Contemporary Records Discography: 1979-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 RVG 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 RVG 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 RVG 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
Terry Gibbs - Buddy DeFranco - Herb Ellis 6
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
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band unknown location, date
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band unknown location, date
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band unknown location, date
The Banjo Kings 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?
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