Reggie Workman


Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.

Career

Early in his career, Workman worked in jazz groups led by Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd, Duke Jordan and Booker Little. In 1961, Workman joined the John Coltrane Quartet, replacing Steve Davis. He was present for the saxophonist's Live at the Village Vanguard sessions, and also recorded with a second bassist on the 1961 album, Olé Coltrane. Workman left Coltrane's group at the end of the year, following a European tour.
In 1962, Workman joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and worked alongside Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and Cedar Walton for most of this period. Workman left Blakey's group in 1964.
Workman also played with James Moody, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Mann and Thelonious Monk. He has recorded with Archie Shepp, Lee Morgan and David Murray. Workman, with pianist Tommy Flanagan and drummer Joe Chambers, formed The Super Jazz Trio in 1978.
He is currently a professor at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, and is a member of the group, Trio 3, with Oliver Lake and Andrew Cyrille.
Workman has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

With Roy Ayers
With Gary Bartz
With Art Blakey
With Marion Brown
With Earl Coleman
With Johnny Coles
With John Coltrane
With Stanley Cowell
With Marilyn Crispell
With Booker Ervin
With Sonny Fortune
With Grant Green
With Gigi Gryce
With Billy Harper
  • Capra Black
With Andrew Hill
  • Grass Roots
With Takehiro Honda
  • Jodo
With Freddie Hubbard
  • Hub-Tones
  • Here to Stay
With Bobby Hutcherson
  • Medina
  • Patterns
With Elvin Jones
  • Brother John
With Clifford Jordan
  • Hello, Hank Jones
With Duke Jordan
  • Flight to Jordan
With Oliver Lake
  • Again and Again
  • Edge-ing
  • Live in Willisau
  • Encounter
  • Open Ideas
  • Time Being
  • At This Time
  • Refraction – Breakin' Glass
  • Wiring
With Yusef Lateef
  • 1984
  • Psychicemotus
  • A Flat, G Flat and C
With Booker Little
  • Booker Little and Friend
with Herbie Mann
With Ken McIntyre
  • Home
With Roscoe Mitchell
  • In Walked Buckner
With Lee Morgan
  • Search For The New Land
With New York Art Quartet
  • Mohawk
With Dave Pike
  • It's Time for Dave Pike
With Pharoah Sanders
  • Karma
With Wayne Shorter
  • Night Dreamer
  • JuJu
  • Adam's Apple
With Sonny Simmons
  • American Jungle
With Archie Shepp
  • Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet
  • The Magic of Ju-Ju
With Horace Tapscott
  • Aiee! The Phantom
With Charles Tolliver
  • Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
  • Impact
With Mal Waldron
With Cedar Walton
  • Soul Cycle
With Tyrone Washington
  • Natural Essence
With Richard Williams
  • New Horn in Town
With Alice Coltrane
  • Transfiguration, Live
With Mulgrew Miller'