Dave Bailey (musician)


Samuel David Bailey is an American jazz drummer.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory after serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He played with Herbie Jones from 1951–53 and later with Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, and Horace Silver. Between 1954 and 1968 he played on several sessions led by Gerry Mulligan, and in the 1960s he played with Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Lee Konitz, Cal Tjader, Roger Kellaway, and Bob Brookmeyer.
In 1969 he retired from music and became a flight instructor. Beginning in 1973 he worked in music education in New York and was involved with the Jazzmobile.

Discography

As leader

With George Braith
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Chris Connor
With Lou Donaldson
With Art Farmer
With Curtis Fuller
With Stan Getz
With Grant Green
  • Green Street
With Tubby Hayes
  • Tubbs in N.Y.
With Johnny Hodges and Lalo Schifrin
  • Previously Unreleased Recordings
With Roger Kellaway
  • A Jazz Portrait of Roger Kellaway with Jim Hall
  • The Roger Kellaway Trio
With Lee Konitz
  • Tranquility
With Norman Mapp
  • Jazz Ain't Nothin' But Soul
With Howard McGhee
With Marian McPartland
With Helen Merrill
  • The Artistry of Helen Merrill
With Gerry Mulligan
  • Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet
  • Mainstream of Jazz
  • Recorded in Boston at Storyville
  • The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport
  • Blues in Time - with Paul Desmond
  • The Gerry Mulligan Songbook
  • Reunion with Chet Baker - with Chet Baker
  • Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! - with Annie Ross
  • What Is There to Say?
  • The Concert Jazz Band
  • Jeru
  • Night Lights
  • Relax!
  • Butterfly with Hiccups
  • Something Borrowed - Something Blue
With Mark Murphy
With André Previn
  • The Subterraneans
With Vi Redd
  • Lady Soul
With Charlie Rouse
  • Yeah!
With Lalo Schifrin
  • Samba Para Dos with Bob Brookmeyer
  • Once a Thief and Other Themes
With Jimmy Scott
  • Very Truly Yours
With Bola Sete
  • Bossa Nova
With Art Simmons
  • Art Simmons Quartet
With Jimmy Smith
With Billy Taylor
  • Billy Taylor with Four Flutes
With Clark Terry
With Lucky Thompson
With Ben Webster