Dave Bailey (musician)

Samuel David Bailey (February 22, 1926 – December 28, 2023) was an American jazz drummer.

Early life
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory after serving in the United States Air Force during World War II.

Career
Bailey played with Herbie Jones from 1951 to 1953 and later with Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, and Horace Silver. Between 1954 and 1968, he played on several sessions led by Gerry Mulligan, and in the 1960s he played with Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Lee Konitz, Cal Tjader, Roger Kellaway, and Bob Brookmeyer.

In 1969, he retired from music and became a flight instructor. Beginning in 1973, he worked in music education in New York and was involved with the Jazzmobile.

Death
Bailey died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 97.

As leader

 * One Foot in the Gutter (Epic, 1960)
 * Gettin' Into Somethin' (Epic, 1961)
 * Reaching Out (Jazztime, 1961)
 * Bash! (Jazzline, 1962)
 * 2 Feet in the Gutter (Epic, 1962) includes "Comin' Home Baby"

As sideman
With George Braith With Bob Brookmeyer With Chris Connor With Lou Donaldson With Art Farmer With Curtis Fuller With Stan Getz With Grant Green With Tubby Hayes With Roger Kellaway With Lee Konitz With Norman Mapp With Howard McGhee With Marian McPartland With Helen Merrill With Gerry Mulligan With Mark Murphy With André Previn With Vi Redd With Charlie Rouse With Lalo Schifrin  With Jimmy Scott  With Bola Sete With Art Simmons With Billy Taylor With Clark Terry With Lucky Thompson With Ben Webster
 * Two Souls in One (Blue Note, 1963)
 * Traditionalism Revisited (World Pacific, 1957)
 * Free Spirits (Atlantic, 1962)
 * Swing and Soul (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Blues Walk (Blue Note, 1958)
 * The Time Is Right (Blue Note, 1959)
 * Here 'Tis (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Gravy Train (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Modern Art (United Artists, 1958)
 * Imagination (Savoy, 1959)
 * South American Cookin' (Epic, 1961)
 * Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve, 1963)
 * Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Verve, 1963)
 * Green Street (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Tubbs in N.Y. (Fontana, 1961)
 * A Jazz Portrait of Roger Kellaway with Jim Hall (Regina, 1963)
 * The Roger Kellaway Trio (Prestige, 1965)
 * Tranquility (Verve, 1957)
 * Jazz Ain't Nothin' But Soul (Epic, 1961)
 * Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (United Artists, 1962)
 * Bossa Nova + Soul (Time, 1963)
 * The Artistry of Helen Merrill (Mainstream, 1965)
 * Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (EmArcy, 1955)
 * Mainstream of Jazz (EmArcy, 1956)
 * Recorded in Boston at Storyville (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
 * The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (Verve, 1957)
 * Blues in Time (Verve, 1957) - with Paul Desmond
 * The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (World Pacific, 1957)
 * Reunion with Chet Baker (World Pacific, 1957) - with Chet Baker
 * Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (World Pacific, 1959) - with Annie Ross
 * What Is There to Say? (Columbia, 1959)
 * The Concert Jazz Band (Verve, 1960)
 * Jeru (Columbia, 1962)
 * Night Lights (Philips, 1963)
 * Relax! (Fontana, 1964)
 * Butterfly with Hiccups (Limelight, 1964)
 * Something Borrowed - Something Blue (Limelight, 1966)
 * That's How I Love the Blues! (Riverside, 1962)
 * The Subterraneans (Soundtrack) (MGM, 1960)
 * Lady Soul (Atco, 1963)
 * Yeah! (Epic, 1961)
 * Samba Para Dos with Bob Brookmeyer (Verve, 1963)
 * Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)
 * Very Truly Yours (Savoy, 1955)
 * Bossa Nova (Fantasy, 1962)
 * Art Simmons Quartet (BAM, 1956)
 * Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (Riverside, 1959)
 * Back in Bean's Bag (Columbia, 1962) - with Coleman Hawkins
 * More (Theme From Mondo Cane) with Ben Webster (Cameo, 1963)
 * Tread Ye Lightly (Cameo, 1964)
 * Tonight (Mainstream, 1965) - with Bob Brookmeyer
 * The Power of Positive Swinging (Mainstream, 1965) - with Bob Brookmeyer
 * Gingerbread Men (Mainstream, 1966) - with Bob Brookmeyer
 * It's What's Happenin' (Impulse!, 1967)
 * Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (Moodsville, 1963)
 * The Soul of Ben Webster (Verve, 1958)