Rodney Whitaker
Bassist Rodney Whitaker was among the leading lights of a new generation of contemporary jazz musicians emerging from Detroit. A native of the Motor City, he began playing the violin at the age of eight, switching to the bass five years later after hearing Paul Chambers on a John Coltrane album. As a teen, he joined saxophonist Donald Washington in the group Bird/Trane/Sko/Now!, which also included a young James Carter; he later replaced bassist Robert Hurst in the Terence Blanchard-Donald Harrison Quintet, followed by a three-year stint with Roy Hargrove. After recording with the likes of Blanchard, Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Junko Onishi and Mark Whitfield, in 1996 Whitaker issued his solo debut Children of the Light; Hidden Kingdom followed two years later, and in 1999 the bassist returned with Ballads and Blues. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow appeared in mid-2000.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Common Ground: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz - Released by Origin Records on 17 May 2019
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All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington
Jazz - Released by Origin Records on 18 Oct 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
When We Find Ourselves Alone
Jazz - Released by Mack Avenue Records on 19 Aug 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz - Released by Origin Records on 18 Nov 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz - Released by Origin Records on 16 Apr 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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New York Trio
Peter Beets, Rodney Whitaker, Willie Jones III
Jazz - Released by Criss Cross Jazz on 13 Nov 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Grown Folk Bizness
Orrin Evans, Rodney Whitaker, Ralph Peterson
Jazz - Released by Criss Cross Jazz on 26 Oct 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Cranbrook Christmas Jazz
Rodney Whitaker, Christ Church Cranbrook Choir, Christopher Wells
Christmas Music - Released by Origin Records on 18 Dec 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Me Tell You About My Day
Phil Dwyer, Alan Jones, Rodney Whitaker
Alternative & Indie - Released by Alma Records on 5 Jun 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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2013 Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA): All-State Jazz Band, Honors Jazz Combo & Honors Jazz Band
Illinois All-State Jazz Band, Illinois Honors Jazz Combo, Illinois Honors Jazz Band, John Currey, Dana Hall, Rodney Whitaker
Jazz - Released by Mark Records on 7 May 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
Jazz - Released by Silva Screen Records Ltd on 13 Jun 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
2015 Midwest Clinic: Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra (The Be-Bop Spartans) [Live]
Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra, Rodney Whitaker
Jazz - Released by Mark Records on 11 Nov 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo