Discography

          ·Live from Lotusland    ·Whyte Avenue   ·Chimbe   ·Compilations and CDs as a sideman

Live from Lotusland - Cellar Live (2005)  
with Mike Allen (saxophone), Tilden Webb (piano), Ross Botten, Jodi Proznick (bass), Dave Robbins, Jesse Cahill (drums)



  1. Laurier Luxury Walk/Mike Rud
  2. Blues for Junior/Ray Brown
  3. R.B.'s Line/
  4. Persona Non Grata/Mike Rud
  5. Suangel ("Sue angel")/Mike Rud
  6. Hap Hap Happy!/Mike Rud
  7. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square/Maschwitz & Sherwin
  8. Punctilios/Mike Rud
  9. I'll Be Seeing You/Kahal & Fain




Whyte Avenue - Jazz Focus Records (1997)
with Bill McHenry (saxophone), John Stetch (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Jorge Rossi (drums)

  1. Whyte Avenue/Mike Rud
  2. The Shadow of Your Smile/P.F. Webster & J. Mandel
  3. Ferg's Mode/Mike Rud
  4. Sonny Greenwich/Mike Rud
  5. The Nearness of You/N. Washington & H. Carmichael
  6. Pray For Guidance/Mike Rud
  7. Finding Portage/Mike Rud
  8. Like Someone in Love/J. Burke & J. van Heusen
  9. Life With Billy/Mike Rud
  10. How Deep is the Ocean/I. Berlin
  11. Christmas Time is Here/V. Guaraldi & L. Mendelson

Chimbe - Nu-Jazz Records (1999)
with Koen Nys (saxophone), Steve Doyle (bass), Darren Becket (drums)

  1. S.O.L./Mike Rud
  2. Silk & Satin/Koen Nys
  3. Man of the World/Mike Rud Listen! (MP3 / 2 MB)
  4. Blues Connotation/Ornette Coleman
  5. Chimbe/Koen Nys
  6. You & the Night & the Music/H. Dietz & A. Schwartz
  7. Poste Restante/Koen Nys
  8. You Don't Know What Love Is/Don Raye & Gene DePaul
  9. Tokyo Bay/Koen Nys
  10. You're My Everything/Harry Warren
  11. The Everywhere Calypso/Sonny Rollins

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     Mike Rud is also featured on ...
Buckaloose - The 270 Sessions (2010)
with Vanessa Rodrigues (Hammond B3), Chris Gale (saxophone), and Davide DiRenzo (drums)

Mike says:
"I'm very grateful to be part of this fabulous band."
Coming Home (2003)
I can hardly believe how long it's been since I turned up, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, in Bob Gilligan's theory class to begin the music program at Edmonton's Grant MacEwan College. I was so honoured and surprised to be included on this retrospective of alumni and faculty members.
Hot Air Volume III (2002)
CBC Vancouver's radio show dedicated to the BC jazz scene. This compilation CD features one of my tunes, Hap Hap Happy. This was part of a session I recorded for them in February 2001.
The Ross Taggart Quartet - Thankfully - Cellar Live (2001)
with Ross Taggart (saxophone), Bob Murphy (piano), and Bernie Arai (drums)

Mike says:
"I'm very excited about this CD. It's the first live recording I ever did, and playing in front of a live audience seems to have imparted a tangible energy to this recording. Of course, with a band like that..."

     And these...
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