Richard Davis
- Instrument:
- Bass
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Soul-Jazz, Bop, Free Jazz, Modal, Hard Bop, Vocal, Folk Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Best Richard Davis Albums
Heavy Sounds
Elvin Jones, Richard Davis
1968
Soul-Jazz
Muses For Richard Davis
Richard Davis
1970
Momentum
Jimmy Raney, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson
1975
Post Bop
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered Live At Sweet Basil
Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Ed Blackwell, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard
1987
Epistrophy & Now's The Time
Richard Davis
1973
Free Jazz
Dealin'
Richard Davis
1974
Soul-Jazz
The Philosophy Of The Spiritual
Richard Davis
1972
Bop
Way Out West
Richard Davis
1980
Spiritual Jazz
Harvest
Richard Davis
1979
Fancy Free
Richard Davis
1977
Hard Bop
Richard Davis Albums by Style
Modal
The Philosophy Of The Spiritual
Richard Davis
1972
Way Out West
Richard Davis
1980
As One
Richard Davis
1976
Spiritual Jazz
Epistrophy & Now's The Time
Richard Davis
1973
Bop
Blue Monk
Richard Davis
2009
Similar Artists
Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Verve Records | 104 |
| Impulse! | 56 |
| Prestige | 55 |
| Blue Note | 55 |
| Atlantic | 34 |
| Columbia | 28 |
| Mercury | 22 |
| Mainstream Records | 19 |
| Solid State Records | 19 |
| Universal Music Group | 15 |
Richard Davis Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie Waits | Drums | 4 |
| Roland Hanna | Piano | 3 |
| Clifford Jordan | Tenor Saxophone | 3 |
| Hank Jones | Piano | 3 |
| Elvin Jones | Drums | 2 |
| Billy Greene | Piano | 2 |
| Frank Foster | Tenor Saxophone | 2 |
| Eddie Daniels | Tenor Saxophone | 2 |
| Bill Lee | Bass | 2 |
| Hannibal Marvin Peterson | Trumpet | 2 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Tate | Drums | 34 |
| Mel Lewis | Drums | 33 |
| Hank Jones | Piano | 30 |
| Elvin Jones | Drums | 23 |
| Jim Buffington | French Horn | 22 |
| Roy Haynes | Drums | 21 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 21 |
| Roland Hanna | Piano | 20 |
| Kenny Burrell | Guitar | 20 |
| Barry Galbraith | Guitar | 20 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 31 |
| Various | Leader | 29 |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | 28 |
| Bob Thiele | Producer | 22 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 19 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 17 |
| Sonny Lester | Producer | 17 |
| Val Valentin | Engineer [Director Of Engineering] | 14 |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | 13 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 13 |
Discography
Total: 566 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Ashby | The Fantastic Jazz Harp Of Dorothy Ashby | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Spanky & Our Gang | Spanky And Our Gang / Like To Get To Know You / Anything You Choose / Live | - | Sideman | 2024 | |
| Joe Henderson | In 'N Out | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2024 |
| George Benson | Shape Of Things To Come | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Pharoah Sanders | Jewels Of Thought | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Astrud Gilberto | I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Joe Chambers | The Almoravid | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Elvin Jones | Revival (Live At Pookie's Pub) | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Tropea* | Tropea | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Tropea* | Short Trip To Space | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Red Garland | Live... Under The Sky '78 | Equinox | Sideman | Post Bop | 2021 |
| Pharoah Sanders | Karma | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Various | Impulse Records (Music, Message And The Moment) | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Phil Upchurch | Feeling Blue | - | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Joe Zawinul | The Rise & Fall Of The Third Stream | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Antonio Ocasio | Full Moon In Culebra, Puerto Rico | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Ben Webster | Valentine's Day 1964 Live | - | Sideman | 2018 | |
| Ben Webster, Dave Frishberg, Richard Davis, Grady Tate | Valentine's Day 1964 Live | Dot Time Records | Leader | Swing | 2018 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Running Out Of Innocence | Casino Records Entertainment | Sideman | 2017 | |
| The Sun Ra All Stars, Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie | Live In Berlin October 29th, 1983 | DOL | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2017 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 76 | 7.6% |
| Soul-Jazz | 50 | 5% |
| Bop | 33 | 3.3% |
| Free Jazz | 30 | 3% |
| Modal | 27 | 2.7% |
| Hard Bop | 27 | 2.7% |
| Vocal | 26 | 2.6% |
| Folk Rock | 24 | 2.4% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 22 | 2.2% |
| Jazz-Funk | 22 | 2.2% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 402 | 40% |
| Rock | 64 | 6.4% |
| Funk / Soul | 45 | 4.5% |
| Pop | 38 | 3.8% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 28 | 2.8% |
| Blues | 24 | 2.4% |
| Latin | 17 | 1.7% |
| Classical | 13 | 1.3% |
| Stage & Screen | 6 | 0.6% |
| Non-Music | 3 | 0.3% |