Rickey Woodard (born August 5, 1950) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1980 on Woodard spent seven years with the Ray Charles band.
A member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Woodard has also recorded with Frank Capp and as a member of Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham 's Sweet Baby Blues Band.
In 1993, he embarked on a series of yearly visits to the Peterborough Jazz Club in England, billed with veteran British jazz musicians such as Dick Morrissey , John Burch , and Tony Archer .
As leader/co-leader 1991: The Frank Capp Trio Presents Rickey Woodard (Concord 4469) 1991: California Cooking! (Candid 79509) 1991: Night Mist (Fresh Sound 190) – with Eric Reed , Tony Dumas, and Roy McCurdy 1992: The Tokyo Express (Candid 79527) – with James Williams , Christian McBride , and Joe Chambers 1994: Yazoo (Concord 4629) – with Cedar Walton , Jeff Littleton, Ralph Penland, and Ray Brown (trumpet) 1995: Quality Time: Frank Capp Quartet Featuring Rickey Woodard (Concord 4677) 1996: The Silver Strut (Concord 4716) 1997: The Tenor Trio (JMI/JVC 7501) – with Ernie Watts, Pete Christlieb, Gerry Wiggins, Chuck Berghofer, and Frank Capp 2001: California Cooking #2 (Candid 79762) 2004: Picture This (Rickey Woodard Music 634479089459) 2009: Why Did I Do It (Rickey Woodard Music 884502065787) 2009: Pineapple Delight (Rickey Woodard Music 884502252552) As a member of The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra 1989: Groove Shop – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) 1990: Boogie Down – Ernestine Anderson with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Concord) 1991: Heart And Soul – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) 1994: Absolutely! – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Lake Street) 1999: Explosive! – Milt Jackson Meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Qwest/WB) 2000: Shout Me Out! – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Fable/Lightyear/WEA) 2004: Live At MCG – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (MCG Jazz) 2005: Christmas Songs Diana Krall featuring The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Verve) 2006: Dear Mr. Sinatra – John Pizzarelli with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Telarc) 2009: Charles Aznavour & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra 2011: Sundays In New York – Trijntje Oosterhuis with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Blue Note/EMI) 2014: The L.A. Treasures Project: Live At Alvas Showroom – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) – with guests: Ernie Andrews , Barbara Morrison As sideman 1991: Rockin' With Rachmaninoff – Horace Silver (Bop City [rel. 2003]) 1991: Basket Full Of Blues – Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) 1993: Blues And The Boogie Masters – Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) 1994: Timepiece Kenny Rogers (143/Atlantic) 1994: Pencil Packin' Papa 1994: Seven Sensational Saxophones – Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival (Concord) – with Jesse Davis, Gary Foster , Ken Peplowski , Chris Potter , Bill Ramsay , Frank Wess , and Rickey Woodard 1995: In A Hefti Bag – Frank Capp Juggernaut Band (Concord) 1995: Gud Nuz Bluz – Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) 1996: Shaking Free – Nnenna Freelon (Concord) 1996: Play It Again Sam – Frank Capp Juggernaut Band (Concord) 1996: Lefty Leaps In – John Leitham (USA Music Group) – with Pete Christlieb, Tom Ranier , and Roy McCurdy 1997: Live! – John Leitham (C.A.R.S.) – with Pete Christlieb, Shelly Berg , and Joe LaBarbera 
