Blue Note Records Discography: 1939-1944
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1939 (Establishment)
Albert Ammons - Meade "Lux" Lewis Duo
Meade "Lux" Lewis (p -1/4,9/12,17,18) Albert Ammons (p -5/8,13/19)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, January 6, 1939
| 1. tk.1 (486A-1) | The Blues, Pt. 1 | Blue Note 8 |
| 2. tk.2 (486A-2) | The Blues, Pt. 2 | - |
| 3. tk.3 (486A-3) | The Blues, Pt. 3 | Blue Note 9 |
| 4. tk.4 (486A-4) | The Blues, Pt. 4 | - |
| 5. tk.5 (441-5) | Boogie Woogie Stomp | Blue Note 2, BLP 7017, BST 89902 |
| 6. tk.6 (GM535-6) | Chicago In Mind | Blue Note 4, BLP 7017 |
| 7. tk.7 (1007) | Suitcase Blues | Blue Note 21, BLP 7017 |
| 8. tk.8 (442-8) | Boogie Woogie Blues | Blue Note 2, BLP 7017 |
| 9. tk.9 | The Blues, Pt. 5 | Mosaic MR3-103 |
| 10. tk.10 | Untitled Lewis Original | - |
| 11. tk.11 (444-11) | Melancholy | Blue Note 1 |
| 12. tk.12 (443-12) | Solitude | - |
| 13. tk.13 | Untitled Ammons Original | Mosaic MR3-103 |
| 14. tk.14 (1014) | Bass Goin' Crazy | Blue Note 21, BLP 7017 |
| 15. tk.15 | Back Water Blues | Mosaic MR3-103 |
| 16. tk.16 | Changes In Boogie Woogie | - |
| 17. tk.17 (GM537-17) | Two And Fews | Blue Note 4, BLP 7017 |
| 18. tk.18 | Nagasaki (The Sheik Of Araby) | Mosaic MR3-103 |
| 19. tk.19 | Easy Rider Blues | - |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux Lewis (Mosaic MR3-103, MD2-103)
* Albert Ammons Memorial Album - Boogie Woogie Classics (Blue Note BLP 7017)
= Albert Ammons/Pete Johnson - Boogie Woogie Classics (Blue Note [F] BLP 1209)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - The Blues, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 8)
= Meade "Lux" Lewis - The Blues (Blue Note 8/9)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - The Blues, Pt. 3&4 (Blue Note 9)
= Meade "Lux" Lewis - The Blues (Blue Note 8/9)
* Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Stomp c/w Boogie Woogie Blues (Blue Note 2)
* Albert Ammons - Chicago In Mind c/w Albert Ammons/Meade "Lux" Lewis - Two And Fews (Blue Note 4)
* Albert Ammons - Bass Goin' Crazy c/w Suitcase Blues (Blue Note 21)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Melancholy c/w Solitude (Blue Note 1)
Frankie Newton Quintet
Frankie Newton (tp) Albert Ammons (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, April 7, 1939
| GM512A-6 | Daybreak Blues | Blue Note 501 |
J.C. Higginbotham Quintet
J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Albert Ammons (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, April 7, 1939
| GM513A-5 | Weary Land Blues | Blue Note 501 |
The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen
Frankie Newton (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Albert Ammons (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, April 7, 1939
| GM515A-5 | Port Of Harlem Blues | Blue Note 14, BST 89902 |
| GM516-2 | Mighty Blues | Blue Note 3, BLP 7022, B 6509 |
| GM517-1 | Rocking The Blues | - |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics (Blue Note B 6509)
* Sidney Bechet - Port Of Harlem Six (Blue Note BLP 7022)
* The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen - Port Of Harlem Blues c/w Frank Newton - After Hours Blues (Blue Note 14)
* The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen - Mighty Blues c/w Rocking The Blues (Blue Note 3)
Frankie Newton Quintet
Frankie Newton (tp) Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939
| GM531 | After Hours Blues | Blue Note 14 |
J.C. Higginbotham Quintet
J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939
| GM532B-15 | Basin Street Blues | Blue Note 7 |
The Port Of Harlem Seven
Frankie Newton (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Sidney Bechet (ss) Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939
| GM532x-12 | Blues For Tommy (Ladnier) | Blue Note 7, BLP 7003, BLP 1202 |
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 7003)
* The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen - Blues For Tommy c/w J.C. Higginbotham - Basin Street Blues (Blue Note 7)
Sidney Bechet Quintet
Sidney Bechet (ss) Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939
| GM533-14 | Summertime | Blue Note 6, BLP 7002, BLP 1201, BST 89902 |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 7002)
* Sidney Bechet - Summertime c/w The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen - Pounding Heart Blues (Blue Note 6)
The Port Of Harlem Seven
Frankie Newton (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl) Meade "Lux" Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939
| GM536-11 | Pounding Heart Blues | Blue Note 6, BLP 7003, BLP 1202 |
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 7003)
* Sidney Bechet - Summertime c/w The Port Of Harlem Jazzmen - Pounding Heart Blues (Blue Note 6)
Earl "Father" Hines Solo
Earl "Father" Hines (p)probably WMGM Studio, NYC, July 29, 1939
| GM301x-3 | The Father's Getaway | Blue Note 5, BST 89902 |
| GM302x-2 | Reminiscing At Blue Note | Blue Note 5 |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Earl "Father" Hines - The Father's Getaway c/w Reminiscing At Blue Note (Blue Note 5)
Pete Johnson Blues Trio
Pete Johnson (p) Ulysses Livingston (g -1/3,7,8) Abe Bolar (b -1/3,7,8)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1939
| 1. RS653-1 | Vine Street Bustle | Blue Note 11, BLP 7019 |
| 2. RS654-2 | Some Day Blues | rejected |
| 3. RS655-3 | - | Blue Note 11, BLP 7019 |
| 4. RS656-4 | Holler Stomp | rejected |
| 5. RS657-5 | - | - |
| 6. RS658-6 | - | Blue Note 12, BLP 7019 |
| 7. RS659-7 | Barrelhouse Breakdown | Blue Note 10, BLP 7019 |
| 8. RS660-8 | Kansas City Farewell | - |
| 9. RS661-9 | You Don't Know My Mind | rejected |
| 10. RS662-10 | - | Blue Note 12, BLP 7019 |
= Albert Ammons/Pete Johnson - Boogie Woogie Classics (Blue Note [F] BLP 1209)
* Pete Johnson - Vine Street Bustle c/w Some Day Blues (Blue Note 11)
* Pete Johnson - Holler Stomp c/w You Don't Know My Mind (Blue Note 12)
* Pete Johnson - Barrelhouse Breakdown c/w Kansas City Farewell (Blue Note 10)
1940
Josh White Trio
Sidney Bechet (ss) Josh White (g, vo) Wilson Ernest Myers (b)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 7, 1940
| RS671 A | Careless Love (Blues) | Blue Note 23 |
| RS672 | Milk Cow Blues | Blue Note 23, BST 89902 |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Josh White - Careless Love c/w Milk Cow Blues (Blue Note 23)
Sidney Bechet Blue Note Quartet
Sidney Bechet (ss) Teddy Bunn (g) George "Pops" Foster (b) Sidney Catlett (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 27, 1940
| RS709 B | Lonesome Blues | Blue Note 13, BLP 7022 |
| RS710 A | Dear Old Southland | Blue Note 13, BLP 7002, BLP 1201 |
| RS711 A | Bechet's Steady Rider | Blue Note 502, BLP 7022 |
| RS712 A | Saturday Night Blues | - |
* Sidney Bechet - Port Of Harlem Six (Blue Note BLP 7022)
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 7002)
* Sidney Bechet - Lonesome Blues c/w Dear Old Southland (Blue Note 13)
* Sidney Bechet - Bechet's Steady Rider c/w Saturday Night Blues (Blue Note 502)
Teddy Bunn Solo
Teddy Bunn (g, vo)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 28, 1940
| RS713 A | King Porter Stomp | Blue Note 503 |
| RS714 A | Bachelor Blues | - |
| RS715 A | Blues Without Words (alt. take) | Mosaic MR1-119 |
| RS715 B | Blues Without Words | Blue Note 504 |
| RS716 A | Guitar In High | - |
* Teddy Bunn - King Porter Stomp c/w Bachelor Blues (Blue Note 503)
* Teddy Bunn - Blues Without Words c/w Guitar In High (Blue Note 504)
T-Bone Walker With Les Hite And His Orchestra
Paul Campbell, Forrest Powell, Walter Williams (tp) Allen Durham, Britt Woodman (tb) Floyd Turnham (as) Les Hite (as, dir) Roger Hurd, Quedellis "Que" Martyn (ts) Sol Moore (bars) Nat Walker (p) Frank Pasely (g) Al Morgan (b) Oscar Bradley (d) T-Bone Walker (vo)NYC, June, 1940
| US1952-1 | T-Bone Blues | Blue Note 530 |
Meade "Lux" Lewis Solo
Meade "Lux" Lewis (p)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 4, 1940
| RS791 B | Honky Tonk Train Blues | Blue Note 15, BLP 7018, BST 89902 |
| RS792 C | Bass On Top | Blue Note 16, BLP 7018 |
| RS793 A | Six Wheel Chaser | - |
| RS794 A | Tell Your Story | Blue Note 15, BLP 7018 |
| RS794 B | Tell Your Story, No. 2 | Blue Note 22 |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Boogie Woogie Classics (Blue Note BLP 7018)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues c/w Tell Your Story (Blue Note 15)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Six Wheel Chaser c/w Bass On Top (Blue Note 16)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Rising Tide Blues c/w Tell Your Story, No. 2 (Blue Note 22)
1941
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet
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 | Blue Note 18, BLP 5026, B 6505 |
| R3460 | Edmond Hall Blues | - |
| R3461 | Profoundly Blue | Blue Note 17, 45-1634, BLP 5001, B 6505, BST 89902 |
| R3461-2 | Profoundly Blue, No. 2 | Blue Note BLP 5026, B 6505 |
| R3462A-2 | Celestial Express | Blue Note 17, BLP 5026, B 6505 |
= Charlie Christian/Edmond Hall - Memorable Sessions (Blue Note [J] NR 8101)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Various Artists - Memorable Sessions (Blue Note BLP 5026)
* Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood (Blue Note BLP 5001)
* Edmond Hall - Edmond Hall Blues c/w Jamming In Four (Blue Note 18)
* Edmond Hall - Celestial Express c/w Profoundly Blue (Blue Note 17)
* Charlie Christian/Edmond Hall - Profoundly Blue c/w Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem (Blue Note 45-1634)
Meade "Lux" Lewis Solo
Meade "Lux" Lewis (hpsc -1/4, p -5)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, April 9, 1941
| 1. RS934 B | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 1: 19 Ways Of Playing A Chorus | Blue Note 19 |
| 2. RS935 B | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 3: School Of Rhythm | Blue Note 20 |
| 3. RS937 A | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 2: Self Portrait | Blue Note 19 |
| 4. RS938 A | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 4: Feeling Tomorrow Like I Feel Today | Blue Note 20 |
| 5. BN639 | Rising Tide Blues | Blue Note 22 |
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - School Of Rhythm c/w Feeling Tomorrow Like I Feel Today (Blue Note 20)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Rising Tide Blues c/w Tell Your Story, No. 2 (Blue Note 22)
1943
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Jim Robinson (tb) Sidney "Little Jim" Brown (tu) George Lewis (cl, fl) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Edgar Mosley (d)New Orleans, LA, May 15, 1943
| CD101 | Climax Rag | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD102 | New Orleans Hula | - |
| CD103 | Don't Go 'Way Nobody (reh. take) | Blue Note BLP 1206 |
| CD104 | Two Jim Blues | Climax 102; Blue Note BLP 7013, BLP 1206 |
* George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1206, BST 81206 (pseudo stereo))
* George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 2 - Echoes Of New Orleans (Blue Note BLP 7013)
* George Lewis - Milenberg Joys c/w Two Jim Blues (Climax 102)
George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers
Avery "Kid" Howard (tp, vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Chester Zardis (b) Edgar Mosley (d)New Orleans, LA, May 16, 1943
| CD105 | Climax Rag | Climax 101; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206, BST 89902 |
| CD106 | - | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD107 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Climax 103; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206 |
| CD108 | - | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD109 | I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll | - |
| CD110 | - | - |
| CD111 | Careless Love Blues (Careless Love) | Climax 105; Blue Note BLP 7013, BLP 1206 |
| CD112 | Careless Love Blues | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD113 | Dauphine St. Blues | Climax 104; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206 |
| CD114 | Just A Little While To Stay Here | Climax 103; Blue Note BLP 7013, BLP 1206 |
| CD115 | - | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD116 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | - |
| CD117 | Milenberg Joys | - |
| CD118 | - | Climax 102; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206 |
| CD119 | Fidgety Feet | Climax 104; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206 |
| CD120 | Fidgety Feet (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1206 |
| CD121 | Don't Go 'Way Nobody | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD122 | - | Climax 105; Blue Note BLP 7013 |
| CD123 | Deep Bayou Blues | Climax 101; Blue Note BLP 7010, BLP 1206 |
| CD124 | When You're Lonesome, Telephone Me | Mosaic MR5-132 |
| CD125 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | - |
| CD | Old Man Mose | Climax unissued |
| - | You Rascal You | - |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of George Lewis (Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132)
* George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 1 - Echoes Of New Orleans (Blue Note BLP 7010)
* George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 2 - Echoes Of New Orleans (Blue Note BLP 7013)
* George Lewis - Climax Rag c/w Deep Bayou Blues (Climax 101)
* George Lewis - Just A Closer Walk With Thee c/w Just A Little While To Stay Here (Climax 103)
* George Lewis - Don't Go 'Way Nobody c/w Careless Love Blues (Climax 105)
* George Lewis - Fidgety Feet c/w Dauphine St. Blues (Climax 104)
* George Lewis - Milenberg Joys c/w Two Jim Blues (Climax 102)
James P. Johnson Solo
James P. Johnson (p)WOR Studios, NYC, November 17, 1943
| BN777 | J.P. Boogie | Blue Note 24 |
| BN778 | Back Water Blues | Blue Note 25, BLP 7011 |
| BN779 | Carolina Balmoral | - |
| BN780 | Gut Stomp | Blue Note 24, BLP 7011 |
* James P. Johnson - J.P. Boogie c/w Gut Stomp (Blue Note 24)
* James P. Johnson - Back Water Blues c/w Carolina Balmoral (Blue Note 25)
Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen
Sidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) James P. Johnson (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Israel Crosby (b) Sidney Catlett (d)WOR Studios, NYC, November 29, 1943
| BN901-1 | High Society (alt. take 1) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN901-2 | High Society (alt. take 2) | Blue Note B 6504 |
| BN901-3 | High Society | Blue Note 28, BLP 7007, B 6504, B 6509, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN903-1 | Blues At Blue Note (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN903-2 | Blues At Blue Note | Blue Note 28, BLP 7007, B 6504, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN905-1 | Night Shift Blues (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN905-2 | Night Shift Blues | Blue Note 29, BLP 7007, B 6504, B 6509, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN907-1 | Royal Garden Blues (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN907-2 | Royal Garden Blues | Blue Note 29, BLP 7007, B 6504, [J] NR 8102 |
| Blue Note Boogie | Mosaic MR6-109 |
* Edmond Hall/Art Hodes - Original Blue Note Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note B 6504)
* Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics (Blue Note B 6509)
* Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis - Jamming In Jazz (Blue Note [J] NR 8102)
* Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis - Jamming In Jazz: Hall-DeParis' Blue Note Jazz Men (Blue Note BLP 7007)
* Edmond Hall - High Society c/w Blues At Blue Note (Blue Note 28)
* Edmond Hall - Royal Garden Blues c/w Night Shift Blues (Blue Note 29)
James P. Johnson Solo
James P. Johnson (p)WOR Studios, NYC, December 15, 1943
| BN781 | Mule Walk (Stomp) | Blue Note 27, BLP 7011, BST 89902 |
| BN782 | Arkansas Blues | Blue Note 27, BLP 7011 |
| BN783 | Caprice Rag | Blue Note 26, BLP 7011 |
| BN784 | Improvisation On Pine Top's Boogie Woogie | Blue Note 26 |
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* James P. Johnson - Rent Party (Blue Note BLP 7011)
* James P. Johnson - Mule Walk Stomp c/w Arkansas Blues (Blue Note 27)
* James P. Johnson - Improvisation On Pine Top's Boogie Woogie c/w Caprice Rag (Blue Note 26)
1944 (The 5th anniversary)
Edmond Hall And His All Star Quintet
Edmond Hall (cl) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Carl Kress (g) Johnny Williams (b)WOR Studios, NYC, January 25, 1944
| BN908-1 | Rompin' In '44 (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN908-2 | Rompin' In '44 | Blue Note 30, B 6505 |
| BN909 | Blue Interval | Blue Note 31, BLP 5026, B 6505 |
| BN910-1 | Smooth Sailing (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN910-2 | Smooth Sailing | Blue Note 30, B 6505 |
| BN911 | Seein' Red | Blue Note 31, BLP 5026, B 6505, BST 89902 |
* Edmond Hall - Celestial Express (Blue Note B 6505)
= Charlie Christian/Edmond Hall - Memorable Sessions (Blue Note [J] NR 8101)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Various Artists - Memorable Sessions (Blue Note BLP 5026)
* Edmond Hall - Rompin' In '44 c/w Smooth Sailing (Blue Note 30)
* Edmond Hall - Blue Interval c/w Seein' Red (Blue Note 31)
James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen
Sidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Ben Webster (ts) James P. Johnson (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) John Simmons (b) Sidney Catlett (d)WOR Studios, NYC, March 4, 1944
| BN950-1 | Blue Mizz (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN950-2 | Blue Mizz | Blue Note 32, B 6506, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN951-2 | Victory Stride (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6506 |
| BN951-3 | Victory Stride | Blue Note 32, B 6506, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN952-2 | Joy Meetin' | Blue Note 33, B 6506, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN953-2 | After You've Gone | Blue Note 33, BLP 7012, B 6506, BST 89902, [J] NR 8104 |
* Sidney DeParis/James P. Johnson - Original Blue Note Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note B 6506)
* Various Artists - Swing Sessions (Blue Note [J] NR 8104)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen - Jazz Band Ball (Blue Note BLP 7012)
* James P. Johnson - Victory Stride c/w Blue Mizz (Blue Note 32)
* James P. Johnson - After You've Gone c/w Joy Meetin' (Blue Note 33)
Art Hodes' Chicagoans
Max Kaminsky (tp) Ray Conniff (tb) Rod Cless (cl) Art Hodes (p) Bob Haggart (b) Danny Alvin (d)NYC, March 18, 1944
| BN960-0 | Maple Leaf Rag | Blue Note 505, BLP 7004, B 6509, BST 89902 |
| BN960-1 | Maple Leaf Rag (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6508 |
| BN961-1 | She's Crying For Me | Blue Note 506, BLP 7004, B 6508 |
| BN962-0 | Yellow Dog Blues | Blue Note 505, BLP 7004, B 6508 |
| BN963-1 | Slow 'Em Down Blues (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6508 |
| BN963-2 | Slow 'Em Down Blues | Blue Note 506, BLP 7004, B 6502 |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Art Hodes - Sittin' In (Blue Note B 6508)
* The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes (Blue Note B 6502)
* Art Hodes And His Chicagoans - The Best In 2 Beat (Blue Note BLP 7004)
* Art Hodes - Maple Leaf Rag c/w Yellow Dog Blues (Blue Note 505)
* Art Hodes - She's Crying For Me c/w Slow 'Em Down Blues (Blue Note 506)
Art Hodes' Chicagoans
Max Kaminsky (tp) Ray Conniff (tb) Rod Cless (cl) Art Hodes (p) Sid Jacobs (b) Danny Alvin (d)NYC, March 22, 1944
| BN964-1 | Doctor Jazz (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6508 |
| BN964-2 | Doctor Jazz | Blue Note 507, BLP 7004, B 6502 |
| BN965-0 | Shoe Shiner's Drag | Blue Note 507, BLP 7004, B 6508 |
| BN966-1 | There'll Be Some Changes Made (alt. take) | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN966-4 | There'll Be Some Changes Made | Blue Note 508, BLP 7004, B 6508 |
| BN967-0 | Clark And Randolph | - |
* The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes (Blue Note B 6502)
* The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MR5-114, MD4-114)
* Art Hodes And His Chicagoans - The Best In 2 Beat (Blue Note BLP 7004)
* Art Hodes - Doctor Jazz c/w Shoe Shiner's Drag (Blue Note 507)
* Art Hodes - There'll Be Some Changes Made c/w Clark And Randolph (Blue Note 508)
Art Hodes' Back Room Boys
Max Kaminsky (tp -1,2,4/6) Sandy Williams (tb -3/6) Art Hodes (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Israel Crosby (b)NYC, April 21, 1944
| 1. BN968-0 | M.K. Blues | Blue Note 527, B 6502 |
| 2. BN968-1 | M.K. Blues (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6508 |
| 3. BN969-0 | Lowdown Blues | Blue Note 526, BLP 7021, B 6508 |
| 4. BN970-0 | Jug Head Boogie (alt. take 1) | Blue Note B 6508 |
| 5. BN970-1 | Jug Head Boogie | Blue Note 527, BLP 7021, B 6502 |
| 6. BN970-2 | Jug Head Boogie (alt. take 2) | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| 7. BN971-0 | S.C.H. Blues | - |
| 8. BN972-0 | Back Room Blues | Blue Note 526 |
* Art Hodes - Sittin' In (Blue Note B 6508)
* The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MR5-114, MD4-114)
* Art Hodes' Back Room Boys - Out Of The Back Room (Blue Note BLP 7021)
* Art Hodes - M.K. Blues c/w Jug Head Boogie (Blue Note 527)
* Art Hodes - Lowdown Blues c/w Back Room Blues (Blue Note 526)
Edmond Hall Swingtet
Benny Morton (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Harry Carney (bars) Don Frye (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Alvin Raglin (b) Sidney Catlett (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 5, 1944
| BN973-1 | It's Been So Long (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN973-3 | It's Been So Long | Blue Note 511, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN974-0 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN974-1 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | Blue Note 511, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN975-0 | Big City Blues | Blue Note 36, [J] NR 8104 |
| BN976-1 | Steamin' And Beamin' | - |
* Various Artists - Swing Sessions (Blue Note [J] NR 8104)
* Edmond Hall - It's Been So Long c/w I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Blue Note 511)
* Edmond Hall - Big City Blues c/w Steamin' And Beamin' (Blue Note 36)
Art Hodes' Blue Note Jazzmen
Max Kaminsky (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Art Hodes (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Sid Weiss (b) Danny Alvin (d)WOR Studios, NYC, June 1, 1944
| BN977-0 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Blue Note 34, BLP 7006, B 6504 |
| BN978-0 | Squeeze Me | Blue Note 35, BLP 7006, B 6509 |
| BN978-1 | Squeeze Me (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6504 |
| BN979-0 | Sugar Foot Stomp (alt. take) | - |
| BN979-1 | Sugar Foot Stomp | Blue Note 34, BLP 7006, B 6502 |
| BN980-0 | Bugle Call Rag (alt. take 1) | Blue Note B 6504 |
| BN980-1 | Bugle Call Rag | Blue Note 35, BLP 7006, B 6509 |
| BN980-2 | Bugle Call Rag (alt. take 2) | Blue Note B 6504 |
* Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics (Blue Note B 6509)
* The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes (Blue Note B 6502)
* Art Hodes' Blue Note Jazz Men - Dixieland Jubilee (Blue Note BLP 7006)
* Art Hodes - Sugar Foot Stomp c/w Sweet Georgia Brown (Blue Note 34)
* Art Hodes - Squeeze Me c/w Bugle Call Rag (Blue Note 35)
Sidney DeParis' Blue Note Jazzmen
Sidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) James P. Johnson (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) John Simmons (b) Sidney Catlett (d)WOR Studios, NYC, June 21, 1944
| BN981-0 | Everybody Loves My Baby | Blue Note 40, BLP 7012, B 6501, B 6506, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN981-1 | Everybody Loves My Baby (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN982-0 | Ballin' The Jack | Blue Note 41, BLP 7007, B 6506, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN983-0 | Who's Sorry Now (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN983-1 | Who's Sorry Now | Blue Note 41, BLP 7007, B 6506, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN984-0 | The Call Of The Blues | Blue Note 40, BLP 7012, B 6501, B 6506, BST 89902, [J] NR 8102 |
* Sidney DeParis/James P. Johnson - Original Blue Note Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note B 6506)
* Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis - Jamming In Jazz (Blue Note [J] NR 8102)
* The Complete Edmond Hall/James P. Johnson/Sidney DeParis/Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MR6-109, MD4-109)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen - Jazz Band Ball (Blue Note BLP 7012)
* Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis - Jamming In Jazz: Hall-DeParis' Blue Note Jazz Men (Blue Note BLP 7007)
* Sidney DeParis - Everybody Loves My Baby c/w The Call Of The Blues (Blue Note 40)
* Sidney DeParis - Who's Sorry Now c/w Ballin' The Jack (Blue Note 41)
Ike Quebec Quintet
Ike Quebec (ts) Roger Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Milt Hinton (b) J.C. Heard (d)WOR Studios, NYC, July 18, 1944
| BN985-1 | Tiny's Exercise | Blue Note 37 |
| BN985-2 | Tiny's Exercise (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6507 |
| BN986-0 | She's Funny That Way | Blue Note 38, BLP 5001 |
| BN987-0 | Indiana (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6507 |
| BN988-0 | Blue Harlem (alt. take) | Blue Note 544 |
| BN988-1 | Blue Harlem | Blue Note 37, 45-1634, BLP 5001, B 6507, BST2 84433 |
| BN987-2 | Indiana | Blue Note 38 |
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood (Blue Note BLP 5001)
* Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem c/w Tiny's Exercise (Blue Note 37)
* Ike Quebec - She's Funny That Way c/w Indiana (Blue Note 38)
* Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 544)
* Charlie Christian/Edmond Hall - Profoundly Blue c/w Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem (Blue Note 45-1634)
Meade "Lux" Lewis Solo
Meade "Lux" Lewis (p, whistler)WOR Studios, NYC, August 22, 1944
| BN1201 | Yancey Special | Blue Note BLP 7018 |
| BN1202 | Chicago Flyer | Blue Note 39, BLP 7018 |
| BN1203 | Blues' Whistle (aka Whistlin' Blues) | Blue Note 39 |
| BN1204 | Meade's Blues | Mosaic MR3-103 |
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Boogie Woogie Classics (Blue Note BLP 7018)
* Meade "Lux" Lewis - Chicago Flyer c/w Blues' Whistle (Blue Note 39)
Ike Quebec Swingtet
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
| BN989-0 | Hard Tack | Blue Note 510 |
| BN989-1 | Hard Tack (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN990-1 | If I Had You | Blue Note 510, BLP 5001, B 6507, BST 89902 |
| BN991-0 | Mad About You | Blue Note 42, B 6507 |
| BN992-0 | Facin' The Face (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN992-1 | Facin' The Face | Blue Note 42 |
* Ike Quebec/Jimmy Hamilton/John Hardee/Benny Morton - Swing Hi-Swing Lo (Blue Note B 6507)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood (Blue Note BLP 5001)
* Ike Quebec - Hard Tack c/w If I Had You (Blue Note 510)
= Ike Quebec - Tenor Sax (Blue Note 102)
* Ike Quebec - Mad About You c/w Facin' The Face (Blue Note 42)
Erroll Garner plus Inez Cavanaugh
Erroll Garner (p) Inez Cavanaugh (vo)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, October 20, 1944
| I'm In The Mood For Love | private tape | |
| Somebody Loves Me | - |
James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen
Sidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) James P. Johnson (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Al Lucas (b) Arthur Trappier (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 26, 1944
| BN993-0 | Tishomingo Blues (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN993-2 | Tishomingo Blues | Blue Note BLP 7012, B 6506, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN994-0 | Walking The Dog (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN994-1 | Walking The Dog | Blue Note BLP 7012, [J] NR 8102 |
| BN995-0 | Easy Rider | Mosaic MR6-109 |
| BN996-0 | At The Ball (alt. take) | - |
| BN996-3 | At The Ball | Blue Note BLP 7012, [J] NR 8102 |
* Sidney DeParis/James P. Johnson - Original Blue Note Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note B 6506)
* Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis - Jamming In Jazz (Blue Note [J] NR 8102)
* James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen - Jazz Band Ball (Blue Note BLP 7012)
Erroll Garner plus Inez Cavanaugh
Erroll Garner (p) Inez Cavanaugh (vo -3,4)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 3, 1944
| 1. | I'm In The Mood For Love | private tape |
| 2. | Gaslight | - |
| 3. | Somebody Loves Me (bd.) | - |
| 4. | Somebody Loves Me | - |
| 5. | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
Erroll Garner Solo
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 16, 1944
| The Clock Stood Still | Blue Note BLP 5016 | |
| The Fighting Cocks | private tape | |
| Memories Of You | - | |
| More Than You Know | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| - | - |
Erroll Garner Solo
same personnelTimme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 18, 1944
| Floating On A Cloud | Blue Note BLP 5008 | |
| (DLP-23) | Cloudburst | Dial LP 902 |
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5008)
Erroll Garner Solo
same personnelTimme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 22, 1944
| Autumn Mood | Blue Note BLP 5008 | |
| 9471 | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 1 | Selmer [F] Y 7139 |
| 9472 | Variations On A Theme, Pt. 2 | - |
* Erroll Garner - Variations On A Theme, Pt. 1&2 (Selmer [F] Y 7139)
Erroll Garner Solo
same personnelTimme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, November 24, 1944
| Achin' A Blues | private tape | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Blue Note BLP 5014 | |
| Drizzly Afternoon | private tape |
Jimmy Shirley
Jimmy Shirley (g, scat vo)WOR Studios, NYC, November 28, 1944
| BN997 | Stardust | Blue Note rejected |
| BN998 | Git Wittit | - |
| BN999-1 | Blues On The Loose | Blue Note unissued |
| BN999-2 | - | - |
| BN1000 | Git Wittit | - |
| BN1001 | These Foolish Things | - |
| BN1002 | - | - |
| BN1003-1 | Stardust | - |
| BN1003-2 | - | - |
| BN1004 | I Ain't Got Nobody | Blue Note rejected |
| BN1005 | - | Blue Note unissued |
Erroll Garner and others
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 | Blue Note BLP 5014 |
Erroll Garner Solo
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 10-12, 1944
| Overture To Dawn | Blue Note BLP 5007 | |
| Erroll's Concerto (To You) | Blue Note BLP 5008 |
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5008)
Art Hodes' Blue Five
Max Kaminsky (tp) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Art Hodes (p) George "Pops" Foster (b) Danny Alvin (d)WOR Studios, NYC, December 11, 1944
| BN200-0 | Gutbucket Blues | Blue Note 528, BLP 7023 |
| BN201-1 | Apex Blues | Blue Note 45, BLP 7006, B 6508 |
| BN202-0 | Shake That Thing (alt. take) | Blue Note B 6502, B 6508 |
| BN202-1 | Shake That Thing | Blue Note 45, BLP 7006 |
| BN203-0 | (Back Home Again In) Indiana | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN204-0 | Nobody's Sweetheart | Blue Note 528, BLP 7023 |
| BN204-1 | Nobody's Sweetheart (alt. take) | Mosaic MR5-114 |
* The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes (Blue Note B 6502)
* The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MR5-114, MD4-114)
* Mezz Mezzrow And His Band Featuring Lee Collins And Zutty Singleton (Blue Note BLP 7023)
* Art Hodes' Blue Note Jazz Men - Dixieland Jubilee (Blue Note BLP 7006)
* Art Hodes - Gutbucket Blues c/w Nobody's Sweetheart (Blue Note 528)
* Art Hodes - Shake That Thing c/w Apex Blues (Blue Note 45)
Erroll Garner Duo
Erroll Garner (p) George Wettling or maybe Harold "Doc" West (d) overdubbed in at a later date, poss. 1953Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| It Had To Be You | private tape | |
| I Surrender, Dear | Blue Note BLP 5008 |
Erroll Garner Solo
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 14, 1944
| 215A 12A | I Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 1 | Selmer [F] Y 7216; Blue Note BLP 5007 |
| 215A 12B | I Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 2 | - |
| You Were Born To Be Kissed | Blue Note BLP 5007 | |
| Erroll's Reverie | Blue Note BLP 5015 | |
| EG-185A | All The Things You Are, Pt. 1 | Century 1504; Blue Note BLP 5016 |
| EG-185B | All The Things You Are, Pt. 2 | - |
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 4 (Blue Note BLP 5015)
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 5 (Blue Note BLP 5016)
* Erroll Garner - I Hear A Rhapsody, Pt. 1&2 (Selmer [F] Y 7216)
* Erroll Garner - All The Things You Are, Pt. 1&2 (Century 1504)
Erroll Garner - Unknown Guitarist Duo
Erroll Garner (p) unknown (g)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
| Fast Company | Blue Note BLP 5014 |
Erroll Garner Solo
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 20, 1944
| EG-182-A | The Fighting Cocks | Century 1503; Blue Note BLP 5015 |
| EG-183-A | A Lick And A Promise | - |
| Opus I | Blue Note BLP 5016 | |
| Gaslight | - | |
| 10474 | Twistin' The Cat's Tail | Selmer [F] Y 7086 |
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 5 (Blue Note BLP 5016)
* Erroll Garner - The Fighting Cocks c/w A Lick And A Promise (Century 1503)
* Erroll Garner - Twistin' The Cat's Tail c/w ??? (Selmer [F] Y 7086)
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen
Sidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Sidney Bechet (ss, cl) Art Hodes (p) George "Pops" Foster (b) Manzie Johnson (d)WOR Studios, NYC, December 20, 1944
| BN205-1 | Muskrat Ramble | Blue Note rejected |
| BN206-1 | St. Louis Blues | Blue Note 44, BLP 7003, BLP 1202 |
| BN207-0 | Jazz Me Blues (alt. take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN207-3 | Jazz Me Blues | Blue Note 44, BLP 7003, BLP 1202 |
| BN208-0 | Blue Horizon | Blue Note 43, BLP 7002, BLP 1201, BST 89902 |
| BN209-0 | Muskrat Ramble | Blue Note 43, BLP 7002, BLP 1201 |
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet (Mosaic MR6-110, MD4-110)
* Sidney Bechet Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1201, BST 81201 (pseudo stereo))
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 7003)
* Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 7002)
* Sidney Bechet - St. Louis Blues c/w Jazz Me Blues (Blue Note 44)
* Sidney Bechet - Blue Horizon c/w Muskrat Ramble (Blue Note 43)
Erroll Garner - Unknown Bassist Duo
Erroll Garner (p) unknown (b) possibly John Simmons (b) overdubbed in at a later date, poss. 1953Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 23, 1944
| I Got Rhythm | Blue Note BLP 5014 | |
| Duke For Dinner | Blue Note BLP 5015 | |
| 233-B-20-A | Just You, Just Me | Selmer [F] Y 7225 |
| 233-B-20-B | Yesterdays | - |
| (DLP-24) | Easy To Love | Dial LP 902 |
| MS-7005 | Love Is The Thing, Pt. 1 | Futurama 3006 |
| (DLP-24) | In The Beginning | Dial LP 902 |
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 5014)
* Erroll Garner - Overture To Dawn, Vol. 4 (Blue Note BLP 5015)
* Erroll Garner - Just You, Just Me c/w Yesterdays (Selmer [F] Y 7225)
* Erroll Garner - Love Is The Thing, Pt. 1&2 (Futurama 3006)
= Erroll Garner - Love Is The Thing c/w Be My Love (Jubilee 5052)
Erroll Garner Solo
Erroll Garner (p)Timme Rosenkrantz apartment, NYC, December 23-25, 1944
| You're Blase | private tape | |
| More Than You Know | - | |
| A Lick And A Promise | - | |
| Blue Grass | - | |
| Medley: Am I Blue / Holiday For Strings | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town | - |
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