Contemporary Records Catalog: 2000, 2500 series
Contemporary Classical 2000 series (10 inch LP)
C 2001 no information
C 2002 John Vincent - Quartet, No. 1 In G
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C 2003 no information
Contemporary Classical 2500 series (10 inch LP)
C 2501 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse, Vol. 2
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Milt Bernhart (trombone) Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone) Marty Paich (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 1953
| C350 | Luau |
| Comin' Thru The Rye Bread | |
| Taking A Chance On Love | |
| The Big Top | |
| C353 | The Duke You Say! |
| Sunset Eyes |
C 2502 Henri Renaud's All-Stars - Modern Sounds: France
Jean Liesse (trumpet) Benny Vasseur (trombone) Georges Barboteu (French horn) Sandy Mosse, Andre Ross (tenor saxophone) William Boucaya, Jean-Louis Chautemps (baritone saxophone) Henri Renaud (piano) Jimmy Gourley (guitar) Benoit Quersin (bass) Jean-Louis Viale (drums)Paris, France, April 10, 1953
| 53V4509 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
| 53V4510 | Mahogany Hall Stomp |
| 53V4511 | Paris Je T'aime |
| 53V4512 | Thou Swell |
| 53V4513 | Docteur Wiggins |
C 2503 Shelly Manne And His Men, Vol. 1
Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone) Art Pepper (alto saxophone) Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (baritone saxophone) Marty Paich (piano) Curtis Counce (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Shorty Rogers, Bill Russo (arranger)Hollywood, CA, April 6, 1953
| LK339 | Mallets |
| LK340 | You And The Night And The Music |
| LK341 | La Mucura |
| LK342 | Gazelle |
Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 1953
| C357 | You're My Thrill |
| C358 | Fugue |
| C359 | Afrodesia |
| C360 | Sweets |
C 2504 Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy In Paris
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Nat Peck (trombone) Wade Legge (piano) Lou Hackney (bass) Al Jones (drums) Joe Carroll (vocals)Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4459 | Always |
| 53V4460 | My Man (Mon Homme) |
| 53V4460-2 | My Man (alt. take) (Mon Homme (alt. take)) |
| 53V4461 | I Got Rhythm (Clappin' Rhythm) |
| 53V4462 | Watch Out (Fais Gaffe) |
| 53V4463 | Moon Nocturne |
| 53V4464 | This Is The Way |
| 53V4465 | 'S Wonderful |
| 53V4466 | V7835 | Ooo-Bla-Dee |
C 2505 Lars Gullin - Modern Sounds: Sweden
Lars Gullin (baritone saxophone) Putte Lindblom (piano) Yngve Akerberg (bass) Jack Noren (drums)Stockholm, Sweden, March 11, 1953
| 8780 | You Go To My Head |
| 8781 | The Things We Did Last Summer |
| 8782 | Ablution |
| 8783 | Lady Fingers |
Stockholm, Sweden, March 31, 1953
| 8798 | The Front |
| 8799 | The Boy Next Door |
| 8800 | North Express |
| 8801 | Hershey Bar |
C 2506 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 3
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Milt Bernhart (trombone) Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone) Frank Patchen (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Carlos Vidal (congas)Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
| LH501 | Out Of Somewhere |
| LH502 | Big Girl |
| LH503 | Swing Shift |
| LH504 | Viva Zapata!, No. 1 |
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953
| 1. C369 | Mambo Los Feliz |
| 2. | Jazz Invention |
| 3. C371 | Love Letters |
| 4. | Witch Doctor, No. 1 |
C 2507 Mary Lou Williams - Piano '53
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C 2508 Barney Kessel, Vol. 1
Bud Shank (alto saxophone, flute) Arnold Ross (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Harry Babasin (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 1953
| Tenderly | |
| Bernardo | |
| Vicky's Dream | |
| Just Squeeze Me |
Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 1953
| Lullaby Of Birdland | |
| What Is There To Say | |
| Salute To Charlie Christian | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
C 2509 no information
C 2510 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 4
Bud Shank (flute, alto flute) Bob Cooper (oboe, English horn) Claude Williamson (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Max Roach (drums)"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 & 26, 1954
| Aquarium | |
| Warm Winds | |
| A Night In Tunisia | |
| Albatross | |
| Still Life | |
| Bags' Groove | |
| Hermosa Summer | |
| Happy Town |
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 25, 1956
| Blue Sands | |
| Swing House | |
| A Bit Of Basie | |
| Waikikian |
C 2511 Shelly Manne And His Men, Vol. 2 - New Works
Don Fagerquist (trumpet) Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn) Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone) Paul Sarmento (tuba) Marty Paich (piano) Joe Mondragon (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, December 18, 1953
| Dimension In Thirds | |
| Shapes, Motions And Colors | |
| Alternation |
Los Angeles, CA, May 17, 1954
| Divertimento For Brass And Rhythm | |
| Lullaby | |
| Etude De Concert |
C 2512 Martial Solal - Modern Sounds: France
Martial Solal (piano) Pierre Michelot (bass) Pierre Lemarchand (drums)Paris, France, May 16, 1953
| 53V4617 | Dinah |
| 53V4618 | La Chaloupee |
| 53V4619 | Ramona |
| 53V4620 | Once In A While |
Paris, France, February 24, 1954
| 54V4773 | Poinciana |
| 54V4774 | The Champ |
| 54V4775 | Farniente |
| 54V4776 | Pennies From Heaven |
C 2513 Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1 - The Quintet
Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone) Jack Montrose (tenor saxophone) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone) Monty Budwig (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
| Prime Rib | |
| Inside Out | |
| I'll Take Romance | |
| Bottoms Up |
Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 1954
| I Remember You | |
| Whose Blues | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| Day By Day |
C 2514 Barney Kessel, Vol. 2
Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone, oboe) Claude Williamson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Monty Budwig (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 1954
| Speak Low | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | |
| A Foggy Day |
Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 1954
| Love Is Here To Stay | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On | |
| Barney's Blues | |
| 64 Bars On Wilshire |
C 2515 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 5
Stu Williamson (trumpet, valve trombone) Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone, tenor saxophone) Bud Shank (alto, baritone saxophone) Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone) Claude Williamson (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Stan Levey (drums)Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1954
| Stan | |
| Coop | |
| S&B | |
| Claude | |
| Howard (Concerto For Doghouse) | |
| Bud (The Whippet) |
Los Angeles, CA, March 12, 1957
| Funny Frank | |
| That's Rich | |
| If You Are There |
C 2516 Shelly Manne - The Three
Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor, baritone saxophone) Shelly Manne (drums)Hollywood, CA, September 10, 1954
| Flip | |
| Autumn In New York | |
| Pas De Trois | |
| Three On A Row | |
| Steeplechase | |
| Abstract, No. 1 |
C 2517 Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2 - The Octet
Stu Williamson (trumpet) Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone) Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone) Jack Montrose (tenor saxophone) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone) Lou Levy (piano) Monty Budwig (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)Hollywood, CA, August 23, 1954
| How About You | |
| Figure 8 | |
| Patti-Cake | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | |
| Night Life | |
| The Night We Called It A Day | |
| Seaside |
C 2518 Shelly Manne - The Two
Russ Freeman (piano) Shelly Manne (drums)Hollywood, CA, September 14, 1954
| The Sound Effects Manne | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| Billie's Bounce | |
| With A Song In My Heart | |
| A Slight Minority | |
| Speak Easy |
C 2519 no information