Through the standards
Curly Russell
Curly Russell, bass, is on 33 recordings across 28 tunes on this site, from 1945 to 1956. Most often alongside Max Roach, Bud Powell and Charlie Parker.
1940s
- Lover ManSarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie · 1945 · bass · Guild
- What Is This Thing Called LoveDizzy Gillespie · 1945 · bass · Guild
- AnthropologyCharlie Parker's Reboppers · 1945 · bass · Savoy
- Billie's BounceCharlie Parker's Re-Boppers · 1945 · bass · Savoy
- CherokeeCharlie Parker’s Reboppers · 1945 · bass · Savoy
- Now's the TimeCharlie Parker's Re-Boppers · 1945 · bass · Savoy
- Now's the TimeCharlie Parker's Re-Boppers · 1945 · bass · Savoy
- Everything Happens to MeBud Powell Trio · 1947 · bass · Roost
- I Should CareBud Powell Trio · 1947 · bass · Royal Roost
- I'll Remember AprilBud Powell Trio · 1947 · bass · Roost
- Nice Work If You Can Get ItBud Powell Trio · 1947 · bass · Roost
- Somebody Loves MeBud Powell Trio · 1947 · bass · Roost
- East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Lester Young · 1947 · bass · Blue Note
- Good BaitFats Navarro with the Tadd Dameron Band · 1948 · bass · Jazzland
- Good BaitTadd Dameron's Big Ten · 1949 · bass · Fresh Sound
- All God's Chillun Got RhythmSonny Stitt Quartet · 1949 · bass · Prestige
1950s
- Strike Up the BandSonny Stitt Quartet · 1950 · bass · Prestige
- April in ParisBud Powell Trio · 1950 · bass · Norgran
- Get HappyBud Powell Trio · 1950 · bass · Norgran
- Sometimes I'm HappyBud Powell Trio · 1950 · bass · Norgran
- Sweet Georgia BrownBud Powell Trio · 1950 · bass · Norgran
- My Melancholy BabyCharlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie · 1950 · bass · Mercury
- Dancing in the DarkZoot Sims Quartet · 1950 · bass · Prestige
- Memories of YouZoot Sims Quartet · 1950 · bass · Prestige
- A Night in TunisiaBud Powell Trio · 1951 · bass · Blue Note
- Lover, Come Back to MeKenny Drew Trio · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- A Night in TunisiaArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- If I Had YouArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- Now's the TimeArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- The Way You Look TonightArt Blakey Quintet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- Smoke Gets in Your EyesThelonious Monk Quintet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- It's All Right with MeJohnny Griffin · 1956 · bass · Blue Note
- The Way You Look TonightJohnny Griffin · 1956 · bass · Blue Note