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Dave Bailey

real name Samuel David Bailey

Dave Bailey is credited on 1,398 releases across 227 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,398

Credits

227

Albums

8

Decades active

131

In collections

Biography

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US jazz drummer, born February 22, 1926 in Portsmouth, VA; died December 30, 2023
Studied drumming in New York upon completing his military service as a pilot in World War II. A solid swing and bop player, he's not commonly credited for his role in helping popularize the bossa nova in the '60s, but Bailey learned the rhythm while touring South America in 1959 and helped many American drummers master the sound.

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Credited work

1,398 releases · 227 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 1,460
  • Production · 36
  • Other credits · 14

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Nola Recording Studios · Webster Hall

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