Donald Byrd Discography - session index

1947 (The age of 15)

• Robert Barnes 6  NYC, 1947, 1948

1955 (The age of 23)

• Kenny Clarke 7  NYC, June 28, 1955
• Oscar Pettiford 8  NYC, Aug. 12, 1955
• Donald Byrd 6  Detroit, MI, Aug. 23, 1955
• George Wallington 5  Cafe Bohemia, NYC, Sep. 9, 1955
• Donald Byrd 5  NYC, Sep. 29, 1955
• Jackie McLean 5  NYC, Oct. 21, 1955
• Hank Jones 5  NYC, Nov. 1, 1955
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 3, 1955
• Ernie Wilkins 8  NYC, Nov. 8, 1955
• Donald Byrd 6  Cambridge, MA, Dec. 2, 1955

1956

• George Wallington 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 20, 1956
• Jackie McLean 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 27, 1956
• Kenny Clarke 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 30, 1956
• Kenny Clarke 5  NYC, Feb. 6, 1956
• Kenny Clarke - Hank Mobley 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 8, 1956
• Donald Byrd, a.o.  Mar., 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Apr. 5, 1956
• Rita Reys w/ Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 3, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 4, 1956
• Donald Byrd 4  Detroit, MI, May 7, 1956
• Elmo Hope 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 7, 1956
• Phil Woods 7  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, June 25, 1956
• Rita Reys w/ Art Blakey & JM  same location, date
• Jackie McLean 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 13, 1956
• Gene Ammons 7  same location, date
• Horace Silver 5  NYC, July 17, 1956
• Horace Silver 5  NYC, July 18, 1956
• Jackie McLean 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 20, 1956
• Hank Mobley 6  same location, date
• Hank Mobley 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 23, 1956
• Art Farmer - Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 3, 1956
• Paul Chambers 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 21, 1956
• Phil Woods - Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 2, 1956
• Horace Silver 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 10, 1956
• Hank Mobley 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 25, 1956
• Doug Watkins 6  prob. NYC, Dec. 8, 1956
• Sonny Rollins 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 16, 1956
• The Prestige All Stars  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 28, 1956

1957 (The age of 25)

• The Prestige All Stars  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 4, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 9  NYC, Jan. 13, 1957
• The Prestige All Stars  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 26, 1957
• Lou Donaldson 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 27, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 9  NYC, Feb. 4, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  NYC, Feb. 5, 1957
• Jimmy Smith 6/3  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 11, 1957
• Art Taylor 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 25, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  NYC, Feb. 27, Mar. 7, 1957
• George Wallington 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 1, 1957
• Andre Hodeir 9  NYC, Mar. 5, 1957
• Kenny Burrell - Jimmy Raney 7  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 5, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 9  NYC, Mar. 13, 1957
• Kenny Drew 5  NYC, Mar. 28, 1957
• Andre Hodeir 9  NYC, Mar., 1957
• Kenny Drew 4  NYC, Apr. 3, 1957
• Andre Hodeir 9  NYC, Apr. 4, 1957
• Hank Mobley 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 21, 1957
• Paul Chambers 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, afternoon, July 5, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  NYC, July 30, Aug. 1, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  NYC, Aug. 9, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5  NYC, Aug. 30, 1957
• Sonny Clark 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 1, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 5 + Jackie Paris  NYC, Sep. 3, 1957
• Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab 9  NYC, Sep. 5, 1957
• John Jenkins - Donald Byrd 6  NYC, Sep. 10, 1957
• Frank Foster 6  NYC, Oct. 13, 1957
• Oscar Pettiford All Stars  NYC, Oct., 1957
• George Wallington 5  NYC, Nov. 14, 1957
• Red Garland 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 15, 1957
• Red Garland 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 13, 1957
• Lou Donaldson 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 15, 1957
• Art Blakey Big Band  NYC, Dec., 1957
• Donald Byrd w/ Clare Fischer & Strings  NYC, 1957

1958

• John Coltrane 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 10, 1958
• Johnny Griffin 6  NYC, Feb. 25, 1958
• Thelonious Monk 6  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Feb. 25, 1958
• Manny Albam Orch.  NYC, Apr. 8, 1958
• Pepper Adams 5  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, Apr. 15, 1958
• John Coltrane 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 23, 1958
• Bill Henderson w/ Horace Silver 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1958
• Michel Legrand Orch.  NYC, June 27, 1958
• Hans Hammerschmid 5  Radio WDR Studios, Baden-Baden, West Germany, July 7, 1958
• Dizzy Reece 6  Decca Studios, London, England, Aug. 24, 1958
• Donald Byrd 5  L'Olympia, Paris, France, Oct. 22, 1958
• Donald Byrd 5  Au Chat, Paris, France, Oct. 29, 1958
• Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Nov. 9, 1958
• Jim Timmens Jazz All Stars  NYC, late 1958
• Jim Timmens Jazz All Stars  NYC, Dec. 18, 1958
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 21, 1958
• Jim Timmens Jazz All Stars  NYC, Dec. 22, 1958
• Jim Timmens Jazz All Stars  NYC, Dec. 29, 1958

1959

• Jackie McLean 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 18, 1959
• Mundell Lowe 8  NYC, Feb. 3-5, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 10  Town Hall, NYC, Feb. 28, 1959
• Chris Connor w/ Ralph Sharon's Orch.  NYC, Mar. 19, 1959
• Sonny Clark 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 29, 1959
• Manny Albam - Teo Macero Orch.  NYC, Apr. 30, 1959
• Jackie McLean 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 2, 1959
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 31, 1959
• Walter Davis Jr. 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 2, 1959
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 4, 1959

1960

• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 17, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 25, 1960
• Armando Peraza 7  NYC, spr. 1960
• Earl Zindars 6  same location, date
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 10, 1960
• Bunky Green 6  Chicago, IL, Oct. 28, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 1st set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 2nd set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 3rd set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 4th set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 5th set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd 5  Half Note, NYC, 6th set, Nov. 11, 1960
• Donald Byrd - Pepper Adams 6  NYC, 1960

1961

• Herbie Hancock 5  NYC, early 1961
• Pepper Adams - Donald Byrd 6  same location, date
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 17, 1961
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1961
• Herbie Hancock 5  Jorgie's Jazz Club, St. Louis, MO, June 24, 1961
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 21, 1961
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 11, 1961
• Tadd Dameron 8  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 14, 1961

1962 (The age of 30)

• Duke Pearson 5  NYC, Jan. 12, 1962
• Al Grey 7  Birdland, NYC, Jan. 31, 1962?
• Al Grey 7  Birdland, NYC, Jan. 31, 1962

1963

• Donald Byrd 7  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 12, 1963
• Jackie McLean 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 11, 1963
• Hank Mobley 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 7, 1963
• Jimmy Heath 8  NYC, Mar. 11, 1963
• Herbie Hancock 7  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 19, 1963
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 1963
• Jimmy Heath 8  NYC, May 28, 1963

1964

• NDR Jazz Workshop  NDR Studio 10, Hamburg, West Germany, Apr. 26, 1964
• Dexter Gordon 5  Barclay Studios, Paris, France, June 2, 1964
• Eric Dolphy 7  Paris, France, June 11, 1964
• International Jazz Workshop  Ruhr Fest. Of Art And Music, Recklinghausen, West Germany, June 26, 1964
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 6, 1964
• Solomon Ilori Band  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 30, 1964
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 2, 1964
• Duke Pearson 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 6, 1964
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 18, 1964
• Cal Tjader Orch.  NYC, Nov. 20, 1964
• Duke Pearson 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 21, 1964
• Donald Byrd, a.o.  NYC, Nov. 23, 1964
• Donald Byrd 7  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 16, 1964
• Donald Byrd 7 w/ Orch.  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 17, 1964
• Donald Byrd 7 w/ Orch.  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 18, 1964

1965

• Dexter Gordon 4 w/ Donald Byrd  Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 19, 1965
• Wes Montgomery w/ Oliver Nelson Orch.  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 20, 1965
• Wes Montgomery w/ Oliver Nelson Orch.  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 22, 1965

1966

• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 1966

1967 (The age of 35)

• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 9, 1967
• Stanley Turrentine 10  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 17, 1967
• Sam Rivers 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 17, 1967
• Donald Byrd 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1967
• Hank Mobley 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 26, 1967
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 29, 1967
• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 5, 1967

1969

• Donald Byrd Group  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1969
• Donald Byrd Group  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 6, 1969
• Donald Byrd Group  A&R Studios, NYC, July 7, 1969
• Donald Byrd Group  A&R Studios, NYC, Dec. 16, 1969

1970

• Donald Byrd Group  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 15, 1970
• Donald Byrd Group  A&R Studios, NYC, Dec. 4, 1970

1971

• Donald Byrd Group  A&M Studios, LA, Aug. 25, 1971
• Donald Byrd Group  A&M Studios, LA, Aug. 26, 1971

1972 (The age of 40)

• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Apr. 3, 1972
• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Apr. 4, 1972
• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Nov. 24, 1972

1973

• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, June 13, 14 & 15, 1973
• Donald Byrd Group  Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1973

1974

• Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds  The Roxy Theatre, LA, Mar. 2, 1974
• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Oct. 11-Dec., 1974

1975

• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Aug. 18, 1975
• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Aug. 20, 1975
• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Aug. 25, 1975

1976

• Donald Byrd Group  The Sound Factory, LA, Apr.-May, 1976
• Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds  Central Park, LA, July 19, 1976

1977 (The age of 45)

• Gene Harris Band  Total Experience Studios, LA, Mar.-May, 1977

1978

• Donald Byrd Group  Hollywood, CA, Feb., July, 1978
• Sonny Rollins 6  Great American Music Hall, SF, Apr. 13, 14 & 15, 1978

1981

• Donald Byrd & 125th Street N.Y.C.  Atlanta, GA, 1981

1982 (The age of 50)

• Donald Byrd, a.o.  LA, 1982

1987 (The age of 55)

• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 22 & 24, 1987

1989

• Donald Byrd 6  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 10 & 12, 1989

1991

• Donald Byrd 6  Berkeley, CA, Jan. 17-19, 1991