Blue Note Records Catalog: 45 rpm 1600 series

Blue Note 1600 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

45-1626   Art Blakey, Sabu - Message From Kenya / Art Blakey - Nothing But The Soul   1956

Art Blakey, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, congas #1.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 23, 1953

1. BN533-0 tk.1Message From Kenya
2. BN536-0 tk.11Nothing But The Soul

** originally released on Blue Note 1626 in 1954.

45-1627   not used

45-1628   not used

45-1629   not used

45-1630   Horace Silver - The Preacher / Doodlin'   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954

tk.8Doodlin'

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 6, 1955

tk.13The Preacher

45-1631   Horace Silver - Room 608 / Creepin' In   1956

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954

tk.3Room 608
tk.6Creepin' In

45-1632   Jay Jay Johnson - Groovin' / Pennies From Heaven   1956

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 6, 1955

tk.3Pennies From Heaven
tk.15Groovin'

45-1633   Miles Davis - Well You Needn't / Donna   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 9, 1952

BN430-1 tk.8Donna

Miles Davis, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954

BN551-0 tk.9Well You Needn't

45-1634   Charlie Christian, Edmond Hall - Profoundly Blue / Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem

Edmond Hall, clarinet; Meade "Lux" Lewis, celeste; Charlie Christian, acoustic guitar; Israel Crosby, bass.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 5, 1941

R3461Profoundly Blue

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Roger Ramirez, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, July 18, 1944

BN988-1Blue Harlem

45-1635   Jimmy Smith - High And Mighty / You Get 'Cha   1956

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Bay Perry, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 18, 1956

tk.2You Get 'Cha
tk.13High And Mighty

45-1636   Jimmy Smith - Midnight Sun / The Preacher   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 18, 1956

tk.7The Preacher
tk.18Midnight Sun

45-1637   Jimmy Smith - Tenderly / Joy   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 18, 1956

tk.15Tenderly
tk.16Joy

45-1638   Babs Gonzales, Jimmy Smith - You Need Connections / 'Round Midnight

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums; Babs Gonzales, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1956

tk.1You Need Connections
tk.2'Round Midnight

45-1639   Johnny Griffin - Mil Dew / Chicago Calling   1956

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956

tk.2Chicago Calling
tk.3Mil Dew

45-1640   Johnny Griffin - Nice And Easy / The Boy Next Door   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956

tk.6The Boy Next Door
tk.10Nice And Easy

45-1641   Jimmy Smith - The Champ Parts 1 & 2   1956

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1956

tk.12The Champ

45-1642   Jimmy Smith - Bubbis / Bayou   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1956

tk.13Bayou
tk.16Bubbis

45-1643   Jimmy Smith - Judo Mambo / Autumn Leaves   1956

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 17, 1956

tk.14Autumn Leaves

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1956

tk.24Judo Mambo

45-1644   Jimmy Smith - Fiddlin' The Minors / Willow Weep For Me   1956

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 17, 1956

tk.2Willow Weep For Me

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1956

tk.16Fiddlin' The Minors

45-1645   Milt Jackson - What's New / Bags' Groove   1956

Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952

1. BN424-2 tk.8Bags' Groove
2. BN425-3 tk.12What's New

45-1646   Milt Jackson - Lillie / Willow Weep For Me   1956

Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951

BN397-0Willow Weep For Me

Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952

BN423-1 tk.4Lillie

45-1647   Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks / You Go To My Head   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, June 9, 1953

BN492-0 tk.9Brownie Speaks
BN494-0 tk.11You Go To My Head

45-1648   Clifford Brown - Hymn Of The Orient / Easy Living   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953

BN525-1 tk.9Hymn Of The Orient
BN528-0 tk.23Easy Living

45-1649   Miles Davis - Tempus Fugit / Lazy Susan   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953

BN480-0 tk.10Tempus Fugit

Miles Davis, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954

BN549-0 tk.6Lazy Susan

45-1650   Miles Davis - The Leap / Weirdo   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954

BN550-0 tk.8The Leap
BN552-0 tk.10Weirdo

45-1651   Jay Jay Johnson - Jay / Old Devil Moon   1956

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954

tk.4Jay
tk.5Old Devil Moon

45-1652   Jimmy Smith - I Cover The Waterfront / I Can't Give You Anything But Love   1956

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1956

tk.20I Cover The Waterfront
tk.21I Can't Give You Anything But Love

** also released on Blue Note 45-1925 in 1966.

45-1653   Kenny Burrell - This Time The Dream's On Me / Delilah   1956

Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Candido, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 29, 1956

tk.6Delilah

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 30, 1956

tk.13This Time The Dream's On Me

45-1654   Horace Silver - Enchantment / Camouflage   1956

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 10, 1956

tk.3Enchantment
tk.14Camouflage

45-1655   Horace Silver - Senor Blues / Cool Eyes   1956

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 10, 1956

tk.11Senor Blues (45 version)
tk.15Cool Eyes

45-1656   Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Quicksilver / Once In A While   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

Birdland, NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954

tk.5Once In A While

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

Birdland, NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954

tk.18Quicksilver

45-1657   Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Wee-Dot / Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson - If I Had You   1956

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

Birdland, NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954

tk.8If I Had You

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

Birdland, NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954

tk.17Wee-Dot

45-1658   Julius Watkins - Linda Delia / I Have Known

Julius Watkins, French horn; Frank Foster, tenor sax; George Butcher, piano #1; Perry Lopez, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 8, 1954

1. tk.3Linda Delia
2. tk.7I Have Known

45-1659   Thad Jones - April In Paris / If Someone Had Told Me   1956

Thad Jones, trumpet; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax #1; Barry Harris, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956

1. tk.6April In Paris
2. tk.12If Someone Had Told Me

45-1660   Jimmy Smith - The New Preacher Parts 1 & 2   1956

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums; Mitch Thomas, announcer.

Club Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE, night 2nd set, August 4, 1956

tk.20The Preacher (as The New Preacher)

45-1661   Lee Morgan - Gaza Strip / Reggie Of Chester   1956

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clarence Sharpe, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 4, 1956

tk.3Gaza Strip
tk.4Reggie Of Chester

45-1662   Lou Donaldson - Caravan / Old Folks   1957

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Herman Foster, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 27, 1957

tk.6Caravan
tk.9Old Folks

45-1663   Lou Donaldson - L.D. Blues / That Good Old Feeling   1957

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 27, 1957

tk.4That Good Old Feeling
tk.7L.D. Blues

45-1664   Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight / In Walked Bud   1956

George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947

BN318-3In Walked Bud
BN321-1'Round About Midnight

45-1665   Jimmy Smith - Where Or When Parts 1 & 2   1956

Jimmy Smith, organ; Thornel Schwartz, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums; Mitch Thomas, announcer.

Club Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE, night 1st set, August 4, 1956

tk.12Where Or When

45-1666   Jimmy Smith - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing Parts 1 & 2   1957

same personnel.

Club Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE, afternoon 2nd set, August 4, 1956

tk.10Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

45-1667   Jimmy Smith - How High The Moon / Jimmy Smith, Lou Donaldson - Summertime   1957

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 12, 1957

tk.2Summertime

Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 13, 1957

tk.8How High The Moon

45-1668   Jimmy Smith - Plum Nellie / Jimmy Smith, Lou Donaldson - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You   1957

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 12, 1957

tk.1I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

tk.6Plum Nellie (alternate take)

45-1669   Sonny Rollins - Decision Parts 1 & 2   1957

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956

tk.1Decision

45-1670   Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane Parts 1 & 2   1957

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956

tk.2Plain Jane

45-1671   Hank Mobley - Lower Stratosphere / Reunion   1957

Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 13, 1957

tk.2Reunion
tk.3Lower Stratosphere

45-1672   Horace Silver - Home Cookin' / The Back Beat   1957

Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 8, 1957

tk.7The Back Beat
tk.17Home Cookin'

45-1673   Horace Silver - Soulville / No Smokin'   1957

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 8, 1957

tk.4No Smokin'
tk.10Soulville

45-1674   Kenny Burrell - D.B. Blues / K.B. Blues

Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Doug Watkins, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 10, 1957

tk.6D.B. Blues
tk.8K.B. Blues

45-1675   Hank Mobley - Funk In Deep Freeze / End Of The Affair   1957

Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 8, 1957

tk.6Funk In Deep Freeze
tk.10Fin De L'affaire (as End Of The Affair)

45-1676   Jimmy Smith - All Day Long Parts 1 & 2   1957

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 12, 1957

tk.12All Day Long

45-1677   Jimmy Smith - Funk's Oats Parts 1 & 2   1957

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957

tk.5Funk's Oats

45-1678   Art Blakey - Now's The Time Parts 1 & 2   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

Birdland, NYC, 1st set, February 21, 1954

tk.2Now's The Time

45-1679   Art Blakey - Ya Ya / Come Out & Meet Me Tonight   1957

Herbie Mann, flute; Ray Bryant, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Charles "Specs" Wright, drums; Art Blakey, drums, vocal; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jose Valiente, congas; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, timbales, vocal; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Evilio Quntero, concerro, maracas, tee log.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, March 7, 1957

tk.6Ya Ya
tk.12Come Out & Meet Me Tonight

45-1680   Lou Donaldson - Dorothy / Peck Time   1957

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Herman Foster, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Dave Bailey, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 9, 1957

tk.4Peck Time
tk.10Dorothy

45-1681   Lou Donaldson - Herman's Mambo / Grits And Gravy   1957

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 9, 1957

tk.1Herman's Mambo
tk.11Grits And Gravy

45-1682   Jimmy Smith - Penthouse Serenade / I Can't Get Started   1957

Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 8, 1957

tk.3I Can't Get Started
tk.17Penthouse Serenade

45-1683   Jimmy Smith - East Of The Sun / The Very Thought Of You   1957

same session.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 8, 1957

tk.5The Very Thought Of You
tk.16East Of The Sun

45-1684   Hank Mobley - Base On Balls / Stella-Wise   1957

Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 8, 1957

tk.8Stella-Wise
tk.9Base On Balls

45-1685   Jimmy Smith - Blue Moon Parts 1 & 2   1959

Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 13, 1957

tk.12Blue Moon

45-1686   Jimmy Smith - There'll Never Be Another You / The Jitterbug Waltz   1959

same session.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 13, 1957

tk.7There'll Never Be Another You

same personnel.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 8, 1957

tk.18The Jitterbug Waltz

45-1687   Sonny Rollins - You Stepped Out Of A Dream / Why Don't I   1957

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957

tk.1Why Don't I
tk.11You Stepped Out Of A Dream

45-1688   Hank Mobley - Easy To Love / Time After Time   not released

Donald Byrd, trumpet; John Jenkins, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 21, 1957

tk.2Easy To Love
tk.7Time After Time

45-1689   Curtis Fuller - Algonquin / Pickup   not released

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 4, 1957

tk.2Algonquin
tk.13Pickup

45-1690   Curtis Fuller - Oscalypso / Hugore   1957

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 16, 1957

tk.12Oscalypso
tk.14Hugore

45-1691   John Coltrane - Blue Train Parts 1 & 2   1957

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 15, 1957

tk.9/8Blue Train

** also released on United Artists XW134 in 1973.

45-1692   Lee Morgan - A Night In Tunisia Parts 1 & 2   1957

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 29, 1957

tk.7A Night In Tunisia

45-1693   The Jazz Messengers - Soft Winds Parts 1 & 2   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

tk.6Soft Winds

45-1694   not used

45-1695   The Jazz Messengers - Avila & Tequila Parts 1 & 2   1956

same session.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

tk.7Avila & Tequila

45-1696   Art Blakey - Abdallah's Delight / Elephant Walk   1957

Herbie Mann, flute; Ray Bryant, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Charles "Specs" Wright, drums; Art Blakey, drums, vocal; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jose Valiente, congas; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, timbales, vocal; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Evilio Quntero, concerro, maracas, tee log.

Manhattan Towers, NYC, March 7, 1957

tk.5Elephant Walk
tk.9Abdallah's Delight

45-1697   Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib Parts 1 & 2   1958

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 1, 1957

tk.3Sonny's Crib

45-1698   Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two Parts 1 & 2   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957

tk.13Sonnymoon For Two

45-1699   Cliff Jordan - Soul-Lo Blues Parts 1 & 2   not released

Art Farmer, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; George Tucker, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 10, 1957

tk.7Soul-Lo Blues

45-1700   Louis Smith - Brill's Blues Parts 1 & 2   1958

Louis Smith, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley as "Buckshot La Funke", alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Audio Sonic Sound, NYC, February 4, 1958

Brill's Blues