Up to 1988

Jack DeJohnette - Irresistible forces - MCA Impulse 5992 254742

Recorded January 1987, Astoria, NY

Greg Osby, ss, as; Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Mick Goodrick, g; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Jack DeJohnette, d, kbs; Nana Vasconselos, perc.

Wallace Roney - Verses - Muse MR 5335

Recorded February 19th 1987, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Wallace Roney, tp; Gary Thomas, ts; Mulgrew Miller, p; Charmet Moffett, b; Tony Williams, d

Gary Thomas - Seventh quadrant - Enja 5047

Recorded April 3rd-4th 1987, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Renée Rosnes, p; Paul Bollenback, g, synth; Anthony Cox, b; Billy Murphy, or Jeff Watts, d.

Steve Coleman - Sine die - Pangaea - PEA 461159

Recorded December 1987 and January 1988, N.Y.C.

Graham Haynes, tp; Robin Eubanks, tb; Greg Osby, as; Branford Marsalis, Gary Thomas, ts; Jimmy Cozier, bs; James Weidman or Geri Allen, p; David Gilmore, g; Kevin Bruce Harris, Lonnie Plaxico b; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, d; Cassandra Wilson, vo.

Wallace Roney - Intuition - Muse MR 5346

Recorded January 6th 1988, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Wallace Roney, tp; Kenny Garrett, as; Gary Thomas, ts; Mulgrew Miller, p; Ron Carter, b; Cindy Blackman, d.

Jack DeJohnette - Audio-visualscapes - MCA Impulse 2 8029

Recorded February 1st-3rd 1988, , Grog Kill, NY

Greg Osby, ss, as; Gary Thomas, fl,b-cl, ts; Mick Goodrick, g; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Jack DeJohnette, d, kbs.

Gary Thomas & 7th Quadrant - Code violations - Enja 5085

Recorded July 20th-25th 1988, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Tim Murphy, p, kbs; Paul Bollenback, g, synth; Anthony Cox, or Geoff Harper, b; Steve Wiliams, or Dennis Chambers, d.

Michele Rosewoman - Contrast high - Enja 5091

Recorded July 1988, Mamaroneck, NY

Greg Osby, ss, as; Gary Thoma, ts, fl; Michele Rosewoman, kbs, vo; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Cecil Brooks III, d; Eddie Bobé, perc.

1989-92

Wallace Roney - Standard bearer - Muse MR 5372

Recorded March 3rd 1989, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Wallace Roney, tp; Gary Thomas, ts; Mulgrew Miller, p; Charnet Moffett, b; Cind Blackman, d; Steve Berrios, perc.

Cecil Brooks III - The Collective - Muse MCD 5377

Recorded March 27th 1989, N.Y.C.

Greg Osby, ss, as; Gary Thomas, ts; Geri Allen, p; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Cecil Brooks III, d.

Gary Thomas & 7th Quadrant - By any means necessary - JMT 834432

Recorded May 1989, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, ts, fl, synth; Tim Murphy, p,synth; Anthony Cox, b; Dennis Chambers, d.and on some selections, Greg Osby, as, synth; John Scofield, g; Mick Goordick, g; geri Allen, kbs; Nana Vasconcelos, perc.

Re-issued Winter & Winter 919037

Cassandra Wilson - Jump world - JMT 834434

Recorded July & August 1989

Cassandra Wilson, vo; Rod Williams, kbs; David Gilmore, g; Kevin Bruce Harris, b; Mark Johnson, d; and on some selections Graham Haynes, tp; Robin Eubanks, tb; Coleman, Greg Osby, as; Gary Thomas, ts; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Kirth Atkins, synth; James Moore, vo.

The Baltimore Syndicate - Paddlewheel KICJ 72

Recorded November 8th 1989, Baltimore MD

Alex Norris, tp; Steve Wilson, ss, as; Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Makoto Kuriya, p; Dave Pello, b; Billy Drummond, d.

Tony Reedus - Incognito - Enja 6058

Recorded December 1989, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Steve Nelson, vb; Dave Holland, b; Tony Reedus, d.

Gary Thomas - While the gate is open - JMT 834439

Recorded May 1990, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Renée Rosnes, p; Kevin Eubanks, g; Anthony Cox, or Dave Holland, b; Dennis Chambers, d.

Re-issued Winter & Winter 919037

Wallace Roney - Obsession - Muse MCD 5423

Recorded September 7th 1990, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Wallace Roney, t; Gary Thomas, ts,fl; Donald Brown, p; Christian McBride, b; Cindy Blackman, d.

Greg Osby - Man-talk for moderns vol. X - Blue Note CDP7 95414

Recorded October & November 1990, N.Y.C.

Greg Osby, ss,as, kbs; Steve Coleman, as; Gary Thomas, ts; Edward Simon, Michael Cain, kbs; Chan Johnson, David Gilmore, g; Lonnie Plaxico, James Genus, b; Billy Kilson, d; Steve Moss, perc; Hochmad Ali Akhbar, vo.

Gary Thomas - The Kold Kage - JMT 849151

Recorded March - June 1991, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, fl, ts, synth, vo; Mulgrew Miller,or Michael Caine, or Anthony Perkins, or Tim Murphy, kbs; Kevin Eubanks, or Paul Bollenback, g, synth; Anthony Cox, b; Dennis Chambers, d; Steve Moss, perc; Joe Wesson, vo.

Christy Doran - Corporate art - JMT 849155

Recorded April 30th, May 1st-2nd 1991, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Christy Doran, g; Mark Helias, b; Bobby Previte, d.

Almost normal - JMT sampler - JMT 514011

Recorded as previous

This sampler one further song from the above sessions

Jack DeJohnette - Earth walk - Blue Note CDP7 96690

Recorded July 1991, Bearsville, NY

Greg Osby, ss, as; Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Michael Cain, kbs; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Jack DeJohnette, d, kbs; Joan Henry, animal sounds.

Peter Herborn - Traces of Trane - JMT 514002

Recorded February 4th-13th 1992, Cologne, Germany

Robin Eubank, tb; Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Marc Ducret, g; Mark Helias, b; Tom Rainey, d; and the WDR Big Band, directed by Jerry Van Rooyen; Peter Herborn, arr.

William Goffigan - Eternal flame: a Baltimore jam - Stash STB CD 2504

Recorded February 1992, Baltimore, MD.

Tom Harrell, tp; Gary Thomas, ts; Cyrus Chestnut, p; Vic Gaskins, b; William Goffigan, d.

Uri Caine - Sphere music - JMT 514007

Recorded April & May 1992

Graham Haynes, co; Don Byron, cl; Gary Thomas, ts; Uri Caine, p; Kenny Davis, or Anthony Cox, b; Ralph Peterson, d.

Gary Thomas - Till we have faces - JMT 514000

Recorded May 8th-14th 1992, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, fl, ss, ts; Tim Murphy, kbs; Pat Metheny, g; Anthony Cox, or Ed Howard, b; Terri Lynne Carrington, d; Steve Moss, perc.

Michele Rosewoman - Harvest - Enja 7069

Recorded September 21st-23rd 1992, Mamaroneck, NY

Steve Wilson, as, ss; Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Michele Rosewoman, kbs, vo; Kenny Davis, b; Gene Jackson, d; Eddie Bobé, perc.

1993-94

Andrea Marcelli - Oneness - Lipstick LIP89018

Recorded 1993

Bendik, ss; Gary Thomas, ts,fl; Mitch Forman, p; Ralph Towner, Chuck Loeb, g; Kei Akagi, g,synt; Gary Willis, Marc Johnson, b; Andrea Marcelli, d, perc, synt; Frank Colon, Sidinho Moreira, Laudir De Oliveira, per.

GT appears on two out of twelve songs on this album

Gabrielle Goodman - Travelin' light - JMT 514006

Recorded February 1993, N.Y.C.

Gabrielle Goodman, vo; Gary Thomas, ts; Mike Cain, David Bunn, p; Barry Miles, p, synth; Kevin Eubanks, Wolfgang Muthspiel, g; Mark Feldman, vn; Anthony Cox, Ruben Rodrigues, Tony Bunn b; Buddy Williams, d; Don Alias, perc.

Gary Thomas - Exile's gate - JMT 514009

Recorded May 19th -23rd 1993, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, ts; Charles Covington, or Tim Murphy, org; Paul Bollenback, or Marvin Sewell, g; Ed Howard bass; Terri Lynne Carrington, or Jack DeJohnette, d; Steve Moss, perc.

Makoto Kuriya - X-based music - Paddlewheel KICJ 171

Recorded June 6th-8th 1993, N.Y.C.

Alex Norris, tp; Gary Thomas, ts; Makoto Kuriya, p; James Genus, b; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, d.

Tom Williams - Straight street - Criss Cross 1091

Recorded December 18th 1993, N.Y.C.

Tom Willliams, tp, flh; Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Kevin Hays, p; Peter Washington, b; Kenny Washington, d.

Antonio Hart - It's all good - RCA Novus 631830

Recorded 1993/94, Brooklyn NY

Darren Barrett, Carlos McKinney, tp, synth; Robin Eubanks, tb; Antonio Hart, as, ts, synth; Gary Thomas, ts; Steve Nelson, vb; Carlos McKinney, p; Tassili Bond, b; Collin Barrett, b,synt; Nasheet Waits, d, perc; Kahlil Kwame Bell, Andrew Daniels, perc; Gayle Dixon, Regina Carter, vn; Ron Lawrence, Judith Insell, vla; Akua Dixon-Turre, Clarisa Howell, clo.

Jack DeJohnette - Extra special edition - Blue Note CDP72438 30494

Recorded 1994, Bearsville, NY

Gary Thomas, fl,ss, ts; Michael Cain, kbs; Marvin Sewell, g; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Jack DeJohnette, d, kbs; Paul Grassi, perc; Bobby McFerrin, vo.

Gabrielle Goodman - Until we love - JMT 514015

Recorded April & May 1994, N.Y.C.

Gary Bartz, as; Gary Thomas, ts; Uri Caine, Mulgrew Miller, David Bunn, p; Lucky Peterson, org; Wolfgang Muthspiel, g; Christian McBride, Kenny Davis, b; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Terri Lynne carrington, d; Don Alias, perc.

Carnegie Hall salutes the jazz masters - Verve 523150

Recorded April 6th 1994, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, ts; Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, kbs; Renee Rosnes, p; Tom Barney, b; Omar Hakim, d; Don Alias, perc.

This band plays one out of sixteen songs on this album

Gary Thomas - Overkill - JMT 514024

Recorded May 17th-19th 1994, February 10th, April 8th-11th 1995, Washington, DC; January 20th-29th, February 5th, 2th-17th, April 14th-15th, August 17th-19th 1995, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Ransom, tp; Gary Thomas, ss, ts; George Colligan, p; Marvin Sewell, g; John Lamkin III, d; Maysa, vo.

Jazz à go-go - Akwarium Records A-007

Recorded September 21st 1994, Gdynia, Poland

Gary Thomas, ts; unidentified org, g; b; d.

On this compilation the band performs two songs out of six (both unidentified in the notes, but aurally identified as Like someone in love and You don't know what love is).

Anders Mogensen - Taking off - Storyville STCD4198

Recorded October 1st 1994, N.Y.C.

Gary Thomas, ts; Rick Margitza, ts,ss; Niels Lan Doky, p; Ron McClure, b; Anders Mogensen, d.

GT does not play on one out of seven songs on this CD.

Uri Caine - Toys - JMT 514022

Recorded February & March 1995, N.Y.C.

Dave Douglas, tp; Joshua Roseman, tb; Don Byron, cl; Gary Thomas, fl, ts; Uri Caine, p; Dave Holland, b; Ralph Peterson, d; Don Alias, perc.

Paul Bollenback - Original visions - Challenge CHR 70022

Recorded January 2nd-3rd 1995, Kensington, MD.

Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Joey DeFrancesco, org; Paul Bollenback, g; Ed Howard, b; Terri Lynne Carrington, d.

Debbie Cameron - Be with me - BMG 74321 37406 2

Recorded 1996, Goteborg, Sweden

Debbie Cameron, vo; acc. by Tomas Franck, Gary Thomas, rds; Ben Besiakov, p; Moussa Diallo, b; Darouiche Ferkouzad, perc; Henry Lypp, sampling, programming; Ola Kjellman, programming; T. Larsson, various inst.

Personnel for the one song, out of ten on this album, that GT plays on./dd>

Dan Gottshall - The golem shuffle - Timbre TRCD 02

Recorded 1996?, Omega Studios MD

Dan Gottshall, tb; Gary Thomas, ts, synth; Tim Murphy, p, synth; Sheryl Bailey, g, synth; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Dennis Chambers, d; Joe Wesson, rap.

Thomas appears on four of seven selections on the album.

Gary Thomas - Found on sordid streets - Winter & Winter 910 002

Recorded February 19th-22nd, June 17th-18th 1996, Kensington MD

Gary Thomas, ts, vo; George Colligan, org; Paul Bollenback, g; Howard Curtis, d; Steve Moss, perc; Pork Chop, No Name, rap.

John McLaughlin - The heart of things - Verve 539153

Recorded 1996 or 1997? Milan

Gary Thomas, fl, ss, ts; Jim Beard, kbs; John McLaughlin, g, synth; Matthew Garrison, Jean-Paul Cela, b; Dennis Chambers, d; Victor Williams, perc.

1997-99

Anders Mogensen - Aquitaine - Storyville STCD 4216

Recorded April 4th 1997, Malmø &April 13th 1997, Copenhagen

Henrik Frisk, ts, ss; Gary Thomas, ts; Michael Formanek, b; Anders Mogensen, d.

Peter Herborn - Large one - Jazzline JL 1154

Recorded May 1997

Taylor Haskins, Dave Ballou, Dontae Winslow, John Swana, tp, flh; Dan Gottshall, Robin Eubanks, Clark Gayton, Jeff Nelson, tb; Greg Osby, Mirian Kaul, Gary Thomas, Adam Kolker, Alex Stewart, rds, fl; Uri Caine or Michael Herting, p; Marvin Sewell, g; John Hebert, b; Gene Jackson, d; Peter Herborn, arr.

Gary Thomas - Pariah's pariah - Winter & Winter 910 033

Recorded October 24th-25th 1997, N.Y.C.

Greg Osby, as; Gary Thomas, ts, fl; Michael Formanek, b; John Arnold, d.

John McLaughlin - The heart of things live in Paris - Verve

Recorded April 4th-5th 1998,

Gary Thomas, ts, ss; Otmaro Ruiz, kbs; John McLaughlin, g, synth; Mathew Garrison, b; Dennis Chambers, d; Victor Williams, perc.

Ingrid Jensen - Higher ground - Enja 9353

Recorded April 28th-29th 1998, N.Y.C.

Ingrid Jensen, tp, flh; Gary Thomas, ts, fl; David Kikoski, p, kbs; Ed Howard, b; Victor Lewis, d.

Sam Rivers - Inspiration - RCA 64717

Sam Rivers - Culmination - RCA 68311

Both recorded September 28th 1998, Brooklyn NY

Ravi Best, Ralph Alessi, James Zollar, Baikida Carroll, t; Ray Anderson, Joseph Bowie, Art Baron, tb; Joseph Daley, bar-horn; Bob Stewart, tu; Sam Rivers. ss, ts , fl; Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, as; Chico Freeman, Gary Thomas, ts; Hamiet Bluiett, bs; Doug Matthews, b; Anthony Cole; d.

Greg Osby - The invisible hand - Blue Note 72435 20134

Recorded 1999, N.Y.C.

Greg Osby, as; Gary Thomas, fl,cl, ts; Andrew Hill, p; Jim Hall, g; Scott Colley, b; Terri Lynne Carrington, d.

Steve Coleman - Ascension to light - RCA Victor 743217 4219

Recorded February 21st-24th, June 22nd 1999

Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, t; Steve Coleman, as, perc, vo; Gary Thomas, ts; Vijay Iyer, p; David Gilmore, g; Anthony Tidd, b; Sean Rickman, d; Min Xiao-Fen, pipa; Cassandra Wilson, Sophia Wong, vo; The Imani Winds (Valerie Coleman, fl; Toyin Spellman, ob; Mariam Adam, cl; Jeff Scott, frh; Monica Ellis, bassoon).

GT plays on 7 out of 9 songs on this album.

Stefon Harris - Black Action Figure - Blue Note 72434 99546

Recorded February 14th-15th 1999, N.Y.C.

Steve Turre, tb; Greg Osby, as; Gary Thomas, fl,ts; Jason Moran, p; Tarus Mateen, b; Eric Harland, d.

Terri Lyne Carrington - Jazz is a Spirit - ACT 9408

Recorded February 2001

Wallace Roney, Terence Blanchard, tp; Katisse Buckingham, ss; Gary Thomas, ts,fl; Greg Kurstin, Herbie Hancock, p; Paul Bollenback, Kevin Eubanks, Jeff Richman, g; Bob Hurst, b; Terri Lyne Carrington, d; Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson, perc.

Collective personnel for the 8 out of 14 songs on the album.

George Colligan - Ultimatum - Criss Cross 1222

Recorded December 20th 2001, Brooklyn NY

Gary Thomas, ts,fl; George Colligan, p; Drew Gress, b; Ralph Peterson, d.

George Colligan - Mad science - Sunny Sky 723

Recorded 2003

Gary Thomas, ts,fl; George Colligan, org; Tom Guarna, b; Rodney Holmes, d.

Bibliography

• Taylor, S. "Sax and the modern man." Straight No Chaser 19 (1992): 20-23.
• Primack, B. "Gary Thomas: pushing the enevelope." Jazz Times 23, no. 5 (June 1993): 34-35.