Bill Mays Discography
1982 (age 38)
Bill Mays - Red Mitchell Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Red Mitchell, bass.
NYC, October, 1982
Willow Weep For Me | ITI Records JL004 | |
Waltz New | - | |
Well, You Needn't | - | |
Laura | - | |
All Blues | - | |
Embraceable You | - |
* ITI Records JL004 Bill Mays And Red Mitchell - Two Of A Mind 1987
1983
Bill Mays Quintet
Tom Harrell, flugelhorn; Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Bill Mays, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Shelly Manne, drums, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 1983
Tha's Delights | Trend Records TR-532 | |
Blues Marx | - | |
Mavrodaphne's Dance | - | |
Goodbye California | - | |
S'Wonderful | - | |
Goodbye | - |
* Trend Records TR-532 Bill Mays Quintet - Tha's Delights 1983
1989 (age 45)
Bill Mays Quintet/Quartet/Trio/Duo
Dick Oatts, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Bill Mays, piano; Peter Sprague, guitar; Harvie Swartz, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.
NYC, October, 1989
Samba Suileabhain (Sool-A-La Van) | The Jazz Alliance TJA-10013 | |
When The Sun Comes Out | - | |
Adirondack | - | |
For All We Know | - | |
Body And Soul | - | |
Four | - | |
Kaleidoscope | - | |
Boomerang | - | |
My Man's Gone Now | - |
* The Jazz Alliance TJA-10013 Bill Mays - Kaleidoscope 1989
Bill Mays - Ray Drummond Duo
Bill Mays, Hamburg Steinway grand piano; Ray Drummond, acoustic bass.
Digital Music Products, Inc., Stamford, CT, December 4 and 5, 1989
One To One | dmp CD-473 | |
I Thought About You | - | |
Stella By Starlight | - | |
Interplay | - | |
Just You, Just Me | - | |
Lover Man | - | |
Skylark | - | |
Tease For Two | - | |
Alone Together | - | |
Together Wherever We Go | - |
* dmp CD-473 Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One 1990
1990
Bill Mays - Ray Drummond Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Ray Drummond, bass.
Carriage House Studios, Stamford, CT, December 19 and 20, 1990
Isn't It Romantic | dmp CD-482 | |
'Round Midnight | - | |
Someone To Watch Over Me | - | |
502 Blues | - | |
Midnite Song For Thalia | - | |
Peace Waltz | - | |
Invitation | - | |
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | - | |
Ray's Refrain | - | |
We'll Be Together Again | - |
* dmp CD-482 Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One 2 1991
1992
Bill Mays Solo
Bill Mays, piano.
Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, September 27, 1992
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Concord Jazz CCD-4567 | |
I Wish I Knew | - | |
Stompin' At The Savoy | - | |
Boardwalk Blues | - | |
Lush Life | - | |
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | - | |
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry | - | |
Jitterbug Waltz | - | |
Thanksgiving Prayer | - | |
Why Did I Choose You / Never Let Me Go | - | |
Grandpa's Spells | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4567 Bill Mays - At Maybeck - Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Six 1993
1994 (age 50)
Bill Mays - Ed Bickert Duo
Bill Mays, piano; Ed Bickert, guitar.
Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, March 7, 1994
Sometime Ago | Concord Jazz CCD-4626 | |
Taking A Chance On Love | - | |
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | - | |
On The Trail | - | |
Quietly | - | |
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | - | |
Crazy She Calls Me | - | |
Bick's Bag | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4626 Bill Mays, Ed Bickert - Concord Duo Series Volume Seven 1994
The Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; John Goldsby, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 1994
I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Concord Jazz CCD-4651 | |
Satin Doll | - | |
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | - | |
Day Dream | - | |
Wig Wise | - | |
"Flower" Medley: Little African Flower / Single Petal Of A Rose / Passion Flower | - | |
Dancers In Love | - | |
Don't You Know I Care | - | |
My Azure (To Duke) | - | |
Something To Live For | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4651 The Bill Mays Trio - An Ellington Affair 1995
1996
Bill Mays Trio & Sextet
Marvin Stamm, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn; Ed Neumeister, trombone; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Bill Mays, piano; Sean Smith, bass; Tim Horner, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 28 and 29, 1996
Manhattan | Concord Jazz CCD-4738 | |
Summer In Central Park | - | |
U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) | - | |
New York State Of Mind | - | |
All Across The City | - | |
Sunday In New York | - | |
317 East 32nd Street | - | |
Autumn In New York | - | |
'39 World's Fair | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-4738 Bill Mays - Mays In Manhattan 1996
1999
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, percussion.
Brooklyn, NY, January and March, 1999
Beat | No Blooze Music #01 | |
Gemma's Eyes | - | |
Out In Pa. | - | |
Witchcraft | - | |
Zingaro | - | |
Liberation | - | |
The Wind | - | |
This Is New | - | |
Kaleidoscope | - |
* No Blooze Music #01 Bill Mays, Matt Wilson, Martin Wind - Out In Pa. 1999
2000
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, October 26, 2000
Summer Night | Palmetto Records PM 2070 | |
Estate (Summer) | - | |
Fireflies | - | |
Indian Summer | - | |
Summer Sketch | - | |
(Gotta Go To) Summer School | - | |
Early August | - | |
The Things We Did Last Summer | - | |
Summer Serenade | - | |
Once Upon A Summertime | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2070 Bill Mays Trio - Summer Sketches 2001
2002
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano #1-10, piano, vocal #11; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, July 21 and 22, 2002
1. | Judy | Palmetto Records PM 2090 |
2. | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
3. | Shohola Song | - |
4. | Home | - |
5. | On The Road | - |
6. | Shoho Love Song | - |
7. | Nosey Neighbors | - |
8. | In Her Arms | - |
9. | Comin' Home Baby | - |
10. | Going Home | - |
11. | I'm A Homebody | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2090 Bill Mays Trio - Going Home 2003
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Terry Clarke, drums.
The Montreal Bistro And Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, November 30, 2002
Bick's Bag | Triplet Records (Canadian) TR-1013-02 | |
Laura | - | |
Bean And The Boys | - | |
Paradigm | - | |
Blue Daniel | - | |
I Do It For Your Love | - | |
On The Trail | - | |
Hallucinations | - |
* Triplet Records (Canadian) TR-1013-02 Bill Mays, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke - Bick's Bag 2004
2004 (age 60)
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, cymbals.
Jazz Standard, NYC, December 9-11, 2004
Have You Met Miss Jones | Palmetto Records PM 2112 | |
Squeeze Me | - | |
How Are Things In Glocca Morra | - | |
Darn That Dream | - | |
Music House | - | |
Let's Call This | - | |
Euterpe | - | |
Willow Weep For Me | - | |
When Will The Blues Leave | - | |
Smile | - |
* Palmetto Records PM 2112 Bill Mays Trio - Live At Jazz Standard 2005
2008
Bill Mays Solo
Bill Mays, piano.
a live television audience, January, 2008
Cool Struttin' | Bill Mays Solo! DVD | |
Conception | - | |
Looking Back | - | |
Dolphin Dance | - | |
Interview | - | |
Freight Trane | - | |
Waltz For Debby | - | |
Pensativa | - | |
Monk's Mood | - |
* Bill Mays Solo! DVD Bill Mays - Solo! 2008?
2009
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano #1-7,9, piano, vocal #8; Peter Washington, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
March, 2009
1. | I've Never Been In Love Before | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31684 |
2. | The Shadow Of Your Smile | - |
3. | Pure Imagination | - |
4. | Love theme From Spartacus | - |
5. | Judy | - |
6. | The Summer Knows | - |
7. | There's A Small Hotel | - |
8. | You Leave Me Breathless | - |
9. | Charade | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31684 Bill Mays - Mays At The Movies 2009
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano, vocal #9; Ryu Kawamura, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Five Stars Records, Yokohama, Japan, October 9, 2009
1. | The Best Is Yet To Come | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-510 |
2. | Jitterbug Waltz | - |
3. | These Foolish Things | - |
4. | Here's That Rainy Day | - |
5. | Moanin' | - |
6. | Send In The Clowns | - |
7. | Speak Low | - |
8. | Willow Weep For Me | - |
9. | Get Out Of Town | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-510 Bill Mays Trio - The Best Is Yet To Come 2010?
Keisuke Ohta - Bill Mays Duo
Keisuke Ohta, violin; Bill Mays, piano.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2009
Souvenir De Villingen | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-511 | |
La Plus Que Lente | - | |
Violin Taksim | - | |
Blue Rondo A La Turk | - | |
Euterpe | - | |
Pent Up House | - | |
In A Sentimental Mood | - | |
Oriental Shuffle | - | |
Tanga | - | |
Oblivion | - | |
East & West (improvisation) | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-511 Keisuke Ohta And Bill Mays - Blue Rondo A La Turk 2010?
Bill Mays Trio
Bill Mays, piano; Mattias Svensson, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2009
With A Song In My Heart | Five Stars Records (J) FSY-512 | |
Luiza | - | |
The Lamp Is Low | - | |
You Must Believe In Spring | - | |
Blues For Five Stars | - | |
Poor Butterfly | - | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - | |
Pavane, From Mother Goose Suite | - | |
Stuffy Turkey | - | |
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
* Five Stars Records (J) FSY-512 Bill Mays Trio - Stuffy Turkey 2010?