Person · Male
Billy Hart
US jazz drummer aka “Jabali” Billy Hart
- From
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Since
- 1940–present
- Releases
- 62
- jazz
- avant-garde jazz
- jazz fusion
- post-bop
About
Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) is an American jazz drummer and educator. He is known internationally for his contributions with Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi" band in the early 1970s, as well as with Shirley Horn, Stan Getz, and Quest, among many others.
Member of
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The Great Jazz Trio drums (drum set)
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Trio drums (drum set)
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Ron McClure Sextet drums (drum set)
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The Mary Lou Williams Collective drums (drum set)
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Quartet drums (drum set)
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Ralph Moore Quartet drums (drum set)
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Quest drums (drum set)
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Robin Verheyen Quartet drums (drum set)
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Charlie Mingus Super Band drums (drum set)
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James Newton Quintet drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
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Triangle
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Enchance
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Oshumare
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Exhilaration
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Groovin'
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Child's Play
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Great Friends
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Rah
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The Nearness of You
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Night And Day
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First Sight
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Such Great Friends
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Amethyst Apple Music
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3-Ology
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The Loose
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The Seasons
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Oceans of Time Apple Music
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Samba for Felix
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From Here to There
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All Stations
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Levitation
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Quartet Apple Music
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Standard Collections, Vol. 2
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La Place Demon
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Sixty-Eight Apple Music
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Odean's Three
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All Our Reasons
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Tribal Ghost
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Is That So?
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Autumn In New York
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Enjoy the View
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Five and Six
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The Herbie Hancock Legacy
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The Trio
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The Broader Picture
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When the Birds Leave
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Find the Way
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Gravitational Waves
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The Brooklyn Sessions
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For Now
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Stream
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The Vertical Perspective
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Slowly: Song for Keith Jarrett
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All Things Are
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Sound on Sound
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Bridges
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Being Guided by the Light
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Beingness
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Liftoff
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Dual Orbit
Singles
Live
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Multidirectional Apple Music
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Trio Music (Live)
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Encore
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Cymbal Symbols
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Redemption - Quest Live in Europe
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A Night In The Life - Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 3
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Jazzpar Concerts 2003
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Raising the Standard - Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 2
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At Northsea
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Live at Sweet Basil
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Midpoint - Quest III Live at the Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Is person
Also known as
"Jabali" Billy Hart
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- cd98d00f-324f-4ca8-a7e0-05fe47e88aac
- ISNI
- 0000000114767534
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.