Pepper Adams

baritone saxophone, reeds, clarinet, saxophone

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Libeccio, Philson, Star Dust, Trio
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Stanley Turrentine
Chet Baker
George Mraz bass A Child Is Born, Ad Astra, Bossa Nouveau, Claudette's Way, Dexter Rides Again, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Jirge, Julian, Lady Luck, Pent Up House, Reflectory, Sophisticated Lady, Spacemaker, That's All, Three Little Words, Three and One, Time Is on My Hands, Time on My Hand, Tis, Trentino, Twelfth & Pingree, Urban Dreams, Well You Needn't

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Libeccio, Philson, Star Dust, Trio
George Mraz bass A Child Is Born, Ad Astra, Bossa Nouveau, Claudette's Way, Dexter Rides Again, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Jirge, Julian, Lady Luck, Pent Up House, Reflectory, Sophisticated Lady, Spacemaker, That's All, Three Little Words, Three and One, Time Is on My Hands, Time on My Hand, Tis, Trentino, Twelfth & Pingree, Urban Dreams, Well You Needn't
Elvin Jones drums Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) bass, double bass Black Light, Carolyn, Fables of Faubus, Incarnation, Libeccio, Philson, Song With Orange, Star Dust, Strollin' Honies, Trio
Makaya Ntshoko drums A Child Is Born, Ad Astra, Bossa Nouveau, Jirge, Julian, Lady Luck, Spacemaker, Three and One, Time on My Hand, Tis, Twelfth & Pingree, Well You Needn't
Billy Hart (US jazz drummer aka "Jabali" Billy Hart) drums Claudette's Way, Dexter Rides Again, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Pent Up House, Reflectory, Sophisticated Lady, That's All, Three Little Words, Time Is on My Hands, Trentino, Urban Dreams
Tommy Flanagan piano Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Libeccio, Philson, Punjab, Serenity, Star Dust, Star-Crossed Lovers, Trio, Verdandi
Walter Norris piano A Child Is Born, Ad Astra, Bossa Nouveau, Jirge, Julian, Lady Luck, Spacemaker, Three and One, Time on My Hand, Tis, Twelfth & Pingree, Well You Needn't
Mitch Farber producer Bossallegro, Chelsea Bridge, Claudette's Way, Enchilada Baby, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Lovers of Their Time, My Shining Hour, Reflectory, Rue Serpente, Sophisticated Lady, That's All
Mel Lewis drums 50-21, Alone Together, Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Blackout Blues, Freddie Froo, High Step, Minor Mishap, Muezzin, My One and Only Love, Unforgettable, Zec
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) tenor saxophone Better Git in Your Soul, Cindy's Tune, Elusive, Haitian Fight Song, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Portrait, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Carlos Albrecht recording A Child Is Born, Ad Astra, Bossa Nouveau, Jirge, Julian, Spacemaker, Three and One, Tis, Twelfth & Pingree, Well You Needn't
Dannie Richmond drums Better Git in Your Soul, Black Light, Carolyn, Fables of Faubus, Haitian Fight Song, Incarnation, Portrait, Song With Orange, Strollin' Honies
Thad Jones trumpet Better Git in Your Soul, Black Light, Carolyn, Fables of Faubus, Haitian Fight Song, Incarnation, Portrait, Song With Orange, Strollin' Honies
Hank Jones piano Better Git in Your Soul, Black Light, Carolyn, Fables of Faubus, Haitian Fight Song, Incarnation, Portrait, Song With Orange, Strollin' Honies
Otto Gust producer Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) bass Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Tommy Nola recording Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Fred Norsworthy producer Cindy's Tune, Elusive, I've Just Seen Her, Inanout, Punjab, Serenity, Star-Crossed Lovers, Verdandi
Horst Weber producer Ad Astra, Jirge, Julian, Spacemaker, Three and One, Tis
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) piano Claudette's Way, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Reflectory, Sophisticated Lady, That's All
Matthias Winckelmann producer Ad Astra, Jirge, Julian, Spacemaker, Three and One, Tis
Elvin Campbell engineer Claudette's Way, Etude Diabolique, I Carry Your Heart, Reflectory, Sophisticated Lady, That's All
Doug Watkins bass 50-21, Alone Together, Blackout Blues, High Step, Minor Mishap, Zec
Lee Katzman trumpet 50-21, Alone Together, Blackout Blues, High Step, Minor Mishap, Zec
Jimmy Rowles piano 50-21, Alone Together, Blackout Blues, High Step, Minor Mishap, Zec
John Marabuto piano Blues Out, Body & Soul, Bossa Nouveau, Dewey Square, How Long Has This Been Going On
Leroy Vinnegar bass Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Freddie Froo, Muezzin, My One and Only Love, Unforgettable
Carl Perkins (Jazz pianist from the bop era, west coast) piano Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Freddie Froo, Muezzin, My One and Only Love, Unforgettable
Carl Burnett drums Last Resort, Now in Our Lives, Oleo, Summertime, Valse Celtique
Bob Maize bass Blues Out, Body & Soul, Bossa Nouveau, Dewey Square, How Long Has This Been Going On
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) piano Last Resort, Now in Our Lives, Oleo, Summertime, Valse Celtique
Ron Marabuto drums Blues Out, Body & Soul, Bossa Nouveau, Dewey Square, How Long Has This Been Going On
Stu Williamson brass Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Freddie Froo, Muezzin, My One and Only Love, Unforgettable
Ted Curson trumpet Last Resort, Now in Our Lives, Oleo, Summertime, Valse Celtique
Louis Hayes drums Libeccio, Philson, Star Dust, Trio
Kenny Burrell guitar Libeccio, Philson, Star Dust, Trio
Charles McPherson alto saxophone Better Git in Your Soul, Haitian Fight Song, Portrait
Bob Cranshaw double bass Better Git in Your Soul, Haitian Fight Song, Portrait
Benny Powell trombone Better Git in Your Soul, Haitian Fight Song, Portrait

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Donald Byrd baritone saxophone, clarinet 6 M's, A Portrait of Jennie, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Bronze Dance, Cecile, Chant, Child's Play, Clarion Calls, Cute, Devil Whip, Down Tempo, Duke's Mixture, Each Time I Think of You, Essence, Estavanico, Great God, Hello Bright Sunflower, Here Am I, Hush, I'm a Fool to Want You, I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande, Jeannine, Jorgie's, Kimyas, Lover, Come Back to Me, My Girl Shirl, Off to the Races, Paul's Pal, Pure D. Funk, Requiem, Say You're Mine, Shangri-La, Sophisticated Lady, Soulful Kiddy, Sudwest Funk, That's All, The Cat Walk, The Dude, The Injuns, Theme (Pure D. Funk), Theme From Mr. Lucky, When Sunny Gets Blue, Witchcraft, Xibaba, You're Next
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra baritone saxophone, clarinet A Child Is Born, A Child is Born, A'That's Freedom, A-That's Freedom, Ah' That's Freedom, Ahunk Ahunk, All My Yesterdays, Ambiance, Baca Feelin', Bacha Feelin, Bible Story, Blues in a Minute, Cherry Juice, Come Sunday, Don't Ever Leave Me, Don't Get Sassy, Don't Git Sassy, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, For the Love of Money, Forever Lasting, Gettin' Sassy, Greetings And Salutations, Groove Merchant, Little Pixi II, Little Pixie, Little Rascal On A Rock, Living for the City, Love And Harmony, Love To One Is One To Love, Quiet Lady, Quietude, Samba Con Getchu, Second Race, Thank You, The Second Race, The Waltz You Swang for Me, Willow Tree, Yours and Mine
Stanley Turrentine baritone saxophone, clarinet A Bluish Bag, And Satisfy, Baptismal, Blues for Del, Come Back to Me, Days of Wine and Roses, Don't Mess With Mister T, Don't Mess With Mister T (alternate take), Feeling Good, Harlem Dawn, Here's That Rainy Day, I Could Never Repay Your Love, La Fiesta, Lonesome Lover, Manha Da Carnaval, Maybe September (Theme from "The Oscar"), Mississippi City Strut, Night Song, Pieces of Dream, Samba de Aviao, Shake, She's a Carioca, Silver Tears, Sunny, The Magilla, Too Blue, Two for T, Walk on By, What Could I Do Without You, What Now My Love, When The Sun Comes Out, With This Ring, You're Gonna Hear From Me
Chet Baker baritone saxophone 'Tis Autumn, Almost Like Being in Love, Alone Together, Early Morning Mood, Fairmont, Indiana, Hollywood, How High the Moon, I Could Have Danced All Night, I Talk to the Trees, I've Grown Accoustomed to Her Face, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, If You Could See Me Now, It Never Entered My Mind, Jimmy's Theme, Let Me Be Loved, Let Me Be Loved (vocal version), On the Street Where You Live, People, September Song, Show Me, Success and Then West, Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Thanks Heaven for Little Girls, The Heather On The Hill, The Heather on the Hill, The Movie Star, The Search, This Autumn, Time on My Hands, You and the Night and the Music, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
Elvin Jones baritone saxophone Agappe Love, Agenda, La Fiesta, Mr. Jones, New Breed, The Children’s Merry-Go-Round March, What's Up-That's It, Whew, Yes
The Duke Pearson Big Band baritone saxophone 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
Luka Belani baritone saxophone 'Tis Autumn, Almost Like Being in Love, Alone Together, Early Morning Mood, How High the Moon, I Could Have Danced All Night, I Talk to the Trees, If You Could See Me Now, It Never Entered My Mind, September Song, Show Me, Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Time on My Hands, You and the Night and the Music, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Blue Mitchell baritone saxophone Good Humor Man, Heads Up! Feet Down!, I Should Care, Len Sirrah, Millie, O Mama Enit, Rigor Mortez, Straight Up and Down, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, The People in Nassau, Togetherness, Tones for Joan's Bones, West Coast Blues
Paul Chambers baritone saxophone High Step, Nixon, Dixon and Yates Blues, Trane's Strain
Lee Morgan baritone saxophone A Lot of Livin' to Do, A Night in Tunisia, Blue Gardenia, Blue Gardenia (alternate take), God Bless the Child, Heavy Dipper, If I Were a Carpenter, Just One of Those Things, Just One of Those Things (alternate take), Lover Man, New-Ma, Somewhere, This Is the Life
Freddie Hubbard baritone saxophone 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)
Puntoycoma saxophone Come Sunday, Evil Man Blues, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You, Get Out of My Life Woman, Hallelujah, I Love Her So, How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You), It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Keep Your Hand on Your Heart, Night Time Is the Right Time, Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning, Smack Dab in the Middle, Woman's Got Soul
Dau Unge baritone saxophone, clarinet A Good Time Was Had by All, Central Park North, Come Sunday, Mach II, Meetin' Place, Mornin' Reverend, Only for Now, The Farewell, The Great One, The Summary, Toledo by Candlelight, a' That's Freedom
KNGI Records reeds At Last, Dream, I Can't Get Started, I Had The Craziest Dream, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, I've Heard That Song Before, Let's Fall in Love, Moonlight Serenade, My Melancholy Baby, My Silent Love, Prisoner of Love, Stairway to the Stars
Urbie Green reeds At Last, Dream, I Can't Get Started, I Had the Craziest Dream, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, I've Heard That Song Before, Let's Fall in Love, Moonlight Serenade, My Melancholy Baby, My Silent Love, Prisoner of Love, Stairway to the Stars
Barry Harris baritone saxophone Barengo, Bull's Eye, Dance of the Infidels, Even Steven, Like This!, Luminescence, My Ideal, Nicaragua, Off Monk, Oh So Basal, Webb City
Charles Mingus baritone saxophone Cryin' Blues, E's Flat Ah's Flat Too, E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (alternate take), Moanin’, My Jelly Roll Soul, My Jelly Roll Soul (alternate take), Tensions, Tensions (alternate take), Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (alternate take)
Oliver Nelson baritone saxophone Blues O'Mighty, Blues and the Abstract Truth, Blues for Mr. Broadway, Goin' to Chicago Blues, Midnight Blue, Night Lights, One for Bob, One for Phil, The Critic's Choice, Theme From Mr. Broadway
Gugum Gumbira baritone saxophone Be Anything (But Be Mine), Black Coffee, Bye, Bye Blackbird, Fine Brown Frame, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Sonny Boy, Trouble in Mind, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, You Won't Let Me Go
Maynard Ferguson baritone saxophone Alfie, Kundalini Woman, Light Green, Meet a Cheetah, Molecules, Stan Speaks, Sunny, The Rise and Fall of Seven, Wack-Wack
Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet baritone saxophone 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
Toots Thielemans baritone saxophone 18th Century Ballroom, Don't Blame Me, East of the Sun, Fundamental Frequency, Imagination, Isn't It Romantic, Soul Station, Strutting With Some Barbecue
Dakota Staton baritone saxophone Country Man, Cry Me a River, Girl Talk, Heartbreak, How Did He Look?, I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know, It's the Talk of the Town, Make It Easy on Yourself
Herbie Hancock baritone saxophone Bird House, Curro's, Day Dream, I'm an Old Cowhand, It's a Beautiful Evening, Out of This World, Scoochie, Theme From Mr. Lucky
Jimmy Smith reeds Chain of Fools, Grabbin' Hold, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, If You Ain't Got It, Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?, One for Members, Stay Loose
Daoirí Farrell baritone saxophone Fairmont, Indiana, Hollywood, Jimmy's Theme, Let Me Be Loved, Success And Then What, The Movie Star, The Search
Dizzy Gillespie baritone saxophone Birks' Works, Blues for Max, Lover Come Back to Me, Lullaby of the Leaves, On the Trail, Sweet Georgia Brown, Tour de Force
Thelonious Monk baritone saxophone Crepuscule With Nellie, Friday the 13th, Little Rootie Tootie, Little Rootie Tootie (Encore), Monk's Mood, Off Minor, Thelonious (Complete version)
Ordrhein baritone saxophone Bouncing With Bud, Civilization and Its Discontents, Ephemera, Hellure, Jitterbug Waltz, Patrice, Quiet Lady
Big Black Cloud saxophone Adams in the Apple, All Too Soon, Beaubien, I Didn't Know, Minor Catastrophe, Riverside Drive
Houston Person baritone saxophone Blue Odyssey, Funky London, Holy Land, I Love You, Yes I Do, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Starrburst
Fight baritone saxophone Excellent!, Falling in Love With Love, Love Is Here to Stay, Red's Good Groove, Take Me in Your Arms, This Time the Dream's on Me
The Prestige Blues-Swingers baritone saxophone Blue Flute, Blues A-Swingin', I Wanna Blow, Blow, Blow, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Jelly Jelly, Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
Gene Ammons baritone saxophone Ammon Joy, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, Scamperin'
Tim Oceans baritone saxophone Bud (The Whippet), Claude, Co-op, Concerto for Doghouse, S & B, Stan
John Coltrane baritone saxophone Cat Walk, Dakar, Mary's Blues, Route 4, Velvet Scene, Witches' Pit
김솔이 baritone saxophone Borodin Bossa Nova, Dance Arabe, Etude, Love for Three Oranges March, Lullaby Russe, Sheherazade Blue
George Benson baritone saxophone Along Comes Mary, Giblet Gravy, Groovin', Sack of Woe, Sunny, Walk on By
Curtis Fuller baritone saxophone Ballad for Gabe-Wells, Corrida del Torro, Four on the Outside, Hello, Young Lovers, Little Dreams, Suite Kathy
Duke Pearson reeds Heavy Legs, Honeybuns, Is That So, New Girl, Our Love, You Know I Care
Hank Mobley baritone saxophone Darn That Dream, East of Brooklyn, Gettin' Into Something, Getting Into Something, Poppin', Tune Up
LazyTramp baritone saxophone Bitty Ditty, Libeccio, Philson, Stardust, Trio
Hank Crawford baritone saxophone All in Love Is Fair, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Groove Junction, Jana, Sho Is Funky
Johnny Griffin baritone saxophone Catharsis, Johnny G.G., Stix' Trix, What's New, Woody'n You
RHYME BOYA baritone saxophone 6m's (Blues In?), Amen, Hush, Jorgie's
Philly Joe Jones baritone saxophone Battery Blues, Gone, I'll Never Be the Same, Julia
Mr. Mann baritone saxophone Jeannine, Kimyas, Pure D Funk, When Sunny Gets Blue
Los Rebeldes del Rock baritone saxophone Libeccio, Philson, Stardust, Trio
John "Spider" Martin baritone saxophone Never Can Say Goodbye, That's Nice, Uh-Ah, You Are So Beautiful
Howard McGhee baritone saxophone Dusty Blue, Flyin' Colors, Groovin' High, Park Avenue Petite
Quincy Jones baritone saxophone Addie's at It Again, Almost, I Had a Ball
DJ Kido baritone saxophone Ping Pong Beer, Prophecy, Quiet Temple
Art Pepper baritone saxophone Redd's Head, Watkins Products
Josh Steelman baritone saxophone Coming on the Hudson
Monica Davis baritone saxophone Bitty Ditty
Rahsaan Roland Kirk baritone saxophone Expansions