Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard | |
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Sam Woodyard in 1965 | |
Background information | |
Born | (1925-01-07)January 7, 1925 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 1988(1988-09-20) (aged 63) Paris, France |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988)[1] was an American jazz drummer.
He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States.[1] Woodyard was largely an autodidact on drums and played locally in the Newark, New Jersey, area in the 1940s.[1] He performed with Paul Gayten in an R&B group, then played in the early 1950s with Joe Holiday, Roy Eldridge, and Milt Buckner. In 1955, he joined Duke Ellington's orchestra and remained until 1966.[1]
After his time with Ellington, Woodyard worked with Ella Fitzgerald, then moved to Los Angeles.[1] In the 1970s, he played less due to health problems, but he recorded with Buddy Rich,[1] and toured with Claude Bolling. In 1983, he belonged to a band with Teddy Wilson, Buddy Tate, and Slam Stewart.[1] His last recording was on Steve Lacy's 1988 album, The Door.
He died of cancer in Paris at the age of 63.[2]
Discography
With Cat Anderson
- Plays at 4 a.m. (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellingtonia (Wynne, 1959)
- A Chat with Cat Anderson (Columbia, 1963)
With Duke Ellington
- At Newport (Columbia, 1956)
- Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956)
- A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia, 1957)
- Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1957)
- Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, 1957)
- The Cosmic Scene (Columbia, 1958)
- Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellington Indigos (Columbia, 1958)
- Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia, 1959)
- Festival Session (Columbia, 1959)
- Solitude (Philips, 1960)
- Piano in the Background (Columbia, 1960)
- Piano in the Foreground (Columbia, 1963)
- The Symphonic Ellington (Reprise, 1963)
- Afro-Bossa (Reprise, 1963)
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse!, 1963)
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1963)
- Duke Ellington & Django Reinhardt (Amiga, 1963)
- Ellington '65 (Reprise, 1964)
- The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA Victor 1966)
- Duke Ellington at the Cote d'Azur (Verve, 1967)
- "...And His Mother Called Him Bill" (RCA, 1968)
- Second Sacred Concert (Fantasy, 1968)
- Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise, 1968)
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia, 1971)
- The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic, 1973)
- Yale Concert (Fantasy, 1973)
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II (Columbia, 1973)
- The Pianist (Fantasy, 1974)
- The Duke Lives On (Midi, 1974)
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic, 1976)
- All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
- All Star Road Band Volume 2 (Doctor Jazz, 1985)
- Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1991)
With Johnny Hodges
- Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran, 1956)
- Duke's in Bed (Verve, 1956)
- The Big Sound (Verve, 1957)
- Blues-a-Plenty (Verve, 1958)
- Not So Dukish (Verve, 1958)
- Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (Verve, 1962)
- Swing's Our Thing with Earl Hines (Verve, 1968)
- Ellingtonia! (Onyx, 1974)
- At the Sportpalast Berlin (Pablo, 1978)
With others
- Alice Babs, Serenade to Sweden (Telestar, 1966)
- Harry Carney, Rock Me Gently (Metronome, 1961)
- Rosemary Clooney, Blue Rose (Columbia, 1956)
- Paul Gonsalves, Cookin' (Argo, 1958)
- Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet in High Fi (Urania, 1955)
- Jimmy Hamilton, Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet (World Record Club, 1963)
- Lionel Hampton, Ring Dem Vibes (Blue Star, 1976)
- Quincy Jones, The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
- Brooks Kerr & Paul Quinichette, Prevue (Famous Door, 1974)
- Buddy Rich, The Roar of '74 (Groove Merchant, 1974)
- Joya Sherrill, Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (20th Century Fox, 1965)
- Billy Strayhorn, Live! (Roulette, 1969)
- Clark Terry, Duke with a Difference (Riverside, 1957)
- Clark Terry, Out on a Limb with Clark Terry (Argo, 1957)
- Clark Terry, Cruising (Milestone, 1975)
- Norris Turney, I Let a Song... (Black and Blue, 1978)
- Jimmy Woode, The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1958)
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 438/9. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ "Sam Woodyard Dies; Jazz Drummer Was 63". Nytimes.com. 23 September 1988. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- General references
- Sam Woodyard at AllMusic
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- Harlem Jazz, 1930
- Ellingtonia, Vol. One
- Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Smoke Rings
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington '55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- Paris Blues
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Midnight in Paris
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke's Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
- Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
- Black, Brown, and Beige
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
- Ellington at Newport
- Dance Concerts, California 1958
- Dance Dates, California 1958
- Newport 1958
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
- Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
- Live at the Blue Note
- Hot Summer Dance
- The Great Paris Concert
- A Concert of Sacred Music
- In the Uncommon Market
- Soul Call
- Yale Concert
- 70th Birthday Concert
- Togo Brava Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Third Sacred Concert
- Eastbourne Performance
- Blue Rose
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Side by Side
- Back to Back
- The Great Summit
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Money Jungle
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Serenade to Sweden
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Francis A. & Edward K.
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
- "African Flower"
- "All Too Soon"
- "Azure"
- "Black and Tan Fantasy"
- "Black, Brown and Beige"
- "C Jam Blues"
- "Come Sunday"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Creole Love Call"
- "Day Dream"
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
- "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
- "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
- "Echoes of Harlem"
- "Everything but You"
- "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
- "I Didn't Know About You"
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
- "In a Mellow Tone"
- "In a Sentimental Mood"
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
- "The Mooche"
- "Mood Indigo"
- " Prelude to a Kiss"
- "Rocks in My Bed"
- "(In My) Solitude"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)
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members
- Hayes Alvis
- Cat Anderson
- Ivie Anderson
- Harold Ashby
- Alice Babs
- Shorty Baker
- Butch Ballard
- Art Baron
- Aaron Bell
- Louie Bellson
- Joe Benjamin
- Barney Bigard
- Lou Blackburn
- Jimmy Blanton
- Wellman Braud
- Lawrence Brown
- Harry Carney
- Johnny Coles
- Willie Cook
- Buster Cooper
- Kay Davis
- Wild Bill Davis
- Wilbur de Paris
- Bobby Durham
- Mercer Ellington
- Rolf Ericson
- Jimmy Forrest
- Victor Gaskin
- Peter Giger
- Tyree Glenn
- Paul Gonsalves
- Sonny Greer
- Fred Guy
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Otto Hardwick
- Shelton Hemphill
- Rick Henderson
- Al Hibbler
- Johnny Hodges
- Major Holley
- Charlie Irvis
- Quentin Jackson
- Hilton Jefferson
- Herb Jeffries
- Freddie Jenkins
- Money Johnson
- Herbie Jones
- Wallace Jones
- Taft Jordan
- Al Killian
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Wendell Marshall
- Murray McEachern
- Louis Metcalf
- James "Bubber" Miley
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve
- Ray Nance
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Oscar Pettiford
- Eddie Preston
- Russell Procope
- Junior Raglin
- Betty Roché
- Ernie Royal
- Al Sears
- Joya Sherrill
- Willie Smith
- Elmer Snowden
- Rex Stewart
- Billy Strayhorn
- Billy Taylor
- Clark Terry
- Juan Tizol
- Norris Turney
- Ben Webster
- Arthur Whetsel
- Cootie Williams
- Nelson Williams
- Skippy Williams
- Booty Wood
- Jimmy Woode
- Britt Woodman
- Sam Woodyard