| Joe Martin | |
| Birth Place: | Iowa |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Bass |
| Years Active: | 1990s–present |
| Label: | Fresh Sound, Anzic |
Joe Martin is a jazz bassist and composer.
Martin moved to New York City in 1994.[1] His recording debut as a leader was Passage, a quartet album with tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, pianist Kevin Hays and drummer Jorge Rossy, recorded in 2001.[2] Seven of the eight tracks were Martin compositions. His second album as leader was Not by Chance, in 2009, with Chris Potter (tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Brad Mehldau (piano), and Marcus Gilmore (drums).[3] Martin has often worked in Turner's quartet, and in guitarist Gilad Hekselman's group.[4]
An asterisk (*) indicated that the year is that of release.
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Passage | Fresh Sound New Talent | Quartet, with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Kevin Hays (piano), Jorge Rossy (drums) | |
| 2009 | Not by Chance | Anzic | Quartet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Brad Mehldau (piano), Marcus Gilmore (drums) | |
| 2019? | Étoilée | Sunnyside | Quartet, with Mark Turner (tenor sax, soprano sax), Kevin Hays (piano), Nasheet Waits (drums) |
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Flatbed Buggy | Greanleaf | ||
| 2018 | No Filter | Sunnyside | ||
| 2018 | The Painted Lady Suite | Sunnyside | ||
| 2017 | The Dreamer Is the Dream | ECM | ||
| 2017 | Kayemode | Criss Cross | ||
| 2017 | Outspoken | Premazzi | ||
| 2016* | Latin American Songbook | Sunnyside | ||
| 2015* | Homes | Jazz Village | ||
| 2015* | Threading | Anzic | ||
| 2015 | Foreign Territory | FSNT | ||
| 2014 | Luminosa | Anzic | ||
| 2014 | The Turn | Sunnyside | ||
| 2013 | Lathe of Heaven | ECM | ||
| 2013 | This Just In | Jazz Village | ||
| 2012* | Claroscuro | Anzic | ||
| 2012 | Sunken Condos-'Slinky Thing" | Reprise | ||
| 2012 | Nadje Noordhuis | Little Mystery | ||
| 2011 | Hearts Wide Open | Chant du Monde | ||
| 2011 | Fabled States | Addo | ||
| 2010 | Trigonometry | Posi-Tone | ||
| 2010 | and | Chill Morn He Climb Jenny | Sunnyside | |
| 2010 | Accents | Zoho | ||
| 2009 | NY Project | Harmonia Mundi | ||
| 2008 | The Remedy | Artist Share | ||
| 2008 | and | Rediscovery | Sunnyside | |
| 2008 | Optimism | Changu | ||
| 2008 | Words Unspoken | Late Set | ||
| 2007 | Pogo | Bee Jazz | ||
| 2006 | Split Life | Smalls Records | ||
| 2005 | The Things You Are | Artist Share | ||
| 2004 | North | FSNT | ||
| 2003 | Jazmin | Steeplechase | ||
| 2002 | In the Sun | N-Coded | ||
| 1998 | Intuit | Criss Cross | ||
| 1998 | The J Way | FSNT | ||
| 1997 | Along the Way | Criss Cross | ||
| 1996 | Ademuz | FSNT | ||
| 1996 | Spirits in the Night | Fresh Sound | ||
| 1996 | TCB | |||
| 1995 | Aardvark Poses | Sunnyside |