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American drummer
Sam Woodyard |
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Sam Woodyard in 1965 |
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Born | (1925-01-07)January 7, 1925
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Died | September 20, 1988(1988-09-20) (aged 63)
Paris, France |
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Genres |
Jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Instrument(s) | Drums |
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Musical artist
Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988)
[1] was an American
jazz drummer.
He was born in
Elizabeth,
New Jersey, United States.
[1] Woodyard was largely an
autodidact on drums and played locally in the
Newark, New Jersey, area in the 1940s.
[1] He performed with
Paul Gayten in an
R&B group, then played in the early 1950s with
Joe Holiday,
Roy Eldridge, and
Milt Buckner. In 1955, he joined
Duke Ellington's orchestra and remained until 1966.
[1]
After his time with Ellington, Woodyard worked with
Ella Fitzgerald, then moved to Los Angeles.
[1] In the 1970s, he played less due to health problems, but he recorded with
Buddy Rich,
[1] and toured with
Claude Bolling. In 1983, he belonged to a band with
Teddy Wilson,
Buddy Tate, and
Slam Stewart.
[1] His last recording was on
Steve Lacy's 1988 album,
The Door.
He died of cancer in Paris at the age of 63.
[2]
Discography
With
Cat Anderson
- Plays at 4 a.m. (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellingtonia (Wynne, 1959)
- A Chat with Cat Anderson (Columbia, 1963)
With
Duke Ellington
- At Newport (Columbia, 1956)
- Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956)
- A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia, 1957)
- Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1957)
- Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, 1957)
- The Cosmic Scene (Columbia, 1958)
- Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellington Indigos (Columbia, 1958)
- Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia, 1958)
- Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia, 1959)
- Festival Session (Columbia, 1959)
- Solitude (Philips, 1960)
- Piano in the Background (Columbia, 1960)
- Piano in the Foreground (Columbia, 1963)
- The Symphonic Ellington (Reprise, 1963)
- Afro-Bossa (Reprise, 1963)
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse!, 1963)
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1963)
- Duke Ellington & Django Reinhardt (Amiga, 1963)
- Ellington '65 (Reprise, 1964)
- The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA Victor 1966)
- Duke Ellington at the Cote d'Azur (Verve, 1967)
- "...And His Mother Called Him Bill" (RCA, 1968)
- Second Sacred Concert (Fantasy, 1968)
- Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise, 1968)
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia, 1971)
- The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic, 1973)
- Yale Concert (Fantasy, 1973)
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II (Columbia, 1973)
- The Pianist (Fantasy, 1974)
- The Duke Lives On (Midi, 1974)
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic, 1976)
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All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
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All Star Road Band Volume 2 (Doctor Jazz, 1985)
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Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1991)
With
Johnny Hodges
With others
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Alice Babs, Serenade to Sweden (Telestar, 1966)
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Harry Carney, Rock Me Gently (Metronome, 1961)
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Rosemary Clooney,
Blue Rose (Columbia, 1956)
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Paul Gonsalves,
Cookin' (Argo, 1958)
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Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet in High Fi (Urania, 1955)
- Jimmy Hamilton, Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet (World Record Club, 1963)
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Lionel Hampton, Ring Dem Vibes (Blue Star, 1976)
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Quincy Jones,
The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
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Brooks Kerr &
Paul Quinichette, Prevue (Famous Door, 1974)
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Buddy Rich, The Roar of '74 (Groove Merchant, 1974)
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Joya Sherrill,
Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (20th Century Fox, 1965)
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Billy Strayhorn, Live! (Roulette, 1969)
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Clark Terry,
Duke with a Difference (Riverside, 1957)
- Clark Terry,
Out on a Limb with Clark Terry (Argo, 1957)
- Clark Terry, Cruising (Milestone, 1975)
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Norris Turney, I Let a Song... (Black and Blue, 1978)
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Jimmy Woode,
The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1958)
References
- Citations
- General references
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Harlem Jazz, 1930
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Ellingtonia, Vol. One
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Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
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Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
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The Blanton–Webster Band
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Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
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Smoke Rings
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Liberian Suite
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Great Times!
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Masterpieces by Ellington
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Ellington Uptown
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The Duke Plays Ellington
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Ellington '55
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Dance to the Duke!
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Ellington Showcase
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Historically Speaking
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Duke Ellington Presents...
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The Complete Porgy and Bess
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A Drum Is a Woman
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Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
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Such Sweet Thunder
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Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
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Ellington Indigos
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Black, Brown and Beige
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Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
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The Cosmic Scene
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Happy Reunion
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Jazz Party
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Anatomy of a Murder
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Festival Session
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Blues in Orbit
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The Nutcracker Suite
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Piano in the Background
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Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
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Unknown Session
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Piano in the Foreground
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Paris Blues
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Featuring Paul Gonsalves
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Midnight in Paris
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Studio Sessions, New York 1962
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Afro-Bossa
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The Symphonic Ellington
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Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
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Studio Sessions New York 1963
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My People
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Ellington '65
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Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
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Ellington '66
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Concert in the Virgin Islands
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The Popular Duke Ellington
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Far East Suite
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The Jaywalker
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Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
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...And His Mother Called Him Bill
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Second Sacred Concert
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Studio Sessions New York, 1968
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Latin American Suite
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The Pianist
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New Orleans Suite
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Orchestral Works
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The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
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The Intimacy of the Blues
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The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
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Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
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The Intimate Ellington
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The Ellington Suites
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This One's for Blanton!
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Up in Duke's Workshop
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Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
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