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American jazz pianist
Bill Mays |
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Birth name | William Allen Mays |
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Born | (1944-02-05) February 5, 1944 (age 80) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
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Genres | Jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
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Years active | 1960s–present |
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Labels |
Concord Jazz,
DMP,
Palmetto |
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Website |
billmays.net |
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Musical artist
William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American
jazz pianist from Sacramento, California.
Biography
Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an
Earl Hines concert.
From 1969 to the early 1980s Mays worked as a studio session musician in Los Angeles. He has been an accompanist to singers
Al Jarreau,
Peggy Lee,
Anita O'Day,
Frank Sinatra,
Sarah Vaughan and
Dionne Warwick, and also worked with artists such as
Don Ellis,
Mel Lewis,
Barry Manilow,
Shelly Manne,
Bob Mintzer,
Red Mitchell,
Gerry Mulligan,
Art Pepper,
Bud Shank,
Bobby Shew,
Sonny Stitt,
Paul Winter,
Phil Woods and
Frank Zappa. In 1984, he moved to New York City and began to do more work as a bandleader, composer, and arranger. He has recorded over three dozen albums under his own name, and has been heard on hundreds more by others.
Discography
As leader
- A Musical Cocktail: The Music of Cole Porter (MCR, 1976)
- Two of a Mind with
Red Mitchell (ITI, 1983)
- Tha's Delights with Shelly Manne, Andy Simpkins, Ralph Moore, Tom Harrell (Trend, 1983)
- One to One with
Ray Drummond (DMP, 1990)
- One to One 2 with Ray Drummond (DMP, 1991)
- Kaleidoscope with Peter Sprague, Dick Oatts, Harvie Swartz, Jeff Hirshfield (The Jazz Alliance, 1992)
- Live At Maybeck - Concord Duo Series Volume Seven with
Ed Bickert (Concord Jazz, 1994)
- Live At Maybeck (Concord Jazz, 1995)
- An Ellington Affair with Lewis Nash, John Goldsby(Concord Jazz, 1995)
- Mays in Manhattan with Marvin Stamm, Ed Neumeister, Jon Gordon, Sean Smith, Tim Horner (Concord Jazz, 1996)
- Out in Pa. with Matt Wilson, Martin Wind(No Blooze Music, 1999)
- By Ourselves with
Marvin Stamm (Marstam, 2000)
- Summer Sketches (Palmetto, 2001)
- Going Home (Palmetto, 2003)
- Bick's Bag with
Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke (Triplet, 2004)
- Live at Jazz Standard (Palmetto, 2005)
- Live at Birdland NYC, Stamm/Soph Project (Jazzed Media, 2005)
- Beyond the Red Door with Bud Shank (Jazzed Media, 2007)
- Stuffy Turkey with Joe La Barbera, Mattias Svensson (Five Stars Records, 2009)
- Blue Rondo a la Turk with Keisuke Ohta (Five Stars Records, 2009)
- The Best Is Yet To Come with Joe La Barbera, Rwu Kawamura (Five Stars Records, 2010)
- Mays at the Movies (SteepleChase, 2010)
- Phil & Bill with Phil Woods (Palmetto, 2011)
- Front Row Seat Solo (©Bill Mays, 2015)
- Live at COTA (No Blooze Music, 2019)
- Mays Plays Mays (No Blooze Music, 2019)
With Inventions Trio
- Fantasy (Palmetto, 2007)
- Delaware River Suite (No Blooze Music, 2008)
- Life's a Movie (Chiaroscuro, 2013)
With Road Work Ahead
- Night And Day (Trend, 1983)
- On The Road Again (SBE, 1998)
- Intersection (SBE, 2012)
As sideman
With
Carter Burwell
- Gods and Monsters (RCA Victor/BMG, 1998)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (Decca, 2001)
- The Alamo (Hollywood, 2004)
- Hail Caesar! (Back Lot/Universal 2016)
With
Elliot Goldenthal
- Cobb (Sony Classical, 1994)
- Interview with the Vampire (Geffen, 1994)
- Sphere (Varese Sarabande, 1998)
With
Benny Golson
With
Bob Magnusson
- Revelation (Discovery, 1979)
- Two Generations of Music (Trend, 1982)
With
Barry Manilow
- Even Now (Arista, 1978)
- One Voice (Arista, 1979)
- Barry (Arista, 1980)
- If I Should Love Again (Arista, 1981)
- I Wanna Do It with You (Arista, 1982)
- 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Arista, 1984)
With
Bud Shank
- Heritage (Concord Jazz, 1978)
- Crystal Comments with
Bud Shank and
Alan Broadbent (
Concord Jazz, 1980)
- Explorations: 1980 with Bud Shank (Concord Concerto, 1980)
- Silver Storm (Raw, 2000)
- On the Trail (Raw, 2002)
- Fascinating Rhythms (Jazzed Media, 2009)
With
Bobby Shew
- Class Reunion (Sutra, 1980)
- Outstanding in His Field (Inner City, 1980)
- Play Song (Jazz Hounds, 1981)
- Telepathy with
Bobby Shew (Jazz Hounds, 1982)
- Shewhorn (Pausa, 1986)
With
Frank Zappa
- Bognor Regis (Dragonfly, 2006)
- One Shot Deal (Zappa, 2008)
- Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (Zappa, 2019)
With others
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Sarah Vaughan, A Time in My Life (Mainstream, 1971)
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Percy Faith, Corazon (CBS, 1973)
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Jose Feliciano, Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (RCA Victor, 1975)
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Marlena Shaw, Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (Blue Note, 1975)
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Maxine Weldon, Alone On My Own (Monument, 1975)
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Jaye P. Morgan, Jaye P. Morgan (Candor, 1976)
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Andy Williams, Andy (Columbia, 1976)
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Joe Harnell, Harnell (Capitol, 1977)
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Leonard Cohen, Death of a Ladies' Man (Columbia, 1977)
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Lalo Schifrin,
Rollercoaster (MCA, 1977)
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Larry Gatlin, Oh! Brother (Monument, 1978)
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The Manhattan Transfer, Extensions (Atlantic, 1979)
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Dionne Warwick, Dionne (Arista, 1979)
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Peter Sprague, The Path (Xanadu, 1980)
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Gordon Brisker, Collective Consciousness (Sutra, 1981)
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Mark Murphy,
Bop for Kerouac (Muse, 1981)
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Howard Roberts, Turning to Spring (Discovery, 1981)
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Shelly Manne, Double Piano Jazz Quartet in Concert at Carmelo's (Trend, 1981)
- Shelly Manne, Double Piano Jazz Quartet in Concert at Carmelo's Vol. 2 (Trend, 1982)
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Freddie Hubbard, Ride Like the Wind (Elektra Musician, 1982)
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Beau Williams, Beau Williams (Capitol, 1982)
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Billy Preston, Pressin' On (Motown, 1982)
- Peter Sprague, Bird Raga (Xanadu, 1983)
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Wilton Felder, Gentle Fire (MCA, 1983)
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Lew Tabackin, My Old Flame (Atlas, 1983)
- Michael Vlatkovich, 9113 Michael Vlatkovich (Thank You Records, 1984)
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Morgana King, Simply Eloquent (Muse, 1986)
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Gerry Mulligan, Symphonic Dreams (PAR, 1987)
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Mark Murphy,
Beauty And The Beast (Muse, 1987)
- Mark Murphy,
Kerouac, Then and Now (Muse, 1989)
- Dianne Mower, A Song For You (Jazz City, 1990)
- Mark Murphy,
One for Junior (Muse, 1991)
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Angelo Badalamenti, Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (Warner Bros., 1992)
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Sherrie Maricle, Live Concert (LRC, 1993)
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Jill O'Hara, Jill O'Hara (Sterling, 1993)
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Allen Mezquida, A Good Thing (Trouser Down, 1993)
- Martin Wind, Gone With The Wind (September, 1993)
- Gerry Mulligan, Dream a Little Dream (Telarc, 1994)
- Charles Cochran, Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays (Audiophile, 2000)
- Bruce Eskovitz, Conversations (Azica, 2001)
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David Arnold, Changing Lanes (Varese Sarabande, 2002)
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Jack Walrath, Ballroom (SteepleChase, 2008)
- Yoshiaki Masuo, I'm Glad There Is You (Sunshine, 2009)
- Adam Unsworth, Balance (Acoustical Concepts Records, 2014)
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Phil Woods, Live at the Deer Head Inn (Deer Head, 2015)
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John Cacavas, Lalo Schifrin, Airport '77/The Concorde... Airport '79 (La-La Land, 2018)
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Dave Grusin, And Justice for All (Varese Sarabande, 2018)
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Art Pepper &
Warne Marsh, Unreleased Art Volume 9 at Donte's, April 26, 1974 (Widow's Taste, 2016)
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P.J. Perry, This Quiet Room (Cellar Music, 2018)
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Philippe Sarde, Ghost Story (Quartet, 2019)
- Tommy Cecil, Side By Side-Sondheim (©Tommy Cecil, 2012)
- Tommy Cecil, Our Time-Sondheim Duos 2 (©Tommy Cecil, 2013)
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