Debut Records Discography: 1948-1965
1948
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
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 | Debut (D) DEP 38; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, I | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| My Old Flame | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Debut (D) DEP 39; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| How High The Moon | Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | Prestige PR 24009 |
* Prestige PR 24009 Charlie Parker
* Debut (D) DEP 38 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 39 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 40 Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 3
1950
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| 52nd Street Theme, I | Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Ornithology | Debut (D) DEP 35; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Hot House | Debut (D) DEP 36; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Visa | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Confirmation | Debut (D) DEP 37; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009; Impulse ASH 9253-3 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Debut (D) DEP 37; Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - | |
| I Cover The Waterfront | Jazz Workshop JWS 500; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | - |
| 52nd Street Theme, III | Zim ZM 1007 | |
| Perdido | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, IV | - | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, V | - | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, VI | - | |
| Cheryl | - |
* Prestige PR 24009 Charlie Parker
* Impulse ASH 9253-3 Various Artists - The Saxophone
* Zim ZM 1007 Charlie Parker At The Apollo Theater And St. Nick's Arena
* Debut (D) DEP 35 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 36 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 37 Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's, Vol. 3
1951
Charles Mingus - Nadi Qamar (as Spaulding Givens) Duo
Spaulding Givens (p -1,2,4/9) Charles Mingus (b -1,2,4/9, p -3)Hollywood, CA, April, 1951
| 1. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Debut DLP 1; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1808-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Darn That Dream | - |
| 3. | Yesterdays | - |
| 4. | Body And Soul | - |
| 5. | Blue Moon | - |
| 6. | Blue Tide | - |
| 7. | Darn That Dream (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1808-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 8. | Jeepers Creepers (take 1) | - |
| 9. | Jeepers Creepers (take 2) | - |
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 1 Charles Mingus/Spaulding Givens - Strings And Keys
1952 (establish)
Charles Mingus Quintet
Lee Konitz (as) Phyllis Pinkerton (p) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (b) Al Levitt (d) Jackie Paris (vo -2,3) Bob Benton (vo -4,5)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| 1. RKV5241 | Precognition | Debut M 101; Swingtime (E) ST 1010; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Portrait (take 1) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 3. RKV5242 | Portrait (take 2) | Debut M 101; Swingtime (E) ST 1010; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 4. | I've Lost My Love (take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 5. | I've Lost My Love (take 2) | - |
| 6. E2KB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception | Debut M 103, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 7. | Extrasensory Perception (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001 The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2 The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut M 101; Cupol (Swd) American Jazz AJ 1 Charles Mingus - Precognition b/w Portrait
* Debut M 103 Charles Mingus - Montage b/w Extrasensory Perception
Charles Mingus Quintet
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| Paris In Blue (complete) | unissued | |
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation) | Debut M 102; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Paris In Blue, Ed. 2 | Debut DEB 198 | |
| Paris In Blue, Ed. 3 | Debut (J) DEB 198 | |
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe | Debut M 102; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage | Debut M 103; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2 The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut M 102; Cupol (Swd) American Jazz AJ 2 Charles Mingus - Paris In Blue b/w Make Believe
* Debut M 103 Charles Mingus - Montage b/w Extrasensory Perception
1953
Hal Mitchell Quartet
Hal Mitchell (tp) Allen Harris (org) George Duvivier (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, probably January, 1953
| E3CB2914-1 | Confidentially | Debut M 104 |
| E3CB2916-1 | Mitch's Blues | - |
Max Roach Septet
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 | Debut M 105, DEP 451; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| Orientation (alt. take) | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198 | |
| B105 | Mobleyzation | Debut M 105, DEP 451; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| A106 | Glow Worm | Debut M 106, DEP 451; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| B106 | Sfax | - |
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut DEP 451, (D) DEP 45 Max Roach Septet
* Debut M 105; Swing (F) SW 423; Vogue (E) 2270 Max Roach - Orientation b/w Mobleyzation
* Debut M 106; Swing (F) SW 424 Max Roach - Glow Worm b/w Sfax
Spaulding Givens Trio
Spaulding Givens (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 14, 1953
| Day Dream (take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1808-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Day Dream (take 2) | - | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1) | - | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2) | - | |
| Jet (take 1) | - | |
| Jet (take 2) | - |
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
Max Roach Quartet
Hank Mobley (ts -1/5) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1/5) Franklin Skeete (b -1/5) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things | Debut M 107, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| 2. RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou | Debut M 109, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| 3. RM504 | Kismet | Debut M 108, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| 4. RM505 | Chi-Chi | - |
| 5. RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You | Debut M 109, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
| 6. RM507 | Drum Conversation | Debut M 107, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Original Jazz Classics OJC 202 |
* Debut DLP 13 The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley
* Debut (D) DL 103 Max Roach Quartet
* Debut M 107; Swing (F) SW 437; Vogue (E) V 2329 Max Roach - Just One Of Those Things b/w Drum Conversation
* Debut M 109 Max Roach - I'm A Fool To Want You b/w Cou-Manchi-Cou
* Debut M 108; Swing (F) SW 436 Max Roach - Kismet b/w Chi-Chi
The Gordons With Hank Jones Trio
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo -2/6) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon (vo -3/5)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me | Debut M 110, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 3. RM509 | You And Me | Debut M 111; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 4. | You And Me (alt. take) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001 |
| 5. RM510 | Bebopper | Debut M 110, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 6. RM511 | Cupid | Debut M 111; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001 The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2 The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut M 110 The Gordons - Bebopper b/w Can You Blame Me Me
* Debut M 111 Honey Gordon - You And Me b/w Cupid
The Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Perdido | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 31 | |
| - | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2 | Debut DLP 2, DEB 124, (D) DEP 31; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version) | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 32, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version) | - | |
| All The Things You Are | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
= America (F) 30 AM 6053 Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall
* Prestige PR 24024 Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 2 The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1
= Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312 The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 31 The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 32 The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2) | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2, OJCCD 202-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2 Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 202-2 Max Roach Quartet
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| I've Got You Under My Skin | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Embraceable You | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 49; Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Sure Thing | - | |
| Cherokee | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 34; Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hallelujah (Jubilee) | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 49; Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024, P 24052; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 33; Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Fantasy LP 6006, LP 86006 The Bud Powell Trio
= America (F) 30 AM 6056 Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach
* Prestige PR 24024 Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever
* Original Jazz Classics OJC 111, OJCCD 111-2 Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2
* Prestige P 24052 Various Artists - Piano Giants
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 3; Vogue (E) LDE 053; Disques Swing (F) M 33313 Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 49 The Bud Powell Trio At Massey Hall
* Debut (D) DEP 34 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4
* Debut (D) DEP 33 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3
The Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Allen's Alley (Wee) | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 32; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House, #1&2 | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 33; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 34; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= America (F) 30 AM 6053 Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall
* Prestige PR 24024 Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 4 The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3
= Vogue (E) LDE 087; Disques Swing (F) M 33318 The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3
* Debut (D) DEP 32 The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 33 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3
* Debut (D) DEP 34 The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4
Billy Taylor Trio
Billy Taylor (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, summer 1953
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 2) | - | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 3) | - | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 49; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Untitled Blues | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 3; Vogue (E) LDE 053; Disques Swing (F) M 33313 Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 49 The Bud Powell Trio At Massey Hall
Trombone Rapport / Four Trombones
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) John Lewis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Taylor (d)"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
| Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones) | Debut DLP 14, (D) DEB 130; Fantasy LP 6005; Prestige P 24097; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Stardust | Debut DLP 5, (D) DEB 130; Fantasy LP 6005; Prestige P 24097; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Move | - | |
| I'll Remember April | Debut DLP 14, (D) DEB 130; Fantasy LP 6005; Prestige P 24097; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Now's The Time | Debut DEB 126; Prestige P 24097; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Trombosphere | - | |
| Ow! | - | |
| Chazzanova | - | |
| Yesterdays | Debut DLP 5, (D) DEB 130, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Kai's Kid (Kai's Day) | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Conversation | Roost OJ 1 |
* Fantasy LP 6005, LP 86005 Four Trombones
= America (F) 30 AM 6055 Four Trombones, Vol. 1
* Prestige P 24097, PRCD 24097-2 J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding/Willie Dennis/Bennie Green - Four Trombones... The Debut Recordings
* Debut DEB 126; Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30064 Four Trombones
= Fantasy LP 6008, LP 86008; America (F) 30 AM 6058 Four Trombones, Vol. 2
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Roost OJ 1 Various Artists - Operation Jazz
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 14 Trombone Rapport - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 2
= Vogue (E) LDE 178; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50041 Various Artists - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 2
* Debut DLP 5 Trombone Rapport - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 1
= Vogue (E) LDE 066; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50007 Various Artists - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 1
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, September, 1953
| My Devotion | Fantasy LP 6006; Original Jazz Classics OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024 | |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - | |
| My Heart Stood Still | - | |
| I Want To Be Happy | - |
= America (F) 30 AM 6056 Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach
* Original Jazz Classics OJC 111, OJCCD 111-2 Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2
* Prestige PR 24024 Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp, vo) Jimmy Heath (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, October 21, 1953
| Chicago Blues | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 113-2 | |
| Lonesome Lover Blues | - |
Charles Mingus Nonet
Ernie Royal (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Eddie Caine (as, fl) Teo Macero (ts, cl) Danny Bank (bars) John Lewis (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Kenny Clarke (d) Janet Thurlow (vo -3,6,7) Spaulding Givens (arr) Paul Bley (cond)NYC, October 28, 1953
| 1. | Pink Topsy (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Miss Bliss | Debut DEP 450; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 3. | Blue Tide | - |
| 4. | Pink Topsy | Debut DEP 450 |
| 5. | Pink Topsy (edited version) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 6. | Eclipse (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 7. | Eclipse | Debut DEP 450, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2 The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet - Debut Rarities, Vol. 1
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DEP 450 Charles Mingus Octet
Paul Bley Trio
Paul Bley (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, November 30, 1953
| Opus I (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 201-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Opus I | Debut DLP 7; Original Jazz Classics OJC 201; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Walkin' (Teapot) | - | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Spontaneous Combustion | - | |
| The Theme | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 201-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Split Kick | Debut DLP 7; Original Jazz Classics OJC 201; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 201-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Zootcase | - | |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 201; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 7 Introducing Paul Bley
= Vogue (E) LDE 171; Disques Swing (F) M 33352 Paul Bley - Improvisations
Teo Macero Quintet
Teo Macero (as, ts, arr) Lenny Dijay (accor, arr) Louis Lubella, Charles Mingus (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d, p)NYC, December 12, 1953
| Teo | Debut DLP 6 | |
| I'll Remember April | - | |
| I'll Remember April (alt. take) | unissued | |
| How Low The Earth | Debut DLP 6 | |
| Mitzi | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Explorations | - | |
| Explorations (edited version) | unissued |
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts, bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953
| An Oscar For Oscar | Debut DLP 9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 | |
| Ruby, My Dear (take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 | |
| Ruby, My Dear (take 2) | Debut DLP 9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 | |
| Be My Love | - | |
| Osmosis | - | |
| I Love You | Debut DLP 9; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 | |
| I Love You (take 2) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 113-2 | |
| Darn That Dream (take 1) | Debut DLP 9; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 | |
| Darn That Dream (take 2) | Original Jazz Classics OJC 113 |
* Debut DLP 9 Kenny Dorham Quintet
* Debut (D) DEP 42 Kenny Dorham Quintet
Oscar Pettiford And His Jazz Groups
Julius Watkins (frh) Phil Urso (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello -1,3/5, b -2) Charles Mingus (b -1,3/5) Percy Brice (d)NYC, December 29, 1953
| 1. | The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair | Debut DLP 8, (D) DL 102; Fantasy LP 6010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Tamalpais (Song Of Love To The Winds) | Debut DLP 8; Fantasy LP 6010 |
| 3. | Jack, The Fieldstalker | Debut DLP 8, (D) DL 102; Fantasy LP 6010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 4. | Stockholm Sweetnin' | - |
| 5. | Low And Behold | - |
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 112, OJCCD 1926-2 The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 8 The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
= Disques Swing (F) M 33329 Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DL 102 The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Sam Most Quartet Plus Two
Doug Mettome (tp, arr -1,3,5,6) Urbie Green (tb -1,3,5,6) Sam Most (fl, cl) Bob Dorough (p, arr) Percy Heath (b) Louis Bellson (d)NYC, December 29, 1953
| 1. | Scroobydoo | Debut DLP 11; Xanadu 172 |
| 2. | The Night We Called It A Day | - |
| 3. | Eullalia | - |
| 4. | I Hear A Rhapsody | - |
| 5. | A Cuss Called Coss | - |
| 6. | There'll Never Be Another You | - |
| 7. | Notes To You | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Xanadu 172 |
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut DLP 11 Sam Most Quartet Plus Two
1954
John LaPorta Quintet
Louis Mucci (tp) John LaPorta (as, cl) Wally Cirillo (p) Richard Carter (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)NYC, March 9, 1954
| Fluid Drive | Debut DLP 10 | |
| Right Around Home | - | |
| The Old Man's Touch | - | |
| This Hectic Life | - | |
| Quarto | - | |
| Fringe Area | - |
Ada Moore
John LaPorta (as, cl) Wally Cirillo (p) Tal Farlow (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ada Moore (vo) Alonzo Levister, Charles Mingus (arr)NYC, June 27, 1954
| The Man I Love | Debut DLP 15; Original Jazz Classics OJC 1701 | |
| Something To Live For | - | |
| You Came A Long Way From St. Louis | - | |
| The Devil Is A Woman | - | |
| Lass From The Low Country | - | |
| Strange Fascination | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| The Man I Love (take 2) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1701-2 | |
| You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (take 4) | - | |
| The Devil Is A Woman (take 1) | - | |
| Lass From The Low Country (take 2) | - |
* Debut DLP 15 Ada Moore - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 3
Thad Jones Quintet
Thad Jones (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl -1,2,4,5) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive) | Debut DLP 12, DEB 127; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut (D) DEP 43, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Sombre Intrusion | - |
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 4. | Bitty Ditty | Debut DLP 12, DEB 127; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut (D) DEP 44, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 5. | Chazzanova | Debut DLP 12, (D) DEP 44; Original Jazz Classics OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 6. | I'll Remember April | Debut DLP 12, DEB 127, (D) DEP 44; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2 The Fabulous Thad Jones
* Fantasy LP 6004, LP 86004; America (F) 30 AM 6054 The Fabulous Thad Jones
= Prestige MPP 2506 Thad Jones And Charles Mingus
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 12; Vogue (E) LDE 172; Disques Swing (F) M 33354 The Fabulous Thad Jones
* Debut (D) DEP 43 The Fabulous Thad Jones, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 44 The Fabulous Thad Jones, Vol. 2
Babs Five Rocks And A Roll
James Moody (ts, fl) Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bars) Jimmy Boyd (p) John Lathan (b) Clarence Johnston (d) unknown (bgo) Babs Gonzales (vo) unidentified vocal groupNYC, probably 1954
| BAB-0001 | Voila | Debut BAB 0001/2 |
| BAB-0002 | No Fools-No Fun | - |
1955
Hazel Scott Trio
Hazel Scott (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Like Someone In Love | Debut DLP 16; Original Jazz Classics OJC 1702; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Peace Of Mind | - | |
| Lament | - | |
| The Jeep Is Jumpin' | - | |
| Git Up From There | - | |
| A Foggy Day | - | |
| Mountain Greenery | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1702-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Git Up From There (alt. take) | - | |
| Lament (alt. take) | - |
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 16 Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods
Thad Jones Quartet
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 625-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| One More | Debut DEB 127, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| One More (edited version) | Debut DLP 17, (D) DEP 25; Fantasy LP 6004; Prestige P 24112 | |
| I Can't Get Started | Debut DLP 17, DEB 127, (D) DEP 25; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| More Of The Same | Debut DLP 17, DEB 127, (D) DEP 26; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Get Out Of Town (alt. take) | Debut DEB 127, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Get Out Of Town | Debut DLP 17, (D) DEP 26; Fantasy LP 6004; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 625-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2 The Fabulous Thad Jones
* Fantasy LP 6004, LP 86004; America (F) 30 AM 6054 The Fabulous Thad Jones
= Prestige MPP 2506 Thad Jones And Charles Mingus
* Prestige P 24112, PRCD 24112-2 Various Artists - The Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 2
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut DLP 17 Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 1
= Disques Swing (F) M 33357 Thad Jones - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) DEP 25 Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 26 Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2
John Dennis Trio
John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b -1,3,5,7,9/12) Max Roach (d -1,3,5,7,9/12)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| 1. | Ensenada | Debut DEB 121, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. | Odyssey | Debut DEB 121 |
| 3. | Machajo | Debut DEB 121, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 4. | Chartreuse | Debut DEB 121 |
| 5. | Cherokee | Debut DEB 121, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 6. | Variegations | Debut DEB 121 |
| 7. | Seven Moons | Debut DEB 121, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 8. | Someone To Watch Over Me | Debut DEB 121 |
| 9. | Seven Moons (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1843-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 10. | All The Things You Are (take 1) | - |
| 11. | All The Things You Are (take 2) | - |
| 12. | Cherokee (alt. take) | - |
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1843-2 John Dennis - New Piano Expressions: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
John LaPorta Quartet
John LaPorta (as, arr) Barry Galbraith (g) Richard Carter (b) Charlie Perry (d)NYC, June, 1955
| Three Moods, Pt. 1: Bright-Eyed Blue | Debut DEB 122 | |
| Three Moods, Pt. 2: Minor Rhythm | - | |
| Three Moods, Pt. 3: Bird's World | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
John LaPorta Trio
Louis Mucci (tp) John LaPorta (as, arr) Charlie Perry (d)NYC, June, 1955
| Harangue | Debut DEB 122 | |
| Two Party Campaign | - | |
| Chance Acquaintance | - |
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Teddy Charles (vib) Charles Mingus (b) Elvin Jones (d)Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| Nature Boy | Debut DEB 120, (D) DEP 27, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Alone Together | - | |
| There's No You | Debut DEB 120, (D) DEP 28, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Easy Living | - |
= Disques Swing (F) LDM 30035 Miles Davis
= Prestige PR 24022 Miles Davis - Collector's Items
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut (D) DEP 27 Miles Davis - Blue Moods, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 28 Miles Davis - Blue Moods, Vol. 2
Don Senay With Alonzo Levister Orchestra
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 | Debut M 112; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| RM513 | Fanny | Debut M 112, 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Fanny (alt. take) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002 | |
| Makin' Whoopee | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut DEB 198 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut M 112 Don Senay - The Edge Of Love b/w Fanny
Alonzo Levister Orchestra
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) Charles Mingus (arr) Alonzo Levister (cond) unidentified 5 strings: Levister plays (cond). Charles Mingus (arr) replaces SenayNYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| Portrait (orig.-master) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002 |
Thad Jones With Alonzo Levister Orchestra
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) Charles Mingus (arr) Alonzo Levister (cond) overdubs: Thad Jones (tp) unidentified 5 strings: add overdubs: Thad Jones (tp)NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| Portrait | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198, 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Debut (J) DEB 198; Original Jazz Classics OJC 115 Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
Charles Mingus Quintet plus Max Roach
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Willie Jones (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Jump Monk | Debut DEB 123, (D) DEP 29, (D) DEB 139; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Serenade In Blue | Debut DEB 123; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Percussion Discussion | Debut DEB 123, (D) D 45-1; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Work Song | Debut DEB 123, (D) DEP 30, (D) DEB 139; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Septemberly | Debut DEB 123, (D) DEP 29; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You C-Sharp | Debut DEB 123, (D) DEP 30; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| I'll Remember April | Debut DEB 128, (D) DEB 139; Fantasy LP 6009; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Love Chant | - | |
| A Foggy Day | - |
| Drums | Debut DEB 128; Fantasy LP 6009; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Haitian Fight Song | Debut DEB 128, (D) DEB 139; Fantasy LP 6009; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Lady Bird | - | |
| Jump Monk (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 045-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You C-Sharp (alt. take) | - |
| Drums (take 1) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Drums (take 2) | - | |
| I'll Remember April (alt. take) | - |
| A Foggy Day (alt. take) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| A Portrait Of Bud Powell | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Haitian Fight Song (alt. take) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Love Chant (alt. take) | - | |
| Lady Bird (alt. take) | - | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | - |
= Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052 Charles Mingus - Chazz!
* Debut (D) DEB 139 Charles Mingus - Chazz!
* Prestige PR 24010 Charles Mingus
* Debut DEB 128 Charles Mingus - Chazz! (not released)
* Fantasy LP 6009, LP 86009; Original Jazz Classics OJC 440, OJCCD 440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059 The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut (D) DEP 29 Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Debut (D) DEP 30 Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Debut (D) D 45-1 Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Percussion Discussion, Pt. 1&2
1956
Alonzo Levister Orchestra
Louis Mucci (tp) John LaPorta (as, cl) Arne Gold (xyl, per) Teddy Charles (vib, per) Alonzo Levister (p, arr) Lorin Bernsohn (cello) Morris Lang (timp) Jackson Wiley (cond)Audiosonic Recording Studios, NYC, August, 1956
| Conclave | Debut DEB 125 | |
| Leap Frog | - | |
| Black Swan | - | |
| Sugar Hill Strut | - | |
| Slow Dance | - | |
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): First Movement | - | |
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): Second Movement | - | |
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): Final Movement | - |
Zoot Sims Quintet
Jerry Lloyd (tp) Zoot Sims (ts, as) John Williams (p) Knobby Totah (b) Gus Johnson (d)NYC, September 4, 1956
| How Now? | Dawn DLP 1115 | |
| Jerry's Jaunt | - | |
| Blues For The Month Of May | Dawn DLP 1126 | |
| Like Someone In Love | Guilde Du Jazz (F) J 1243 | |
| Knotty Pine | Period SPL 1204; Guilde Du Jazz (F) J 1243 | |
| How Do I Love You | - | |
| Hot And Cool Blues | - |
* Dawn DLP 1126 Various Artists - Tenors Anyone?
* Guilde Du Jazz (F) J 1243 Sonny Rollins Quintet - Thad Jones - Zoot Sims
* Period SPL 1204 Sonny Rollins/Thad Jones - Sonny Rollins Plays
Thad Jones Quintet
Thad Jones (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Doug Watkins (b) Jo Jones (d)NYC, December 24, 1956
| Lust For Life | Period SPL 1204 | |
| I Got It Thad And That Ain't Bad | - |
1957 (5th anniversary)
Thad Jones Sextet
Thad Jones (tp) Henry Coker (tb -2/4) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Elvin Jones (d)NYC, January 6, 1957
| 1. | Bird Song | Period SPL 1208 |
| 2. | Cat Meets Chick | - |
| 3. | Quiet Sip | - |
| 4. | Ballad Medley: Flamingo / If You Are Mine / I'm Through With Love / Love Walked In | Period SPL 1204; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1919-2 |
* Period SPL 1204 Sonny Rollins/Thad Jones - Sonny Rollins Plays
Faron Taylor
unknown (tb) unknown (vib) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Faron Taylor (vo)NYC, May, 1957
| Willow Weep For Me | Debut unissued | |
| It's All Right With Me | - |
Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Jimmy Knepper (tb, arr) Joe Maini (as) Bill Triglia (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d)NYC, July 10, 1957
| Bird Feather (Cunningbird) | Debut DEB 129, (D) DL 101; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take 1) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take 2) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 6) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 8C/6) | Debut DEB 129, (D) DL 101; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002 | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 7A) (false start) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002 | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 7B) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 8A) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 8B) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 8C) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 9A) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 9B) (incomplete) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 9C) (false start) | - | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take #?) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Jump The Blues Away (The Jumpin' Blues) | Debut DEB 129, (D) DL 101; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| The Masher | - | |
| The Masher (alt. take) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002 The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus Sideman
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2 The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet - Debut Rarities, Vol. 1
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
* Debut (D) DL 101 Jimmy Knepper
Faron Taylor
Dough Mettome (tp) Matthew Gee (tb) Charlie Rouse (ts) Wade Legge (p) Sam Jones (b) Frankie Dunlop (d) Faron Taylor (vo)NYC, August 5, 1957
| On A Farm | Debut unissued | |
| You're Going To Lose Your Head | - | |
| Something Wonderful | - | |
| Old Devil Moon | - | |
| An Occasional Man | - |
Shafi Hadi Sextet
Clarence Shaw (tp) Shafi Hadi (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Wade Legge or Wynton Kelly (p) Henry Grimes or Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d)NYC, September, 1957
| We Got Blue (Untitled Original Blues (take 1)) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 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) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Autumn In New York (take 2) | - | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 1) (false start) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 2) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 3) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 4) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 5) | - | |
| We Got Blue (Untitled Original Blues (take 2)) | - | |
| Joldi (rehearsal) (short take) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003 | |
| Joldi (rehearsal) (long take) | - | |
| Joldi (take 1) | - | |
| Joldi (take 2) (false start) | - | |
| Joldi (take 3) (incomplete) | - | |
| Joldi (take 4) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Joldi (take 5) (false start) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003 | |
| Joldi (take 6) (Joldi (take 5)) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2 The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Wynton Kelly And Pepper Adams - Debut Rarities, Vol. 3
* Debut 12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
Shadows (Soundtrack)
Shafi Hadi (fl) Charles Mingus (p, per, voice) Dannie Richmond (d) Jimmy Knepper, Horace Parlan or Phineas Newborn, Clarence Shaw (per)NYC, probably October or late 1957 or 1958
| Untitled Percussion Composition | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Dennis (d)NYC, November 4, 1957
| Sonnymoon For Two | Period SPL 1204 | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| Theme From Pathetique Symphony | - |
1959
Oscar Pettiford And His Scandinavian Trio
Louis Hjulmand (vib) Jan Johansson (p -1,2,4) Oscar Pettiford (b)Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22, 1959
| 1. DB57-2 | Fru Bruel | Debut (D) DEP 47; Fantasy LP 6010 |
| 2. DB58-2 | I Succumb To Temptation | - |
| 3. DB59 | Blue Brothers | Debut (D) DEP 48; Jazzland JLP 64 |
| 4. DB60 | There'll Never Be Another You | - |
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 112, OJCCD 1926-2 The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
* Jazzland JLP 64, JLP 964 Oscar Pettiford - Last Recordings By The Late Great Bassist
* Debut (D) DEP 47 Oscar Pettiford And His Scandinavian Trio
* Debut (D) DEP 48 Oscar Pettiford And His Scandinavian Trio
Bent Axen Quintet
Allan Botschinsky (tp) Bent Jaedig (ts) Bent Axen (p) Ole Laumann (b) Finn Frederiksen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, December 29, 1959
| Cosper | SteepleChase (D) SCC 6003 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Message From Oscar | - | |
| Born Holm | - |
1960
Oscar Pettiford Quartet
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Essen Jazz Festival", "Grugahalle", Essen, West Germany, April 2, 1960
| All The Things You Are | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 | |
| Just You, Just Me | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 | |
| Stuffy | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 | |
| Yesterdays | - |
* Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 Bud Powell - The Essen Jazz Festival Concert
Oscar Pettiford Trio
Bud Powell (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Essen Jazz Festival", "Grugahalle", Essen, West Germany, April 2, 1960
| Blues In The Closet | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105; Duke (It) D 1012 | |
| John's Abbey | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105; Duke (It) D 1012 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | Debut (D) DEB 131; Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 |
* Duke (It) D 1012 Bud Powell In Europe
* Black Lion (E) BLCD 760105 Bud Powell - The Essen Jazz Festival Concert
Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Allan Botchinsky (tp) Erik Nordstrom (ts) Louis Hjulmand (vib) Jan Johansson (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Jorn Elniff (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, July 5, 1960
| Montmartre Blues | Debut (D) DEB 132 | |
| Laverne Walk | Debut (D) DEB 132; Jazzland JLP 64 | |
| Two Little Pearls | - | |
| Why Not That's What? | - | |
| Montmartre Blues Out | - | |
| Back In Paradice | Debut (D) DEB 132 |
* Jazzland JLP 64, JLP 964 Oscar Pettiford - Last Recordings By The Late Great Bassist
Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Allan Botchinsky (tp) Erik Nordstrom (ts) Louis Hjulmand (vib) Jan Johansson (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Jorn Elniff (d): same personnelCopenhagen, Denmark, July 6, 1960
| Straight Ahead | Debut (D) DEB 132 | |
| My Little Cello | Debut (D) DEB 132; Jazzland JLP 64 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - |
* Jazzland JLP 64, JLP 964 Oscar Pettiford - Last Recordings By The Late Great Bassist
Bent Axen Sextet
Allan Botschinsky (tp) Bent Jaedig, Frank Jensen (ts) Bent Axen (p) Erik Molbach (b) Jorn Elniff (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, October 5, 1960
| To Iskol' Hof | Debut (D) DEB 133; SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36003 | |
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - | |
| Let's Keep The Message | - | |
| Sivle | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36003 Bent Axen - Axen
Bent Axen Quintet
Allan Botschinsky (tp) Bent Jaedig (ts) Bent Axen (p) Erik Molbach (b) Jorn Elniff (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, October 6, 1960
| Ladybird | Debut (D) DEB 133; SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36003 | |
| Elansky | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Mr. Cushmaker | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36003 Bent Axen - Axen
1961
Bent Axen Trio
Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Finn Frederiksen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961
| Jingle Bells | SteepleChase (D) SCC 6003 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | Debut (D) DEP 53; SteepleChase (D) SCC 6003 | |
| Heart And Soul | - | |
| Haig's | - | |
| More Peace | - | |
| The Man I Love | Debut (D) D 45-2; SteepleChase (D) SCC 6003 | |
| Laverne Walk | - |
* Debut (D) DEP 53 Bent Axen Trio/Quintet/Sextet
* Debut (D) D 45-2 Bent Axen - The Man I Love b/w Laverne Walk
Eric Dolphy Quartet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Bent Axen (p) Erik Moseholm (b) Jorn Elniff (d)"Berlingske Has", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1961
| (tk.1) | Don't Blame Me | Prestige PR 7350 |
| (tk.2) | Don't Blame Me (alt. take) | Prestige PR 7382 |
| When Lights Are Low | Prestige PR 7366 | |
| (tk.1) | Miss Ann (take 1) | Debut (D) unissued |
| (tk.2) | Miss Ann (take 2) | - |
= Prestige P 24070 Eric Dolphy - Status
* Prestige PR 7382; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 673-2 Eric Dolphy - Here And There
= Prestige P 24070 Eric Dolphy - Status
* Prestige PR 7366; Original Jazz Classics OJC 416, OJCCD 416-2 Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 3
= Prestige PR 24027 Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert
Eric Dolphy Quartet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl -1,3/12, fl -2) Bent Axen (p -1,3/12) Erik Moseholm (b -1,3/12) Chuck Israels (b -2) Jorn Elniff (d -1,3/12)"Studenterforeningen", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1961
| 1. | Glad To Be Unhappy | Prestige PRLP 7304 |
| 2. | Hi-Fly | - |
| 3. | God Bless The Child | - |
| 4. | Oleo | - |
| 5. | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PR 7350 |
| 6. | Laura | - |
| 7. | Les (Miss Ann) | - |
| 8. | Woody'n You | Prestige PR 7366 |
| 9. (tk.1) | In The Blues (take 1) | - |
| 10. (tk.2) | In The Blues (take 2) (false start) | - |
| 11. (tk.3) | In The Blues (take 3) | - |
| 12. (tk.4) | In The Blues (take 4) | - |
= Prestige PR 24027 Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert
* Prestige PR 7350; Original Jazz Classics OJC 414, OJCCD 414-2 Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 2
= Prestige P 24070 Eric Dolphy - Status
* Prestige PR 7366; Original Jazz Classics OJC 416, OJCCD 416-2 Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 3
= Prestige PR 24027 Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert
1962 (10th anniversary)
Brew Moore Septet
Sahib Shihab (as -7,8) Brew Moore (ts) Lars Gullin (bars, arr -3,4) Louis Hjulmand (vib -5,6) Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) William Schiopffe (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26, 1962
| 1. | Svinget 14 | Debut (D) DEB 137 |
| 2. | Ergo (Zonky) | - |
| 3. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 4. | Allt Under Himmelens Faste (Everything Under Heaven's Mantle) | - |
| 5. | Run Away And Play (Rend A Hop) | - |
| 6. | Laverne Walk | - |
| 7. | Girls (Piger) | - |
| 8. | The Monster | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962
| Speak, Brother, Speak! | Fantasy LP 6007 | |
| A Variation | - |
1963
Albert Ayler Quartet
Niels Brosted (p -2/5) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b -2/6) Ronnie Gardiner (d -2/6) Albert Ayler (voice -1, ss -2, ts -3/6)Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 1963
| 1. | Introduction By Albert Ayler | Debut (D) DEB 140 |
| 2. | Bye Bye Blackbird | - |
| 3. | Billie's Bounce | - |
| 4. | Summertime | - |
| 5. | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 6. | C.T. | - |
Pepper Adams Quintet
Thad Jones (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Dannie Richmond (d)NYC, September 9, 1963
| Fables Of Faubus | Jazz Workshop WSJS 219 | |
| Black Light | - | |
| Song With Orange | - | |
| Carolyn | - | |
| Incarnation | - | |
| Strollin' Honies | - |
Pepper Adams Octet
Thad Jones (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Charles McPherson (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Hank Jones (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Dannie Richmond (d)NYC, September 12, 1963
| Better Git In Your Soul | Jazz Workshop WSJS 219 | |
| Portrait | - | |
| Haitian Fight Song | - |
1964
Albert Ayler Quintet
Norman Howard (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Henry Grimes (b -1,2,4) Earle Henderson (b -1,3) Sunny Murray (d)Atlantic Studios, NYC, February 24, 1964
| 1. | Witches And Devils | Debut (D) DEB 146; Transatlantic (E) TRA 130 |
| 2. | Spirits | - |
| 3. | Holy Holy | - |
| 4. | Prophecy (Saints) | - |
* Transatlantic (E) TRA 130 Albert Ayler - Witches And Devils
Albert Ayler Quartet
Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Henry Grimes (b -2,3,5/10) Sunny Murray (d -2,3,5/10)Atlantic Studios, NYC, February 24, 1964
| 1. | Goin' Home | Osmosis (H) 4001 |
| 2. | Ol' Man River (take 1) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197 |
| 3. | Ol' Man River (take 2) | Osmosis (H) 4001 |
| 4. | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | - |
| 5. | When The Saints Go Marchin' In | - |
| 6. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 1) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197 |
| 7. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 3) | Osmosis (H) 4001 |
| 8. | Deep River | - |
| 9. | Down By The Riverside (take 5) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197 |
| 10. | Down By The Riverside (take 6) | Osmosis (H) 4001 |
= Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197 Albert Ayler - Goin' Home
Charles Mingus Sextet
Johnny Coles (tp -1/3,5) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl -1/3,5) Clifford Jordan (ts) Jaki Byard (p -1/3,5) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d -1/3,5)"Town Hall", NYC, April 4, 1964
| 1. | So Long Eric | Mingus JWS 005 |
| 2. | Meditations (Praying With Eric, Pt. 1) | - |
| 3. | Meditations (Praying With Eric, Pt. 2) | - |
| 4. | Sophisticated Lady | unissued |
| 5. | Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk | - |
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 042, OJCCD 042-2 Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert
Charles Mingus Quintet
John Handy (as -1) Clifford Jordan (ts) Jane Getz (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d)"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, June 2 & 3, 1964
| 1. | New Fables | Fantasy LP 6017 |
| 2. | Meditation (For A Pair Of Wire Cutters) | - |
= America (F) 30 AM 6063 Charles Mingus - Right Now
Albert Ayler - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, September 14, 1964
| Ghosts (short version) | Debut (D) DEB 144; Fontana (E) SFJL 925 | |
| Children | - | |
| Holy Spirit | - | |
| Ghosts (long version) | - | |
| Vibrations | - | |
| Mothers | - |
* Fontana (E) SFJL 925 Albert Ayler - Ghosts
Charles Mingus Orchestra
Lonnie Hillyer (tp) Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore (tp -2) Lou Blackburn (tb -2) Red Callender (tu -2) Buddy Collette (fl, picc, as -2) Jack Nimitz (bcl, bars -2) Charles McPherson (as) John Handy (ts -1) Jaki Byard (p) Charles Mingus (b -1, b, p -2) Dannie Richmond (d)"Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA, September 20, 1964
| 1. | Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad / In A Sentimental Mood / All Too Soon / Mood Indigo / Sophisticated Lady / Take The "A" Train / Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk | Mingus JWS 001/02 |
| 2. | Meditations On Integration | - |
The Contemporary Jazz Quartet Featuring Sunny Murray
Hugh Steinmetz (tp) Franz Beckerlee (as) Steffen Andersen (b) Sunny Murray (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 1964
| Refraction | Debut (D) DEB 143; SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30 | |
| Action (i) | - | |
| Catalysm | - | |
| In The Name Of Beauty | - | |
| Pre-Determination | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30 The Contemporary Jazz Quartet Featuring Sunny Murray/The Contemporary Jazz Quintet - The Original Debut Recordings 1964 & 1967: Action Action
1965
Charles Mingus Quintet
Lonnie Hillyer (tp) Charles McPherson (as) Jaki Byard (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d)"Tyrone Guthrie Theater", Minneapolis, MN, summer 1965
| So Long Eric | Mingus JWS 009 | |
| Medley: She's Funny That Way / Embraceable You / I Can't Get Started / Ghost Of A Chance / Old Portrait / Cocktails For Two | - |
= America (F) 30 AM 6105 Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert
Paul Bley Trio
Paul Bley (p) Kent Carter (b) Barry Altschul (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, November 5, 1965
| Start | Debut (D) DEB 147; Arista Freedom AL 1901 | |
| Touching | - | |
| Pablo | - | |
| Both | - | |
| Mazatlon | - | |
| Cartoon | - | |
| Closer | Arista Freedom AL 1901 |
* Arista Freedom AL 1901 Paul Bley - Copenhagen And Haarlem
Charles Mingus Octet
Hobart Dotson (tp -1/3,5,7/9) Lonnie Hillyer (tp -1/3,5/9) Jimmy Owens (tp, flh -1/3,5,7/9) Julius Watkins (frh -1/3,5,7/9) Howard Johnson (tu -1/3,5,7/9) Charles McPherson (as -1/3,5/9) Charles Mingus (b, p, nar) Dannie Richmond (d -1/3,5/9)"Royce Hall", University Of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, December 25, 1965
| 1. | Meditation On Inner Piece, Pt. 1 | Mingus JWS 013/014 |
| 2. | Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too | - |
| 3. | Don't Let It Happen Here | - |
| 4. | Meditation On Inner Piece, Pt. 2 | - |
| 5. | Once Upon A Time, There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America, Pt. 1/3 | - |
| 6. | Ode To Bird And Dizzy | - |
| 7. | They Trespass The Land Of The Sacred Sioux | - |
| 8. | The Arts Of Tatum And Freddie Webster | - |
| 9. | Muskrat Ramble | - |
1966
Hugh Steinmetz Sextet
Hugh Steinmetz (tp) Karsten Vogel (as) Niels Harrit (ts, fl) Per Aage Brandt (p) Steffen Andersen (b) Bo Thrige Andersen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, April 19 & 20, 1966
| Nisshimbo | Debut (D) DEB 148; SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027 | |
| Peter's Fodselsdag | - | |
| Stress-It | - | |
| Ngo | SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027 | |
| One For Carl | Debut (D) DEB 148; SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027 | |
| Pigen Prosa | - | |
| Skaev Dans Pa Harde Ringe | - | |
| Nisshimbo | SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027 | |
| Stress-It | - | |
| Ngo | - | |
| One For Carl | - | |
| Pigen Prosa | - | |
| Skaev Dans Pa Harde Ringe | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027, SCCD 36027 Hugh Steinmetz - Nu!
1968 (16th anniversary)
The Contemporary Jazz Quintet
Hugh Steinmetz (tp) Franz Beckerlee (el-as) Niels Harrit (el-ts, org) Steffen Andersen (amplified b) Bo Thrige Andersen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, December 28, 1968
| Action (vii) | Debut (D) DEB 151; SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30 | |
| Action (viii) | - | |
| Action (ix) | - | |
| Action (x) | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30 The Contemporary Jazz Quartet Featuring Sunny Murray/The Contemporary Jazz Quintet - The Original Debut Recordings 1964 & 1967: Action Action
Others
The Jones Boys
Thad Jones, Jimmy Jones, Eddie Jones, Jo Jones, Reunald Jones, Quincy Jones1957
| The Jones Bash | Period SPL 1210 | |
| No Other Love | - | |
| You Leave Me Breathless | - | |
| Blues For The Joneses | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| Jones Beach | - | |
| Salute To The Blue Bird | - | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | - | |
| Montego Bay | - |