I Performed/Recorded With...
In my professional music career of more than 50 years, I've had the opportunity to play with some of the finest musicians, vocalists, bands, conductors and comedians in the world. Below is a fairly complete list of names that I've had the pleasure to work with from 1966 through the first half of 2019 - some famous, some not so famous, but all extremely talented! The list is sorted alphabetically by category: Jazz, Classical and Pop
JAZZ (alphabetical order)
Abe Laboriel - bass
Alex Acuña - drums, percussion
Allen Vizzutti - trumpet
Art Baron - trombone
Ben Smith - drums
Bill Frisell - guitar
Bill Mays - piano
Bill (William O.) Smith - clarinet
Bob Leatherbarrow - drums
Bobby Shew - trumpet
Bruce Lofgren - bandleader/electric guitar
Bud Shank - flute, sax
Buddy DeFranco - clarinet
Cal Tjader - vibes
Cat Anderson - trumpet
Charlie Keagle - saxophone, piano
Chuck Berghoffer - bass
Chuck Deardorf - bass
Chuck Domanico - bass
Clipper Anderson - bass
Conrad Herwig - trombone
Cuong Vu - trumpet
Curt Berg - trombone
Dan Dean - electric bass, guitars
Dave Holland - bass
Dave MacKay - piano
Dave Parlato - bass
Diane Schurr - vocal/piano
Don Ellis - bandleader, trumpet
Don Grusin - piano
Don Mock - electric guitar
Dorothy Ashby - harp
Earl “Fatha” Hines - piano
Eddie Daniels - clarinet
Emil Richards - marimba, percussion
Ernestine Anderson - vocal
Ernie Watts - saxophones
Floyd Standifer - trumpet
Frank Liberio - piano
Frank Rosolino - trombone
Gary Herbig - saxophones
Gary Peacock - bass, piano
George Bohanon - trombone
George Duke - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Harold Jones - drums
Herb Ellis - guitar
Howard Roberts - guitar
Jack Perciful - piano
Jay Thomas - trumpet, saxophone, flute
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Jiggs Whigham - trombone
Jim Anderson - bass
Jim Coile - saxophone, flute
Jim Ganduglia - drums
Joe Porcaro - drums
Joe Villa - electric guitar
Joe Wilder - cornet
Joel DiBartolo - electric bass
John Bishop - drums
John Chiodini - guitar
John Pisano - guitar
Kim Hutchcroft - saxophones
Larry Bunker - percussion
Larry Coryell - guitar
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Marc Ivester - drums
Marc Seales - piano
Marius “Butch” Nordal - piano
Mike Lang - piano
Mike Vax - trumpet
Milcho Leviev - piano
Moyes Lucas - drums
Oscar Brashear - cornet
Patrick O’Hearn - bass
Paul Horn - flute
Pete Jolly - piano
Peter Donald - drums
Phil Bodner - woodwinds
Phillip Namenworth - piano
Quincy Jones - conductor
Ralph Humphrey - drums
Randy Aldcroft - trombone
Ray Pizzi - saxophones
Red Callender - tuba
Red Kelly - bass
Roger Kellaway - piano
Ron Eshete - guitar
Rufus Reid - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Steve Korn - drums
Steve Rodby - bass
Steve Sanders - bass
Stu Goldberg - piano
Ted Poor - drums
Victor Feldman - piano
Wally Kane - woodwinds
Wayne Darling - bass
CLASSICAL:
Alan Iglitzin - viola
Belle Arte Ensemble
Bellevue Philharmonic
Bremerton Symphony
Charles Brennand - cello
Cheryl Collier - flute
Craig Sheppard - piano
David Campbell - viola
David Harrington - violin
Debbie Montgomery, piano
Denver Symphony
Don Christlieb - bassoon
Elizabeth Suderburg - soprano
Robert Suderburg - piano, conductor
Elmer Bernstein - conductor
Emily Berendsen - vocal
Eric Shumsky - viola
Everett Symphony
Frank Zappa - conductor
Great Falls Symphony
Harvey Pittel - saxophones
Henry Holt - conductor
Ingrid Matthews - violin
Irwin Eisenberg - violin
Jeffrey Cohan - flute
Jim Self - tuba
John DeJarnatt - oboe
John Lenti - lute
John Williams - conductor
Joseph Pollard White - conductor
L.A. Contempo Four
Lalo Schifrin - conductor
Lauren Anderson - conductor
Linda Tsatsanis - soprano
Los Angeles Repertoire Orchestra
Louis Lane - conductor
Louis Richmond - conductor
Louise DiTullio - flute
Lynn Palmer - harp
Marni Nixon - soprano
Michael Crusoe - timpani
Milton Katims - conductor
Musica Grato, Himi City, Japan
Nathan Whittaker - cello
Northwest Chamber Orchestra
Olympia Symphony Orchestra
Pacific Chamber Orchestra
Paul Hansen - percussion
Peter Maund - percussion
Rainer Miedel - conductor
Randolph Baunton - percussion
Richard Buckley - conductor
Richard Karpen - piano
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Stafford Miller - conductor
Stanley Chapple - conductor
Stuart Dempster - trombone
Stuart Fox - guitar
Temporamental - late Renaissance / early Baroque ensemble
Terri Richter - soprano
Thalia Symphony Orchestra
Vince DeRosa - French horn
William O. Smith - clarinet
Zita Carno - piano
POP:
Al Green - vocal
Anna Maria Alberghetti - vocal
Barbra Streisand - vocal
Barry Curtis - vocal, electric guitar
Barry Puhlman - organ, keyboards
Beach Boys, The - band
Ben Smith - drums
Ben Vareen - vocal
Bob Crosby - bandleader
Bob Hope - comedian
Bob Newhart - comedian
Bobby Sherman, vocal
Bobby Short - vocal
Chris Leighton - drums
Cyd Charise - vocal/dancer
David Cassidy - actor/vocal
Della Reese - vocal
Diana Rigg - actress/vocal
Dinah Shore - vocal
Edie Gormé - vocal
Englebert Humperdinck - vocal
Four Lads, The - vocal group
Frankie Laine - vocal
David Lindley - guitar, mandolin
Doug Hastings - electric guitar
Frank Sinatra, Jr. - vocal
Frank Zappa - guitar/band
Fred Radke - trumpet
Gary Malabar - drums
George Burns - comedian
Gina Funes - vocal
Ginger Rogers - vocal/dancer
Gregg Rolie - electric piano
Hal Blaine - drums
Hal Linden - vocal
Harry Nilsson - vocal
Henry Mancini - conductor
Jacksons, The - vocal group
Jay Graydon - electric guitar
Jay Thomas - saxophone, flute
Jeff Porcaro - drums
Jerry Frank - piano
Jerry Fielding - conductor
Jerry Goldsmith - conductor
Jim Belushi - actor/vocal
Jim Coile - saxophone
Jim Ganduglia - drums, conductor
Jim Keltner - drums
Joan Rivers - comedian
John Hanford - electric guitar
Johnny Mathis - vocal
Jon Goforth - saxophone, flute
Joseph Byrd - arranger/producer/conductor
Juliet Prowse - vocal/dancer
June Valli - vocal
Kay Starr - vocal
Kenny G. (Gorelick) - saxophone
Kevin Mason - vocal
Klaus Voorman - bass
Lauren Becall - actress/vocal
Lawrence Welk - bandleader
Leon Bibb - vocal
Les Brown - bandleader
Liza Minelli - vocal
Mal Sharpe - comedian
Mannheim Steamroller - band
Marilyn McCoo - vocal
Marion Hutton - vocal
Mark Pearson - vocal
Mark Stevens - drums, percussion
Martin Denny - piano
Maureen McGovern - vocal
Mike Baxter - keyboards
Mills Brothers, The - vocal group
Miracles, The - vocal group
Mitzi Gaynor - vocal
Modernaires, The - vocal group
Morganna King - vocal
Natalie Cole - vocal
Nelson Riddle - bandleader
O.C. Smith - vocal
Olivia Newton-John - vocal
Pat Boone - vocal
Pat Hues - keyboards
Patti Allen - vocal
Paul Williams - vocal
Peggy Lee - vocal
Pete Barbutti - comedian
Peter Noone - vocal/actor
Rebekkah Del Rio - vocal
Red Skelton - comedian
Rich Little - comedian
Richard Harris - vocal/actor
Ricky Lynn Johnson - drum
Righteous Brothers, The - vocal group
Rodney Dangerfield - comedian
Roger Williams - piano
Ry Cooder - vocal/guitar
Sammy Davis, Jr. - vocal
Sherri Lewis - puppeteer/vocal
Shirley Bassey - vocal
Silver Tongue Devils - band
Steve Lawrence - vocal
Stuart Brotman - cymbalum
Susan Apple - vocal
Tennessee Ernie Ford - vocal
Terry Bozzio - drums
Tim Scott - vocal, electric bass
Tony Martin - vocal
Tony Orlando - vocal
Valerie Rosa - vocal
Vic Schoen - bandleader
Walt Wagner - piano
Wayne Newton - vocal
Yul Brenner - vocal/actor