Reggie Workman

Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.

Background
Workman was a member of jazz groups led by Gigi Gryce, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter and Red Garland. In 1961, Workman joined the John Coltrane Quartet, replacing Steve Davis. He was present for the saxophonist's legendary Live at the Village Vanguard sessions, and also recorded with a second bassist (Art Davis) on the 1961 album, Olé Coltrane. After a European tour, Workman left Coltrane's group at the end of the year. Workman also played with James Moody, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Mann and Thelonious Monk. He has recorded with Archie Shepp, Lee Morgan and David Murray.

He is currently a professor at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City.

As leader

 * 1977: Conversation (with Cecil Bridgewater, Slide Hampton, George Adams, Albert Dailey, Michael Carvin, Lawrence Killian)
 * 1986: Synthesis (Leo Records)
 * 1987: Gaia (Leo)
 * 1989: Images (Music & Arts)
 * 1993; Summit Conference (Postcards Records)
 * 1995: Cerebral Caverns (Postcards)
 * 2000: Altered Spaces (Leo)

As sideman
With Art Blakey With Marion Brown With Earl Coleman With John Coltrane With Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, Billy Hart With Booker Ervin With Grant Green With Gigi Gryce With Andrew Hill With Takehiro Honda With Bobby Hutcherson With Elvin Jones With Duke Jordan With Oliver Lake With Yusef Lateef With Booker Little With New York Art Quartet With Dave Pike With Pharoah Sanders With Wayne Shorter With Sonny Simmons With Archie Shepp With Mal Waldron With Cedar Walton With Tyrone Washington
 * Free for All (Blue Note, 1964)
 * Kyoto (Riverside, 1964)
 * Indestructible (Blue Note, 1964)
 * Vista (Impulse!, 1975)
 * Manhattan Serenade (1968)
 * Africa/Brass (Impulse!, 1961)
 * Ole Coltrane (Atlantic, 1961)
 * Impressions (Impulse!, 1963)
 * Such Great Friends (1983)
 * The Space Book (Prestige, 1964)
 * The Trance (Prestige, 1965)
 * Setting the Pace (Prestige, 1965) - with Dexter Gordon
 * Goin' West (Blue Note, 1962)
 * Saying Somethin'! (New Jazz, 1960)
 * Grass Roots (Blue Note, 1968 [2000])
 * Jodo (Trio, 1972)
 * Medina (Blue Note, 1968)
 * Patterns (Blue Note, 1968)
 * Brother John (1982)
 * Flight to Jordan (1960)
 * Edge-ing (Black Saint, 1993)
 * A Flat, G Flat and C (Impulse!, 1966)
 * Booker Little and Friend (Bethlehem, 1961)
 * Mohawk (1965)
 * It's Time for Dave Pike (Riverside, 1961)
 * Karma (1969)
 * Night Dreamer (1964)
 * JuJu (1964)
 * Adam's Apple (1966)
 * American Jungle (1997)
 * Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet (1962)
 * The Magic of Ju-Ju (1967)
 * Up Popped the Devil (Enja, 1973)
 * Breaking New Ground (Baybridge 1983)
 * Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie (Baybridge, 1983)
 * You and the Night and the Music (Paddle Wheel, 1983)
 * The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard (Soul Note, 1986)
 * The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Soul Note, 1986)
 * The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil (Paddle Wheel, 1987)
 * Crowd Scene (Soul Note, 1989)
 * Where Are You? (Soul Note, 1989)
 * My Dear Family (Evidence, 1993)
 * Soul Cycle (Prestige, 1969)
 * Natural Essence (1967)