Dodo Marmarosa Discography
1946 (age 21)
Dodo Marmarosa Trio/Quartet
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #2,4; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Jackie Mills, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 11, 1946
| 1. 225A | Mellow Mood | Atomic 225; Onyx ORI 212 |
| 2. 225B | How High The Moon | - |
| 3. 226A | Dodo's Blues | Atomic 226; Onyx ORI 212 |
| 4. 226B | I Surrender, Dear | - |
* Onyx ORI 212 Teddy Edwards, Vivian Garry, Dodo Marmarosa - Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 1
* Atomic 225; Parlophone R-3250 Dodo Marmarosa - Mellow Mood / How High The Moon
* Atomic 226 Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Blues / I Surrender, Dear
Dodo Marmarosa Solo
Dodo Marmarosa, piano.
AFRS radio broadcast, Hollywood, CA, circa February, 1946
| Deep Purple | Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 | |
| Tea For Two | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Dance 1975
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano #1, piano, vocal #2; Barney Kessel, guitar; Gene Englund, bass.
Los Angeles, CA, September 23, 1946
| 1. V2070 | Raindrops | Atomic 227; Onyx ORI 212 |
| 2. RL90163 | I've Got News For You | - |
* Onyx ORI 212 Teddy Edwards, Vivian Garry, Dodo Marmarosa - Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 1
* Atomic 227 Dodo Marmarosa - Raindrops / I've Got News For You
1947
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Gene Englund, bass.
transcriptions, Hollywood, CA, July 16, 1947
| Opus #5 | Phoenix Jazz LP 20 | |
| You Thrill Me So | - | |
| Compadoo | - | |
| I'm In Love | - | |
| Cosmo Street | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | - | |
| Raindrops | - | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - | |
| Dodo's Bounce | - | |
| Escape | - |
* Phoenix Jazz LP 20 Dodo Marmarosa - Piano Man 1978
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Harry Babasin, bass, cello; Jackie Mills, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 3, 1947
| D1131-C | Bopmatism | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1131-F | - | Dial 752; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1132-A | Dodo Dance | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1132-C | - | Dial 1050; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1133-A | Trade Winds | Dial 752; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1133-C | - | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1134-E | Dary Departs | Dial 1025 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1134-F | - | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1134-G | - | Dial 1025; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1135-D | Cosmo Street | Dial LP 208; Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
| D1135-E | Cosmo Street (as Lover) | Dial 1025, 1025 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Dance 1975
* Dial LP 208 Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Piano Moods 1950
* Dial 752 Dodo Marmarosa - Bopmatism / Trade Winds 1950
* Dial 1050 Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Dance / Up In Dodo's Room 1950
* Dial 1025 (alt.) Dodo Marmarosa - Lover / Dary Departs 1948+
* Dial 1025 Dodo Marmarosa - Lover / Dary Departs 1948
Dodo Marmarosa Solo
Dodo Marmarosa, piano.
private recordings, Hollywood, CA, 1947
| Tone Paintings 1 | Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 | |
| Tone Paintings 2 | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 128 Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Dance 1975
1950
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Thomas Mandrus, bass; Joe Wallace, drums.
Pittsburgh, PA, July 21, 1950
| PIT8600 | My Foolish Heart | Savoy 756, SJL 2247 |
| PIT8601 | Blue Room | Savoy SJL 2247 |
| PIT8602 | Why Was I Born | Savoy 756, SJL 2247 |
| PIT8603 | The Night Is Young | Savoy SJL 2247 |
* Savoy SJL 2247 Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album 1980
* Savoy 756 Dodo Marmarosa - My Foolish Heart / Why Was I Born 1950
1952
Dodo Marmarosa With Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, August 17, 1952
| Just You, Just Me | Vantage (J) NLP-5011 | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Good Bait | - |
* Vantage (J) NLP-5011 Dodo Marmarosa, Lorraine Geller - West Coast Piano Touch 1992
1956 (age 31)
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Johnny Vance, bass; Chuck Spatafore, drums; Danny Conn, announcer.
University Of Pittsburgh Student Union Concert, Stephen Foster Memorial Hall, Oakland, CA, March, 1956?
| I've Never Been In Love Before | Uptown UPCD 27.44 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.44 Dodo Marmarosa - Pittsburgh 1958 1997
1957
Dodo Marmarosa Quintet
Danny Conn, trumpet; Buzzy Renn, alto sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Jimmy DeJulio, bass; Chuck Spatafore, drums.
Pazcuzzi Studios, Pittsburgh, PA, November 8, 1957
| You're My Thrill | Uptown UPCD 27.44 | |
| Dodo's Blues | - |
* Uptown UPCD 27.44 Dodo Marmarosa - Pittsburgh 1958 1997
1958
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Danny Mastri, bass; Henry Sciullo, drums.
Midway Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA, March 5 and 6, 1958
| Moose The Mooche | Uptown UPCD 27.44 | |
| Always | - | |
| Cheek To Cheek | - | |
| Robbins' Nest | - | |
| Topsy | - | |
| Cherokee / Sweet Miss Theme | - | |
| A Fine Romance | - | |
| Body And Soul (fragment) | - | |
| Billie's Bounce | - | |
| Cheers (fragment) | - | |
| This Can't Be Love | - | |
| Sweet Miss Theme | - |
* Uptown UPCD 27.44 Dodo Marmarosa - Pittsburgh 1958 1997
1961
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Richard Evans, bass; Marshall Thompson, drums.
Chicago, IL, May 9 and 10, 1961
| 10901 | Up In Dodo's Room | Chess unissued |
| 10902 | Jerry Jam | - |
| 10903 | April Played The Fiddle | Argo LP-4012, ARCD 502 |
| 10904 | Soon | Chess unissued |
| 10905 | Why Do I Love You | Argo LP-4012, ARCD 502 |
| 10906 | Everything Happens To Me | - |
| 10907 | Me And My Shadow | - |
| 10908 | Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 10909 | Who Can I Turn To | Chess unissued |
| 10910 | Tracy's Blues | Argo LP-4012, ARCD 502 |
| 10911 | You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) | - |
| 10912 | Mellow Mood | - |
| 10914 | I Thought About You | - |
| 10918 | Cottage For Sale | - |
* Argo LP-4012 The Return Of Dodo Marmarosa - Dodo's Back! 1962
* Argo ARCD 502 Dodo Marmarosa - The Chicago Sessions
1962
Dodo Marmarosa Quintet
Danny Conn, trumpet; Carlo Galluzzo, tenor sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Jimmy DeJulio, bass; Chuck Spatafore, drums; Sterling Yates, announcer.
WQED television broadcast, Jazz Scene, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 1962?
| Horoscope (virgo movement) | Uptown UPCD 27.44 | |
| Oblivion | - | |
| Dodo's Blues | - |
* Uptown UPCD 27.44 Dodo Marmarosa - Pittsburgh 1958 1997
Dodo Marmarosa Trio
Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Marshall Thompson, drums.
Chicago, IL, May 4, 1962
| The Song Is You | Prestige PRST-24021 | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| Yardbird Suite (take 1) | - | |
| Yardbird Suite (take 2) | - | |
| I Remember You | - | |
| The Moody Blues | - | |
| The Very Thought Of You | - |
* Prestige PRST-24021 Ammons & Marmarosa - Jug & Dodo 1972
Dodo Marmarosa Quartet
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Richard Evans, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 2, 1962
| 11971 | Dodo's Tune | Argo ARCD 502 |
| 11972 | Automation | - |
| 11973 | Analysis | - |
| 11974 | Someday | - |
| 11975 | Only A Rose | - |
| 11976 | Take Home Pay | Chess unissued |
| 11977 | Gone With The Wind | Argo ARCD 502 |
* Argo ARCD 502 Dodo Marmarosa - The Chicago Sessions
1995 (age 70)
Dodo Marmarosa Introduction
Dodo Marmarosa, announcer.
Pittsburgh, PA, June 17, 1995
| Introduction By Dodo Marmarosa | Uptown UPCD 27.44 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.44 Dodo Marmarosa - Pittsburgh 1958 1997