Richard Francis Wyands (July 2, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, best known for his work as a side-man.
[1] Wyands was influenced by Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, and Teddy Wilson.
[1] The year after leaving the Black Hawk in 1954, Wyands was an intermission performer at another San Francisco club,[1] before becoming music director for vocalist Ella Fitzgerald during a 3-month period in 1956.
[1] In New York, he played with Roy Haynes, Charles Mingus (1959), Jerome Richardson (1959), and Gigi Gryce.
[2] With Gene Ammons With Kenny Burrell With Benny Carter With Jimmy Cobb With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Teddy Edwards With Frank Foster With Gigi Gryce With Roy Haynes With Freddie Hubbard With Willis Jackson With Etta Jones With Bobby Kapp and Gene Perla With Roland Kirk With Charles Mingus With Oliver Nelson With Houston Person With Jerome Richardson With James Spaulding With Buddy Tate and Al Grey With Cal Tjader With Warren Vaché With Richard Williams With Lem Winchester