Richard Wyands

Wyands was born in Oakland, California, on July 2, 1928 and grew up in Berkeley. Wyands earned a degree in music from San Francisco State College in 1950. ==Later life and career==

In the early 1950s, Wyands was part of Vernon Alley's group that was the house band at the Black Hawk club in San Francisco, ==Discography==

As leader As sideman With Gene Ammons • ''Nice an' Cool'' (Moodsville, 1961) • Jug (Prestige, 1961) • Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1961 [1962]) • Late Hour Special (Prestige, 1961 [1964]) • Velvet Soul (Prestige, 1961 [1964]) With Kenny Burrell • The Tender Gender (Cadet, 1966) • A Generation Ago Today (Verve, 1967) • Night Song (Verve, 1969) • God Bless the Child (CTI, 1971) • '''Round Midnight'' (Fantasy, 1972) • ''Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block'' (Fantasy, 1974) • Stormy Monday (Fantasy, 1974 [1978]) • Prime: Live at the Downtown Room (HighNote, 1976 [2009]) With Benny Carter • Over the Rainbow (MusicMasters, 1989) • ''Cookin' at Carlos I'' (MusicMasters 1988 [1990]) With Jimmy Cobb • Only for the Pure of Heart (Fable, 1998) • ''Cobb's Groove'' (Milestone, 2003) With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis • Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960) With Teddy Edwards • Horn to Horn (Muse, 1994 [1996]) with Houston Person • Midnight Creeper (HighNote, 1997) • Smooth Sailing (HighNote, 2001 [2003]) With Frank Foster • Manhattan Fever (Blue Note, 1968) With Gigi Gryce • ''Saying Somethin'!'' (New Jazz, 1960) • ''The Hap'nin's'' (New Jazz, 1960) • The Rat Race Blues (New Jazz, 1960) • ''Reminiscin''' (Mercury, 1960) • ''Doin' the Gigi'' (Uptown, 2011) With Roy Haynes • Just Us (New Jazz, 1960) With Freddie Hubbard • First Light (CTI, 1971) With Willis Jackson • ''Really Groovin''' (Prestige, 1961) • In My Solitude (Moodsville, 1961) With Etta Jones • ''Don't Go to Strangers'' (Prestige, 1960) • Something Nice (Prestige, 1961) • Easy Living (HighNote, 2000) • Etta Jones Sings Lady Day (HighNote, 2001) With Bobby Kapp and Gene Perla • Fine Wine Trio (Fine Wine Records, 2000) With Roland Kirk • We Free Kings (Mercury, 1961) With Charles Mingus • Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (United Artists, 1959) With Oliver Nelson • ''Screamin' the Blues'' (New Jazz NJ8243, 1960) • Straight Ahead (Prestige, 1961) With Houston Person • Person-ified (HighNote, 1997) • My Romance (HighNote, 1998) • Soft Lights (HighNote, 1999) • Blue Velvet (HighNote, 2001) • Sentimental Journey (HighNote, 2002) With Jerome Richardson • ''Roamin' with Richardson'' (New Jazz, 1959) With James Spaulding • The Smile of the Snake (HighNote, 1997) With Buddy Tate and Al Grey • Just Jazz (Uptown, 1984) With Cal Tjader • Cal Tjader: Vibist (Savoy, 1954) • Ritmo Caliente (Fantasy, 1954) With Warren Vaché • Horn of Plenty (Muse, 1994) • Talk to Me Baby (Muse, 1996) With Richard Williams • New Horn in Town (Candid, 1960) With Lem Winchester • Lem Winchester with Feeling (Moodsville, 1961) ==References==