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American jazz trumpeter and music arranger, born October 21, 1935, Rochester, Pennsylvania. He spent around two decades based in Sydney, Australia, performing with his Quintet and big bands (such as the Sydney All Star Big Band). He passed away on 16 April 2023.

ALBUMS


Modern Jazz Duo, Don Rader & Roger Frampton
Off The Beaten Track
1998, CD, Album, Tall Poppies
Don Rader
Anemone
1980
Don Rader
Now
1976, LP, PBR International
The Don Rader Quintet*
Polluted Tears
1973, LP, DRM Records
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Mosaic Select
2008, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band
Don Rader Quintet
Odyssey
2007, CD, Album, Newmarket Music
The Don Menza Big Band
Menza Lines
2005, CD, Jazzed Media, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Big Band
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
The Great Big Band Collection
2002, CD, Comp, Sabam Crescendo, Rainbowcd.com,
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
25 Jahre Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass - Die 80er und 90er Jahre
1995, 2xCD, Koala Records, ,
Big Band/Jazz-Rock
The Bill Holman Band
The Bill Holman Band
1988, CD, ,
Big Band
Klaus Weiss Big Band
Lightnin'
1985, CD, Album, Jeton, ,
Big Band
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
Bigband Bebop
1984
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
Bandfire
1981, Vinyl, ,
Smooth Jazz/Big Band/Jazz-Funk
Don Rader Quintet
Wallflower
1979, ,
Post Bop/Hard Bop
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Long Yellow Road
1975, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Kogun
1974, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson & His Orchestra
The Big Band Sound Of Maynard Ferguson
1972, LP, Comp, Roulette, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson & His Orchestra
Maynard '63
1963, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson & His Orchestra
Maynard '62
1962,
Steve Spiegl Big Band
Perspectives
CD, ,
Big Band

APPEARANCES +


Henry Mancini
The Thorn Birds (Original Television Soundtrack)
2025, 2x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Maynard Ferguson
The Roulette Collection
2022, 4xCD, RE, Enlightenment (3), ,
Big Band
Nancy Sinatra
Start Walkin' 1965-1976
2021, 2x Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Theme/Country/Pop Rock
Various
Jazz 100年 Part3 Jazz Vocal Collection 49 Count Basie Orchestra
2018, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Count Basie Big Band
Live In Berlin 1963
2016, 2x Vinyl 180 Gram, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard '61 + "Straightaway" Jazz Themes
2013, CD, Comp, RM, American Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band
Woody Herman
The New Swingin' Herman Herd
2012, CD, Album, Crown Records (2), ,
Big Band
Henry Mancini
Mommie Dearest (Music From The Paramount Motion Picture)
2012, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Henry Mancini
The Moneychangers (Original Television Soundtrack)
2011, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
2011, CD, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton Alumni Band Directed By Mike Vax
Have Band Will Travel - Live
2010, CD, Album, Summit Records (3)
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band*
Fun Time
2009, CD, Album, Hänssler Classic, SWR Music
The Mike Vax Big Band
Sounds From The Road Live (Featuring Alumni Of The Stan Kenton Orchestra)
2009, CD, Summit Records (3), ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Carl Riseley
The Rise
2008, CD, Album, Mercury, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Lasse Lindgren Big Constellation
Spirits (Plays In The Spirit Of Maynard Ferguson)
2008, CD, ,
Big Band
Col Loughnan
Ellen St
2007, CD, Album, Newmarket Music
Buddy Rich
Time Out
2007, CD, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson
The Essential Maynard Ferguson
2007, 2x CD, ,
Big Band
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Shibuya Jazz Classics - Monday Michiru Collection - Toshiko Akiyoshi Issue
2006, CD, Comp, Solid Records (6), BMG, Ultra-Vybe, ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz/Post Bop
Don Menza And The SWR Big Band*
Voyage
2006, CD, Album, Hänssler Classic, SWR Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Frank Foster And The SWR Big Band
A Fresh Taste Of Thad Jones And Frank Foster
2006, CD, Album, Dig, SWR Music, Hänssler Classic, ,
Big Band/Swing
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band*
Basie Cally Sammy - The Music Of Count Basie And Sammy Nestico
2005, CD, Album, Hänssler Classic, SWR Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Classic Jazz: The Sixties - Take Two
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Erwin Lehn Und Sein Südfunk-Orchester
50 Jahre SWR Big Band
2002, 2xCD, Comp + Box, CK Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Toshiko Akiyoshi
The Best Of Toshiko Akiyoshi
2002, CD, Comp, RM, BMG, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Count Basie
Count Basie's Finest Hour
2002, CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Henry Mancini
Silver Streak
2002
SWR Big Band, Bill Holman
Jazz In Concert
2002, CD, ,
Big Band
The Woody Herman Big Band
From East To West
2002, 2x CD, ,
Big Band
The Sydney All Star Big Band Under The Direction Of Ralph Pyl
Doin' Our Thing
2001, CD, Album, La Brava Music
Woody Herman
Jazz Hoot / Woody's Winners
2001, CD, Comp, Collectables, Sony Music Special Products, ,
Big Band
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
The Dark Corner, 1980-2000
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label (Elmhurst College Jazz Band Self-released), ,
Big Band
Bruce Brown
I Believe It
2000, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
Spots 20
1999, CD, Intersound (2)
Yukari Ito With The Green Ginger
Love
1999,
Emma Pask
Emma
1999, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
The Essential Ella Fitzgerald
1997, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Verve Records,
Casey Greene
Urban Habits
1997, CD, Album, La Brava Music
Jim Latta
Caravan
1997, CD, Album, La Brava Music
Frank Foster And The SDR Big Band
A Fresh Taste Of The Blues
1996, CD, Album, Intercord, Intercord, ,
Big Band/Swing
Buddy Rich Big Band
Big Swing Face
1996, ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Pour L'Amour D'Ella Fitzgerald
1996
The SDR Big Band With Frank Foster
A Tribute To Thad Jones
1995, 2xCD, Intercord, Intercord, ,
Big Band/Swing
Die Solisten Der SDR Big Band*
Easy Life
1995, CD, Album, Intersound (2), Intersound (2)
Buddy Rich
Swingin' New Big Band
1995, ,
Big Band
Fullerton College Jazz Band
Mainstream
1994, CD, Album, Not On Label (Fullerton College Jazz Band Self-released), ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Bill Holman Conducts The SDR Big Band
My Instrument Is The Orchestra
1994, CD, Album, Intercord, ,
Big Band
Bob Curnow's L. A. Big Band
The Music Of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
1994
Count Basie
Verve Jazz Masters 2
1994
Ella Fitzgerald
Best Of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady Of Song
1994, CD,
Various
Jazz Festival
1993, CD, Comp, Columbia
Manny Albam, Rob McConnell And The SDR Big Band Featuring Herb Geller
Manny Albam-Rob McConnell And The SDR Big Band Featuring Herb Geller
1993, 2xCD + Box, Intercord, ,
Big Band/Swing/Bop
L.E. Big Band
...that's once !
1993, CD, Album, SMP (2)
Erwin Lehn Und Sein Südfunk Orchester*
40 Jahre Jazz
1992, 2xCD, Comp, Intercord, ,
Swing/Big Band
Woody Herman & His Orchestra*
Live In Warsaw
1991, CD, Album, Storyville, ,
Big Band
Various
Verve Jazz Box
1991, 7x CD, Box Set, ,
Soul-Jazz/Cool Jazz/Swing/Bop/Big Band
The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band*
The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
1991, ,
Big Band
Count Basie
The Standards
1989, CD, ,
Big Band
Woody Herman
Live In Antibes, 1965
1988, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Best Of The Big Bands
1988, CD, ,
Big Band
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
June Jazz
1987, LP, Album, Not On Label (Elmhurst College Jazz Band Self-released)
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown
Digital Swing (50th Anniversary Les Brown And His Band Of Renown)
1987, CD Daio Kosan Co. Ltd., ,
Big Band/Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1987, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Charlie Shoemake
Satin Nights
1987, Vinyl,
Count Basie
Count Basie
1987
Various
Jazz Like You've Never Heard It Before! - Polygram Jazz CD Sampler
1985
Charlie Shoemake / Bill Holman With The Voice Of Sandi Shoemake
Collaboration
1985
Orchestra Mladen Gutesha*
Metropolitan Sounds
1984, LP, Album, Selected Sound, ,
Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
Conexion Latina
Calorcito
1984
Chiemi Eri & Count Basie Vs J. Witherspoon* & Sharps & Flats*
Chiemi Eri & Count Basie Vs J. Witherspoon & Sharps & Flats
1984, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal
The Woody Herman Big Band With Special Guests Al Cohn, Med Flory, Sal Nistico, Flip Phillips
World Class
1984, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
The Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra
Music For Swinging Dancers Vol. 3 Cheek To Cheek
1984, Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening/Swing/Big Band
Various
The Best Of I ♥ Jazz
1984, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Maynard Ferguson
One Night Stand With Maynard Ferguson
1983, LP, Album, Joyce
Freddie Hubbard And His Friends*, Don Menza's 80s Big Band*, John Dentz Reunion Band*, Jack Sheldon's Late Show All-Stars
RealHot Jazz
1983, CD Gold Tint, CBS/Sony Hub, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
The Woody Herman Big Band
Aurex Jazz Festival '82
1982
Dizzy Gillespie & Gerry Mulligan
Europa Jazz
1981
Woody Herman, Gerry Mulligan
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 49
1981
Don Menza & His '80s Big Band
Burnin'
1981, Vinyl Digital Recording,
Harry James (2) / Buddy Rich / Woody Herman
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 71
1981
Lanny Morgan
It's About Time
1981,
Full Faith & Credit Big Band With Madeline Eastman
Jazzfaire
1981, ,
Soul-Jazz
Feather
Goin' Through Changes
1980, LP, Album, Discovery Records
The Millikin University Jazz Band*
The Millikin University Jazz Band
1980, LP, Not On Label
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
A Song For You
1980, LP, Album, Not On Label (Elmhurst College Jazz Band Self-released)
Herbie Mann - Maynard Ferguson
The Herbie Mann-Maynard Ferguson Years
1980, ,
Big Band/Afro-Cuban Jazz
The Steve Spiegl Band*
Hot
1979, LP, Sorcerer Records,
Millikin University Jazz Band
Teatro Nacional Enero 15/79 - Cine Presidente Enero 16/79
1979, LP, Album, Not On Label, ,
Big Band
Alan Broadbent
Palette
1979, Vinyl, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Rock
Renzo Fraiese
Finalmente
1978, ,
Fusion/Smooth Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1978, Vinyl Big Side Numbers On Light Blue Labels,
Swing/Smooth Jazz
The Manhattan Transfer
Pastiche
1978, Vinyl PR, ,
Swing/Easy Listening/Vocal
Bette Midler
Broken Blossom
1977
Millikin University Jazz Band
Millikin University Jazz Band
1975, LP, Mark Records, ,
Big Band
Ella* & Basie*
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1975
Corona Del Mar High School Jazz Ensemble
1974
1974, LP, Custom Fidelity
Millikin University Jazz Band
Millikin University Jazz Band
1974, LP, Mark Records
Woody Herman & The Herd*
Jazz Hoot
1974, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing/Space-Age
Maynard Ferguson
The Big 'F'
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra*
Color Me Wild
1974, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Corona Senior High Jazz Ensemble 73'*
Heavy Two
1973, LP, Album, Not On Label (Corona Senior High Jazz Ensemble Self-released), ,
Big Band/Jazz-Funk
Maynard Ferguson
'61/Si, Si, M.F.
1972, ,
Big Band
The Buddy Rich Big Band*
The New One!
1968, LP, Album, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty
The Buddy Rich Big Band*
The New One!
1968, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd
Concerto For Herd
1968
Woody Herman And The Swingin' Herd
Woody Live East And West
1967, ,
Big Band
Steve Allen
Ring Of Fire / Song For My Father
1966, 7", Single, Dot Records
Woody Herman
Woody's Winners
1966, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Steve Allen (3) and Terry Gibbs
Rhythm & Blues
1966
Woody Herman
Sidewinder / Greasy Sack Blues
1966,
Frank Sinatra With Count Basie Orchestra
It Might As Well Be Swing Volume One
1965, 7", EP, Mono, Reprise Records
Ella* And Basie*
Ella & Basie!
1965, 7", EP, Verve Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Maynard Ferguson
The Maynard Ferguson Years
1965, 2x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Count Basie & Maynard Ferguson
Big Band Scene '65
1965
Maynard Ferguson
The Blues Roar
1964,
Frank Sinatra • Count Basie And His Orchestra*
It Might As Well Be Swing
1964, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Swing
Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie Orchestra
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall / Shiny Stockings
1964, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Woody Herman And His Swinging Herd*
My Kind Of Broadway
1964, Vinyl Pitman Pressing,
Maynard Ferguson
Color Him Wild
1964
Count Basie
Basie Land
1964
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
1964
Maynard Ferguson
The World Of Maynard Ferguson
1964
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard 63
1963, 7", Roulette,
Count Basie
Frankly Basie-Count Basie Plays The Hits Of Frank Sinatra
1963
Maynard Ferguson
Message From Maynard
1963, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Li'l Ol' Groovemaker... Basie!
1963
Maynard Ferguson's Big Band*
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra*
Si! Si! - M.F.
1962, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Maynard Ferguson
"Straightaway" Jazz Themes
1961, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz
Woody Herman
The New Swingin' Herman Herd
1960
Woody Herman
Woody's Big Band Goodies
CD-ROM, Album, RE, LRC Ltd.
Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra*
Music For Swinging Dancers - Vol. 2 I Won't Dance
Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Charlie Barnet*
Big Band 1967
Count Basie
The Very Best Of Count Basie
Big Band
Various
World's Greatest Jazz Artists
Kev Beadle*
Private Collection Volume 3 (More Independent Jazz Sounds From The Seventies & Eighties)
2017, 3x Vinyl, ,
Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
Country & Western Highlights Volume 3
1997, CD, Comp, Bud Music
Various
Red Hot Rockabilly Volume 8
1991, CD, Album, Comp, The Magnum Music Group, ,
Rockabilly/Rock & Roll/Country
Frank Sinatra • Count Basie And His Orchestra*
It Might As Well Be Swing
1998, CD, ,
Swing
Various
World's Greatest Jazz Artists
1967
Ella Fitzgerald / Count Basie
Ella And Basie!