Craig Taborn discography

Craig Taborn is a pianist, keyboard and electronics player, chiefly in jazz. By the end of 2014, he had released five albums as a leader and more than 80 as a sideman.

As leader

Year recorded	Title	Label	Notes
1994	Craig Taborn Trio	DIW	Trio, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
2001	Light Made Lighter	Thirsty Ear	Trio, with Chris Lightcap (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2004	Junk Magic	Thirsty Ear	Quartet, with Aaron Stewart (tenor sax), Mat Maneri (viola), Dave King (drums)
2011	Avenging Angel	ECM	Solo piano
2012	Chants	ECM	Trio, with Thomas Morgan (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)

As sideman

An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.

Year recorded	Leader	Title	Label	Notes
2005	Anker, LotteLotte Anker	Triptych	Leo Records	Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2005	Anker, LotteLotte Anker	Live at the Loft	ILK Music	Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums); in concert
2008	Anker, LotteLotte Anker	Floating Islands	ILK Music	Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2014*	Barber, DiegoDiego Barber	Tales	Sunnyside	Duo
2001	Berne, TimTim Berne	The Shell Game	Thirsty Ear	Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2001	Berne, TimTim Berne	Science Friction	Screwgun	Quartet, with Marc Ducret (guitar), Tom Rainey (drums)
2003	Berne, TimTim Berne	The Sublime And	Thirsty Ear	Quartet, with Marc Ducret (guitar), Tom Rainey (drums)
2003–2004	Berne, TimTim Berne	Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live	Screwgun	Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums); in concert
2005	Berne, TimTim Berne	Feign	Screwgun	Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2003	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Welcome to Life	Mythology	Sextet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax), Scott Colley (bass), Adam Rogers (guitar), Brian Blade (drums)
2006	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Cities and Desire	Criss Cross	Quintet, with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Thomas Morgan (bass), Dan Weiss (drums, tabla, vocals)
2006	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Out of Airplanes	BK	With Bill Frisell (guitar) Eiyvind Opsvik (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums); Adam Rogers (guitar) added on some tracks
2009*	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Third Occasion	Mythology	With Scott Colley (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Brad Mason (trumpet, flugelhorn), Corey King and Andy Hunter (trombone)
2011	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Graylen Epicenter	Mythology	With Chris Potter (tenor sax), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Wayne Krantz (guitar), Ervind Opsvik (bass), Brian Blade and Dan Weiss (drums), Kenny Wollesen (percussion, vibes), Roberto Boccato (percussion), Gretchen Parlato (vocals); Nina Geiger (vocals) added on one track
2012	Binney, DavidDavid Binney	Lifted Land	Criss Cross	Quartet, with Eivind Opsvik (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
2012	Bro, JakobJakob Bro	December Song	Loveland	Quintet, with Bill Frisell (guitars), Lee Konitz (alto sax), Thomas Morgan (bass)
2007	Brown, RobRob Brown	Crown Trunk Root Funk	Aum Fidelity	Quartet, with William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2010	Brown, RobRob Brown	Unknown Skies	Rogue Art	Trio, with Nasheet Waits (drums); in concert
1993	Carter, JamesJames Carter	JC on the Set	DIW	Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1994	Carter, JamesJames Carter	Jurassic Classics	DIW	Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1994	Carter, JamesJames Carter	The Real Quiet Storm	Atlantic	Quartets, with Dave Holland and Jaribu Shahid (bass; separately), Leon Parker and Tani Tabbal (drums; separately)
1996	Carter, JamesJames Carter	Conversin' with the Elders	Atlantic	Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1998	Carter, JamesJames Carter	In Carterian Fashion	Atlantic	Taborn plays with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums), plus Cassius Richmond (alto sax), Dwight Adams (trumpet), Kevin Carter (guitar) on some tracks
2000	Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver	Adjust	Fresh Sound	Sextet, with Andrew Bishop (clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax), Mat Maneri (violin), Ben Monder (guitar), Reid Anderson (electric bass, acoustic bass)
2008	Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver	Farmers by Nature	AUM Fidelity	As the band "Farmers by Nature". Trio, with William Parker (bass)
2009	Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver	Be It as I See It	Fresh Sound	Also credited to "Uncle June"
2010	Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver	Out of This World's Distortions	AUM Fidelity	As the band "Farmers by Nature"
2011	Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver	Love and Ghosts	AUM Fidelity	As the band "Farmers by Nature"; in concert
2003*	Coleman, SteveSteve Coleman	Lucidarium	Label Bleu	Includes 19 musicians
2005	Colley, ScottScott Colley	Architect of the Silent Moment	Cam Jazz
2009	Colley, ScottScott Colley	Empire	Cam Jazz	Quintet, with Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Brian Blade (drums)
2002	Douglas, DaveDave Douglas	Freak In	RCA Bluebird
2002–2003	Ehrlich, MartyMarty Ehrlich	Line on Love	Palmetto	With Michael Formanek (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
2010	Endsley, ShaneShane Endsley	Then the Other	Low Electrical Records	Quartet, with Matt Brewer (bass), Ted Poor (drums)
2009	Formanek, MichaelMichael Formanek	The Rub and Spare Change	ECM	With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver
2011	Formanek, MichaelMichael Formanek	Small Places	ECM	With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver
2007*	Gang Font, Gang Font	The Gang Font Feat. Interloper	Thirsty Ear
2003*	Fornier, Ya YaYa Ya Fornier	Bearcat	Random Chance	Taborn plays with David Murray (tenor sax), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Asson (percussion)
2004	Gress, DrewDrew Gress	7 Black Butterflies	Premonition	Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2004	Gress, DrewDrew Gress	The Irrational Numbers	Premonition	Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2013*	Gress, DrewDrew Gress	The Sky Inside	Pirouet	Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2012	Holland, DaveDave Holland	Prism	Dare2	Quartet, with Kevin Eubanks (guitar), Eric Harland (drums)
2001	Ibarra, SusieSusie Ibarra	Songbird Suite	Tzadik	Trio, with Jennifer Choi (violin)
2004	Ibarra, SusieSusie Ibarra	Folkloriko	Tzadik	With Jennifer Choi (violin), Roberto Rodriguez (percussion), Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)
1999*	Innerzone Orchestra, Innerzone Orchestra	Programmed	Astralwerks
2000*	Laswell, BillBill Laswell	Dub Chamber 3	ROIR
2007*	Laswell, BillBill Laswell	Inamorata	Ohm Resistance	Credited to "Method of Defiance"; Taborn plays on one track
2011*	Lee, OkkyungOkkyung Lee	Noisy Love Songs	Tzadik	With Ikue Mori (electronics), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion, electronics), Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Peter Evans (trumpet), John Hollenbeck (percussion), Christopher Tordini (bass)
2010	Lightcap, ChrisChris Lightcap	Deluxe	Clean Feed	With Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Gerald Cleaver (drums); Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax) added on some tracks
2000	Maneri, MatMat Maneri	Blue Decco	Thirsty Ear	Quartet, with William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2001	Maneri, MatMat Maneri	Sustain	Thirsty Ear	Quartet, with Joe McPhee (soprano sax), William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2004	Maneri, MatMat Maneri	Pentagon	Thirsty Ear	With Ben Gerstein (trombone), Joe Maneri (piano, alto sax, vocals), Jamie Saft (mellotron), John Herbert (bass), John McLellan and Rom Rainey (drums), T.K. Ramakrishnan (mridangam), Sonia Maneri (vocals)
2005	Meat Beat Manifesto, Meat Beat Manifesto	At the Center	Thirsty Ear	With Peter Gordon (flute), Jack Dangers (bass, bass flute, bass clarinet), David King (drums, percussion)
2010	Mitchell, NicoleNicole Mitchell	Emerald Hills	Rogue Art	Quartet, with David Boykin (tenor sax), Chad Taylor (drums)
2014*	Mitchell, NicoleNicole Mitchell	The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson	Rogue Art	Quartet, with David Boykin (tenor sax), Chad Taylor (drums, guitar)
1997	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Nine to Get Ready	ECM	With "The Note Factory" (including Matthew Shipp as second pianist)
2001	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Song for My Sister	PI	With Vijay Iyer (piano), Leon Dorsey and Jaribu Shahid (bass), Vincent Davis and Gerald Cleaver (drums), Spencer Barefield (guitar), Corey Wilkes (trumpet)
2004	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3	ECM	With Evan Parker (tenor sax, soprano sax), Anders Svanoe (alto sax, baritone sax), Corey Wilkes (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Rangecroft (clarinet), Neil Metcalfe (flute), Nils Bultmann (viola), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Marcio Mattos (cello), Barry Guy and Jaribu Shahid (bass), Paul Lytton and Tanni Tabbal (drums, percussion); in concert
2005	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Turn	Rogue Art	Quintet, with Corey Wilkes (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion), Jaribu Shahid (double bass, electric bass, percussion), Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion)
2007	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Far Side	ECM	With "The Note Factory" (including Vijay Iyer as second pianist); in concert
2014*	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Conversations I	Wide Hive	Trio, with Kikanju Baku (percussion)
2014*	Mitchell, RoscoeRoscoe Mitchell	Conversations II	Wide Hive	Trio, with Kikanju Baku (percussion)
1999*	Mora Catlett, FranciscoFrancisco Mora Catlett	World Trade Music	Community Projects
2005*	Mora Catlett, FranciscoFrancisco Mora Catlett	River Drum	Premier Cru
2007	Mora Catlett, FranciscoFrancisco Mora Catlett	Outerzone	Premier Cru
2010*	Mora Catlett, FranciscoFrancisco Mora Catlett	Outerzone 2010 Andromeda M-31	AACE
2011	Mora Catlett, FranciscoFrancisco Mora Catlett	Live at the Bronx Museum	AACE
2002	Opsvik, EivindEivind Opsvik	Overseas	Fresh Sound	With Jason Rigby (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Loren Stillman (alto sax), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Wells Hanley and Jacob Sacks (piano), Gerald Cleaver and Jeff Davis (drums), Dan Weiss (percussion)
2004	Opsvik, EivindEivind Opsvik	Overseas II	Fresh Sound	With Loren Stillman (alto sax), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Jacob Sacks (piano), Jeff Davis and Kenny Wolleson (drums)
2004	Parker, EvanEvan Parker	Boustrophedon	ECM	Band includes Roscoe Mitchell; in concert
2012	Parker, EvanEvan Parker	Rocket Science	More Is More	Quartet, with Sam Pluta (laptop), Peter Evans (trumpet)
2013*	Pavone, MarioMario Pavone	Arc Trio	Playscape	Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums); in concert
2005	Potter, ChrisChris Potter	Underground	Sunnyside	Most tracks are quartet, with Wayne Krantz (guitar), Nate Smith (drums); one track includes Adam Rogers (guitar)
2007	Potter, ChrisChris Potter	Follow the Red Line – Live at the Village Vanguard	Sunnyside	Quartet, with Adam Rogers (guitar), Nate Smith (drums); in concert
2009	Potter, ChrisChris Potter	Ultrahang	ArtistShare	With Adam Rogers, Nate Smith
2011	Potter, ChrisChris Potter	The Sirens	ECM	With David Virelles, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland
2013	Potter, ChrisChris Potter	Imaginary Cities	ECM	With Adam Rogers (guitar), Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba), Fima Ephron (bass guitar), Scott Colley (bass), Nate Smith (drums), Mark Feldman and Joyce Hammann (violin), Lois Martin (viola), David Eggar (cello)
1999	Ragin, HughHugh Ragin	An Afternoon in Harlem	Justin Time	With David Murray (bass clarinet), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Bruce Cox and Andrew Cyrille (drums), Amiri Baraka (vocals)
2012*	Reed, MikeMike Reed	Clean on the Corner	482 Music	With Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass); Josh Berman (cornet) added on some tracks. Also credited to "People, Places & Things"
2007	Robbins, PetePete Robbins	Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy	Fresh Sound New Talent
2002*	Rodriguez, RobertoRoberto Rodriguez	El Danzon de Moises	Tzadik	With Peter Apfelbaum (soprano sax), Matt Darriau (trompeta china, clarinet, Mark Feldman (violin), Susie Ibarra (percussion), Brad Jones (bajo), David Krakauer (clarinet), Ted Reichman (accordion), Roberto Juan Rodriguez (percussion), Roberto Luis Rodriguez (trumpet), Marcus Rojas (baritone horn, tuba), Jane Scarpantoni (cello)
1997	Rogers, DavidDavid Rogers	The World Is Not Your Home	Jumble	Mostly sextet, with Marion Hayden (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums, percussion), Mark Stone (xylophone, vibraphone, percussion), Derek Bermel (clarinet, xylophone, percussion)
2010	Sclavis, LeoLeo Sclavis	Eldorado Trio	Clean Feed	Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2011	Sipiagin, AlexAlex Sipiagin	Destinations Unknown	Criss Cross	Sextet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax), David Binney (alto sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Eric Harland (drums)
2015	Smith, ChesChes Smith	The Bell	ECM	Trio, with Mat Maneri (viola)
2002–2004	Leo Smith, WadadaWadada Leo Smith	Lake Biwa	Tzadik	With Wes Brown (bass), Jennifer Choi (violin), Anthony Coleman, Yuko Fujiyama and Jamie Saft (piano), Erik Friedlander (cello), Susie Ibarra, Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng and Gerald Cleaver (drums), John Lindberg (bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Marcus Rojas (tuba), John Zorn (alto sax), orchestra
2001	Tsahar, AssifAssif Tsahar	Embracing the Void	Hopscotch	With Ori Kaplan (alto saxophone), Alex Harding (baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone), Oscar Noriega (bass clarinet, alto saxophone), Curtis Hasselbring, Reut Regev and Steve Swell (trombone), Antoine Brye, Matt Lavell and Taylor Baynum Ho (trumpet), Tom Abbs (bass), Andrew Barker (drums)
2005	Torn, DavidDavid Torn	Prezens	ECM	Quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Tom Rainey (drums)

Remixes

Year recorded	Title	Label	Notes
2004*	The Val-Inc. Remixes	Thirsty Ear

Sources:^[1] and others.

References

1. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.