Debut Records Catalog: 78 rpm, 45 rpm series

Debut 78 rpm series (10 inch 78 rpm)

M-101   Charles Mingus - Precognition / Portrait   1952

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal #2.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

1. RKV5241Precognition
2. RKV5242Portrait (take 2)

** also released on Cupol (Swd) American Jazz AJ 1.

M-102   Charles Mingus - Paris In Blue / Make Believe   1952

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

E2CB6494-2Paris In Blue, Edition 1 (as Orientation)
E2CB6495-2Make Believe

** also released on Cupol (Swd) American Jazz AJ 2.

M-103   Charles Mingus - Montage / Extrasensory Perception   1952

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

E2KB6500-1Extrasensory Perception

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

E2CB6497-2Montage

M-104   Hal Mitchell - Confidentially / Mitch's Blues   1953

Hal Mitchell, trumpet; Allen Harris, organ; George Duvivier, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, probably January, 1953

E3CB2914-1Confidentially
E3CB2916-1Mitch's Blues

** also released on Swing (F) SW 431.

M-105   Max Roach - Orientation / Mobleyzation   1953

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Leon Comegys, trombone; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 10, 1953

A105Orientation
B105Mobleyzation

** also released on Swing (F) SW 423; Vogue (E) V 2270.

M-106   Max Roach - Glow Worm / Sfax   1953

same session.

NYC, April 10, 1953

A106Glow Worm
B106Sfax

** also released on Swing (F) SW 424.

M-107   Max Roach - Just One Of Those Things / Drum Conversation   1953

Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1; Walter Davis Jr., piano #1; Franklin Skeete, bass #1; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 21, 1953

1. RM502Just One Of Those Things
2. RM507Drum Conversation

** also released on Swing (F) SW 437; Vogue (E) V 2329.

M-108   Max Roach - Kismet / Chi-Chi   1953

Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 21, 1953

RM504Kismet
RM505Chi-Chi

** also released on Swing (F) SW 436.

M-109   Max Roach - I'm A Fool To Want You / Cou-Manchi-Cou   1953

same session.

NYC, April 21, 1953

RM503Cou-Manchi-Cou
RM506I'm A Fool To Want You

M-110   The Gordons - Bebopper / Can You Blame Me Me   1953

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #2.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1. RM508Can You Blame Me
2. RM510Bebopper

M-111   Honey Gordon - You And Me / Cupid   1953

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #1.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1. RM509You And Me
2. RM511Cupid

M-112   Don Senay - The Edge Of Love / Fanny   1955

Louis Mucci, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Julius Baker, flute; unknown, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Jackson Wiley, cello; unknown, harp; Billy Taylor, piano; Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman, bass; Joe Morello, drums, percussion; probably Morris Lang, tympani; Don Senay, vocal; unidentified 5 strings, Alonzo Levister, arranger, conductor.

NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954

RM512The Edge Of Love
RM513Fanny

Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)

BAB-0001/0002   Babs Five Rocks And A Roll - Voila / No Fools-No Fun   1956

James Moody, tenor sax, flute; Numa "Pee Wee" Moore, baritone sax; Jimmy Boyd, piano; John Lathan, bass; Clarence Johnston, drums; unknown, bongos; Babs Gonzales, vocal; unidentified vocal group.

NYC, probably 1954

BAB-0001Voila
BAB-0002No Fools-No Fun

Danish Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)

(D) 45-1   Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Percussion Discussion Parts I & II

Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Db33/Db34Percussion Discussion

(D) D45-2   Bent Axen - The Man I Love / Laverne Walk   1961

Bent Axen, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Finn Frederiksen, drums.

Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961

The Man I Love
Laverne Walk

(D) D45-3   Oscar Pettiford - My Little Cello / Willow Weep For Me   1960s

no details.

Fantasy/Debut Compact Disc series (Compact Disc)

12DCD-4402-2   Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings   1990

Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano #1,2,4-9; Charles Mingus, bass #1,2,4-9, piano #3.

Los Angeles, CA, April, 1951

1.What Is This Thing Called Love
2.Darn That Dream
3.Yesterdays
4.Body And Soul
5.Blue Moon
6.Blue Tide
7.Darn That Dream (alternate take)
8.Jeepers Creepers (take 1)
9.Jeepers Creepers (take 2)

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal #2,3; Bob Benton, vocal #4,5.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

1. RKV5241Precognition
2.Portrait (take 1)
3. RKV5242Portrait (take 2)
4.I've Lost My Love (take 1)
5.I've Lost My Love (take 2)
6. E2KB6500-1Extrasensory Perception
7.Extrasensory Perception (alternate take)

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

E2CB6494-2Paris In Blue, Edition 1 (as Orientation)
E2CB6495-2Make Believe
E2CB6497-2Montage

Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 14, 1953

Day Dream (take 1)
Day Dream (take 2)
Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1)
Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2)
Jet (take 1)
Jet (take 2)

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal #2-5; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #3,4.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1.Medley: You Go To My Head
2. RM508Can You Blame Me
3. RM509You And Me
4. RM510Bebopper
5. RM511Cupid

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Perdido (undubbed version)
Perdido
Salt Peanuts (undubbed version)
Salt Peanuts #1 & 2
All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)
All The Things You Are
52nd Street Theme

Max Roach, drums.

Drum Conversation (as Drum Conversation Part 2)

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

I've Got You Under My Skin
Embraceable You
Sure Thing
Cherokee
Hallelujah (as Jubilee)
Lullaby Of Birdland

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Allen's Alley (as Wee) (undubbed version)
Allen's Alley (as Wee)
Hot House (undubbed version)
Hot House #1 & 2
A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version)
A Night In Tunisia

Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

NYC, summer 1953

Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 1)
Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 2)
Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 3)
Bass-Ically Speaking
Untitled Blues

Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953

Wee Dot (as Blues For Some Bones)
Stardust
Move
I'll Remember April
Now's The Time
Trombosphere
Ow!
Chazzanova
Yesterdays
Kai's Kid (as Kai's Day)

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Eddie Caine, alto sax, flute; Teo Macero, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Kenny Clarke, drums; Janet Thurlow, vocal #3,5,6; Paul Bley, conductor; Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, arranger.

NYC, October 28, 1953

1.Pink Topsy (alternate take)
2.Miss Bliss
3.Blue Tide
4.Pink Topsy (edited version)
5.Eclipse (alternate take)
6.Eclipse

Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, November 30, 1953

Opus I (alternate take)
Opus I
Walkin' (as Teapot)
Like Someone In Love
I Can't Get Started
Spontaneous Combustion
The Theme
Split Kick
This Time The Dream's On Me
Zootcase
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Julius Watkins, French horn; Phil Urso, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Percy Brice, drums.

NYC, December 29, 1953

The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
Jack, The Fieldstalker
Stockholm Sweetnin'
Low And Behold

Thad Jones, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute #1,2,4,5; Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954

1.Elusive (as Illusive)
2.Sombre Intrusion
3.You Don't Know What Love Is
4.Bitty Ditty
5.Chazzanova
6.I'll Remember April

Hazel Scott, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955

Like Someone In Love
Peace Of Mind
Lament
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
Git Up From There
A Foggy Day
Mountain Greenery
Git Up From There (alternate take)
Lament (alternate take)

Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

One More (alternate take)
One More
I Can't Get Started
More Of The Same
Get Out Of Town
Get Out Of Town (alternate take)

John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Ensenada
Machajo
Cherokee
Seven Moons
Seven Moons (alternate take)
All The Things You Are (take 1)
All The Things You Are (take 2)
Cherokee (alternate take)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Britt Woodman, trombone; Teddy Charles, vibes; Charles Mingus, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 9, 1955

Nature Boy
Alone Together
There's No You
Easy Living

Louis Mucci, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Julius Baker, flute; unknown, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Jackson Wiley, cello; unknown, harp; Billy Taylor, piano; Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman, bass; Joe Morello, drums, percussion; probably Morris Lang, tympani; Don Senay, vocal; unidentified 5 strings, Alonzo Levister, arranger, conductor.

NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954

RM512The Edge Of Love
RM513Fanny
Makin' Whoopee

Louis Mucci, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Julius Baker, flute; unknown, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Jackson Wiley, cello; unknown, harp; Billy Taylor, piano; Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman, bass; Joe Morello, drums, percussion; probably Morris Lang, tympani; unidentified 5 strings, Alonzo Levister, conductor; Charles Mingus, arranger; + an overdub: Thad Jones, trumpet.

NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954

Portrait

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Jump Monk
Serenade In Blue

Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Db33/Db34Percussion Discussion

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Work Song
Septemberly
All The Things You C-Sharp
I'll Remember April
Love Chant
A Foggy Day

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Drums

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Haitian Fight Song
Lady Bird
Jump Monk (alternate take)
All The Things You C-Sharp (alternate take)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Drums (take 1)
Drums (take 2)
I'll Remember April (alternate take)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

A Foggy Day (alternate take)

Mal Waldron, piano.

A Portrait Of Bud Powell

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Haitian Fight Song (alternate take)
Love Chant (alternate take)
Lady Bird (alternate take)
What Is This Thing Called Love

Jimmy Knepper, trombone, arranger; Joe Maini, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1957

Bird Feather (as Cunningbird)
Latter Day Saint (alternate take 1)
Latter Day Saint (alternate take 2)
Latter Day Saint (take 6)
Latter Day Saint (alternate take #?)
Jump The Blues Away (as The Jumpin' Blues)
The Masher
The Masher (alternate take)

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Shafi Hadi as Curtis Porter, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wade Legge or Wynton Kelly, piano; Henry Grimes or Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, September, 1957

We Got Blue (as Untitled Original Blues (take 1))
Stella By Starlight (take 4)
Stella By Starlight (take 5)
Untitled Original Composition (take 3)
Untitled Original Composition (take 5)
Autumn In New York (take 1)
Autumn In New York (take 2)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 2)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 4)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 5)
We Got Blue (as Untitled Original Blues (take 2))
Joldi (take 4)
Joldi (take 6) (as Joldi (take 5))

Curtis Porter, flute; Charles Mingus, piano, percussion, voice; Dannie Richmond, drums; Jimmy Knepper, Horace Parlan or Phineas Newborn, Clarence Shaw, percussion.

NYC, probably October or late 1957 or 1958

Untitled Percussion Composition