Contemporary Records Discography: 1979-the present - session index

1979

• George Cables 4  LA, Mar. 27 & 28, 1979
• George Cables 4  LA, Mar. 29, 1979
• Joe Henderson 4  LA, Aug. 20, Dec. 29, 1979
• Tete Montoliu 1/2  LA, Oct. 2, 1979
• Mike Garson 1  LA?, Nov. 20 & 21, 1979
• Joe Farrell 5  LA, Nov. 27 & 28, 1979
• George Cables 7  Hollywood, CA, Dec. 17, 18 & 19, 1979

1980

• Chico Freeman Group  LA, Mar. 6 & 7, 1980
• Billy Higgins 6  LA, Apr. 23, 1980
• Jay Hoggard Group  Hollywood, CA, Nov., 1980

1981 (The 30th anniversary)

• Bobby Hutcherson 1/2  Hollywood, CA, Sep. 28-Oct. 9, 1981, Mar. 1, 1982
• Buddy DeFranco - Terry Gibbs 5  Oct. 4 & 5, 1981
• Chico Freeman 7  Hollywood, CA, Oct. 29 & 30, 1981

1982

• Bobby Hutcherson 4  Hollywood, CA, Feb. 1 & 2, 1982
• Peter Erskine Group  NYC, June 22 & 23, 1982

1984

• Shelly Manne 3  Widder Bar, Zurich, Switzerland, Mar., 1984
• Bill Perkins 4  Granada Hills, CA, Nov. 19, 20 & 21, 1984
• Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco 5  Carmelo's, LA, 1984

1985

• Jimmy Rowles - Red Mitchell 3  Berkeley, CA, Mar. 18, 1985
• Jimmy Rowles - Red Mitchell 3  Berkeley, CA, Mar. 18 & 19, 1985
• Jimmy Rowles - Red Mitchell 4  Berkeley, CA, Mar. 19, 1985
• George Cables 3  Berkeley, CA, May 14 & 15, 1985
• Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers 5  Costa Mesa, CA, May 19, 1985
• Frank Morgan 4  Glendale, CA, June 12 & 13, 1985
• Bob Cooper - Snooky Young 6  Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA, Oct. 27, 1985

1986 (The 35th anniversary)

• Bud Shank 4  Berkeley, CA, Feb. 17 & 18, 1986
• Joshua Breakstone 5  NYC, Feb. 19, 1986
• Art Farmer - Benny Golson Jazztet feat. Curtis Fuller  Sweet Basil, NYC, Feb. 21 & 22, 1986
• Frank Morgan 4  Berkeley, CA, Apr. 21 & 22, 1986
• Terry Gibbs 8  Berkeley, CA, May 9 & 10, 1986
• Frank Morgan - George Cables 2  Glendale, CA, May 21 & 22, 1986
• Chris Connor  NYC, Aug. 5 & 6, 1986
• Bud Shank 4  Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Oct. 16, 17 & 18, 1986
• Bud Shank - Bill Perkins 5  Berkeley, CA, Dec. 2, 3 & 4, 1986
• Frank Morgan 5  Village Vanguard, NYC, Dec. 14 & 15, 1986

1987

• Art Farmer 5  NYC, Jan. 14 & 15, 1987
• Barney Kessel 4  Berkeley, CA, Feb. 20, 21 & 22, 1987
• George Cables 3  Berkeley, CA, Feb. 27, 1987
• Frank Morgan - Bud Shank 5  Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Mar. 26, 27 & 28, 1987
• George Robert - Tom Harrell 5  Lausanne, Switzerland, Mar. 29 & 30, 1987
• George Robert - Tom Harrell 5  Lausanne, Switzerland, Apr. 18 & 19, 1987
• Frank Morgan w/ McCoy Tyner 3  NYC, Apr. 27, 28 & 29, 1987
• Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco 5  Jazz Showcase, Chicago, IL, July 24, 25 & 26, 1987
• Chris Connor  NYC, Aug. 17, 18 & 19, 1987
• Joshua Breakstone 5  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 11, 1987
• Kerry Campbell 5  1987
• Luther Hughes & Cahoots  Granada Hills, CA, c. 1987

1988

• Frank Morgan Allstars  Berkeley, CA, Jan. 10 & 11, 1988
• Frank Morgan 4  Berkeley, CA, Jan. 11 & 12, 1988
• Tom Harrell 6  NYC, Jan. 26 & 27, 1988
• Tom Harrell 5  NYC, Jan. 27, 1988
• Art Farmer 5  NYC, Feb. 4 & 8, 1988
• Barney Kessel 5  Berkeley, CA, Mar. 15, 16 & 17, 1988
• Jackie & Roy  Hollywood, CA, May 31, June 1 & 2, 1988
• Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco 5  Berkeley, CA, Aug. 22 & 23, 1988
• John Campbell 3  Berkeley, CA, Aug. 23, 1988
• Bud Shank 6  Redmond, Washington, DC, Sep. 2 & 3, 1988
• Carol Sloane  NYC, Oct. 6 & 7, 1988
• Carol Sloane  NYC, Oct. 28, 1988

1989

• Joshua Breakstone 4  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 18, 1989
• Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars  Hermosa Beach Civic Auditorium, Hermosa Beach, CA, Feb. 12, 1989
• Tom Harrell 5  NYC, Mar. 22, 1989
• Tom Harrell 8  NYC, Mar. 22 & 23, 1989
• Tom Harrell 6  NYC, Mar. 23, 1989
• Art Farmer 6  NYC, Apr. 3 & 4, 1989
• Art Farmer - Frank Morgan 5  LA, May 26 & 27, 1989
• Kenny Burrell 4  NYC, Aug. 4 & 5, 1989

1990

• Tom Harrell 6  NYC, Apr. 8 & 9, 1990
• John Campbell 4  NYC, June 18 & 19, 1990
• Carol Sloane  NYC, June 24 & 25, 1990
• Joshua Breakstone 3  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 30, 1990

1991 (The 40th anniversary)

• Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco - Herb Ellis 6  Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA, Apr. 13, 14 & 15, 1991
• Kenny Burrell 5  NYC, June 10, 11 & 12, 1991

1992

• Leroy Vinnegar 4  Milwaukie, OR, Mar., 1992

1993

• Silver Leaf Jazz Band  NO, May 17, 18 & 19, 1993
• Scott Black's Hot Horns  NO, Aug. 23, 24 & 25, 1993
• Silver Leaf Jazz Band  NO, Oct. 4, 5 & 6, 1993

1995

• Melton Mustafa Orch. w/ Billy Ross/Lonnie Smith  North Miami, FL, July, 1995
• Michael Orta Group  Miami, FL, Sep., Oct., 1995
• Terry Myers 4  Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Nov. 8 & 9, 1995

1996 (The 45th anniversary)

• Billy Ross Group  Miami, FL, Jan.-Mar., 1996
• Eric Allison Group  West Palm Beach, FL, Mar., 1996
• Silver Leaf Jazz Band  NO, Apr. 2-6, 1996
• Tom Ranier w/ Strings  Hollywood, CA, May 11, 1996

1997

• Tom Ranier 3  LA, Mar. 29, 1997
• Tom Ranier w/ Strings  LA, Apr. 27, 1997
• Eric Allison Group  West Palm Beach, FL, July 1 & 2, 1997

Others

• The Banjo Kings  unknown location, date
• Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band  unknown location, date
• The Banjo Kings  unknown location, date
• Wally Rose  unknown location, date
• Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band  unknown location, date
• Sharkey Bonano Kings Of Dixieland  unknown location, date
• Bob Scobey's Frisco Band  unknown location, date
• Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band  unknown location, date
• Turk Murphy's Jazz Band  unknown location, date
• Firehouse Five Plus Two  unknown location, date
• Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band  unknown location, date
• Victor Feldman Ensemble  unknown location, date
• Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Band  1947-1952
• George Lewis Ragtime Band  Beverly Caverns, Hollywood, CA, May, 1953
• George Lewis Ragtime Band  LA, Oct. 26, 1953
• The Banjo Kings  1954-1958
• Curtis Counce Group  LA, between 1956-1958
• Firehouse Five Plus Two  1958-1969
• Celedonio Romero 1?  1959
• Celin Romero 1?  same location, date
• Pepe Romero 1?  Jan., 1960
• Teddy Edwards 8  Dec. 7, 8 & 13, 1960
• Helen Humes  Apr. 26, 1976
• Chico Freeman 5 feat. Arthur Blythe  May 16, 1994
• Tim Laughlin Band  Nov. 21-23, 1994
• Lanny Morgan 4  Oct., 1996
• Jacques Gauthe's Creole Rice Jazz Band  Jan. 27-29, 1997
• Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco  Sep. 3, 1998