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Chronological list of recordings featuring

Bennie Wallace

1980-84
1985-89
1990-94
1995-
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Progressive Records All Star Tenor Sax Spectacular - Progressive 7019
Recorded April 18th 1977, N.Y.C.
Scott Hamilton, Peter Loeb, Flip Phillips, Frank Socolow, Ray Turner, Bennie Wallace, ts; Derek Smith, p; Howie Collins, g; George Mraz, b; Ronnie Bedford, d.

Franco Ambrosetti - Close encounters - Enja 3017 / Inner City IC 3026
Recorded March 21st, 1978, N.Y.C.
Franco Ambrosetti, tp, flh; Bennie Wallace, ss, ts; George Gruntz, p; Mike Richmond, b; Bob Moses, d.

Chuck Marohnic - Copenhagen suite - Steeplechase SCS 4002
Recorded September 13th-14th 1978, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bennie Wallace, ts, Chuck Marohnic, p; Steve Gilmore, b; Bill Goodwin, d.

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band - MPS 68215 /MPS 15.531
Recorded September 22nd-23rd 1978, Villingen, Germany
18 piece band inc. Woody Shaw, Benny Bailey, tp; Jimmy Knepper, Mike Zwerin, tb; Lew Tabackin, ts, fl; George Gruntz, kbs; John Scofield, g; Mike Richmond, b; Elvin Jones

Bennie Wallace - Fourteen bar blues - Enja 3029
Recorded January 23rd 1978, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Eddie Gomez, b; Eddie Moore, d.

Bennie Wallace - Live at the Public Theatre - Enja 3045
Recorded May 26th 1978, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Eddie Gomez, b; Dannie Richmond

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1980-84

Bennie Wallace - Free will - Enja 3063
Recorded Januray 31st & February 1st 1980, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Tommy Flanagan, p; Eddie Gomez, b; Dannie Richmond
Issued in the US on Inner City 3035 : re-issued on CD as Enja(D)ENJ 3063

Bennie Wallace - Plays Monk - Enja 3091 [LP] ENJ 3091 [CD]
Recorded March 4th-5th, 1981, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts, Jimmy Knepper, tb; Eddie Gomez, b; Dannie Richmond
Re-issued on CD as Enja(D) ENJ 3091

Bennie Wallace - Trio with Chick Corea - Enja 4028
Recorded May 4th & 5th, 1982
Bennie Wallace, ts; Corea, p; Eddie Gomez, b; Dannie Richmond, d.
Reissued on CD as Enja(D) ENJ 4028 "Mythic Bridge"

Bennie Wallace - Big Jim's tango - Enja 4046 [LP & CD]
Recorded November 31st & December 1st 1982, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Dave Holland, b; Elvin Jones, d.

Bennie Wallace - Sweeping thru the city - Enja 4078
Recorded March 1984, N.Y.C.
Ray Anderson, tb; Bennie Wallace, ts; John Scofield, g; Mike Richmond, b; Tom Whaley, d; and on one selection Pat Conley, p; Dennis Irwin, b; The Wings of Songs, vo.

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1985-89

One Night with Blue Note preserved Vol. 2 - Blue Note BT 85114
Recorded February 22nd 1985, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts, Cecil McBee, b; Jack DeJohnette, d.
This band plays one out of six selections on the album

Bennie Wallace - Twilight time - Blue Note BT 85107
Recorded Spring 1985, N.Y.C.
Ray Anderson, tb; Bennie Wallace, ts; Dr John, p, org; John Scofield, g; and on some selections Eddie Gomez, Bob Cranshaw, b; Bernard Purdie, Jack DeJohnette, Chris Parker, d; Stevie Ray Vaughan, g; Rabbit Edmonds, sax;

Bennie Wallace - Brilliant corners - Denon CY 30003 [CD]
Recorded September 7th & 8th, 1986
Wallace, s; Yosuke Yamashite, p; Jay Anderson, b; Jeff Hirshfield, d, perc.

Bennie Wallace - Art of the saxophone - Denon 33CY 1648 [CD]
Recorded February 7th & 8th, 1987, N.Y.C.
Wallace ts; John Scofield, g; Eddie Gomez, b; Dannie Richmond, d; plus, on two or three selections each, Harold Ashby, Jerry Bergonzi, Oliver Lake, Lew Tabackin, rds.

Bennie Wallace - Bordertown - Blue Note B1 48014 [LP] CDP7 48014 [CD]
Recorded June 1987, N.Y.C.
Collective personnel: Bennie Wallace, ts; Ray Anderson, tb; Dr. John, p; Mitch Watkins, John Scoield, g; Will Lee, Jay Anderson, Eddie Gomez, b; Herlin Riley, Chris Parker, Alvin Queen, Jeff Hirshfield, d, perc.

Mose Allison - Ever since the world ended - Blue Note BLJ 48015
Recorded May 11th-12th & 21st & June 2nd, 1987, N.Y.C.
Mose Allison, p, vo; Dennis Irwin, b; Tom Whaley, d;, plus on various selections, Bob Malach, as, ts, Arthur Blythe, as; Bennie Wallace, ts; Kenny Burrell, g
Note: BW plays on three of ten selections

UMO Jazz Orchestra play the music of Bennie Wallace - PRO Records PROCD 008
Recorded November 1987, Helsinki, Finland
18-piece ensemble, inc. Juhani Aalto, Ray Andersosn, tb; Bennie Wallace, ts, Eero Koivistoinen, rds, Alvin Queen d; Esko Linavalli, cond.

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1990-94

Nancy King & Glen Moore - Potato Radio - Justice JR 0802
Recorded December 1991, Los Angeles, CA & Houston, TX
Nancy King, vo; acc. by Bennie Wallace ts; Paul English, org; Art Lande, p; Glen Moore, b; Junior Homrich, Kuko Miranda, perc; and, on the title selection a 4-voice choir
BW plays on five out of thirteen selections. One of the five also on Justice JR 0005 "Justice Sampler 2"

Colossal Saxophone Session - Evidence ECD 22130 [2-CD set]
Recorded August 13th-15th 1992
Collective personnel: Dave Liebman, ss; Frank Morgan, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, John Zorn, Donald Harrison, Craig Bailey, as; Archie Shepp, David Murray, Houston Person, Bennie Wallace, ts; George Cables, p; Jiro Yoshido, g; Rufus Reid, b; Santi Debriano, b; Joe Chambers, d.
Originally issued on two CDs, Paddlewheel KICJ 139/140 entitled "Sax legends vols. 1 & 2". BW plays on 4 selections out of 20 on the two CDs.

Mighty Sam McClain - Give it up to love - Audioquest AQCD 1015
Recorded November 14th & 15th 1992, Hollywood CA
Mighty Sam McClain, vo; Bennie Wallace, ts; Bruce Katz, p, org; Kevin Barry, g; Michael Rivard, b; Lorne Entress, d.
Wallace appears on one selection out of eleven on the album.

Bennie Wallace - The talk of the town - Enja ENJ 7091
Recorded January, 1993, Hollywood, CA
Bennie Wallace, ts; Jerry Hahn, g; Bill Huntington, b; Alvin Queen, d.

Bennie Wallace - The old songs - Audioquest AQCD 1017
Recorded January 18th, 19th & 20th 1993, Hollywood, CA
Bennie Wallace, ts; Lou Levy, p; Bill Huntington, b; Alvin Queen, d.

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1995-

Bennie Wallace - Audioquest AQCD 1051
Recorded April 29th-30th 1998, N.Y.C.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Tommy Flanagan, p; Eddie Gomez, b; Alvin Queen, d.

Bennie Wallace - Someone to watch over me - Enja ENJ 9356
Recorded June 30th & July 1st 1998, Brooklyn NY
Bennie Wallace, ts; Mulgrew Miller, p; Peter Washington, b; Yoron Israel,d.

Bennie Wallace - In Berlin - Enja ENJ 9425
Recorded November 1999, Berlin, Germany.
Bennie Wallace, ts; George Cables, p; Peter Washington, b; Herlin Riley, d.

Bennie Wallace - Moodsville - Groove Note GRV 1010
Recorded May 14th-15th 2001, Brooklyn NY.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Mulgrew Miller, p; Peter Washington, b; Lewis Nash, d.

Bennie Wallace - The nearness of you - Enja ENJ 9469
Recorded June 23rd-24th 2003, Brooklyn NY.
Bennie Wallace, ts; Kenny Barron, p; Eddie Gomez, b.

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