Strayhorn: A Mitchell-Ruff Interpretation (Mainstream, 1972; 50th anniversary [of the duo] reissue, Kepler Label, CD MR-2421, 2004) Dizzy Gillespie Live With The Mitchell-Ruff Duo (Book-of-the-Month Club Records, 1982, 3-record-set; first record is same as the Mainstream 1971 record) Virtuoso Elegance in Jazz (Kepler Label, M-R 1234, 1984; CD reissue 2003) Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell-Ruff Duo: Enduring Magic (Blackhawk Records, 1986) Breaking the Silence - The Mitchell-Ruff Duo (Kepler Label, CD 2380, 2000) With the Mitchell-Ruff Trio [including Charlie Smith, on drums] The Catbird Seat (Atlantic, 1961; reissued on CD combined with Les McCann, Much Les as 20 Special Fingers) After this Message (Atlantic, 1966) With John Rodgers The Harmony of the World: A Realization for the Ear of Johannes Kepler's Astronomical Data from Harmonices Mundi 1619 (Kepler Label, 1979; CD reissue [date?]) As sideman With Clifford Coulter Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971) With Miles Davis Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957) Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958) Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (Columbia/Legacy, 1996) With Gil Evans Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige, 1957) With Benny Golson Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Argo, 1961) With Bobby Hutcherson Head On (Blue Note, 1971) With Milt Jackson Big Bags (Riverside, 1962) For Someone I Love (Riverside, 1963) With Quincy Jones Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965]) With Lalo Schifrin Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965) With Jimmy Smith Hoochie Coochie Man (1966) With Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962) With Leonard Cohen Songs of Leonard Cohen (Columbia, 1967) Filmography Tony Williams in Africa (37 min., 1973) The Beginnings of Bebop (26 min., 1981) Shanghai Blues (1981) The Soul of St. Simons Island, Georgia (1981) References External links Willie Ruff website The Harmony of the World: An Interview with Willie Ruff on his Kepler Project (video) 1931 births Living people People from Sheffield, Alabama American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists American jazz horn players Yale School of Music alumni Jazz musicians from Alabama 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians