Dicky Wells Discography
1937 (age 30)
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Shad Collins, Bill Dillard, trumpet #1-3; Bill Coleman, trumpet, vocal #5; Dicky Wells, trombone; Django Reinhardt, guitar; Richard Fullbright, bass; Bill Beason, drums.
Paris, France, July 7, 1937
| 1. OLA1884-1 | Bugle Call Rag | Swing (F) SW 6; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) 7EMF 34, CHTX 240551, FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16004; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 2. OLA1885-1 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
| 3. OLA1886-1 | I Got Rhythm | Swing (F) SW 27; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16004; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 4. OLA1887-1 | Sweet Sue | Swing (F) SW 16, SW 200; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16004; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 5. OLA1888-1 | Hangin' Around Boudon | Swing (F) SW 16; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 184, FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16004; Victor 26617; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 6. OLA1889-1 | Japanese Sandman | Swing (F) SW 27; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 184, FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16004; Prestige PRST 7593 |
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) CHTX 240551 Django Reinhardt - Django Et Ses Amis Americans
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153, HTX 40329 Dicky Wells In Paris
* Pathe (F) C054-16004 Django Reinhardt - Djangologie Vol. 4 - 1937
* Prestige PRST 7593 Dicky Wells In Paris, 1937 1968
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 184 Django Reinhardt - Django Vol. 5
= La Voix De Son Maitre (F) HTX 40272 Django Reinhardt - Django Vol. 6
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) 7EMF 34 Dicky Wells
* Swing (F) SW 6; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) SG 348; His Master's Voice (E) B 8799, (F) SG 348; Victor 26220 Dicky Wells - Bugle Call Rag / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
* Swing (F) SW 27; His Master's Voice (E) B 8826, (F) SG 20001 Dicky Wells - I Got Rhythm / Japanese Sandman
* Swing (F) SW 16; His Master's Voice (E) B 8763, (F) SG 20002 Dicky Wells - Sweet Sue / Hangin' Around Boudon
* Swing (F) SW 200 Dicky Wells - Sweet Sue / Dinah
* Victor 26617 Dicky Wells - Hangin' Around Boudon / I've Found A New Baby
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Bill Dillard, trumpet #1,2,4; Shad Collins, trumpet #1-3; Dicky Wells, trombone; Howard Johnson, alto sax #1-4; Sam Allen, piano; Roger Chaput, guitar; Bill Beason, drums.
Paris, France, July 12, 1937
| 1. OLA1894-1 | I've Found A New Baby | Swing (F) SW 3; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Victor 26617, 29881; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 2. OLA1895-1 | Dinah | Swing (F) SW 39, SW 200; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 3. OLA1896-1 | Nobody's Blues But My Own | Swing (F) SW 39; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 4. OLA1897-1 | Hot Club Blues | Swing (F) SW 3; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 5. OLA1898-1 | Lady Be Good | Swing (F) SW 10; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) 7EMF 34, FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Prestige PRST 7593 |
| 6. OLA1899-1 | Dicky Wells Blues | Swing (F) SW 10; La Voix De Son Maitre (F) SG 370, 7EMF 34, FELP 153; Pathe (F) C054-16021; Victor 27318; Prestige PRST 7593 |
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) FELP 153, HTX 40329 Dicky Wells In Paris
* Pathe (F) C054-16021 Various Artists - Swing Sessions Vol. 1
* Prestige PRST 7593 Dicky Wells In Paris, 1937 1968
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) 7EMF 34 Dicky Wells
* Swing (F) SW 3 Dicky Wells - I've Found A New Baby / Hot Club Blues
* Victor 26617 Dicky Wells - Hangin' Around Boudon / I've Found A New Baby
* Victor 29881 Dicky Wells - I've Found A New Baby / no info
* Swing (F) SW 39 Dicky Wells - Dinah / Nobody's Blues But My Own
* Swing (F) SW 200 Dicky Wells - Sweet Sue / Dinah
* Swing (F) SW 10; His Master's Voice (F) SG 366 Dicky Wells - Lady Be Good / Dicky Wells Blues
* La Voix De Son Maitre (F) SG 370 Dicky Wells - Dicky Wells Blues / no info
* Victor 27318 Dicky Wells - Dicky Wells Blues / Bill Coleman - Bill Coleman Blues
1946
Dickie Wells' Big Seven
George Treadwell, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Cecil Scott, baritone sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal #1.
NYC, March 21, 1946
| 1. 1033-1 | We're Through | Hot Record Society HRS 1019; Aladdin 3019; Atlantic ALS 116; Mosaic MD6-187 |
| 2. 1034-2 | Bed Rock | Hot Record Society HRS 1019; Aladdin 3019; Riverside RLP 145; Mosaic MD6-187 |
| 3. 1035 | Opera In Blue | Hot Record Society HRS 1018; Riverside RLP 143; Mosaic MD6-187 |
| 4. 1036-1 | Drag Nasty (The Walk) | - |
* Riverside RLP 145; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1724, OJCCD-1724-2 Various Artists - Giants Of Small-Band Swing Volume 2
* Riverside RLP 143 Various Artists - Giants Of Small-Band Swing Volume 1
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1723, OJCCD-1723-2 - 1990
* Mosaic MD6-187 Various Artists - The Complete H.R.S. Sessions 1999
* Atlantic ALS 116 Sarah Vaughan Sings 1953
* Hot Record Society HRS 1019 Dickie Wells - Bed Rock / We're Through
* Aladdin 3019 Dickie Wells - We're Through / Bed Rock
* Hot Record Society HRS 1018 Dickie Wells - Opera In Blue / Drag Nasty (The Walk)
1958 (age 51)
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Vic Dickenson, George Matthews, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, trombone; Skip Hall, piano; Major Holley, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, February 3, 1958
| Bones For The King | Felsted (E) FAJ 7006 | |
| Sweet Daddy Spo-de-o | - | |
| You Took My Heart | - |
* Felsted (E) FAJ 7006, SJA 2006; Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8127 Dicky Wells - Bones For The King
= Affinity (E) AFF 164 - 1986
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Rudy Rutherford, clarinet, baritone sax; Buddy Tate, tenor, baritone sax; Skip Hall, piano; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Major Holley, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, February 4, 1958
| Hello Smack! | Felsted (E) FAJ 7006 | |
| Come And Get It | - | |
| Stan's Dance | - |
* Felsted (E) FAJ 7006, SJA 2006; Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8127 Dicky Wells - Bones For The King
= Affinity (E) AFF 164 - 1986
1959
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Vic Dickenson, George Matthews, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, trombone; Skip Hall, piano, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Everett Barksdale, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.
NYC, April 21, 1959
| Blue Moon | Felsted (E) FAJ 7009 | |
| Air Lift | - | |
| It's All Over Now | - | |
| Wine-O Junction | - |
* Felsted (E) FAJ 7009, SJA 2009 Dicky Wells - Trombone Four-In-Hand
= Affinity (E) AFF 168 - 1986
= Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8118 Dickie Wells All Stars - Trombone Four-In-Hand
Dicky Wells And His Orchestra
Vic Dickenson, George Matthews, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, trombone; Skip Hall, piano, organ; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Major Holley, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.
NYC, probably April 22, 1959
| Heavy Duty | Felsted (E) FAJ 7009 | |
| Short, Tall, Fat, Small | - | |
| Girl Hunt | - |
* Felsted (E) FAJ 7009, SJA 2009 Dicky Wells - Trombone Four-In-Hand
= Affinity (E) AFF 168 - 1986
= Master Jazz Recordings MJR 8118 Dickie Wells All Stars - Trombone Four-In-Hand