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Tina Brooks discography

This is a discography of Tina Brooks albums and albums by other musicians that feature Tina Brooks.


Tina Brooks: leader / co-leader: main albums

True Blue, Tina Brooks, 1960, Blue Note 4041

Tracks : Good Old Soul, Up Tight's Creek, Theme for Doris, True Blue, Miss Hazel, Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You

Musicians : Tina Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, Art Taylor

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Street Singer, Jackie McLean & Tina Brooks, 1980, Blue Note GXF-3067

Tracks : Melonae's Dance, Appointment In Ghana, Medina, Isle Of Java, Street Singer, A Ballad For Doll

Musicians : Jackie McLean, Blue Mitchell, Tina Brooks, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor

A session recorded in September 1960.

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Minor Move, Tina Brooks, 1980, Blue Note GXF 3072

Tracks : Nutville, The Way You Look Tonight, Star Eyes, Minor Move, Everything Happens To Me

Musicians : Tina Brooks, Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey

A previously unreleased 1958 session. Released on CD in 2000 with a different cover design and one bonus track.

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The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of The Tina Brooks Quintets, Tina Brooks, 1985, Mosaic

Tracks : Nutville, The Way You Look Tonight, Star Eyes, Minor Move, Everything Happens To Me, Good Old Soul, Up Tight's Creek, Theme For Doris, True Blue, Miss Hazel, Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You, Back To The Tracks, Street Singer, The Blues And I, For Heavens Sake, The Ruby And The Pearl, David The King, Stranger In Paradise, The Waiting Game, Talkin' About, One For Myrtle, Dhyana

Musicians : Tina Brooks, Blue Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Coles, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean, Duke Jordan, Kenny Drew, Sonny Clark, Doug Watkins, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Art Taylor

Notes : A 4 LP release of music originally recorded for Blue Note between 1958 and 1961.

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Back To The Tracks, Tina Brooks, 1998, Blue Note

Tracks : Back To The Tracks, Street Singer, The Blues And I, For Heavens Sake, The Ruby And The Pearl

Musicians : Tina Brooks, Blue Mitchell, Jackie McLean, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor

Recordings from sessions in 1960.

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The Waiting Game, Tina Brooks, 2002, Blue Note

Tracks : Talkin' About, One For Myrtle, Dhyana, David The King, Stranger In Paradise, The Waiting Game

Musicians : Tina Brooks, Johnny Coles, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones

Recorded in March 1961.

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Tina Brooks on albums led by other musicians: albums and selected single artist compilations


Blue Lights, Volume 1, Kenny Burrell, 1958, Blue Note BLP 1596

Tracks : Yes Baby, Scotch Blues, Autumn In New York, Caravan

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Louis Smith, Junior Cook, Tina Brooks, Bobby Timmons, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, Art Blakey

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Blue Lights, Volume 2, Kenny Burrell, 1958, Blue Note BLP 1597

Tracks : Rock Salt, The Man I Love, Chuckin', Phinupi

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Louis Smith, Junior Cook, Tina Brooks, Bobby Timmons, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, Art Blakey

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House Party, Jimmy Smith, 1958, Blue Note 4002

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The Sermon!, Jimmy Smith, 1958, Blue Note 4011

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On View At The Five Spot Cafe, Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey, 1959, Blue Note 4021

Tracks : Birk's Works, Lady Be Good, Lover Man, Hallelujah, 36-23-36

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Roland Hanna, Bobby Timmons, Ben Tucker

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Open Sesame, Freddie Hubbard, 1960, Blue Note 4040

Tracks : Open Sesame, But Beautiful, Gypsy Blue, All or Nothing at All, One Mint Julep, Hub's Nub

Musicians : Freddie Hubbard, Tina Brooks, McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones, Clifford Jarvis

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Shades Of Redd, Freddie Redd, 1960, Blue Note 4045

Tracks : The Thespian, Blues, Blues, Blues, Shadows, Melanie, Swift, Just a Ballad for My Baby, Olé

Musicians : Freddie Redd, Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks, Paul Chambers, Louis Hayes

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Jackie's Bag, Jackie McLean, 1960, Blue Note 4051

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Music From The Connection, Howard McGhee, 1960, Felsted

Tracks : Who Killed Cock Robin, Wigglin', Music Forever, Time To Smile, (Theme for) Sister Salvation, Jim Dunn's Dilemma, O.D. (Overdose)

Musicians : Howard McGhee, Tina Brooks, Freddie Redd, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson

Freddie Redd was credited as I. Ching on the original release.

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Freddie Hubbard, Freddie Hubbard, 1975, BN-LA 356-H2

Tracks : Crisis, I Wish I Knew, Hub Cap, Luana, Weaver of Dream, Blue Frenzy, Jodo, Cry Me Not, One Minut Jump, Mirrors, Breaking point, Blue for Brenda, All Nothing or At All

Tina Brooks plays on some of the tracks of this double LP compilation.

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Confirmation, Jimmy Smith, 1979, Blue Note LT 992

Recordings from 1957 and 1958.

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Swingin', Kenny Burrell, 1980, Blue Note GXF-3070

Tracks : I Never Knew, My Heart Stood Still, Beef Blues Stew, If You Could See Me Now, Swingin'

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Louis Smith, Frank Foster, Junior Cook, Tina Brooks, Bobby Timmons (track 6), Duke Jordan, Roland Hanna, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Tucker, Oscar Pettiford, Sam Jones, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson

Tracks from sessions in 1956, 1958 and 1959. Bobby Timmons plays on one of the tracks from 1959.

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Cool Blues, Jimmy Smith, 1980, Blue Note LT 1054

A previously unreleased 1958 session.

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Redd's Blues, Freddie Redd, 1988, Blue Note

Tracks : Now, Cute Doot, Old Spice, Blues for Betsy, Somewhere, Love Lost

Musicians : Freddie Redd, Benny Bailey, Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks, Paul Chambers, Sir John Godfrey

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The Complete Blue Note Recordings of, Freddie Redd, 1989, Mosaic

Tracks : The Music From "The Connection": Who Killed Cock Robin, Wigglin', Music Forever, Time To Smile, Theme For Sister Salvation, Jim Dunn's Dilemma, O. D. / Shades Of Redd: The Thespian, Blues-Blues-Blues, Shadows, Melanie (alternate take), Melanie, Swift, Just A Ballad For My Baby, Ole, Ole (alternate take) / Redd's Blues: Now, Cute Doot, Old Spice, Blues For Betsy, Somewhere, Love Lost

Notes : A 2 CD or 3 LP set that brings togerther the three albums: The Music From "The Connection, Shades Of Redd and Redd's Blues. Tina Brooks plays on the Shades Of Redd and Redd's Blues albums.

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The Complete Aladdin Recordings of, Amos Milburn, 1994, Mosaic

Tracks : After Midnite, My Baby's Boogying, Darling How Long, Down The Road Apiece, Amos' Blues, Amos' Boogie, Don't Beg Me, Operation Blues, Cinch Blues, Everything I Do is Wrong, My Love is Limited, Blues at Sundown, Money Hustlin' Woman, Sad and Blue, That's My Chick, I've Tried to Prove My Love, Dear, Mean Woman, Aladdin Boogie, Nickel Plated Baby, Real Gone, Rainy Weather Blues, Train Whistle Blues, Train Time Blues, What Can I Do, Bye Bye Boogie, Post Luck Boogie, It's A Married Woman, My Tortured Mind, Don't Tell Her, Hold Me Bay, Chicken Shack Boogie (1947 release), Rapture in Bloom, Hard Driving Blues, I'm Gonna Leave You, I Love Her, Pool-Playing Blues, Hen Party, Rocky Road Blues (take 1), Rocky Road Blues (take 2), Lonesome for The Blues, Slow Down Blues, Anybody's Blues, It Took A Long, Long Time, Wolf on The River, I Still Love You, Frank's Blues, Empty Arms Blues, Bewildered, A & M Blues, In The Middle of The Night, Won't You Kinda Think it Over, Jitterbug Fashion Parade, Where Are You, My Luck is Bound to Change, Roomin' House Boogie, Walkin' Blues, Blue and Lonesome, Bow-wow!, Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby, Drifting Blues, Real Pretty Mama, Untitled Boogie, Johnson Rag, Melting Blues, Can't You See What You're Doing to Me, Play it Straight Baby, Square Dance Boogie, Square Dance Boogie (alternate arrangement), Donald's Idea, Boogie Woogie, Atomic Baby, She's Gone Again, Just A Fool in Love, Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone, Button Your Lip, Sax Shack Boogie, Birmingham Bounce, Let's Rock A While, Hard Luck Blues, Two Years of Torture, Remember, I'm Gonna Tell My Mama, Bad, Bad Whiskey, Everybody Clap Hands, Tears, Tears, Tears, Glory of Love, I Love You Anyway, Ain't Nothing Shaking, Real Crazy, That Was Your Last Mistake-Goodbye, Women, Women, Just One More Drink, Thinking and Drinking, Put Something in My Hand, Trouble in Mind, Squeeze My Blues Away, Flying Home, Roll Mr. Jelly, I Won't Be A Fool Anymore, Long, Long Day, I'm Still A Fool for You, Boo Hoo, Rocky Mountain, Greyhound, Kiss Me Again (first version), Stormy Weather, Kiss Me Again, Rock, Rock, Rock, Three Time A Fool, Why Don't You Do Right, Let Me Go Home, Whiskey, Please Mr. Johnson, Let's Have A Party, Without Someone to Call Your Own, One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer, Sorrowful Heart, Let's Have A Party (alternate take), How Could You Hurt Me So, Good, Good Whiskey, After Awhile, Baby, Baby (All The Time), Milk and Water, One, Two, Three, Everybody, That's It, Vicious, Vicious Vodka, I Done Done It, I'm Falling for You, My Happiness Depend on You, All is Well, House Party (Tonight), I Guess I'll Go, I Need Someone, Juice, Juice, Juice, I'll Be True, French Fried Potatoes and Ketchup, Chicken Shack Boogie (1956 release), Every Day of The Week, Girl of My Dreams, Dear Angel, Shake, Shake, If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight), We Teenagers Know What We Want, Rum and Coca Cola, Soft Pillow, Thinking of You Baby

Notes : Tina Brooks plays on some of the 1952 tracks on this collection.

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The Complete Recordings, Volume 2, 1949–1951, Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra, 2002, Blue Moon

Tracks : The Fish, Dreaming Again, Jam, Sonny, Jam, Still Gone, Stil Gone, Back Yard Affair, The Fish, Sonny Claus Blues, Sugar Cane, Frog Legs, After Sundown, I'm Coming Back Home To Stay, Nightfall, Palmetto, Harlem Rug Cutter, Blues For The Nightowls, Jumping With The Rhumba, Gone Again Blues, Uncle Sam Blues, Smoke Stack Blues, Smoke Stack Blues, Blue Piano, Sunshine Blues

Notes : Tina Brooks plays on some of the 1951 tracks on this collection.

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Ô-Genio: Ray Charles Live In Brazil, Ray Charles, 2004, Rhino Home Video

Tracks : What'd I Say?, Take These Chains from My Heart, You Are My Sunshine, Don't Set Me Free, Carry Me Back To Old Virginny, My Bonnie, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, Just a Little Lovin', You Don't Know Me, Margie, Hit the Road, Jack, Moanin', Birth of a Band, Hallelujah, I Love Her So, Untitled Blues, Hallelujah, I Love Her So, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, Moanin', My Bonnie, No One, Don't Set Me Free, Take These Chains from My Heart, I Can't Stop Loving You, Don't Set Me Free, You Are My Sunshine, What'd I Say?

Musicians include : Ray Charles, Oliver Beener, Roy Burrowes, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, James Harbert, Julian Priester, Frederic 'Keg' Johnson, Harold Minerve, Danny Turner, Tina Brooks, David 'Fathead' Newman, Leroy 'Hog' Cooper, Elbert 'Sonny' Forriest, Edgar Willis, Wilbert Hogan, Gwen Berry, Margie Hendrix, Darlene McCray, The Raeletts, Patricia Richards

A DVD release of two shows performed on September 19, 1963.

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The Complete Sermon Sessions, Jimmy Smith, 2009, Groove Hut

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Amos Milburn Rocks, Amos Milburn, 2009, Bear Family

Tracks : Chicken Shack Boogie (Chicken Shack), House Party (Tonight), Rock Rock Rock, Soft Pillow, My Baby's Boogying, I'm Gonna Tell My Mama, Roomin' House Boogie, Bad, Bad Whiskey, We Teenagers Know What We Want, Down the Road Apiece, Roll Mr. Jelly, Johnson Rag, Greyhound, Let Me Go Home, Whiskey, Chicken Shack Boogie, Let's Have a Party, Square Dance Boogie, One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer, One, Two, Three, Everybody, Amos' Boogie, Boogie Woogie, Sax Shack Boogie, Good, Good Whiskey, Every Day of the Week, Juice Juice Juice, Amos' Blues, Vicious, Vicious Vodka, Let's Rock a While, Three Times a Fool, Girl of My Dreams, Birmingham Bounce

Notes : Tina Brooks plays on some of the 1952 tracks on this collection.

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The Complete Freddie Hubbard Blue Note & Impulse '60s Studio Sessions, Freddie Hubbard, 2022, Mosaic

Notes : This seven CD box set includes the 1960 recordings from the Open Sesame sessions which feature Tina Brooks.

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Last updated April 2026