1 album as leader and 10 as sideman (1987–2016), each listed chronologically.
Essence All Stars, The
1995 · Hip Bop Essence
Christian McBride, Javon Jackson, Jimmy Cobb, Cedar Walton
2006 · Chesky Records
1987 · Hard Champion
Kenny Garrett says Art Blakey's press roll wasn't just a dynamic cue — dropping it in the second chorus forced the soloist to resolve whatever they were saying, right then. Garrett calls it Blakey's way of teaching young Jazz Messengers how to become bandleaders themselves.
— Statement stmt-kenny-garrett-on-art-blakey
1992 · Youngblood
Elvin Jones' 1992 album Youngblood was stocked almost entirely with then-unknown young players. One of them, 19-year-old trumpeter Nicholas Payton, would go on to lead his own Gumbo Nouveau and become one of the defining voices of New Orleans jazz — the veteran drummer's record turned out to be the start of someone else's career, not a victory lap.
Art Blakey
Kenny Garrett
Nicholas Payton