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Donald Heywood
Donald Heywood is credited on 563 releases across 163 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
563
Pressings credited
163
Albums
8
Decades active
39
In collections
Biography
Donald Heywood (24 October 1896 – 13 January 1967) was a Trinidadian-born American songwriter, composer, writer and director. He composed for "I'm Coming Virginia" in 1926, which became a hit for Ethel Waters. He became a prominent figure in black musical theater, and produced scores for films such as Moon Over Harlem (1939) and Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941).
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Credited work
563 releases · 163 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 582
- Other credits · 4
Studios: Carnegie Hall · MPS-Studio, Villingen · Contemporary's Studio · Stea-Phillips
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Jazz Giant
1958
Groove Grease
1971
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
1950
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume I
1950
Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass
1958
The Late Night Mix
2000
The Reunion
1978
Master Musician
1976
The Tatum Solo Masterpieces
1974
Play Piano Play
1974
Teddy Wilson And His All-Stars
1973
The Swing Piano
1968
This Is Teagarden!
1956
Mood For 12
1955
The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 2 - Bix And Tram
1952
La Vere's Chicago Loopers
Thinking About Bix
2008
The Legendary Sidney Bechet
1989
Art Tatum At The Crescendo Vol. II
1975
A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)
1961
Hi-Fi Salute To Bunny
1958
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