
Stanley Cowell
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Modal, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Bop, Jazz-Funk, Avant-garde Jazz, Fusion
Best Stanley Cowell Albums

Brilliant Circles
Stanley Cowell
1972
Free Jazz

Marchin' On!
The Heath Brothers, Albert Heath, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Stanley Cowell
1976
Modal

Musa • Ancestral Streams
Stanley Cowell
1974
Free Jazz

Impact
Music Inc, Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Ron Mathewson, Alvin Queen
1972
Hard Bop

Regeneration
Stanley Cowell
1976
Modal

New World
Stanley Cowell
1981
Soul-Jazz

Talkin' 'Bout Love
Stanley Cowell
1978
Jazz-Funk

Blues For The Viet Cong
Stanley Cowell
1969
Post Bop

Waiting For The Moment
Stanley Cowell
1977
Ragtime

Beast Is
Barry Wallenstein, Cecil McBee, Stanley Cowell
1978
Free Jazz
Stanley Cowell Albums by Style
Post Bop

Blues For The Viet Cong
Stanley Cowell
1969

Brilliant Circles
Stanley Cowell
1972

Waiting For The Moment
Stanley Cowell
1977

Such Great Friends
Stanley Cowell
1991

Live At Cafe Des Copains
Stanley Cowell
1986
Modal

Regeneration
Stanley Cowell
1976

New World
Stanley Cowell
1981

Illusion Suite
Stanley Cowell Trio
1973
Bop

Hear Me One
Stanley Cowell Quartet
1997

Back To The Beautiful
Stanley Cowell
1989

Are You Real?
Stanley Cowell Trio
2014

Live At Copenhagen Jazz House
Stanley Cowell Trio
1995
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Strata-East | 24 |
| Galaxy | 16 |
| SteepleChase | 16 |
| Blue Note | 14 |
| Columbia | 9 |
| Milestone | 7 |
| Muse Records | 5 |
| Impulse! | 5 |
| Antilles | 5 |
| Mosaic Records | 5 |
Stanley Cowell Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Workman | Bass | 4 |
| Cecil McBee | Bass | 4 |
| Roy Haynes | Drums | 3 |
| Tom DiCarlo | Bass | 3 |
| Joe Chambers | Drums | 2 |
| Albert Heath | Drums | 2 |
| Jimmy Heath | Flute | 2 |
| Jimmy Heath | Tenor Saxophone | 2 |
| Jimmy Heath | Soprano Saxophone | 2 |
| Kenneth Nash | Percussion | 2 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Tolliver | Trumpet | 12 |
| Cecil McBee | Bass | 10 |
| Reggie Workman | Bass | 9 |
| Billy Hart | Drums | 7 |
| Jimmy Hopps | Drums | 6 |
| Joe Chambers | Drums | 6 |
| Jimmy Heath | Tenor Saxophone | 6 |
| Billy Higgins | Drums | 6 |
| Roy Haynes | Drums | 5 |
| Harold Land | Tenor Saxophone | 5 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Michel | Producer | 13 |
| Baker Bigsby | Engineer | 11 |
| Phil Carroll | Art Direction | 10 |
| Music Inc | Leader | 8 |
| Phil Bray | Photography By | 7 |
| George Horn | Mastered By | 7 |
| The Heath Brothers | Leader | 7 |
| Various | Leader | 7 |
| Mark Gardner | Liner Notes | 6 |
| Dave Crawford | Lacquer Cut By | 5 |
Discography
Total: 176 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermon Mehari, Tony Tixier | Soul Song | Komos | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Hiroko Nakahata | Goodnight Grief | Motch Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2025 |
| John Escreet | The Epicenter Of Your Dreams | Blue Room Music | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2024 |
| Dave Schumacher & Cubeye | Smoke In The Sky | Cellar Music | Sideman | Post Bop | 2024 |
| Akira Tana, Shingo Kano, Yasutaka Yorozu | A New Picture I | ShinRec | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2024 |
| Tenderlonious | You Know I Care | 22a | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2023 |
| The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Horace Tapscott | Live At I.U.C.C. 2/25/1979 | Nimbus West Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 2023 |
| Clifford Jordan | Drink Plenty Water | Harvest Song Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2023 |
| Billy Drummond, Freedom Of Ideas | Valse Sinistre | Cellar Music | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2022 |
| Saku Mantere | Upon First Impression | Orchard Of Pomegranates | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2022 |
| John Escreet | Seismic Shift | Whirlwind Recordings | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 2022 |
| Various | Impulse Records (Music, Message And The Moment) | - | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Joe Claussell | The Unofficial Edits & Overdubs Special Extended Versions Part Four Of Six | Circuit T Promo | Sideman | Disco | 2020 |
| Stanley Cowell | Live At Keystone Korner Baltimore | SteepleChase | Leader | 2020 | |
| Rashied Ali Quintet | First Time Out: Live At Slugs 1967 | Survival Records | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2020 |
| Charles Rumback, Jim Baker, James Singleton, Greg Ward | Cadillac Turns | Monofonus Press | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Thumbscrew | Theirs | Cuneiform Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2018 |
| Charles Rumback, Jim Baker, John Tate | Tag Book | ears&eyes Records | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2017 |
| Mtume* | Rebirth Cycle | - | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Stanley Cowell | No Illusions | SteepleChase | Leader | Post Bop | 2017 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 57 | 21% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 26 | 9.6% |
| Modal | 22 | 8.1% |
| Free Jazz | 16 | 5.9% |
| Hard Bop | 15 | 5.5% |
| Soul-Jazz | 15 | 5.5% |
| Bop | 15 | 5.5% |
| Jazz-Funk | 10 | 3.7% |
| Avant-garde Jazz | 9 | 3.3% |
| Fusion | 7 | 2.6% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 161 | 59.4% |
| Funk / Soul | 15 | 5.5% |
| Electronic | 5 | 1.8% |
| Hip Hop | 4 | 1.5% |
| Blues | 2 | 0.7% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 1 | 0.4% |
| Non-Music | 1 | 0.4% |
| Classical | 1 | 0.4% |
| Stage & Screen | 1 | 0.4% |
| Latin | 1 | 0.4% |



