Albert Dailey

Albert Dailey (June 16, 1939, Baltimore, Maryland – June 26, 1984, Denver, Colorado) was an American jazz pianist.

Dailey's first professional appearances were with the house band of the Baltimore Royal Theater in the early 1950s. Later in the decade he studied at Morgan State University and the Peabody Conservatory. He backed Damita Jo DuBlanc on tour from 1960 to 1963, and following this briefly put together his own trio in Washington, D.C., playing at the Bohemian Caverns. In 1964 he moved to New York City, where he played with Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Sarah Vaughan, Charles Mingus, and Freddie Hubbard. In 1967 he played with Woody Herman at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and played intermittently with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers around this time. In the 1970s he played with Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Elvin Jones, and Archie Shepp. In the 1980s he did concerts at Carnegie Hall and was a member of the Upper Manhattan Jazz Society with Charlie Rouse, Benny Bailey, and Buster Williams. He died of pneumonia in 1984.

As leader

 * The day after the Dawn (1977) (Columbia Records)
 * That Old Feeling (1978) (SteepleChase Records)
 * Textures (1981) (Muse Records)
 * Poetry (1983) co-leader with Stan Getz (Blue Note)

As sideman

 * Fearless Frank Foster - with Frank Foster (Prestige, 1965)
 * Backlash - with Freddie Hubbard (Atlantic, 1966)
 * The Best of Two Worlds (1975) (with Stan Getz)
 * Figure and Spirit (1976) (with Lee Konitz)
 * Summit Meeting (Vanguard, 1976) with Elvin Jones, James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green and Roland Prince
 * The Main Force (Vanguard, 1976) with Elvin Jones
 * Ballads for Trane (1977) (with Archie Shepp)
 * To My Queen Revisited (1978) (with Walt Dickerson)
 * Manhattan Project (1978) (with Dizzy Reece)
 * Tenor of the Times (1981) (with Ricky Ford)
 * Play of Light (1982) (with Tom Harrell)
 * Social Call (1984) (with Charlie Rouse)