Skipper and Crew

Skipper's Albums:

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O, What a Beautiful Morning!
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin and Crew

  1. O, What a Beautiful Morning!
  2. McCoy
  3. I Feel Good/Stolen Moments
  4. From the Point of Love
  5. I Fall in Love Too Easily
  6. Skipper's Waltz
  7. Soultrane
  8. I Can't Help Falling in Love with You
SP Records
2008

Theo Saunders - Piano
Azar Lawrence - Saxaphone
Tony Austin - Drums
Henry Franklin - Bass
  O, What a Beautiful Morning! - SP Records

If We Should Meet Again
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin
and Very Special Friends

  1. Molongo
  2. Mantra
  3. For Koko
  4. A Weaver of Dreams
  5. If We Should Meet Again
  6. Ballad for Dad
  7. Elements
  8. Truth
  9. My One and Only Love
SP Records
2007

Azar Lawrence - Saxaphone
Theo Saunders - Piano
Carl Burnett - Drums
Ramadan Mu Min - Percussion
Henry Franklin - Bass
  If We Should Meet Again - SP Records
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3Bop
The Phil Wright Trio

  1. Holy Land
  2. Beatrice
  3. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
  4. Monsieur Phillippe
  5. My Old Flame
  6. Spanish Eyes
  7. Norwegian Eyes
  8. Shadow Dance
  9. Step Lightly
  10. Broadway
SP Records
11/08/2006

Phil Wright - Piano
Henry Franklin - Bass
Donald Dean - Drums
  3Bop - SP Records
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Music to the 5th Power
Skipper and Crew

  1. Bright Road Ahead
  2. Music to the 5th Power
  3. Tyrone
  4. Once in a While
  5. Old Devil Moon
  6. Michiko
  7. Little B's Poem
  8. You Are so Beautiful
SP Records
09/17/2006

Henry Franklin - Bass
Donald Dean - Drums
George Harper - Saxaphones
Mark Waggoner - Guitar
Gary Matsumoto - Piano
Felice Dean - Percussion
Michiko Smith - Percussion
Music to the 5th Power - SP Records
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All God's Children
Skipper and Crew

  1. Reverence
  2. The Illusion
  3. Follow Your Bliss
  4. Unattachment
  5. Mambo Bado
  6. Tongues Untied
SP Records
07/01/2005

Henry Franklin - Bass
Theo Saunders - Piano
Carl Burnett - Drums
Big Black - African Drums
Zane Musa - Alto Sax
Michael Session - Tenor Sax
Talita Long - Vocals
Mark Waggoner - Guitar
All God's Children - SP Records
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Three Card Molly
A Henry Franklin Collaboration

  1. One for Leroy
  2. Three Card Molly
  3. Paris Eyes
  4. Sister Cheryl
  5. Chaiki
  6. 3 Four CB
  7. Pensativa
  8. Search for Peace
  9. Kamau
Resurgent Music
03/01/2005

Henry Franklin - Upright Bass
Mark Waggoner - Guitar
Steve Katsuyama - Piano
Tony Austin - Drums
Three Card Molly - Resurgent Music
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Colemanology
Franklin/Clover/Seales

  1. Monterey
  2. Question and Answer
  3. A Remark You Made
  4. You Are Too Beautiful
  5. Basin Street Blues
  6. Colemanology
Beezwax Records
12/07/2004

Henry Franklin - Double Bass
Steve Clover - Drums
Marc Seales - Piano
Colemanology - Beezwax Records
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Ears Wide Open
Franklin/Clover/Seales

  1. A Little 3/4 for God & Co.
  2. Naima
  3. Little Girl Blue
  4. No Blues
  5. Ascending Truth
  6. Pannonica
  7. Anamaria
  8. A Little 3/4 for God & Co. (Alt. Take)
  9. Goodbye
  10. Naima (Alt. Take)
Beezwax Records
04/22/2003

Henry Franklin - Double Bass
Steve Clover - Drums
Marc Seales - Piano
Ears Wide Open - Beezwax Records
 

A Musical Tribute to Gene Harris
Three More Sounds

  1. John Brown's Body
  2. Delilah
  3. Little Darlin
  4. Love for Sale
  5. When I Fall in Love
  6. Green Dolphin Street
  7. Blues for Gene
BP Records
01/01/2003

Carl Burnett - Drums
Henry Franklin - Bass
Bobby Pierce - Piano

What Jazz Review says
A Tribute to Gene Harris - BP Records
 

Sakura

  1. Ringo Oiwake
  2. It Could Happen to You
  3. Good Morning Heartache
  4. Some Other Time
  5. Melody for Micah
  6. Lazy Bird
  7. No Ribs for Khalid
  8. Sakura
  9. Ruby My Dear
Wj3 Records
07/30/2002

Henry Franklin - Bass
Steve Katsuyama - Piano
Tony Austin - Drums

What Jazz Review says
Sakura - Wj3 Records

Three Worlds
Franklin/Clover/Seales

  1. Sweet Lorraine
  2. Serenade to a Cuckoo
  3. Mr. Bojangles
  4. New Stories
  5. Righteous Path
  6. Norwegian Eyes
Beezwax Records
01/06/2001

Henry Franklin - Double Bass
Steve Clover - Drums
Marc Seales - Piano
Three Worlds - Beezwax Records

Bass Encounters
Skipper and Crew
  1. Theme for JoJo
  2. One for Leroy
  3. Lynford's Lament
  4. Black Nile
  5. Close Encounters of the Very Best Kind
  6. Eslilian
  7. Vision Quest
  8. Bo Bossa
  9. Puff of Vapor
  10. You Bring the Sun Out
Resurgent Music
04/09/2000

Henry Franklin - Bass
George Harper - Tenor, Baritone Saxaphone
Herman Riley - Tenor, Soprano Saxaphone
Gilbert Castellanos - Trumpet
Jerome Rusch - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Mark Waggoner - Guitar
Theo Saunders - Piano
Taumbu - Percussion & Congas
Willie Jones III - Drums
Carl Burnett - Drums
Sylvester Le Blanc - Vocals
Barbara Morrison - Vocals
Bass Encounters - Resurgent Music

Two Worlds
Franklin/Clover Project
  1. Highway Blues
  2. When I Fall in Love
  3. Shalabungo
  4. I've Never Been in Love Before
  5. Prince of Darkness
  6. Love's Question
  7. Follow Your Bliss
  8. Central Park West
A Records
07/01/1999

Henry Franklin - Bass
Steve Clover - Drums
Featuring: Marc Seales - Piano
Two Worlds - A Records

The Hunter
Henry Franklin
  1. The Hunter
  2. Woody Shaw
  3. Remember Why
  4. The Neucistic Nubian Alligator
  5. Conversations with Linda
  6. Take the Coltrane
  7. Wayne's Domayne
  8. Ode to Vanetta, John and Charles
  9. It's You or No One
  10. Old Folks
Resurgent Music
05/26/1998

Quintet:
Henry Franklin - Bass
Phil Vieux - Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxaphone, Bass Flute
Todd Hunter - Piano
Mike Clark - Drums
Tony Lujan - Trumpet

Trio:
Henry Franklin - Bass
Marc Seales - Piano
Steve Clover - Drums
The Hunter - Resurgent Music

Bassic Instincts

  1. Balle de las Cucharaches
  2. Niko
  3. Waltz for Gina
  4. Mr. G.H. Senior
  5. Blue
  6. Lady Red
  7. No te Preocupes
  8. Forest Flower
Resurgent Music
03/19/1996

Pat Bass - Vocals
Tony Lujan - Flugelhorn
Phil Ranelin - Trombone
George Harper - Tenor Saxaphone
Michael Carvin
Charles Owens
Cecilia Coleman
Bassic Instincts - Resurgent Music

Shalabongo
Henry "Skipper" Franklin and Crew

  1. Shalabongo
  2. Follow Your Bliss
  3. Mr. G.H. Sr.
  4. Cherokee Lady
  5. Max Master
  6. Children of Tiananman Square
  7. Ode to Vanetta and John
  8. Holy Holy Talita
Jeru Records
1990

Henry Franklin - Bass
George Harper - Saxaphone
Jerome Rusch - Trumpet
Rick Zunigar - Guitar
Bobby Pierce - Piano
William Richardson - Drums
Talita Long - Vocals
Shalabongo (It's up to God) - Jeru Records

We Came to Play
Skipper and Crew

  • Little Miss Laurie
  • It's Love
  • Straight Away
  • Ebony
  • Bo Bossa
  • Remember Clifford
  • Good Morning Heartache
Jeru Records
1986

Martha Burks - Vocals
Marchel Ivery - Tenor Sax
Gary Fisher - Piano
Paul Guerrero - Drums
Rob Blakeslee - Trumpet
Fred Raulston - Vibraphone
Henry Franklin - Bass
We Came to Play - Jeru Records

Tribal Dance
Henry Franklin

  1. Tribal Dance
  2. Eric's Tune
  3. For Penny
  4. Spring Song
  5. Cosmos Dwellers
  6. Prime Mover
Catalyst
11/01/1977

Henry Franklin - Bass
Charles Owens - Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, English Horn, Flute
Jerry Rusch - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Al Hall, Jr. - Trombone, Baritone Horn, Percussion
Kenneth Climax - Guitar
Sonship - Drums, Congas, Bongos, Gong, Bells
Dwight Dickerson - Piano
 

Blue Lights
Henry Franklin

  1. The Magic Boy
  2. Little Miss Laurie
  3. Blue Lights
  4. What Was
  5. Soft Spirit
  6. The Skipper
Ovation
1976

Henry Franklin - Bass
Kirk Lightsey, Bill Henderson - Keyboards
Kenny Climas - Guitar
Mike Carvin, Leon Chancelor - Drums
Oscar Brasheer - Trumpet
Charles Owens - Saxophones
Al Hall, Jr. - Trombone
Blue Lights - Ovation Records

The Skipper at Home
Henry Skipper Franklin

  1. Blue Lights
  2. What Was
  3. Soft Spirits
  4. The Magic Boy
  5. Venus Fly Trap
  6. Waltz For Boobuss
Black Jazz
1974

 

The Skipper
Henry Skipper Franklin

  1. Outbreak
  2. Plastic Creek Stomp
  3. Theme for JoJo
  4. Beauty and the Electric Tub
  5. Little Miss Laurie
  6. The Skipper
Black Jazz
1972

Henry Franklin - Fender and Upright Bass
William Henderson - Electric Piano
Mike Carvin - Drums
Oscar Brashear - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Charles Owens - Tenor and Alto Saxophones
Kenny Climax - Guitar and Electric Tub
Fred Lido, Tip Jones - Percussion
The Skipper - Black Jazz Records

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