1975-2019
The first record I produced but was too young to get credit for was the reunion of Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at Carnegie Hall in 1974. I even have tapes of the rehearsals! My boss, Creed Taylor, didn’t exactly assign the project to me (although I did bring it to the table), he just didn’t come to the show! I grew up to produce more records with Gerry and Chet so it was a fortuitous experience for me.
I went to work for Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, and Gil Friesen at A&M Records in 1975 and that’s where my production career began in earnest and I left business affairs and publishing behind for a few years. I learned everything I knew from the great Ed Michel who was generous and patient with me and always with the idea of having the most fun possible. I called myself a “Creative Director” in those days. I ran A&M’s jazz label, Horizon, and the first thing I did was hire Ed Michel!
I moved on from A&M in 1977 mostly because Jerry Moss fired me. “You’re working more for Ornette Coleman than you are me so you should go do that full time.” So I started my own company using the name of Ornette’s once-upon-a-time all night rehearsal space at 131 Prince Street in NYC, with his permission, of course, and he was the first artist that I “signed”.
As you will see below, after Artists House I worked for many of the major companies as an independent record producer and I was extremely lucky in my associations. I was able to produce over 350 new recordings from 1975 to 2014 or so. 32 were nominated for a Grammy, 5 won. I hope to do more!
*Grammy Nominee **Grammy Winner
A&M/HORIZON (1975-1977)
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – SUITE FOR POPS (Co-produced with Phil Ramone)
David Liebman – SWEET HANDS
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond – DUETS
Sonny Fortune – THE AWAKENING
Jim Hall – LIVE
Ira Sullivan – IRA SULLIVAN
* Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – NEW LIFE
The Revolutionary Ensemble – THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
David Liebman & Richie Beirach – FORGOTTEN FANTASIES
* Paul Desmond – LIVE
Charlie Haden – CLOSENESS
Sonny Fortune – WAVES OF DREAMS
Jimmy Owens – JIMMY OWENS (Executive Producer)
Karma – CELEBRATION (Executive Producer)
Dave Brubeck Quartet – 25th ANNIVERSARY REUNION
* Jim Hall – COMMITMENT
* Mel Lewis – AND FRIENDS
Don Cherry – DON CHERRY (Executive Producer)
David Liebman – KEEPER OF THE PASS
Gerry Niewood – AND TIMEPIECE (Executive Producer)
Jim Hall & Red Mitchell – DUETS
David Liebman – HARVEST
** Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – LIVE IN MUNICH
Billy Hart – ENCHANCE
Chet Baker – YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN
Charlie Haden – THE GOLDEN NUMBER
Ira Sullivan – SPACE
Ornette Coleman – DANCING IN YOUR HEAD (Executive Producer)
ARTISTS HOUSE (1977-1982)
Ornette Coleman – BODY META (Executive Producer)
* Paul Desmond – PAUL DESMOND
Charlie Haden & Hampton Hawes – AS LONG AS THERE’S MUSIC
Ornette Coleman & Charlie Haden – SOAPSUDS, SOAPSUDS
James Blood Ulmer – TALES OF CAPTAIN BLACK
Andrew Hill – FROM CALIFORNIA WITH LOVE
David Liebman – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Waymon Reed – 46TH & 8TH
Chet Baker – ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME
Jim Hall – JIM HALL & RED MITCHELL
Art Pepper – SO IN LOVE
James Blood Ulmer – ARE YOU GLAD TO BE IN AMERICA
Gil Evans – WHERE FLAMINGOS FLY (Executive Producer)
Jim Hall – JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF JAPAN
Jim Hall – LIVE IN TOKYO
Art Pepper – LOVER MAN
Roland Hanna & George Mraz – PLAY FOR MONK
Gil Evans – SOLO (not released)
Ornette Coleman – THE QUARTET (not released)
Ornette Coleman – NEWPORT 1977 (not released)
Chet Baker – THE QUINTET (not released)
Cecil Taylor – LIVE AT STORYVILLE
ATLANTIC (1985-1987)
* Mel Lewis – 20TH ANNIVERSARY (Executive Producer)
Mike Stern – UPSIDE DOWNSIDE
Steve Slagle – RIO HIGHLIFE (Executive Producer)
Chris Hunter – CHRIS HUNTER
Hiram Bullock – FROM ALL SIDES
David Newman – HEADS UP
“Wild Bill” Davison – TRIBUTE TO CHICAGO JAZZ
A&M RECORDS (1988-1990)
Don Cherry – ART DECO
Sun Ra – BLUE DELIGHT
* Max Roach & Dizzy Gillespie – PARIS 1989
Cecil Taylor – IN FLORESCENCE
Gerry Mulligan – LONESOME BOULEVARD
Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, and Milt Jackson – HOMAGE TO CHARLIE PARKER
Don Cherry – MULTIKULTI
Sun Ra – PURPLE NIGHT
Art Blakey – ONE FOR ALL
Chet Baker – THE BEST THING FOR YOU (1980)
M0SS MUSIC (1988)
Christopher Hollyday – REVERANCE
NIPPON PHONOGRAM (1989)
Ron Carter – ALONE
SONET (1989)
Nancy Harrow – STREET OF DREAMS
REMARK RECORDS (1988)
Gil Evans & Lee Konitz – HEROES
Gil Evans & Lee Konitz – ANTI-HEROES
FANTASY RECORDS (1991)
Art Pepper – FOR ART’S SAKE
MUSICMASTERS (1989-1991)
Mel Lewis Orchestra – SOFT LIGHTS AND HOT MUSIC
* Mel Lewis Orchestra – THE DEFINITIVE THAD JONES, VOLUME I
* Mel Lewis Orchestra – THE DEFINITIVE THAD JONES, VOLUME 2
Mel Lewis Sextet – THE LOST ART
* Peggy Lee – THERE’LL BE ANOTHER SPRING
* Louie Bellson – AIRMAIL SPECIAL
Mel Lewis – TO YOU
Roland Hanna – PLAYS ELLINGTON
* Jay McShann All-Stars (Clark Terry, Benny Carter, Ernie Andrews, Jimmy Heath, Phil Woods) – PARIS ALL-STAR BLUE
Bobby Scott – MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE (not released)
Bobby Scott – WHEN I FALL IN LOVE (not released)
Bobby Scott – SLOWLY (a combination of above)
Jim Hall – THE JIM HALL INVITATIONAL, VOLUME 1
Jim Hall – THE JIM HALL INVITATIONAL, VOLUME 2
Milt Jackson – THE HAREM
Freddie Hubbard – BOLIVIA
Dave Brubeck – NEW WINE (Executive Producer)
Eastern Rebellion – (Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins, Ralph Moore, David Williams) – MOSAIC
BMG/RCA/NOVUS (1989-1994)
Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron – HOT HOUSE
Christopher Hollyday – CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY
Clyde Criner – THE COLOR OF DARK
Hilton Ruiz – DOIN’ IT RIGHT
Christopher Hollyday – ON COURSE
James Moody – HONEY
Soundtrack – MR. & MRS. BRIDGE
Hilton Ruiz – A MOMENT’S NOTICE
Steve Lacy – LIVE AT SWEET BASIL, VOLUME I
Steve Lacy – LIVE AT SWEET BASIL, VOLUME 2
Christopher Hollyday – AND I’LL SING ONCE MORE
Various – A MERRY JAZZMAS
Danilo Perez – THE JOURNEY
ANTILLES (1989-1994)
Frank Morgan – MOOD INDIGO
James Clay – I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART
Frank Morgan – A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING
Johnny Griffin – THE CAT
Kenny Drew, Jr. – KENNY DREW, JR.
Steve Turre – RIGHT THERE
James Clay – COOKIN’ AT THE CONTINENTAL
Frank Morgan – YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING
Johnny Griffin – DANCE OF PASSION
Kenny Drew, Jr. – A LOOK INSIDE
Frank Morgan – LISTEN TO THE DAWN
VERVE (1991-1994)
The Harper Brothers – YOU CAN HIDE INSIDE THE MUSIC
Johnny Griffin – CHICAGO, NEW YORK, PARIS
PRIVATE MUSIC (1993-2001)
** Etta James – MYSTERY LADY
Etta James – TIME AFTER TIME
Etta James – THE TWELVE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS
*Etta James – THE HEART OF A WOMAN
Etta James – BLUE GARDENIA
*Etta James – BURNIN’ DOWN THE HOUSE (CD & DVD)
TELARC (1991-2001)
* Bobby Short – LATE NIGHT AT THE CAFE CARLYLE
Dizzy Gillespie – TO DIZ WITH LOVE, VOLUME 1
Dizzy Gillespie – TO DIZ WITH LOVE, VOLUME 2
Dizzy Gillespie – TO BIRD WITH LOVE, VOLUME I
Dizzy Gillespie – TO BIRD WITH LOVE, VOLUME 2
Dizzy Gillespie – BIRD SONGS – THE FINAL RECORDINGS
The Count Basie Orchestra – LIVE AT EL MOROCCO, VOLUME I
The Count Basie Orchestra – LIVE AT EL MOROCCO, VOLUME 2
George Shearing – I HEAR A RHAPSODY
Hilton Ruiz – MANHATTAN MAMBO
George Shearing/Robert Farnon Orchestra – HOW BEAUTIFUL IS NIGHT
Ahmad Jamal – CHICAGO REVISITED, LIVE AT THE BLACKSTONE HOTEL
Mel Tormé – THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, LIVE AT MICHAEL’S PUB
Joe Williams & the Count Basie Orchestra – LIVE IN DETROIT
* Bobby Short – SWING THAT MUSIC
Jeanie Bryson – I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU
The Count Basie Orchestra – BASIE’S BAG
Junior Wells – BETTER OFF WITH THE BLUES
Paul Desmond – LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (Telarchive)
Gerry Mulligan – PARAISO
Joe Williams/Robert Farnon Orchestra – HERE’S TO LIFE
Slide Hampton and The Jazz Masters – DEDICATED TO DIZ
Dave Brubeck – LATE NIGHT BRUBECK
Cody Moffett – EVIDENCE
Jeanie Bryson – TONIGHT I NEED YOU SO
Hilton Ruiz – HEROES
George Shearing – WALKIN’
Jim Hall – DEDICATIONS & INSPIRATIONS
Jimmy McGriff/Hank Crawford – RIGHT TURN ON BLUE
Louie Bellson – BIG BAND LIVE FROM NEW YORK
Dave Brubeck – JUST YOU, JUST ME
Dave Brubeck – YOUNG LIONS AND OLD TIGERS
Dave Brubeck – NIGHTSHIFT
Jazz Showcase – VARIOUS ARTISTS
Various Artists – SANTA’S BAG
Gerry Mulligan – DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
Joe Williams – FEEL THE SPIRIT
Ahmad Jamal – REMEMBERING DUKE, HOAGY AND STRAYHORN
Lady Bianca – BEST KEPT SECRET
Memphis Horns – THE MEMPHIS HORNS
* Muddy Waters Tribute Band – YOUR GONNA MISS ME (WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE
George Shearing Quintet – THAT SHEARING SOUND
Junior Wells – EVERBODY’S GETTIN’ SOME
George Shearing – PAPER MOON (THE SONGS OF NAT KING COLE)
Frank Morgan – LOVE LOST AND FOUND
Bobby Short – SONGS OF NEW YORK
Jim Hall – DIALOGUES
Jimmy McGriff/Hank Crawford – BLUES GROOVE
Gerry Mulligan – DRAGONFLY
John Serry – ENCHANTRESS
Jeanie Bryson – SOME CATS KNOW
Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson – SLAMMIN’ ON THE WEST SIDE
Dave Brubeck – A DAVE BRUBECK CHRISTMAS
Maria Muldaur – FANNING THE FLAMES
* Junior Wells – COME ON IN THIS HOUSE
Geoge Shearing – FAVORITE THINGS
Frank Morgan – BEBOP!
Jim Hall – TEXTURES
*Junior Wells – LIVE AT BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS
Jim Hall – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Dave Brubeck & Sons – IN THEIR OWN SWEET WAY
Bobby Short – CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AT THE CAFE CARLYLE
Dave Brubeck – SO WHAT’S NEW?
Jim Hall – BY ARRANGEMENT/JAZZ SONGS
George Shearing Quintet – CHRISTMAS WITH THE GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET
Bobby Short – YOU’RE THE TOP
Bobby Short – HOW’S YOUR ROMANCE (compilation)
Junior Wells – BEST OF
Jim Hall – GRAND SLAM
*Various Artists – HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL (TRIBUTE TO ROBERT JOHNSON)
Gerry Mulligan – THE ART OF GERRY MULLIGAN – The Final Recordings
George Shearing – THE GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET RETURNS TO BIRDLAND Jim Hall – BASSES
George Shearing/John Pizzarelli – THE RARE DELIGHT OF YOU
GRP RECORDS (1992)
Gerry Mulligan – RE-BIRTH OF THE COOL
GITANES BLUES/POLGRAM (1992-1998)
Lucky Peterson – I’M READY
Johnny Copeland – FLYIN’ HIGH (Executive Producer)
Lightnin’ Hopkins – IT’S A SIN TO BE RICH (Executive Producer)
Big Daddy Kinsey – I AM THE BLUES
Joe Louis Walker – BLUES SURVIVOR
* James Cotton – LIVING THE BLUES
Johnny Copeland – CATCH UP WITH THE BLUES
Larry Garner – YOU NEED TO LIVE A LITTLE
Lucky Peterson – BEYOND COOL
Joe Louis Walker – JLW
Charles Brown – THESE BLUES
Big Daddy Kinsey – RAMBLIN’ MAN
Larry Garner – BATON ROUGE
* Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – THE MAN
** J.J. Johnson/Robert Farnon Orchestra – TANGENCE
Billy Branch – THE BLUES KEEP FOLLOWING ME AROUND
Lucky Peterson – LIFETIME
Johnny Copeland – JUNGLE SWING
Charles Brown – HONEY DRIPPER
Joe Louis Walker – BLUES OF THE MONTH CLUB (Executive Producer)
* Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – LONG WAY HOME
** James Cotton – DEEP IN THE BLUES
Billy Branch – SATISFY ME
Mavis Staples/Lucky Peterson – SPIRITUALS AND GOSPEL (DEDICATED TO MAHALIA JACKSON
*Robert Jr. Lockwood – I GOT TO FIND ME A WOMAN
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – GATE SWINGS
Charles Brown – SO GOES LOVE
Cecil Taylor/Elvin Jones/Dewey Redman – MOMENTUM SPACE
ELEKTRA (1992)
Etta James – THE RIGHT TIME (Executive Producer)
ROUNDER RECORDS (1992)
Sun Ra – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Sun Ra – SOMEWHERE ELSE
COLUMBIA (1994, 2002)
David Sanchez – SKETCHES OF DREAM
Derek Trucks – SOUL SERENADE
EVIDENCE RECORDS (1995 – 2001)
Ralph Peterson – THE FO’TET PLAYS MONK
Ralph Peterson – THE RECLAMATION PROJECT
Melvin Taylor – MELVIN TAYLOR AND THE SLACK BAND
Carl Weathersby – DON’T LAY YOUR BLUES ON ME
Melvin Taylor – DIRTY POOL
Carl Weathersby – LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW
Carl Weathersby – RESTLESS FEELING
Melvin Taylor – BANG THAT BELL
Carl Weathersby – COME TO PAPA
Melvin Taylor – RENDEVOUS WITH THE BLUES
HOUSE OF BLUES (1997 – 1999)
Various – BLUES TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES – PAINT IT BLUE
Larry McCray – BORN TO PLAY THE BLUES
Derek Trucks – OUT OF THE MADNESS
Various – BLUES TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN – TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Various – BLUES TRIBUTE TO ERIC CLAPTON – BLUES POWER
Various – BLUES TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN – WHOLE LOTTA BLUES
*The Dixie Hummingbirds – 70thANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (Co-produced with Bennie Diggs)
RCA VICTOR (1997– 2003)
Tom Harrell – THE ART OF RHYTHM
**Don Sebesky – I REMEMBER BILL
Randall Atcheson – CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT
Randall Atcheson – CLASSIC LOVE SONGS
Tom Harrell – WISE CHILDREN
LANDSLIDE RECORDS(1997)
Derek Trucks – THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND
V-2 (1998)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – REVELATIONS
HARBINGER RECORDS LTD (1999)
Nancy Harrow – MARBLE FAUN
SURROUNDED BY ENTERTAINMENT (2000 – 2002)
Bobby Short – PIANO (CD & DVD)
CONCORD (2001)
Nnenna Freelon – TALES OF WONDER
ARTISTS HOUSE (2002-2011)
Nancy Harrow – WINTER DREAMS
Scrapomatic – MOANIN’ (CD, LP & DVD)
Oteil Burbridge – THE FAMILY SECRET (CD & DVD)
Jason Crosby – FOUR CHORDS AND SEVEN NOTES AGO (CD & DVD)
Kami Lyle – SOMERSAULT (CD & DVD)
Bob Brookmeyer/Kenny Wheeler Quintet – ISLAND (CD & DVD)
Jim Stack – JAZZ FOR A SUMMER’S DAY
Steve Haines – BEGINNERS MIND
Vijay Iyer – BLOOD SUTRA
Gerry Mulligan – AGE OF STEAM DVD &CD
Warren Vache – I LOVE THE TRUMPET (Instructional DVD)
Nancy Harrow – THE CAT WHO WENT TO HEAVEN (Enhanced CD)
Kenny Werner – MASTER CLASS DVD
Cecil Taylor – MASTER CLASS DVD
Hank Jones – MASTER CLASS DVD
Barry Harris – MASTER CLASS DVD
Clark Terry – MASTER CLASS DVD
Percy Heath and Jimmy Heath – MASTER CLASS DVD
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – MASTER CLASS DVD (Louisiana Masters)
Benny Golson – MASTER CLASS DVD
Phil Woods – MASTER CLASS DVD
Toots Thielemans – MASTER CLASS DVD
Jim Stack – JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY
Jim Stack – MEMORIES OF YOU
Jim Stack – NIGHT WHISPERER
Jim Stack – STREET OF DREAMS
Jim Stack – LET ME LOVE YOU
Jim Stack – SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME
Kenny Werner – LIVING EFFORTLESS MASTERY (DVD)
Bob Brookmeyer – NEA JAZZ MASTER – 3 In 1 (Documentary/Performance DVD)
Hundreds of hours of Music Industry video content for the website, www.artistshousemusic.org
THE TEMPLETON FOUNDATION PRESS (2004-2005)
Noble Purpose – WILLIAM DAMON (Audio Book CD)
Words of Gratitude – ROBERT EMMONS & JOANNA HILL (Audio Book CD)
Golden Nuggets – JOHN TEMPLETON (Audio Book CD)
Spiritual Investments – GARY MOORE & JOHN TEMPLETON (Audio Book CD)
Why Are We Created – JOHN TEMPLETON & REBEKAH DUNLAP (Audio Book CD)
Purpose and Power – HAROLD KOENIG, M.D. (Audio Book CD)
The Healing Connection – HAROLD KOENIG, M.D. (Audio Book CD)
Spirituality in Patient Care – HAROLD KOENIG, M.D. (Audio Book CD)
Possibilities – JOHN TEMPLETON (Audio Book CD)
The Wisdom of World’s Religions – JOHN TEMPLETON (Audio Book CD)
The Fire in the Equations – KITTY FERGUSON (Web-based Learning Etext; not released)
JUSTIN TIME RECORDS (2003)
Susie Arioli/Jordan Officer – THAT’S FOR ME
HIGH NOTE RECORDS (2006)
McCoy Tyner – GUITARS
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (2004-2009)
Jackrabbit Slim (student band – CD and DVD)
Blair (student band – CD)
Kelcy (student band – CD)
Lakme (student opera – DVD)
Hundreds of hours of Music Industry video content for the website, http://creativeprofessions.org/.
OTHER (1988-2018)
Jake Banta – JAKE’S BLUES – LIVIN’ AT THE CROSSROADS
Nancy Harrow – BEATLES SONGBOOK
Brasilicana – LAMBERENGUE
Eddie Allen – SONGS FOR CONTEMPLATION
Kenny Gwyn – KENNY GWYN
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis – LIVE IN MONTREUX
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – RIVERSIDE (commissioned ballet)
Kelly Richie – SENDING ME ANGELS
Johanna Grussner – LAZY AFTERNOON
Rachel Eve – MOUTH OF FEATHERS
Andrew Duhon – DREAMING OF YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE
Nancy Harrow – AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH NANCY HARROW
Nancy Harrow – THIS SIDE OF PARADISE (Broadway Show)
Bradley’s Circus – BANG, BANG WA-WEES
Jones Unleashed – AWAKE AND ALIVE
Flow Tribe – FLOW TRIBE
E Company – ON
Sal Liberto – NOW’S THE TIME
Geb Rault – SWEET DANCER
Mississippi Rail Company – COAL BLACK TRAIN
Jonathan Batiste – STAY HUMAN BAND
Bradley’s Circus – KICKIN’ BUT NOT HIGH
Susie Arioli – SPRING (Spectra Records, Montreal)
Jonathan Batiste – PARTY (JB Productions)