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Willie Ruff
real name Willie Henry Ruff Jr
Willie Ruff is credited on 581 releases across 117 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
581
Credits
117
Albums
8
Decades active
281
In collections
Biography
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American horn player, bassist, and composer, born 1 September 1931 in Sheffield, Alabama, USA, died 24 December 2023
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
581 releases · 117 albums · active 1955–2023
- Performance · 829
- Production · 27
- Other credits · 18
Studios: Columbia 30th Street Studio · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sketches Of Spain
1960
Porgy And Bess
1959
Miles Ahead
1957
Gil Evans & Ten
1957
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Other Voices
1971
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Blue Highlights
2022
Forever Miles
2012
The Essential Miles Davis
2001
That's The Way I Feel Now - A Tribute To Thelonious Monk
1984
Song Of The New World
1973
Plays Hip Hits
1963
Archives – Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971)
2021
Love Songs
1999
Irrepressible Impulses
1972
Hoochie Cooche Man
1966
The Singles
2017
Blue Miles
2000
Other Voices / Full Circle
1995
Here Comes Shuggie Otis
1970
Peter And The Wolf
1966
The CBS Years 1955 - 1985
Basic Miles - The Classic Performances Of Miles Davis
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Miles Davis
- Various
- The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
- Oscar Peterson
- Jimmy Smith
- Quincy Jones
- The Mitchell-Ruff Trio
- Gil Evans
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