Ricky Lawson Discography
1954 – December 23, 2013 †
December 23th the great drummer Ricky Lawson passed away. See below a remarkable list of sessions, contribution and solo work.
| 1975 | Roy Ayers Ubiquity | Mystic Voyage |
| 1976 | Roy Ayers Ubiquity | Vibrations |
| 1977 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Just Family |
| 1978 | Tom Waits | Blue Valentine |
| 1978 | The Jacksons | Destiny |
| 1978 | Ubiquity | Starbooty |
| 1979 | George Duke | A Brazilian Love Affair |
| 1979 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Bad for Me |
| 1979 | Flora Purim | Carry On |
| 1979 | George Duke | Folow the Rainbow |
| 1979 | George Duke | Master of the Game |
| 1979 | Robben Ford | The Inside Story |
| 1980 | The Dramatics | 10.5 |
| 1980 | Michael Wycoff | Come to My World |
| 1980 | Harry Nilsson | Flash Harry |
| 1980 | Garry Glenn | GG |
| 1980 | Wilton Felder | Inherit the Wind |
| 1980 | The Pointer Sisters | Special Things |
| 1981 | L. Subramaniam | Blossom |
| 1981 | Earl Klugh | Crazy for You |
| 1981 | The Emotions | New Affair |
| 1981 | Yellowjackets | Yellowjackets |
| 1982 | DeBarge | All This Love |
| 1982 | Varous Artists | Casino Lights: Recorded Live at Montreux, Switzerland |
| 1982 | Teena Marie | Robbery |
| 1983 | Sister Sledge | Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls |
| 1983 | Philip Bailey | Continuation |
| 1983 | Yellowjackets | Mirage a Trois |
| 1983 | Bette Midler | No Frills |
| 1983 | Paul McCartney | Pipes of Peace |
| 1984 | Al Jarreau | In London |
| 1984 | Deniece Williams | Let’s Hear It for the Boy |
| 1984 | Rockwell | Somebody’s Watching Me |
| 1984 | Ramsey Lewis | The Two of Us |
| 1985 | Maze | Can’t Stop the Love |
| 1985 | Johnny Gill | Chemistry |
| 1985 | Yellowjackets | Samurai Samba |
| 1986 | Jeffrey Osborne | Emotional |
| 1986 | Maurice White | Maurice White |
| 1986 | Alexander Zonjic | Neon |
| 1986 | James Ingram | Never Felt So Good |
| 1986 | Anita Baker | Rapture |
| 1986 | Yellowjackets | Shades |
| 1986 | Chet Atkins | Street Dreams |
| 1986 | Patrice Rushen | Watch Out! |
| 1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 1987 | Dianne Reeves | Dianne Reeves |
| 1987 | Fattburger | Good News |
| 1987 | Lime Spiders | The Cave Comes Alive! |
| 1987 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Touch the World |
| 1987 | Alexander Zonjic | When Is It Real? |
| 1988 | Deniece Williams | As Good as It Gets |
| 1988 | Al Jarreau | Heart’s Horizon |
| 1988 | Jeffrey Osborne | One Love – One Dream |
| 1988 | The Pointer Sisters | Serious Slammin’ |
| 1988 | George Duke | Thief in the Night |
| 1989 | James Ingram | It’s Real |
| 1989 | Bobby Lyle | Ivory Dreams |
| 1989 | Maze | Silky Soul |
| 1989 | Clive Griffin | Step by Step |
| 1990 | Nancy Wilson | A Lady with a Song |
| 1990 | Anita Baker | Compositions |
| 1990 | Michael Paulo | Fusebox |
| 1990 | Helen Baylor | Highly Recommended |
| 1990 | Whitney Houston | I’m Your Baby Tonight |
| 1990 | Dianne Reeves | Never Too Far |
| 1990 | Sara Hickman | Shortstop |
| 1991 | BeBe & CeCe Winans | Different Lifestyles |
| 1991 | Gladys Knight | Good Woman |
| 1991 | Kenny Loggins | Leap of Faith |
| 1991 | Keith Washington | Make Time for Love |
| 1991 | Margaret Bell | Over & Over |
| 1991 | Sheila E. | Sex Cymbal |
| 1991 | Tevin Campbell | T.E.V.I.N. |
| 1991 | Earl Klugh | The Best of Earl Klugh, Vol. 1 |
| 1991 | James Ingram | The Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music |
| 1992 | Bobby Brown | Bobby |
| 1992 | Brian McKnight | Brian McKnight |
| 1992 | John Beasley | Cauldron |
| 1992 | Various Artists | Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration |
| 1992 | By All Means | It’s Real |
| 1992 | Rachelle Ferrell | Rachelle Ferrell |
| 1992 | Ray Simpson | Ray Simpson |
| 1992 | Kevyn Lettau | Simple Life |
| 1992 | Fattburger | The Best of Fattburger |
| 1993 | James Ingram | Always You |
| 1993 | Kirk Whalum | Caché |
| 1993 | J. Spencer | Chimera |
| 1993 | Randy Crawford | Don’t Say It’s Over |
| 1993 | Bette Midler | Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits |
| 1993 | Gene Rice | Gene Rice |
| 1993 | Dave Koz | Lucky Man |
| 1993 | Regina Belle | Passion |
| 1993 | Keith Washington | You Make It Easy |
| 1994 | Norman Brown | After the Storm |
| 1994 | Everette Harp | Common Ground |
| 1994 | Fourplay | Elixir |
| 1994 | Marion Meadows | Forbidden Fruit |
| 1994 | Pauline Wilson | Intuition |
| 1994 | Howard Hewett | It’s Time |
| 1994 | Phil Perry | Pure Pleasure |
| 1994 | Randy Crawford | The Very Best of Randy Crawford |
| 1995 | Various Artists | A I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz |
| 1995 | Yellowjackets | Collection |
| 1995 | Various Artists | Esquire Jazz Collection: Crosstown Traffic |
| 1995 | Roy Ayers | Evolution: The Polydor Anthology |
| 1995 | Kirk Whalum | In This Life |
| 1995 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Let’s Go Bang |
| 1995 | David Benoit | The Best of David Benoit 1987-1995 |
| 1995 | Bill Cantos | Who Are You |
| 1996 | Al Jarreau | Best of Al Jarreau [Warner Bros.] |
| 1996 | The Emotions | Best of My Love: The Best of the Emotions |
| 1996 | Randy Crawford | Best of Randy Crawford [Warner Bros.] |
| 1996 | France | France [WEA] |
| 1996 | France Gall | France [WEA] |
| 1996 | Daryle Chinn | From the Heart |
| 1996 | Deniece Williams | Gonna Take a Miracle: The Best of Deniece Williams |
| 1996 | Lionel Richie | Louder Than Words |
| 1996 | Various Artists | People Make the World Go ’round [Mojazz] |
| 1997 | Bob Mamet | Adventures in Jazz |
| 1997 | Regina Belle | Baby Come to Me: The Best of Regina Belle |
| 1997 | George Duke | Best of George Duke: The Elektra Years |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Best of Smooth Jazz [Warner] |
| 1997 | Mijares | Estar Sin Ti |
| 1997 | L.A. Jazz Syndicate | L.A. Jazz Syndicate |
| 1997 | Babyface | MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 |
| 1997 | Mark Portmann | No Truer Words |
| 1997 | Roy Ayers | The Best of Roy Ayers: Love Fantasy |
| 1997 | Michael O’Neill | True Love |
| 1998 | Mariah Carey | #1’s |
| 1998 | Barney | Barney’s Great Adventure |
| 1998 | Babyface | Christmas with Babyface |
| 1998 | Kirk Whalum | For You |
| 1998 | Jimmy Reid | Forever Loved |
| 1998 | Yaire | Formas de Vida |
| 1998 | Faith Evans | Keep the Faith |
| 1998 | Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love |
| 1998 | Patricia Manterola | Quiero Mas |
| 1998 | Various Artists | Rock and Roll Doctor: Lowell George Tribute |
| 1998 | Night Ranger | Seven |
| 1998 | OST | Simon Birch |
| 1998 | Various Artists | The Best of Smooth Jazz, Vol. 3 [Warner] |
| 1998 | Kirk Franklin | The Nu Nation Project |
| 1998 | Various Artists | The Prince of Egypt [Inspirational] |
| 1998 | George Duke | This Is Jazz, Vol. 37 |
| 1998 | Various Artists | Very Best of Latin Jazz [Global TV] |
| 1999 | Kevon Edmonds | 41479 |
| 1999 | Various Artists | Anna and the King |
| 1999 | Brent Jones | Brent Jones & The T.P. Mobb |
| 1999 | Kenny G | Classics in the Key of G |
| 1999 | Doc Powell | Double Scale: A Windham Hill Jazz Collection |
| 1999 | Kenny G | Faith: A Holiday Album |
| 1999 | Ricky Lawson | First Things 1st |
| 1999 | Various Artists | Funky Jazz Party, Vol. 2: Love Jams |
| 1999 | Nancy Wilson | Greatest Hits [Sony] |
| 1999 | Coko | Hot Coko |
| 1999 | Kevyn Lettau | Miracle Voice: The Best of Kevyn Lettau |
| 1999 | John Tesh | One World |
| 1999 | Cliff Richard | Real as I Wanna Be |
| 1999 | Shanice | Shanice |
| 1999 | Aaron Skyy | Skyy’s The Limit |
| 1999 | Brian Culbertson | Somethin’ Bout Love |
| 1999 | Yellowjackets | The Best of Yellowjackets |
| 1999 | Dave Koz | The Dance |
| 1999 | Various Artists | The Soul of Smooth Jazz, Vol. 2 |
| 1999 | Laura Miller | Un Camino Para Ti |
| 1999 | Various Artists | VH1 Divas Live 1999 |
| 1999 | Frankie Beverly | We Are One/Can’t Stop the Love |
| 2000 | Jeff Kashiwa | Another Door Opens |
| 2000 | Yolanda Adams | Christmas with Yolanda Adams |
| 2000 | Norman Connors | Eternity |
| 2000 | Lea Salonga | Live, Vol. 1 |
| 2000 | Jim Brickman | My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman |
| 2000 | Boyz II Men | Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya |
| 2000 | Gregg Karukas | Nightshift |
| 2000 | Anastacia | Not That Kind |
| 2000 | Jared Douglas | Paradise |
| 2000 | Steely Dan | Two Against Nature |
| 2000 | Michael Lington | Vivid |
| 2001 | Joy Enriquez | Joy Enriquez |
| 2001 | Lionel Richie | Renaissance |
| 2001 | Ricky Lawson | Ricky Lawson and Friends |
| 2001 | Various Artists | The Brothers [2001] |
| 2002 | BeBe Winans | BeBe Live and Up Close |
| 2002 | Michael Lington | Everything Must Change |
| 2002 | Gerald Albright | Groovology |
| 2002 | Randy Crawford | Hits |
| 2002 | Bobby Lyle | Joyful |
| 2002 | Whitney Houston | Just Whitney |
| 2002 | Tom Scott | New Found Freedom |
| 2002 | Rick Lawson | Pride & Joy |
| 2002 | Anita Baker | Sweet Love: The Very Best of Anita Baker |
| 2002 | Anita Baker | The Best of Anita Baker |
| 2002 | Kirk Whalum | The Best of Kirk Whalum |
| 2003 | Various Artists | Church: Songs of Soul and Inspiration |
| 2003 | Ruben Studdard | Flying Without Wings |
| 2003 | Justin Guarini | Justin Guarini |
| 2003 | Ann Nesby | Make Me Better |
| 2003 | Keb’ Mo’ | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Keb Mo |
| 2003 | Michael McDonald | Motown |
| 2003 | Aretha Franklin | So Damn Happy |
| 2003 | Ruben Studdard | Soulful |
| 2003 | Babyface | The Essential Babyface |
| 2003 | Junior Maile | The Voice |
| 2003 | Various Artists | Twist of Motown |
| 2004 | Devoted Spirits | Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire |
| 2004 | David Garfield | Giving Back |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Grammy Nominees 2004 |
| 2004 | Alyson Williams | It’s About Time |
| 2004 | Dov | Journey to Eden |
| 2004 | Keb’ Mo’ | Keep It Simple |
| 2004 | Anita Baker | My Everything |
| 2004 | Dionne Warwick | My Favorite Time of the Year |
| 2004 | Various Artists | No. 1 Smooth Jazz Radio Hits [Shanachie #1] |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 2004 | Boney James | Pure |
| 2004 | Ellis Hall | Straight Ahead |
| 2004 | Bobby Lyle | Straight and Smooth |
| 2004 | George Duke | The Essential George Duke |
| 2004 | A. Ray Fuller | The Weeper |
| 2004 | John Mellencamp | Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits |
| 2005 | Stevie Wonder | A Time to Love |
| 2005 | Perri | Anthology |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era – 1976-1995 |
| 2005 | Anita Baker | Christmas Fantasy |
| 2005 | Ronee Martin | Come on Through My Door |
| 2005 | Vernon Bush | Go For The Ride |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now |
| 2005 | Bob Sinclar | In the House |
| 2005 | James Moody | Kite Hill |
| 2005 | Val Watson | Live at the Funk Lounge |
| 2005 | Latoya London | Love and Life |
| 2005 | Paul Taylor | Nightlife |
| 2005 | John Tesh | Red Rocks Platinum |
| 2005 | Kenny G | The Greatest Holiday Classics |
| 2005 | Michael McDonald | The Ultimate Collection |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Ultimate Easy Album |
| 2006 | Yellowjackets | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Yellowjackets |
| 2006 | Smokey Robinson | 50th Anniversary Collection |
| 2006 | Beyoncé | B’day |
| 2006 | Various Artists | Dreamgirls [Music from the Motion Picture] |
| 2006 | Lynne Fiddmont | Flow |
| 2006 | George Benson | Givin’ It Up |
| 2006 | Shilts | HeadBoppin |
| 2006 | Beyoncé | Listen: Music from the Motion Picture Dreamgirls |
| 2006 | Skip Martin | Miles High |
| 2006 | Yellowjackets | Mirage a Trois/Club Nocturne |
| 2006 | Various Artists | Smooth and Soulful: 20th Century Masters |
| 2006 | India.Arie | Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship |
| 2006 | Smokey Robinson | Timeless Love |
| 2006 | Chanté Moore | Uncovered/Covered |
| 2007 | Patrick Lamb | Don’t Get No Better |
| 2007 | John Wackerman | Drum Duets, Vol. 1 |
| 2007 | Brian McKnight | Gold |
| 2007 | Fattburger | Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | Howard Hewett | If Only… |
| 2007 | Various Artists | Jazz Club: Jazz for the Road |
| 2007 | Simon Høirup | L.A. Instrumentals |
| 2007 | Paul Taylor | Ladies’ Choice |
| 2007 | Beyoncé | Listen |
| 2007 | Nina | Live! |
| 2007 | Peabo Bryson | Missing You |
| 2007 | Morris Brothers | One Less Dream |
| 2007 | Nils | Ready to Play |
| 2007 | Rick Braun | RnR |
| 2007 | George Duke | Ultimate George Duke |
| 2008 | Various Artists | Beautiful Wedding: Jazz for the Wedding Dinner |
| 2008 | Nnenna Freelon | Better Than Anything: The Quintessential Nnenna Freelon |
| 2008 | Dave Koz | Greatest Hits |
| 2008 | Warren Hill | La Dolce Vita |
| 2008 | Terry Dexter | Listen |
| 2008 | Lee Seung Hwan | Monglong |
| 2008 | Al Turner | Movin’ |
| 2008 | The Jackson 5 | Original Album Classics |
| 2008 | Aretha Franklin | This Christmas |
| 2008 | Tim Bowman | Tim Bowman |
| 2009 | Rick Braun | All It Takes |
| 2009 | Anjulie | Anjulie |
| 2009 | Kenny G | Greatest Holiday |
| 2009 | Various Artists | Oh Happy Day: All Star Music |
| 2009 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Only the Best of Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 2009 | Richard Elliot | Rock Steady |
| 2009 | Rod Stewart | Soulbook |
| 2009 | Whitney Houston | The Collection [2009] |
| 2009 | Jeff Kashiwa | The Very Best of Jeff Kashiwa |
| 2009 | Smokey Robinson | Time Flies When You’re Having Fun |
| 2009 | Nils | Up Close and Personal |
| 2009 | Egypt | Egypt |
| 2009 | Gregorie Howard | Gregorie Howard |
| 2009 | Harkness | Knight |
| 2010 | Michael Lington | Collector’s Pack |
| 2010 | Michael Wycoff | Come to My World/On the Line |
| 2010 | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin: Double Play |
| 2010 | Smokey Robinson | Now and Then |
| 2010 | John Mellencamp | On the Rural Route 7609 |
| 2010 | Gerald Albright | Pushing the Envelope |
| 2010 | Hulon | First Impressions |
| 2010 | Nils | What The Funk? |
| 2011 | Earl Klugh | Dream Come True/Crazy for You/Low Ride |
| 2011 | Patti Austin | Sound Advice |
| 2011 | Earth, Wind & Fire | The Columbia Masters |
| 2011 | DeBarge | Time Will Reveal: The Complete Motown Albums |
| 2011 | Marcin Nowakowski | Shine |
| 2012 | Norman Brown | 41479 |
| 2012 | Nils | City Groove |
| 2012 | Keb’ Mo’ | Keb Mo/Keep It Simple |
| 2012 | Jeff Kashiwa | Let It Ride |
| 2012 | Various Artists | Smooth Jazz Hits: Ultimate Grooves |
| 2012 | Tak Matsumoto | Strings of My Soul |
| 2012 | George Duke | The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection |
| 2012 | Paul Brown | The Funky Joint |
| 2012 | Kenny G | The Classic Christmas Album |
| 2012 | Terry Wollman | A Joyful Noise |
| 2013 | George Duke | Brazilian Fusion |
| 2013 | Bart Brandjes | Real Life |
| 2013 | Elan Trotman | Tropicality |
| 2013 | Dave Koz | Summer Horns |