Mike Wofford
Biography
Michael Wofford (February 25, 1938 – September 19, 2025) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was an accompanist to singers Sarah Vaughan (in 1979) and Ella Fitzgerald (1989–1994). He was known in the jazz community going back to the 1960s for the albums Strawberry Wine and Summer Night. He performed with Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Joe Pass, Shelly Manne, Kenny Burrell, and Zoot Sims.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Skull Session
1975
Rambler
1974
Mannekind
1972
Rosemary's Baby (Music From The Motion Picture Score)
1968
The Prophet
1983
Duke Ellington Song Book One
1980
Jazz Gunn
1967
A Celebration Of Duke
1980
Flute Talk
1979
The Manne We Love
1979
Foundations
1978
The Drum Session
1975
The Godfather Part II (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1974
Main Street People
1973
Born To Be With You
1975
Credited work
458 releases · 97 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 834
- Other credits · 78
- Production · 2
Studios: Group IV Recording Studios · RCA Studios, New York · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Fantasy Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Shelly Manne
- Sarah Vaughan
- Joe Pass Quartet
- Zoot Sims
- Tom Scott
- Dion (3)
- Oliver Nelson