Dave Bailey (musician)

Samuel David "Dave" Bailey (born February 22, 1926) is an American jazz drummer.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory following his stint in the Air Force in World War II. He played with Herbie Jones from 1951–53, and later with Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, and Horace Silver. Between 1954 and 1968 he played on several sessions led by Gerry Mulligan, and in the 1960s he also played with Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Lee Konitz, Cal Tjader, Roger Kellaway, and Bob Brookmeyer. In 1969 he retired from music and became a flight instructor. From 1973 he worked in music education in New York; among other things, he was involved with The Jazzmobile.

As leader

• One Foot in the Gutter (Epic, 1960)
• Gettin' Into Somethin' (Epic, 1961)
• Reaching Out (Jazztime, 1961)
• Bash! (Jazzline, 1961)
• 2 Feet in the Gutter (Epic, 1961)

As sideman

With Bob Brookmeyer

• Traditionalism Revisited (World Pacific, 1957)

With Lou Donaldson

• Swing and Soul (Blue Note, 1957)
• Blues Walk (Blue Note, 1958)
• The Time Is Right (Blue Note, 1959)
• Here 'Tis (Blue Note, 1961)
• Gravy Train (Blue Note, 1961)

With Art Farmer

• Modern Art (United Artists, 1958)

With Curtis Fuller

• Imagination (Savoy, 1959)
• South American Cookin' (Epic, 1961)

With Stan Getz

• Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve, 1963)
• Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Verve, 1963)

With Grant Green

• Green Street (Blue Note, 1961)

With Roger Kellaway

• The Roger Kellaway Trio (Prestige, 1965)

With Lee Konitz

• Tranquility (Verve, 1957)

With Helen Merrill

• The Artistry of Helen Merrill (Mainstream, 1965)

With Gerry Mulligan

• Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (EmArcy, 1955)
• Mainstream of Jazz (EmArcy, 1956)
• Recorded in Boston at Storyville (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
• The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (Verve, 1957)
• Blues in Time (Verve, 1957) - with Paul Desmond
• The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (World Pacific, 1957)
• Reunion with Chet Baker (World Pacific, 1957) - with Chet Baker
• Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (World Pacific, 1959) - with Annie Ross
• What Is There to Say? (Columbia, 1959)
• The Concert Jazz Band (Verve, 1960)
• Jeru (Columbia, 1962)
• Night Lights (Philips, 1963)
• Butterfly with Hiccups (Limelight, 1964)
• Something Borrowed - Something Blue (Limelight, 1966)

With Mark Murphy

• That's How I Love the Blues! (Riverside, 1962)

With André Previn

• The Subterraneans (Soundtrack) (MGM, 1960)

With Charlie Rouse

• Yeah! (Epic, 1961)

With Lalo Schifrin

• Samba Para Dos with Bob Brookmeyer (Verve, 1963)
• Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)

With Billy Taylor

• Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (Riverside, 1959)

With Clark Terry

• Tonight (Mainstream, 1965) - with Bob Brookmeyer
• The Power of Positive Swinging (Mainstream, 1965) - with Bob Brookmeyer
• Gingerbread Men (Mainstream, 1966) - with Bob Brookmeyer
• It's What's Happenin' (Impulse!, 1967)

With Lucky Thompson

• Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (Moodsville, 1963)

With Ben Webster

• The Soul of Ben Webster (Verve, 1958)