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Donald Bailey

real name Donald Orlando Bailey

Donald Bailey is credited on 878 releases across 163 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Credits

163

Albums

8

Decades active

177

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Biography

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American jazz drummer and harmonica player, born 26 March, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 October, 2013, in Montclair, California, USA. Nicknamed "Duck."
Best known as drummer with Jimmy Smith Trio from 1956 to 1964. Then worked as a sideman in Los Angeles; relocated to Japan for five years. Moved back to the San Francisco, California, Bay Area, then Montclair, California.

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Credited work

878 releases · 163 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 1,019
  • Other credits · 10

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Manhattan Towers · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Small's Paradise

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