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Billy Childs
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Billy Childs

Born 8 Mar 1957United States23 albums

American jazz pianist

Biography

William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and conductor from Los Angeles, California. Childs's In the Arms of the Beloved was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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People

Member of

Gerry Gibbs Sextet

Teachers

Robert Linn

Songs written

  1. Heroescomposer1991 · 7 releases
  2. Rustic Celebrationcomposer1980 · 5 releases
  3. Blue Horizonwriter2001 · 4 releases
  4. Interludewriter2001 · 4 releases
  5. Let Mewriter2017 · 4 releases
  6. Miami Overnightwriter2001 · 4 releases
  7. Christmas Hymncomposer1993 · 2 releases
  8. Incident on Larpenteur Avenuecomposer2018 · 2 releases
  9. 6/8 - 7/8composer1998 · 1 releases
  10. Concerto for Solo Percussionist: I. Allegrocomposer1996 · 1 releases
  11. Concerto for Solo Percussionist: II. Andantecomposer1996 · 1 releases
  12. Concerto for Solo Percussionist: III. Prestocomposer1996 · 1 releases
  13. Frankie and Kevincomposer1998 · 1 releases
  14. Kwanzaacomposer1998 · 1 releases
  15. The Distant Land: I. Afro-American Fragmentcomposer1995 · 1 releases
  16. The Distant Land: II. A Mother to Her First-Borncomposer1995 · 1 releases
  17. The Distant Land: III. Voice of the Karawcomposer1995 · 1 releases
  18. The Distant Land: Interludecomposer1995 · 1 releases
  19. The Distant Land: Interludecomposer1995 · 1 releases
  20. The Distant Land: Introductioncomposer1995 · 1 releases
  21. Two but Not Twocomposer1998 · 1 releases
  22. Concerto for Solo Percussionistcomposer
  23. The Distant Landcomposer

Songs recorded

  1. Quiet Girl4 versions
  2. The End of Innocence4 versions
  3. Dolphin Dance3 versions
  4. Flanagan3 versions
  5. Hand Picked Rose Of A Fading Dream3 versions
  6. Maiden Voyage3 versions
  7. Maybe Later3 versions
  8. One Fleeting Instant3 versions
  9. Rapid Transit3 versions
  10. Sophisticated Lady3 versions
  11. Twilight Is Upon Us3 versions
  12. Ain't No Sunshine2 versions
  13. An Afterthought2 versions
  14. Backwards Bop2 versions
  15. Cinema Paradiso2 versions
  16. Fragile2 versions
  17. Heroes2 versions
  18. It's You or No One2 versions
  19. Jessica2 versions
  20. Midland2 versions
  21. Oriental Folk Song2 versions
  22. Speak Like A Child2 versions
  23. Stay2 versions
  24. Tell Me A Bedtime Story2 versions
  25. The Distant Land: Interlude2 versions
  26. The Path Among The Trees2 versions
  27. The Starry Night2 versions
  28. The Winds of Change2 versions
  29. Toys2 versions
  30. Where It's At2 versions
  31. You Don't Know What Love Is2 versions
  32. 34 Skidoo
  33. A Man Chasing The Horizon
  34. A New World Disorder
  35. Aaron's Song
  36. Acceptance
  37. Alone Together
  38. American Landscape
  39. And When I Die
  40. Angelica
  41. Ask Me Now
  42. Backward Bop
  43. Been on a Train
  44. Billy Childs's on Helen Sung and Going Express
  45. Bolivia
  46. Brujo
  47. Carefree
  48. Christmas Hymn
  49. Comin Home Baby
  50. Cornbread
  51. Crystal Silence
  52. Dance Of Shiva
  53. Darn That Dream
  54. Deceptacon
  55. Deja
  56. Do You Know My Name?
  57. Dolores
  58. Dori
  59. Dreams
  60. Easy Living
  61. Eternal Flame
  62. Ev'ry Time We Say Good-Bye
  63. Fall
  64. Falling Grace
  65. Fee Fi Fo Fum
  66. Flamenco Sketches
  67. For Duke
  68. Four by Five
  69. Freedom Jazz Dance
  70. Friends In Love
  71. Gibsom Street
  72. Goodbye, Friend
  73. Hand Picked Rose of a Faded Dream
  74. His April Touch
  75. Hope, in the Face of Despair
  76. I Have a Love
  77. I Thought I Knew
  78. I've Known Rivers
  79. I've Known Rivers (Poem)
  80. I've Known Rivers (Song)
  81. In Carson's Eyes
  82. In the Arms of the Beloved
  83. Into the Light
  84. Invitation
  85. It Never Entered My Mind
  86. It’s You or No One
  87. Jazzmania
  88. Jesu Parvule
  89. Jive Samba
  90. Just Another Day
  91. Lament
  92. Lazy Afternoon
  93. Leimert Park
  94. Like Father Like Son
  95. Like Father, Like Son
  96. Loose Change
  97. Love Dance
  98. Lover Man
  99. Lunacy
  100. Map to the Treasure
  101. Master of the Game
  102. Memory and Desire
  103. Miles to Go Before I Sleep
  104. More Than Me
  105. Mount Olympus
  106. My Favorite Things
  107. Never Let Me Go
  108. New York Tendaberry
  109. Oceana
  110. Pannonica
  111. Pavane
  112. Peace
  113. Pebble Beach
  114. Pinocchio
  115. Prelude In E Minor
  116. Prelude in B-flat major
  117. Prince Of Darkness
  118. Quiescence
  119. Raindrop Patterns
  120. Realism

Albums

Midland
MidlandBilly Childs · 1985
Take for Example This...
Take for Example This...Billy Childs · 1988
Twilight Is Upon Us
Twilight Is Upon UsBilly Childs · 1989
His April Touch
His April TouchBilly Childs · 1991
Dedication
DedicationBunny Brunel, Mike Stern, Billy Childs, Vinnie Colaiuta · 1992
Pride of Lions
Pride of LionsPhilip Bailey, Billy Childs, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Watson, Tony Williams · 1992
Portrait of a Player
Portrait of a PlayerBilly Childs · 1993
Essence of Funk
Essence of FunkTom Browne, Ron Carter, Billy Childs, Donald Harrison, Bennie Maupin, Lenny White · 1995
I've Known Rivers
I've Known RiversBilly Childs · 1995
The Child Within
The Child WithinBilly Childs · 1996
Skim Coat
Skim CoatBilly Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen · 1999
Bedtime Stories (A Tribute To Herbie Hancock)
Bedtime Stories (A Tribute To Herbie Hancock)Billy Childs · 2000
Speak Like A Child
Speak Like A ChildBilly Childs · 2000
Summertime
SummertimeMike Clark With Billy Childs And Chris Potter · 2003
Jazz-Chamber Music Vol.1: Lyric
Jazz-Chamber Music Vol.1: LyricBilly Childs · 2005
Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 2)
Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 2)Billy Childs · 2009
Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura NyroBilly Childs · 2014
Rebirth
RebirthBilly Childs · 2017
Acceptance
AcceptanceBilly Childs · 2020
The Winds of Change
The Winds of ChangeBilly Childs · 2023
Beloved
BelovedBilly Childs, Ola Gjeilo, Eric Whitacre; Anne Akiko Meyers, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon · 2025
Triumvirate
TriumvirateBilly Childs · 2026
Up Close, Volume 14
Up Close, Volume 14Billy Childs

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