Blue Note Records Catalog: 5000 series
Modern Jazz 5000 series (10 inch LP)
BLP 5001 Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood
Edmond Hall (cl) Meade "Lux" Lewis (cel) Charlie Christian (ac-g) Israel Crosby (b)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 5, 1941
| R3461 | Profoundly Blue |
WOR Studios, NYC, July 18, 1944
| BN986-0 | She's Funny That Way |
| BN988-1 | Blue Harlem |
WOR Studios, NYC, September 25, 1944
| BN990-1 | If I Had You |
WOR Studios, NYC, January 31, 1945
| BN219-0 | My Old Flame |
WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
| BN247-0 | I Surrender, Dear |
WOR Studios, NYC, May 31, 1946
| BN287-0 | Sweet And Lovely |
BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Danny Quebec West (as) Billy Smith (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN311-0 | Thelonious |
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN313-1 | Ruby, My Dear |
| BN314-0 | Well, You Needn't |
| BN317-1 | Off Minor |
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
| BN321-1 | 'Round About Midnight |
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
| BN329-0 | Misterioso |
| BN331-1 | I Mean You |
BLP 5003 The Amazing Bud Powell
Fats Navarro (tp -1,2) Sonny Rollins (ts -1,2) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| 1. BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud |
| 2. BN361-3 | Wail |
| 3. BN364-0 | You Go To My Head |
| 4. BN365-0 | Ornithology |
WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
| 1. BN382-4 | Un Poco Loco |
| 2. BN383-0 | Over The Rainbow |
| 3. BN384-0 | A Night In Tunisia |
| 4. BN385-1 | It Could Happen To You |
BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album
Fats Navarro (tp) Ernie Henry (as) Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Shadow Wilson (d)WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947
| BN304-2 | The Chase |
| BN305-1 | The Squirrel |
| BN306-5 | Our Delight |
| BN307-2 | Dameronia |
Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
| BN333-0 | Lady Bird |
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN338-0 | Double Talk |
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme |
BLP 5005 James Moody With Strings
Rene Reumont (frh) Max Porret (fl) Robert Jeannoutot (ob) Henri Bellicourt (cl, bcl) James Moody (as, ts) Marcel Beaujojan, Lionel Gali, Jean Gaunet, Charles Vaudevoir (vln) Robert Jadoux, Guy Rogne (vlc) Bernard Gallais (harp) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Pierre Lemarchand (d) Pepito Riebe (bgo) Andre Hodeir (arr, cond)Paris, France, July 13, 1951
| V4055 | Loving You The Way I Do |
| V4056 | Bedelia |
| V4057 | Autumn Leaves |
| V4058 | So Very Pretty |
| V4059 | Singing For You |
| V4060 | Shades Of Blonde |
| V4061 | Jackie My Little Cat |
| V4062 | September Serenade |
BLP 5006 James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo
Dave Burnes, Elmon Wright (tp) Ernie Henry (as) James Moody (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) James "Men Gates" Forman (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Teddy Stewart (d) Gil Fuller (arr)Apex Studios, NYC, October 19, 1948
| BN340-4 | The Fuller Bop Man |
| BN341-0 | Workshop |
| BN342-2 | Oh, Henry |
| BN343-2 | Moodamorphosis |
Apex Studios, NYC, October 25, 1948
| BN344-0 | Tropicana |
| BN345-1 | Cu-Ba |
| BN346-0 | Moody's All Frantic |
| BN347-0 | Tin Tin Deo |
BLP 5007 Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 1
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
| Overture To Dawn |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| 215A 12A | I Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 1 |
| 215A 12B | I Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 2 |
| You Were Born To Be Kissed |
BLP 5008 Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 2
Erroll Garner (p): same personnelTimme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 18, 1944
| Floating On A Cloud |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 22, 1944
| Autumn Mood |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
| Erroll's Concerto (To You) |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| I Surrender, Dear |
BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Danny Quebec West (as) Billy Smith (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN308-2 | Humph |
| BN310-1 | Suburban Eyes |
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN312-1 | Nice Work If You Can Get It |
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
| BN318-3 | In Walked Bud |
| BN320-0 | Who Knows? |
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
| BN392-1 | Four In One |
| BN395-0 | Straight, No Chaser |
BLP 5010 Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds
Kenny Dorham (tp) Howard Bowe (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Orland Wright (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) LaVerne Barker (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, December 22, 1947
| BN322-3 | The Thin Man |
| BN323-1 | The Bop Alley |
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 30, 1949
| V3004 | Just Moody |
Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| ST3010 | Prince Albert, Pt. 1&2 |
| ST3012 | Tomorrow, Pt. 1&2 (Yesterdays) |
| ST3013 | Maximum |
BLP 5011 Milt Jackson - Wizard Of The Vibes
Sahib Shihab (as -1,2) Milt Jackson (vib) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
| 1. BN393-0 | Criss Cross |
| 2. BN394-0 | Eronel |
| 3. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me |
WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952
| 1. BN422-0 tk.1 | Tahiti |
| 2. BN423-1 tk.4 | Lillie |
| 3. BN424-2 tk.8 | Bags' Groove |
| 4. BN425-3 tk.12 | What's New? |
| 5. BN427-0 tk.16 | On The Scene |
BLP 5012 Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet
Fats Navarro (tp) Howard McGhee (tp, p) Ernie Henry (as) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN337-1 | Boperation |
| BN336-3 | The Skunk |
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
| BN370-2 | Lo-Flame |
| BN371-1 | Fuguetta |
| BN372-0 | Fluid Drive |
| BN373-0 | Meciendo |
| BN374-0 | Donellon Square |
| BN375-1 | I'll Remember April |
BLP 5013 Miles Davis - Young Man With A Horn
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/4) Jackie McLean (as -1/4) Gil Coggins (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 9, 1952
| 1. BN428-1 tk.2 | Dear Old Stockholm |
| 2. BN429-3 tk.6 | Chance It |
| 3. BN430-1 tk.8 | Donna |
| 4. BN431-3 tk.13 | Woody'n You |
| 5. BN432-0 tk.14 | Yesterdays |
| 6. BN433-0 tk.15 | How Deep Is The Ocean? |
BLP 5014 Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 3
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 24, 1944
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
| Yesterdays |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
| Fast Company |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 23, 1944
| I Got Rhythm |
BLP 5015 Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 4
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| Erroll's Reverie |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
| EG-182-A | The Fighting Cocks |
| EG-183-A | A Lick And A Promise |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 23, 1944
| Duke For Dinner |
BLP 5016 Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 5
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 16, 1944
| The Clock Stood Still |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| EG-185A | All The Things You Are, Pt. 1 |
| EG-185B | All The Things You Are, Pt. 2 |
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
| Opus I | |
| Gaslight |
BLP 5017 Dizzy Gillespie - Horn Of Plenty
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Rose (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Umberto Canto (cga)Studio Jouvenet, Paris, France, March 27, 1952
| 52V4210 (BN2003) | Hurry Home |
| 52V4211 (BN2004) | Afro-Paris |
| 52V4227 (BN2006) | She's Funny That Way |
Schola Cantorum, Paris, France, April 11, 1952
| 52V4225 (BN2002) | Lady Bird |
| 52V4226 (BN2009) | Somebody Loves Me |
| 52V4228 (BN2005) | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams |
| 52V4229 (BN2001) | Sweet Lorraine |
| 52V4230 (BN2007) | Everything Happens To Me |
BLP 5018 Horace Silver - New Faces-New Sounds
Horace Silver (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 9, 1952
| BN448 tk.1 | Horoscope |
| BN449-1 tk.5 | Safari |
| BN450-6 tk.15 | Thou Swell |
WOR Studios, NYC, October 20, 1952
| BN452-1 tk.2 | Quicksilver |
| BN453-2 tk.6 | Ecaroh |
| BN454-0 tk.7 | Yeah! |
| BN455-3 tk.11 | Knowledge Box |
| BN456-3 tk.15 | Prelude To A Kiss |
BLP 5019 The Swinging Swedes/The Cool Britons - New Sounds From The Old World
Jimmy Deuchar (tp) Eddie Harvey (tb) Johnny Dankworth (as) Don Rendell (ts) Bill LeSage (p) Eric Dawson (b) Tony Kinsey (d)London, England, July 29, 1950
| SSS7-126 | Birdland Bounce |
| SSS7-127 | Leapin' In London |
| 116 | Tea For Me |
| 117 | Cherokee |
Stockholm, Sweden, September 5, 1951
| Cream Of The Crop, Pt. 1 | |
| Cream Of The Crop, Pt. 2 | |
| Summertime | |
| Pick Yourself Up |
BLP 5020 Gil Melle - New Faces-New Sounds
Eddie Bert (tb) Gil Melle (ts) Joe Manning (vib) George Wallington (p) Red Mitchell (b) Max Roach (d) Monica Dell (vo -2/4)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 2, 1952
| 1. BN461-3 (tk.4) | Four Moons |
| 2. BN462-3 (tk.8) | The Gears |
| 3. BN463-0 (tk.9) | Mars |
| 4. BN464-0 (tk.10) | Sunset Concerto |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 31, 1953
| BN465-4 tk.5 | Cyclotron |
| BN466-2 tk.8 | October |
| BN467-0 tk.10 | Under Capricorn |
| BN468-0 tk.13 | Venus |
BLP 5021 Lou Donaldson - New Faces-New Sounds
Lou Donaldson (as) Horace Silver (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Taylor (d)WOR Studios, NYC, June 20, 1952
| BN440-1 tk.2 | Roccus |
| BN443-1 tk.9 | Lou's Blues |
| BN442-4 tk.11 | Cheek To Cheek |
| BN441-2 tk.12 | The Things We Did Last Summer |
WOR Studios, NYC, November 19, 1952
| 1. BN457-0 tk.1 | Sweet Juice |
| 2. BN459-1 tk.8 | Down Home |
| 3. BN460-1 tk.10 | The Best Things In Life Are Free |
| 4. BN458-5 tk.12 | If I Love Again |
BLP 5022 Miles Davis, Vol. 2
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/5) Jimmy Heath (ts -1/5) Gil Coggins (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
| 1. BN477-2 tk.3 | Kelo |
| 2. BN478-2 tk.6 | Enigma |
| 3. BN479-2 tk.9 | Ray's Idea |
| 4. BN480-0 tk.10 | Tempus Fugit |
| 5. BN481-3 tk.15 | C.T.A. |
| 6. BN482-0 tk.16 | I Waited For You |
BLP 5023 Kenny Drew - New Faces-New Sounds
Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 16, 1953
| BN469-3 tk.4 | Lover Come Back To Me |
| BN470-2 tk.7 | Yesterdays |
| BN471-0 tk.8 | Everything Happens To Me |
| BN472-1 tk.11 | Spring Will Be A Little Late |
| BN473-2 tk.14 | Be My Love |
| BN474-1 tk.16 | Drew's Blues |
| BN475-0 tk.17 | Gloria |
| BN476-1 tk.19 | Stella By Starlight |
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95747-2.
BLP 5024 Howard McGhee, Vol. 2
Howard McGhee (tp) Gigi Gryce (as, fl -1/5) Horace Silver (p) Tal Farlow (g) Percy Heath (b) Walter Bolden (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 20, 1953
| 1. BN483-2 tk.3 | Shabozz |
| 2. BN484-2 tk.6 | Tranquillity |
| 3. BN485-1 tk.8 | Futurity |
| 4. BN486-1 tk.10 | Jarm |
| 5. BN487-1 tk.12 | Ittapanna |
| 6. BN488-2 tk.15 | Goodbye |
BLP 5025 Wynton Kelly - New Faces-New Sounds
Wynton Kelly (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1,4) Franklin Skeete (b -2,3) Lee Abrams (d)WOR Studios, NYC, July 25, 1951
| 1. BN399-1 | Blue Moon |
| 2. BN401-0 | I've Found A New Baby |
| 3. BN402-1 | Cherokee |
| 4. BN403-1 | Born To Be Blue |
WOR Studios, NYC, August 1, 1951
| 1. BN408-1 | Goodbye |
| 2. BN410-0 | There Will Never Be Another You |
| 3. BN413-0 | Moonlight In Vermont |
| 4. BN414-1 | Crazy, He Calls Me |
BLP 5026 Various Artists - Memorable Sessions
Edmond Hall (cl) Meade "Lux" Lewis (cel) Charlie Christian (ac-g) Israel Crosby (b)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 5, 1941
| R3459A | Jamming In Four |
| R3460 | Edmond Hall Blues |
| R3461-2 | Profoundly Blue, No. 2 |
| R3462A-2 | Celestial Express |
WOR Studios, NYC, January 25, 1944
| BN909 | Blue Interval |
| BN911 | Seein' Red |
BLP 5027 Various Artists - Swing Hi-Swing Lo
Benny Morton (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Ben Webster (ts) Sammy Benskin (p) Israel Crosby (b) Eddie Dougherty (d)WOR Studios, NYC, January 31, 1945
| BN220-0 | Conversing In Blue |
| BN222-0 | Limehouse Blues |
WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
| BN246-1 | I've Found A New Baby |
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1945
| BN269-4 | Blues For Clarinets |
| BN270-0 | Slapstick |
| BN271-1 | Blues In My Music Room |
WOR Studios, NYC, September 23, 1946
| BN293-2 | Basically Blue |
BLP 5028 Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown (tp -1/4,6) J.J. Johnson (tb) Jimmy Heath (ts, bars -1/4,6) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)WOR Studios, NYC, June 22, 1953
| 1. BN503-3 tk.4 | Capri |
| 2. BN504-0 tk.5 | Lover Man |
| 3. BN505-0 tk.6 | Turnpike |
| 4. BN506-2 tk.11 | Sketch One |
| 5. BN507-0 tk.12 | It Could Happen To You |
| 6. BN508-0 tk.14 | Get Happy |
BLP 5029 Elmo Hope - New Faces-New Sounds
Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953
| BN495-1 tk.2 | Happy Hour |
| BN496-2 tk.5 | Freffie |
| BN497-2 tk.8 | Carvin' The Rock |
| BN498-0 tk.9 | Host Sauce |
| BN499-0 tk.10 | Mo Is On |
| BN500-1 tk.13 | Stars Over Marrakesh |
| BN501-1 tk.19 | I Remember You |
| BN502-2 tk.23 | Sweet And Lovely |
BLP 5030 Lou Donaldson/Clifford Brown - New Faces-New Sounds
Clifford Brown (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)WOR Studios, NYC, June 9, 1953
| BN489-1 tk.2 | Bellarosa |
| BN490-3 tk.6 | Carvin' The Rock |
| BN491-1 tk.8 | Cookin' |
| BN492-0 tk.9 | Brownie Speaks |
| BN493-0 tk.10 | De-Dah |
| BN494-0 tk.11 | You Go To My Head |
BLP 5031 Wade Legge - New Faces-New Sounds
Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d)Paris, France, February 27, 1953
| Perdido | |
| Dream A Little Dream On Me | |
| Wade Leg's Blues | |
| A Swedish Folksongs | |
| Dance Of The Infidels | |
| Aren't Glad You're You | |
| These Foolish Things | |
| Why Don't You Believe Me? |
BLP 5032 Clifford Brown - New Star On The Horizon
Clifford Brown (tp) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Charlie Rouse (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953
| BN524-2 tk.3 | Wail Bait |
| BN525-1 tk.9 | Hymn Of The Orient |
| BN526-1 tk.13 | Brownie Eyes |
| BN527-1 tk.21 | Cherokee |
| BN528-0 tk.23 | Easy Living |
| BN529-0 tk.24 | Minor Mood |
BLP 5033 Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 2
Urbie Green (tb) Gil Melle (ts, bars) Tal Farlow (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Joe Morello (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1953
| BN526-2 tk.3 | Lover Man |
| BN528-2 tk.11 | Spellbound |
| BN529-1 tk.14 | Transition |
| BN530-1 tk.16 | A Lion Lives Here |
| BN531-2 tk.19 | Timepiece |
| BN527-5 tk.23 | Gingersnaps |
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9275.
BLP 5034 Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2/Art Blakey-Sabu - Spotlight On Drums
Horace Silver (p -2,3,5/8) Percy Heath (b -2,3,5/8) Art Blakey (d) "Sabu" Martinez (bgo, cga -1)WOR Studios, NYC, November 23, 1953
| 1. BN533-0 tk.1 | Message From Kenya |
| 2. BN534-2 tk.6 | Opus De Funk |
| 3. BN535-1 tk.9 | Day In, Day Out |
| 4. BN536-0 tk.11 | Nothing But The Soul |
| 5. BN537-1 tk.14 | I Remember You |
| 6. BN538-0 tk.15 | Silverware |
| 7. BN539-0 tk.18 | How About You? |
| 8. BN540-0 tk.21 | Buhaina |
BLP 5035 Sal Salvador Quintet
Frank Socolow (ts -1/4) Johnny Williams (p) Sal Salvador (g) Kenny O'Brien (b) Jimmy Campbell (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1953
| 1. BN536-2 (tk.3) | Gone With The Wind |
| 2. BN537-2 (tk.3) | Too Marvelous For Words |
| 3. BN538-0 (tk.1) | This Can't Be Love |
| 4. BN539-1 (tk.2) | After You've Gone |
| 5. BN540-1 (tk.2) | My Old Flame |
| 6. BN541-3 (tk.4) | Get Happy |
BLP 5036 Urbie Green - New Faces-New Sounds
Doug Mettome (tp, barh) Urbie Green (tb) John Murtaugh (ts) Sam Staff (bars) Jimmy Lyon (p) Danny Martucci (b) Jimmy Campbell (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 27, 1953
| BN542-2 (tk.3) | Johnbo Mambo |
| BN543-0 (tk.1) | Skylark |
| BN544-2 (tk.3) | Incubator |
| BN545-2 (tk.3) | Dansero |
| BN546-2 (tk.6) | Stairway To The Stars |
| BN547-2 (tk.3) | La Salle |
BLP 5037 A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 1
Clifford Brown (tp) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d) Pee Wee Marquette (ann)"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
| tk.5 | Once In A While |
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
| tk.9 | Split Kick |
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
| tk.18 | Quicksilver |
BLP 5038 A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2
Clifford Brown (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d) Pee Wee Marquette (ann): same personnel"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
| tk.6 | Mayreh |
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, February 21, 1954
| tk.12 | A Night In Tunisia |
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
| tk.17 | Wee Dot |
BLP 5039 A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 3
Clifford Brown (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d) Pee Wee Marquette (ann): same personnel"Birdland", NYC, 1st set, February 21, 1954
| tk.2 | Now's The Time |
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
| tk.4 | Confirmation |
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
| tk.8 | If I Had You |
BLP 5040 Miles Davis, Vol. 3
Miles Davis (tp) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954
| BN548-3 tk.4 | Take Off |
| BN549-0 tk.6 | Lazy Susan |
| BN550-0 tk.8 | The Leap |
| BN551-0 tk.9 | Well, You Needn't |
| BN552-0 tk.10 | Weirdo |
| BN553-1 tk.12 | It Never Entered My Mind |
BLP 5041 The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)WOR Studios, NYC, August 14, 1953
| BN510-6 tk.8 | Autumn In New York |
| BN509-1 tk.9 | Reets And I |
| BN511-2 tk.17 | Sure Thing |
| BN512-2 tk.20 | Collard Greens And Black-Eye Peas |
| BN513-0 tk.21 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
| BN514-1 tk.23 | I Want To Be Happy |
| BN515-0 tk.25 | Audrey |
| BN516-0 tk.27 | The Glass Enclosure |
BLP 5042 Tal Farlow Quartet
Don Arnone, Tal Farlow (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Joe Morello (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 11, 1954
| BN554-3 tk.4 | Tina |
| BN555-1 tk.6 | Splash |
| BN556-1 tk.8 | Rock 'N' Rye |
| BN557-2 tk.12 | Lover |
| BN558-2 tk.15 | All Through The Night |
| BN559-1 tk.17 | Flamingo |
BLP 5043 Frank Foster - New Faces-New Sounds
Benny Powell (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 5, 1954
| BN560-2 tk.7 | Little Red |
| BN561-4 tk.8 | Gracias |
| BN562-0 tk.9 | How I Spent The Night |
| BN563-1 tk.12 | Blues For Benny |
| BN564-0 tk.13 | The Heat's On |
| BN565-0 tk.14 | Out Of Nowhere |
BLP 5044 Elmo Hope Quintet, Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds
Freeman Lee (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
| BN566-2 tk.3 | Crazy |
| BN567-3 tk.8 | Later For You |
| BN568-1 tk.10 | Abdullah |
| BN569-1 tk.12 | Chips |
| BN570-2 tk.15 | Maybe So |
| BN571-2 tk.18 | Low Tide |
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9271, CDP 7 84438-2.
BLP 5045 George Wallington And His Band
Dave Burnes (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Danny Bank (bars, fl) George Wallington (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Quincy Jones (arr)Audio-Video Studios, NYC, May 12, 1954
| BN572-3 tk.4 | Summertime |
| BN573-2 tk.8 | Festival |
| BN574-2 tk.12 | Christina |
| BN575-0 tk.13 | Frankie And Johnnie |
| BN576-1 tk.16 | Baby Grand |
| BN577-0 tk.19 | Bumpkins |
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9276, CDP 7243 4 95750-2.
BLP 5046 Lionel Hampton In Paris
Walter Williams (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse (tb) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Clifford Scott (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Claude Bolling (p) Billy Mackel (g) Monk Montgomery (b) Curley Hamner (d)Paris, France, September 28, 1953
| Real Crazy | |
| Real Crazy (More And More) |
same location, date
| Always | |
| September In The Rain |
BLP 5047 Clifford Brown Quartet
Clifford Brown (tp) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Benny Bennett (d)Paris, France, October 15, 1953
| 53V4718-1 | Blue And Brown |
| 53V4719-1 | I Can Dream, Can't I? |
| 53V4720-1 | The Song Is You (Brownie Mood) |
| 53V4721-1 | Come Rain Or Come Shine |
| 53V4722-1 | It Might As Well Be Spring |
| 53V4723-1 | You're A Lucky Guy |
BLP 5048 Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g -1,2) Pierre Michelot (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)Paris, France, October 8, 1953
| 1. (tk.1) | Minority |
| 2. - | Salute To The Bandbox |
| 3. - | Strictly Romantic |
| 4. - | Baby |
BLP 5049 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown - Gigi Gryce And His Big Band, Vol. 1
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Quincy Jones (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Alan Dawson (d)Paris, France, September 26, 1953
| 53V4652-1 | La Rose Noire |
Paris, France, September 28, 1953
| 1. 53V4655-2 | Brown Skins |
| 2. 53V4656-1 | Deltitnu |
| 3. 53V4658-1 | Keeping Up With Jonesy |
Paris, France, October 9, 1953
| (tk.1) | Quick Step |
| - | Bum's Rush |
BLP 5050 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown - Gigi Gryce And His Little Band, Vol. 2
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Alan Dawson (d) Quincy Jones (arr -2)Paris, France, September 26, 1953
| 1. 53V4650-1 | Paris The Beautiful |
| 2. 53V4651-1 | Purple Shades |
Paris, France, September 28, 1953
| 53V4657-1 | Strike Up The Band |
Paris, France, October 10, 1953
| 1. | Venez Donc Chez Moi (Chez Moi) |
| 2. | Hello (Hellow) |
Paris, France, October 11, 1953
| (tk.1) | All Weird |
BLP 5051 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown - Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 (not released)
Clifford Brown (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g -1,2) Pierre Michelot (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)Paris, France, September 29, 1953
| 1. 53V4659-1 | Conception (Blue Concept) |
| 2. 53V4660-1 | All The Things You Are |
| 3. 53V4661-1 | I Cover The Waterfront |
| 4. 53V4662-1 | Goofin' With Me |
Paris, France, October 10, 1953
| (tk.1) | Serenade To Sonny |
same location, date
| (tk.1) | Evening In Paris |
BLP 5052 The Cool Britons - New Sounds From Olde England
Albert Hall (tp) Johnny Dankworth (as) Don Rendell (ts) Ralph Dollimore (p) Johnny Hawksworth (b) Allan Ganley (d)London, England, May 13, 1954
| Quick Return | |
| Jazz Club U.S.A. |
London, England, May 15, 1954
| 1. | Crystal |
| 2. | I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket |
| 3. | Nom De Plum |
| 4. | Epigram |
BLP 5053 Julius Watkins - New Faces-New Sounds
Julius Watkins (frh) Frank Foster (ts) George Butcher (p -1,2,4) Perry Lopez (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 8, 1954
| 1. tk.3 | Linda Delia |
| 2. tk.6 | Perpetuation |
| 3. tk.7 | I Have Known |
| 4. tk.8 | Leete |
BLP 5054 Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 3 - New Faces-New Sounds
Gil Melle (bars) Lou Mecca (g) Bill Phillips (b) Vinnie Thomas (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 5, 1954
| tk.4 | Lullaby Of Birdland |
| tk.8 | Ballad For Guitar |
| tk.10 | Metropolitan |
| tk.18 | Newport News |
| tk.19 | Quadrille For Moderns |
| tk.20 | Summertime |
BLP 5055 Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2
Kenny Dorham (tp) Matthew Gee (tb) Lou Donaldson (as) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954
| tk.3 | Caracas |
| tk.4 | The Stroller |
| tk.6 | Moe's Bluff |
| tk.10 | After You've Gone |
BLP 5056 Jutta Hipp - New Faces-New Sounds From Germany
Emil Mangelsdorff (as -1/5,7) Joki Freund (ts -1/6) Jutta Hipp (p) Hans Kresse (b) Karl Sanner (d)Frankfurt Am Main, West Germany, April 24, 1954
| 1. | Cleopatra |
| 2. | Mon Petit |
| 3. | Blue Skies |
| 4. | Variations |
| 5. | What's New? |
| 6. | Laura |
| 7. | Ghost Of A Chance |
| 8. | Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
BLP 5057 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson
J.J. Johnson (tb) Wynton Kelly (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clarke (d) "Sabu" Martinez (cga -1/3,6)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954
| 1. tk.2 | Too Marvelous For Words |
| 2. tk.4 | Jay |
| 3. tk.5 | Old Devil Moon |
| 4. tk.7 | It's You Or No One |
| 5. tk.10 | Time After Time |
| 6. tk.11 | Coffee Pot |
BLP 5058 Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 1
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954
| tk.3 | Room 608 |
| tk.6 | Creepin' In |
| tk.8 | Doodlin' |
| tk.10 | Stop Time |
BLP 5059 Various Artists - Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1
Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb, ts) Herb Geller (as) Lorraine Geller (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Larry Bunker (d) Leonard Feather (prod)Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1954
| tk.2 | Santa Anita |
| tk.5 | Hooray For Hollywood |
same location, date
| tk.17 | Culver City |
| tk.18 | Blindfold Test, No. 1 |
same location, date
| tk.25 | Blindfold Test, No. 2 |
| tk.30 | Santa Monica |
BLP 5060 Various Artists - Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 2
Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb, ts) Herb Geller (as) Lorraine Geller (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Larry Bunker (d) Leonard Feather (prod)Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1954
| tk.1 | Arcadia |
| tk.7 | Blindfold Test, No. 3 |
same location, date
| tk.10 | Van Nuys Indeed |
| tk.12 | Burbank Bounce |
same location, date
| tk.23 | Here's Pete |
| tk.32 | No Love, No Nothing |
BLP 5061 The Swinging Fats Sadi Combo
Roger Guerin (tp, tu) Nat Peck (tb) Jean Aldegon (bcl) Bobby Jaspar (ts) Fats Sadi (vib) Maurice Vander (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)Paris, France, May 8, 1954
| Sadisme | |
| Sweet Feeling | |
| Thanks A Million | |
| Big Balcony | |
| Karin | |
| Laguna Leap | |
| Ad Libitum | |
| Ridin' High |
BLP 5062 Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 2
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 6, 1955
| tk.3 | Hippy |
| tk.5 | To Whom It May Concern |
| tk.9 | Hankerin' |
| tk.13 | The Preacher |
BLP 5063 Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 4 - Five Impressions Of Color
Don Butterfield (tu) Gil Melle (bars) Lou Mecca (g) Bill Phillips (b) Vinnie Thomas (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 27, 1955
| tk.1 | Five Impressions Of Color: Spectrum Violet / Sea Green / Royal Blue / Ebony / Spectrum Red |
| tk.5 | Life Begins At Midnight |
| tk.7 | Threadneedle Street |
| tk.9 | Night Train To Wildwood |
BLP 5064 Julius Watkins Sextet, Vol. 2
Julius Watkins (frh) Hank Mobley (ts -1/3,5) Duke Jordan (p) Perry Lopez (g -2,4,5) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 20, 1955
| 1. tk.4 | B And B |
| 2. tk.6 | Garden Delights |
| 3. tk.11 | Jordu (Jor-Du) |
| 4. tk.13 | Julie Ann |
| 5. tk.15 | Sparkling Burgundy |
BLP 5065 Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Horace Silver (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga) Richie Goldberg (cowbell -1,3)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1955
| 1. tk.3 | Minor's Holiday |
| 2. tk.5 | Basheer's Dream |
| 3. tk.7 | Afrodisia |
| 4. tk.8 | Lotus Flower |
BLP 5066 Hank Mobley Quartet
Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1955
| tk.3 | Walkin' The Fence |
| tk.5 | Avila And Tequila |
| tk.8 | Hank's Pranks |
| tk.10 | Just Coolin' |
| tk.12 | My Sin |
| tk.14 | Love For Sale |
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9276.
BLP 5067 Lou Mecca Quartet
Jack Hitchcock (vib) Lou Mecca (g) Vinnie Burke (b) Jimmy Campbell (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 25, 1955
| tk.2 | You Go To My Head |
| tk.4 | Bernie's Tune |
| tk.6 | Stan's Invention |
| tk.8 | All The Things You Are |
| tk.10 | Just One Of Those Things |
| tk.11 | The Song Is You |
BLP 5068 The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955
| tk.1 | The Third World |
| tk.3 | Step Tempest |
| tk.4 | Dance Line |
| tk.6 | Blue Chopsticks |
| tk.9 | Double Exposure |
| tk.10 | Cro-Mangnon Nights |
BLP 5069 The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnelRudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955
| tk.16 | Amoeba's Dance |
| tk.18 | Brass Rings |
| tk.20 | 2300 Skidoo |
| tk.22 | It Didn't Happen |
| tk.23 | Crisp Day |
| tk.24 | Shuffle Montgomery |
BLP 5070 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3
J.J. Johnson (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 6, 1955
| tk.3 | Pennies From Heaven |
| tk.6 | Viscosity |
| tk.9 | You're Mine, You |
| tk.11 | Daylie Double |
| tk.15 | Groovin' |
| tk.16 | Portrait Of Jennie |