Atlantic Records Discography: 1951
1951
The Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade / Billy Mitchell
Joe Morris, unknown (tp) unknown (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Roy Gaines (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Jimmy Lewis, Billy Mitchell (vo)NYC, January 15, 1951
| 549 | Ghost Train, Pt. 1 | Atlantic 974; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
| 550 | Ghost Train, Pt. 2 | unissued |
| 551 | Midnight Grinder | Atlantic 940; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
| 552 | Jump, Everybody, Jump | Atlantic 931; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
| 553 | Love Fever Blues | Atlantic 940; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
| 554 | Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! | Atlantic 931 |
| 555 | Pack Up All Your Bags | Atlantic 933; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
* Atlantic 974 Billy Mitchell - Bald Head Woman b/w Joe Morris - Ghost Train (instrumental)
* Atlantic 940 Joe Morris - Midnight Grinder b/w Love Fever Blues
* Atlantic 931 Joe Morris - Jump, Everybody, Jump b/w Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
* Atlantic 933 Billy Mitchell - My Love, My Desire b/w Pack Up All Your Bags
The Joe Morris Blues Cavalcade / Billy Mitchell
Joe Morris, unknown (tp) unknown (as) unknown (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Roy Gaines (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Billy Mitchell (vo)Philadelphia, PA, February 10, 1951
| 557 | My Love, My Desire | Atlantic 933 |
| 558 | Bald Head Woman | Atlantic 974; Juke Box Lil (Swd) JB 610 |
| 559 | She Walks | unissued |
| 560 | Texas Mambo | - |
* Atlantic 933 Billy Mitchell - My Love, My Desire b/w Pack Up All Your Bags
* Atlantic 974 Billy Mitchell - Bald Head Woman b/w Joe Morris - Ghost Train (instrumental)
Billy Taylor Quartet
Billy Taylor (p) John Collins (g) Al Hall (b) Shadow Wilson (d)NYC, February 20, 1951
| 561 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Atlantic EP 517, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 562 | Thou Swell | - |
| 563 | Good Groove | Atlantic 676, EP 517, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 564 | Somebody Loves Me | Atlantic EP 532, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 565 | Willow Weep For Me | Atlantic 676, EP 532, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 566 | If I Had You | Atlantic EP 532, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 567 | The Very Thought Of You | - |
| 568 | What Is There To Say? | Atlantic EP 517, LP 113, LP 1277 |
| 569 | Cuban Caper | unissued |
* Atlantic LP 113 Billy Taylor - Piano Panorama, Vol. 1
* Atlantic EP 517 Billy Taylor - Piano Panorama
* Atlantic EP 532 Billy Taylor - Piano Panorama
* Atlantic 676 Billy Taylor - Good Groove b/w Willow Weep For Me
The Clovers
Bill Harris (g) John Bailey (lead vo) Matthew McQuater (tenor vo) Harold Lucas (baritone vo) Harold Winley (bass vo)NYC, February 22, 1951
| 590 | Don't You Know I Love You | Atlantic 934, LP 1248, LP 8065, LP 8161; Atco SD 33-374 |
| 591 | Skylark | Atlantic 934 |
* Atlantic LP 8065 Various Artists - The Solid Gold Groups
* Atlantic LP 8161, SD 8161 Various Artists - History Of Rhythm And Blues, Vol. 1: The Roots 1947-52
* Atco SD 33-374 The Clovers - Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years
* Atlantic 934 The Clovers - Skylark b/w Don't You Know I Love You
Frank Culley And His Orchestra
Wallace Wilson (tp) Walter "Phatz" Morris (tb) Frank "Floorshow" Culley (ts) Randy Weston (p) Count Edmondson (b) Connie Kay (d)NYC, February 27, 1951
| 572 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Atlantic 935 |
| 573 | Culley Flower | - |
| 574 | Leap Frog | unissued |
| 575 | Stomp | - |
Arlene Talley With Frank Culley's Orchestra
Wallace Wilson (tp) Walter "Phatz" Morris (tb) Frank "Floorshow" Culley (ts) Randy Weston (p) Count Edmondson (b) Connie Kay (d) Arlene Talley (vo)NYC, February 27, 1951
| 576 | I Cried For You | Atlantic unissued |
| 577 | Just One Moment Blues | - |
Ruth Brown With Budd Johnson's Orchestra
Budd Johnson (ts) Ruth Brown (vo) and othersNYC, February 28, 1951
| 578 | Home Town | Atlantic unissued |
| 579 | Don't Cry | - |
| 580 | The Shrine Of St. Cecilia | - |
| 581 | It's All For You | - |
Mary Lou Williams Trio
Mary Lou Williams (p) Carl Pruitt (b) Bill Clark (d)NYC, March 7, 1951
| 582 | Opus Z (Stennell) | Atlantic LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 583 | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Atlantic EP 518, LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 584 | My First Date With You | unissued |
| 585 | Pagliacci | Atlantic LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 586 | 'S Wonderful | Atlantic EP 518, LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 587 | From This Moment On | Atlantic LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 588 | You're The Cream In My Coffee | Atlantic EP 518, LP 114, LP 1271 |
| 589 | Mary's Waltz (The Bebop Waltz) | Atlantic EP 518, LP 114 |
| 590 | Would I Love You? | unissued |
| 591 | In The Purple Grotto | Atlantic LP 114, LP 1271 |
* Atlantic LP 114 Mary Lou Williams - Piano Panorama, Vol. 2
* Atlantic EP 518 Mary Lou Williams - Piano Panorama
The Cardinals
The Cardinals (doo wop group)NYC?, circa March, 1951???
| 592 | Shouldn't I Know | Atlantic 938, LP 8161 |
| 593 | Please Don't Leave Me | Atlantic 938 |
* Atlantic 938 The Cardinals - Shouldn't I Know b/w Please Don't Leave Me
Joe Turner With Vann "Piano Man" Walls' Orchestra
unknown (brass) unknown (ts) Harry Van Walls (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Joe Turner (vo) unknown (vocal group)NYC, April 19, 1951
| 600 | The Chill Is On | Atlantic 949, LP 8033 |
| 601 | After My Laughter Came Tears | Atlantic 939, LP 8033 |
| 602 | Bump Miss Susie | Atlantic 949, LP 8033 |
| 603 | Chains Of Love | Atlantic 939, EP 536, LP 8005, LP 8037, LP 8081, LP 8161; Atco SD 33-376 |
* Atlantic LP 8005 Joe Turner
* Atlantic LP 8037 Various Artists - The Rockin' Fifties
* Atlantic LP 8081 The Best Of Joe Turner
* Atlantic LP 8161, SD 8161 Various Artists - History Of Rhythm And Blues, Vol. 1: The Roots 1947-52
* Atco SD 33-376 Joe Turner - His Greatest Recordings: The Early Years
* Atlantic EP 536 Joe Turner
* Atlantic 949 Joe Turner - The Chill Is On b/w Bump Miss Susie
* Atlantic 939 Joe Turner - After My Laughter Came Tears b/w Chains Of Love
Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes
Don Byas (ts) Maurice Vander (p) Jean-Pierre Sasson (g) Popoff Medvedko (b) Benny Bennett (d)Paris, France, April 19, 1951
| 12601 | 770 | Night And Day | Blue Star (F) 231, BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
| 12602 | 769 | The Man I Love | Blue Star (F) 232, BEP 74014; Felsted (E) ESD 3036; Blue Star (F) BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
| 12603 | 772 | Georgia On My Mind | Blue Star (F) 233, BEP 74015, BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
| 12604 | 771 | Easy To Love | Blue Star (F) 231, BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
| 12605 | 768 | Over The Rainbow | Blue Star (F) 232, BEP 74014; Felsted (E) ESD 3036; Blue Star (F) BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
| 12606 | 767 | Where Or When | Blue Star (F) 233, BLP 6802; Esquire (E) 20-005; Atlantic LP 117 |
* Esquire (E) 20-005 Don Byas - His Tenor Sax And Rhythm
* Atlantic LP 117 Don Byas - Tenor Sax Solos
* Blue Star (F) BEP 74014 Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes
* Felsted (E) ESD 3036 Don Byas And His Rythme
* Blue Star (F) BEP 74015 Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes
* Blue Star (F) 231 Don Byas - Night And Day b/w Easy To Love
* Blue Star (F) 232 Don Byas - The Man I Love b/w Over The Rainbow
* Blue Star (F) 233 Don Byas - Georgia On My Mind b/w Where Or When
Joe Morris And His Orchestra
Joe Morris, unknown (tp) unknown (as) unknown (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Roy Gaines (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Billy Mitchell, Teddy Smith (vo)NYC, April 26, 1951
| 604 | Pretty Eyed Baby | unissued |
| 605 | If I Had Known | Atlantic 950 |
| 606 | I Wish I Could Stop Loving You | unissued |
| 607 | Let's Have A Ball Tonight | Atlantic 954 |
| 608 | Verna Lee | Atlantic 950 |
* Atlantic 954 Billy Mitchell - Let's Have A Ball Tonight b/w Someday You'll Be Sorry
Jimmy Lewis And His Orchestra
Jimmy LewisNYC, June 14, 1951
| 609 | Let's Get Together And Make Some Love | Atlantic 943 |
| 610 | I'm Gonna Walk Some More | unissued |
| 611 | I'll Be Faithful To You | Atlantic 943 |
| 612 | We're Gonna Wiggle | unissued |
Al Hibbler With Jimmy Mundy's Orchestra
Al Hibbler (vo) Jimmy Mundy, and othersNYC, June 27, 1951
| 613 | Now I Lay Me Down To Dream | Atlantic 945, 1071, LP 1251 |
| 614 | This Is Always | Atlantic 945, LP 1251 |
| 615 | I Won't Tell A Soul | Atlantic LP 1251 |
| 616 | Am I To Blame? | unissued |
* Atlantic 945 Al Hibbler - Now I Lay Me Down To Dream b/w This Is Always
* Atlantic 1071 Al Hibbler - Danny Boy b/w Now I Lay Me Down To Dream
Willis Jackson And His Band
John Russell (tp) Phatz Morris (tb) Otis Sutton (as, bars) Willis Jackson (ts) Jimmy Evans (p) Leonard Swain (b) Emmanuel Simms (d) The Four Gators (vocal group)NYC, July 9, 1951
| 621 | Harlem Nocturne | Atlantic 946 |
| 622 | Street Scene (Sentimental Rhapsody) | - |
| 623 | Froggy Bottom Jump | unissued |
| 624 | Wine-O-Wine | Atlantic 957 |
* Atlantic 957 Willis Jackson - Wine-O-Wine b/w Good Gliding
The Clovers
Bill Harris (g) John Bailey (lead vo) Matthew McQuater (tenor vo) Harold Lucas (baritone vo) Harold Winley (bass vo)NYC, July 12, 1951
| 625 | Needless | Atlantic 944 |
| 626 | Fool, Fool, Fool | Atlantic 944, EP 504, LP 8034; Atco SD 33-374 |
| 627 | Better Be On My Way | unissued |
| 628 | All Night Boogie | - |
* Atco SD 33-374 The Clovers - Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years
* Atlantic EP 504 The Clovers - One Mint Julep
* Atlantic 944 The Clovers - Fool, Fool, Fool b/w Needless
Jimmy Yancey Duo
Jimmy Yancey (p) Israel Crosby (b)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 727 | Mournful Blues | Atlantic EP 525, ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
| 728 | Salute To Pinetop | Atlantic ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
| 729 | 35th And Dearborn | - |
| 730 | How Long Blues | Atlantic EP 525, ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
* Atlantic SD 7229 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Chicago Piano, Vol. 1
* Atlantic ALR 134 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
* Atlantic EP 525 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
Little Brother Montgomery Trio
Little Brother Montgomery (p, vo) Israel Crosby (b) Frank "Sweet" Williams (d, p)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 731 | Talkin' Boogie | Atlantic SD 7227 |
| 732 | Shreveport Farewell | - |
| 733 | Slow Blues, No. 1 (Vicksburg Blues '51) | Atlantic SD 7227, SD 2-506 |
| 734 | Farish Street Jive | Atlantic SD 7227 |
| 735 | Slow Blues, No. 2 | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 2-506 Various Artists - unknown title
Jimmy Yancey Duo
Jimmy Yancey (p) Israel Crosby (b)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 736 | Yancey Special | Atlantic ALR 130, SD 7229 |
| 736 (2nd) | Yancey Special (2nd version) | Atlantic EP 525, ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
* Atlantic LP 1283 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Pure Blues
* Atlantic ALR 130 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Yancey Special
* Atlantic ALR 134 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
* Atlantic EP 525 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
Frank "Sweet" Williams Solo
Frank "Sweet" Williams (p)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 737 | Sweet's Boogie | Atlantic unissued |
Jimmy And Mama Yancey
Jimmy Yancey (p) Israel Crosby (b) Mama Yancey (vo)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 738 | Santa Fe Blues | Atlantic ALR 130, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
| 739 | How Long Blues | - |
| 740 | Four O'Clock Blues | - |
| 741 | Make Me A Pallet On The Floor | Atlantic ALR 130, LP 1283, SD 7229, SD 2-506 |
| 742 | Monkey Woman Blues | Atlantic ALR 130, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
* Atlantic SD 7229 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Chicago Piano, Vol. 1
* Atlantic SD 2-506 Various Artists - unknown title
* Atlantic ALR 130 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Yancey Special
Jimmy Yancey Duo
Jimmy Yancey (p) Israel Crosby (b)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 743 | Yancey's Bugle Call | Atlantic EP 525, ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
| 744 | Shave 'Em Dry | Atlantic ALR 134, LP 1283, SD 7229 |
| 745 | Blues For Albert | Atlantic ALR 134, SD 7229 |
* Atlantic SD 7229 Jimmy And Mama Yancey - Chicago Piano, Vol. 1
* Atlantic ALR 134 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
* Atlantic EP 525 Jimmy Yancey - Piano Solos
Frank "Sweet" Williams Duo
Frank "Sweet" Williams (p) Israel Crosby (b)Chicago, IL, July 18, 1951
| 746 | Sweet's Slow Blues | Atlantic SD 7227 |
Ruth Brown With Howard Biggs' Orchestra
Willis Jackson (ts) Ruth Brown (vo) Howard Biggs (ldr) and othersNYC, August 29, 1951
| 629 | Without My Love | Atlantic 948; Route 66 (Swd) Kix 16 |
| 630 | Big Bright Moon, Shine On | Atlantic 948, LP 8080; Atco SD 7009 |
| 631 | Love Me Long | unissued |
| 632 | Evil Hearted Me | - |
* Atlantic LP 8080 The Best Of Ruth Brown
* Atco SD 7009 Ruth Brown - unknown title
* Atlantic 948 Ruth Brown - Without My Love b/w Shine On
The Cardinals
The Cardinals (doo wop group)NYC, October 6, 1951
| 646 | I'll Always Love You | Atlantic 952 |
| 647 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | Atlantic 1025 |
| 648 | Pretty Baby Blues | Atlantic 952 |
| 649 | Kiss Me Baby | Atlantic 958 |
| 775 | Wheel Of Fortune | Atlantic 958, LP 8161 |
* Atlantic 952 The Cardinals - Pretty Baby Blues b/w I'll Always Love You
* Atlantic 1025 The Cardinals - Please Baby b/w Under A Blanket Of Blue
* Atlantic 958 The Cardinals - Wheel Of Fortune b/w Kiss Me Baby
Joe Morris And His Orchestra
Joe Morris, unknown (tp) unknown (as) unknown (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Roy Gaines (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Faye Adams, Billy Mitchell, Julia (India) White (vo)NYC, October 24, 1951
| 650 | The Girl For Me | unissued |
| 651 | Watch Out, I Told You | Atlantic 1007 |
| 652 | Atomic Rocket | unissued |
| 653 | Trouble, Trouble Blues | - |
| 654 | Someday You'll Be Sorry | Atlantic 954 |
| 655 | Hey Now | unissued |
* Atlantic 954 Billy Mitchell - Let's Have A Ball Tonight b/w Someday You'll Be Sorry
The Clovers
Bill Harris (g) John Bailey (lead vo) Matthew McQuater (tenor vo) Harold Lucas (baritone vo) Harold Winley (bass vo)NYC, October 26, 1951
| 656 | Blue Moon | Atlantic unissued |
| 657 | In The Middle Of The Night | Atlantic rejected |
| 658 | Comin' On | - |
Barbara Carroll Trio
Barbara Carroll (p, vo) probably Danny Martucci (b) Herbie Wasserman (d)NYC, November 9, 1951
| 669 | Love Of My Life | Atlantic EP 503, ALR 132, LP 1271 |
| 670 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | Atlantic ALR 132 |
| 671 | 'Tis Autumn | Atlantic 677 (alt.), ALR 132, LP 1271 |
| 672 | Takin' A Chance On Love | Atlantic 677 (alt.), EP 503, ALR 132, LP 1271 |
| 673 | The Lady's In Love With You | Atlantic ALR 132, LP 1271 |
| 674 | Autumn In New York | - |
| 675 | You Took Advantage Of Me | Atlantic EP 503, ALR 132, LP 1271 |
| 676 | My Funny Valentine | - |
* Atlantic ALR 132 Barbara Carroll - Piano Panorama, Vol. 3
* Atlantic EP 503 Barbara Carroll - Piano Panorama
* Atlantic 677 (alt.) Barbara Carroll - 'Tis Autumn b/w Takin' A Chance On Love
Mabel Mercer
Mabel Mercer (vo) and othersNYC, November 17, 1951
| 687 | Remind Me | Atlantic EP 501, ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 688 | Little Girl Blue | - |
| 689 | Hello Young Lovers | Atlantic ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 690 | Just One Of Those Things | Atlantic EP 501, ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 691 | Ivory Tower | Atlantic ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 692 | The First Warm Day In May | - |
| 693 | The End Of A Love Affair | Atlantic EP 501, ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 694 | You Are Not My First Love | Atlantic EP 522, ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 695 | Sunday In Savannah | Atlantic ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 696 | Autumn Leaves | Atlantic EP 522, ALS 402, LP 2-602 |
| 697 | While We're Young | rejected |
* Atlantic ALS 402 Songs By Mabel Mercer, Vol. 1
* Atlantic EP 501 Songs By Mabel Mercer
* Atlantic EP 522 Songs By Mabel Mercer
Joe Morris And His Orchestra
Joe Morris, unknown (tp) unknown (as) unknown (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Roy Gaines (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Laurie Tate (vo)Beltone Studios, NYC, November 20, 1951
| 698 | Free Again | Atlantic unissued |
| 699 | The Way You Look Tonight | - |
| 700 | All I Want Is Just To Be With You | - |
| 701 | Sometime, Somewhere, Someday | - |
Willis Jackson And His Band
Willis Jackson (ts) and othersNYC, November 27, 1951
| 706 | Good Gliding | Atlantic 957 |
| 707 | Blues For The Gator | unissued |
| 708 | Come Back To Sorrento, Pt. 1 | - |
| 709 | Come Back To Sorrento, Pt. 2 | - |
| 710 | Gator Medley, Pt. 1 | - |
| 711 | Gator Medley, Pt. 2 | - |
Meade "Lux" Lewis Trio
Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)Chicago, IL, December 4, 1951
| 712 | Ji-Bouti (Jumpin' With Pete) | Atlantic ALR 133 |
| 713 | Riff Boogie | Atlantic SD 7227 |
| 714 | Reminiscent Blues | unissued |
| 715 | Cow Cow Blues | Atlantic EP 510, ALR 133 |
| 716 | Yancey's Special | - |
| 717 | Honky Tonk Train Blues | - |
| 718 | Blues De Lux (Albert's Blues) | Atlantic ALR 133 |
| 719 | Pinetop's Boogie Woogie | Atlantic EP 510, ALR 133 |
| 720 | Honeysuckle Rose Boogie | unissued |
| 721 | Mister Freddie's Blues | Atlantic ALR 133 |
| 722 | Suitcase Blues | - |
| 723 | Just Boogie | unissued |
| 724 | Gliss Me Again Boogie | - |
| 725 | Meade's Blues, Pt. 1 | - |
| 726 | Meade's Blues, Pt. 2 | - |
* Atlantic ALR 133 Meade "Lux" Lewis - Boogie-Woogie Interpretations
* Atlantic EP 510 Meade "Lux" Lewis - Boogie-Woogie Interpretations
Sticks McGhee And His Buddies
unknown (ts) unknown (bars) Harry Van Walls (p) Sticks McGhee (g, vo)NYC, December 8, 1951
| 747 | Wee Wee Hours, Pt. 1 | Atlantic 955 |
| 748 | Wee Wee Hours, Pt. 2 | - |
| 749 | New Found Love | Atlantic 991 |
| 750 | Meet You In The Morning | - |
| 751 | Chain Smoking | rejected |
* Atlantic 991 Sticks McGhee - New Found Love b/w Meet You In The Morning
The Clovers
Willis Jackson (ts) Harry Van Walls (p) Connie Kay (d) The Clovers (doo wop group) and othersNYC, December 19, 1951
| 753 | In The Middle Of The Night | Atlantic 963, LP 1248 |
| 754 | Comin' On | Atlantic 1010 |
| 755 | One Mint Julep | Atlantic 963, EP 504, LP 1239, LP 8037, LP 8140, LP 8161, SD 2-504; Atco SD 33-315, SD 33-374 |
* Atlantic LP 1239, LP 8010 Various Artists - Rock And Roll Forever
* Atlantic LP 8037 Various Artists - The Rockin' Fifties
* Atlantic LP 8140, SD 8140 Various Artists - Beach Beat
* Atlantic LP 8161, SD 8161 Various Artists - History Of Rhythm And Blues, Vol. 1: The Roots 1947-52
* Atlantic SD 2-504 Various Artists - The Atlantic Soul Years
* Atco SD 33-315 Various Artists - Rock Begins, Vol. 2
* Atco SD 33-374 The Clovers - Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years
* Atlantic EP 504 The Clovers - One Mint Julep
* Atlantic 963 The Clovers - One Mint Julep b/w Middle Of The Night
* Atlantic 1010 The Clovers - Comin' On b/w The Feeling Is So Good