West 54 Records

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West 54 Records was a jazz record label active during the late 1970s.

Discography

WLWArtistAlbumPersonnelYearOther issues
8000 Red Richards Soft BunsSolo piano1978
8001 Slide Hampton World of Trombones Douglas Purviance, Janice Robinson, Steve Turre, Leroy Williams, Albert Dailey, Ray Drummond, Curtis Fuller 1979Black Lion
8002 Carrie Smith Carrie Smith Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Art Farmer, Richie Pratt, Budd Johnson 1978
8003 Roland Hanna A Gift from the Magi [1] Solo piano1978
8004 John Hicks After the Morning Solo piano, duo and trio1979
8005Red RichardsIn a Mellow Tone Norris Turney, Buck Clayton, Johnny Williams, Jr. (bass), Ronnie Cole (drums)1979
8006 Charles Davis Dedicated to Tadd [2] Tex Allen, Clifford Adams, Kenny Barron, Walter Booker, Billy Hart 1979
8007JasmineJasmine Bill O'Connell, Steve Berrios, Carmen Lundy 1979
8008 Billy Taylor Live at Storyville [3] Grady Tate, Victor Gaskin 1977
8009 Yosuke Yamashita BreathtakeSolo piano1975Frasco FS-7004
8010 Mal Waldron Left Alone: Mal Waldron Live Masabumi Kikuchi, Kohsuke Mine, Isao Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nakamura1971Philips FS-6503
8011 Dollar Brand Memories [4] Solo piano1973Philips RJ-5124
8012 Dave Liebman First Visit Richie Beirach, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette 1973Philips RJ-5101

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