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Roy Williams

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Born
March 7, 1937
Country
United Kingdom
Comments
Williams began as a traditional jazz trombonist, but branched out into other jazz styles.
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1995 Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
i 1975 (unknown)
i   1987 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i   1984 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i   1975 Judy Campbell PRF, Vera Lynn REC
i   1995 Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
i 1986 Agostinho dos Santos
i 1994 Shirley Ross
i 1996 Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
i 1986 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i 1981 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 2002 Bing Crosby
i   1975 Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
i 1996 Fred Hamm and His Orchestra
i 1996 Red Onion Jazz Babies
i 1984 George Primrose
i 1996 King Oliver's Jazz Band
i   1981 Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire BRD
i 1995 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Connie Haines
i   2002 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REL
i Doggin' Around The Danny Moss Quartet Plus Roy Williams 2002 Unverified
i Don't Stop the Carnival Eddie Thompson Trio with Roy Williams 1996 Unverified
i 2014 Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven
i 1994 The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i   2014 Tom Coakley and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Carl Ravazza REC, The Princeton University Triangle Club PRF
i   2014 Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman PRF
i   1975 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire & Cliff Edwards PRF
i   1995 Joe Cook and Alice Boulden PRF, Victor Arden–Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Luther REC
i 1980 Boots Randolph
i 2000 Lill's Hot Shots
i 2002 Lill's Hot Shots
i 1996 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 1984 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 1996 (unknown performer)
i 1996 Marion Harris
i 1996 Bobbe Arnst
i   1996 Bob Hope PRF, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis REC
i 1994 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
i   1987 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
i   1996 Enric Madriguera & His Hotel Weylin Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tony Sacco REC,REL, Georges Metaxa PRF
i 2014 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   2014 Joe Venuti's Blue Four REL, Ed Lang REC
i 2014 Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger
i 2002 Harry James and His Orchestra
i 1984 Ethel Waters and Her Singing Orch. arranged and directed by Will Marion Cook
i 1981 Ethel Waters and Her Singing Orch. arranged and directed by Will Marion Cook
i 1981 Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Jean Bowes
i 1987 Victor Herbert
i 1996 Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i 1987 Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i   1996 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
i 1996 George Givot and Josephine Huston
i   1981 Nat Finston and his Paramount Studio Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REL, Maurice Chevalier, Rolfe Sedan, Bert Roach, Jeanette MacDonald BRD
i   1999 Nat Finston and his Paramount Studio Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REL, Maurice Chevalier, Rolfe Sedan, Bert Roach, Jeanette MacDonald BRD
i 2014 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
i 1980 Shirley Ross
i   1999 Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
i 1999 Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
i 1996 Claire Carleton
i 1996 Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
i   1996 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
i   1999 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
i   1997 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
i   1980 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
i 2014 McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas
i 1996 Ethel Waters and Joe Smith's Jazz Masters
i 1981 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1987 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i 1995 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i   1999 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orch. REL, Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday PRF
i 1997 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i 1980 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i 2002 Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven
i 1997 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i   1981 Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
i 1999 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 2002 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
i 1986 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
i 1981 Gerry Mulligan Quartet
i   1997 Pickens Sisters REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i 1986 Jeanette MacDonald
i   1995 Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
i   1996 Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
i 1987 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i 1996 Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i 2002 Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i 2000 Lucille Hegamin and Her Blue Flame Syncopators
i   1980 Jerry Jeff Walker REL,REC
i 1999 The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i 1981 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra featuring Trumpet by Billy Butterfield, Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain, The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i 1995 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
i   1997 Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
i 2002 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i 2000 King Oliver's Jazz Band
i 1980 The Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet
i   1995 Jan Clayton with The "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Edwin McArthur REL, Jan Clayton PRF
i   2000 Frank Crumit REC, Ina Duncan, Adelaide Hall and Arthur Porter PRF
i 1986 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i 2014 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal by Al Hendrickson
i 1975 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
i 1994 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
i 1995 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 2002 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i 2000 Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
i 2002 Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
i 1984 Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
i   1986 Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i 1987 Smith Ballew & His Orchestra
i 1984 Friar's Society Orchestra
i 2000 New Orleans Wanderers
i 1975 Ernie Golden and His Orchestra
i 1981 Antonio Carlos Jobim
i 2002 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars
i 2002 Louis Prima and His Orchestra
i 2000 Red Onion Jazz Babies
i 1996 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   1987 Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
i 1996 Kentucky Serenaders (Original Memphis Five)
i   1997 Ruth Etting PRF, The Troubadours [US1] REC
i 2002 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1986 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
i 1995 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
i 1996 Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
i 1984 Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
i 1981 Dorothy Sarnoff
i 1997 The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
i 1996 The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
i   2002 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i 1997 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
i 1975 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i 1984 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i 1996 The Charleston Chasers (under the direction of "Red" Nichols)
i 2002 Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - Vocal Chorus by Louis Armstrong and May Alix
i 1996 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i 2002 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   1987 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
i 1996 Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
i 2000 Laura Smith - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Harmonizers
i 1981 Irene Dunne
i   1980 Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Ginny Simms REC, Mildred Bailey and Her Orchestra REL
i 1995 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
i 1999 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
i 1997 Isham Jones' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
i 1999 Isham Jones' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
i 1986 Fred Astaire
i   2002 Eddie Albert & Marcy Westcott PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Martha Tilton REC, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REL
i 1997 Nat "King" Cole - With Orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins
i   2002 George Paxton and His Orchestra - Vocal by Lee Taylor REL, Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra REC, (unknown performer) BRD
i 1995 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers
i 1996 Sammy Davis, Jr.
i   1999 Jane Powell accompanied by Johnny Green and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra REL, Jane Powell BRD
i 1997 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 1997 Marc Michel [dubbed by Georges Blaness]
i 2014 Margaret Young
i 2000 Louisiana Five
i 1984 Louis Armstrong
i 1995 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra featuring Trumpet by Billy Butterfield
i 1996 Victor Young
i 1980 Benny Carter and His Swing Quartet featuring Elisabeth Welch
i 2002 Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i 1975 Bing Crosby
i   1996 Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF
i   1999 Jeanne Aubert & Lawrence Gray PRF, Victor Arden–Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Luther REC,REL
i 2002 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Beautiful Friendship Brian Lemon-Roy Williams Quintet with Warren Vaché 1995 Zephyr Records [GB]
Absolutely Bill Allred & Roy Williams 1996 Nagel Heyer Records
After Dark Buddy Tate • Harry "Sweets" Edison • Roy Williams • Brian Lemon 1994 Progressive Records
Again! Roy Williams in Sweden Roy Williams 1987 Phontastic
A Tribute to Young Louis Bob Barnard & The Swedish Jazz Kings featuring Roy Williams 2002 Opus 3 Records
Bridging the Gap Roy Williams / Phil Wilson 1986 (self-released)
How Long Has This Been Going On? Brian Lemon - Roy Williams Quintet with The Supreme Sidemen 1996 Zephyr Records [GB]
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart John Burgess Roy Williams Quintet 2014 C Side Records
It's Right Here for You The Swedish Jazz Kings featuring Roy Williams 1996 Opus 3 Records
Shakin' the Blues Away George Masso and Roy Williams with The Brian Lemon Quartet 1997 Zephyr Records [GB]
Something Wonderful Roy Williams with Eddie Thompson Trio 1981 Hep Jazz
Steamers! The Danny Moss / Roy Williams Quintet 1999 Nagel Heyer Records
Steam Power! The Danny Moss Quartet Plus Roy Williams 2002 Nagel Heyer Records
The John Barnes / Roy Williams Jazzband The John Barnes / Roy Williams Jazzband 1975 Gold Star [GB]
The Swedish Jazz Kings Live The Swedish Jazz Kings featuring Roy Williams 2000 (self-released)
What a Wonderful World Plattner & Plattners Jazz Corporation meets Roy Williams 1984 (self-released)
When Lights Are Low Eddie Thompson Trio with Roy Williams 1980 Hep Jazz
When You're Smiling Benny Waters, Roy Williams 1981 Hep Jazz

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