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
R3461Profoundly Blue
Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Milt Hinton (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, July 18, 1944
BN986-0She's Funny That Way
BN988-1Blue Harlem
Jonah Jones (tp) Tyree Glenn (tb) Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, September 25, 1944
BN990-1If I Had You
Benny Morton (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Ben Webster (ts) Sammy Benskin (p) Israel Crosby (b) Eddie Dougherty (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 31, 1945
BN219-0My Old Flame
Buck Clayton (tp) Keg Johnson (tb) Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Grachan Moncur (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
BN247-0I Surrender, Dear
John Hardee (ts) Bill Bivens (vib) Sammy Benskin (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Gene Ramey (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 31, 1946
BN287-0Sweet 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
BN311-0Thelonious
Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
BN313-1Ruby, My Dear
BN314-0Well, You Needn't
BN317-1Off Minor
George Taitt (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
BN321-1'Round About Midnight
Milt Jackson (vib) Thelonious Monk (p) John Simmons (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
BN329-0Misterioso
BN331-1I 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. BN360-2Bouncing With Bud
2. BN361-3Wail
3. BN364-0You Go To My Head
4. BN365-0Ornithology
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b -1,3) Max Roach (d -1,3)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
1. BN382-4Un Poco Loco
2. BN383-0Over The Rainbow
3. BN384-0A Night In Tunisia
4. BN385-1It 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
BN304-2The Chase
BN305-1The Squirrel
BN306-5Our Delight
BN307-2Dameronia
Fats Navarro (tp) Allen Eager, Wardell Gray (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
BN333-0Lady Bird
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
BN338-0Double Talk
Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
BN363-152nd 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
V4055Loving You The Way I Do
V4056Bedelia
V4057Autumn Leaves
V4058So Very Pretty
V4059Singing For You
V4060Shades Of Blonde
V4061Jackie My Little Cat
V4062September 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
BN340-4The Fuller Bop Man
BN341-0Workshop
BN342-2Oh, Henry
BN343-2Moodamorphosis
Art Blakey (d) Chino Pozo (bgo, vo) replaces Stewart
Apex Studios, NYC, October 25, 1948
BN344-0Tropicana
BN345-1Cu-Ba
BN346-0Moody's All Frantic
BN347-0Tin Tin Deo
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2 entitled "Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds".

BLP 5007  Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 1

Erroll Garner (p)
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
Overture To Dawn
same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
215A 12AI Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 1
215A 12BI Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 2
You Were Born To Be Kissed

BLP 5008  Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 2

Erroll Garner (p): same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 18, 1944
Floating On A Cloud
same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 22, 1944
Autumn Mood
same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
Erroll's Concerto (To You)
Erroll Garner (p) George Wettling or maybe Harold "Doc" West (d) overdubbed in at a later date, poss. 1953
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
BN308-2Humph
BN310-1Suburban Eyes
Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
BN312-1Nice Work If You Can Get It
George Taitt (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
BN318-3In Walked Bud
BN320-0Who Knows?
Milt Jackson (vib) Al McKibbon (b) replaces Taitt, Paige
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
BN392-1Four In One
BN395-0Straight, 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
BN322-3The Thin Man
BN323-1The Bop Alley
James Moody (ts) Art Simmons (p) Buddy Banks (b) Clarence Terry (d)
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 30, 1949
V3004Just Moody
Kenny Dorham (tp) James Moody (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Paris, France, May 15, 1949
ST3010Prince Albert, Pt. 1&2
ST3012Tomorrow, Pt. 1&2 (Yesterdays)
ST3013Maximum

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. BN393-0Criss Cross
2. BN394-0Eronel
3. BN397-0Willow Weep For Me
Lou Donaldson (as -1,3,5) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952
1. BN422-0 tk.1Tahiti
2. BN423-1 tk.4Lillie
3. BN424-2 tk.8Bags' Groove
4. BN425-3 tk.12What's New?
5. BN427-0 tk.16On The Scene
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 044 entitled "Milt Jackson And His New Group": Vogue (F) LD 138 entitled "Milt Jackson And His New Group - Wizard Of The Vibes".

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
BN337-1Boperation
BN336-3The Skunk
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
BN370-2Lo-Flame
BN371-1Fuguetta
BN372-0Fluid Drive
BN373-0Meciendo
BN374-0Donellon Square
BN375-1I'll Remember April
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9274, CDP 7243 4 95747-2.

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.2Dear Old Stockholm
2. BN429-3 tk.6Chance It
3. BN430-1 tk.8Donna
4. BN431-3 tk.13Woody'n You
5. BN432-0 tk.14Yesterdays
6. BN433-0 tk.15How Deep Is The Ocean?
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 028, (F) LD 122.

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
Erroll Garner (p) others unknown but possibly include Barney Bigard (cl) Vick Dickenson (tb) Bobby Platt (tb) Timme Rosenkrantz (per). However, most of them were overdubbed in 1953?
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
Yesterdays
Erroll Garner (p) unknown (g)
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
Fast Company
Erroll Garner (p) unknown (b) possibly John Simmons (b) overdubbed in at a later date, poss. 1953
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
same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
EG-182-AThe Fighting Cocks
EG-183-AA Lick And A Promise
Erroll Garner (p) unknown (b) possibly John Simmons (b) overdubbed in at a later date, poss. 1953
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
same personnel
Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
EG-185AAll The Things You Are, Pt. 1
EG-185BAll The Things You Are, Pt. 2
same personnel
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
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Tamper (tb) Hubert Fol (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Pierre Lemarchand (d)
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.1Horoscope
BN449-1 tk.5Safari
BN450-6 tk.15Thou Swell
Curly Russell (b) replaces Ramey
WOR Studios, NYC, October 20, 1952
BN452-1 tk.2Quicksilver
BN453-2 tk.6Ecaroh
BN454-0 tk.7Yeah!
BN455-3 tk.11Knowledge Box
BN456-3 tk.15Prelude To A Kiss
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 065, (F) LD 176 entitled "Horace Silver Trio".

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
SSS7-126Birdland Bounce
SSS7-127Leapin' In London
116Tea For Me
117Cherokee
Rolf Ericson (tp) Ake Persson (tb) Putte Wickman (cl) Arne Domnerus (as) Carl-Henrik Norin (ts) Lars Gullin (bars) Ulf Linde (vib) Bengt Hallberg (p) Sten Harlberg (g) Simon Brehm (b) Jack Noren (d)
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
Eddie Bert (tb) Gil Melle (ts) George Wallington (p) Tal Farlow (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Joe Morello (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 31, 1953
BN465-4 tk.5Cyclotron
BN466-2 tk.8October
BN467-0 tk.10Under Capricorn
BN468-0 tk.13Venus
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9275.

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.2Roccus
BN443-1 tk.9Lou's Blues
BN442-4 tk.11Cheek To Cheek
BN441-2 tk.12The Things We Did Last Summer
Blue Mitchell (tp -2/4) Lou Donaldson (as) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 19, 1952
1. BN457-0 tk.1Sweet Juice
2. BN459-1 tk.8Down Home
3. BN460-1 tk.10The Best Things In Life Are Free
4. BN458-5 tk.12If 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.3Kelo
2. BN478-2 tk.6Enigma
3. BN479-2 tk.9Ray's Idea
4. BN480-0 tk.10Tempus Fugit
5. BN481-3 tk.15C.T.A.
6. BN482-0 tk.16I Waited For You
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 064 entitled "Miles Davis And His Orchestra": Vogue (F) LD 172 entitled "Miles Davis And His Orchestra, Vol. 2".

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.4Lover Come Back To Me
BN470-2 tk.7Yesterdays
BN471-0 tk.8Everything Happens To Me
BN472-1 tk.11Spring Will Be A Little Late
BN473-2 tk.14Be My Love
BN474-1 tk.16Drew's Blues
BN475-0 tk.17Gloria
BN476-1 tk.19Stella By Starlight
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BNJ 71002 entitled "Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio".
** 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.3Shabozz
2. BN484-2 tk.6Tranquillity
3. BN485-1 tk.8Futurity
4. BN486-1 tk.10Jarm
5. BN487-1 tk.12Ittapanna
6. BN488-2 tk.15Goodbye
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9274, CDP 7243 4 95748-2.

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. BN399-1Blue Moon
2. BN401-0I've Found A New Baby
3. BN402-1Cherokee
4. BN403-1Born To Be Blue
Wynton Kelly (p -1,2,4, cel -3) Franklin Skeete (b) Lee Abrams (d, cga)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 1, 1951
1. BN408-1Goodbye
2. BN410-0There Will Never Be Another You
3. BN413-0Moonlight In Vermont
4. BN414-1Crazy, He Calls Me
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BNJ 71001, CDP 7 84456-2 entitled "Piano Interpretations By Wynton Kelly".

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
R3459AJamming In Four
R3460Edmond Hall Blues
R3461-2Profoundly Blue, No. 2
R3462A-2Celestial Express
Edmond Hall (cl) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Carl Kress (g) Johnny Williams (b)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 25, 1944
BN909Blue Interval
BN911Seein' 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
BN220-0Conversing In Blue
BN222-0Limehouse Blues
Buck Clayton (tp) Keg Johnson (tb) Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Grachan Moncur (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
BN246-1I've Found A New Baby
Ray Nance (tp) Henderson Chambers (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Otto Hardwick (as, cl) Harry Carney (bars, cl) Jimmy Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1945
BN269-4Blues For Clarinets
BN270-0Slapstick
BN271-1Blues In My Music Room
Shad Collins (tp) Keg Johnson (tb) Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) John Collins (g) Milt Hinton (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, September 23, 1946
BN293-2Basically 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.4Capri
2. BN504-0 tk.5Lover Man
3. BN505-0 tk.6Turnpike
4. BN506-2 tk.11Sketch One
5. BN507-0 tk.12It Could Happen To You
6. BN508-0 tk.14Get Happy
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 124; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50008 entitled "Jay Jay Johnson Sextet".

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.2Happy Hour
BN496-2 tk.5Freffie
BN497-2 tk.8Carvin' The Rock
BN498-0 tk.9Host Sauce
BN499-0 tk.10Mo Is On
BN500-1 tk.13Stars Over Marrakesh
BN501-1 tk.19I Remember You
BN502-2 tk.23Sweet And Lovely
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9271, CDP 7 84438-2.

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.2Bellarosa
BN490-3 tk.6Carvin' The Rock
BN491-1 tk.8Cookin'
BN492-0 tk.9Brownie Speaks
BN493-0 tk.10De-Dah
BN494-0 tk.11You Go To My Head
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BRP 8036.

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.3Wail Bait
BN525-1 tk.9Hymn Of The Orient
BN526-1 tk.13Brownie Eyes
BN527-1 tk.21Cherokee
BN528-0 tk.23Easy Living
BN529-0 tk.24Minor Mood
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 121; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50017 entitled "Clifford Brown Sextet".

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.3Lover Man
BN528-2 tk.11Spellbound
BN529-1 tk.14Transition
BN530-1 tk.16A Lion Lives Here
BN531-2 tk.19Timepiece
BN527-5 tk.23Gingersnaps
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 141; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50037 entitled "Gil Melle Quintet".
** 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.1Message From Kenya
2. BN534-2 tk.6Opus De Funk
3. BN535-1 tk.9Day In, Day Out
4. BN536-0 tk.11Nothing But The Soul
5. BN537-1 tk.14I Remember You
6. BN538-0 tk.15Silverware
7. BN539-0 tk.18How About You?
8. BN540-0 tk.21Buhaina

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.5Once In A While
add Lou Donaldson (as)
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
tk.9Split Kick
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.18Quicksilver

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.6Mayreh
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, February 21, 1954
tk.12A Night In Tunisia
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.17Wee 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.2Now's The Time
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
tk.4Confirmation
omit Brown
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
tk.8If 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.4Take Off
BN549-0 tk.6Lazy Susan
BN550-0 tk.8The Leap
BN551-0 tk.9Well, You Needn't
BN552-0 tk.10Weirdo
BN553-1 tk.12It 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.8Autumn In New York
BN509-1 tk.9Reets And I
BN511-2 tk.17Sure Thing
BN512-2 tk.20Collard Greens And Black-Eye Peas
BN513-0 tk.21Polka Dots And Moonbeams
BN514-1 tk.23I Want To Be Happy
BN515-0 tk.25Audrey
BN516-0 tk.27The 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.4Tina
BN555-1 tk.6Splash
BN556-1 tk.8Rock 'N' Rye
BN557-2 tk.12Lover
BN558-2 tk.15All Through The Night
BN559-1 tk.17Flamingo
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95748-2.

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.7Little Red
BN561-4 tk.8Gracias
BN562-0 tk.9How I Spent The Night
BN563-1 tk.12Blues For Benny
BN564-0 tk.13The Heat's On
BN565-0 tk.14Out Of Nowhere
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95750-2.

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.3Crazy
BN567-3 tk.8Later For You
BN568-1 tk.10Abdullah
BN569-1 tk.12Chips
BN570-2 tk.15Maybe So
BN571-2 tk.18Low Tide
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 139; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50038 entitled "Elmo Hope Quintet".
** 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.4Summertime
BN573-2 tk.8Festival
BN574-2 tk.12Christina
BN575-0 tk.13Frankie And Johnnie
BN576-1 tk.16Baby Grand
BN577-0 tk.19Bumpkins
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BNJ 71003 entitled "George Wallington And His Band - Showcase".
** 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)
Lionel Hampton (vib) Billy Mackel (g) Monk Montgomery (b)
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
53V4718-1Blue And Brown
53V4719-1I Can Dream, Can't I?
53V4720-1The Song Is You (Brownie Mood)
53V4721-1Come Rain Or Come Shine
53V4722-1It Might As Well Be Spring
53V4723-1You're A Lucky Guy
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 042 entitled "Clifford "Brownie" Brown Quartet".

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
53V4652-1La Rose Noire
Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Fernand Verstraete, Walter Williams (tp) Fred Gerard (tp -1) Quincy Jones (tp, arr) Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse, Bill Tamper (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Henri Bernard, Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Jouot (bars) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Alan Dawson (d)
Paris, France, September 28, 1953
1. 53V4655-2Brown Skins
2. 53V4656-1Deltitnu
3. 53V4658-1Keeping Up With Jonesy
Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Walter Williams (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse, Benny Vasseur (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Andre Dabonneville, Clifford Solomon (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
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. 53V4650-1Paris The Beautiful
2. 53V4651-1Purple Shades
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Alf Masselier (b) Alan Dawson (d)
Paris, France, September 28, 1953
53V4657-1Strike Up The Band
Clifford Brown (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g -1) Pierre Michelot (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
Paris, France, October 10, 1953
1.Venez Donc Chez Moi (Chez Moi)
2.Hello (Hellow)
Clifford Brown (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Quincy Jones (p) Marcel Dutrieux (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
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. 53V4659-1Conception (Blue Concept)
2. 53V4660-1All The Things You Are
3. 53V4661-1I Cover The Waterfront
4. 53V4662-1Goofin' With Me
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Henri Renaud (p) Marcel Dutrieux (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
Paris, France, October 10, 1953
(tk.1)Serenade To Sonny
Gigi Gryce (as) Quincy Jones (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Marcel Dutrieux (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
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.
Albert Hall (tp) Don Rendell (ts) Harry Klein (bars -1/3) Ralph Dollimore (p) Johnny Hawksworth (b) Tony Kinsey (d)
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.3Linda Delia
2. tk.6Perpetuation
3. tk.7I Have Known
4. tk.8Leete
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9273, CDP 7243 4 95749-2.

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.4Lullaby Of Birdland
tk.8Ballad For Guitar
tk.10Metropolitan
tk.18Newport News
tk.19Quadrille For Moderns
tk.20Summertime

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.3Caracas
tk.4The Stroller
tk.6Moe's Bluff
tk.10After 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
** part of Blue Note (J) DY 5806-01.

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.2Too Marvelous For Words
2. tk.4Jay
3. tk.5Old Devil Moon
4. tk.7It's You Or No One
5. tk.10Time After Time
6. tk.11Coffee Pot
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 162: Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50040 entitled "Jay Jay Johnson Quintet, Vol. 2".

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.3Room 608
tk.6Creepin' In
tk.8Doodlin'
tk.10Stop 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.2Santa Anita
tk.5Hooray For Hollywood
Conte Candoli (tp) John Graas (frh) Charlie Mariano (as) Marty Paich (p) Monty Budwig (b) Stan Levey (d) Leonard Feather (prod)
same location, date
tk.17Culver City
tk.18Blindfold Test, No. 1
Conte Candoli (tp) Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts) Buddy Collette (as, fl) Clyde Dunn (bars) Gerald Wiggins (p) Howard Roberts (g) Curtis Counce (b) Stan Levey (d) Leonard Feather (prod)
same location, date
tk.25Blindfold Test, No. 2
tk.30Santa 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.1Arcadia
tk.7Blindfold Test, No. 3
Conte Candoli (tp) John Graas (frh) Charlie Mariano (as) Marty Paich (p) Monty Budwig (b) Stan Levey (d) Leonard Feather (prod)
same location, date
tk.10Van Nuys Indeed
tk.12Burbank Bounce
Conte Candoli (tp) Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts) Buddy Collette (as, fl) Clyde Dunn (bars) Gerald Wiggins (p) Howard Roberts (g) Curtis Counce (b) Stan Levey (d) Leonard Feather (prod)
same location, date
tk.23Here's Pete
tk.32No 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.3Hippy
tk.5To Whom It May Concern
tk.9Hankerin'
tk.13The 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.1Five Impressions Of Color: Spectrum Violet / Sea Green / Royal Blue / Ebony / Spectrum Red
tk.5Life Begins At Midnight
tk.7Threadneedle Street
tk.9Night 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.4B And B
2. tk.6Garden Delights
3. tk.11Jordu (Jor-Du)
4. tk.13Julie Ann
5. tk.15Sparkling Burgundy
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9273, CDP 7243 4 95749-2.

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.3Minor's Holiday
2. tk.5Basheer's Dream
3. tk.7Afrodisia
4. tk.8Lotus 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.3Walkin' The Fence
tk.5Avila And Tequila
tk.8Hank's Pranks
tk.10Just Coolin'
tk.12My Sin
tk.14Love For Sale
** also issued on Blue Note (J) CJ28 5128.
** 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.2You Go To My Head
tk.4Bernie's Tune
tk.6Stan's Invention
tk.8All The Things You Are
tk.10Just One Of Those Things
tk.11The Song Is You
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BRP 8034.

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.1The Third World
tk.3Step Tempest
tk.4Dance Line
tk.6Blue Chopsticks
tk.9Double Exposure
tk.10Cro-Mangnon Nights
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9272.

BLP 5069  The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2

Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955
tk.16Amoeba's Dance
tk.18Brass Rings
tk.202300 Skidoo
tk.22It Didn't Happen
tk.23Crisp Day
tk.24Shuffle Montgomery
** part of Blue Note (J) K18P 9272.

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.3Pennies From Heaven
tk.6Viscosity
tk.9You're Mine, You
tk.11Daylie Double
tk.15Groovin'
tk.16Portrait Of Jennie