Discography
Skip has been recording since 1968, appearing on albums spanning jazz, fusion, and avant-garde music. His most recognized credit is Weather Report's Mysterious Traveler (1974), named Downbeat Magazine's Album of the Year. The recordings below represent the full scope of his work as a performer — from major label releases to recently restored archival recordings that are only now reaching the public.
WITH WEATHER REPORT
- Mysterious Traveller — Weather Report, Columbia Records, 1974
- The Best of Weather Report — Weather Report, Sony Legacy, 2002
- This Is Jazz 10: Weather Report — Various Artists, Columbia/Sony, 1996
FEATURED PERFORMER
- Live at the Willow — Skip Hadden / Michael Bocian / Bill Frisell / Ratzo Harris, Resonant Artists, 2022. (Recorded live at the Willow Jazz Club, Somerville MA, 1983)
- Live at the Smiling Dog Saloon — Bill DeArango Trio, Resonant Artists, 2022. (Recorded live in Cleveland, Ohio, 1973)
- Oceania — Dewey Redman / Skip Hadden / Lloyd Swanton, 2024. (Recorded live in Perth, Australia, 1994)
- And in This Corner... — Tom Lellis, Inner City Records, 1981
- Reverence — Michael Bocian, Enja Records, 1996
- On The Sunny Side — Bogdan Hołownia Trio, GOWI Records, 1997. Bogdan Holownia / Skip Hadden / Dave Clark
COMPILATIONS & ANTHOLOGIES
- Meltdown: The Birth of Fusion — Various Artists, Rykodisc, 1995. Includes Skip's performance with Weather Report on "Mysterious Traveller".
- Fusion 101 — Various Artists, Sony Music Entertainment, 1999. Includes Skip's performance with Weather Report on "Nubian Sundance".
- footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter — Various Artists, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 2004. Includes Skip's performance with Weather Report on "Mysterious Traveller".
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