Shawn-Neeq, Calvin Keys, 1971, Black Jazz See more details

Proceed With Caution!, Calvin Keys, 1974, Black Jazz See more details

Full Court Press, Calvin Keys, 1985, Olive Branch Records See more details

Maria's First, Calvin Keys, 1987, Olive Branch Records See more details

Standard Keys, Calvin Keys, 1997, LifeForce Jazz See more details

Detours Into Unconscious Rhythms, Calvin Keys, 2001, Wide Hive See more details

An Evening With, Calvin Keys, 2003, LifeForce Jazz See more details

Calvinesque, Calvin Keys, 2005, Silverado See more details

Vertical Clearance, Calvin Keys, 2006, Wide Hive See more details

Hand Made Portrait, Calvin Keys, 2007, Silverado See more details

Electric Keys, Calvin Keys, 2013, Wide Hive Tracks : You Know the Game, Love and Innocence, Backyard, Electric Keys, Rhubarb Jam, Senior Moment, Telegraph Blues, Shawn-Neeq, The Hernia, Touch Musicians : Calvin Keys, Mike Rinta, Doug Rowan, Matt Montgomery, Thomas McCree, Joshua Jones

Close Enough For Love, Calvin Keys, 2015, LifeForce Jazz Tracks : Close Enough For Love, Blues For Ahmed, Dolphin Dance, Can't Get Started, Seems To Be, Satchmo's Song, Old Devil Moon, Emily, Honeysuckle Rose, Last One To Be Loved Musicians : Calvin Keys, Hafez Modirzadeh, Modesto Briseno, Dawan Muhammad, Elmer Gibson, John Shifflett, Leon Joyce Jr., Tim Hauf, Bob Braye, Bill Bell, Ron Belcher, Eddie Marshall, Art Maxwell, Brian Ho, Spencer Allen, Terrell Otis, Renata Bratt, Butler Long A collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded during the 1990's and 2000's. Most of the musicians only play on one or two of the tracks.

Simply Calvin, Calvin Keys, 2021, LifeForce Jazz Tracks : Marela, Witchcraft, Windows, What's Go'in On, Lush Life, Cindy, Dolphin Dance, Isotope, Quiet Now Musicians : Tracks 1 to 8: Calvin Keys, Jeff Chimenti, Tim Hauf, Mark Lignell, Kenneth Nash / Track 9: Calvin Keys, Noel Scott, Terrell Otis, Phil Brezina, Keith Lawrence, Lewis Patzner Tracks 1 to 8 recorded in 1992/3. Track 9 recorded in 2021.

Blue Keys, Calvin Keys, 2022, Wide Hive Tracks : Peregrines Dive, CK22, Ajafika, At Arrival, Making Rain, Six to Seven, Blue Keys, Hudunit, BK18 Musicians : Calvin Keys, Mike Rinta, Steve Turre, Doug Rowan, Gary Bartz, Gregory Howe, Mike Blankenship, Henry Franklin, Scott Brown, Mike Hughes, Thomas McCree, Babatunde Lea

The Near North Side , Terrace Martin / Calvin Keys, 2023, Sound Of Crenshaw Tracks : The Island, Invitation, Potholes, In A Sentimental Mood, Cotton Tail, Peace, Beau Dollar, The Near North Side Musicians : Terrace Martin, Calvin Keys, Paul Cornish, Ben Williams, Christian Euman

Calvin Keys: leader and co-leader discography: compilations

Criss Cross, Calvin Keys, 1977, Ovation Records A compilation of tracks from Black Jazz albums. See more details

Touch, Calvin Keys, 2000, Olive Branch Records A compilation of tracks from albums released on Olive Branch Records in the 1980's See more details

Calvin Keys: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

The King Arrives, King Errisson, 1970, Canyon See more details

Talk To My Lady, Gene Russell, 1973, Black Jazz See more details

Windows Of The Mind, Billy Brooks, 1974, Crossover Tracks : Rockin Julius, Cooling It, The Jagged Edge, The Speech Maker, Black Flag, Good News Blues, Shetter Cheeze, C.P. Time, Fourty Days Musicians : Many musicians contributed to the music on this album, Calvin Keys plays on Cooling It, The Jagged Edge and C.P. Time.

Adams Apple, Doug Carn, 1975, Black Jazz See more details

Genetic Walk, Ahmad Jamal, 1975, 20th Century Records See more details

Oil Can Harry's, Ahmad Jamal, 1976, Catalyst See more details

Steppin' Out With A Dream, Ahmad Jamal, 1976, 20th Century Records See more details

Higher Ground, Doug & Jean Carn, 1976, Ovation Calvin Keys plays on some of the tracksof this compilation. See more details

Listen Here, Gene Russell, 1976, Ovation Calvin Keys plays on some of the tracksof this collection. See more details

One, Ahmad Jamal, 1979, 20th Century Records See more details

Night Song, Ahmad Jamal, 1980, Motown See more details

I Ain't Doin' Too Bad, James Van Buren, 2088, Van Buren Records Tracks : Don't Stop, Real Good Woman, It Was A Dream, I Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Lonesome Blues, Three Handed Woman, Tuesdays, Country Down, Joe Band Junkie, Spring Spirit Musicians : James Van Buren, Joe Keel, Calvin Keys, Bill Rich (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8), Ken Walker (tracks 7, 9 & 10), Paul Romaine

Dying Young Soundtrack, James Newton Howard / Various Artists, 1991, Arista Calvin Keys plays on one track of this soundtrack release. See more details

I Wanna Be Loved, Denise Perrier, 1997, Chez Perrier See more details

Life On_Uranus, Nova Ghost Sect*tet, 1998, Challenge See more details

Dissent, Dissent, 1998, Wide Hive WH-0232 Tracks : Corporate Voodoo, Sound Is God, Boundary, Apollo, Outcast, Thoughts On Freedom, So Damn Phisticated, Dissent, Bringing It On, 925 Musicians probably include: Gregory Howe, Nathalie Sanchez, Matt Montgomery, Matt Cunitz, Calvin Keys, Ron E Beck,

Halad: The Offering, Robbie Kwock / Melicio Magdalayo Sextet, 2001, RK Jazz Tracks : (To be added) Musicians : Robbie Kwock, Melicio Magdalayo, Murray Low, Ron Belcher, Paul Van Wageningen, Calvin Keys, Jesus Diaz, John Calloway, Pete Escovedo, Eddie Marshall, Jeff Chimenti, John Santos, Marc Van Wageningen, Al Bent, Deszon Claiborne, Josh Jones, Wayne Wallace

Seven Grain, Variable Unit, 2002, Wide Hive See more details

Bleeding Together, dissent, 2002, Wide Hive See more details

Live In Paris 1996, Ahmad Jamal, 2003, Birdology / Dreyfus See more details

Handbook For The Apocalypse, Variable Unit, 2003, Wide Hive See more details

Chromatology, UpSurge!, 2003, Abolition Media Tracks : Medicine Man, Ms BC, Last Time I Saw Sonny, A Child's Question(s), Abbey's House (For Abbey Lincoln), Ancestors, Sheet Music, S-K-I-N, The Wedding, Lagunitas, Cape Coast Rooster (For JoeSam.), Chromatology, The Game, O-H (Operation Homefront), My Laugh Musicians : Calvin Keys is one of the guest musicians on this album

Too Good To Be True, Buford Powers, 2003, Baby Bath See more details

From My Heart, Guarneri Jazz Quartet, 2004, LifeForce Jazz See more details

The Invisible Man, Paul Tilman Smith & Park Place, 2004, Chump Change Records See more details

Mayhemystics, Azzem with Variable Unit, 2004, Wide Hive See more details

Best Of, Doug Carn, 2004, Universal Sound Calvin Keys plays on some of the tracks of this collection. See more details

Salsa Blanco: Latin Soul Flavorings, Gregory Howe, 2006, Wide Hive See more details

Steppin' Out, Larry O. Williams, 2007 See more details

Sweet Missy, Gloria Coleman, 2008, Doodlin' Records See more details

Living A New Day, Phil Ranelin, 2009, Wide Hive See more details

Angelic Streams, David Durrah featuring Calvin Keys, 2009, Quadrophonic Sound Module Tracks : Angelic Streams, Skippin' The Blues, Subway Dance, Hole In The Pocket, African Violet, Sweet Diane Musicians : David Durrah, Calvin Keys, Alex Foster, Don Pate, Buddy Williams Unreleased recordings from June 1975.

Players II Guitar, Larry Coryell / Barry Finnerty / Calvin Keys / Harvey Mandel and the Wide Hive Players, 2010, Wide Hive See more details

3 Original Album Classics, Ahmad Jamal, 2010, Dreyfus A 3 CD set that brings together the albums Live In Paris 1996, In Search of Momentum and It's Magic. Calvin Keys plays on the Live In Paris 1996 album. See more details

Organic, Brian Ho, 2011, B2B Music See more details

Liquid Krystall Displayed, Marty Krystall, 2012, K2B2 Records Tracks : Round And Round, Skippy, Tenor Badness, Blood Count, Liquid Krystall Displayed, Hannah's Tune, Beybluhor, Introspection, Stablemates, Billy's Blooze Musicians : Marty Krystall, Jerry Peters, Calvin Keys, Buell Neidlinger, Peter Erskine

Turnstyle, The Wide Hive Players, 2013, Wide Hive WH-0315 / WH-0316 Tracks : All The Right Wrong Notes, Left Coast Sangria, Changing Times, Turnstyle, Winding Up, Suddenly Overcast, Winding Dub, Stained Glass Tribal Mask, Stacking Wax, Where The Sidewalk Begins Musicians : Matt Montgomery, Gregory Howe, Calvin Keys, Mike Rinta, Doug Rowan, Thomas McCree, Josh Jones

Voices Unveiled, Hafez Modirzadeh, 2018, LifeForce Jazz Records Tracks : In-Pulsivity, NRW 2, In-Complicity, Der Widder, Martinete, ...So?, Mindullae, Phenomenal Woman (That's Me), Come, Let Us Sing, Two Friends In Ankara, Shades Of Sülyman, Holly/Haleh, Blues For Ahmad Musicians : Hafez Modirzadeh, James Norton (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4), John Shifflett (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 & 13), Jason Lewis (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4), Ricardo De La Juana (track 5), Bobby Bradford (track 6), John Wiitala (track 7), Akira Tana (track 7), Donna Kwon (track 7), Chan Park (track 7), Royal Hartigan (track 8), Linda Tillery (track 8), Madhu (track 9), Dahveed Behroozi (tracks 10, 11 & 12), Tim Volpicella (tracks 10, 11 & 12), Ken Filiano (tracks 10, 11 & 12), Pezhham Akhavass (tracks 10, 11 & 12), Vijay Anderson (tracks 10, 11 & 12), Modesto Bresenio (track 13), Dawan Muhammad (track 13), Calvin Keyes (track 13), Elmer Gibson (track 13), Leon Joyce, Jr (track 13)

Last updated December 2025