tenor sax, alto · 1920–1999
Ernie Wilkins
- Sessions
- 59
- Records
- 65
- First date
- January 17, 1952
- Latest
- August 15, 1962
On the records
MGC-148 · 1954Count Basie Big BandCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-626 · 1954Count Basie Dance SessionCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-633 · 1954Basie-JazzCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-639 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGC-647 · 1955Count Basie Dance Session Album #2Count Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-666 · 1955BasieCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-678 · 1955Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams SingsCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-685 · 1955The Count!Count Basie And His Orchestra
MG 12006 · 1955Kenny ClarkeKenny Clarke Sextet
MG 12022 · 1955Flutes & ReedsVarious Artists
MG 15053 · 1955The Kenny Clarke Sextet Vol. 2Kenny Clarke Sextet
MG 15059 · 1955The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 1Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke SeptetMG 15060 · 1955The Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet Vol. 2Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet
MGC-724 · 1956King Of SwingCount Basie
MGC-743 · 1956Metronome All-Stars 1956George Wallington Solo
MGN-1083 · 1956Jazz RecitalDizzy Gillespie
MGN-1084 · 1956World StatesmanDizzy Gillespie
MGV-4000 · 1956Al Hibbler Sings Love SongsAl Hibbler
MG 12007 · 1956Kenny Clarke & Ernie WilkinsErnie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke Septet
MG 12044 · 1956Top Brass Featuring 5 TrumpetsVarious Artists
MG 12061 · 1956Meet Milt JacksonMilt Jackson Septet
MG-36058 · 1956Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-FiSarah Vaughan
MG-36086 · 1956For Jazz LoversVarious Artists
MG-36103 · 1956Swingin' With Terry GibbsTerry Gibbs And His Orchestra
MGV-8012 · 1956+April In ParisCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGV-8195 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #2Various Artists
BCP-66 · 1957The Happy Jazz Of Osie JohnsonOsie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet
BCP-6014 · 1957All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. HartmanJohnny Hartman
MGV-8017 · 1957Dizzy In GreeceDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious Artists
MGV-8222 · 1957Birks' WorksDizzy Gillespie Big Band
MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists
MG 12096 · 1957Trumpets All OutVarious Artists
MG-36104 · 1957The Swingin' Miss DDinah Washington
MG-36114 · 1957Boy With Lots Of BrassMaynard Ferguson
LP 1281 · 1958LaVern Baker Sings Bessie SmithLaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra
MGV-8258 · 1958Let's Call It SwingLouis Bellson And His Orchestra
MGV-8288 · 1958One O'Clock JumpElla Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams
MG 12125 · 1958The Many Faces Of The BluesVarious Artists
MG 12126 · 1958The Jazz HourVarious Artists
MG-36119 · 1958Dinah Washington Sings Fats WallerDinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra
MG-36130 · 1958Dinah Sings Bessie SmithDinah Washington
MG-36131 · 1958Doodlin'Eddie Chamblee
MGV-8291 · 1959Hall Of FameCount Basie
MGV-8320 · 1959Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1Various Artists
MG-36142 · 1959Cat On A Hot Tin HornCat Anderson Orchestra
LP 1332 · 1960Big Joe Rides AgainJoe Turner
BCP-6035 · 1960Fifteen Star SaxophonesVarious Artists
MGV-8354 · 1960Drummer's HolidayLouis Bellson And His Orchestra
RLP 377 · 1961African WaltzCannonball Adderley And His Orchestra
PRLP 7206 · 1961Trane WhistleEddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band
V-8407 · 1961The Essential Count BasieCount Basie And His Orchestra
RLP 395 · 1962RahMark Murphy
RLP 397 · 1962A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical HitThe Riverside Jazz Stars
RLP 411 · 1962Letter From HomeThe Voice Of Eddie Jefferson
RLP 416 · 1962Cannonball Adderley Greatest HitsCannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson
RLP 429 · 1962Big BagsMilt Jackson Orchestra
RLP 432 · 1962Down HomeSam Jones & Co.
V-8430 · 1962Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/TrioSonny Rollins Trio
V-8444 · 1962Guest Soloist: Cannonball AdderleyRay Brown With The All-Star Big Band
V-8476 · 1962Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!The Oscar Peterson Trio
V-8505 · 1963The Essential Jazz VocalsVarious Artists
V-8566 · 1963The Essential Dizzy GillespieThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
V-8579 · 1964Winners All! Down Beat Jazz PollVarious Artists
V-8596 · 1964Verve's Choice!The Best Of Count BasieEvery date, in order
1952
- January 17, 1952Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax
- January 25, 1952Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax
- July 22 and 23, 1952Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax, arranger
- December 12, 1952Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax
1953
- July 13, 1953Count Basie And His OrchestraLos Angeles, CAalto, tenor sax, arranger
- December 12, 1953Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax, arranger
1954
- August 16, 1954Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax, arranger
- August 17, 1954Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCalto, tenor sax, arranger
1955
- February, 1955Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson OctetBeltone Studios, NYCalto sax
- February 7, 1955Kenny Clarke SextetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJarranger
- March 30, 1955Ernie Wilkins - Kenny Clarke SeptetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJalto, tenor sax
- March 30, 1955Kenny Clarke - Ernie Wilkins SeptetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJalto, tenor sax
- May 17, 1955Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- July 26, 1955Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- August 2, 1955Ernie Wilkins SextetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJalto sax, arranger
- September 12, 1955Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYCtenor sax
- October 25, 1955Sarah VaughanNYCconductor
- October 26, 1955Sarah VaughanNYCconductor
- October 27, 1955Sarah VaughanNYCconductor
- November 8, 1955Ernie WilkinsVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJconductor, arranger
1956
- January 4, 1956Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- January 5, 1956Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- February 12, 1956Louis Bellson And His OrchestraNYCalto sax
- May 18 and 19, 1956Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYCtenor sax
- June 6, 1956Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYCtenor sax
- June 27, 1956Count Basie And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- October 1, 1956Terry Gibbs And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- October 8, 1956Terry Gibbs And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- November, 1956Johnny HartmanNYCarranger, conductor
- December 5, 1956Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His OrchestraNYCarranger
1957
- January 15, 1957Ernie WilkinsVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJoriginal composer, arranger
- January 25, 1957Louis Bellson And His OrchestraLos Angeles, CAbaritone sax
- April 7, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Big BandNYCarranger
- April 8, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Big BandNYCarranger
- July 19, 1957Maynard Ferguson And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- August 2, 1957Maynard Ferguson And His OrchestraNYCarranger
- October 1, 1957Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins OrchestraFine Sound, NYCarranger, director
- October 2, 1957Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins OrchestraFine Sound, NYCarranger, director
- October 4, 1957Dinah Washington With Eddie Chamblee OrchestraFine Sound, NYCarranger
- November 20, 1957Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins OrchestraNYCarranger, director
1958
- January 20, 1958Dinah Washington With Eddie Chamblee OrchestraUniversal Recording, Chicago, ILarranger
- January 28, 1958LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's OrchestraNYCarranger
- July 11, 1958Sonny Rollins And The Big BrassMetropolitan Sound Studios, NYCconductor, arranger
- July 23, 1958Cat Anderson OrchestraNYCtenor sax, arranger
1959
1960
1961
- 1961Cannonball Adderley And His OrchestraPlaza Sound Studios, NYC, February 28, and May 9, 15conductor, arranger
- October, 1961Mark MurphyPlaza Sound Studios, NYC, September and arranger, conductor
- November 1, 1961The Riverside Jazz Stars Featuring Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath, And The Bobby Timmons TrioPlaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 31, and conductor, arranger
1962
- January-February, 1962Eddie JeffersonPlaza Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1961, and arranger, conductor
- January 22, 1962Ray Brown With The All-Star Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- January 23, 1962Ray Brown With The All-Star Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- June 13, 1962The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ernie Wilkins Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- June 14, 1962The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ernie Wilkins Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- June 15, 1962The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ernie Wilkins Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- June 24, 1962The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ernie Wilkins Big BandNYCarranger, conductor
- July 5, 1962Milt Jackson OrchestraPlaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 20, and arranger, conductor
- August 15, 1962Sam Jones & Co.Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 25, and arranger, conductor