About
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
Member of
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George Coleman Quartet drums (drum set)
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Billy Higgins Quintet drums (drum set), eponymous
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Cedar Walton Quartet drums (drum set)
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Clifford Jordan Quartet drums (drum set)
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The Pentagon drums (drum set)
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John Coltrane Quartet drums (drum set)
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David Murray Big Band drums (drum set)
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Russ Freeman Trio drums (drum set)
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Ornette Coleman Quintet drums (drum set)
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The Ornette Coleman Quartet drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
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Life
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Eastern Rebellion 2
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Soweto
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Once More
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Eastern Rebellion 3
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Mirror, Mirror
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The Soldier Apple Music
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Rejoicing
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Eastern Rebellion 4
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WindSong
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Bridgework
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Up Front
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Cedar Walton Plays
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The Oracle
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Silence
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Cedar
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The Essence
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First Song
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Mr. Billy Higgins
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Acoustic Masters I
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Tribute to Lee Morgan
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Round Up the Usual Suspects
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Night Flight
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¾ for Peace
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Which Way Is East
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The 1987 Hamburg Concert
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The V.I.P. Trio. Standards
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Eastern Rebellion 5 - Live
EPs
Compilations
Links
Concerts
Tags
- american
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 53019232-166e-4788-8b13-23e60ffced44
- ISNI
- 0000000120204180
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.