
percussion, timbales · 1934–1983
Willie Bobo
- Sessions
- 75
- Records
- 60
- First date
- March, 1957
- Latest
- July 27, 1967
On the records
BCP-6009 · 1957Squeeze MeSallie Blair
LP 3262 · 1958Mas Ritmo CalienteCal Tjader
LP 3267 · 1958YambuMongo Santamaria Y Sus Ritmos Afro-Cubano
LP 3279 · 1958Latin For LoversCal Tjader With Strings
LP 3275 · 1959Cal Tjader's Latin ConcertCal Tjader Sextet
LP 3283 · 1959A Night At The BlackhawkCal Tjader Sextet
LP 3289 · 1959Cal Tjader Goes LatinCal Tjader Sextet
LP 3291 · 1959MongoMongo Santamaria
LP 3295 · 1959Cal Tjader's Concert By The SeaCal Tjader Sextet
LP 3299 · 1960Concert On The CampusCal Tjader Quintet
LP 3309 · 1960Demasiado CalienteCal Tjader
LP 3314 · 1960!Sabroso!: Charanga Y PachangaMongo Santamaria Y Su Orquesta
LP 3302 · 1960?Our Man In HavanaMongo Santamaria
LP 3324 · 1961Arriba-La PachangaMongo Santamaria Orchestra
LP 3328 · 1961Mas SabrosoMongo Santamaria Y Su Orquesta "Sabrosa"
LP 3330 · 1961Cal Tjader Plays Harold ArlenCal Tjader Quartet With Strings
LP 1383 · 1962Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre VersionLaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short
LP 1384 · 1962Right NowHerbie Mann
LP 1396 · 1962Explosion!The Sound Of Slide Hampton
CL 1893 · 1962Jingle Bell JazzVarious Artists
LP 3335 · 1962!Viva Mongo!Mongo Santamaria And Orchestra
LP 3341 · 1962Concert By The Sea Volume 2Cal Tjader Quintet
BLP 4114 · 1962Bossa Nova Soul SambaIke Quebec
BCP-6068 · 1962Award Album - Jazz VocalsVarious Artists
PRLP 7242 · 1962Goin' To The MeetingEddie "Lockjaw" Davis
V-8498 · 1962Trombone Jazz Samba/Bossa NovaBob Brookmeyer
LP 1413 · 1963Live At NewportHerbie Mann
CL 1970 · 1963The Giants Of JazzVarious Artists
CL 2106 · 1963Quiet NightsMiles Davis
LP 3351 · 1963Mighty MongoMongo Santamaria
BLP 4111 · 1963The Latin BitGrant Green
BLP 4119 · 1963Bossa Nova BacchanalCharlie Rouse
BLP 4121 · 1963Elder DonDon Wilkerson
NJLP 8284 · 1963Limbo CarnivalDave Pike
BLP 4147 · 1964Inventions & DimensionsHerbie Hancock
V-8575 · 1964Breeze From The EastCal Tjader
A-82 · 1965Chic Chic ChicoChico Hamilton
A-98 · 1965"In" Jazz For The Culture SetDannie Richmond's "In" Crowd
LP 1433 · 1965My Kinda GrooveHerbie Mann
LP 1439 · 1965AutobiographyNat Adderley
LP 1447 · 1965The Fantastic Jazz Harp Of Dorothy AshbyDorothy Ashby Octet
CL 2388 · 1965Latin Mann - Afro To Bossa To BluesHerbie Mann
PRLP 7379 · 1965Afro-Soul/Drum OrgyA.K. Salim
V-8610 · 1965Movin' WesWes Montgomery
V-8614 · 1965Soul SauceCal Tjader
V-8631 · 1965Spanish GreaseWillie Bobo
A-9101 · 1965The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3Various Artists
A-9102 · 1965El ChicoChico Hamilton
LP 1464 · 1966Our Mann FluteHerbie Mann
V-8648 · 1966Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3Willie Bobo
V-8669 · 1966Feelin' So GoodWillie Bobo
A-9114 · 1966The Further Adventures Of El ChicoChico Hamilton
A-9123 · 1966SpellbinderGabor Szabo
LP 1483 · 1967The Beat Goes OnHerbie Mann
CL 2732 · 1967SorcererMiles Davis
V-8685 · 1967JuicyWillie Bobo
V-8699 · 1967Bobo MotionWillie Bobo
V-8714 · 1967The Best Of Wes MontgomeryWes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra
V-8725 · 1967The Best Of Cal TjaderCal Tjader And His Sextet
LP 3311Bembe!Mongo In HavanaEvery date, in order
1957
1958
- 1958Cal Tjader With StringsSan Francisco, CA
conga, bongo - 1958Cal Tjader SextetThe Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA
conga, bongo - winter 1958-1959Cal Tjader SextetThe Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA
conga, bongo - September, 1958Cal Tjader SextetThe Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA
timbales, drums - December, 1958Mongo Santamaria And His Band
timbales
1959
- 1959Cal Tjader SextetSan Francisco, CA
drums, timbales - April 20, 1959Cal Tjader SextetSunset Auditorium, Carmel, CA

drums, timbales - May, 1959Mongo Santamaria And His Band
timbales - May, 1959Mongo Santamaria Sextet
timbales
1960
- 1960Cal Tjader SeptetSan Francisco, CA
drums, percussion - 1960Mongo Santamaria Y Su OrquestaSan Francisco, CA
timbales - 1960Cal Tjader SextetThe Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA
drums, percussion - early 1960Mongo Santamaria And His Band


- spring 1960Cal Tjader Quintetlive in Sacramento and San Jose, CA
drums
1961
- 1961Cal Tjader QuartetSan Francisco, CA
drums - 1961Mongo Santamaria Y Su Orquesta "Sabrosa"

drums, percussion
1962
- 1962Mongo Santamaria And His BandThe Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA

percussion - March 12, 1962Herbie Mann OctetNYC

drums - March 28, 1962Herbie Mann SeptetNYC
drums - April 19, 1962Herbie Mann SextetNYC
drums - April 26, 1962Grant Green SextetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums - May 1, 1962Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
conga - May 3, 1962Don Wilkerson QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums - July 26, 1962Slide Hampton TentetNYC
conga - July 27, 1962Miles Davis With Gil Evans And His OrchestraColumbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
bongo - August 13, 1962Miles Davis With Gil Evans And His OrchestraColumbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
bongo - August 21 and 23, 1962Bob Brookmeyer SeptetNYC

- August 21, 1962Bob Dorough With Miles Davis And His OrchestraColumbia Studio A, NYC

conga, bongo - August 23, 1962Miles Davis And His OrchestraColumbia Studio A, NYC
bongo - September 14, 1962Bob Brookmeyer SeptetNYC

- October 5, 1962Ike Quebec QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums - November 6, 1962Miles Davis With Gil Evans And His OrchestraColumbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
bongo - November 26, 1962Charlie Rouse SeptetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums - December 12, 1962Dave PikeVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums
1963
- July 7, 1963Herbie Mann OctetNewport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI Live
percussion - August 30, 1963Herbie Hancock QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
drums, timbales - November 25, 1963Cal Tjader With Stan Applebaum OrchestraNYC

percussion - November 26, 1963Cal Tjader With Stan Applebaum OrchestraNYC

percussion
1964
- February 13, 1964Herbie Mann OctetNYC
timbales - April 6, 1964Herbie Mann OctetNYC

timbales - May 7, 1964Herbie Mann With Oliver Nelson's OrchestraNYC

drums - October 8, 1964A.K. SalimVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
timbales - November 11, 1964Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate OrchestraA&R Studios, NYC
percussion - November 16, 1964Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate OrchestraA&R Studios, NYC

percussion - November 20, 1964Cal Tjader With Gary McFarland OrchestraVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
percussion - November 20, 1964Cal Tjader SeptetA&R Studios, NYC

percussion - December 22, 1964Nat Adderley OctetNYC

1965
- March 15, 1965Chico HamiltonNYC


- May 3, 1965Dorothy Ashby OctetNYC
percussion - May 4, 1965Dorothy Ashby QuartetNYC
percussion - June 1, 1965Herbie Mann Octet With Oliver Nelson OrchestraNYC
percussion - June 2, 1965Herbie Mann Octet With Oliver Nelson OrchestraNYC
percussion - June 8, 1965Willie Bobo SextetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
percussion - August 26, 1965Chico HamiltonNYC

- August 27, 1965Chico HamiltonNYC

- August 30, 1965Willie Bobo SextetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
percussion - September 8, 1965Willie Bobo SextetVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
percussion - September 16, 1965Dannie Richmond's "In" CrowdVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

1966
- January 26, 1966Willie BoboVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
timbales - February 14, 1966Willie BoboVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
timbales - April 25, 1966Willie BoboVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
timbales - April 26, 1966Willie BoboVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
timbales - May 2, 1966Chico HamiltonVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

- May 5, 1966Chico HamiltonVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

- May 6, 1966Gabor SzaboVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

- September 27, 1966Willie BoboNYC
vocal, percussion - September 28, 1966Willie BoboNYC
vocal, percussion