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Otto Hardwick
Washington, D.C., United States
Otto Hardwick is credited on 719 releases across 270 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
719
Pressings credited
270
Albums
8
Decades active
62
In collections
Biography
Otto James "Toby" Hardwicke (May 31, 1904 – August 5, 1970) was an American saxophone player associated with Duke Ellington.
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Credited work
719 releases · 270 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,785
- Other credits · 132
Studios: Carnegie Hall · The Southland Cafe · Crystal Ballroom, Fargo · Cotton Club
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
The Drum Battle - Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP
1960
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
At Fargo 1940 Live
1978
In A Mellotone
1956
All Star Jazz
1956
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1940-1941
1971
This Is Duke Ellington
1971
The Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 7/8 (1941-1942)
1984
Cotton Club Stars
1984
1928 - 1933
1971
The Popular Duke Ellington
1966
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
1957
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
1935-1936
1992
The Essential Duke Ellington
1990
The Blanton-Webster Band
1986
Big Bands: Duke Ellington
1983
Jazz Masters Of The Sax
1983
Don't Explain
1982
Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington
1980
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
1974
The Works Of Duke - Integrale Volume 9
1974
His Most Important Second War Concert
1970
Frequent collaborators
- Duke Ellington
- Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
- Various
- Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- Fats Waller
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges
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