Gary Bartz

American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)

Born: 26 September 1940
Baltimore
Country: United States
Active: 1960–
Record labels: Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Candid Records, Arista Records, Milestone
Discography: 25 albums

Biography

Gary Bartz is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, percussion instrument and alto saxophone. Gary Bartz was born on 26 September 1940 in Baltimore. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Candid Records and Arista Records. The discography here lists 25 albums, from “Another Earth” (1969) to “Where Rivers Meet” (2026).

Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Another Earth 1969 · Milestone Altissimo 1973 · Philips

Live at Nemu Jazz Inn -1 - Dance of Magic 1975 · Live

The Shadow Do 1975 · Prestige

Ju Ju Man 1976

Music Is My Sanctuary 1977 · Capitol Records Love Affair 1978 · Capitol Records Bartz 1980 · Arista Reflections of Monk - The Final Frontier 1989

There Goes the Neighborhood! 1991 · Live

Shadows 1992 · Timeless Records

Dreamsville 1993

Alto Memories 1994 · Verve Episode One - Children Of Harlem 1994 · Challenge Records

Harlem Sunset 1994

The Red And Orange Poems 1994 · Atlantic Jazz The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life 1996 · Atlantic Jazz The Montreal Concert 2001 · Dominic Sciscente Music

Live @ The Jazz Standard, Vol. 2: Mae Velha 2005 · Live

Soprano Stories 2005

Harlem Bush Music: Taifa & Uhuru 2008 · Milestone Coltrane Rules (Tao of a Music Warrior) 2011 · OYO Recordings

Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions 2020

Gary Bartz JID006 2021 · Jazz Is Dead

Where Rivers Meet 2026

Also plays on

Albums where Gary Bartz is credited as a sideman

1968	Members, Don’t Git Weary — Max Roach	alto saxophone
1968	Stoned Soul Picnic — Roy Ayers	alto saxophone
1968	A Shade of Difference — Helen Merrill, Dick Katz	alto saxophone
1969	Expansions — McCoy Tyner	woodwind
1970	Deaf, Dumb, Blind: Summun, Bukmun, Umyun — Pharoah Sanders	alto saxophone, bell, cowbell, percussion, shakers
1971	Blackstone Legacy — Woody Shaw	saxophone
1972	Extensions — McCoy Tyner	alto saxophone
1973	Ode to Super — Jackie McLean Featuring Gary Bartz	alto saxophone
1974	Sama Layuca — McCoy Tyner	alto saxophone
1975	Stepping Into Tomorrow — Donald Byrd	alto saxophone, clarinet
1975	Goodbye — Gene Ammons	alto saxophone
1976	Caricatures — Donald Byrd	saxophone
1976	Cosmos — McCoy Tyner	saxophone
1977	Ellington Is Forever, Volume 2 — Kenny Burrell	alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
1977	Virtue — Alphonse Mouzon	alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
1980	For Sure! — Woody Shaw	alto saxophone
1981	United — Woody Shaw	alto saxophone
1984	Dimensions — McCoy Tyner	alto saxophone
1993	Of Kindred Souls — Roy Hargrove	alto saxophone
1993	Light Out of Darkness — Shirley Horn	alto saxophone
1995	The Oracle — Cindy Blackman	saxophone
1996	Number Two Express — Christian McBride	alto saxophone
1999	McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars — McCoy Tyner	saxophone
1999	A Lil' Somethin', Somethin' — Cindy Blackman	saxophone
2002	Ballads and Blues — Joey DeFrancesco	saxophone
2003	Playground — Russell Malone	alto saxophone
2004	Illuminations — McCoy Tyner	saxophone
2016	A Place in Time — Wallace Roney	alto saxophone
2023	The Montreux Years — McCoy Tyner Trio	saxophone, guitar