Up to 1978

Ran Blake - Golden Crest NEC 116

Recorded July 1973, Boston, MA

Ricky Ford, ts; Ran Blake, p. This duo plays one of six selections

New England Conservatory Jazz Repertory Orchestra - Golden Crest CRS31041

Recorded 24th April 1974

Mercer Ellington - Continuum - Fantasy 5991 / FT 525

Recorded January 6th-7th, May 12th 1975, Chicago IL.

18-piece band

Ricky Ford - Loxodonta africana - New World NW 204

Recorded June 1977, N.Y.C.

Oliver Beener, Charles Sullivan, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Richard Davis, b; Dannie Richmond, d;

and on two selections James Spaulding, as; Janice Robinson, tb; Jonathan Dorn tu.

Charles Mingus - Cumbia & jazz fusion - AtlanticSD 8801

Recorded March 10th 1977, New York City

Jack Walrath, tp; Jimmy Knepper, tb; Maurice Smith, Ricky Ford, Paul Jeffrey, Gary Anderson, Gene Scholtes, rds, woodwinds; Bob Neloms, p; Charles Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d; Candido, Ray Mntilla, Daniel Gonzales, Alfredo Ramirez, perc.xz

Charles Mingus - Three or four shades of blues - Atlantic SD 1700

Recorded March 1977

Jack Walrath, tp; Sonny Fortune, as; George Coleman, ss, ts; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, Jimmy Rowles, p; Philip Catherine, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, g; George Mraz, Ron Carter, b; Charles Mingus, b, dir; Dannie Richmond, d;

Charles Mingus - The Charles Mingus Memorial Album - Burning Desire MBDRM 010

Recorded July 1977

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Charles Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d;

Charles Mingus - Stormy & funky blues - Moon MCD 064

Recorded July 11th 1977*, Milano, Italy

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Charles Mingus, b, vo; Dannie Richmond, d.

* Liner note gives 1976, but 1977 is more likely: the repertoire of the Mingus 1976 European tour did not include Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, which was not officially recorded until March 1977.

Charles Mingus - Lionel Hampton presents the music of Charles Mingus - Who's who in Jazz WWLP 21005

Recorded November 6th 1977, N.Y.C.

Woody Shaw, Jack Walrath, tp; Peter Matt, frh; Ricky Ford, ts; Paul Jeffreys, ts, arr; Gerry Mulligan, bs,ss; Lionel Hampton, vb; Bob Neloms, p; Charles Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d.

Re-issued on Aurophone/ Jazz Classics AU 36000 - Charles Mingus : Mondane CL 87004 - His final work : 2 selections re-issued on Telarc CD 83321 Vintage Hampton

1978-1979

Charles Mingus - Me myself and eye - Atlantic SD 8803

Recorded January 18th-23rd 1978, N.Y.C.

Big band with varying personnel

George Russell - Soul Note SN 1039 CD - New York Big Band

Recorded August 16th 1978

Stanton Davis, Lew Soloff, Terumasa Hino, tp; Gary Valente, Dave Taylor, tb; John Clark, frh;Marty Ehrlich, Ricky Ford, Roger Rosenberg, Carl Atkins, rds; Götz Tangerding, p; Mark Slifstein, g; Ricky Martinez, kbs; Cameron Brwon, b; Waren Smith d; Babalumi Akunyon, perc; Lee Genesis, vo.

Charles Mingus - Something like a Bird - Atlantic SD 8805

Recorded January 18th-23rd 1978, N.Y.C.

Big band with varying personnel

Ran Blake - Rapport - Arista Novus AN 3006

Recorded April 30th-May 3rd 1978, N.Y.C.

Ricky Ford, ts; Ran Blake, p; Rufus Reid, b;

Ford appears on five of eleven selections, Reid on just one of these.

Ricky Ford - Manhattan plaza - Muse MR 5188

Recorded August 1st 1978, Englewood Cliffs NJ.

Oliver Beener, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Jaki Byard, p; David Friesen, b; Dannie Richond, d.

Red Rodney - Three R's - Muse MR 5290

Recorded March 13th-14th 1979, N.Y.C.

Red Rodney , tp; Richie Cole, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Turk Mauro, ts, bs; Roland Hanna, p; George Duvivier, b; Grady Tate, d.

Ford plays on three of six selections.

Ronnie Matthews - Legacy - Bee Hive BH 7011

Recorded September 21st 1979, N.Y.C.

Bill Hardman, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Ronnie Matthews, p;Walter Booker, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

Beaver Harris 360 Degrees Music Experience - Negcaumongus - Cadence CJR 1003

Recorded December 7th 1979, Boston, MA

Ricky Ford, ts; Ken McIntyre, rds; Hamiet Bluiett, bs; Don Pullen, p; Cameron Brown, b; Beaver Harris, d; Francis Haynes, steel-drums.

1980-84

Sonny Stitt - Sonny's back - Muse MR 5204

Recorded April 7th & July 14th 1980, New York City.

Sonny Stitt, as, ts; Ricky Ford, ts; Barry Harris, p; George Duvivier, b; Leroy Williams, d.

Reissued as part of double CD set Sonny Stitt - Constellation - Camden 74321 61091

Ricky Ford - Flying colors - Muse MR 5227

Recorded April 24th 1980, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Ricky Ford, ts; John Hicks, p; Walter Booker, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

Danny Richmond - Dannie Richmond plays Charles Mingus - Timeless SJP 148

Recorded August 18th 1980, Bologna, Italy.

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Cameron Brown, b; Dannie Richmond, d.

Danny Richmond - Quintet - Gatemouth 1004

Recorded September 24th 1980, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Cameron Brown, b; Danny Richmond, d.

Reissued with an additional (alternative) selection on CD Landmark LCD 1537

Ricky Ford- Tenor of the times - Muse MR 5250

Recorded April 6th & July 1st 1981, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Ricky Ford, ts; Albert Daley, p; Rufus Reid, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

and on one selection Jack Walrath, tp.

Jack Walrath - Revenge of the fat people - Stash ST 221

Recorded 1981

Ricky Ford, ts; Michael Cochrane, p; Cameron Brown, b; Mike Clark, d.

Lionel Hampton - Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - Aurex EWJ80207

Recorded September 2nd-3rd 1981, Osaka, Japan

Pete Candoli, Wallace Davenport, Billy Brooks, Johnny Walker, tp) Buster Cooper, Garnett Brown, Ed Neumeister, tb) Woody Herman, cl; Yoshi Malta, Jackie Kelso, Ricky Ford, Tom Chapin, Kenny Rogers, rds, fls; Lionel Hampton, vb, p, d,vo; Zeke Mullins, p; Chubby Jackson, b; Frankie Dunlop, d.

Lionel Hampton - Ambassador at large - Glad Hamp GHS1024

Recorded September 3rd 1981, Osaka, Japan

Johnny Walker, Pete Candoli, Billy Brooks, Wallace Davenport, tp; Ed Neumeister, Buster Cooper, Garnett Brown, tb; Yoshi Malta, Tom Chapin, Jack Kelso, Ricky Ford, Kenny Rogers, rds, fls; Zeke Mullins, p; Chubby Jackson, b; Frankie Dunlop, d; Sammy Turner, perc; Frank Como, arr.

Ricky Ford - Interpretations - Muse MR 5275

Recorded February 22nd 1982, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Ricky Ford, ts; John Hicks, p; Walter Booker, b; Jimmy Cobb, d;

and on three selections Wallace Roney, tp; Bobby Watson, ts.

Lionel Hampton - Telefunken 6.25427

Recorded May 3rd 1982

John Marshall, Barry Ries, John Walker, Vince Cutro, tp) John Gordon, Charles Stephens, Chris Culhaugen, tb; Yoshi Malta, Tom Chapin, as) Arnett Cobb, Ricky Ford; ts; Glenn Wilson, bs; Lionel Hampton, vb; Axel Zwingenberger, p; Ralph Hamperian, b; Duffy Jackson, d; Sam Turner, perc.

This band plays two selections, a small group consisting of Ries, Walker, Ford, Cobb, Hampton, Zwingenberger, Hamperian and Jackson plays two others

Lionel Hampton - Made in Japan - Timeless SJP 175 CD

Recorded June 1982

17-piece band incl. Thomas Chapin, Ricky Ford, Paul Jeffrey, Glen Wilson, rds; Lionel Hampton, vb; John Colianni, p; Todd Coolman, b; Duffy Jackson, d.

Kip Hanrahan - Desire develops an edge - American Clave AMCL 1008/

Recorded July, August & September 1982, and April & June 1983, N.Y.C.

Large collective personnel

Ford appears on five of seventeen selections

Axel Zwingenberger - The boogie woogie album - Vagabond VR 8.88008 CD

Recorded May 3rd 1982, Doorwerth, The Netherlands

Barry Reis, John Walker, tp; Arnette Cobb, Ricky Ford, ts; Lionel Hampton, vb; Axel Zwingenberger, p; Ralph Hamperian, b; Duffy Jackson, d.

Ford plays on four (out of ten) selections, on two of which the above personnel is increased to a 17-piece band.

also released on LP Telefunken 6.25427

Tom Harrell - Play of light - Blackhawk BKH 50901

Recorded February 11th 1982, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Tom Harrell, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Albert Dailey, p; Bruce Forman, g; Eddie Gomez, b; Bily Hart, d.

Mingus Dynasty - Reincarnation - Soul Note SN 1042

Recorded April 5th-7th 1982,

Richard Williams, tp; Jimmy Knepper, tb; Ricky Ford, ts; Sir Roland Hanna, p; ReggieJohnson, b; Kenny Washington, d.

Woody Herman with Lionel Hampton All Stars - Eastworld EWJ80207

Recorded September 2nd 1982

Ricky Ford - Future's gold - Muse MR 5296

Recorded February 9th 1983, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Ricky Ford, ts; Albert Dailey, p; Larry Coryell, g; Ray Drummond, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

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Abdullah Ibrahim - Ekaya - Ekapa 005

Recorded November 17th 1983, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Dick Griffin, tb; Carlos Ward, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Charles Davis, bs; Abdullah Ibrahim, p; Cecil McBee, b; Ben Riley, d.

All but one selection re-issued on Kaz CD7/LP7 "The mountain".

Danny Richmond - Dionysus - Red VPA 161

Recorded May 30th 1983, Milano, Italy.

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Bob Neloms, p; Cameron Brown, b; Danny Richmond, d.

Fredie Hubbard - The rose tattoo - Baystate RJL-8095

Recorded December 9th 1983

Ricky Ford - Shorter ideas - Muse MR 5314

Recorded August 24th 1984, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Jimmy Knepper, tb; James Spaulding, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Kirk Lightsey, p; Rufus Reid, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

Beaver Harris - Well kept secret - Shemp HWSI 2701

Recorded 1984, N.Y.C.

Ricky Ford, ts; Hamiet Bluiett, bs; Don Pullen, p; Buster Williams, b; Beaver Harri,s d; Francis Haynes, perc;

and on one selection Sharon Freeman, Willie Ruff, Bill Warnick, Greg Williams, frh; Candido, perc.

1985-89

Abdullah Ibrahim - Water from an ancient well - Blackhawk BKH 50207

Recorded October 1985

Dick Griffin, tb; Carlos Ward, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Charles Davis, bs; Abdullah Ibrahim, p; David Williams, b; Ben Riley, d.

Reissued on Tiptoe 88812 CD

All but two selections re-issued on Kaz CD7/LP7 "The mountain".

Abdullah Ibrahim - The Mountain - Kaz CD7

Recorded 1985

Dick Griffin, tb; Carlos Ward, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Charles Davis, bs; Abdullah Ibrahim, p; Ben Riley, d.

Ricky Ford - Looking ahead - Muse MR 5322

Recorded February 14th& October 9th 1986, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

John Sass, tu; James Spaulding, as, fl; Ricky Ford, ts; Kirk Lightsey, p; Cecil McBee, b; Freddie Waits, d.

Amina Claudine Myers - Country girls - Minor Music 1012

Recorded April 1986, New York City.

Patience Higgins, fl, as, ss; Carlos Ward, fl, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Amina Claudine Myers p,hca,vb, vo; Jerome Harris, b; Reggie Nicholson, d, perc; Bola Idowu, perc;

Ran Blake - The short life of Barbara Monk - Soul Note 121 127

Recorded August 26th 1986, Carlisle MA

Ricky Ford, ts; Ran Blake, p; Ed Felson, b; Jon Hazilla, d.

Riyuko Tanaka - Time take your heart - Break Time GGP-19

Recorded October 25th 1986

Sathima Bea Benjamin - Lovelight - Enja 6022

Recorded September 5th 1987, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Sathima Bea Benjamin, vo; Ricky Ford, ts; Larry Willis, p; Buster Williams, b; Billy Higgins, d.

Ricky Ford - Saxotic stomp - Muse MR 5349

Recorded September 4th 1987, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

James Spaulding, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Charles Davis, bs; Kirk Lightsey, p; Ray Drummond, b; Jimmy Cobb, d.

Abdullah Ibrahim - Mindif - Enja 5073

Recorded March 1988

Benny Powell, tb; Ricky Ford, ts; Craig Handy, f, ts; Abdullah Ibrahim, vo, fl, p; David Williams, b; Billy Higgins, d.

McCoy Tyner - Uptown / Downtown - Milestone M9167 CD

Recorded November 1988

15-piece big band

Mike Clark - Give the drummer some - Stash STCD 22

Recorded 1989, N.Y.C.

Jack Walrath, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Neal Kirkwood, p; Jack Wilkins, g; Chip Jackson, b; Mike Clark, d.

Ellen Mae Shashoyan - Songs for my father - New Ark NYEM101

Recorded 1989

Ricky Ford - Hard groovin' - Muse MCD 5373

Recorded February 24th 1989, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Roy Hargrove, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Geoff Keezer, p; Robert Hurst, b; Jeff Watts, d.

Ricky Ford - Manhattan blues - Candid CCD 79036

Recorded March 4th 1989, N.Y.C.

Ricky Ford, ts; Jaki Byard, p; Milt Hinton, b; Ben Riley, d

Newport Jazz Festival All-stars - Bern Concert '89 - Concord CCD 4401

Recorded April 1989, Bern, Switzerland

Warren Vaché, co; Norris Turney, cl, as; Ricky Ford, Scott Hamilton, ts; George Wein, p, vo; Gray Sargent, g; Eddie Jones, b; Oliver Jackson, d.

Mal Waldron - Crowd scene - Soul Note 121 218

Recorded June 10th 1989

Mal Waldron - Where are you ? - Soul Note 121 248

Recorded June 10th 1989

Sonny Fortune, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Mal Waldron, p; Reggie Workman, b; Eddie Moore, d.

Richard Davis - One for Frederick - Hep CD 2047

Recorded July 1989

Cecil Bridgewater, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Sir Roland Hanna, p; Richard Davis, b; Freddie Waits, d.

1990-94

Abdullah Ibrahim - No fear, no die / S'en fout la mort - Tiptoe 88815 CD

Recorded July 1990

Frank Lacy, tb; Horace Alexander Young III, as, ss, fl; Ricky Ford, ts; Jimmy Cozier, cl, bs; Abdullah Ibrahim, p; Buster Williams, b; Ben Riley, d.

Ran Blake - That certain feeling (The George Gershwin Songbook) - hat ART CD 6077

Recorded July 3rd-4th 1990

Steve Lacy, ss; Ricky Ford, ts; Ran Blake, p.

Ford appears on six of 19 selections on this record, Lacy on two of the six, and two others without Ford.

Richard Davis - Dealin' -Sweet Basil 66055011

Recorded August 1990

Cecil Bridgewater, tp; Ricky Ford, ts; Sir Roland Hanna, p; Richard Davis, b; Ronnie Burrage, d.

Ricky Ford - Ebony rhapsody - Candid CCD 79053

Recorded March 1989 & June 2nd 1990, Birdland N.Y.C.

Ricky Ford, ts; Jaki Byard, p; Milt Hinton, b; Ben Riley, d.

Candid Jazz Masters - For Miles - Candid CCD 79710

Recorded November 29th-30th 1991, Birdland, N.Y.C.

Claudio Roditi,tp; Donal Harrison, as; Ricky Ford, ts; Kenny Barron, p; Larry Gales, b; Joe Chambers, d.

Ricky Ford - Hot brass - Candid CCD 79518

Recorded April 30th 1991, N.Y.C.

Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi, tp; Steve Turre, tb; Ricky Ford, ts; Danilo Perez, p; Christian McBride, b; Carl Allen, d.

Ricky Ford - American African blues - Candid CCD 79528

Recorded September 16th 1991, Birdland N.Y.C.

Ricky Ford, ts; Jaki Byard, p; Milt Hinton, b; Ben Riley, d.

Ricky Ford - Tenor madness too - Muse MCD 5478

Recorded August 12th 1992, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Ricky Ford, Antoine Roney, ts; Donald brown, p; Peter Washington,,b; Louis Hayes, d.

Steve Lacy - Vespers - Soul Note 121 260

Recorded July 1993

Steve Lacy, ss; Steve Potts, ss,as; Ricky Ford, ts; Tom Varner, frh; Bobb Few, p; Jean-Jacques Avenel, b; John Betsch, d; Irene Aebi, vo.

Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford - Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford - YAL Records YAL 105

Recorded 1994, Shutesbury, MA.

Yusef Lateef, Ricky Ford, ts; Avery Sharpe, b; Kamal Sabir, d.

1995-

Dave Burrell - Esquisses for a walk - Nocturne 319

Recorded March 10th 1995

Pete LaRoca - Swing time - Blue Note CDP7 854876

Recorded February 28th 1997

Jaki Byard - July in Paris - Jazz Friends Productions JFP003

Recorded July 24th 1998

Ricky Ford - [Balaena] - Jazz Friends Productions JFP005

Recorded July 30th 1998