Duke Pearson

piano, arranger, producer, electric piano, organ, flugelhorn, piano accordion, creative direction

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Amanda, Bedouin, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Fly Little Bird Fly, Wahoo
Mickey Roker drums, percussion A Beautiful Friendship, After the Rain, Amanda, Angel Eyes, Bedouin, Big Bertha, Bloos, Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Empathy, Farewell Machelle, Fly Little Bird Fly, Gaslight, Give Me Your Love, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Horn In, How Insensitive, Hush-A-Bye, I Don't Care Who Knows It, I Don't Know, Is That So, Lamento, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, Little Waltz, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Our Love, Prairie Dog, Ready Rudy?, Sandalia Dela, Say you're mine, Sleigh Ride, Soulin', Stella by Starlight, Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee, Tears, The Fakir, The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Upa Neguinho, Wahoo, Xibaba, You Know I Care
Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone Chili Peppers, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Rotary, Scrap Iron
Bob Cranshaw bass Amanda, Angel Eyes, Bedouin, Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Farewell Machelle, Fly Little Bird Fly, Give Me Your Love, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, How Insensitive, Hush-A-Bye, I Don't Know, Is That So, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, Little Waltz, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Our Love, Prairie Dog, Say you're mine, Sleigh Ride, Soulin', Stella by Starlight, The Fakir, The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Wahoo, Xibaba, You Know I Care
Lex Humphries drums 3 A.M., Angel Eyes, Bags' Groove, Bags' Groove (take 1), Black Coffee, Bluebird of Happiness, Exodus, Exodus (take 1), Gate City Blues, I Love You, I'm Glad There Is You, I'm a Fool to Want You, I'm an Old Cowhand, I'm an Old Cowhand (Alternate Take), I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande, take 3), I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande, take 5), Jeannie, Jeannine (take 1), Le Carrousel, Le Carrousel (Alternate Take), Le Carrousel (alternate take), Le Carrousel (take 3), Like Someone in Love, On Green Dolphin Street, Say You're Mine, Say You're Mine (Alternate Take), Say You're Mine (take 3), Say You're Mine (take 4), Taboo, The Golden Striker, Two Mile Run, When Sunny Gets Blue, Witchcraft

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Amanda, Bedouin, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Fly Little Bird Fly, Wahoo
Mickey Roker drums, percussion A Beautiful Friendship, After the Rain, Amanda, Angel Eyes, Bedouin, Big Bertha, Bloos, Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Empathy, Farewell Machelle, Fly Little Bird Fly, Gaslight, Give Me Your Love, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Horn In, How Insensitive, Hush-A-Bye, I Don't Care Who Knows It, I Don't Know, Is That So, Lamento, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, Little Waltz, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Our Love, Prairie Dog, Ready Rudy?, Sandalia Dela, Say you're mine, Sleigh Ride, Soulin', Stella by Starlight, Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee, Tears, The Fakir, The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Upa Neguinho, Wahoo, Xibaba, You Know I Care
Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone Chili Peppers, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Rotary, Scrap Iron
Bob Cranshaw bass Amanda, Angel Eyes, Bedouin, Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Farewell Machelle, Fly Little Bird Fly, Give Me Your Love, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, How Insensitive, Hush-A-Bye, I Don't Know, Is That So, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, Little Waltz, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Our Love, Prairie Dog, Say you're mine, Sleigh Ride, Soulin', Stella by Starlight, The Fakir, The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Wahoo, Xibaba, You Know I Care
Lex Humphries drums 3 A.M., Angel Eyes, Bags' Groove, Bags' Groove (take 1), Black Coffee, Bluebird of Happiness, Exodus, Exodus (take 1), Gate City Blues, I Love You, I'm Glad There Is You, I'm a Fool to Want You, I'm an Old Cowhand, I'm an Old Cowhand (Alternate Take), I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande, take 3), I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande, take 5), Jeannie, Jeannine (take 1), Le Carrousel, Le Carrousel (Alternate Take), Le Carrousel (alternate take), Le Carrousel (take 3), Like Someone in Love, On Green Dolphin Street, Say You're Mine, Say You're Mine (Alternate Take), Say You're Mine (take 3), Say You're Mine (take 4), Taboo, The Golden Striker, Two Mile Run, When Sunny Gets Blue, Witchcraft
James Spaulding alto saxophone, flute, woodwind After the Rain, Amanda, Angel Eyes, Bedouin, Big Bertha, Chili Peppers, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Empathy, Fly Little Bird Fly, Gaslight, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Hush-A-Bye, Is That So, Little Waltz, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Our Love, Prairie Dog, Ready Rudy?, Rotary, Scrap Iron, Soulin', Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee, The Fakir, Wahoo, You Know I Care
Freddie Hubbard trumpet After the Rain, Big Bertha, Chili Peppers, Empathy, Gaslight, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Ready Rudy?, Rotary, Scrap Iron, Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee
Jerry Dodgion alto flute, alto saxophone, flute A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Chili Peppers, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It, I Don't Know, Los Malos Hombres, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Rotary, Say you're mine, Scrap Iron, The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Xibaba
Johnny Coles trumpet Angel Eyes, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Hush-A-Bye, Is That So, Little Waltz, New Girl, Our Love, Prairie Dog, Soulin', The Fakir, You Know I Care
Airto Moreira (percussionist) vocal, drums, percussion Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, Give Me Your Love, How Insensitive, I Don't Know, Lamento, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Sandalia Dela, Stella by Starlight, Tears, Upa Neguinho, Xibaba
Rudy van Gelder engineer A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Clara, Cristo Redentor, Give Me Your Love, Horn In, How Insensitive, I Don't Care Who Knows It, Lamento, Little Song, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Sandalia Dela, Stella by Starlight, Tears, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Upa Neguinho
Bobby Hutcherson vibraphone Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Captain Bacardi, I Don't Know, Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby, Xibaba
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) bass 3 A.M., Black Coffee, Bluebird of Happiness, Gate City Blues, I Love You, I'm Glad There Is You, I'm a Fool to Want You, Like Someone in Love, On Green Dolphin Street, Taboo, The Golden Striker, Two Mile Run, When Sunny Gets Blue, Witchcraft
Al Gafa electric guitar, guitar Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, Give Me Your Love, How Insensitive, Lamento, Little Song, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Sandalia Dela, Stella by Starlight, Tears, Upa Neguinho, Xibaba
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) tenor saxophone Angel Eyes, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Hush-A-Bye, Is That So, Little Waltz, New Girl, Our Love, Prairie Dog, Soulin', The Fakir, You Know I Care
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) bass A Beautiful Friendship, After the Rain, Big Bertha, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Empathy, Gaslight, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It, Ready Rudy?, Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) tenor saxophone After the Rain, Amanda, Bedouin, Big Bertha, ESP (Extrasensory Perception), Empathy, Fly Little Bird Fly, Gaslight, Ready Rudy?, Sudel, Sweet Honey Bee, Wahoo
Garnett Brown trombone Chili Peppers, Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Is That So, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), New Girl, Our Love, Rotary, Scrap Iron, You Know I Care
Thomas Howard (bass) bass Angel Eyes, Bags' Groove, Exodus, I'm an Old Cowhand, I'm an Old Cowhand (Alternate Take), Jeannie, Le Carrousel, Le Carrousel (Alternate Take), Say You're Mine, Say You're Mine (Alternate Take)
Burt Collins trumpet A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It, Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Xibaba
Lew Tabackin tenor saxophone A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It, I Don't Know
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) guitar Angel Eyes, Hush-A-Bye, Little Waltz, Prairie Dog, Soulin', The Fakir
Grady Tate drums Chili Peppers, Los Malos Hombres, Make It Good, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Rotary, Scrap Iron
Harold Vick saxophone Angel Eyes, Hush-A-Bye, Little Waltz, Prairie Dog, Soulin', The Fakir
Victor Pantoja congas Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), Say you're mine, The Moana Surf, The Phantom
Les Spann flute Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Is That So, New Girl, Our Love, You Know I Care
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) reeds Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Is That So, New Girl, Our Love, You Know I Care
Carlos "Patato" Valdés congas, güiro Blues for Alvina, Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), The Moana Surf, The Phantom
Frank Foster (saxophonist) alto clarinet, tenor saxophone A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) acoustic guitar, guitar Bonde Amarelo (Little Yellow Streetcar), Los Ojos Alegres (The Happy Eyes), The Moana Surf, The Phantom, Theme From Rosemary's Baby
Kenny Rupp trombone A Beautiful Friendship, Bloos, Canto Ossanha, Horn In, I Don't Care Who Knows It
Flora Purim vocal Lamento, Sandalia Dela, Tears, Upa Neguinho
Bebeto José Souza (bassist) bass Lamento, Sandalia Dela, Tears, Upa Neguinho
Dório Ferreira guitar, percussion Lamento, Sandalia Dela, Tears, Upa Neguinho
Ralph Towner acoustic guitar, guitar Captain Bacardi, I Don't Know, Xibaba
Andy Bey vocal Clara, Give Me Your Love, I Don't Care Who Knows It
Wally Richardson guitar Captain Bacardi, I Don't Know, Xibaba
Al Gibbons (saxophonist and flutist) flute Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Xibaba
DJ Maestro mix-DJ Los ojos alegres (The Happy Eyes)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd arranger, producer, electric piano, piano A Portrait of Jennie, A Portrait of Jenny, Amen, Angel Eyes (take 4), Beast of Burden, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Bo, Brother Isaac, Bup a Loup, Carol, Cecile, Chant, Child's Play, Child's Play (take 2), Child's Play (take 3), Cristo Redentor, Cute, Duke's Mixture, Each Time I Think of You, Elijah, Elmina, Essence, Estavanico, Fancy Free, Friday's Child (take 1), Fuego, Fufu, Funky Mama, Gate City, Ghana, Groovin' for Nat, Hello Bright Sunflower, Hush! (take 1), Hush! (take 2), I Love the Girl, I'm Tryin' to Get Home, I've Longed and Searched for My Mother, Jeannine, Kimyas, Kofi, Lament, Lex, Little Boy Blue, Low Life, March Children, My Girl Shirl, Noah, Out Of This World, Pearly Gates, Perpetual Love, Pure D. Funk, Say You're Mine, Smoothie (take 4), Soulful Kiddy, Sudel (take 2), Sudel (take 4), The Black Disciple, The Cat Walk, The Dude, The Loud Minority, The Uptowner, Theme (Pure D. Funk), Theme From Mr. Lucky, Weasil, When Sunny Gets Blue, Xibaba
Stanley Turrentine arranger, producer, organ A Bluish Bag, A Foggy Day, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, And Satisfy, Baptismal, Better Luck Next Time, Blues for Del, Bonita, Can't Buy Me Love, Come Back to Me, Days of Wine and Roses, Dr. Feelgood, Dr. Feelgood (alternate take), Feeling Good, Get It, Here's That Rainy Day, La Fiesta, Lonesome Lover, Manha Da Carnaval, Maybe September (Theme from "The Oscar"), New Time Shuffle, Night Song, Pres Delight (Flying Jumbo), Quittin' Time, Return of the Prodigal Son, Samba de Aviao, Shake, She's a Carioca, Silver Tears, Six and Four, Stella by Starlight, Sunny, The Look of Love, The Magilla, The Way You Look Tonight, Walk on By, What Could I Do Without You, What Now My Love, When The Sun Comes Out, With This Ring, You Want Me to Stop Loving You, You're Gonna Hear From Me
Freddie Hubbard piano Apothegm (take 14), Apothegm (take 6), Blues For Alvina (take 3), Blues For Alvina (take 4), Lex (take 2), Lex (take 4), Minor Mishap (take 3), Minor Mishap (take 4), Number Five (take 3), Number Five (take 5), The Nearness Of You (take 3), Time After Time (take 2)
Johnny Coles piano Heavy Legs, Hobo Joe, Jano, Little Johnny C, My Sweet Passion, So Sweet My Little Girl
The Duke Pearson Big Band arranger, piano A Taste of Honey, Bedouin, Disapproachment, Ground Hog, Here's That Rainy Day, Make It Good, Minor League, Mississippi Dip, New Girl, New Time Shuffle, Ready When You Are C.B., Straight Up and Down, The Days of Wine and Roses, Time After Time, Tones for Joan's Bones
Bobby Hutcherson piano Bedouin, For Duke P., If Ever I Would Leave You, Mirrors, Step Lightly, The Kicker
Herbie Hancock producer Firewater, First Trip, Goodbye to Childhood, Goodbye to Childhood (alternate take), He Who Lives in Fear, I Have a Dream, Promise of the Sun, Riot, Riot (first alternate take), Riot (second alternate take), Speak Like a Child, The Prisoner, The Sorcerer, Toys
Blue Mitchell arranger Good Humor Man, I Should Care, Millie, O Mama Enit, Rigor Mortez, Straight Up and Down, The People in Nassau, Tones for Joan's Bones
Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet piano Bossa Nova Ova, Chant, H and T Blues, Little Waltz, Mean What You Say, No Refill, Wives and Lovers, Yes Sir, That's My Baby
McCoy Tyner producer Asian Lullaby, Cosmos, Forbidden Land, Hope, Planet X, Shaken, but Not Forsaken, Song for My Lady, Vibration Blues
Lou Donaldson arranger It Might as Well Be Spring, Stardust, Sweet Slumber, Sweet and Lovely, The Good Life, What Will I Tell My Heart, You've Changed
Grant Green piano Django, Django (alternate take), Idle Moments, Jean de Fleur, Jean de Fleur (alternate take), Nomad
Wayne Shorter producer Antigua, Iska, Montezuma, Moto Grosso Feio, Vera Cruz
Hank Mobley arranger A Slice of the Top, A Touch of the Blues, Cute 'n Pretty, Hank's Other Bag, There's a Lull in My Life
Mr. Mann piano Jeannine, Kimyas, Pure D Funk, When Sunny Gets Blue