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Sam Woodyard

1925 – 1988

American jazz drummer

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Lived 1925 – 1988 (aged 63). Sam Woodyard was an American jazz musician and musician.

Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988) was an American jazz drummer.

He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States.

Discography With Cat Anderson Plays at 4 a.m. (Columbia, 1958) Ellingtonia (Wynne, 1959) A Chat with Cat Anderson (Columbia, 1963)

With Duke Ellington At Newport (Columbia, 1956) Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956) A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia, 1957) Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1957) Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, 1957) The Cosmic Scene (Columbia, 1958) Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958) Ellington Indigos (Columbia, 1958) Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia, 1958) Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia, 1959) Festival Session (Columbia, 1959) Solitude (Philips, 1960) The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia, 1960) Piano in the Background (Columbia, 1960) Piano in the Foreground (Columbia, 1963) The Symphonic Ellington (Reprise, 1963) Afro-Bossa (Reprise, 1963) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse!, 1963) Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1963) Duke Ellington & Django Reinhardt (Amiga, 1963) Ellington '65 (Reprise, 1964) The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA Victor 1966) Duke Ellington at the Cote d'Azur (Verve, 1967) "...And His Mother Called Him Bill" (RCA, 1968) Second Sacred Concert (Fantasy, 1968) Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise, 1968) First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia, 1971) The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic, 1973) Yale Concert (Fantasy, 1973) Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II (Columbia, 1973) The Pianist (Fantasy, 1974) The Duke Lives On (Midi, 1974) Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic, 1976) All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1983) All Star Road Band Volume 2 (Doctor Jazz, 1985) Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron, 1991)

With Johnny Hodges Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran, 1956) Duke's in Bed (Verve, 1956) The Big Sound (Verve, 1957) Blues-a-Plenty (Verve, 1958) Not So Dukish (Verve, 1958) Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (Verve, 1962) Swing's Our Thing with Earl Hines (Verve, 1968) Ellingtonia! (Onyx, 1974) At the Sportpalast Berlin (Pablo, 1978)

With others Alice Babs, Serenade to Sweden (Telestar, 1966) Harry Carney, Rock Me Gently (Metronome, 1961) Rosemary Clooney, Blue Rose (Columbia, 1956) Paul Gonsalves, Cookin' (Argo, 1958) Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet in High Fi (Urania, 1955) Jimmy Hamilton, Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet (World Record Club, 1963) Lionel Hampton, Ring Dem Vibes (Blue Star, 1976) Quincy Jones, The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959) Brooks Kerr & Paul Quinichette, Prevue (Famous Door, 1974) Buddy Rich, The Roar of '74 (Groove Merchant, 1974) Joya Sherrill, Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (20th Century Fox, 1965) Billy Strayhorn, Live! (Roulette, 1969) Clark Terry, Duke with a Difference (Riverside, 1957) Clark Terry, Out on a Limb with Clark Terry (Argo, 1957) Clark Terry, Cruising (Milestone, 1975) Norris Turney, I Let a Song... (Black and Blue, 1978) Jimmy Woode, The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Argo, 1958)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sam Woodyard?

American jazz drummer (1925–1988)

When was Sam Woodyard born?

Sam Woodyard was born on 7 January 1925 in Elizabeth.

When did Sam Woodyard die?

Sam Woodyard died on 20 September 1988 in Paris.

What was Sam Woodyard's occupation?

Sam Woodyard was a jazz musician and musician.

What nationality was Sam Woodyard?

Sam Woodyard was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sam Woodyard

· Wikidata: Q358915

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