Tommy Flanagan
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Bop, Hard Bop, Swing, Post Bop, Vocal, Cool Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Bossa Nova
Best Tommy Flanagan Albums
Mainstream 1958
Wilbur Harden, John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Louis Hayes
1958
Hard Bop
The Cats
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman
1959
Hard Bop
Jazzmen: Detroit
Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke
1956
Motor City Scene
Pepper Adams, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Louis Hayes, Paul Chambers
1961
Hard Bop
Thelonica
Tommy Flanagan
1983
Paul Chambers Quintet
Paul Chambers Quintet, Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones
1958
Hard Bop
Jazz...It's Magic!
Curtis Fuller, Sonny Red, Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Louis Hayes
1958
Bop
Feelin' Good!
Pat Bowie, Charles McPherson, Tommy Flanagan, Al Hall, Osie Johnson
1965
Soul-Jazz
Motor City Scene
Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Al Grey, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Elvin Jones
1959
Hard Bop
The Master Trio
The Master Trio, Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, Anthony Williams
1983
Tommy Flanagan Albums by Style
Bop
Overseas
Tommy Flanagan Trio
1958
The Tommy Flanagan Trio
Tommy Flanagan Trio
1961
Eclypso
Tommy Flanagan Trio
1977
Together
Tommy Flanagan
1979
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Tommy Flanagan
1978
Hard Bop
The Cats
Tommy Flanagan
1959
Giant Steps (In Memory Of John Coltrane)
Tommy Flanagan
1982
Alone Too Long
Tommy Flanagan
1978
Sunset And The Mockingbird The Birthday Concert
Tommy Flanagan
1998
Cool Jazz
Ballads & Blues
Tommy Flanagan
1978
The Magic of 2
Tommy Flanagan
2013
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Prestige | 117 |
| Columbia | 51 |
| Verve Records | 48 |
| Blue Note | 35 |
| Enja Records | 33 |
| Impulse! | 26 |
| Fresh Sound Records | 25 |
| Pablo Records | 24 |
| Atlantic | 21 |
| Candid | 18 |
Tommy Flanagan Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| George Mraz | Bass | 13 |
| Lewis Nash | Drums | 10 |
| Peter Washington | Bass | 7 |
| Elvin Jones | Drums | 6 |
| Louis Hayes | Drums | 4 |
| Red Mitchell | Bass | 4 |
| Al Foster | Drums | 4 |
| Doug Watkins | Bass | 3 |
| Kenny Burrell | Guitar | 3 |
| Donald Byrd | Trumpet | 3 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Elvin Jones | Drums | 34 |
| Art Taylor | Drums | 27 |
| Coleman Hawkins | Tenor Saxophone | 24 |
| Kenny Burrell | Guitar | 23 |
| Paul Chambers | Bass | 23 |
| Doug Watkins | Bass | 21 |
| Curtis Fuller | Trombone | 18 |
| Clark Terry | Trumpet | 18 |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Vocals | 18 |
| Major Holley | Bass | 17 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 46 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 39 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 25 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 16 |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | 15 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 14 |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Leader | 14 |
| Leonard Feather | Liner Notes | 10 |
| Horst Weber | Producer | 9 |
| Matthias Winckelmann | Producer | 9 |
Discography
Total: 513 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Fukui Trio | Ryo Fukui Trio At The Slowboat 2004 | Deep Jazz Reality | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Live In Helsinki 1963 ● 1965 | The Lost Recordings | Sideman | Swing | 2025 |
| Tobias Meinhart, Rick Rosato, Jesse Simpson | Sunset Park | Sonic River Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2024 |
| Yotam Silberstein | Standards | JoJo Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 2024 |
| Dmitry Baevsky | Roller Coaster | Fresh Sound New Talent | Sideman | Post Bop | 2024 |
| Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan Trio | Live At The Wiener Konzerthaus, 1969 | ORF | Sideman | Swing | 2024 |
| Benny Green | Solo | Sunnyside | Sideman | Bop | 2023 |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Live At Montreux 1969 | - | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Max Roach | Saxophone Colossus | - | Leader | 2022 | |
| Kenny Dorham | Quiet Kenny | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| J.C. Sanford | Imminent Standards Trio, Vol. 2 | Shifting Paradigm Records | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Harald Bergersen | Baritone | Losen Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2022 |
| Various | Live At Montreux - Collector's Edition | EuroArts | Sideman | 2021 | |
| Tommy Flanagan | In His Own Sweet Time | Enja Records | Leader | Bop | 2021 |
| Ella Fitzgerald | The Complete Piano Duets | - | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Grant Stewart Quartet | Rise And Shine | Cellar Music | Sideman | Bop | 2020 |
| Vladimir Shafranov Trio | The Way You Look Tonight | Venus Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2019 |
| John Coltrane | The Hits | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| John Coltrane & Kenny Burrell | The Cats | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Domenico Cartago, Gianni Lenoci, Eugenio Macchia, Bruno Montrone, Mirko Signorile, Danilo Tarso | Playing Chess Keyboard | Dodicilune | Sideman | 2019 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bop | 132 | 10.7% |
| Hard Bop | 102 | 8.3% |
| Swing | 69 | 5.6% |
| Post Bop | 48 | 3.9% |
| Vocal | 38 | 3.1% |
| Cool Jazz | 30 | 2.4% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 21 | 1.7% |
| Big Band | 12 | 1% |
| Soul-Jazz | 11 | 0.9% |
| Bossa Nova | 7 | 0.6% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 448 | 36.4% |
| Pop | 11 | 0.9% |
| Blues | 8 | 0.7% |
| Stage & Screen | 5 | 0.4% |
| Funk / Soul | 4 | 0.3% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 2 | 0.2% |
| Latin | 1 | 0.1% |
| Classical | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hip Hop | 1 | 0.1% |
| Rock | 1 | 0.1% |