Person
Tommy Flanagan
Albums
71
Members
10
Active
1930–2001
Origin
United States
Biography
Tommy Flanagan (1930-2001) was a post-bebop jazz pianist influenced by players like Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell and Hank Jones. Raised in Detroit, Flanagan came into high demand when he moved to New York in 1956. Jazz greats John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins both recorded with Flanagan for their landmark albums "Giant Steps" & "Today & Now" respectively. This confirmed Flanagan's reputation for playing with versatility, and with a sensitive approach for the standards and ballads. From the mid 1960s to the late 1970s Flanagan was Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist, before beginning a productive period in the 1980s and '90s where he led many trio and quartet projects.
Discography
Jazzmen: Detroit
Presenting Tommy Flanagan
Jazz Eyes
Jazz...It's Magic!
Overseas
The Cats
Who is Gary Burton?
Trio And Sextet
Trio & Sextet
Jazz at the Philharmonic at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
The Tokyo Recital
Positive Intensity
Eclypso
Positive Intensity
Alone Too Long
Ballads & Blues
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Lonely Town
Lonely Town
Our Delights
Together
You're Me
You're Me
The Magnificent
The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan
Three for All
A Dream Comes True
Giant Steps (In Memory of John Coltrane)
My Funny Valentine
I’m All Smiles
More Delights
More Delights
Nights at the Vanguard
Thelonica
A Little Pleasure
Jazz Poet
Beyond the Bluebird
Plays the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Super Session
The Best of Tommy Flanagan
The King And I
Home Cooking
Our Delights
Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones
Alone Too Long
Lady Be Good ... for Ella
Elusive
Plays the Music of Harold Arlen
Sunset and the Mockingbird: The Birthday Concert
Confirmation
Samba for Felix
Motor City Scene: Complete Recordings
Solo Piano
Solo Piano
The Trio
Lucky Is Back! ( Then, So Is Love)
Live at Kerrytown Concert House
Live in Marciac 1993
Live in Marciac 1993
Storyville Presents The A-Z Jazz Encyclopedia-F
Credits
The Trombone Master
Nights at the Vanguard
Thelonica
Africa
Countdown: The Savoy Sessions
Vocalese
Z.T.’s Blues
Blues in the Closet
I’m All Smiles
Ella à Nice
My Funny Valentine
The Master Trio
Giant Steps (In Memory of John Coltrane)
Three for All
Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951–1956)
Something Tasty
The Grand Appearance
Together
V.I.P.-Jazz 6
Ballads & Blues
Gold Coast
Opening Remarks
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Eclypso
Montreux '77
Montreux ’77
Kenny Burrell / John Coltrane
Alternate Takes
Ella Fitzgerald at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
The Tokyo Recital
Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
The Art of John Coltrane / The Atlantic Years
Ella Loves Cole
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
The Best of John Coltrane
Sunshine of Your Love
Movie Song Album
Ella in Hamburg
Group Therapy
Trompeta Toccata
Jazz 'N' Samba
Vibrations
Bluesey Burrell
Hawkins! Alive! At The Village Gate
Invitation
Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane
Play Richard Rodgers
Reincarnation of a Love Bird
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
Today and Now
Desafinado
Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra
Pony's Express
Statements
Can't Help Swinging
It's About Time
Newport Rebels
South American Cookin’
At Ease With Coleman Hawkins
At the Lighthouse