Robert „Bobby” Hutcherson (ur. 27 stycznia 1941 w Los Angeles, zm. 15 sierpnia 2016 w Montarze) – amerykański wibrafonista i kompozytor jazzowy, znany zarówno jako twórca albumów solowych, jak i ceniony sideman, który nagrywał z wieloma słynnymi muzykami, takimi jak Eric Dolphy, Dexter Gordon, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III, Tony Williams czy Archie Shepp. W roku 2010 został uhonorowany przez NEA nagrodą Jazz Master.

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Blue Note Records:

• The Kicker (1963)
• Dialogue (1965)
• Components (1965)
• Happenings (1966)
• Stick-Up! (1966)
• Oblique (1967)
• Patterns (1968)
• Total Eclipse (1968)
• Spiral (1968)
• Medina (1969)
• Now! (1969)
• San Francisco (1970)
• Head On (1971)
• Natural Illusions (1972)
• Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
• Cirrus (1974)
• Linger Lane (1974)
• Inner Glow (1975)
• Montara (1975)
• The View from the Inside (1976)
• Waiting (1976)
• Knucklebean (1977)
• Enjoy the View (2014)

Columbia Records:

• Highway One (1978)
• Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)
• Un Poco Loco (1979)

Landmark Records:

• Good Bait (1984)
• Color Schemes (1985)
• It Ain't Easy (1985)
• In the Vanguard (1987)
• Cruisin' The Bird (1988)
• Ambos Mundos (1989)
• Mirage (1991)
• Landmark (1992)

Inne wytwórnie:

• Blow Up (Jazz Music Yesterday, 1969)
• Solo/Quartet (Contemporary, 1982)
• Farewell Keystone (Theresa Records, 1982)
• Four Seasons (Timeless, 1983)
• Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic, 1993)
• Skyline (Verve, 1999)
• Little B's Poem (E.J.'s Records, 1999)
• For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue, 2007)
• Wise One (Kind of Blue, 2009)
• Somewhere in the Night (Kind of Blue, 2012)

Curtis Amy, Frank Butler:

• Groovin' Blue (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

The Aquarians:

• Jungle Grass (Uni, 1969)

Kenny Barron:

• Other Places (Verve, 1993)

Todd Cochran:

• Worlds Around the Sun (Prestige, 1972)

Dave Burns:

• Warming Up (Vanguard, 1962)

Donald Byrd:

• Ethiopian Knights (Blue Note, 1971)
• A City Called Heaven (Landmark, 1991)

George Cables:

• Cables' Vision (Contemporary, 1979)

Stanley Cowell:

• Brilliant Circles (Freedom Records, 1969)

Joey DeFrancesco:

• Organic Vibes (Concord, 2006)

Smith Dobson:

• Sasha Bossa (Quartet, 1988)

Eric Dolphy:

• Iron Man (Douglas, 1963)
• Conversations (Fred Miles, 1963)
• Out to Lunch! (Blue Note, 1964)

Bruce Forman:

• Full Circle (Concord, 1984)
• There are Times (Concord, 1987)

Chico Freeman:

• Destiny's Dance (Contemporary, 1981)

Kenny Garrett:

• Happy People (Warner Bros., 2001)
• Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch, 2006)

Luis Gasca:

• Collage (Fantasy, 1975)

Dexter Gordon:

• Gettin' Around (Blue Note, 1964)
• Sophisticated Giant (Columbia, 1977)
• The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1985)

Grant Green:

• Idle Moments (Blue Note, 1964)
• Street of Dreams (Blue Note, 1964)

Al Grey:

• Snap Your Fingers (Argo, 1962)
• Having a Ball (Argo, 1963)
• Night Song (Argo, 1962)

Herbie Hancock:

• Round Midnight (Columbia, 1985)

John Handy:

• New View (Columbia, 1967)

Roy Haynes:

• Thank You Thank You (Galaxy, 1977)

Eddie Henderson:

• Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)

Joe Henderson:

• Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)

John Hicks:

• John Hicks (Theresa, 1984)
• In Concert (Theresa, 1984 [1986])

Andrew Hill:

• Judgment! (Blue Note, 1963)
• Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1964)
• Eternal Spirit (Blue Note, 1989)

Stix Hooper:

• The World Within (MCA, 1979)

Freddie Hubbard:

• Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday (Prestige, 1981)
• Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (Prestige, 1981)

Ron Jefferson:

• Love Lifted Me (Pacific Jazz, 1962)

Barney Kessel:

• Feeling Free (Contemporary, 1969)

Osamu Kitajima:

• Masterless Samurai (Headfirst, 1979)

Harold Land:

• The Peace-Maker (Cadet, 1967)
• A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)
• Choma (Mainstream, 1971)
• Xocia's Dance (Sue-sha's Dance) (Muse, 1981)

Prince Lasha, Sonny Simmons:

• Firebirds (Contemporary, 1968)

John Lewis:

• Slavic Smile (Baystate, 1982)

Abbey Lincoln:

• Wholly Earth (Verve, 1998)

Eddie Marshall:

• Dance of the Sun (Timeless, 1977)

Les McCann:

• Oat Meal b/w One More Ham Hock Please (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

Jackie McLean:

• One Step Beyond (Blue Note, 1963)
• Destination… Out! (Blue Note, 1964)
• Action (Blue Note, 1964)

Billy Mitchell:

• This Is Billy Mitchell (Smash, 1962)

Grachan Moncur III:

• Evolution (Blue Note, 1963)

Frank Morgan:

• Reflections (Contemporary, 1988)

Lee Morgan:

• The Procrastinator (Blue Note, 1967)

Grassella Oliphant:

• The Grass Roots (Atlantic, 1965)

John Patton:

• Let 'em Roll (Blue Note, 1965)

Duke Pearson:

• The Phantom (Blue Note, 1968)
• I Don't Care Who Knows It (Blue Note, 1969)

Lou Rawls:

• At Last (Blue Note, 1989)

Dianne Reeves:

• I Remember (Blue Note, 1988)

Sonny Rollins:

• No Problem (Milestone, 1981)

Ted Rosenthal:

• Calling You (CTI, 1992)

Joe Sample:

• Roles (MCA, 1987)

Pharoah Sanders:

• Rejoice (Theresa, 1981)

SFJAZZ Collective:

• Live 2004 Inaugural Concert Tour (SFJazz, 2004)
• Live 2005 2nd Annual Concert Tour (SFJazz, 2005)
• SFJAZZ Collective (Nonesuch, 2005)
• SFJAZZ Collective 2 (Nonesuch, 2006)
• Live 2006 3rd Annual Concert Tour (SFJazz, 2006)
• Live 2007 4th Annual Concert Tour (SFJazz, 2007)

Woody Shaw:

• Master of the Art (Elektra/Musician, 1982)
• Night Music (Elektra/Musician, 1982)

Archie Shepp:

• On This Night (Impulse!, 1965)
• New Thing at Newport (Impulse!, 1965)

Sonny Stitt:

• Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (32 Jazz, 1981)

Timeless All Stars:

• It's Timeless (Timeless, 1982)
• Timeless Heart (Timeless, 1983)
• Essence (Delos, 1986)
• Time for the Timeless All Stars (Early Bird, 1991)

McCoy Tyner:

• Time for Tyner (Blue Note, 1967)
• Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)
• Together (Milestone, 1978)
• Quartets 4 X 4 (Milestone, 1980)
• La Leyenda de La Hora (Columbia, 1981)
• Manhattan Moods (Blue Note, 1993)
• Land of Giants (Telarc, 2003)

Harold Vick:

• The Caribbean Suite (RCA Victor, 1966)

Larry Vuckovich:

• Blue Balkan (Inner City, 1980)

Cedar Walton:

• Among Friends (Theresa, 1982 [1989])

Paula West:

• Come What May (Hi Horse, 2001)

Tony Williams:

• Life Time (Blue Note, 1964)
• Foreign Intrigue (Capitol, 1985)

Gerald Wilson:

• Everywhere (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
• California Soul (World Pacific, 1968)
• Eternal Equinox (World Pacific, 1969)