As leader •
Encore (Savoy, 1955) • ''Let's Dig Bert (Eddie That Is)'' (Trans-World, 1955) •
Musician of the Year (Savoy, 1955) •
Montage (Savoy, 1955) •
Modern Moods (Jazztone, 1955) •
East Coast Sounds with
Billy Byers &
Joe Newman (Jazztone, 1957) •
Like Cool (Somerset, 1958) •
Skeleton of the Band (Backbone, 1979) •
Kaleidoscope (Savoy, 1987) •
The Human Factor (Fresh Sound, 1988) •
Live at Birdland (Fresh Sound, 1992) • ''Live at Capozzoli's'' (Woofy, 1999)
As sideman With Chris Connor •
Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Atlantic, 1957) •
I Miss You So (Atlantic, 1957) •
Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (Atlantic, 1959)
With Urbie Green •
The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green (Command, 1960) •
21 Trombones (Project 3, 1967) •
21 Trombones Rock & Blues & Jazz Vol. Two (Project 3, 1969) •
The Message (RCA, 1986)
With Thad Jones & Mel Lewis •
Central Park North (Solid State, 1969) •
Consummation (Blue Note, 1970) •
Suite for Pops (A&M, 1975) •
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis (Blue Note, 1975) •
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis (LRC, 1990) •
Paris 1969 Vol. 1 (Royal, 1990) •
Basle 1969 (TCB, 1996) •
The Groove Merchant (LaserLight 1999)
With Stan Kenton •
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1948) •
Encores (Capitol, 1949) • ''
Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1950) •
Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1952) •
The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1955) •
Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1955) •
Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1955)
With Elliot Lawrence •
Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (Fantasy, 1956) •
Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel Arrangements (Fantasy, 1956) •
Swinging at the Steel Pier (Vogue, 1956) •
Big Band Modern (Jazztone, 1957)
With Charles Mingus •
Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955 [1956]) •
Pre-Bird (Mercury, 1961) •
The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (Fantasy, 1955 [1964]) •
Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1973) •
The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1983) • ''Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife'' (Columbia, 1988) •
Epitaph (Columbia, 1989)
With Thelonious Monk •
At Town Hall (Riverside, 1959) •
Big Band and Quartet in Concert (Columbia, 1964) •
In Person (Milestone, 1976) •
Always Know (Columbia, 1979) •
The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album (Milestone, 1982)
With Red Norvo •
Jazz Concert (Jazztone, 1956) •
Town Hall Concert Vol. 1 (London, 1974) •
Live from the Blue Gardens (MusicMasters, 1992) '''With
Chico O'Farrill''' •
Jazz (Clef, 1953) •
2nd Afro Cuban Suite (Norgran, 1954) •
Cuban Blues (Verve, 1996)
With Buddy Rich •
Richcraft (Mercury, 1959) •
The Rich Rebellion (Mercury, 1970) •
Both Sides (Mercury, 1976) •
Buddy Rich (Verve, 1987)
With Sal Salvador •
Shades of Sal Salvador (Bethlehem, 1957) •
Colors in Sound (Decca, 1958) •
The Beat for This Generation (Decca, 1959) •
Starfingers (Bee Hive, 1978)
With Loren Schoenberg •
Time Waits for No One (MusicMasters, 1987) •
Solid Ground (MusicMasters, 1988) • ''Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'' (MusicMasters, 1990) •
Out of This World (TCB, 1998)
With Bobby Short •
Celebrating 30 Years at the Cafe Carlyle (Telarc, 1997) • ''How's Your Romance?'' (Telarc, 1999) • ''You're the Top'' (Telarc, 1999)
With others •
Manny Albam,
Brass on Fire (Solid State, 1966) •
American Jazz Orchestra,
Ellington Masterpieces (EastWest, 1989) • American Jazz Orchestra,
The Music of Jimmie Lunceford (MusicMasters, 1991) •
Mildred Bailey,
Her Greatest Performances 1929–1946 (Columbia, 1962) •
Charlie Barnet,
Sky Liner (MCA, 1976) • Charlie Barnet,
Drop Me Off in Harlem (GRP/Decca, 1992) •
Louis Bellson, ''
Drummer's Holiday'' (Verve, 1956) •
Bob Brookmeyer & Jimmy Cleveland & Frank Rosolino,
The Trombones Inc. (Lone Hill, 1959) •
Kenny Burrell, ''
Bluesin' Around'' (Columbia, 1983) •
Artie Butler,
Have You Met Miss Jones? (A&M/CTI, 1968) •
Benny Carter,
Central City Sketches (MusicMasters, 1987) • Benny Carter,
Harlem Renaissance (MusicMasters, 1992) •
Ron Carter,
Empire Jazz (RSO, 1980) •
Teddy Charles,
Word from Bird (Atlantic, 1957) •
Kenny Clarke &
Ernie Wilkins,
Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins (Savoy, 1955) •
Al Cohn,
East Coast West Coast Scene (RCA, Victor, 1955) •
Al Jazzbo Collins,
Presents Swinging at The Opera (Everest, 1960) •
Neil Diamond,
The Bang Years 1966-1968 (Columbia/Legacy 2011) •
Larry Elgart,
Flight of the Condor (RCA, Victor, 1981) •
Bill Evans &
Bob Brookmeyer,
The Ivory Hunters (United Artists, 1959) •
Maynard Ferguson,
Birdland Dream Band (Vik, 1957) •
Herbie Fields,
Blow Hot Blow Cool (Decca, 1955) •
George Gee, ''Swingin' at Swing City Zurich'' (Zort Music 2003) • George Gee,
Setting the Pace (GJazz 2004) •
Stan Getz,
Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (Verve, 1965) •
Benny Goodman,
Bebop Spoken Here (Capitol, 1972) • Benny Goodman, ''Benny's Bop'' (Hep, 1987) •
Al Haig,
Al Haig Meets the Master Saxes Vol. One (Spotlite, 1977) •
Lionel Hampton,
Silver Vibes (Columbia, 1960) • Lionel Hampton, ''At Newport '78'' (Timeless, 1980) •
Bill Harris,
Your Blase & Bill Not Phil (Mercury, 1952) • Bill Harris,
Bill Harris Herd (Norgran, 1956) •
Gene Harris,
Live at Town Hall N.Y.C. (Concord Jazz, 1989) •
Coleman Hawkins,
Accent on Tenor Sax (Urania, 1955) •
Jimmy Heath,
Little Man Big Band (Verve, 1992) •
Woody Herman,
The Turning Point (Coral, 1969) • Woody Herman,
Second Herd (Capitol, 1982) •
Janis Ian,
Between the Lines (Columbia, 1975) •
Willis Jackson,
Plays with Feeling (Cotillion, 1976) •
Bob James,
Two (CTI, 1975) •
J.J. Johnson &
Kai Winding,
Jay and Kai + 6 (Columbia, 1956) • J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding,
Jay and Kai (Fontana, 1959) •
Duke Jordan,
Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet (Signal, 1955) •
Beverly Kenney,
Like Yesterday (Decca, 1959) •
Lee Konitz,
You and Lee (Verve, 1991) •
Gene Krupa,
Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (American Jazz Classics 1959) •
Michel Legrand,
Legrand Jazz (Columbia, 1958) • Michel Legrand,
Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis (Philips, 1970) •
O'Donel Levy,
Dawn of a New Day (Groove Merchant, 1973) •
Pat Lundy,
The Lady Has Arrived! (Pyramid, 1976) •
Machito,
Kenya (Roulette, 1958) •
Teo Macero, ''What's New?'' (Columbia, 1956) • Teo Macero,
Impressions of Charles Mingus (Palo Alto, 1983) •
Jimmy McGriff,
The Big Band (Solid State, 1966) • Jimmy McGriff,
Tribute to Basie Funkiest Little Band in the Land (LRC, 1992) •
Meco,
The Wizard of Oz (Milenium, 1978) •
Phil Medley,
Happy Walk (Pyramid, 1976) •
Gil Melle,
Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note, 1953) • Gil Melle,
New Faces New Sounds (Blue Note, 1953) • Gil Melle,
Patterns in Jazz (Blue Note, 1956) •
Metronome All-Stars,
Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Verve, 1956) •
Garnet Mimms,
Has It All (Arista, 1978) •
T. S. Monk,
Monk on Monk (N2K, 1997) •
Gerry Mulligan &
Bob Brookmeyer,
Jazz Concerto Grosso (ABC-Paramount, 1958) •
Babatunde Olatunji,
Soul Makossa (Paramount, 1973) •
Oscar Pettiford,
New York City 1955–1958 (Uptown, 2017) •
Nat Pierce,
The Ballad of Jazz Street (Zim, 1980) •
Tito Rodriguez,
Mambo Gee Gee (Tumbao Cuban Classics, 1992) •
Roswell Rudd,
Trombone Tribe (Sunnyside, 2009) •
Pete Rugolo,
Rugolomania (Columbia, 1955) • Pete Rugolo,
New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (Harmony, 1957) •
Bill Russo,
School of Rebellion (Roulette, 1960) • Bill Russo,
Seven Deadly Sins (Roulette, 1960) •
Bobby Scott,
The Compositions of Bobby Scott (Fresh Sound, 2020) •
Frank Socolow,
Sounds by Socolow (London, 1957) •
Marlena Shaw,
Take a Bite (Columbia, 1979) •
Carly Simon,
Boys in the Trees (Elektra, 1978) •
Dakota Staton,
I Want a Country Man (Groove Merchant, 1973) •
Rex Stewart &
Cootie Williams,
Porgy & Bess Revisited (Warner Bros., 1958) •
Tom Talbert,
Bix Duke Fats (Atlantic, 1957) • Tom Talbert,
This Is Living! (Chartmaker, 1997) •
Clark Terry, ''Live! at Buddy's Place'' (Vanguard, 1976) •
Teri Thornton,
Teri Thornton Sings Open Highway (Koch, 2001) ==Broadway shows and movies==