Not being a fan of big bands, O-10, it’s understandable why Jerry Dodgion is unknown to you; but he is hardly unknown, not even on this thread. Jerry has been a fixture of the NY Jazz scene (and others) since the 60s and is considered one of the premier lead alto players in Jazz. He is also a fine composer. He was lead alto with the great Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra for many years.
I have posted his best known composition here at least twice (probably more). The original recording of the piece features Jerry on alto and a blistering solo by Pepper Adams:
https://youtu.be/7YyA7NXSpps
Partial discography:
I have posted his best known composition here at least twice (probably more). The original recording of the piece features Jerry on alto and a blistering solo by Pepper Adams:
https://youtu.be/7YyA7NXSpps
Partial discography:
With Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)
- Hollywood...Basie's Way (Command, 1967)
- High Voltage (MPS, 1970)
With Randy Brecker
- Score (Solid State, 1969)
With Ron Carter
- Parade (Milestone, 1979)
With Al Cohn
- Jazz Mission to Moscow (Colpix, 1962)
- The Magic Touch (Riverside, 1962)
- Muses for Richard Davis (MPS, 1969)
- Modern Music From San Francisco (Fantasy, 1955)
- Lush Life (Blue Note, 1967)
With Benny Green
- The Place To Be (Blue Note, 1994)
- Creole Cookin' (Verve, 1967)
- The Prophet (Kudu, 1972)
- Speak Like a Child (Blue Note, 1968)
- Stone Flower (CTI, 1970)
- Tide (MCA, 1972)
- Matita Perê (A&M, 1970)
- J.J.! (RCA Victor, 1964)
- From the Heart (Prestige, 1962)
With Quincy Jones
- I/We Had a Ball (Limelight, 1965)
- All My Yesterdays (Resonance, 1966)
- Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (Solid State, 1966)
- Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra (Solid State, 1966)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State, 1967)
- Monday Night (Solid State, 1968)
- Central Park North (Solid State, 1969)
- Basle, 1969 (TCB Music, 1969)
- Consummation (Solid State/Blue Note, 1969)
- Live in Tokyo (Denon Jazz, 1974)
- Potpourri (Philadelphia International, 1974)
- Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica and the Jazz Orchestra (PAUSA, 1974)
- Suite for Pops (A&M Horizon, 1975)
- New Life (A&M Horizon, 1976)
- Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra With Rhoda Scott (Barclay, 1976)
- Live in Munich (A&M Horizon, 1976)
- It Only Happens Every Time (EMI/Inner City, 1977)
- Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)
- In a Temple Garden (CTI, 1979)
- My Kinda Groove (Atlantic, 1965)
- Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
- Portrait of Marian McPartland (Concord, 1980)
- Boss Horn (Blue Note, 1966)
- Heads Up! (album) (Blue Note, 1967)
- Goin' Out of My Head (Verve, 1966)
- Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966)
- The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
- The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
- Scratch My Back (Prestige, 1979)
- Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966)
With Jimmy Owens
- Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
- The Right Touch (Blue Note, 1966)
- Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (Blue Note, 1967)
- The Phantom (Blue Note, 1968)
- Now Hear This (Blue Note, 1969)
- I Don't Care Who Knows It (Blue Note, 1970)
- It Could Only Happen with You (Blue Note, 1970)
- Black Widow (CTI, 1976)
- Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)
With Jack Sheldon
- Playing for Change (Uptown, 1986 [1997])
- Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (Capitol, 1960)
- Any Number Can Win (Verve, 1963)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (Verve, 1966)
- Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (Verve, 1967)
With Dakota Staton
- I Want a Country Man (Groove Merchant, 1973)
- I Keep Comin' Back! (Roulette, 1966)
- Soul Burst (Verve, 1966)
- A Bluish Bag (Blue Note, 1967)
- Don't Mess with Mister T. (CTI, 1973)
- Mister Magic (Kudu, 1975)
- New York, New Sound (Mack Avenue, 2003)
- In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005)
- Penny Lane & Time (Verve, 1967)
- Round Trip (Verve, 1969)