Tommy Flanagan
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Bop, Hard Bop, Swing, Post Bop, Vocal, Cool Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Big Band, Bossa Nova
Best Tommy Flanagan Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
The Cats
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman
1959
New Jazz
Paul Chambers Quintet
Paul Chambers Quintet With Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones
1958
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
Mainstream 1958
Wilbur Harden, John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Louis Hayes
1958
Jazz...It's Magic!
Curtis Fuller, Sonny Red, Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Louis Hayes
1958
Regent
Timeline
Key Tommy Flanagan studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s |
| Regent, Savoy Records, Blue Note, United Artists Records, New Jazz | Hard Bop, Bop |
| 1960s |
| Bethlehem Records, Prestige | Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Vocal |
| 1970s |
| CBS/Sony, Denon, Enja Records, Galaxy | Bop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz |
| 1980s |
| Enja Records, Baybridge Records | Bop, Post Bop, Hard Bop |
| 1990s |
| Savoy Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz, Verve Records, Slider Music | Bop, Hard Bop, Swing |
| 2000s |
| Storyville | Bop, Swing |
| 2010s |
| Resonance Records | Cool Jazz |
| 2020s |
| Enja Records | Bop |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Bop
Together
Tommy Flanagan
1979
Denon
Hard Bop
The Cats
Tommy Flanagan
1959
New Jazz
Alone Too Long
Tommy Flanagan
1978
Denon
Cool Jazz
The Magic of 2
Tommy Flanagan
2013
Resonance Records
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Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Tommy Flanagan Discography
Tommy Flanagan studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 247 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Flanagan Trio, Kenny Burrell | Another Beyond The Bluebird | Solid Records | Sideman | Bop | 1950 |
| Miles Davis | Collectors' Items | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1956 |
| Thad Jones | Detroit-New York Junction | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1956 |
| Oscar Pettiford Orchestra | In Hi-Fi | ABC-Paramount | Sideman | Big Band | 1956 |
| Kenny Burrell | Introducing Kenny Burrell | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1956 |
| Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1956 |
| Phil Woods Septet | Pairing Off | Prestige | Sideman | 1956 | |
| Thad Jones | The Magnificent Thad Jones Volume 3 | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1956 |
| Red Rodney | 1957 | Signal | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| The Prestige All Stars | All Day Long | Prestige | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Bobby Jaspar Quintet | Bobby Jaspar Quintet | Columbia | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| J.J. Johnson | First Place | Columbia | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| Herbie Mann, Bobby Jaspar | Flute Soufflé | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| John Jenkins | Jazz Eyes | Regent | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce | Jazz Lab | Columbia | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Thad Jones And His Ensemble | Mad Thad | Period Records | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1957 |
| Philly Joe Jones Sextet | Blues For Dracula | Riverside Records | Sideman | Bop | 1958 |
| The J.J. Johnson Quintet | Dial J. J. 5 | Columbia | Sideman | Bop | 1958 |
| Herbie Mann, Bobby Jaspar | Flute Flight | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1958 |
Tommy Flanagan Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
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 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bop | 72 | 29.1% |
| Hard Bop | 69 | 27.9% |
| Swing | 33 | 13.4% |
| Post Bop | 31 | 12.6% |
| Vocal | 22 | 8.9% |
| Cool Jazz | 12 | 4.9% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 11 | 4.5% |
| Soul-Jazz | 7 | 2.8% |
| Big Band | 5 | 2% |
| Bossa Nova | 4 | 1.6% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 246 | 99.6% |
| Pop | 4 | 1.6% |
| Blues | 2 | 0.8% |
| Stage & Screen | 2 | 0.8% |
| Funk / Soul | 2 | 0.8% |
| Latin | 1 | 0.4% |
| Classical | 1 | 0.4% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Prestige | 19 |
| Columbia | 12 |
| Enja Records | 11 |
| Blue Note | 10 |
| Prestige Swingville | 10 |
| Pablo Records | 9 |
| Riverside Records | 7 |
| Savoy Records | 7 |
| Atlantic | 6 |
| New Jazz | 6 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| 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 |