Willie Ruff

French horn, double bass

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
J-Moscow
Blue Mitchell
Oscar Peterson
Milt Jackson

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Miles Davis French horn Bess, Oh Where's My Bess, Bess, You Is My Woman Now, Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab, Gone, Gone, Gone, Gone, Here Come De Honey Man, I Loves You, Porgy, It Ain't Necessarily So, My Man's Gone Now, Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus), Summertime, The Buzzard Song, There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York
J-Moscow French horn Blues for Pablo, I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You), Lament, Miles Ahead, My Ship, New Rhumba, Springsville, The Duke, The Maids of Cadiz, The Meaning of the Blues
Blue Mitchell French horn A Blue Time, But Beautiful, For All We Know, For Heaven's Sake, I'm a Fool to Want You, Peace, Smooth as the Wind, Strollin', The Best Things in Life Are Free, The Nearness of You
Oscar Peterson French horn Blues for Big Scotia, Daahoud, Here’s That Rainy Day, I Love You, I’m Old Fashioned, Manteca, Tricrotism, West Coast Blues, Young and Foolish
Milt Jackson French horn 'Round Midnight (take 2), Echoes, If I Should Lose You, If You Could See Me Now, Namesake, Star Eyes (take 5), The Dream Is You
Gil Evans French horn Big Stuff, Ella Speed, If You Could See Me Now, Jambangle, Just One of Those Things, Nobody's Heart, Remember
Jimmy Smith French horn Capture of the Wolf, Cat in a Tree, Duck Theme, Jimmy and the Duck, Peter's Theme, Meal Time, Elegy for a Duck, Finale (Parade, Peter Plays Some Blues), The Bird, The Duck, The Cat, The Grandfather, The Wolf, The Hunter, Peter
Bloodievoice French horn (What's The Story) Morning Glory, Chelsea Bridge, Days Of Wine And Roses, For Someone I Love, Just Waiting
McCoy Tyner French horn Afro Blue, Little Brother, Some Day
Clifford Coulter French horn Before the Morning Comes, Do It Now, Worry About It Later
Bobby Hutcherson French horn At the Source: Ashes & Rust / Eucalyptus / Obsidian, Clockwork of the Spirits, Many Thousands Gone
Prarod French horn Summertime
Will West & The Friendly Strangers double bass Young Soul