Olu Dara
American jazz musician (cornet, trumpet), born Charles Jones January 12, 1941 in Louisville, Mississippi, moved to New York in 1963. From 1998 also singing and playing guitar in a blues and soul idiom. Father of Nasir Jones, a.k.a. rapper Nas.
Bridging The Gap
Nas Featuring Olu Dara
2004
Herbman (DJ Logic Remixes)
Olu Dara
2001
Ropeadope Records
12"
Neighborhoods
Olu Dara
2001
In The World - From Natchez To New York
Olu Dara
1998
Worshippers Come Nigh
Charles Brackeen Quartet, Fred Hopkins, Olu Dara, Andrew Cyrille, Dennis Gonzalez
Illmatic Remixes & Rarities
Nas
2024
The Boyé Multi-National Crusade For Harmony (Archival Recordings (1977-2007))
Julius Hemphill
2021
New World Records
7xCD + Box
Music For Yoruba Proverbs - Recorded Live at Symphony Space, New York City
Bill Cole & Untempered Ensemble*
2019
Not On Label (Bill Cole Self-released)
2xCD
The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note Volume 3
David Murray
2016
Black Saint, Soul Note
6xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp
The Box Set Series
Nas
2015
Columbia, Legacy
4xCD, Comp + Box
Hoodoo Blues
Roots Magic
2015
Clean Feed
CD, Album
Anthems Hip-Hop IV
Various
2014
Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music
3xCD, Comp
Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Vol. 1
Various
2014
Innova Recordings
3xCD, Comp
Time Is Illmatic
Nas
2014
Disappearing
Le Tigre Des Platanes
2013
Mr Morezon
CD, Album
The Essential Nas
Nas
2013
Playlist: The Very Best Of Nas
Nas
2013
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
Don Pullen
2012
Black Saint, Soul Note
7xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
Julius Hemphill
2012
Black Saint, Soul Note
5xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp
Hyrakane Remix Vol.1
Hyrakane*
2012
Not On Label (Hyrakane303 Self-released)
8xFile, FLAC, Mixtape
A Collection (2000 - 2012)
The Be Good Tanyas
2012
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
David Murray Octets*
2011
Black Saint, Soul Note
CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,
Cadillac Records (Music From The Motion Picture)
Various
2008
Illmatic / Stillmatic
Nas
2007
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Columbia, Columbia, Ill Will Records
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Box, Comp
Greatest Hits
Nas
2007
The Harlem Experiment
The Harlem Experiment
2007
Die Donnergötter
Rhys Chatham
2006
The Celluloid Years - 12"es And More...
Various
2006
The Hip Hop Show
Various
2005
Triple J, ABC Music, Warner Music Australia
2xCD, Comp
In Bed With Nova, Première Nuit
Various
2005
Nova Records
CD, Comp, Mixed
Urban Hymns 8
Various
2005
Universal Music Australia
2xCD, Comp
In Bed With Nova - Première Nuit
Various
2005
Nova Records, Wagram Music
CD, Comp, Dig
Double Face 6
DJ Kost / DJ James
2005
Daily Bread
Corey Harris
2005
Love Phases Dimensions (:: From The JMT Years ::)
Cassandra Wilson
2004
Edel Records
CD, Comp, Copy Prot.
Pc Disc - Special For Radio
Various
2004
Columbia, Epic
CD, Comp, Promo
Digital Hip Hop #9
Various
2004
Digital Press
DVD-V, Comp
Promo Only - Hot Video - December 2004
Various
2004
Promo Only
DVD, Comp, Promo, NTSC
Promo Only Urban Club: November 2004
Various
2004
Promo Only
2xCD, Comp, Promo
Street's Disciple
Nas
2004
Street's Disciple: The Mixtape
Nas
2004
Chinatown
The Be Good Tanyas
2003
No Escape From The Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions
James Blood Ulmer
2003
An Angel Moves Too Fast To See: Selected Works 1971-1989
Rhys Chatham
2002
Table Of The Elements, Table Of The Elements
3xCD + Box, Comp
Blues Beat Sessions
Various
2002
DRO
CD, Comp
Medicated Magic
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
2002
Downhome Sophisticate
Corey Harris
2002
Belly Of The Sun
Cassandra Wilson
2002
God's Son
Nas
2002
Classic Jazz: The Eighties
Various
2002
From Illmatic To Stillmatic The Remixes
Nas
2002
Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II)
Jean-Paul Bourelly
2001
Black Saint Story
Various
2000
Musica Jazz
CD, Comp
20 Years - WWOZ On CD - The Sounds Of New Orleans Fall 2000 - Vol. 14
Various
2000
Friends of WWOZ, Inc.
CD, Promo
The Empire Box
Tim Berne
1999
Screwgun Records
CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,
Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - Complete
Various
1999
Adieu Verdure
Dick Annegarn
1999
Traveling Miles
Cassandra Wilson
1999
L'Affiche Radio Blaster N° 15
Various
1998
L'Affiche
CD, Comp
You Don't Know My Mind
Guy Davis (3)
1998
The Best Of Material
Material
1998
Black Saint/Soul Note Critics' Pick Sampler (Vol. 1)
Various
1997
Black Saint, Soul Note
CD, Comp
Lightning In A Bottle
Greg Bandy
1997
Big Ox Productions
CD, Album
KC After Dark (More Music From Robert Altman's Kansas City)
Kansas City Band
1997
Arc 1 - I/S/M (1980-1983)
Elliott Sharp
1996
Atavistic
CD, Album, Comp
Le Città Musicali - Perugia L'Umbria E Il Jazz
Various
1996
Music Club Live
CD
Kansas City: A Robert Altman Film; Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various
1996
Verve Records
CD, Album, Cin
Jazz Loft Sessions
Various
1996
Kansas City (A Robert Altman Film, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various
1996
Jug-A-Lug
David Murray
1995
DIW
CD, Album
Wildflowers 2 - The New York Jazz Loft Sessions
Various
1995
Gravity
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack To Kansas City
Various
1995
Verve Records
CD, Promo, Smplr
Deep Jazz Trip
Various
1995
The Tip
David Murray
1994
DIW
CD, Album
David Murray
David Murray
1994
Musica Jazz, Black Saint
CD, Comp
Illmatic
Nas
1994
Life's A Bitch
Nas
1994
A Random History Of The Avant-Groove
Hotel X
1993
SST Records
CD
Keep It Right There
Kenny Brawner
1993
Not On Label
CD, Album
Reality
Material
1993
American Clavé
Various
1993
Blue Light 'Til Dawn
Cassandra Wilson
1993
The Third Power
Material
1991
Goin' Home
Bob Stewart - First Line Band
1989
Plays J.B.
Cold Sweat
1989
'Sputin / Nobody Was There
Conjure
1988
American Clavé
12"
Novus Sampler '88
Various
1988
Easily Slip Into Another World
Henry Threadgill
1988
Cab Calloway Stands In For The Moon
Conjure
1988
Attainment
Charles Brackeen Quartet
1988
World Destruction
Time Zone
1988
Days Aweigh
Cassandra Wilson
1987
Blue Note 86, Una Nueva Generación De Jazz
Various
1986
Da - Da
Arthur Blythe
1986
Live At "Sweet Basil" - Vol. 2
David Murray Big Band
1986
Tributes
Craig Harris (3)
1985
Of The Cosmos
LP, Album
The African Flower - The Music Of Duke Ellington And Billy Strayhorn
James Newton (2)
1985
Down By Law
Deadline
1985
Your Lips
Olu Dara
Harlem Country Girl
Olu Dara
Okra
Olu Dara
Rain Shower
Olu Dara
Bubber (If Only)
Olu Dara
Young Mama
Olu Dara
Natchez Shopping Blues
Olu Dara
Zora
Olu Dara
Father Blues
Olu Dara
Jungle Jay
Olu Dara
Kiane
Olu Dara
Neighborhoods
Olu Dara
Herbman
Olu Dara
Massamba
Olu Dara
Bridging the Gap
Olu Dara
I See the Light
Olu Dara
Bluebird
Olu Dara
Out on the Rolling Sea
Olu Dara
Used to Be
Olu Dara
Tree Blues
Olu Dara
