Session and touring work Barney began appearing on jazz and pop recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has since amassed extensive sideman credits across genres. In 1983 he recorded with Miles Davis during a period documented by the trumpeter’s official site. He worked extensively with saxophonist
David Sanborn during the 1980s and 1990s, including an appearance with guitarist
Hiram Bullock and Sanborn at
Live Under the Sky 90 in Japan, was in the house band for the Sanborn-hosted NBC music variety show
Night Music. A contemporary
Los Angeles Times review of a 1989 David Sanborn concert singled out the band led by bassist Tom Barney.
Work with Steely Dan Barney was part of Steely Dan’s touring and recording lineup in the 1990s. He is credited on the group’s first live album,
Alive in America (1995), recorded on the 1993–1994 tours and appears on the 2000 concert video
Two Against Nature: Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party in Hi-Fi Stereo. == Selected discography ==