Break Beats Volume Three

The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Blue Note Rare Grooves

Have Guitar, Will Travel - featuring Grant Green

1995, CD, Comp, Somethin' Else,

Contemporary Jazz

Jazzmatazz Volume II (The New Reality)

Jazzy Hip-Hop/Boom Bap

This Is Rare Groove!

The Lost Grooves (Rare And Previously Unissued Slices Of Funk From The Vaults Of Blue Note 67-70)

Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Conscious/Boom Bap

Subliminal Simulation

Conscious/Jazzy Hip-Hop

So Blue So Funky (Heroes Of The Hammond / Volume 2)

Soul-Jazz/Instrumental

Blue Break Beats Volume Two

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk/Rhythm & Blues

Hand On The Torch

Us3 Featuring Kobie Powell & Rahsaan

I Got It Goin' On

Acid Jazz/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

JTQ* With Noel McKoy

House/Acid Jazz/Garage House

Funktified ...And Groovin' Hard

1991, CD, Comp, Blue Note,

Got To Get Your Own (Some Rare Grooves)

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

Free Soul - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 3

So Blue, So Funky (Heroes Of The Hammond)

Soul Fingers... And Funky Feet

1990, CD, Comp, Blue Note

Got To Get Your Own - Some Rare Grooves Vol 1

George Benson With The Harlem Underground Band*

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson*

1974, LP, TRIP,

The Wildare Trio*

Bossa Nova Blueport

Groovin' - Hammond Organ Soul Jazz Set

2024, CD, Album, Comp, Solid Records (6), LRC Ltd., Groove Merchant

ギター・マガジン監修進撃のジャズファンク

2024, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Group, Guitar Magazine,

Funk/Fusion/Jazz-Funk

2021, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Kaikoo

Digital Edits Volume 24

2020, 9xFile, WAV, Comp, Not On Label (Mr. K Self-released),

Funk/Disco/Contemporary R&B

DJ Krush & Muro

Diggin' On Blue - Mixed By DJ Krush & Muro

2019, 2xCD, Mixed, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Diggin' Heat 2018

2018, CD, Mixed, SHM, Universal Music,

Boogie/Funk/Soul/Reggae/Jazz-Funk

Funky Soul Brother

Everything We Gonna Be Funky

2018, CD, Album, Comp, Mixed, Groove Merchant, Octave Lab

Mr.Beats a.k.a. DJ Celory

2016, CD, Mixed, Promo, Studio Karasu Recordings,

Peter Barakan & Shin Barakan

2016, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Num, beat magic

Live From Annen Annex Disc 3

2016, CD, Mixed, Promo, Wenod Records,

Psychedelic Rock/Soul/Disco/Rhythm & Blues/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Funk/Folk/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Folk Rock

Diggin' Ice 2016

2015, 3xCD, Comp, Universal UMC, Rhino UK, Spectrum Music (2)

Diggin' Free Soul

2014, CD, Mixed, P-Vine Records

Mod Jazz And Then Some!

2014, CD, Comp, Mono, Kent Dance,

Soul/Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Mod

I Know You Got Soul (17 Club & Warehouse Party Classics)

2013, CD, Comp, Spectrum Music (2),

Soul/Funk/Disco/Contemporary R&B

DJ Minoyama & DJ Kenta

Masterpiece - Throwback Project

2013, 2xCD, Mixed, Promo, Lon, Throwback Records (6)

Blue Note Trip - Late Nights / Early Mornings

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Mod Jazz Forever

Soul/Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Mod

Soul Jazz Grooves

Blue Note Story

2011, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note,

Boogie Woogie/Bop/Swing/Smooth Jazz/Hard Bop/Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

Jazzy Vibes (Soulful Jazz Licks From The 70s)

2010, CD, Comp, Harmless,

Jay Strongman's Warehouse Mix

2010, CD, Mixed, Promo, DJhistory.com

Pulp Fusion (The Return Of The Original Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics)

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Harmless,

Da Originator • Sampling Renaissance

2010, CD, Mixed, EMI,

Jazz - 110 Original Hits

2010, 6xCD, Comp, EMI Gold, EMI Gold,

Blue Note Trip - Swing Low / Fly High

Jazzy Hip-Hop/Cut-up/DJ/Soul/Funk

Funky Saturday Volume 1

2008, CD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Promo, Party People (2)

100% Smooth Jazz

2008, 5xCD, Comp + Box, EMI

The Funk Jazz Brothers

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Restore To Da Beatz Vol. 5 – History Of Crates Diggaz

2008, CD, Mixed, Promo, Monster Music (6),

Funk Ain't A Word

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk

Blue Note Trip - The 12-CD Collection

2007, Box, Comp, Promo, Con + 12xCD, Comp, Mixed, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Bop/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Samba/Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Conscious/Disco/Hard Bop/Acid Jazz/Downtempo

DJ Kazu (2) aka La Melomania

2007, CD, Mixed, Promo, Real Jam Music,

Blue Note Trip - The 10-CD Collection

2007, 10xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Bossa Nova

Great Jazz Organ

2006, CD, Comp, Blue Note Records

2006, CD, Comp, Blue Note Records

Groove Merchant Super Funk Collection

2006, CD, Comp, Tsutaya Records, P-Vine Records,

Let's Face The Music...75 Smooth And Groovy Easy Instrumentals

2005, 3xCD, Comp, RE, EMI Gold,

A Day In The Life

Psychedelic Jazz And Funky Grooves

Marvel Of Marvin (The Heard Instinct) (Essential Covers & Cookies)

Goin' Down / Gettin' Up

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Killer Jazz Funk From Groove Merchant Vault

2003, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records

2003, CDr, Comp, Promo, Not On Label

Good Juice (Hot Hammonds & Cool Organs Cocktail Served By Blue Note)

Feelin' The Spirit (Groovy Rhythm'n'Soul Gems Collected by Blue Note)

Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk

Superfly Soul (Dynamite Funk And Bad-Assed Street Grooves)

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

The Further Adventures Of Funk Soul Brothers

2002, CD, Comp, Metro

Funk Essentials (A Further Odyssey In Funk)

2002, 4xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music,

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Disco

The Best Of Jazz

2002, 3xCD, Comp + Box, EMI, EMI, EMI,

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin, Virgin EMI Strategic Marketing

Breaks Sessions

2001, CD, Comp, Acid Jazz,

Jazz & Groove - Les Légendes Du Jazz, Le Meilleur Du Jazz'N'Groove

2001, CD, Comp, Blue Note

Blue 'N' Soul (Hear It Through The Grapevine)

The Jazz Plays Motown Collection

Contemporary Jazz

The Hammond Organ Collection

2000, CD, Comp, EMI, HMV Jazz

Street Jazz Volume One

2000, CD, Comp, Jazzateria

Groove Merchant: Ain't It A Groove - Funk And Jazz Revolution

2000, CD, Comp, Connoisseur Collection

Back To Soul (The Rare And Essential Big Soul In The 70)

2000, CD, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, Not On Label,

BlueTAB - Funky Tracks From The Blue Note Vaults

1999, CD, Promo, Smplr, EMI-Medley

Blax Is Back (A Collection Of Classic Blax Funk & Ultra Rare Grooves From The Early 70's)

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Charly Records,

1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz & Τζαζ, Blue Note, Minos-EMI

Killer Funk - A Collection Of Original 70's Gangster Funk For Street Hustlers

1999, CD, Comp, Charly Records,

1999, CD, Comp, Jazz & Τζαζ, Blue Note,

A Jazz Tribute To Marvin Gaye

1999, CD, Comp, Smplr, Sony Music Media

The Soul Jazz Collection

1999, CD, Comp, HMV Jazz

The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One

Live At The Sex Machine

Two, Three Break Volume 1

Diggin' On Blue

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Modal

Diggin' On Blue

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Modal

Birth Of The Cool Funk - Vintage Jams And Serious Grooves

1998, 3xCD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

Birth Of The Cool Funk - Vintage Jams And Serious Grooves - Volume 3

1998, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,

Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz

The Blue Note Years: Blue Note Now As Then

1998, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note,

60 Blue Note Years 1939 / 1999

1998, 14xCD, Comp + Box, Blue Note,

On Track Volume 2

Rare Groove Collection '97 Vol. 1

1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Blue Note, Medley Records,

Searchin' For The Perfect Beat

1997, Box + 5xCD, Comp, Toshiba EMI Ltd,

Rare Groove Collection '97 Vol. 2

1997, CD, Comp, Blue Note, EMI-Medley

Lee Morgan / Various

Blue Note Club Special CD Sampler

1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Blue Note

Blue Bacharach - A Cooler Shaker

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note,

Ballad/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

Blue Note Rare Grooves

CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 22 June 1995

1995, CD, Comp, Promo, College Music Journal,

Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/Industrial/Punk/Britpop

1995, 4xCD, Comp, Arcade

Sound Of Rare Groove

1995, CD, Comp, Jimco Records,

You've Gots Ta Chill

Straight No Chaser - The Most Popular, Most Sampled Songs From The Vaults Of Blue Note

The Essential Soul Collection Vol. 1

1993, CD, Comp, Soul CD Magazine

Black Water Gold

1993, CD, Comp, Jimco Records

Mo' Deep Mo' Phunky

Bossa Nova/Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz/Modal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz

Original ! Blue Funk Vol.5

1992, LP, Comp, Blue Funk Records (2)

Roswell Presents... Introducing BN 4000

1992, CD, Comp, Blue Note

So Blue, So Funky (Heroes Of The Hammond)

Acid Jazz/Jazzdance

1976, LP, Album, Comp, Philips, Philips

Discoteca Super Hits Vol.5

1975, LP, Comp, Promo, Movieplay,

Disco/Funk/Pop Rock

Groove Merchant Presents

LP, Comp, Groove Merchant

LP, Comp, SR International

Organ Summit - Kings Of The Hammond B-3

CDr, Smplr, HighNote Records, Inc., Savant

All Funked Up 2

CDr, Comp, Feelgood Experience,

Blue Note Jazz Compilation

2xCDr, Comp, Promo, EMI MusicResources

The Afrocentric Collection Volume 1

Jazzmatazz Volume II (The New Reality)

George Benson With The Harlem Underground Band*

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk

Reuben Wilson / The Heath Brothers

We're In Love / Smilin' Billy Suite Pt.2

2009, 7", Unofficial, More Groove,

Illmatic: These Are The Breaks

2009, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Stackin Cheddar

Three The Hard Way: 3rd Anniversary Sounds

2004, CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial, Jointz Magazine,

Cut-up/DJ/Conscious

2002, 2xLP, Comp, Unofficial, From The Basement Records

The Illmatic Collection

Methods Of Movement

Diggin Number Seven

1999, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Diggin Breaks Records

113 Audio Resources volume two

1998, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Unofficial, 113 Audio,

NY Milk Crate Collection Volume 8

1997, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label

Tribe Vibes Vol. 1

Breaks/Jazz-Funk/Disco

The Afrocentric Collection

Funk/Soul/Jazz-Funk/Afrobeat/Jazz-Rock/Electric Blues

Vintage On Vinyl Part 5

LP, Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label

Instant Grooves

LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label

Funky Proposition Part 2