Compiled by Michael Weil
First published – May 2021
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Norwood “Pony” Poindexter was born February 8, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana; he died April 14, 1988 in Oakland, California.
[A short biographical survey will be added later.]
Photo by Michael Weil
Sources for this discography:
- My own record collection
- Norwood ‘Pony’ Poindexter: The Pony Express – Memoirs of a Jazz Musician. Frankfurt, Germany: JAS Publikationen, 1985
- John Broven: Saunders King Discography (Booklet of ace CD 865, 2002)
- Michel Ruppli: The Prestige Label. A Discography. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1980
- Walter Bruyninckx: 60 Years Of Recorded Jazz. Mechelen, Belgium 1980
- Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography Online
- All Music
- Discogs
- Pony Poindexter’s Soprano Summit – facebook page of Poindexter’s son
- André Condouant’s website on Poindexter
While Poindexter’s memoirs are an indispensable source for his biography and discography, the dates he reports have to be taken with some care. Sometimes he remembers exact dates (like the tv show with Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan in California or his departure for Europe), sometimes his memory seems to fail him and he is off by months or even a year. I have tried to verify the chronology of things as good as possible. I have included some unissued sessions, some of which probably never took place but were nevertheless scheduled, and a few links to performances available as video files, to give a complete overview of Poindexter’s musical activities, which are underrepresented on disc.
Any additions and corrections are welcome, send to: mikeweildiscographer@gmx.de