MEMBER / SIDEMAN

As a member

With Arista All Stars

  • Blue Montreux (Arista, 1979) – live

As sideman

With Dire Straits

  • Love over Gold (Vertigo, 1982)

  • Brothers in Arms (Vertigo, 1985)

With Eliane Elias

  • Dreamer (Bluebird, 2004)

  • Dance of Time (Concord, 2017)

  • Time and Again (Candid, 2024)

With Art Farmer

  • Big Blues with Jim Hall (CTI, 1979)

  • Yama with Joe Henderson (CTI, 1979)

With Michael Franks

  • Tiger in the Rain (Warner Bros., 1979)

  • Time Together (Shanachie, 2011)

With Tim Hardin

  • Tim Hardin 4 (Verve, 1969)

  • Bird on a Wire (Columbia, 1971)

With Don McLean

  • American Pie (United Artists, 1971)

  • Playin' Favorites (United Artists, 1973)

With Buddy Rich

  • Buddy Rich Just Sings (Verve, 1957)

  • Richcraft (Mercury, 1959)

  • The Driver (EmArcy, 1960)

  • Playtime (Argo, 1961)

  • Blues Caravan (Verve, 1962)

With Carly Simon

  • Spy (Elektra, 1979)

  • Come Upstairs (Warner Bros., 1980)

  • Torch (Warner Bros., 1981)

  • Hello Big Man (Warner Bros., 1983)

With Paul Simon

With Sonny Stitt

  • What's New!!! (Roulette, 1966)

  • I Keep Comin' Back! (Roulette, 1966)

With Kazumi Watanabe

  • To Chi Ka (Columbia, 1980)

  • Dogatana (Denon, 1981)

  • One for All (Polydor, 1999) – live

  • Lotus Night (Warner Music, 2016) – live

With others

  • Aerosmith, Toys in the Attic (Columbia, 1975) - conductor

  • Manny Albam, The Soul of the City (Solid State, 1966)

  • George Benson, Livin' Inside Your Love (Warner Bros., 1979)

  • Stephen Bishop, Red Cab to Manhattan (Warner Bros., 1980)

  • Kenny Burrell, A Generation Ago Today (Verve, 1967)

  • Marnix Busstra Trio, Twelve Pieces (Buzz Music, 2006)

  • Marc Cohn, The Rainy Season (Atlantic, 1993)

  • Paul Desmond, Summertime (CTI, 1968)

  • Will Downing, Will Downing (Island, 1988)

  • Faith Hope and Charity, Faith Hope & Charity (20th Century Fox, 1978)

  • Lotti Golden, Lotti Golden (GRT, 1971)

  • Urbie Green, The Fox (CTI, 1976)

  • John Hall, Power (Columbia, 1979)

  • Bendik Hofseth, IX (Sony, 1991)

  • Jake Holmes, How Much Time (Columbia, 1972)

  • Janis Ian, Night Rains (Columbia, 1979) – recorded in 1978

  • Bob James, Heads (Tappan Zee, 1977)

  • Garland Jeffreys, Garland Jeffreys (Atlantic, 1973)

  • Billy Joel, 52nd Street (Columbia, 1978)

  • Etta Jones, Etta Jones Sings (Roulette, 1966)

  • Mark Knopfler, Local Hero (Vertigo, 1983)

  • Rickie Lee Jones, Pieces of Treasure (BMG, 2023)

  • Nils Lofgren, I Came to Dance (A&M Records, 1977)

  • Pat Martino, Starbright (Warner Bros., 1976)

  • Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom (Hear Music, 2012)

  • Van McCoy, My Favorite Fantasy (MCA, 1978)

  • Brother Jack McDuff, Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? (Blue Note, 1970)

  • Marcus Miller, Suddenly (Warner Bros., 1983)

  • Monday Orchestra, Never Alone: The Music of Michael Brecker (Barnum For Art, 2018)

  • Wes Montgomery, Down Here on the Ground (CTI, 1968)

  • Laura Nyro, Season of Lights (Columbia, 1977) – live recorded in 1976

  • Linda Ronstadt, Living in the USA (Asylum, 1978)

  • Ali Ryerson, Con Brio! (ACR Music, 2011)

  • David Sanborn, Time Again (Verve, 2003)

  • Boz Scaggs, Speak Low (Decca, 2008)

  • Chris Smither, Honeysuckle Dog (Okra-Tone, 2005) – recorded in 1973

  • Bert Sommer, Bert Sommer (Buddah, 1970)

  • Swiss Jazz Orchestra, Pools: Live at Jazzfestival Bern (Mons, 2016) – live recorded in 2015

  • Livingston Taylor, Over the Rainbow (Capricorn, 1972)

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn, Dawn's New Ragtime Follies (Bell, 1973) – recorded in 1972-1973

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn, To Be With You (Elektra, 1976)

  • Stefano Zeni, Parallel Paths (Zanetti, 2018)

  • Zulema, Z-licious (Lejoint, 1978)