Albert Dailey
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Background information | |
Birth name | Albert Preston Dailey |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | June 16, 1939
Died | June 26, 1984 Denver, Colorado | (aged 45)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Albert Preston Dailey (June 16, 1939 – June 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist.
Early life
Dailey was born in
Later life and career
He backed
In the 1970s, Dailey played with Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Elvin Jones, and Archie Shepp. In the 1980s, he undertook concerts at Carnegie Hall and was a member of the Upper Manhattan Jazz Society with Charlie Rouse, Benny Bailey, and Buster Williams.
Dailey died in Denver on June 26, 1984, aged 45. Dailey is survived by his 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.[1][3]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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1972 | The Day After the Dawn | Columbia | |
1977? | Renaissance | Catalyst
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1978 | That Old Feeling | SteepleChase | Trio, with Buster Williams (bass), Billy Hart (drums) |
1981? | Textures | Muse | with Arthur Rhames (sax), Rufus Reid (bass), Eddie Gladden (drums) |
1983? | Poetry | Blue Note | Two tracks solo piano; most tracks duo, with Stan Getz (tenor sax) |
As sideman
With Ray Alexander
- Cloud Patterns (Nerus Records, 1983) - live at Eddie Condon's
With Gary Bartz
- Libra (Milestone, 1968)
With Art Blakey
- Backgammon (Roulette, 1976)
With Junior Cook
- Good Cookin' (Muse, 1979)
With Larry Coryell
- Comin' Home (Muse, 1984)
- The Heavy Hitter (Muse, 1979)
With Walt Dickerson
- To My Queen Revisited (SteepleChase, 1978)
With Art Farmer
- The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert (Mosaic, 1966 [2007])
With Ricky Ford
- Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981)
- Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
With Frank Foster
- Fearless Frank Foster (Prestige, 1965)
With Stan Getz
- The Best of Two Worlds (Columbia, 1975)
- The Master (Columbia, 1975 [1982])
- Poetry (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
With Bunky Green
- Transformations (Vanguard, 1977)
- Places We've Never Been (Vanguard, 1979)
With Slide Hampton
- World of Trombones (West 54, 1979)
With Tom Harrell
- Play of Light (1982)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Backlash (Atlantic, 1966)
- With Budd Johnson
- Off the Wall (Argo, 1964) with Joe Newman
With Elvin Jones
- Summit Meeting (Vanguard, 1976) with James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green and Roland Prince
- The Main Force (Vanguard, 1976)
With Lee Konitz
- Figure & Spirit (Progressive, 1976)
With Oliver Nelson
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966)
- The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
With Dizzy Reece
- Manhattan Project (1978)
With Charlie Rouse
- The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (Enja, 1981 [1985]) with Benny Bailey
- Social Call (Uptown, 1984) with Red Rodney
With Archie Shepp
- Ballads for Trane (Denon, 1977)
With Malachi Thompson
- Spirit (Delmark, 1983)
With Harold Vick
- The Caribbean Suite (RCA Victor, 1966)
- Straight Up (RCA Victor, 1967)
References
- ^ a b c Jon Pareles, "Albert Dailey, 46, Jazz Pianist", The New York Times, July 3, 1984.
- ^ Ron Wynn,
Albert Dailey biography at Allmusic.
- ISBN 0688123155.