Joe Benjamin

Joseph Rupert Benjamin (November 4, 1919 – January 26, 1974) was an American jazz bassist.

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Benjamin played with many jazz musicians in a variety of idioms. Early in his career he played in the big bands of Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, Sy Oliver, and Duke Ellington.

Later credits include work with Roland Kirk, Hank Garland, Dave Brubeck, Marian McPartland, Louis Armstrong (in his later years), Mal Waldron, Jo Jones, Gary Burton, Sarah Vaughan, Roy Haynes, Art Taylor, and Brother Jack McDuff.

Benjamin never recorded as a leader.

As sideman
With Bob Brookmeyer With Kenny Burrell With Dave Brubeck With Duke Ellington With Dizzy Gillespie With Barry Harris With Roy Haynes With Roland Kirk With Gary McFarland With Carmen McRae With Gerry Mulligan With Jerome Richardson With Al Sears With Joya Sherrill With Rex Stewart With Sonny Stitt With Buddy Tate With Clark Terry With The Three Playmates With Sarah Vaughan With Mal Waldron With Kai Winding
 * Traditionalism Revisited (World Pacific, 1957)
 * Weaver of Dreams (Columbia, 1960–61)
 * Guitar Forms (Verve, 1964–65)
 * Newport 1958 (Columbia, 1958)
 * Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (Columbia, 1958)
 * With Harry Edison
 * The Swinger (Verve, 1958)
 * Mr. Swing (Verve, 1958 [1960])
 * Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (Verve, 1958) with Buck Clayton
 * All Star Road Band (Doctor Jazz, 1957 [1983])
 * The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953 (EmArcy, 1952-53 [2004])
 * Preminado (Riverside, 1961)
 * Jazz Abroad (Emarcy, 1955)
 * With Johnny Hodges
 * Triple Play (RCA Victor, 1967)
 * With Budd Johnson
 * Blues a la Mode (Felsted, 1958)
 * Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (Riverside, 1960)
 * Kirk's Work (Prestige, 1961)
 * The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Verve, 1962)
 * Book of Ballads (Kapp, 1958)
 * The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (Verve, 1957)
 * Blues in Time (Verve, 1957) with Paul Desmond
 * Two of a Mind (RCA Victor, 1962) with Paul Desmond
 * Midnight Oil (New Jazz, 1959)
 * Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Swingville, 1961) as part of the Prestige Swing Festival
 * Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (20th Century Fox, 1965)
 * Rendezvous with Rex (Felsted, 1958)
 * Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962)
 * Swinging Like Tate (Felsted, 1958)
 * Color Changes (Candid, 1960)
 * Everything's Mellow (Moodsville, 1961)
 * The Three Playmates - The Three Playmates with George Barrow, Jerome Richardson, Budd Johnson, Sam Price, Kenny Burrell, Joe Benjamin, Bobby Donaldson, Ernie Wilkins (arranger) (Savoy Records, 1957)
 * Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (EmArcy, 1954)
 * In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1955)
 * Swingin' Easy (EmArcy, 1957)
 * The Quest (New Jazz, 1961)
 * Dance to the City Beat (Columbia, 1959)