Pianists · 1939–2025

Andy Bey

American musician

Born: 28 October 1939
Newark
Died: 26 April 2025
Englewood
Country: United States
Active: 1964–2025
Record labels: Prestige
Discography: 10 albums

Biography

Andy Bey was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Andy Bey was born on 28 October 1939 in Newark and died on 26 April 2025 in Englewood. The music is usually filed under jazz and funk. Record labels: Prestige. The discography here lists 10 albums, from “Experience and Judgment” (1974) to “Pages From an Imaginary Life” (2014).

Andrew Wideman Bey Jr. (October 28, 1939 – April 26, 2025) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey had a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice. Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Bey attended Newark Arts High School.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Experience and Judgment 1974 · Atlantic

Ballads, Blues & Bey 1996

Shades of Bey 1998

Tuesdays in Chinatown 2001

Chillin' with Andy Bey 2003

American Song 2004

American Song 2005

Ain't Necessarily So 2007 · Live

The World According To Andy Bey 2013

Pages From an Imaginary Life 2014

Also plays on

Albums where Andy Bey is credited as a sideman

1968	Members, Don’t Git Weary — Max Roach	vocals
1969	How Insensitive — Duke Pearson	vocals
1970	For Losers — Archie Shepp	piano
1973	Children of Forever — Stanley Clarke	vocals
1974	Kwanza — Archie Shepp	piano
1996	I Don't Care Who Knows It — Duke Pearson	vocals
2008	Harlem Bush Music: Taifa & Uhuru — Gary Bartz	vocals
2011	For Losers / Kwanza — Archie Shepp	piano