Manhattan Plaza, Ricky Ford, 1979, Muse 5188 Tracks : Fadism, Afternoon In New York, Diane's Melody, Ceal's Place, On The Plaza, If You Could See Me Now, Olean Visit Musicians : Ricky Ford, Oliver Beener, Jaki Byard, David Friesen, Dannie Richmond

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Flying Colors, Ricky Ford, 1981, Muse 5227 Tracks : Jordanian Walk, Chelsea Bridge, Take The Coltrane, Bye-Ya, Olympic Glaze, Portrait Of Mingus, Flying Colors Musicians : Ricky Ford, John Hicks, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb

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Tenor For The Times, Ricky Ford, 1981, Muse 5250 Tracks : This Our Love, Christmas Cheer, Hour Samba, Saxaceous Serenade, Portrait Of Love, Orb, Arcadian Eclipse Musicians : Ricky Ford, Jack Walrath, Albert Dailey, Rufus Reid, Jimmy Cobb

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Interpretations, Ricky Ford, 1983, Muse 5275 Tracks : Interpretations, Moon Mist, Se Aabba, Fix or Repair Daily, Lady A, Bostonova, Dexter Musicians : Ricky Ford, Wallace Roney, Bobby Watson, John Hicks, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb

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The 3 R's, Red Rodney/Richie Cole/Ricky Ford, 1984, Muse 5290 Tracks : Samba De Vida,, For Heaven's Sake, Dead End, The Mack Man, Waiting For Waits, Blueport Musicians : Red Rodney, Richie Cole, Ricky Ford, Turk Mauro, Roland Hanna, George Duvivie, Grady Tate

Future's Gold, Ricky Ford, 1984, Muse 5296 Tracks : A-Flat Now, You Don't Know What Love Is, Samba De Caribe, Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat, Future's Gold, Knowledge, Centenarian Waltz, Hindsight And Necessity Musicians : Ricky Ford, Albert Dailey, Larry Coryell, Ray Drummond, Jimmy Cobb

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Shorter Ideas, Ricky Ford, 1985, Muse 5314 Tracks : Yes Or No, Miyako, Dance Cadaverous, Pinnochio, Tabloid Blues, Wolf Trap, Happy Reunion Musicians : Ricky Ford, Jimmy Knepper, James Spaulding, Kirk Lightsey, Rufus Reid, Jimmy Cobb

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Looking Ahead, Ricky Ford, 1986, Muse 5322 Tracks : Onward Forward, Back To America, Conga Brava, Ancient Air, Circle Of Ben, Living Doll, Supra Changes, Quiet Reflections Musicians : Ricky Ford, James Spaulding, John Sass, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, Freddie Waits

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Saxotic Stomp, Ricky Ford, 1987, Muse 5349 Tracks : Saxotic Stomp, For Mary Lou Musradres, Major Love, Art Steps, Ben's Den, Long Shadows Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Musicians : Ricky Ford, James Spaulding, Charles Davis, Kirk Lightsey, Ray Drummond, Jimmy Cobb

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Manhattan Blues, Ricky Ford, 1989, Candid Tracks : In Walked Bud, Misty, Ode To Crispus Attucks, Portrait Of Mingus, Bop Nouveau, My Little Strayhorn, Manhattan Blues, Land Preserved, Half Nelson Musicians : Ricky Ford, Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley Portrait Of Mingus and Land Preserved are omitted from the LP release.

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Ebony Rhapsody, Ricky Ford, 1990, Candid Tracks : Ebony Rhapsody, Mon Amour, Independence Blues, Mirror Man, In A Sentimental Mood, Setting Sun Blues, Broadway, Red, Crack And Blue Musicians : Ricky Ford, Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley Recorded live at Birdland, NYC, in June 1990.

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Hard Groovin', Ricky Ford, 1990, Muse 5373 Tracks : Masaman, Mr CP, New Bop, D.D. Blues, Hard Groovin', Fundamental Mood, Jitterbug Waltz, Minority Musicians : Ricky Ford, Roy Hargrove, Geoff Keezer, Bob Hirst, Jeff Watts

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Hot Brass, Ricky Ford, 1992, Candid Tracks : Ford Variations, Banging, Bashing, Bowing And Blowing, A Night In Valencia, 11/15/91, Cop Out, Hot Brass, Mood Blues, Speak Now, Carbon 14, It Dont Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing Musicians : Ricky Ford, Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Danilo Pérez, Christian McBride, Carl Allen

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American African Blues, Ricky Ford, 1993, Candid Tracks : American-African Blue (1st Version), Environ, Of, Complex Harmony, Descent, Mostly Arco, Encore, American-African Blues (2nd Version) Musicians : Ricky Ford, Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley Recorded live at Birdland, NYC, in September 1991.

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Tenor Madness Too!, Ricky Ford Quintet, 1994, Muse 5478 Tracks : Summer Summit, Ballad De Jour, Blues Abstractions, Up A Step, Con Alma, Soul Eyes, Rollin' And Strollin', I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, Nigeria Blues Musicians : Ricky Ford, Antoine Roney, Donald Brown, Peter Washington, Louis Hayes

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Tenors Of, Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford, 1994, YAL 105 Tracks : Brother Moody, Brother Turrentine, Ibn Yl, Brother Rollins, Brother Heath, Brother Shorter, Brother Henderson Musicians : Yusef Lateef, Ricky Ford, Avery Sharpe, Kamal Sabir Also released on Bomba Records in Japan.

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Loxodonta Africana, Ricky Ford, 1997, New World Tracks : Loxodonta Africana, Ucil, Blues Peru, Dexter, My Romance, One Up, One Down, Aerolinos Musicians : Ricky Ford, Charles Sullivan, Oliver Breener, Janice Robinson, Jonathan Dorn, James Spaulding, Bob Neloms, Richard Davis, Dannie Richmond

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[Balaena], Ricky Ford Quartet, 2000, Jazz Friends Tracks : Pie Crust, Cable Waltz, Blues Work, Song For Pres, Blues In Fourths, Balaena, Blues A Hoy, In Walked Bish Musicians : Ricky Ford, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Ed Thigpen

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Tracks : Pie Crust, Encore, Mimi, Blues Work, Self Portrait of the Bean, Songs for my Mother, Balaena, Blues a Hoy, Dots and Moonbeams Musicians : Ricky Ford, Bobby Few, Jean-Michel Couchet, Frédéric Burgazzi, Emmanuel Grimonprez, Philippe Soirat

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Green Note: Live At La Fenêtre, Ricky Ford Quintet, 2003, Marge 33 Tracks : Green Note, A Maidens' Voyage, Satindolls Cornerpockets, The Melon Man, Horn And Soul, Stills Swingin', Mysteryalso, Miles Steppin Musicians : Ricky Ford, Eddie Henderson, Kirk Lightsey, Doug Sides, James Lewis

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Reeds and Keys, Ricky Ford & Kirk Lightsey, 2003, Jazz Friends Productions JPF006 Tracks : Know Now, Old Bridge Town, Milestrane, Fordtonian, Sensuality, Ricky's Bridge, Purple Mountains, St Bop, Caceriones, Sounds Of Love Musicians : Ricky Ford, Kirk Lightsey

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7095, Ricky Ford & Ze Big Band, 2010 Tracks : 7095, Green Note, This Our Love, Si Tu Vois Ma Mere, Mara, You Are Not Alone, I Got A Woman, The Great Pretender, Hozgeldeniz 2 Musicians : Ricky Ford, Maurey Richards, fred Burgazzi, Marc Delouya, Frederic Guesnier, Dexter Goldberg, Pascal Cogez, Eric Meyer, Ronan Simon, Pierre Dabdin, Yannick Grimault, Stephane Le Dro, Jacques Ravenel, Francois Charenton, Jean-Michel Pinot, Benjamin Belloir, Benoit Gaudiche, Gaetan Manchon, Brian Ruellan

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Sacred Concert, Ricky Ford & Ze Big Band, 2013 Tracks : Ecce Deus, O Fix Me, Prayer Is The Key, Psalm 103, Humble Souls, Lambs A Cryin, Don't Stop Prayin', Don't Stop Playin', Little David, Sister Mary, Li'l Boy, The Last Meal, March Away, Chillun Hear, I Can Hear Nobody Pray, In Prayer, Saint Bop Musicians : Ricky Ford, Frédéric Burgazzi, Benjamin Belloir, Eric Mussotte, Brian Ruellan, Ronan Simon, Sébastien Boyer, Pierre Dandin, Jacques Ravenel, Maxence Ravelomanantsoa, François Charenton, Jean-Michel Pinot, Yannick Grimault, Dexter Goldberg, Frédéric Guesnier, Marc Delouya

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Ricky Ford: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Homage to Duke Ellington in Concert, New England Conservatory Jazz Repertory Orchestra, 1974, Golden Crest Tracks : Old Man Blues, Subtle Lament, C-Jam Blues, Jack The Bear, Carnegie Blues, KoKo, Dusk, Cotton Tail, Blue Light, Clothed Woman, Blue Mist, Reminiscin' In Tempo Ricky Ford plays on this album.

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Continuum, The Duke Ellington Orchestra under the direction of Mercer Ellington, 1975, Fantasy 9481 Tracks : Jump For Joy, Black And Tan Fantasy, Warm Valley, Drop Me Off In Harlem, All Too Soon, Rock Skippin' At The Blue Note, Jeep's Blues, Ko-Ko, Carney, Blue Serge, Happy-Go Lucky Local Ricky Ford plays on this album.

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Three Or Four Shades Of Blue, Charles Mingus, 1977, Atlantic Tracks : Better Git Hit In Your Soul, Goodbye, Porkpie Hat, Noddin Ya Head Blues, Three Or Four Shades Of Blues, Nobody Knows Musicians : Charles Mingus, Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, George Coleman, Sonny Fortune (track 5), Bob Neloms, Jimmy Rowles, Philip Catherine, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, Ron Carter, George Mraz, Dannie Richmond

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Cumbia and Jazz Fusion, Charles Mingus, 1978, Atlantic SD-8801 Tracks : Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, Music For "Todo Modo" Musicians : Charles Mingus, Jack Walrath, Jimmy Knepper, Dino Piana, Ricky Ford, George Adams, Gary Anderson, Quarto Maltoni, Mauricio Smith, Roberto Laneri, Gene Scholtes, Pasquele Sabatelli, Paul Jeffrey, Bob Neloms, Danny Mixon, Dannie Richmond, Alfredo Ramirez, Candido Camero, Daniel Gonzalez, Ray Mantilla, Bradley Cunnigham

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Rapport, Ran Blake, 1978, Arista Novus 3006 Tracks : Alone Together, Vanguard, Solitaire, Thursday, Wende, Biko, Arline, Breakthru, Vradiazi, The Ballad Of Hix Blewitt, You Go To My Head Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford, Anthony Braxton, Jerome Thomas, Rufus Reid, Chris Connor, Eleni Odoni

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Me Myself An Eye, Charles Mingus, 1979, Atlantic SD-8803 See more details

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Lionel Hampton Presents, Charles Mingus, 1979, Baystate RVJ-60674 (Was this album released on Baystate?) Tracks : Just For Laughs: Part. 1, Peggy's Blue Skylight Caroline Keikke Mingus, Slop, Just For Laughs: Part. 2, Fables Of Faubus Duke Ellington's The Sound Of Love, Farewell Farewell Musicians : Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Jack Walrath, Woody Shaw, Ricky Ford, Paul Jeffrey, Gerry Mulligan, Peter Matt, Dannie Richmond

Third Stream Today, Ran Blake, 1979, Golden Crest Tracks : Sister Tee, Misterioso, Pireas And Ramiosyni, Arline, Breakthru, There's Been A Change In My Life, Ann Street, Wende Musicians probably include : Ran Blake, Cleve Pozar, Marty Ehrlich, Ricky Ford

Something Like a Bird, Charles Mingus, 1980, Atlantic SD-8805 See more details

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Dannie Richmond Quintet, Dannie Richmond Quintet, 1980, Gatemouth 1004 Tracks : Cumbia And Jazz Fusion, Feel No Evil, April Denise, Seven Words Musicians : Dannie Richmond, Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown

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Sonny's Back, Sonny Stitt, 1980, Muse 5204 Tracks : Canadian Sunset, Sonny's Bounce, Soon, Dodge City, It Might As Well Be Spring, Constellation, Streets Of Dreams Musicians : Sonny Stitt, Ricky Ford, Barry Harris, George Duvivier, Leroy Williams

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Legacy, Ronnie Mathews, 1980, Bee Hive BH 7011 Tracks : A Child Is Born, Once I Loved, Ichi Ban, Suicide Is Painless, Loose Suite, Four For Nothing Musicians : Ronnie Mathews, Ricky Ford, Bill Hardman, Walter Booker Jr, Jimmy Cobb

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13th House, McCoy Tyner, 1981, Milestone 9102 Tracks : Short Suite, 13th House, Search for Peace, Love Samba, Leo Rising Musicians : McCoy Tyner, Oscar Brashear, Kamau Muata Adilifu, Slide Hampton, Hubert Laws, Joe Ford, Ricky Ford, Frank Foster, Gregory Williams, Bob Stewart, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Dom Um Romao

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Plays Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond, 1981, Timeless SJP 148 Tracks : Fabous Is Fobous, Good Bye Pork Pye, Nostalgia In Times Square, Noddin' Your Head Blues, Duke Ellington Sound Of Love, Wee Musicians : Dannie Richmond, Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown

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Negcaumongus, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1981, Cadence Tracks : Negcaumongus Pt I, Negcaumongus Pt II, Well Kept Secret Musicians : Beaver Harris, Ken McIntyre, Ricky Ford, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Cameron Brown, Bob Rusch, Francis Haynes

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Revenge Of The Fat People, Jack Walrath, 1981, Stash Tracks : Revenge Of The Fat People, Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love, Beer!, Sliding Doors, Piggy Love, Blues In The Guts Musicians : Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, Michael Cochrane, Cameron Brown, Mike Clark

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Aurex Jazz Festival '81, Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Big Band With Woody Herman, 1981, Aurex Tracks : Air Mail Special, Sweet Georgia Brown, Sakura '81, Dexter, I Can't Get Started, Rose Room, Star Dust, Hamp's Boogie Woogie, In The Mood Musicians : Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Billy Brooks, Johnny Walker, Pete Candoli, Wallace Davenport, Buster Cooper, Ed Neumeister, Garnett Brown, Ricky Ford, Tom Chapin, Jack Kelso, Yoshi Malta, Toshikazu Tanaka, Yukio Maehara, Kenny Rodgers, Zeke Mullins, Chubby Jackson, Frankie Dunlop

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New York Big Band, George Russell, 1982, Soul Note SN 1039 Tracks : Living Time: Event V, Big City Blues, Listen to the Silence Part 1, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop, Mystic Voices, God Bless the Child, Listen to the Silence Part 2 Musicians : George Russell, Stanton Davis, Terumasa Hino, Lew Soloff, Americo Bellotto, Bertil Lövgren, Håken Nyquist, Jan Allan, Gary Valente, Lars Olofsson, Bengt Edvarsson, Jörgen Johansson, Sven Larsson, Dave Taylor, John Clark, Ricky Ford, Roger Rosenberg, Marty Ehrlich, Arne Domnerus, Ian Uling, Lennart Åberg, Bernt Rosengren, Erik Nilsson, Carl Atkins, Stanley Cowell (track 1), Goetz Tangerding, Ricky Martinez, Vlodek Gulgowski, Mark Slifstein, Rune Gustafsson, Cameron Brown, Lars-Urban Helje, Warren Smith, Lars Beijbon, Babafumi Akunyon, Lee Genesis, Sabu Martinez

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Reincarnation, Mingus Dynasty, 1982, Soul Note SN 1042 Tracks : Reincarnation Of A Love Bird, East Coasting, Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love, Jump Monk, Ecclusiastics Musicians : Richard Williams, Jimmy Knepper, Ricky Ford, Sir Roland Hanna, Reggie Johnson, Kenny Washington

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The Boogie Woogie Album, Lionel Hampton & Axel Zwingenberger, 1982, Telefunken Tracks : Graffiti Express, Rolling Slow, Central Avenue Breakdown, Whisky Blues, Mr. Freddie Blues, The Sheik Of Araby Boogie, New York Shuffle, Central Avenue Breakdown (2nd Version), Jivin' In Jazzland, Hamp's Boogie Woogie Musicians : Lionel Hampton, Axel Zwingenberger, Vince Cutro, John Marshal, Barry Reis, Irvin Stokes, John Walker, John Gordon, Sam Hurt, Charles Stephens, Chris Gulhaghuen, Arnett Cobb, Ricky Ford, Illinois Jacquet, George Kelly, Tom Chapin, Yoshi Malta, Glenn Wilson, Arvell Shaw, Ralph Hamperian, Duffy Jackson, Panama Francis, Sam Turner

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Ekaya, Abdullah Ibrahim, 1983, Ekapa Tracks : Ekaya, Sotho Blue, Ntyilo, Ntyilo, Bra Timing From Phomolong, Ek Se Ou Windhoek Toe Nou, Cape Town Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Dick Griffin Carlos Ward, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, Cecil McBee, Ben Riley Released on Blackhawk in 1986.

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Dionysus, Dannie Richmond, 1983, Red Tracks : Flying Colours, Dionysius, Hi Jinks, Three Or Four Shades Of Blues, Peggy's Blue Skylight Musicians : Dannie Richmond, Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown

Desire Develops An Edge, Kip Hanrahan, 1983, American Clave Tracks : Two (Still In Half-Light), Early Fall, Velasquez, (Don't Complicate) The Life (La Vie), The Edge You Always Loved In Me, Sara Wade, Far From Freetown, All Us Working Class Boys (For Jack Bruce), Child Song, Trust Me Yet?, Nancy (The Silence Focuses On You...), Desire Develops An Edge, What Is This Dance, Anyway?, Meaning A Visa (For Puntilla, Olufemi And Jean Rouch), Nocturnal Heart (Coracão Noturno) (For John Stubblefield), Her Boyfriend Assesses His Value And Pleads His Case, Jack And The Golden Palominos (For Chico Buarque) Musicians : Ricky Ford plays on this album

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Made In Japan, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, 1984, Timeless SJP 175 Tracks : Air Mail Special, Advent, Stardust-Moonglow, Interpretations Opus 5, Minor Thesis, Jodo, Valve Job, Mess Is Here Musicians : Lionel Hampton, Barry Ries, John Marshall, Johnny Walker, Vince Cutro, Charles Stephens, Chris Gulhaugen, John Gordon, Glen Wilson, Paul Jeffrey, Ricky Ford, Tom Chapin, Yoshi Malta, John Colliainni, Todd Coolman, Duffy Jackson, Sam Turner

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A Well Kept Secret, Beaver Harris / Don Pullen 360 Degree Music Experience, 1984, Shemp Tracks : Gorée, Land Of The Pharoahs, Double Arc Jake, Well Kept Secret, Newcomer Musicians : Beaver Harris, Don Pullen, Ricky Ford, Hamiet Bluiett, Buster Williams, Francis Haynes

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The Rose Tattoo, Freddie Hubbard, 1984, Baystate RJL-8095 Tracks : When You Wish Upon a Star, Poor Butterfly, My Romance, Embraceable You, Rose Tattoo, Time After Time, My Foolish Heart Musicians : Freddie Hubbard, Ricky Ford, Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers

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Water from an Ancient Well, Abdullah Ibrahim, 1986, Tiptoe 888812 Tracks : Mandela, Song for Sathima, Mannenberg Revisited (Cape Town Fringe), Tuang Guru, Water from an Ancient Well, The Wedding, The Mountain, Sameeda Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Dick Griffin, Carlos Ward, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, David Williams, Ben Riley

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Country Girl, Amina Claudine Myers Sextet, 1986, Minor Music Tracks : Country Girl, Blessings, Pain, Untitled, Watch... What Happens! Musicians : Amina Claudine Myers, Ricky Ford, Patience Higgins, Carlos Ward (track 1), Reggie Nicholson, Jerome Harris, Bola Idowu

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Play Of Light, Tom Harrell, 1986, Blackhawk Tracks : Play Of Light, Everything Happens To Me, The Boulevard, Mood Swings, Blue News, Where You Were Musicians (possibly): Tom Harrell, Ricky Ford, Albert Dailey, Bruce Forman, Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart

Loverman, Lee Torchia, 1985 Tracks : God Bless the Child, Lover Man, Them There Eyes, It's Only a Paper Moon, Don't Explain, Ain't Misbehavin', Tea for Two, I Cover the Waterfront, All of Me, You've Changed, Mean to Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore Musicians : Lee Torchia, Ricky Ford, Ram Ramirez, Milt Hinton, Mel Lewis

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The Short Life of Barbara Monk, Ran Blake Quartet, 1987, Soul Note SN 1127 Tracks : I've Got You Under My Skin, Una Matica de Ruda (Take 1), Artistry in Rhythm, Una Matica de Ruda (Take 2), In Between, Short Life of Barbara Monk, Impresario of Death, 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West, Dark, Vradiazi, Pourquoi, Laurent? Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford, Ed Felson, Jon Hazilla

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Night And Day, Carmen Lundy, 1987, CBS/Sony (Japan) Tracks : Night and Day, Everything Must Change, Easy To Love, My Old Flame, Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me, Lullaby of Birdland, More Than You Know, Willow Weep For Me, My Shining Hour, Everytime We Say Goodbye Musicians : Carmen Lundy, Ricky Ford, Kenny Kirkland, Rodney Jones, Alex Blake, Curtis Lundy, Victor Lewis Originally released only in Japan. Released in the US in 2011 on the Afrasia label.

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Mindif, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), 1988, Enja 5073 Tracks : Earth Bird, African Market, Mindif, Pule (Rain), Protee, Star Dance, Theme For Mark, Serenity (The Daybreak Song) Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Benny Powell, Ricky Ford, Craig Handy, David Williams, Billy Higgins The last track is only on the CD edition.

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Uptown/Downtown, McCoy Tyner, 1989, Milestone 9167 Tracks : Love Surrounds Us, Three Flowers, Genesis, Uptown, Lotus Flower, Blues For Basie Musicians : McCoy Tyner, Earl Gardner, Kamau Adilifu, Virgil Jones, Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre, Junior Cook, Ricky Ford, Doug Harris, Joe Ford, John Clark, Howard Johnson, Avery Sharpe, Louis Hayes, Steve Thornton

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Give The Drummer Some, Mike Clark, 1989, Stash Tracks : Joy Spring, Is There a Jackson in the House?, Feel No Evil, Baghdad by the Bay, Give the Drummer Some, Waltz for Me, Mutants of Metaluma, Dr. J, If You Could See Me Now, Nights in Tunisia Musicians : Mike Clark, Jack Walrath, Ricky Ford, Neal Kirkwood, Jack Wilkins, Chip Jackson

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Songs For My Father, Ellen May Shashoyan, 1989, New Ark Tracks : Song For My Father, Birth of a Flower Musicians : Ellen May Shashoyan, Harold Minerva, Zane Paul, Norris Turney, Harold Vick, Ricky Ford, Frank Wess, Babe Clark, Heywood Henry, Zane Paul, Wally Richardson, Reggie Workman, Joe Marshall, Bilal Abdurahman

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Bern Concert '89, Newport Jazz Festival All-stars, 1990, Concord Tracks : I Want To Be Happy, Jeep's Blues, Just A Gigolo, I'm Just A Lucky So And So, Johnny Come Lately, Blue And Sentimental, In A Sentimental Mood, Jumpin' At The Woodside Musicians : Warren Vaché, Ricky Ford, Scott Hamilton, Norris Turney, George Wein, Gray Sargent, Eddie Jones, Oliver Jackson

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One For Frederick: Live At Sweet Basil, Richard Davis & Friends, 1990?, HEP Records Tracks : City Bound, Blue Rossa, De Javu Monk, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Sunrise, As I Live And Breathe, Misako, Strange Vibes Musicians : Richard Davis, Cecil Bridgewater, Ricky Ford, Sir Roland Hanna, Frederick Waits Recorded live at Sweet Basil, NYC in July 1989.

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Love Light, Sathima Bea Benjamin, 1990, Enja 6022 Tracks : Winnie Mandela Beloved Heroine, Das Land des Lachelns, Act II: You Are My Heart's Delight, Music, African Songbird, Gift of Love, I'll See You Again, Cover Girl: Long Ago and Far Away, You Don't Know What Love Is Musicians : Sathima Bea Benjamin, Larry Willis, Buster Williams, Billy Higgins, Ricky Ford

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Hamp: Ambassador At Large, Lionel Hampton, 1990, Glad Hamp Tracks : Cherokee, If The Blues Was Whiskey, Sweethearts On Parade, Misty, Lady Be Good, Sweet Georgia Brown, Moonglow Musicians : Ricky Ford plays on some tracks on this album Tracks recorded live between 1979 and 1981.

For Miles, Candid Jazz Masters, 1991, Candid Tracks : Milestones, All Blues, Nardis, My Funny Valentine, Walkin', So What, If I Were A Bell, Milestrane Musicians : Claudio Roditi, Donald Harrison, Ricky Ford, Kenny Barron, Larry Gales, Joe Chambers

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That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook), Ran Blake, 1991, hat ART CD 6077 Tracks : Ouverture I, Mine, It Ain't Necessarily So, The Man I Love, Oh Where's My Bess I, Blues, Strike Up The Band, What Do You Want Wid Bess, I Got Rhythm, That Certain Feeling I, Ouverture II, Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not For Me, Who Cares, Liza, Clara Clara, Oh Where's My Bess II, 'S Wonderful, That Certain Felling II Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford, Steve Lacy Reissued in 2010 (hatOLOGY 699).

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Crowd Scene, Mal Waldron, 1992, Soul Note Tracks : Crowd Scene, Yin And Yang Musicians : Mal Waldron, Ricky Ford, Sonny Fortune, Reggie Workman, Eddie Moore

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Vespers, Steve Lacy Octet, 1993, Soul Note Tracks : Multidimensional, If We Come Close, Grass, Wait for Tomorrow, Across, I Do Not Believe, Vespers Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Ricky Ford, Tom Varner, Bobby Few, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi

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No Fear, No Die (S'en Fout La Mort), Abdullah Ibrahim, 1993, Tiptoe Tracks : Calypso Minor, Angelica, Meditation II, Nisa, Kata, Meditation I, Calypso Minor Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Frank Lacy, Ricky Ford, Horace Alexander Young III, Jimmy Cozier, Buster Williams, Ben Riley

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Where Are You?, Mal Waldron, 1994, Soul Note Tracks : Where Are You? (Take I), Waltz For Marianne, Wha's Nine?, Where Are You? (Take II) Musicians : Mal Waldron, Ricky Ford, Sonny Fortune, Reggie Workman, Eddie Moore

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The Last Mingus Band A.D., Dannie Richmond Quintet, 1994, Landmark 1537 Tracks : Cumbia And Jazz Fusion, Feel No Evil, April Denise, Seven Words, Cumbia And Jazz Fusion (Alternate Take) Musicians : Dannie Richmond, Ricky Ford, Jack Walrath, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown

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Live At Sweet Basil, Richard Davis & Friends, 1994, Evidence Tracks : Dealin', Samba Paza Ustedes Dos, On The Trail, Manhattan Safari Musicians possibly: Richard Davis, Cecil Bridgewater, Ricky Ford, Sir Roland Hanna, George Cables, Ronnie Burrage Recorded live at Sweet Basil, NYC.

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Swing Time, Pete (LaRoca) Sims, 1997, Blue Note Tracks : Drumtown, Body And Soul, Susan's Waltz, Tomorrow's Expectations, Nihon Bashi, The Candyman, Candu, Amandas Song Musicians : Pete (LaRoca) Sims, Jimmy Owens, Ricky Ford, Dave Liebman, Lance Bryant, George Cables, Santi Debriano

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Esquisses For A Walk, Burrell / Huck, 1997, Nocturne Tracks : Punaluu Peter, Spanish Swat, Think What It Means To Be A Woman, Tradewinds, Honeysuckle Rose, Valley Talk, Cela Me Va, Lush Life, You've Changed Musicians : Dave Burrell, Daniel Huck, Ricky Ford, Carl Schlosser, Bruno Rousselet, Didier Levallet, Chris Henderson, Paco Sery, Laurence Allison

Total Package, Richard Davis Quartet, 1998, Marge 22 Tracks : PAM/Total Pkg, 7.10 Lombard, Sweet'n, Dealing, Clean Jeans (Genes), Another, Spooky Conversations, Front Winder Musicians possibly: Richard Davis, Ricky Ford, Curtis Clark, Andrew Cyrille Recorded live in Paris in July 1997.

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July in Paris, Jaki Byard, 1998, Jazz Friends Tracks : After the Sun Disappears Xalithen Rose, C'est Si Bon, Jaki Byard, Lonely Woman, So What, Nostradamus, The High and the Mighty, July in Paris, Mimi, Round Midnight/Well You Needn't/Stages/My Mother's Eyes Musicians : Jaki Byard, Ricky Ford (tracks 7 & 8), Ralph Hamperian, Richard Allen Recorded live in Paris in July 1998.

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Me Myself An Eye / Something Like A Bird, Charles Mingus, 2001, Collectables A 2-on-1 CD release of albums from 1979 and 1980.Ricky Ford plays on both albums. See more details

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Very Saxy: Live Au Méridien, Rhoda Scott, 2004 Tracks : CD 1: Blues For Later, In Walked Bud, What A Wonderful World, The Days of Wine And Roses, Rollin' And Strollin', My Funny Valentine, What's Up With That, On The Sunny Side Of The Street / CD 2: In a Mellow Tone, Nova, Shiny Stockings, Mune One And Only Love, Just The Way You Are, Yona, C Jam Blues, Only Trust Your Heart, Sugar, Sweet Sucker Musicians : Rhoda Scott, Ricky Ford (on CD 1), Houston Person (on CD 2), Melvin Sparks, Lucien Dobat

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Live In Paris: Plays the Music of Charles Mingus, Ted Curson, 2012, Elabeth Tracks : Playhouse March, Tears For Dolphy, Fables Of Faubus, Nostalgia In Time Square, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Better Git Hit In Your Soul Musicians : Ted Curson, Sarah Morrow, Ricky Ford, Tom McClung, Peter Giron, Doug Sides

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The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note, Mal Waldron, 2012, Black Saint / Soul Note Notes : An 4 CD box set that brings together the albums The Git Go: Live At The Village Vanguard, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Crowd Scene and Where Are You? Ricky Ford plays on Crowd Scene and Where Are You?

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Cocktails At Dusk: A Noir Tribute To Chris Connor, Ran Blake, 2014, Impulse! (France) Tracks : Ten Cents A Dance, All Around Ronnie, Fine And Dandy, Why Can't I, Where Are You?, I Get A Kick Out Of You, Moon Ride, Go 'Way From My Window, Almost Like Being In Love, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Speak Low, Anything Goes, Driftwood Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford (tracks 7 & 8), Laïka Fatien (tracks 2, 5 & 13)

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Chabrol Noir, Ran Blake, 2016, Impulse! (France) Tracks : Cemetery, Midnight Snow, The Secret Of Madame Louise, Vier Ernste Gesange (Fatality), Bells Of Doom, Wedding Singer, Helene's Walk Home, Cause For Alarm (Fieldtrip), Garvey's Ghost, The Night Of Tremolat, Love Lament, Emergency Code, Balloon Ecstasy, Les Grognards, I'm Going To See My Son, Nada, Watch What Happens Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford (tracks 4, 9, 11, 12, 14 & 16), Dominique Eade (track 15)

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Last updated October 2015