Bill Summers
Bill Summers, né William Leonard Summers le [1] à La Nouvelle-Orléans, est un percussionniste de jazz américain spécialiste de la conga.
Discographie
    

Bill Summers in 2008.
Comme leader
    
- Feel the Heat (Prestige, 1977)
 - Cayenne (Prestige, 1977)
 - Straight to the Bank (Prestige, 1978)
 - On Sunshine (Prestige, 1979)
 - Call it What You Want (MCA, 1981) U.S. No. 129
 - Jam the Box (MCA, 1981) U.S. No. 92
 - Seventeen (MCA, 1982)
 - London Style (MCA, 1983)
 - Iroko (Vital, 1992)
 - The Essence of Kwanzaa (Monkey Hill, 1997)
 - Studies in Bata: Sacred Drum of the Yoruba, Havana to Matanzas (Bilsum, 2002)
 
Avec Los Hombres Calientes
- Los Hombres Calientes (Basin Street, 1998)
 - Vol. 2 (Basin Street, 2000)
 - Vol. 3 New Congo Square (Basin Street, 2001)
 - Vol. 4: Vodou Dance (Basin Street, 2003)
 
Comme sideman
    
Avec Terry Garthwaite
- Terry (Arista Records, 1975)
 
Avec Johnny Hammond
- Forever Taurus (Milestone, 1976)
 - Storm Warning (Milestone, 1977)
 - Don't Let the System Get You (Milestone, 1978)
 
Avec Herbie Hancock
- Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973)
 - Thrust (Columbia, 1974)
 - Man-Child (Columbia, 1975)
 - Flood (Columbia, 1975)
 - Sunlight (Columbia, 1978)
 - Directstep (Columbia, 1979)
 - Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (Columbia, 1979)
 - Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1980)
 - Autodrive (Columbia, 1983)
 - Dis Is Da Drum (Mercury, 1994)
 - Omaha Civic Auditorium, 17th November 1975 (Hi Hat, 2015)
 
Avec The Headhunters
- Survival of the Fittest (Arista, 1975)
 - Straight from the Gate (Arista, 1977)
 - Return of the Headhunters (Verve Forecast, 1998)
 - Evolution Revolution (Basin Street, 2003)
 - On Top: Live in Europe (BHM, 2008)
 - Platinum (Owl Studios, 2011)
 
Avec Eddie Henderson
Avec Quincy Jones
- Roots (A&M, 1977)
 - The Color Purple (Qwest, 1986)
 - Back On the Block (Qwest, 1989)
 
- Concrete Jungle (Prestige, 1978)
 - Keep the Dream Alive (Prestige, 1978)
 - Scratch My Back (Prestige, 1979)
 
AvecSonny Rollins
- The Way I Feel (Milestone, 1976)
 - Easy Living (Milestone, 1978)
 - Don't Ask (Milestone, 1979)
 - Love at First Sight (Milestone, 1980)
 - Silver City (Milestone, 1996)
 
AvecPatrice Rushen
- Shout It Out (Prestige, 1977)
 - Patrice (Elektra, 1978)
 - Pizzazz (Elektra, 1979)
 
Avec Vinx
- Rooms in My Fatha's House (PANGAEA, 1991)
 - I Love My Job (PANGAEA, 1992)
 - The Storyteller (PANGAEA, 1993)
 - Lips' Stretched Out (H.O.E. Heroes of Expression, 1996)
 - The Mood I'm In (Peermusic, 2002)
 
Avec d'autres musiciens
- Bar-Kays, Money Talks (Stax, 1978)
 - Gato Barbieri, Tropico (A&M, 1978)
 - Gato Barbieri, Passion and Fire (A&M, 1984)
 - Gary Bartz, Music Is My Sanctuary (Capitol, 1977)
 - Gary Bartz, Love Affair (Capitol, 1978)
 - John Beasley, Cauldron (Windham Hill, 1992)
 - John Beasley, A Change of Heart (Windham Hill, 1993)
 - George Benson, Love Remembers (Warner Bros., 1993)
 - Carmen Bradford, With Respect (Evidence, 1995)
 - Brass Fever, Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)
 - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dee Dee's Feathers (Okeh, 2015)
 - Cachao, Master Sessions Volume I (Epic, 1994)
 - Jim Clayton, Songs My Daughter Knows (Clay-Tone, 2013)
 - Jon Cleary, Moonburn (Pointblank, 1999)
 - Con Funk Shun, Candy (Mercury, 1979)
 - Harry Connick Jr., Every Man Should Know (Columbia, 2013)
 - Harry Connick Jr., Smokey Mary (Columbia, 2013)
 - Norman Connors, Love from the Sun (Buddah, 1973)
 - Norman Connors, Saturday Night Special (Buddah, 1975)
 - Michael Des Barres, Somebody Up There Likes Me (Gold Mountain, 1986)
 - Djavan, Bird of Paradise (Columbia, 1988)
 - Lamont Dozier, Peddlin' Music On the Side (Warner Bros., 1977)
 - Pete Escovedo & Sheila Escovedo, Solo Two (Fantasy, 1977)
 - Eddy Grant, Love in Exile (ICE, 1980)
 - Nigel Hall, Ladies & Gentlemen... Nigel Hall (Round Hill, 2015)
 - Joe Henderson, Black Miracle (Milestone, 1976)
 - Joe Henderson, Black Narcissus (Milestone, 1976)
 - George Howard, Attitude Adjustment (GRP, 1996)
 - Bobbi Humphrey, Tailor Made (Epic, 1977)
 - Bobby Hutcherson, Conception: the Gift of Love (Columbia, 1979)
 - Phyllis Hyman, Somewhere in My Lifetime (Arista, 1978)
 - Ahmad Jamal, One (20th Century Fox, 1978)
 - Kimiko Kasai, Round and Round (CBS, 1978)
 - Kimiko Kasai, Butterfly (CBS, 1979)
 - Salif Keita, Amen (Island, 1991)
 - Babatunde Lea, March of the Jazz Guerrillas (Ubiquity, 2000)
 - Kenny Loggins, Leap of Faith (Columbia, 1991)
 - Kenny Loggins, The Unimaginable Life (Columbia, 1997)
 - Jon Lucien, Listen Love (Mercury, 1991)
 - Bobby Lyle, The Journey (Atlantic, 1990)
 - Taj Mahal, Like Never Before (Private Music, 1991)
 - Wade Marcus, Metamorphosis (ABC Impulse!, 1976)
 - Harvey Mason, Chameleon (Concord, 2014)
 - Bennie Maupin, The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM, 1974)
 - Country Joe McDonald, Goodbye Blues (Fantasy, 1977)
 - Idris Muhammad, You Ain't No Friend of Mine! (Fantasy, 1978)
 - Maria Muldaur, Fanning the Flames (Telarc, 1996)
 - Meshell Ndegeocello, Plantation Lullabies (Sire, 1993)
 - Shawn Phillips, Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (A&M, 1976)
 - Shawn Phillips, Spaced (A&M, 1977)
 - The Pointer Sisters, That's a Plenty (Blue Thumb, 1974)
 - The Pointer Sisters, Steppin' ABC (Blue Thumb, 1975)
 - Dianne Reeves, Never Too Far (Emi, 1989)
 - Dianne Reeves, I Remember (Blue Note, 1991)
 - Merl Saunders, Fire Up (Fantasy, 1973)
 - Seawind, Window of a Child (CTI, 1977)
 - Wayne Shorter, Phantom Navigator (Columbia, 1987)
 - Nina Simone, A Single Woman (Elektra, 1993)
 - Sting, The Soul Cages (A&M, 1990)
 - Kevin Toney, Special K (Fantasy, 1982)
 - Allen Toussaint, Connected (NYNO, 1996)
 - Stanley Turrentine, Everybody Come On Out (Fantasy, 1976)
 - McCoy Tyner, Together (Milestone, 1979)
 - The Wailing Souls, All Over the World (Columbia, 1992)
 - Lenny Williams, Rise Sleeping Beauty (Motown, 1975)
 - Bobby Womack, Safety Zone (United Artists, 1975)
 - Stevie Wonder, Conversation Peace (Motown, 1995)
 - Zawinul Syndicate, Lost Tribes (Columbia, 1992)
 
Singles
    
| Année | Titre | Chart Positions[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Black Singles | U.S. Disco Singles | ||
| 1977 | "Come into My Life" | No. 84 | - | 
| 1979 | "Straight to the Bank" | No. 45 | No. 34 | 
| 1981 | "Call It What You Want" | No. 16 | No. 21 | 
| 1982 | "At the Concert" | No. 38 | - | 
| 1983 | "It's Over" | No. 63 | - | 
Notes et références
    
- D'après sa notice sur Discogs.com
 - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
 
Liens externes
     
- Ressources relatives à la musique :
 
- Portail des percussions
 - Portail du jazz
 - Portail des États-Unis
 - Portail des Afro-Américains
 
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