John Clayton

bass, conductor, arranger, producer, double bass

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Milt Jackson
Diana Krall
Şerif Muhittin Targan
Jackie Ryan
Count Basie Big Band

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Milt Jackson arranger, conductor, producer, bass 'Deed I Do, 3000 Miles Ago, Ah, sweet mystery of life, Along Came Betty, Back Home Again in Indiana, Bags' Groove, Blue Monk, Bossa Nova Do Marilla, Bullet Bag, Cedar Lane, Come to me, Compassion, Emily, Evidence, Five o'clock in the morning, Here's That Rainy Day, How Do You Keep the Music Playing, In a sentimental mood, Isn't She Lovely, It Never Entered My Mind, J.C., Little Girl Blue, Major Deagan (Blues for Dan), My romance, Newest Blues, Off minor, Once I Loved, Parking Lot Blues, Recovery, Rev-vitalization, Reverence, Revibal Meeting, Serious grease, Since I Fell for You, Soul Fusion, The Nearness of You, The prophet speaks, This Masquerade, Wonder why, Yano, You are so beautiful, Young and Foolish
Diana Krall arranger, conductor, bass, double bass 42nd Street, As Long as I Live, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Big Foot, Come Dance With Me, Day in Day Out, Do It Again, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Exactly Like You, Frim Fram Sauce, From This Moment On, How Insensitive, I Was Doing Alright, I'll Be Home for Christmas, I'm Just a Lucky So and So, I've Changed My Address, Isn’t This a Lovely Day, It Could Happen to You, It Was a Beautiful Day in August / You Can Depend on Me, Jimmie, Jingle Bells, Let It Snow, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Let’s Fall in Love, Little Girl Blue, Love Me Like a Man, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Pick Yourself Up, Popsicle Toes, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Sleigh Ride, Straighten Up and Fly Right, The Best Thing for You, The Christmas Song, The Girl in the Other Room, This Can't Be Love, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, White Christmas, Willow Weep for Me, Winter Wonderland
Şerif Muhittin Targan bass 9:20 Special, Back To The Apple, Basie, Big Stuff, Blue And Sentimental, Blues For Me, Blues for Joe Turner, Corner Pocket, Easy Does It, Every Tub, Good Time Blues, I'll Always Be In Love With You, Lady In Lace, Lena and Lenny, Li'l Darlin', Moonlight Becomes You, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Shiny Stockings, The Comeback
Jackie Ryan arranger, producer A Time for Love, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere, Before We Fall in Love, Comin' Home Baby, Gypsy in My Soul, How Little We Know (How Little It Matters), I Loves You Porgy, La Puerta, Listen Here, No One Ever Tells You, Rip Van Winkle, Throw It Away, To the Ends of the Earth
Count Basie Big Band double bass A Bit of This and a Bit of That, All of Me, Basie, Black Velvet, Freckle Face, Hittin'12, Ja-Da, John the III, Jumpin' at the Woodside, Left Hand Funk, One O'Clock Jump, Shiny Stockings, The Heat's On, Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Peter Schärli arranger, conductor, producer Another Saturday Night, Crying Over You (In Remembrance of Little Willie John), Everything Has Changed (Imaani’s Song), Here You Come Again, I Wish You Love, It’s Too Soon to Know, Oh What a Beautiful Morning, People Get Ready, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Trust in Me, Try a Little Tenderness, When I Fall in Love, You and I
James Zollar bass Barbados, Big Foot, Chasing the Bird, Dewey Square, Donna Lee, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, If I Should Lose You, Moose the Mooch, My Little Suede Shoes, Parker's Mood, Si Si, Steeplechase, The Song Is You
WDR Big Band Köln conductor, double bass A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, Battle Royal, Brown Skin Gal, Caravan, Cottontail, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Five O'Clock Whistle, Jack the Bear, Mood Indigo, Satin Doll, Sentimental Lady / Come Sunday
Rosemary Clooney double bass All the Things You Are, Come Back to Me, Everything I've Got, Guys and Dolls, How Are Things in Glocca Morra, I Stayed Too Long at the Fair, I Wish I Were in Love Again, I'll See You Again, Manhattan, My Ship, Taking a Chance on Love, Where Do You Start
Vanessa Rubin producer Caravan, Corcovado, Early Autumn, Everytime We Say Goodbye, Fantastic Episode, I Didn't Know About You, If I Should Lose You, Love for Sale, Nice 'N' Easy, The Summer Knows, The Way He Makes Me Feel
James Morrison arranger, producer A Brush With Bunj, Autumn Leaves, But Beautiful, Chega de Saudade (No More Blues), Jitterbug Waltz, Le Belleclaire Blues, Snappy Doo!, The Old Rugged Cross, The Shadow of Your Smile, You Are My Sunshine, Zander
Edsilia Rombley conductor Ain't No Mountain High Enough, At Last, Baby Don't Change Your Mind, Don't Play That Song, Get Ready, I Feel a Song (in My Heart Again), If I Were Your Woman, Sweet Soul Music, The Man That Said No, Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, You Send Me
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass arranger, bass Apple Honey, Clark After Dark, Don't Be That Way, Foot, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jumpin' at the Woodside, Mood Indigo, Pitter Patter, Sing, Sing, Sing, Take the 'a' Train, Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Monty Alexander bass "C" Jam Blues, Caravan, Eastside, Westside, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, In a Mellow Tone, In a Sentimental Mood, Just Squeeze Me, Love You Madly, Sophisticated Lady, To Be
Monty Alexander Trio double bass Battle Hymn of the Republic, Feelings, I’ll Drown in My Own Tears, Montevideo, Night Mist Blues, Satin Doll, That’s the Way It Is, Work Song, You Made Me Feel Brand New
Potenza double bass Ain't Misbehavin', Don't Worry 'Bout Me, Honeysuckle Rose, I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You, Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin', My Kind of Trouble Is You, Organ Grinder's Swing, Sweet Lorraine, Teach Me Tonight
Barney Kessel bass 'Round Midnight, Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, Almost the Blues, Bluesy, Everything I Have Is Yours, Get Me to the Church on Time, Moonlight Walk, Shaw 'Nuff, Star Fire
McCoy Tyner arranger, conductor (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me, (They Long to Be) Close to You, A House Is Not a Home, Alfie, One Less Bell to Answer, The Look of Love, The Windows of the World, What the World Needs Now Is Love, You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
Regina Carter arranger Chattanooga Choo Choo, Don't Get Sassy, Don't Mess With Mr T, Love Theme From Spartacus
Katie Gravestock arranger Amanda / Every Time We Say Goodbye, Grease for Graham, Road Song
Paul McCartney bass My Very Good Friend the Milkman, The Glory of Love
Philip Aaberg bass, double bass Not Whot I Thot, Upright
Aberrance bass Dragonfly, The Songs We Sang
John Pizzarelli arranger White Christmas
Fun 2 Jump arranger, conductor, producer Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
Lars Edegran's Palm Court Jazz All Stars arranger, producer J'aime Paris au mois de mai
Lucked Out conductor I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
David Benoit bass Something’s Gotta Give
Que Cera conductor You Are Everything
Alpertunga Köksal arranger, double bass You Couldn't Be Cuter
刘如曾 arranger I Love Paris / J'aime Paris
Seb Skelly arranger, conductor, producer Everything Has Changed (instrumental)
Barbra Streisand double bass Where Do You Start? (quartet version)
Jennifer Leitham bass Riff Raff
Zaz arranger, producer Champs Élysées
Natalie Cole arranger Jingle Bells
Michael Bublé arranger Heartache Tonight