Performance · Engineering
Jim Hughart
real name James David Hughart
Jim Hughart is credited on 946 releases across 234 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
946
Credits
234
Albums
7
Decades active
617
In collections
Biography
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American jazz bassist (born July 28, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Also credited as recording engineer
Worked with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr. among many others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
946 releases · 234 albums · active 1964–2026
- Performance · 1,148
- Engineering · 15
- Other credits · 12
- Production · 2
Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Ocean Way Recording · United Western Studios · Capitol Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Court And Spark
1974

Small Change
1976

The Heart Of Saturday Night
1974

Nighthawks At The Diner
1975

Blue Valentine
1978

Heartattack And Vine
1980

American Stars 'N Bars
1977

Foreign Affairs
1977

What's New
1983

Head
1968

Hits!
1980

15 Big Ones
1976

Songs From An American Movie Vol. One: Learning How To Smile
2000

Slow Dancer
1974

Beauty On A Back Street
1977

For Django
1964

New York, New York (Original Motion Picture Score)
1977

What The Hell Happened To Me?
1996

Unforgettable With Love
1991

The Best Of Joan C. Baez
1977

Used Songs 1973-1980

The Asylum Albums (1972-1975)
2022

Hits
1996

Bounced Checks
1981
Frequent collaborators
- Tom Waits
- Various
- Joe Pass
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Natalie Cole
- David Axelrod
- Walter Murphy
- The Singers Unlimited
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