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Jazz, Ragtime & Blues in the Knight Library
Jazz Performers – N's
This is a discography (list of recordings) of some of the Knight Library's Douglass Room jazz collection. It also includes some blues artists whose recordings are not included in this list, but appear on the Blues discography. Note: This discography was updated in 2010, but does not include more recent acquisitions.
Other resources available for listening to jazz at the University of Oregon include the Database of Recorded American Music and Smithsonian Global Sound. Both of these databases provide full online access to recordings held by them, and can be listened to in the UO Libraries and at home by UO students, faculty and staff. For more information about these resources, see Audio Resources Online.
NADEAU, PIERRE [Piano]
Trio Pierre Nadeau.
PERFORMERS: Emile Normand, drums; Michel Donato, bass
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6377
NALKER, TONY [Piano]
NANCE, RAY, 1913 - 1976 [Cornet/Violin]
Duke Ellington meets Coleman Hawkins.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX354
NANCE, TEDDY [Trombone]
The Heliocentric worlds of Sun Ra. (w/Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX13435
NAPPER, KEN [Double Bass]
Live at the Flamingo Jazz Club.(w/Carmen McRae)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX16195
NARELL, ANDY, 1954 - [Steel Drums]
Live at Montreux.(w/Darol Anger)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5655
NASCIMENTO, MILTON, 1942 - [Vocals/Violin/Piano/Composer]
Minas.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4971
Native dancer.
PERFORMERS: Wayne Shorter, saxophone; Milton Nascimento, vocals; Herbie Hancock, piano.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX10494
NASH, KENNETH, d. 1998 [Percussion]
Bush dance.(w/Johnny Griffin)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5243
Pinnacles.(w/J.J.Johnson)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4670
NASH, LEWIS, 1958 - [Drums]
From this moment-- . (w/Nicholas Payton)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX10871
Illuminations. (w/McCoy Tyner)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11594
Live in Paris. (w/Diana Krall)
Doug Circ COMPACT DISC CX10635
Remembering Bud. (w/Toshiko Akiyoshi)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15867
See also: The GERALD WILSON ORCHESTRA
NASSER, JAMIL, 1923 - 1950 [Double Bass]
The Awakening. (w/Ahmad Jamal)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX355
NAT ADDERLEY SEXTET
Autumn leaves: live at Sweet Basil. (w/Nat Adderley Sextet)
PERFORMERS:Nat Adderley Sextet: Nat Adderley, cornet; Sonny Fortune, Vincent Herring, alto saxophones; Rob Bargad, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15245
NAT ADDERLEY QUINTET
Good company.
PERFORMERS:Nat Adderley Quintet (Nat Adderley, trumpet; Antonio Hart, alto saxophone; Rob Bargad, piano; Walter Booker, double bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15241
NAVARRO, FATS, 1923 - 1950 [Trumpet]
The amazing Bud Powell. Volume 1.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11787
The Complete Bud Powell Blue Note recordings (1949-1958).
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl A567
Fat girl: the Savoy sessions.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl A556
First Sessions, 1949 -50.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A229
Lionel Hampton & his orchestra 1948.
DOUGLASS CASSETTE 2093M
Opus de bop.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1301
See also:Bebop spoken here
NAVARRO, JORGE, 1940 - [Piano]
The liveliest. (w/Buddy De Franco)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6052
NAY, JOE, 1934 - 1990 [Percussion]
It's about blues time.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 2892
NEEL, BOB [Drums]
Let's get lost: the best of Chet Baker sings.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11493
My old flame. (w/the Chet Baker Quartet)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX12339
NEGRI, JOE [Guitar]
R.S.V.P: rare songs, very personal. (w/Nancy Wilson)
Doug Circ COMPACT DISC CX11527
NEIDLINGER, BUELL, 1936 - [Double Bass]
Jazz advance. (w/Cecil Taylor)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX10462
Looking ahead! (w/the Cecil Taylor Quartet)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX10452
Reflections: Steve Lacy plays Thelonious Monk.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1812
Soprano Sax. (w/Steve Lacy)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5675
The world of Cecil Taylor.(w/ Cecil Taylor)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX13446
NELOMS, BOB, 1942 - [Piano]
Portraits. (w/James Newton)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4997
NELSON, OLIVER, 1932-1975 [Alto/Tenor Saxophone/Composer/Arranger]
Afro-American sketches.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 3790
Alfie. (w/ Sonny Rollins)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11631
A Black suite.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DHds 31
Blues & the abstract truth.
PERFORMERS: Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone, flute; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Barrow, baritone saxophone -- Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX1331
The blues and the abstract truth.
PERFORMERS:Oliver Nelson, alto and tenor saxophone; Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone and flute; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Barrow, baritone saxophone; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15700
Jimmy and Wes: the dynamic duo.
PERFORMERS: Jimmy Smith, organ; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Oliver Nelson, arranger-conductor.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 12379
Peter and the wolf: and the incredible Jimmy Smith.
PERFORMERS: Jazz ensembles; featuring Jimmy Smith, organ; Oliver Nelson, arranger-conductor.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX13258
Three dimensions.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A1379
Three shades of blue. (w/Johnny Hodges)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 13592
See also: The Definitive Jazz Scene, vol. 2.
NELSON, SKIP [Vocals]
The rarest: unreleased 1940-41-42 broadcast. (w/Glenn Miller)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15771
See also:The gentlemen sing...
NELSON, STEVE, 1954- [Vibraphone/Marimba]
Extended play: live at Birdland. (w/Dave Holland Quintet)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11352
That Shearing sound. (w/the New George Shearing Quintet)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15913
NEPTUNE, JOHN, 1951 - [Flutes (Bamboo)]
Bamboo. (w/Arakawa Band)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5622
NERO, PETER [Piano/Arranger/Leader]
For the Nero-minded.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 3063
Impressions: the great songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5692
Nero goes "pops".
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 660
Nero--in person.
PERFORMERS: Frank L. Sostek, bass; Joseph Cusatis,drums.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 7046
Peter Nero on tour.
PERFORMERS: Barre Philips, bass and Joe Cusatis, drums.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 2177
NESTICO, SAMMY, 1924 - [Arranger/Conductor]
Send in the clowns. (w/Sarah Vaughan)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4325
The "swingphonic sounds" of Sammy Nestico.
NOTES: Arrangements for band by Sammy Nestico.
PERFORMERS: North Texas State Lab Band; Leon Breeden, conductor.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6965
NEUFANG, JENS [Baritone sax]
NEW GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET
That Shearing sound.
PERFORMERS:George Shearing, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Louis Stewart, guitar; Steve Nelson, vibraphone; Dennis Mackrell, drums.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15913
NEW ORLEANS FEETWARMERS
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ VIPERS
NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS
NEW ORLEANS STOMPERS
George Lewis with Kid Shots. (w/George Lewis)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX13579
NEW YORK STARS
NEWBORN, PHINEAS, 1931 - 1989 [Piano]
Solo piano.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 7430
While my lady sleeps.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 2561
A world of piano.
PERFORMERS: Jazz trios featuring Phineas Newborn, Jr., piano; Paul Chambers or Sam Jones, bass; Philly Joe Jones or Louis Hayes, drums.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX7422
NEWMAN, BILL [Banjo]
Goes to sea. (w/the Firehouse Five plus Two)
Doug. Circ. COMPACT DISC CX15731
NEWMAN, DAVID "FATHEAD", 1933 - 2009 [Tenor Saxophone]
I wish you love. (w/Janis Siegel)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX10883
NEWMAN, JOE, 1922 - 1992 [Trumpet]
The atomic Mr. Basie: the complete atomic Basie: E=MC2=Count Basie Orchestra + Neal Hefti arrangements. (w/Count Basie)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11224
Buddy Rich, 1950-1955.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15778
East coast sounds.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 3380
Keep on pushin'.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6016
Peter and the wolf: and the incredible Jimmy Smith. (w/Jimmy Smith)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX13258
NEWTON, ERNIE [Double Bass]
Les Paul Trio.
PERFORMERS:Les Paul, guitar; Jimmy Atkins, guitar; Ernie Newton, bass; Mary Ford, vocals.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15878
NEWTON, FRANKIE, 1906 - 1954 [Trumpet]
The complete recordings of The Port of Harlem Jazzmen.
PERFORMERS: Frankie Newton, trumpet; J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Sidney Bechet, clarinet; Teddy Bunn, guitar; Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, piano; Johnny Williams, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1350
Frankie Newton, 1937-1939
PERFORMERS: Frankie Newton, trumpet; with various ensembles.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX2494
NEWTON, JAMES,1953- [Flute]
Lenox Avenue breakdown. (w/Arthur Blythe)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11222
Portraits.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4997
NEXUS
Music of Nexus.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5082
NICHOLAS, ALBERT "NICK", 1900 - 1973 [Clarinet/Saxophone]
Barney Bigard - Albert Nicholas.
PERFORMERS: Albert Nicholas, clarinet, and Barney Bigard, clarinet; with Duke Ellington, piano, Bernard Addison and his Rhythm, Freddy Jenkins' Harlem Seven, and the Little Ramblers.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 3859
Creole reeds. (w/Sidney Bechet)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 3737
Pete's blues. (w/Pete Johnson)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 4099
NICHOLS, HERBIE, 1919- 1963 [Piano]
The Complete Blue Note recordings of Herbie Nichols.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl A460
The golden horn of Jack Teagarden.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 12535
See also: Esquire's World of jazz. [24 classic Capitol jazz performances between 2 covers] and Thesaurus of classic jazz.
NICHOLS, RED (ERNEST LORING), 1905-1965 [Trumpet/Cornet/Leader]
Class of '39.
PERFORMERS: The Five Pennies.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1824
The one and only.
PERFORMERS: Red Nichols, trumpet or cornet, with acc. musicians.
DOUGLASS CASSETTE 2167M
A popular concert, 1928-1932.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl A540
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 1112
See also: Beethoven wrote it but it swings! and The UO Special Collections Manuscript Collection of "Red" Nichols' papers, at http://library.uoregon.edu/speccoll/guides/music.html
NIEHAUS, LENNIE, 1929 - [Arranger]
Duane Tatro's jazz for moderns.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 2937
I swing for you.
PERFORMERS: Lennie Niehaus, saxophone, with acc. musicians.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 3792
Shades of Dring. (w/Madeleine Dring)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4607
Stan Kenton at the Las Vegas Tropicana. (w/Stan Kenton)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX16202
See also: A new approach to jazz improvisation; v. 92 and A new approach to jazz improvisation; v. 97
NIMMONS, PHIL, 1923 - [Composer/Bandleader/Clarinet]
See: Jazz from Canada.
NISTICO, SAL [Tenor Saxophone]
The all star small groups.(w/Buddy Rich)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15885
Woody Herman.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15852
N'KOUNKOU, F.
See: Ryco jazz
NOBLE, RAY,1903 - 1978 [Leader/Arranger/Composer]
Cheek to cheek; A fine romance; Slap that bass; Change partners (w/Fred Astaire)
PERFORMERS: Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and his orchestra.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMbl 37
Ray Noble.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 261
NOCK, MIKE, 1940 - [Piano]
Trilogy.(w/Tal Farlow)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4646
Yusef Lateef live at Pep's.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 2315
NOLAN, DANNY [Trumpet]
Woody Herman.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15852
NOONE, JIMMIE, 1895 - 1944 [Clarinet/Leader]
Jimmie Noone & Earl Hines at the Apex Club. Vol. 1 (1928).
PERFORMERS:Earl Hines, piano, with Jimmy Noone, clarinet, and Noone's Apex Club orchestra.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 12401
New Orleans jazz.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 3790
New Orleans jazz.
PERFORMERS: Kid Ory, trombone, and Jimmy Noone, clarinet.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 13900
NORDINE, KEN [Jazz Monologist]
Next!
PERFORMERS:Monologues with jazz music; featuring Ken Nordine with Dick Marx and his orchestra. Music in 7+1 by Dick Campbell and his orchestra.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DLdl 646
Son of Word jazz.
PERFORMERS:Monologues with jazz sextet; featuring Ken Nordine and the Fred Katz Group.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DLdl 645
See also: Talking jazz: an oral history. (w/Ben Sidran)
NORRIS, WALTER, 1931 - [Piano]
Something else!: the music of Ornette Coleman.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 5291
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY LAB BAND
The "swingphonic sounds" of Sammy Nestico.
PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Leon Breeden, conductor. DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 6965
THE NORTON SISTERS
The very best of Vaughn Monroe.
PERFORMERS:Vaughn Monroe, vocals; with the Four Lee Sisters; Marilyn Duke; The Norton Sisters; The Moon Maids; The Moon Men; orchestra.
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15870
NORVO, RED, 1909 - 1999 [Vibes]
Norvo.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4677
Red plays the blues.
PERFORMERS: Red Norvo, his sextet and orchestra, with vocals by Helen Humes.
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMdl 2493
Swing reunion.
PERFORMERS: Teddy Wilson, piano; Benny Carter, alto saxophone; Red Norvo, vibraphone; Louis Bellson, drums; Remo Palmier, guitar (amplified); George Duvivier, bass; Freddie Green, guitar (acoustic).
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds A2352
See also: Bebop spoken here ; Town Hall jazz concert 1945: The Commodore years ; and Swinging on a V-Disc.
NOVAK, GARY, 1969 - [Drums]
Another standard. (w/Bob Berg)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11249
NOVICK, BILLY, 1951 - [Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone/Vocals]
Raisin' the rent. (w/Guy Van Duser)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 4793
NOW HE SINGS, NOW HE SOBS TRIO
Rendezvous in New York. (w/Chick Corea)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX11349
NOYA, NIPPI [Percussion]
Menue.(w/Charly Antolini)
DOUGLASS PHONODISC DMds 8132
NUSS, LUDWIG [Trombone]
NUSSBAUM, ADAM, 1955 - [Drums]
Lost in the shuffle.(w/Jerry Bergonzi)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX16003
See also: A new approach to jazz improvisation; v. 86. and A new approach to jazz improvisation; v. 102
NUSSBAUM, ANDY [Drums]
Sail away. (w/Tom Harrell)
DOUGLASS COMPACT DISC CX15081
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