Benny Bailey
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Trumpeters · 1924–2005

Benny Bailey

American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005)

Born
1924
Cleveland
Died
14 April 2005
Amsterdam
Country
United States
Record labels
Enja Records, Candid Records, Cadet Records, Argo Records
Discography
17 albums

Biography

Benny Bailey was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Benny Bailey was born in 1924 in Cleveland and died on 14 April 2005 in Amsterdam. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records, Candid Records, Cadet Records and Argo Records. The discography here lists 17 albums, from “Big Brass” (1960) to “I Remember Love” (2006).

Ernest Harold "Benny" Bailey (August 13, 1925 – April 14, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Big Brass 1960 · Candid Midnight in Europe 1964 · MCE Folklore in Swing 1966 · SABA
Firehouse Ball 1967
Soul Eyes: Jazz Live at the Domicile Munich 1968 · Live
A Land of Dolls 1972
Mirrors 1975 · Freedom
My Greatest Love 1975
Islands 1976 · enja Serenade to a Planet 1976 · EGO Records Grand Slam 1979 · Jazzcraft Records
For Heaven's Sake 1989
Benny's Mood 1992
Peruvian Nights - Live 1996 · Live
The Satchmo Legacy 2000
The Music of Quincy Jones 2004
I Remember Love 2006

Also plays on

Albums where Benny Bailey is credited as a sideman

1960 I Dig Dancers — Quincy Jones trumpet
1961 Rights of Swing — Phil Woods trumpet
1963 Piano and Big Band!! — Friedrich Gulda trumpet
1964 From Vienna With Jazz — Friedrich Gulda trumpet
1965 Stockholm Sojourn — The International Jazz Orchestra Under the Direction of Benny Golson trumpet
1968 Lady Heavy Bottom’s Waltz — Johnny Griffin brass
1969 Concerto Grosso in D Blues — Herbie Mann trumpet
1969 Swiss Movement — Les McCann & Eddie Harris trumpet
1971 Companionship: Jazz Joint, Volume 2 — Sahib Shihab flugelhorn, trumpet
1975 November Girl — Carmen McRae, The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band trumpet
1975 Jazz a confronto 18 — Slide Hampton & Dusko Gojkovic trumpet
1977 Sophisticated Giant — Dexter Gordon trumpet
1977 Jazz Gala 77 All Star Big Band — Peter Herbolzheimer trumpet
1979 Home Run — Howard McGhee & Benny Bailey trumpet
1982 Berlin Concerts — Eric Dolphy trumpet
1984 The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones: Live! — Quincy Jones trumpet
1985 Wise in Time — Howard McGhee & Teddy Edwards trumpet
1989 Candid Dolphy — Eric Dolphy trumpet
1993 Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux — Miles Davis & Quincy Jones flugelhorn, trumpet
1997 Griff'n'Bags — Johnny Griffin flugelhorn, trumpet
1999 Imported From Europe — Stan Getz trumpet
2000 Cool Breeze — Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
2000 Jazz in Paris: Lionel Hampton and His French New Sound, Volume 1 — Lionel Hampton trumpet
2000 Jazz in Paris: Lionel Hampton and His French New Sound, Volume 2 — Lionel Hampton trumpet
2002 The Rainbow People — Dexter Gordon, Benny Bailey trumpet
2003 Inédits radiophoniques — Boris Vian trumpet
2007 Radio Days — George Gruntz trumpet
2013 Live in Zurich 1960 — Nat ‘King’ Cole – Quincy Jones and His Big Band trumpet
— Alice & Wonderband — Alice Babs, Arne Domnérus trumpet

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Benny Bailey play?

Benny Bailey is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Benny Bailey born?

Benny Bailey was born 1924 in Cleveland.

What are Benny Bailey's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Big Brass (1960), Midnight in Europe (1964), Folklore in Swing (1966), Mirrors (1975) and Islands (1976).

External links

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