DR. JOE FERRY


RECORD PRODUCER, BASSIST, COMPOSER, ARRANGER...........

Discography: CDs Produced By Joe Ferry

THE SKATALITES
"Hi-Bop Ska" (Shanachie Records) Grammy Nominee

THE SKATALITES
"Greetings From Skamania" (Shanachie Records) Grammy Nominee

DEBBIE DAVIES w/ Double Trouble
"Tales From The Austin Motel" (Shanachie Records)

DEBBIE DAVIES
"Round Every Corner" (Shanachie Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. SUE FOLEY, LANGHORNE SLIM, NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALLSTARS, REGINA SPEKTOR
"Public Domain"
(Purchase Records) Grammy Nominee

BRADLEY BROOKSHIRE
"J.S. Bach: The French Suites"
(Purchase Records) Grammy Nominee

DR.JOHN, ART BLAKEY, DAVID 'FATHEAD' NEWMAN
"Bluesiana Triangle" (Windham Hill Jazz Records) Grammy Nominee

Dr.JOHN, WILL CALHOUN, DAVID 'FATHEAD' NEWMAN
"Bluesiana II" (Windham Hill Jazz Records) Grammy Nominee

THE NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALL-STARS
"The Big Kibosh" (Shanachie Records)

THE NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALL-STARS
"Fresh Out The Past" (Shanachie Records)

SUE FOLEY
"10 Days In November" (Shanachie Records)

VAROUS ARTISTS INCL. JOHN HAMMOND, GUY DAVIS, RISHEL & RAINES
"Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues" (Shanachie Records)

RUFUS THOMAS, BILL DOGGETT, LESTER BOWIE
"Bluesiana Hurricane" (Shanachie Records)

ALLEN TOUSSAINT, MICHAEL BRECKER, TOOTS THIELEMANS
"Bluesiana Hot Sauce" (Shanachie Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. DAVID SANBORN, VERNON REID, DELBERT MCCLINTON, DON COVAY, JERRY BUTLER, ANGELA STREHLI, STEVE CROPPER, KIM WILSON, THE UPTOWN HORNS, MICHAEL HILL
"People Get Ready: A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield" (Shanachie) N.A.I.R.D. Winner

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. RON WOOD, IGGY POP, PETER WOLF, BOBBY WOMACK, NOEL REDDING, PAUL SHAFFER & THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND
"Back To The Streets: Celebrating The Music of Don Covay" (Shanachie Records) N.A.I.R.D. Winner

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. BILLY VERA, CISSY HOUSTON, CORNELL DUPREE, RICHARD TEE, DAVE WECKL
"The Soul Of R&B Revue:Live At The Lonestar"
(Shanachie Records)
N.A.I.R.D. Winner

GUY DAVIS w/ Special Guest: Pete Seeger
"Call Down The Thunder" (Shanachie Records)
Grammy Nominee

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. MICHAEL HILL, LANGHORNE SLIM, FULL HOUSE BLUES BAND, GUY DAVIS.
"Blues Tribute To The Grateful Dead" (CMH Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. SUE FOLEY, SUSAN TEDESCHI, JONNY LANG - - - Track: "Highwayside" - Sue Foley "New Blues Blood" (Era/K-Tel Intl Records)

THE LOUNGE BRIGADE featuring Herbert "Ruffles" Lovecraft, Clemenza, Tony Calzone, Don Chester & Casino "Sabbath In The Suburbs: The Lounge Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne" (CMH Records)

THE LOUNGE BRIGADE featuring Herbert "Ruffles" Lovecraft, Checkers Goldstein, Tony Calzone & Clemenza "Chocolate On The Inside: The Lounge Tribute to Eminem" (CMH Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. COCTAILLICA, 7 YEAR BITCH, MUFFS, DIE CHEERLEADER, DIRT MERCHANTS "She's A Rebel" Track: 'No Yawk' Cocktaillica (Beloved Recordings)

SKANDALOUS ALL-STARS
"Hit Me" (Shanachie Records)

SKANDALOUS ALL-STARS
"Punk Steady" (Shanachie Records)

SKANDALOUS ALL-STARS
"Age Of Insects" (Shanachie Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. RHONDA VINCENT, EILEEN IVERS, MICHAEL HILL, SUE FOLEY, DEANNA BOGART "Celebrating The Music of Paramount Records" (Larchmont Recordings Inc)

JOE FERRY
"Big Ska" (Shantytown/Jump Up Records)

JOE FERRY
"Skallelujah" (Big Music/N-Soul/Eclectica Records)

THE SKADADDLES
"Thanks For Laughing" (N-Soul/Eclectica Records)

PERFECT THYROID
"Musical Barnacles" (Shanachie Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. DR.JOHN, NICOLETTE LARSON, THE ROCHES
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (Rhino Records)

THE ROCHES
"No Trespassing" (Rhino Records)

LOUNGE BRIGADE
"Put Some Style In It" (Shanachie Records)

LOUNGE BRIGADE
"LBC Lounge" (Vitamin Records)

LOUNGE BRIGADE
"A Joyful Noise" (Vitamin Records)

SYNDICATE OF SOUL
"Who's Snakin' Who?" (Shanachie Records)

DARLENE LOVE & LANI GROVES
"Bringin' It Home" (Shanachie Records)

CISSY HOUSTON & CHUCK JACKSON
"I'll Take Care Of You" (Shanachie Records) N.A.I.R.D. Winner

BILLY VERA & NONA HENDRYX
"You Have To Cry Sometimes" (Shanachie Records) N.A.I.R.D. Winner

SOS ALL-STARS
"New York Rendezvous" (CMG Records)

SOS ALL-STARS
"Greetings From New York" (CMG Records)

DOUG MUNRO
"When Dolphins Fly" (Optimism Inc)

DOUG MUNRO
"Autumn In Blue" (CMG Records)

DOUG MUNRO
"The Blue Lady" (CMG Records)

DOUG MUNRO
"Shootin' Pool At Leo's" (CMG Records)

DOUG MUNRO
"Blueness" (CMG Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"An Eclectic Mix" (Vitamin Records)

HURTIN' BUCKAROOS
"The Reggae Tribute To Jimmy Buffett"
(Snake Machine Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"The Reggae Tribute To Pink Floyd"
(Snake Machine Records)

CORNELL DUPREE
"Coast To Coast"
(Island Records)
Grammy Nominee

JACKIE MARTINO
"Run"
(Eden Way Music)

JOHN FEDERICO
"Innocent Voices: The Verse of Terezin's Children"
(Lost Planet Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. DR.JOHN, RANDY BRECKER, HIRAM BULLOCK, KENWOOD DENNARD
"We Remember Pastorius" (EMI/Toshiba Records) Grammy Nominee

PURCHASE JAZZ FACULTY INCL. JON FADDIS, JAVON JACKSON, TODD COOLMAN, JOHN ABERCROMBIE "Tenth Anniversary CD" (Purchase Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. HERB ELLIS, LENI STERN, EDDIE GOMEZ, MARVIN 'SMITTY' SMITH, DAVID BENOIT "Just Friends, Vol. I & II" (Justice Records)

VARIOUS TRACKS INCL. PERFECT THYROID, HURTIN' BUCKAROOS, THE SKATALITES
"Skandalous: I Gotcha Covered, Vols.1 & 2" (Shanachie Records)

VARIOUS TRACKS INCL. HURTIN' BUCKAROOS, THE SKATALITES, SKANDALOUS ALL-STARS
"Ska Down Her Way, VolS.1 & 2" (Shanachie Records)

THE SKATALITES w/ TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
Track: "Split Personality"
Album: "Club Ska 99, Vol 2"
(Shack Records)

EUGENE RUFFOLO
Track: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
Album: "Celebrate"
(Sony Canada)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. BLUESIANA TRIANGLE, BB KING, JOHN LEE HOOKER, MUDDY WATERS "BluesNight, Vol. I & II" Track: "Next Time You See Me" Bluesiana Triangle (MCA Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. DR. JOHN, ELVIS PRESLEY, THE JUDDS, ALABAMA, GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS "Holiday Music Collection" Track: 'Toyland' Dr John (RCA/BMG Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. DR. JOHN, JAMES BROWN, CHUCK BERRY, BOOKER T & THE MGS, LAURA NYRO "Rockin' Christmas" Track: 'Silent Night' Dr. John (Razor & Tie Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. BLUESIANA II, TUCK & PATTI, TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET, JOHN BEASLEY "Commotion 2" Track: 'Fonkalishus' Bluesiana II (Windham Hill Jazz Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Jam Band Tribute To The Allman Brothers (CMH Records) Track: 'Not My Cross To Bear' - The Blues Rockets

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Jam Band Tribute To Frank Zappa" (CMH Records) Tracks: 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It' - The Blues Rockets; "Get A Little" - Jessica Corchia

VARIOUS ARTISTS "South Bound" (CMH Records) Track: 'Not My Cross To Bear' - The Blues Rockets

VARIOUS ARTISTS "How I Punked Out Of Skallege (Red Dragon Records) Tracks: 'Skallawalla' - The Hurtin' Buckaroos; "Slippy Got The Fruity " - The Hurtin' Buckaroos

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"The Baroque Tribute To Enya" - Vitamin Records

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"The Baroque Tribute To Rush" - Vitamin Records
(Joe Ferry - Bass, and Executive Producer)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"Chamber Made: The Baroque Tribute To Tool" - Vitamin Records

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL GALACTIC, DR. JOHN, LITTLE RICHARD, NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALLSTARS
"Doctors, Professionals, Kings & Queens - The Big Old Box of New Orleans"
(Shout Factory Records).
Track: "Not Too Eggy" - New Orleans Klezmer Allstars

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL BLUESIANA ALLSTARS, REBIRTH BRASS BAND, WAYNE TOUPS, DUKE ROBILLARD
American Roots Songbook: Louisiana - The Best of Cajun, Zydeco, Blues & Brass Band
Track: "Blue Monk" - Bluesiana Allstars
(St. Claire Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL SUE FOLEY, DEBBIE DAVIES, OTIS TAYLOR
"American Roots Songbook - The Blues"
Tracks: 'Every Road I Take' - Sue Foley; Just Wanna Make Love To You' - Debbie Davies w/ Double Trouble; 'Stone Poney' - Otis Taylor
(St. Claire Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCLUDING THE SKATALITES, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, RICO RODRIGUEZ, DERRICK MORGAN
"The Shack, Vol 2: Club Ska '99" (Track: "Split Personality" by The Skatalites w/ Toots & The Maytals)
(Best In Boston Records)

GIL PARRIS "Gil Parris Live @ The Next Door Cafe" (on Mighty Tiger Records)
Recorded live in concert.

VARIOUS ARTISTS INCL. RHONDA VINCENT, STACEY EARLE & MARK STUART, RANDY BRECKER, MELISSA FERRICK, DEANNA BOGART
"Celebrating The Music of Gennett Records" (Larchmont Recordings Inc)

BOOTLEG (Larchmont Recordings)
Joe Ferry & The Big Ska Band

"COMMONICATION" - Jazz Takes On The Music Of Common
Various Artists (CMH Records)

STRING QUARTET TRIBUTE TO THE DIXIE CHICKS (Vitamin Records)
Track: “Dixie Fugue” Written by Doug Munro & Joe Ferry

HURTIN' BUCKAROOS (Larchmont Recordings) "Anthology"

MUCH OBLIGED: The Smooth Jazz Sessions of the Music of Mary J. Blige (Scufflin Records)

HEATHER HEADLEY (Scufflin Records)
"Smooth Jazz Sessions of Heather Headley"

THE KESTRALS (Larchmont Recordings)
"Music to Watch Birds By"

BRADLEY BROOKSHIRE (BachHarpsichord Inc) - "The Art Of The Fugure"

JOE FERRY (Shantytown Records) "55:22"

THROUGH THE PRISM: The Classics Rush Tribute (Vitamin Records) Joe Ferry: Bass

BOOGALOO TO BECK (CMH Records). Joe Ferry/Charlie Dahan: Executive Producers

BOOGALOO TO BEASTIE BOYS (CMH Records) J.Ferry/C.Dahan: Executive Producers

JUMP UP SAMPLER (Jump Up Records) - Track: "Johnny The Don" (Joe Ferry)

MAD BUTCHER SAMPLER (Mad Butcher Recs) - Track: "I Remember Tommy" (Joe Ferry)

** "Bottom Of The Drum" Bobby Stewart (SOS Records)
** "Good Golly Ask Ollie" Mitch Ryder (SOS Records)
** "Unbreakable Chain" Dorothy Wallace (Proper Girl Records)
** "No Yawk" Cocktaillica (Big Music Inc)
** "Daydream" Marty Campion (SOS Records)
** "Letter Full Of Tears" Arlene Smith & Johnny Colla (Dojo Int'l)

THEATER:
** "Rocky Horror Show" - Executive Producer/Purchase College Production

ACTING:
** "Rocky Horror Show" - Joe Ferry ("The Narrator/The Criminologist")

MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKS:
** "Meet The Deedles" (Disney Pictures)
Track: "Hawaii 5-0", Perfect Thyroid
** "Mixed Nuts" (Tri-Star Pictures)
Track: "Jingle Bells", Eastern Bloc

TELEVISION:

** "General Hospital" (ABC-TV)
composed & produced original music
** "The Osbournes" (MTV Networks)
co-produced background music, track: "Flying High Again"
** "Leeza: The Leeza Gibbons Show" (NBC-TV)
composed & produced original music

**  Plus background scoring for various PBS & ABC-TV Programming

ENDORSEMENTS:
Joe Ferry uses Old Moon Guitars & Basses, LaBella Strings, Carvin Amps, Monster Cables, Legend Picks, & Eminence Speakers exclusively.

Touring & Session Musician

Joe Ferry has toured as bassist with:

Emily Hope Price
The Sue Foley Band
The Syndicate of Soul
Billy Vera
Richie & The Blues Rockets w/ Michael Hill
The Blues Gang w/ Sam "Magic Man" Wayman & Chrissie O'Dell
The Hurtin' Buckaroos
The Lounge Brigade
The Big Ska Band
The Jackie Martino Band

Langhorne Slim



Joe Ferry has played electric bass (as well as guitar, mandolin, banjo and numerous other stringed instruments) on 3000 recording sessions over the past 30 years with hundreds of artists including:


The Skatalites
Dr. John
Sue Foley

Rhonda Vincent
Billy Vera ("At This Moment")
Richie and the Pocket Rockets
Michael Hill

Rufus Thomas
The Skandalous All-Stars w/ Donna Lupie
Ben E. King
Guy Davis w/ Pete Seeger
Eileen Ivers
Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Jon Faddis
Luther Vandross
Steve Cropper
Bradley Brookshire
Prince Buster
Hurtin' Buckaroos
Cornell Dupree w/ Richard Tee
Arlene Smith (The Chantels)
Corey Glover (Living Colour)
Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
Langhorne Slim
Gil Parris
Doug Munro
Cissy Houston
Full House Rhythm Kings
Debbie Davies
The Roches
Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Sara Hickman
Syndicate of Soul
Johnny Cola (Huey Lewis & The News)
Don Covay
Cindy Cashdollar
Angela Strehli
Paul Shaffer (The David Letterman Show)
Tommy Cosgrove
Darlene Love ("Da Doo Ron Ron")
Lani Groves (Stevie Wonder)
Randy Brecker
Debbie Allen
Marin Alsop
John Abercrombie

Chris Botti
Chris Barron (lead vocalist with The Spin Doctors)
Will Lee (The David Letterman Show)
Lou Marini (The Blues Brothers)
Tommy McDonnell (The Blues Brothers)
Marcus Miller
Barry Finnerty
Dave Weckl
Richie Morales
Bucky Pizzarelli
Al Caiola
Doug Ratner
Jenny O.
Michael Brecker
Bumblefoot

Dr. Joe Ferry's former students include:

Regina Spektor
Dan Deacon
 J-Zone
Elite

Richie Castellano (Blue Oyster Cult)
Jenny Owen Youngs
Bess Rogers

Rob Heselden (Rihanna)
The Fireflies

Langhorne Slim

Gavin Rein ("Rent")



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