Rodney playing instrument

Discography

With Friends | As Frontman or Co-Lead

2021

  • Keeper of the Flame – Tim Mayer/ Label- D-Clef Records
  • Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Origin Records
  • I’ll Never Be the Same – Jack Brandfield/ Label- Gut String Records

2020

  • Cranbrook Christmas Jazz – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Origin Records
  • Realization – Sencalar Glassman Quintet/ Label- D-Clef Records
  • Remove All Fear – Michael Reed/ Label- Reedify Productions
  • You Know The Feeling – Anthony Stanco/ Label- Detroit Music Factory

2019

  • All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Origin Records
  • Common Tones – Randy Napoleon/ Label- Detroit Music Factory
  • Common Ground: The Music of Gregg Hill – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Origin Records
  • Get Right – Markus Howell/ Label- Posi-Tone Records

2018

  • Rise Up Detroit – Xavier Davis/ Label- Detroit Music Factory
  • Unbroken – Tiffany Austin/ Label- Con Alma Music

2017

  • All These Hands – Michael Dease/ Label- Posi-Tone Records
  • Decisions – Michael Dease/ Label- Posi-Tone Records

2016

  • Soon – Randy Napoleon/ Label- Detroit Music Factory
  • Beguiled – Gwendolyn Dease/ Label- Origin Records
  • 2015 Midwest Clinic: Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra (The Be-Bop Spartans-LIVE)/ Label- Mark Records
  • Jubilee – Max Colley /Label- N/A

2014

  • When We Find Ourselves Alone – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival-Mack Avenue Super Band – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • 2013 Midwest Clinic: Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble – Rodney Whitaker/Label- Mark Records

2013

  • Woman Child – Cecile McLorin Salvant/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • Eye of the Beholder – Tim Warfield/ Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Contender – Diego Rivera/ Label- D-Clef Records
  • Tell Your Story – Adam Rongo/ Label- D-Clef Records
  • Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival-Mack Avenue Super Band – Rodney Whitaker/ Label-Mack Avenue Music Group

2012

  • Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival-Mack Avenue Super Band – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • Better Than Alright – Michigan State University Professors of Jazz/ Label- MSU Jazz
  • Jazzy Christmas – Tim Warfield/ Label- Undaunted
  • The Word – Wycliffe Gordon/ Label- CD Baby
  • The Music of America – Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Sony/Masterworks Jazz
  • Proportioned Orchestra – Dr. Prof. Leonard King, Rodney Whitaker, & Hubie Crawford/ Label- Amazon Music Unlimited

2011

  • Malaria in Malawi – Rodney Whitaker/ Film Score/ MSU
  • World Trade Music – Francisco Catlett-Mora/ Label- N/A
  • Mighty Medicine – DeShaun Sparkle Snead/Larry Neuhardt/ Label- N/A
  • Swinging into the 21st – Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Sony/Legacy
  • Selections From Swinging into the 21st – Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Sony Legacy

2010

  • Baroque – Junko Onishi/ Label- Verve Music Group
  • Maureen Choi Quartet – Maureen Choi/ Label- Choi Music
  • Black Wolf – Warren Wolf/ Label- Phantom
  • My Father’s World – Max Colley/ Label- N/A

2009

  • Kamau – Charles Sullivan/ Label-Arabesque Recordings
  • Dar Cho – Mark Moultrup/ Label- Mark Mioultrup Music
  • Into The Light – Dana Hall/ Label- Origin Records
  • Walking in the Clouds – Yutaka Shiina/ Label- Space Shower Music
  • Stand – Eric Reed/ Label- WJ3 Records

2008

  • Work To Do – Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • Brand New – Alex Graham/ Label- Origin Records
  • A Ride to the Other Side … of Infinity – Derrick Gardner/ Label- Owl Records

2007

  • Get Ready – Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Mack Avenue Music Group
  • The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad – Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Jazz At Lincoln Center
  • Essence of Green: A Tribute to Kind of Blue – Ron Di Salvio/ Label- Origin Records

2006

  • Here – Eric Reed/ Label- Max Jazz Records
  • World Trade Music – Francisco Catlett-Mora /Label- N/A
  • Standards Only – Wycliffe Gordon /Label- Nagel Heyer Records

2005

  • Sphere – Rick Roe/ Label- Unknown Records
  • The Good Life – Alex Graham/ Label- Origin Arts Records
  • Here I am – Max Colley /Label- N/A

2004

  • Winter Moon – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- Sirocco Jazz Ltd.
  • Let Me Tell You About My Day – Alan Jones /Label- Alma Records
  • Unforgivable Blackness (DVD) – Wynton Marsalis, Ken Burns /Label- Blue Note Records

2003

  • All Rise – Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Sony
  • Penns Landing – Clarence Penn /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Dameronia – Donald Walden & The Detroit Jazz Orchestra /Label- Jazz Works
  • Louis Armstrong’s Jazz Curriculum CD Series – Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra /Label- Warner Bros.
  • Introducing:  Peter Baits – Peter Baits /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • We Got It – Matt Ray /Label- Consolidate Artists Productions
  • E-Bop – Eric Reed /Label- Savant
  • Joyride – Wycliffe Gordon /Label- Nagel/Heyer
  • Flow – Craig Handy /Label- Sirrocco Jazz
  • Third Floor – Professors of Jazz @ MSU /Label- MSU Jazz
  • Freewheelin’ – Jazz Compilation /Label- Arkadia
  • Hip Bop Essence – All Star /Label- Hip Bop
  • Soul Trinity: Volume 1 – Frederick Sanders /Label- FreSan
  • China – Jeffrey C. Ray /Label- Michigan State University

2001

  • Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow – Rodney Whitaker /Label- Sirrocco Jazz
  • Play Penn – Clarence Penn Quintet /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • New York Trio – Peter Beets /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • For Lovers Only – Milt Grayson /Label- After 9 Records
  • All Rise – Wynton Marsalis /Label- Sony
  • Mindfield – Scott Warner/Label- Scott Warner Music
  • Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis/Label- Columbia
  • The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Plays the Music of Duke Ellington/Brooks Brothers – Wynton Marsalis/ Label- Columbia

2000

  • Live @ Blue Note – Jaz Sawyer & Irvin Mayfield /Label- Half Note Records
  • Uptown Lowdown “A Salute to D” – Nagel-Heyer All Stars /Label- Nagel Heyer Records
  • Thank you, Joe & Arkadia Jazz All-Stars /Label- Arkadia Jazz
  • Watch What You’re Doin’ – Herlin Riley /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Sweet Release – Wynton Marsalis /Label- Sony
  • Reflections & Change – Craig Handy /Label- Sirocco Jazz
  • Flow – Craig Handy /Label- Sirocco Jazz
  • A Portrait of Kevin Mahogany – Kevin Mahogany /Label- Warner Bros.
  • Hymn for Roscoe – Stephen Rush Quartet /Label- Mmc Records
  • Olive Tree – Walter Blanding /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • The Search – Wycliffe Gordon /Label- Nagel Heyer Records

1999

  • Bluestone – Joh Yamada /Label- Alfa
  • Slidin’ Home – Wycliffe Gordon /Label- Nagel Heyer Records
  • Live From Swing City – Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra /Label- Sony
  • Big Train – Wynton Marsalis /Label- Sony
  • Marciac Suite – Wynton Marsalis /Label- Sony
  • Grown Folk Bizness – Orin Evans /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Tribute to Duke – NJR All-Stars /Label- New Jazz Renaissance Recordings
  • To Those We Love So Dearly – Victor Goines /Label- Rosemary Joseph
  • Double Duke – Joe Temperely /Label- Naxos
  • The Search – Wycliffe Gordon /Label- Nagel Heyer Records
  • A Tribute to Joe Henderson – Jazz All Stars /Label- Arcadia

1998

  • Hidden Kingdom – Rodney Whitaker /Label- DIW
  • Collected – Roy Hargrove /Label- Roy Hargrove/Verve
  • Collected Antonio Hart – Antonio Hart /Label- Novus BMG
  • 4-Sight – Rodney Whitaker, Ron Blake, Greg Hutchinson, Peter Martin /Label- N2K
  • Justin Time – Orin Evans /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Take A Chance With Me – Dennis Jeter /Label- Jeter Productions
  • Francisco Mora – Francisco Mora /Label- Community
  • Captain Black – Orin Evans /Label- Criss Cross Jazz
  • Focusing The Vision – Vincent York /Label- Vincent York
  • Andrew Speight Quartet – Andrew Speight /Label- ABC, Toshiba EMI
  • A Mingus And A Monk Among Us – Donald Walden /Label- Jazz Works

1997

  • Tenor Time – Joe Lovano /Label- Blue Note
  • Jackie’s Blues Bag – Jackie McLean-Essence All-Stars/ Milan Simich /Label- Hip Bop

1996

  • Children of the Light – Rodney Whitaker/ Label- DIW
  • Collage – Keith Saxton /Label- Kevin Hole/Schoolkids Records
  • Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane – Kenny Garrett /Label- Warner Bros
  • Kevin, Mahogany – Kevin Mahogany /Label- Warner Bros.
  • A Grand Encounter – Dianne Reeves /Label- Blue Note
  • The Change Over – Rick Roe /Label- Unknown Records, Inc.
  • Wholly Cat’s – Russell Malone /Label- Venus
  • Jasi: Live @ The Kerry Town Concert Hall – Phil Lasley /Label- Plushbottom Productions
  • Kamal – Kamal Sullivan /Label- Arabques
  • Penn’s Landing – Clarence Penn /Label- Criss Cross Jazz

1995

  • Roy Hargrove & Friends – Roy Hargrove /Label- Verve Polygram
  • The Swing & I – Eric Reed /Label- Mo Jazz
  • Chicago, New York, Paris – Johnny Griffin /Label- Verve Polygram
  • Family – Roy Hargrove /Label- Verve
  • Piano Quintet Suite – Junko Onishi /Label- Blue Note
  • My Generation – Teodross Avery /Label- Impulse

1994

  • True Blue – Mark Whitfield /Label- Verve Polygram
  • Monk’s Modern Music – Rick Roe /Label- Unknown Records Inc.
  • With The Tenors of Our Time – Roy Hargrove /Label- Verve Polygram
  • Approaching Standards – Roy Hargrove /Label- BMG Novus
  • Shigeharu Mukai J Quintet Featuring Junko Onishi – Shigeharu Mukai /Label- Toshiba EMI
  • The Roy Hargrove Quintet – Roy Hargrove/ Label- Novus

1993

  • It’s All Right To Swing – Eric Reed/Wynton Marsalis /Label- Mo Jazz
  • Crusin’ – Junko Onishi /Label- Toshiba EMI
  • Blues’n Ballads: The Jazz Networks – Roy Hargrove/ Label- Novus
  • Working Together – Marcus Belgrave And Lawrence Williams/ Label- Detroit Jazz Musicians Co-op

1992

  • Of Kindred Souls – Roy Hargrove /Label- RCA Novus
  • A Portrait of You – Donald Walden /Label- Jazz Works
  • The Vibe – Roy Hargrove /Label- RCA Novus
  • Things We Did Last Summer – Roy Hargrove/ Label- Novus
  • Roy Hargrove Quintet: Live “Monterey Jazz Festival”/ Label- Warner Bros

1991

  • Simply Stated – Terence Blanchard /Label- Sony CBS
  • Don’t You Know I Care – Antonio Hart /Label- RCA Novus
  • The Old & The New – Shawn “Thunder” Wallace /Label- MiJaWa
  • A Whole Lot of Thunder – Shawn “Thunder Wallace”/ Label- Mijawa Records

1990

  • A Jazzy Wonderland – Monte Croft & Terence Blanchard/ Label- Columbia Records
  • Terence Blanchard – Terence Blanchard/Branford Marsalis /Label- Sony CBS)

1986

  • Mora – Francisco Mora /Label-AACE
  • Wait Broke The Wagon Down – Wendell Harrison /Label- Wenha