Tom Wilson — one of the most important producers in American music history
15 songs — 78 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Byrd | Hank’s Tune | Transition J-4 | 1956 | |
| Art Farmer | Nica’s Dream | United Artists 5047 | 1959 | November |
| Sun Ra | What’s That | Savoy 12169 | 1962 | May |
| Bob Dylan | Girl From the North Country | Columbia 8786 | 1963 | May |
| Bob Dylan | The Times They Are A-Changin’ | Columbia 8905 | 1964 | February |
| Bob Dylan | It Ain’t Me Babe | Columbia 8993 | 1964 | August |
| Bob Dylan | Subterranean Homesick Blues | Columbia 9128 | 1965 | March |
| Dion with The Wanderers | All I Want To Do Is Live My Life | Columbia unreleased | 1965 | fall |
| Simon & Garfunkel | The Sound of Silence | Columbia 4-43396 | 1965 | September |
| The Animals | Inside Looking Out | MGM 13468 | 1966 | February |
| The Mothers of Invention | Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder | Verve 6-5005-2 | 1966 | June |
| The Velvet Underground | Sunday Morning | Verve 5008 | 1967 | March |
| Nico | These Days | Verve 5032 | 1967 | October |
| The Velvet Underground | White Light White Heat | Verve 10560 | 1967 | December |
| Cecil Taylor Quintet | Just Friends | United Artists 4014 | 1959 | February |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Donald Byrd – “Hank’s Tune”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Donald Byrd [trumpet]; Hank Mobley [t-sax]; Horace Silver [piano]; Doug Watkins [bass]; Art Blakey [drums]
- Art Farmer – “Nica’s Dream”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Farmer, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal [trumpet]; Julius Watkins [french horn]; Jimmy Cleveland, Curtis Fuller, Wayne Andre [trombone]; Percy Heath [bass]; Elvin Jones [drums]; Don Butterfield [tuba];
- Sun Ra – “What’s That”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Sun Ra [piano]; Bernard McKinney [trombone, euphonium]; Marshall Allen [a-sax, flute, morrow]; John Gilmore [t-sax, b-clarinet]; Pat Patrick [bass-sax]; Willie Jones [drums]; Leah Ananda [conga]
- Bob Dylan – “Girl From the North Country”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Dylan [vocal, guitar, harmonica]
- Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are A-Changin’”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Dylan [vocal, guitar, harmonica]
- Bob Dylan – “It Ain’t Me Babe”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Dylan [vocal, guitar, harmonica]
- Bob Dylan – “Subterranean Homesick Blues”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Bill Lee [bass]; Bobby Gregg [drums]; Bruce Langhorne, John Hammond Jr. [guitars]
- Dion with The Wanderers – “All I Want To Do Is Live My Life”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Dion [vocal]; John Falbo [guitar]; Pete Baron (Pete Falciglia) [bass]; Carlo Mastrangelo [drums]
- Simon & Garfunkel – “The Sound of Silence”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Al Gorgoni, Vinnie Bell [guitar]; Bob Bushnell [bass]; Bobby Gregg [drums]
- The Animals – “Inside Looking Out”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Eric Burdon [vocal]; Hilton Valentine [guitar]; Chas Chandler [bass]; John Steel [drums]; Dave Rowberry [keys]
- The Mothers of Invention – “Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Frank Zappa [vocal, guitar]; Elliot Ingber [guitar]; Roy Estrada [bass]; Jimmy Carl Black [drums]; Ray Collins [percussion, etc]
- The Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Lou Reed [vocal, guitar]; John Cale [piano, viola, celeste]; Sterling Morrison [bass]; Maureen Tucker [drums]
- Nico – “These Days”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Jackson Browne [writer, guitar]; Nico [vocal]
- The Velvet Underground – “White Light White Heat”: Tom Wilson [producer]; Lou Reed [vocal, guitar]; John Cale [piano, viola, celeste]; Sterling Morrison [bass]; Maureen Tucker [drums]
- Cecil Taylor Quintet – “Just Friends”: Tom Wilson [producer]; John Coltrane [tenor sax]; Cecil Taylor [piano]; Kenny Dorham [trumpet]; Chuck Israels [bass]; Louis Hayes [drums]; recorded 10/13/58 in NYC
