Debut Records Catalog: 78 rpm, EP series
Debut 78 rpm series (10 inch 78 rpm)
M 101 Charles Mingus - Precognition c/w Portrait
Lee Konitz (as) Phyllis Pinkerton (p) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (b) Al Levitt (d) Jackie Paris (vo -2)Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, April 12, 1952
| 1. RKV5241 | Precognition |
| 2. RKV5242 | Portrait (take 2) |
M 102 Charles Mingus - Paris In Blue c/w Make Believe
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)NYC, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation) |
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe |
M 103 Charles Mingus - Extrasensory Perception c/w Montage
Lee Konitz (as) Phyllis Pinkerton (p) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (b) Al Levitt (d)Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, April 12, 1952
| E2CB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception |
NYC, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage |
M 104 Hal Mitchell - Confidentially c/w Mitch's Blues
no details
M 105 Max Roach - Orientation c/w Mobleyzation
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation |
| B105 | Mobleyzation |
M 106 Max Roach - Glow Worm c/w Sfax
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 10, 1953
| A106 | Glow Worm |
| B106 | Sfax |
M 107 Max Roach - Just One Of Those Things c/w Drum Conversation
Hank Mobley (ts -1) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1) Franklin Skeete (b -1) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things |
| 2. RM507 | Drum Conversation |
M 108 Max Roach - Kismet c/w Chi Chi
Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 21, 1953
| RM504 | Kismet |
| RM505 | Chi Chi |
M 109 Max Roach - Cou Manchi-Cou c/w I'm A Fool To Want You
Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 21, 1953
| RM503 | Cou Manchi-Cou |
| RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You |
M 110 The Gordons - Can You Blame Me Me c/w Bebopper
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo) George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon (vo -2)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. RM508 | Can You Blame Me |
| 2. RM510 | Bebopper |
M 111 Honey Gordon - You And Me c/w Cupid
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo) George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon (vo -1)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. RM509 | You And Me |
| 2. RM511 | Cupid |
M 112 Don Senay - The Edge Of Love c/w Fanny
Louis Mucci (tp) unknown (tb) unknown (frh) Julius Baker (fl) unknown (ob) John LaPorta (as, cl) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (b) Joe Morello (d, per) probably Morris Lang (timp) Don Senay (vo) Alonzo Levister (arr, cond) unidentified 5 stringsNYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| RM512 | The Edge Of Love |
| RM513 | Fanny |
Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)
BAB 0001/2 Babs Gonzales - Babs Five Rocks And A Roll
no details
Danish Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)
(D) D 45-1 Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Percussion Discussion, Pt. 1&2
Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Percussion Discussion |
(D) D 45-2 Bent Axen - The Man I Love c/w Laverne Walk
Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Finn Frederiksen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961
| The Man I Love | |
| Laverne Walk |
Debut Extended Play series (7 inch EP)
DEP 450 Charles Mingus Octet
Ernie Royal (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Eddie Caine (as) Teo Macero (ts) Danny Bank (bars) John Lewis (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Kenny Clarke (d) Janet Thurlow (vo -3,4) Spaulding Givens (arr) Paul Bley (cond)NYC, October 28, 1953
| 1. | Pink Topsy |
| 2. | Miss Bliss |
| 3. | Blue Tide |
| 4. | Eclipse |
DEP 451 Max Roach And His Sextet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation |
| B105 | Mobleyzation |
| A106 | Glow Worm |
| B106 | Sfax |
Danish Debut Extended Play series (7 inch EP)
(D) DEP 25 Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 1
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (edited version) | |
| I Can't Get Started |
(D) DEP 26 Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionRudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| More Of The Same | |
| Get Out Of Town |
(D) DEP 27 Miles Davis - Blue Moods, Vol. 1
Miles Davis (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Teddy Charles (vib) Charles Mingus (b) Elvin Jones (d)Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| Nature Boy | |
| Alone Together |
(D) DEP 28 Miles Davis - Blue Moods, Vol. 2
Miles Davis (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Teddy Charles (vib) Charles Mingus (b) Elvin Jones (d): same sessionAudio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| There's No You | |
| Easy Living |
(D) DEP 29 Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia, Vol. 1
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Willie Jones (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Jump Monk |
| Septemberly |
(D) DEP 30 Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia, Vol. 2
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Willie Jones (d): same session"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Work Song | |
| All The Things You C-Sharp |
(D) DEP 31 The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 1
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido | |
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2 |
(D) DEP 32 The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Wee | |
| All The Things You Are |
(D) DEP 33 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Hot House, #1&2 |
same location, date
| Lullaby Of Birdland |
(D) DEP 34 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| A Night In Tunisia |
same location, date
| Cherokee |
(D) DEP 35 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 1
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Ornithology | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
| Embraceable You | |
| Scrapple From The Apple |
(D) DEP 36 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 2
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d): same session"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Hot House | |
| Now's The Time | |
| Visa | |
| Star Eyes |
(D) DEP 37 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 3
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d): same session"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Confirmation | |
| Out Of Nowhere | |
| What's New? | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
(D) DEP 38 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 1
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme, I | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | |
| Hot House | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, I |
(D) DEP 39 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 2
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo): same session"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| A Night In Tunisia | |
| My Old Flame | |
| 52nd Street Theme | |
| The Way You Look Tonight |
(D) DEP 40 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 3
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo): same session"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| Out Of Nowhere, II | |
| Chasin' The Bird | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, II | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere |
(D) DEP 41 no information
(D) DEP 42 Kenny Dorham Quintet
no details
(D) DEP 43 Thad Jones, Vol. 1
Thad Jones (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl -1,2) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive) |
| 2. | Sombre Intrusion |
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is |
(D) DEP 44 Thad Jones, Vol. 2
Thad Jones (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl -1,2) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Bitty Ditty |
| 2. | Chazzanova |
| 3. | I'll Remember April |
(D) DEP 45 Max Roach And His Sextet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation |
| B105 | Mobleyzation |
| A106 | Glow Worm |
| B106 | Sfax |
(D) DEP 46 no information
(D) DEP 47 Oscar Pettiford - Fru Bruel c/w I Succumb To Temptation
Louis Hjulmand (vib) Jan Johansson (p) Oscar Pettiford (b)Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22, 1959
| DB57-2 | Fru Bruel |
| DB58-2 | I Succumb To Temptation |
(D) DEP 48 Oscar Pettiford - There'll Never Be Another You c/w Blue Brothers
Louis Hjulmand (vib) Jan Johansson (p -2) Oscar Pettiford (b)Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22, 1959
| 1. DB59 | Blue Brothers |
| 2. DB60 | There'll Never Be Another You |
(D) DEP 49 The Bud Powell Trio At Massey Hall
Billy Taylor (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, summer 1953
| Bass-Ically Speaking |
(D) DEP 50 no information
(D) DEP 51 no information
(D) DEP 52 no information
(D) DEP 53 Bent Axen Trio/Quintet/Sextet
Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Finn Frederiksen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961
| On Green Dolphin Street | |
| Heart And Soul | |
| Haig's | |
| More Peace |