Mark Egan
Encyclopedia
Mark Egan is an American
jazz
bass guitar
ist and trumpet
er, arguably best known for his membership in the Pat Metheny Group
from 1977 to 1980, and the Gil Evans
Orchestra. He is co-founder of the jazz fusion
band, Elements
.
Egan has maintained a solo career, with three platinum and three gold albums to his credit, and has served as bandleader
of his own ensembles to positive reviews. Egan has additionally played on soundtracks
for film, and has kept busy as a session musician
, often contributing his skills to many famous musicians, within a variety of genre
s.
Egan has recorded with Sting, Arcadia
, Roger Daltrey
and Joan Osborne
, among others; performed with Marianne Faithfull
, David Sanborn
, John McLaughlin
, and Sophie B. Hawkins
.
and has played on the soundtracks
to such American television shows and movies as Aladdin
, The Color of Money
, A Chorus Line
, NBC Sports, ABC's All My Children
, "CNN/Headline News" and numerous television commercials. Egan continues to tour and record worldwide with his group as well as Elements
, Bill Evans
, Larry Coryell
and various other artists.
at age 10. He played the trumpet throughout high school, and switched to the bass when he was 15. While attending the University of Miami
's Frost School of Music
, he studied with jazz educator Jerry Coker. While in Miami he also became friends and performed with Ira Sullivan
, Pat Metheny
, Danny Gottlieb
, Clifford Carter
and many other inspirational players. Within that same group was the now-famous fretless bass guitarist, Jaco Pastorius
, who Egan lists specifically as a revolutionary performer and influence. Since Pastorius and Egan both lived in Florida in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Egan got to know him and even studied Pastorius' approach to the bass, going so far as to take formal courses with him.
and drummer and former Pat Metheny Group
bandmate Danny Gottlieb
. Within Elements, the group that he co-leads with Danny Gottlieb, he has released 10 recordings. He has also created three music videos: "Om Yoga & Meditation," "Music on the Edge," and "Bass Workshop," a bass instructional video. He has appeared on the soundtracks of movies including Two Moon Junction
, The Object of My Affection
, You've Got Mail
and The Color of Money
. Egan is also featured on drummer Ken Serio
's 2008 release Live... In The Moment. He recorded an album, Urge, with trumpeter Forrest Buchtel, Jr., featuring, among other things, the theme from CNN Headline News
.
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist and trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er, arguably best known for his membership in the Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group
The Pat Metheny Group is a jazz group founded in 1977. The core members of the group are guitarist and bandleader Pat Metheny, composer, keyboardist and pianist Lyle Mays , and bassist and producer Steve Rodby...
from 1977 to 1980, and the Gil Evans
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States...
Orchestra. He is co-founder of the jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
band, Elements
Elements (band)
Elements was an American jazz fusion ensemble founded by bass guitarist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb in 1982. Both Egan and Gottlieb were former members of the Pat Metheny Group, and Elements' sound draws deeply from their experience as Metheney's former rhythm section...
.
Egan has maintained a solo career, with three platinum and three gold albums to his credit, and has served as bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
of his own ensembles to positive reviews. Egan has additionally played on soundtracks
Soundtracks
Soundtracks may refer to:* The plural of soundtrack* Soundtracks * Soundtracks , an album by Tony Banks of Genesis...
for film, and has kept busy as a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
, often contributing his skills to many famous musicians, within a variety of genre
Genre
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s.
Egan has recorded with Sting, Arcadia
Arcadia (band)
Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side...
, Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
and Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.-Biography:Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb...
, among others; performed with Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades....
, David Sanborn
David Sanborn
David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
, John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (musician)
John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
, and Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".- Career :...
.
and has played on the soundtracks
Soundtracks
Soundtracks may refer to:* The plural of soundtrack* Soundtracks * Soundtracks , an album by Tony Banks of Genesis...
to such American television shows and movies as Aladdin
Aladdin
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, The Color of Money
The Color of Money
The Color of Money is a 1986 film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis....
, A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch....
, NBC Sports, ABC's All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, "CNN/Headline News" and numerous television commercials. Egan continues to tour and record worldwide with his group as well as Elements
Elements (band)
Elements was an American jazz fusion ensemble founded by bass guitarist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb in 1982. Both Egan and Gottlieb were former members of the Pat Metheny Group, and Elements' sound draws deeply from their experience as Metheney's former rhythm section...
, Bill Evans
Bill Evans (saxophonist)
Bill Evans is an American jazz saxophonist. His father was a classical piano prodigy and until junior high school Evans studied classical clarinet. Early in his studies he was able to hear such artists as Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago...
, Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist.-Biography:Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from Richland High School, in Richland, Washington, where he played in local bands The Jailers, The Rumblers, The Royals, and The Flames. He also played with The Checkers from nearby...
and various other artists.
Early career
Influenced by his father, Egan first studied trumpetTrumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
at age 10. He played the trumpet throughout high school, and switched to the bass when he was 15. While attending the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
's Frost School of Music
Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music or Frost School of Music of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, known from 1926 to 2003 as University of Miami School of Music, is a music school in the United States....
, he studied with jazz educator Jerry Coker. While in Miami he also became friends and performed with Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan is a bop jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist and composer born in Washington, D.C.. An active musician since the 1950s, he may be best known for his extensive work with Red Rodney and Lin Halliday among others....
, Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
, Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb is a freelance drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is also a member of the University of North Florida jazz faculty, where he teaches as a fulltime Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies.- Biography :Danny graduated from the...
, Clifford Carter
Clifford Carter
Clifford Carter is an American keyboardist.Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor, Michael Franks, and Herbie Mann and as a member of the groups Elements, Grace Pool, and the 24th Street Band....
and many other inspirational players. Within that same group was the now-famous fretless bass guitarist, Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III , known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged as a virtuoso electric bass player....
, who Egan lists specifically as a revolutionary performer and influence. Since Pastorius and Egan both lived in Florida in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Egan got to know him and even studied Pastorius' approach to the bass, going so far as to take formal courses with him.
Career
Egan has released six albums as a leader. One of the most recent, As We Speak, features guitarist John AbercrombieJohn Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
and drummer and former Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group
The Pat Metheny Group is a jazz group founded in 1977. The core members of the group are guitarist and bandleader Pat Metheny, composer, keyboardist and pianist Lyle Mays , and bassist and producer Steve Rodby...
bandmate Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb is a freelance drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is also a member of the University of North Florida jazz faculty, where he teaches as a fulltime Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies.- Biography :Danny graduated from the...
. Within Elements, the group that he co-leads with Danny Gottlieb, he has released 10 recordings. He has also created three music videos: "Om Yoga & Meditation," "Music on the Edge," and "Bass Workshop," a bass instructional video. He has appeared on the soundtracks of movies including Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction is a 1988 American English language erotic thriller and romance film written and directed by Zalman King, starring Sherilyn Fenn and Richard Tyson...
, The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection is a 1998 romantic comedy film, adapted from the book of the same title by Stephen McCauley, and starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. The story concerns a pregnant New York social worker who develops romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and the complications...
, You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It was written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the play Parfumerie by Miklós László. The film is about two letter-writing lovers who are completely unaware that their sweetheart is in...
and The Color of Money
The Color of Money
The Color of Money is a 1986 film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis....
. Egan is also featured on drummer Ken Serio
Ken Serio
Ken Serio is a session drummer from Rhode Island. A drummer since the age of 11, he moved to New York City to pursue the craft professionally, studying with Joe Morello and Kenwood Dennard, among others...
's 2008 release Live... In The Moment. He recorded an album, Urge, with trumpeter Forrest Buchtel, Jr., featuring, among other things, the theme from CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
.
As a leader
- Mosaic
- A Touch of Light
- Beyond Words
- Freedom Town
- As We Speak
- Truth Be Told
With Elements
- Elements
- Elements Forward Motion
- Illumination
- Liberal Arts
- Spirit River
- Blown Away
- Far East Volume 1
- Far East Volume 2
- Untold Stories
- Wouldn't It Be Nice-Tribute to Brian Wilson
With Various Artists
| 1977 | Blue Asphalt | Pat Metheny Group | Jazz Door |
| 1977 | David Sanborn Band | David Sanborn | Warner |
| 1977 | Exclusively Yours | Gordon Gordy | RCA |
| 1977 | Half and Half | Vicki Sue Robinson | RCA |
| 1977 | Hechizo | Frank Quintero | CBS/Sony |
| 1977 | Promise Me The Moon | David Sanborn | Warner |
| 1977 | Soul Village | Walter Bishop Jr. | Muse Records |
| 1977 | Tornader | Johnny Winter | Polydor |
| 1978 | Cubicle | Walter Bishop Jr. | Muse Records |
| 1978 | Infinity Is | Sonny Fortune | Atlantic |
| 1978 | Stolen Moments | Mark Murphy | 32 Jazz |
| 1978 | Pat Metheny Group | ECM | |
| 1979 | Clouds | Pat Metheny Group | Paradise |
| 1979 | Live on Tour | Pat Metheny Group | Warner Bros. |
| 1979 | Monuments | Jackie McLean | RCA |
| 1979 | Perspective | Steve Grossman | Atlantic |
| 1979 | Unity Village | The Pat Metheny Group | Jazz Door |
| 1979 | With Sound Reason | Sonny Fortune | Atlantic |
| 1980 | American Garage | Pat Metheny Group | ECM |
| 1980 | Cosmic City | David Matthews | King Records |
| 1980 | Horn of a Different Color | Jerry Peel | Bull Records |
| 1980 | Satisfaction Guaranteed | Mark Murphy | Muse Records |
| 1980 | Tanger | Dwight Druick | Rio Records |
| 1981 | Beauty's Song | Stan Samole | Lotus |
| 1981 | Concerto de Aranjuez | Jim Hall | King Records |
| 1981 | Music of Chick Corea | Andy Laverne | Jazzline |
| 1981 | Ross Traut | Ross Traut | Headfirst |
| 1981 | Wrapped In A Cloud | Gil Goldstein | Muse Records |
| 1982 | Artistry of Mark Murphy | Mark Murphy | Muse Records |
| 1982 | Dune | David Matthews | CTI Records |
| 1982 | Manhattan Carnival | Dave Tofani | Solo Winds Inc |
| 1982 | Objects of Desire | Michael Franks | Warner |
| 1983 | Grand Connection | Dave Matthews Orch. | GNP/Crescendo |
| 1983 | Star Climber | Mitch Farber | Muse Records |
| 1984 | Islands | Scott Cossu | WindhamHill |
| 1984 | Living in the Crest of a Wave | Bill Evans | Elektra |
| 1984 | Theatre Theatre (album) Theatre is an album by Swiss pianist, composer, and arranger George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:... |
George Gruntz | ECM |
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | Movie Soundtrack | Polygram |
| 1985 | Amanda | Randy & Eliane | Canyon |
| 1985 | Hanalei Bay | Lew Soloff | King Record |
| 1985 | Push | Bill Evans | Escapade |
| 1985 | Skin Dive | Michael Franks | Warner |
| 1985 | So Red The Rose | Arcadia | Capitol |
| 1985 | Speed Demon | Dave Mathews | King Record |
| 1986 | Aquamarine | Danny Gottlieb | Atlantic |
| 1986 | Farewell Gil Evans | Gil Evans | King Record |
| 1986 | Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 1&2 | Gil Evans | King Records |
| 1986 | Modern Manners | Special EFX | GRP |
| 1986 | Slice of Life | Special EFX | GRP |
| 1986 | Solo | Mimi Farina | Rounder |
| 1986 | The Alternative Man | Bill Evans | Blue Note |
| 1986 | The Color of Money | Soundtrack | MCA |
| 1986 | Trade Wind | Terumasa Hino | CBS/Sony |
| 1986 | Upside Downside | Mike Stern | Atlantic |
| 1987 | Alti Plano | Alex Digrassi | Novus |
| 1987 | Bud and Bird | Gil Evans | |
| 1987 | Farewell | Gil Evans | King Records |
| 1987 | Gift of Vision | Mark Knoble | Highland Records |
| 1987 | Homeage To John Coltrane | Dave Liebman | Owl |
| 1987 | Nothing Like The Sun | Sting | A&M |
| 1987 | Nougayork | Claude Nougaro | Warner |
| 1987 | The Camera Never Lies | Michael Franks | Warner |
| 1987 | They Cannot Know | Van Der Noot | Soul Note |
| 1987 | Three Way Mirror | Airto Moreira | Reference |
| 1988 | A Chance for a Dance | Dino Betti Van Der Noot | Nowo Spa |
| 1988 | Back to Beck | Joe Beck | DMP |
| 1988 | Body | Toshio Kamei | CBS/Sony |
| 1988 | Double Feature | Special EFX | GRP |
| 1988 | Forbidden Colors | Tania Maria | Capitol |
| 1988 | Music of Chick Corea | Andy LaVerne | Delta |
| 1988 | My Romance | Lew Soloff | King Record |
| 1988 | Punch Line | Soundtrack | A&M |
| 1988 | Sampler '88 | Various | Novus/BMG |
| 1988 | The Green Chinese Table | Seigen Ono | Virgin |
| 1988 | Whirlwind | Danny Gottlieb | Atlantic |
| 1989 | Away from Home | David Broza | EMI |
| 1989 | Glamour Camp | Glamour Camp | EMI |
| 1989 | Moonstone | Toninho Horta | Verve Forecast |
| 1989 | Songs from the Lost World | Jonathan Elias | Enigma |
| 1989 | Strange Angels | Laurie Anderson | Warner |
| 1989 | Strange Days | David Van Tieghem | PrivateMusic |
| 1989 | Struck By Lightning | Airto Moreira | Venture |
| 1989 | Tears of Joy | Tuck and Patti | Windhamhill |
| 1989 | There Were Signs | Bill Gable | Private Music |
| 1989 | Tribute to Gil | Gil Evans | Soul Note |
| 1989 | Turning Point | Rory Block | Munich Records |
| 1990 | Billy Highstreet Samba | Stan Getz | Phonogram |
| 1990 | Dade In The Shade | The Dade | BigWorld |
| 1990 | Friends | Joe Beck | DMP |
| 1990 | Party in the Basement | Pete Levin | Gramavision |
| 1990 | Starclimber | Mitch Farber | Muse Records |
| 1990 | The Unspoken Heart | Rodney Jones | Minor Music |
| 1990 | Where You Lay Your Head | Bill Cosby | Polygram |
| 1991 | Afoxe | Ernie Watts | CTI |
| 1991 | Aidalai | Mecano | BMG/Sentia |
| 1991 | Cool Running | Jeremy Wall | Buffalo Records |
| 1991 | Home Again | David Wilcox | A&M |
| 1991 | Little Wing | Lew Soloff | Sweet Basil |
| 1991 | Marc Cohn | Marc Cohn | Atlantic |
| 1991 | Standards of Living | Tom Bones Malone | BigWorld |
| 1991 | Storyteller | Philippe Saisse | Polygram |
| 1992 | Gliding | Stan Samole | Jazz Inspirations |
| 1992 | Last Session | Sting & Gil Evans | |
| 1992 | Music On The Edge | Various | CTI |
| 1992 | NY First Calls | David Matthews | Funhouse |
| 1992 | Rocks in the Head | Roger Daltrey | Atlantic |
| 1992 | Stained Glass Memories | Scott Cossu | Windam Hill |
| 1992 | Tongues and Tails | Sophie B. Hawkins | Columbia Records |
| 1992 | Walkin' Into the Sun | Clifford Carter | Soul Coast |
| 1992 | Youkali | Jim Hall | CTI Records |
| 1993 | Collection | Special EFX | GRP |
| 1993 | Driving Into the Sea | Babel Hounds | Big Cow |
| 1993 | Free Falling | Red Grammer | Red Note |
| 1993 | Happier Blue | Chris Smither | Flying Fish |
| 1993 | Killer Bees | Airto Moreira | B&W Music |
| 1993 | Laughed Last | Lili Anel | Palmetto |
| 1993 | Little Victories | Darden Smith | Sony |
| 1993 | Rainbows Revenge | Glenn Alexander | Shanachie |
| 1993 | The Sands of Time | Gil Goldstein | Muse |
| 1994 | A Dip In the Pool | A Dip In the Pool | Epic |
| 1994 | Barney's Favorites Vol. 2 | Roberta Flack | Capitol |
| 1994 | Bassic Instinct 3 | Mark Egan W/Various Artists | Notes on Call |
| 1994 | Gao, Volume I | Gao | Vap |
| 1994 | Saxual | Dan Moretti | Par |
| 1994 | Simple Thing | Issei Ishida | EastWest/Warner |
| 1994 | The Power Of Cool | Donald Harrison | CTI |
| 1994 | Tropical Escape | Craig Peyton | Earth Flight |
| 1994 | Wonder Child | Gao | Vap |
| 1994 | World Tour | Jason Miles | Lipstick |
| 1995 | A Little Trip to the Stone Circle | Issei Ishida Moon | |
| 1995 | A Secret Life | Marianne Faithful | Island |
| 1995 | Abandoned Garden | Michael Franks | Warner |
| 1995 | Big Trip | Chris Hunter | Sweet Basil |
| 1995 | Calling You | William Galison | Verve Forecast |
| 1995 | Fingerpainting | Joe Beck | Wavetone |
| 1995 | Honey Man | Gil Evans | Newtone |
| 1995 | Miss You in New York | T-Square | Sony |
| 1995 | Pearls | David Sanborn | Elektra |
| 1996 | Hombre de Blues | Jaf | RCA/BMG |
| 1996 | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Bernadette Peters | Angel |
| 1996 | Mango Theory | Flying Monkey Orch. | Monkeyville |
| 1996 | Mortal City | Dar Williams | Razor and Tie |
| 1996 | Push | Johnathan Pagano | |
| 1996 | Regarding the Soul | Dee Carstensen | Exit Nine |
| 1996 | Relish | Joan Osborne | Blue Gorilla |
| 1996 | Signs of Life | Jeff Ciampa | Wavetone |
| 1996 | Speed Demon | David Matthews | King Records |
| 1996 | Tornado | Rory Block | Uni/Rounder |
| 1997 | Dig | Dig This | Wingnut Music |
| 1997 | End of the Summer | Dar Williams | Razor and Tie |
| 1997 | From a Parent To a Child | Art Garfunkel | Columbia |
| 1997 | From here to Nichternity | David Nichtern | Nudgie |
| 1997 | Loaded Leather Moonroof | Don Ross | Columbia |
| 1997 | Open Door | Michael Whalen | Helicon |
| 1997 | Reluctant Pilgrim | Stephan Schwartz | LML Music |
| 1997 | Starfish In The Moon | Bill Evans | Escapade |
| 1997 | VA-Street News | Bob Magnusson | Cap Records |
| 1997 | Who's afraid of Mark Egan with the big bad Bass | Various Artists | Hot Wire |
| 1997 | You Don't Know Me | Billy James | Uptown Sound |
| 1997 | Zone Unknown | Gabriel Roth and Mirrors | Raven Records |
| 1998 | Between Us | Jules Shear | High Street Records |
| 1998 | Fearless Dreamer | Pam Fleming | Infinite Room |
| 1998 | Holiday Songs and Lullabies | Shawn Colvin | Columbia |
| 1998 | Largo | Largo | Blue Gorilla |
| 1998 | The Wave is Coming | Armsted Christian | Siam Records |
| 1998 | Where are You Now | Deanna Kirk | Blackbird |
| 1998 | Who Loves You (Tribute to Jaco Pastorius) | Various Artists | Victor |
| 1999 | Bleeker Street | Various Artists | Astor Place Records |
| 1999 | Butter, Live at Mojo's | Dave Mullen | Dave Mullen |
| 1999 | Che Corazon | Gato Barbieri | Columbia Records |
| 1999 | I Remember You | Yujiro Wada | King Records |
| 1999 | Modern Man John | Sheehan | Sheehan CDS |
| 1999 | My Window | Ed Littman | Yeah Man |
| 1999 | Of Near and Distant Lands | Billy Eric | Mirror Wizard |
| 1999 | Pictures at the Family House | Tom Mcgrath | Tom Mcgrath |
| 1999 | Rainbow Mountain | Lew Soloff | Enja Records |
| 1999 | Slvia Hotel | Cheryl Wheeler | Philo Records |
| 1999 | Songbook | Mark Murphy | 32 Jazz |
| 1999 | Touch | Bill Evans | ESC Records |
| 1999 | House of Mirrors | Jeff Ciampa | |
| 2000 | Allow Me | Jules Shear | Unizoe Records |
| 2000 | Eye Contact | Jay Beckenstein | Windham Hill |
| 2000 | From Belo to Seoul | Jack Lee | Truespace Records |
| 2000 | Kiroron | Don Sebesky | Aosis Records |
| 2000 | Listen | Chuck Loeb | Shanachie |
| 2000 | Santa Rita | Richard Niles | Black Box Jazz |
| 2000 | Small Voices Calling | Martha Wash | Vital Records |
| 2000 | Solo Flights | Lynn Seaton | Omnitone |
| 2000 | Universal Language | Marc Antoine | Verve |
| 2000 | Vibes Revisited | Kurt Weil | TCB Records |
| 2000 | Without a Doubt | Frank Wess/Frank Vignola | Koch Intl. |
| 2000 | You've Got Mail (soundtrack) | Various | Warner Bros. |
| 2001 | 75th Birthday Concert | Gil Evans | BBC Legends |
| 2001 | A Love Affair | The Music of Ivan Lins | Telarc |
| 2001 | Above Horizons | Masahiro Sayama | JVC |
| 2001 | An American Garden | Dave Tofani | Solo Winds |
| 2001 | Global Exchange | George Gruntz | TCB |
| 2001 | In A Heartbeat | Chuck Loeb | Shanachie |
| 2001 | Live at Umbria Jazz, Vol. 1 | Gil Evans Orchestra | Egea Records |
| 2001 | Live at Wolftrap | Judy Collins | Wildflower Records |
| 2001 | Peace of Mind | Carmen Questa | Skip Records |
| 2001 | Saundra Santiago | Saundra Santiago | SSRS |
| 2001 | This Day and Age | Clayton Bruce Ost | Tribeca Records |
| 2002 | Bardo | Gabrielle Roth | Raven |
| 2002 | Being In Dreaming | Michael Hewett- | Dharma Moon |
| 2002 | Brazilian Nights | Romero Lubambo | Q Records |
| 2002 | I'm Every Woman | Rory Block | Rounder records |
| 2002 | In The Bush | Electric Breakwater | J-Bird Records |
| 2002 | Insect Warriors | Mark Stanley | Sir EEL Records |
| 2002 | Live at Umbria Jazz Vol.2 | Gil Evans Orchestra | Egea Records |
| 2002 | Sentimental Spirit | Kwang Min Kim | Nanjang Records |
| 2002 | When We were Kings | Eugene Ruffolo | Continental Song City |
| 2003 | 10 cc of Tears | April | Victor Entertainment |
| 2003 | Beat Avenues | Eric Andersen | Appleseed Recordings |
| 2003 | Chacon | Thom Chacon | Pie Records |
| 2003 | Folk Prayer | Jon Werking | Cedar-King Music |
| 2003 | Gil Evans 75th Birthday Concert | Gil Evans | BBC |
| 2003 | Just Friends | The Joe Beck Trio | Whailing City Sound |
| 2003 | Om Yoga Mix | David Nicturne | Dharma Moon Records |
| 2003 | Once in a Lifetime | Rene'e Snyder | NSW 1159 |
| 2003 | The Other Side of Time | Mary Fahl | Sony |
| 2003 | The Shadow of the Cat | Gato Barbieri | Peak Records |
| 2003 | Tricycles | Larry Coryell Trio | Inn and Out Records |
| 2003 | Yes Indeed | Billy Eric | Mirror Wizzard Music |
| 2004 | All in Good Time | Don Ross | Boulder Hill Records |
| 2004 | Long Road to Nowhere | David Amram, Frank Messina | Spokeface Records |
| 2004 | Midnight Flower | Drala | Dharma Moon |
| 2004 | New York Confidential | Forest Buchtel, Gary Anderson | Monk Music Records |
| 2004 | Thelonius Bach's Lunch | Jeff Laibson, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb | Wavetone Records |
| 2005 | Flora's Song | Flora Purim | Narada Records |
| 2005 | Miles Away | Sam Morrison | Brown Bag Records |
| 2005 | OM Yoga and Meditation | Cyndi Lee & David Nictern | Dharma Moon |
| 2005 | Soul Grass | Bill Evans | BHM Records |
| 2005 | The Body Electric | Cyndi Lauper | Sony |
| 2005 | Tomorrow's Too Late | B.D. Lenz | Apria Records |
| 2006 | High Grade Fusion | Eriko Akiya | Shinko Music |
| 2006 | Mahoney's Way | Dave Mullens | Roberts Music Group |
| 2006 | Peace of Mind | Andy Laverne | Clavebop |
| 2006 | Phoenix | Edo Castro | Passion Star Records |
| 2006 | Strange Fruit | Sting | ITM Records |
| 2006 | The Word is Out | Jaco Pastorious Big Band | Heads Up |
| 2007 | Live In The Moment | Ken Serio | Tripping Tree |
| 2007 | Silvano Monasterios | Monasterios/Egan/Wertico | Dogleg Music |
| 2008 | Little Wild One | Joan Osborne | Saguaro Road Records |
External links
- Mark Egan Official Site - includes complete discography
- Wavetone Records site
- CD Baby site
- Mark Egan at Amazon
- Mark Egan songs