Donald Byrd Discography
1947 (The age of 15)
Robert Barnes Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Robert Barnes (ts) Claude Black (p) Joe Barnes (g) Gene Taylor (b) Charles King (d)NYC, 1947, 1948
| Black Eyes | Fortune 113 | |
| Peas | - | |
| Bobbin' At Barbee's | - |
1955 (The age of 23)
Kenny Clarke Septet
Nat Adderley (cor) Donald Byrd (tp) Cannonball Adderley (as) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl -1/3,5/8) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, June 28, 1955
| 1. SKC6981 | With Apologies To Oscar | Savoy MG 12017, SJL 2206 |
| 2. - | With Apologies To Oscar (alt. take 1) | Savoy SJL 1195 |
| 3. - | With Apologies To Oscar (alt. take 2) | - |
| 4. SKC6982 | Hear Me Takin' To Ya | Savoy 4514, MG 12017, MG 12125, SJL 2206 |
| 5. SKC6984 | Bohemia After Dark | Savoy 4514, MG 12017, MG 12126, SJL 2206 |
| 6. - | Bohemia After Dark (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 1195 |
| 7. SKC6985 | Chasm | Savoy MG 12017, SJL 2206 |
| 8. - | Chasm (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 1195 |
* Cannonball Adderley - Spontaneous Combustion (Savoy SJL 2206)
* Cannonball Adderley - Discoveries (Savoy SJL 1195)
* Various Artists - The Many Faces Of Blues (Savoy MG 12125)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Hour (Savoy MG 12126)
* Kenny Clarke - Hear Me Takin' To Ya c/w Bohemia After Dark (Savoy 4514)
Oscar Pettiford Octet
Donald Byrd, Ernie Royal (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Gigi Gryce (as, cl) Jerome Richardson (ts, cl, fl) Don Abney (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, August 12, 1955
| 6473 | Another One | Bethlehem 11044, BCP 33 |
| Minor 7th Heaven | Bethlehem BCP 33 | |
| 6471 | Scorpio | Bethlehem 11043, BCP 33 |
| Kamman's A'comin' | Bethlehem BCP 33 | |
| Don't Squawk | - | |
| 6472 | Oscalypso | Bethlehem 11044, BCP 33 |
| 6470 | Titoro | Bethlehem 11043, BCP 33 |
| Bohemia After Dark | Bethlehem BCP 33 |
* Oscar Pettiford - Oscalypso c/w Another One (Bethlehem 11044)
* Oscar Pettiford - Scorpio c/w Titoro (Bethlehem 11043)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Bernard McKinney (euph) Yusef Lateef (ts) Barry Harris (p) Alvin Jackson (b) Frank Grans (d)Detroit, MI, August 23, 1955
| Parisian Thoroughfare | Transition TRLP 5 | |
| Yusef | - | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| Torsion Level | - | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Dancing In The Dark | - | |
| Blues | - |
George Wallington Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) George Wallington (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, September 9, 1955
| Bohemia After Dark | Progressive LP 1001; Prestige PR 7820 | |
| Jay Mac's Grib | - | |
| Johnny One Note | - | |
| Minor March | - | |
| Snakes | - | |
| Sweet Blanche | - | |
| Sweet Blanche (alt. take 1) | Overseas (J) ULS 1860 | |
| Sweet Blanche (alt. take 2) | - | |
| The Peak | Progressive LP 1001; Prestige PR 7820 |
* The George Wallington Quintet Live! At Cafe Bohemia/1955 (Prestige PR 7820; Fantasy OJCCD 1813-2)
* George Wallington Quintet At The Cafe Bohemia Featuring The Peck (Overseas (J) ULS 1860)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, September 29, 1955
| 69039 | If I Love Again | Savoy MG 12029, SJL 1101 |
| 69040 | Gotcha Goin' And Comin' | Savoy MG 12032, SJL 1101 |
| 69041 | Winterset | - |
| 69042 | Long Green | - |
| 69043 | Star Eyes | - |
| 69044 | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
* Donald Byrd - Long Green (Savoy SJL 1101)
* Donald Byrd - Byrd's Word (Savoy MG 12032)
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Ronald Tucker (d)NYC, October 21, 1955
| It's You Or No One | Adlib AD 6601; Jubilee JLP 1064 | |
| Blue Doll | - | |
| Little Melonae | - | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | - | |
| Mood Melody | - |
* The Jackie McLean Quintet (Jubilee JLP 1064)
Hank Jones Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Matty Dice (tp -3,5) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, November 1, 1955
| 1. 69058 | Summer's Gone | Savoy MG 12037 |
| 2. 69059 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. 69060 | An Evening At Papa Joe's | - |
| 4. 69061 | Almost Like Being In Love | - |
| 5. 69062 | And Then Some | - |
| 6. 69063 | Hank's Pranks | Savoy MG 12053, SJL 1193 |
* Hank Jones - Bluebird (Savoy MG 12053)
* Hank Jones - Bluebird (Savoy SJL 1193)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Matty Dice (tp -4,5) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 3, 1955
| 1. | Almost Like Being In Love | Eros ERP 50067 |
| 2. | Summer's Gone | - |
| 3. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 4. | An Evening At Papa Joe's | - |
| 5. | And Then Some | - |
Ernie Wilkins Octet
Donald Byrd (tp) Ray Copeland, Ernie Royal, Idrees Sulieman, Joe Wilder (tp -1/5) Hank Jones (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr, dir)NYC, November 8, 1955
| 1. 69064 | Top Brass | Savoy MG 12044, SJL 2237 |
| 2. 69065 | Trick Or Treat | - |
| 3. 69066 | 58 Market Street | - |
| 4. 69067 | Speedway | - |
| 5. 69069 | Dot | - |
| 6. 69072 | It Might As Well Be Spring | - |
* Ernie Wilkins - The Trumpet Album (Savoy SJL 2237)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Joe Gordon (tp -3/6) Hank Mobley (ts -1/4) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)Cambridge, MA, December 2, 1955
| 1. | Everything Happens To Me | Transition TRLP 4 |
| 2. | Hank's Other Tune (Late Show) | - |
| 3. | Doug's Blues | - |
| 4. | Hank's Tune | - |
| 5. | El Sinoa | - |
| 6. | Crazy Rhythm | Transition TRLP 30 |
* Various Artists - Jazz In Transition (Transition TRLP 30, (J) GXF 3126)
1956
George Wallington Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) George Wallington (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Bill Bradley (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1956
| 844 | Our Delight | Prestige PRLP 7032 |
| 845 | Foster Dulles | - |
| 846 | Our Love Is Here To Stay | - |
| 847 | But George | - |
| 848 | Together We Wail | - |
| 849 | What's New? | - |
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Elmo Hope (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 27, 1956
| 850 | A Foggy Day | Prestige PRLP 7035 |
| 851 | Kerplunk | - |
| 852 | Up | - |
| 853 | Lorraine | - |
| 854 | Inding | - |
| 855 | Lights Out | Prestige 45-104, PRLP 7035; Bluesville BVLP 1009 |
= Jackie McLean - Lights Out (New Jazz NJLP 8263)
= Jackie McLean - Contour (Prestige P 24076)
* Various Artists - Soul Jazz, Vol. 1 (Bluesville BVLP 1009)
* Jackie McLean - Lights Out, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-104)
Kenny Clarke Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John LaPorta (as) Horace Silver (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1956
| 69134 | Budo | Savoy MG 12064 |
| 69135 | I Married An Angel | - |
| 69136 | The Jazz Message | - |
Kenny Clarke Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John LaPorta (as) Ronnie Ball (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, February 6, 1956
| 69137 | Will Wail | Savoy MG 12065 |
| 69138 | Volcano | - |
| 69139 | La Porta-Thority | - |
| 69140 | I Hear A Rhapsody | - |
| 69141 | Yesterdays | - |
| 69142 | Play Fiddle Play | - |
Kenny Clarke - Hank Mobley Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Doug Watkins (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 8, 1956
| 69143 | There Will Never Be Another You | Savoy MG 12064, SJL 1125 |
| 69144 | Cattin' | - |
| 69146 | When I Fall In Love | - |
* Hank Mobley - Hard Bop (Savoy SJL 1125)
Donald Byrd and others
Donald Byrd (tp) and othersMarch, 1956
| Stella By Starlight | ABC-Paramount ABC 115 |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, April 5, 1956
| CO55744 | It's You Or No One | Columbia CL 897 |
| CO55745 | The End Of A Love Affair | - |
| CO55746 | Nica's Dream | - |
| CO55747 | Infra-Rae | - |
| CO55748 | Carol's Interlude | - |
| Late Show | Columbia FC 38036 | |
| Ill Wind | - |
* Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Originally (Columbia FC 38036)
Rita Reys With Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d) Rita Reys (vo)NYC, May 3, 1956
| I Cried For You | Philips (H) B 08006L | |
| You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - | |
| Takin' A Chance On Love | - | |
| That Old Black Magic | - |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, May 4, 1956
| CO56026 | Ecaroh | Columbia CL 897 |
| CO56027 | Hank's Symphony | - |
| Weird-O | Columbia FC 38036 | |
| Carol's Interlude (alt. take) | - |
* Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Originally (Columbia FC 38036)
Donald Byrd Quartet
Donald Byrd (tp) Ray Santisi (p) Doug Watkins (b) Jimmy Zitano (d)Detroit, MI, May 7, 1956
| If I Love Again | Transition TRLP 17 | |
| Jersey Bounce | - | |
| Litttle Rock Gateway | - | |
| People Will Say We're In Love | - | |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| What's New? | - |
Elmo Hope Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane, Hank Mobley (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 7, 1956
| 884 | Weejah | Prestige PRLP 7043 |
| 885 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - |
| 886 | On It | - |
| 887 | Avalon | - |
= Hank Mobley/John Coltrane - Two Tenors (Prestige PRLP 7043 (alt.))
= John Coltrane - 2 Tenors With Hank Mobley (Prestige PR 7670)
= Elmo Hope - The All-Star Sessions (Milestone M 47037, MCD 47037-2)
Phil Woods Septet
Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham (tp) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1956
| 914 | The Stanley Stomper | Prestige PRLP 7046 |
| 915 | Cool Aid | - |
| 916 | Pairing Off | - |
| 917 | Suddenly It's Spring | - |
= Phil Woods - Altology (Prestige P 24065)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Ira Sullivan (tp, ts) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, June 25, 1956
| Lil T | Columbia FC 38036 | |
| The New Message | - |
Rita Reys With Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Ira Sullivan (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Blakey (d) Rita Reys (vo)NYC, June 25, 1956
| My One And Only Love | Philips (H) B 08006L | |
| Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year | - |
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 13, 1956
| 930 | Contour | Prestige PRLP 7048 |
= Jackie McLean - 4, 5 & 6 (New Jazz NJLP 8279)
= Jackie McLean - Contour (Prestige P 24076)
Gene Ammons Septet
Donald Byrd, Art Farmer (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Gene Ammons (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 13, 1956
| 940 | Jammin' With Gene | Prestige PRLP 7060, PRLP 7306; Fantasy OJCCD 6013-2 |
| 941 | We'll Be Together Again | Prestige PRLP 7060, PRCD 24249-2 |
| 942 | Not Really The Blues | Prestige PRLP 7060, PR 24036 |
= Gene Ammons Jam Sessions, Vol. 2 - Jammin' With Gene (Prestige PR 7781)
* Gene Ammons - Biggest Soul Hits (Prestige PRLP 7306)
* Gene Ammons - Juganthology (Prestige PR 24036)
* Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 50s (Fantasy OJCCD 6013-2)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 (Prestige PRCD 24249-2)
Horace Silver Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, July 17, 1956
| CO56824 | I'll Know | Epic LN 3326 |
| CO56825 | Silver's Blue | - |
Horace Silver Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d): same personnelNYC, July 18, 1956
| CO56826 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | Epic LN 3326 |
| CO56827 | Hank's Tune | - |
Jackie McLean Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 20, 1956
| 933 | Confirmation | Prestige PRLP 7048 |
= Jackie McLean - 4, 5 & 6 (New Jazz NJLP 8279)
= Jackie McLean - Contour (Prestige P 24076)
Hank Mobley Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as -3) Hank Mobley (ts) Barry Harris (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 20, 1956
| 1. 934 | Bouncing With Bud | Prestige PRLP 7061 |
| 2. 935 | 52nd Street Theme | - |
| 3. 936 | Au Privave | - |
| 4. 937 | Minor Disturbance | - |
| 5. 939 | Alternating Current | - |
= Hank Mobley - 52nd Street Theme (Status ST 8311)
= Hank Mobley's Message (Prestige PR 7661)
= Hank Mobley - Messages (Prestige P 24063)
Hank Mobley Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Barry Harris (p) Doug Watkins (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 23, 1956
| 69253 | B For BB | Savoy MG 12092, SJL 1125 |
| 69254 | Space Flight | - |
| 69255 | Blues Number Two | - |
* Hank Mobley - Hard Bop (Savoy SJL 1125)
Art Farmer - Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Art Farmer (tp, flh -1,2,4) Jackie McLean (as -1,2,4) Barry Harris (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 3, 1956
| 1. 950 | The Third | Prestige PRLP 7062 |
| 2. 951 | Contour | - |
| 3. 953 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 4. 954 | Dig | - |
= Art Farmer/Donald Byrd - Trumpets All Out (Prestige PR 7344)
= Donald Byrd - House Of Byrd (Prestige P 24066)
Paul Chambers Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts -1/4) Horace Silver (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 21, 1956
| 1. tk.3 | We Six | Blue Note BLP 1534, BN-LA 451-H2 |
| 2. tk.5 | Omicron | - |
| 3. tk.9 | Nita | - |
| 4. tk.11 | Just For The Love | - |
| 5. tk.13 | Dear Ann | Blue Note BLP 1534 |
* Paul Chambers/John Coltrane - High Step (Blue Note BN-LA 451-H2)
Phil Woods - Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) Al Haig (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 2, 1956
| 1007 | Once More | Prestige PRLP 7080 |
| 1008 | House Of Chan | - |
| 1009 | In Walked George | - |
| 1010 | Lover Man | - |
| 1011 | Dewey Square | - |
| 1012 | Dupeltook | - |
= Donald Byrd - House Of Byrd (Prestige P 24066)
Horace Silver Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Louis Hayes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 10, 1956
| tk.3 | Enchantment | Blue Note 45-1654, BLP 1539 |
| tk.7 | Vergo | Blue Note BLP 1539 |
| tk.11 | Senor Blues (alt. take) (45 rpm version) | Blue Note 45-1655, BN-LA 945-H, (J) BNJ 61005, (J) TOCJ 1601 |
| tk.12 | Senor Blues | Blue Note BLP 1539, BST 89903, BST 84325, BST2 84433 |
| tk.14 | Camouflage | Blue Note 45-1654, BLP 1539 |
| tk.15 | Cool Eyes | Blue Note 45-1655, BLP 1539 |
* Horace Silver - Sterling Silver (Blue Note BN-LA 945-H)
* Horace Silver Rare Tracks - Senor Blues (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61005)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* The Best Of Horace Silver (Blue Note BST 84325)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1601)
* Horace Silver - Enchantment c/w Camouflage (Blue Note 45-1654)
* Horace Silver - Senor Blues c/w Cool Eyes (Blue Note 45-1655)
Hank Mobley Sextet
Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 25, 1956
| tk.2 | Double Whammy | Blue Note BLP 1540 |
| tk.3 | Barrel Of Funk | - |
| tk.4 | Barrel Of Funk (alt. take) | Mosaic MQ10-181 |
| tk.6 | Mobleymania (B For B.B.) | Blue Note BLP 1540 |
| tk.7 | Touch And Go | - |
= The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181)
Doug Watkins Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts -1/4) Duke Jordan (p) Kenny Burrell (g -1/4) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)probably NYC, December 8, 1956
| 1. | Return To Paradise | Transition TRLP 20 |
| 2. | Phinupi | - |
| 3. | Phil T. McNasty's Blues | - |
| 4. | More Of The Same | - |
| 5. | Panonica | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision | Blue Note 45-1669, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2, BST2 84433 |
| tk.2 | Plain Jane | Blue Note 45-1670, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere | Blue Note BLP 1542 |
| tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra? | Blue Note BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.8 | Bluesnote | - |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Sonny Rollins - Decision, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1669)
* Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1670)
The Prestige All Stars
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Mal Waldron (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 28, 1956
| 1044 | Flickers | Prestige PRLP 7073 |
| 1045 | Boo-Lu | - |
| 1046 | Lil' Hankie | - |
| 1047 | Medley: Body And Soul / Tune Up | Status ST 8317; Prestige PR 7448; Fantasy OJCCD 427-2 |
| 1048 | All Night Long | Prestige PRLP 7073, PRLP 7313 |
= Kenny Burrell - All Night Long (Prestige PRLP 7289)
= Kenny Burrell - All Day Long And All Night Long (Prestige PR 24025)
* Various Artists - Body And Soul (Status ST 8317)
* The Best Of Kenny Burrell (Prestige PR 7448)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 7313)
1957 (The age of 25)
The Prestige All Stars
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Foster (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 4, 1957
| 1049 | C.P.W. | Status ST 8317; Prestige PR 7448; Fantasy OJCCD 456-2 |
| 1050 | Slim Jim | Prestige PRLP 7081 |
| 1051 | Say Listen | - |
| 1052 | A.T. | - |
| 1053 | All Day Long | Prestige PRLP 7081, PRLP 7298; Bluesville BVLP 1009 |
* The Best Of Kenny Burrell (Prestige PR 7448)
* The Prestige All Stars - All Day Long (Prestige PRLP 7081; Fantasy OJC 456, OJCCD 456-2)
= Kenny Burrell - All Day Long (Prestige PRLP 7277)
= Kenny Burrell - All Day Long And All Night Long (Prestige PR 24025)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Various Artists - Soul Jazz, Vol. 1 (Bluesville BVLP 1009)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Nonet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, January 13, 1957
| CO56457 | I Remember Clifford | Columbia CL 998 |
| CO56458 | Little Niles | - |
The Prestige All Stars
Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Hod O'Brien (p) Addison Farmer (b) Ed Thigpen (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 26, 1957
| 1066 | Palm Court Alley | Prestige PRLP 7092 |
| 1067 | Who's Who? | - |
| 1068 | Diffusion Of Beauty | - |
| 1069 | Forty Quarters | - |
| 1070 | You Gotta Dig It | - |
= Art Farmer/Donald Byrd - Trumpets All Out (Prestige PR 7344)
Lou Donaldson Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Herman Foster (p) Peck Morrison (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 27, 1957
| tk.3 | Stella By Starlight | unissued |
| tk.4 | That Good Old Feeling | Blue Note 45-1663, BLP 1545 |
| tk.6 | Caravan | Blue Note 45-1662, BLP 1545 |
| tk.7 | L.D. Blues | Blue Note 45-1663, BLP 1545 |
| tk.9 | Old Folks | Blue Note 45-1662, BLP 1545 |
| tk.10 | There Is No Greater Love | Blue Note BLP 1545 |
| tk.12 | Move It | - |
* Lou Donaldson - L.D. Blues c/w That Good Old Feeling (Blue Note 45-1663)
* Lou Donaldson - Caravan c/w Old Folks (Blue Note 45-1662)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Nonet
Donald Byrd (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, February 4, 1957
| CO57304 | Nica's Tempo | Columbia CL 998 |
| CO57305 | Smoke Signal | Columbia CL 1020 |
| CO57306 | Speculation | Columbia CL 998 |
* Various Artists - Jazz Omnibus (Columbia CL 1020)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, February 5, 1957
| CO57307 | Over The Rainbow | Columbia CL 998 |
| CO57308 | Sans Souci | - |
Jimmy Smith Sextet/Trio
Donald Byrd (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Art Blakey (d)Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957
| tk.3 | Falling In Love With Love | Blue Note BLP 1547 |
| tk.5 | Funk's Oats | Blue Note 45-1677, BLP 1547 |
| tk.8 | Groovy Date | Blue Note BLP 1548 |
| tk.9 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | - |
= The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154)
* A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1548, BST 81548 (pseudo stereo))
= The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154)
* Jimmy Smith - Funk's Oats, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1677)
Art Taylor Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Charlie Rouse (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 25, 1957
| 1106 | Exhibit A | Prestige PRLP 7117 |
| 1107 | Cubano Chant | - |
| 1108 | Well, You Needn't | - |
| 1109 | Batland | - |
| 1110 | Off Minor | - |
| 1111 | Drum Solo | unissued |
= The Prestige All Stars - Hard Cookin' (Prestige PR 7342)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Wade Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, February 27, March 7, 1957
| Love For Sale | Riverside RLP 12-229, RLP 12-272 | |
| Geraldine | Riverside RLP 12-229 | |
| Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart | - | |
| Minority | - | |
| Straight Ahead | - | |
| Wake Up! | Riverside RLP 12-229, RLP 12-267 |
= Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd - Jazz Lab (Jazzland JLP 1)
* Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions (Riverside RLP 12-272)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
George Wallington Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) George Wallington (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Nick Stabulas (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 1, 1957
| 1112 | In Sarah | Prestige PRLP 16-5; New Jazz NJLP 8207 |
| 1113 | Up Children Reel | - |
| 1115 | Indian Summer | - |
| 1116 | Dis Mornin' | - |
| 1117 | Sol's Ollie | - |
* George Wallington/Phil Woods/Donald Byrd/Red Garland - Modern Jazz Survey - New York Jazz (Prestige PRLP 16-5)
Andre Hodeir Nonet
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, bcl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars, cl, bcl) Eddie Costa (p, vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Andre Hodeir (comp, cond) Billy Ver Planck (arr)NYC, March 5, 1957
| SAH6974 | Criss Cross | Savoy MG 12104, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6975 | Paraphrase | - |
| SAH6976 | Esquisse, I | Savoy 4510, MG 12104, MG 12126, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6977 | On A Blues | Savoy MG 12104, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6978 | Make Up Your Mind | Savoy MG 12101 |
* Billy Ver Planck - Essais (Savoy SJL 1194)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Hour (Savoy MG 12126)
* Billy Ver Planck - Dancing Jazz (Savoy MG 12101)
* Andre Hodeir - On A Riff c/w Esquisse, I (Savoy 4510)
Kenny Burrell - Jimmy Raney Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Mal Waldron (p) Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 5, 1957
| 1118 | Dead Heat | Prestige PRLP 7119 |
| 1119 | Blue Duke | - |
| 1120 | Pivot | - |
| 1121 | This Way | - |
| 1122 | Little Melonae | - |
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Nonet
Donald Byrd (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, March 13, 1957
| CO57309 | Blue Concept | Columbia CL 998 |
Kenny Drew Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) G.T. Hogan (d)NYC, March 28, 1957
| You're My Thrill | Riverside RLP 12-236, RLP 12-244 | |
| It's You Or No One | Riverside RLP 12-236 | |
| Carol | - | |
| This Is New | - |
= Donald Byrd/Hank Mobley - Hard Bop! (Jazzland JLP 6)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)
Andre Hodeir Nonet
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, bcl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars, cl, bcl) Eddie Costa (p, vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Andre Hodeir (comp, cond) Billy Ver Planck (arr)NYC, March, 1957
| SAH6983 | Esquisse, II | Savoy MG 12104, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6984 | On A Riff | Savoy 4510, MG 12104, MG 12125, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6985 | On A Standard | Savoy MG 12104, SJL 1194 |
| SAH6986 | Oh, Gee Oh, Me Oh, My | unissued |
* Billy Ver Planck - Essais (Savoy SJL 1194)
* Various Artists - The Many Faces Of Blues (Savoy MG 12125)
* Andre Hodeir - On A Riff c/w Esquisse, I (Savoy 4510)
Kenny Drew Quartet
Donald Byrd (tp) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) G.T. Hogan (d)NYC, April 3, 1957
| Little T | Riverside RLP 12-236 | |
| Paul's Pal | - | |
| Why Do I Love You? | - |
= Donald Byrd/Hank Mobley - Hard Bop! (Jazzland JLP 6)
Andre Hodeir Nonet
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, bcl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars, cl, bcl) Eddie Costa (p, vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) Annie Ross (vo -1) Andre Hodeir (comp, cond) Billy Ver Planck (arr)NYC, April 4, 1957
| 1. SAH6999 | Paradox, II | Savoy MG 12104, SJL 1194 |
| 2. SAH7000 | The Alphabet | - |
* Billy Ver Planck - Essais (Savoy SJL 1194)
Hank Mobley Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Jenkins (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 21, 1957
| tk.2 | Easy To Love | Blue Note 45-1688, BLP 1560 |
| tk.3 | Fit For A Hanker | Blue Note BLP 1560 |
| tk.4 | Hi Groove, Low Feedback | - |
| tk.7 | Time After Time | Blue Note 45-1688, BLP 1560 |
| tk.9 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note BLP 1560 |
= The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181)
* Hank Mobley - Easy To Love c/w Time After Time (not released) (Blue Note 45-1688)
Paul Chambers Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Clifford Jordan (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1957
| tk.3 | Four Strings | Blue Note BLP 1564 |
| tk.4 | Four Strings (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52441-2 |
| tk.8 | Minor Run-Down | Blue Note BLP 1564 |
| tk.9 | Beauteous | - |
| tk.12 | What's New? | - |
| tk.15 | The Hand Of Love | - |
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Hank Jones (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Osie Johnson (d)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, afternoon, July 5, 1957
| Splittin' (Ray's Ways) | Verve MGV 8238 | |
| Batland | - | |
| Love For Sale | - |
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, July 30, August 1, 1957
| H4JB5811 | Exhibit A | RCA (J) 6015 |
| H4JB5812 | Ergo The Blues | - |
| H4JB5813 | Capri | - |
| H4JB5814 | Splittin' | - |
| Byrd In Hand | - | |
| Passage | - |
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d): same personnelNYC, August 9, 1957
| JB931 | Blue Lights | Jubilee JLP 1059 |
| JB932 | Isn't It Romantic? | - |
| JB933 | Onionhead | - |
| JB934 | Bangoon | - |
| JB935 | Imagination | - |
| JB936 | X-Tacy | - |
| JB937 | Batland | - |
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, August 30, 1957
| CO59677 | Satellite | Columbia CL 1058 |
| CO59678 | Evening In Casablanca | - |
| CO59679 | Social Call | - |
Sonny Clark Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 1, 1957
| tk.2 | News For Lulu | Blue Note BLP 1576 |
| tk.3 | Sonny's Crib | Blue Note 45-1697, BLP 1576 |
| tk.4 | Sonny's Crib (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 46819-2 |
| tk.6 | Speak Low (alt. take) | - |
| tk.7/6 | Speak Low | Blue Note 45-1719, BLP 1576, BST 89903 |
| tk.9 | With A Song In My Heart (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 46819-2 |
| tk.10/9 | With A Song In My Heart | Blue Note BLP 1576 |
| tk.12 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1697)
* John Coltrane/Sonny Clark - Speak Low c/w Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Blue Note 45-1719)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet plus Jackie Paris
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d) Jackie Paris (vo, bj)NYC, September 3, 1957
| CO59684 | Early Morning Blues | Columbia CL 1058 |
| CO59685 | Early Bird | - |
| CO59686 | Elgy | - |
| CO59687 | Now Don't You Know | Columbia JC 36810 |
* Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd/Jackie Paris - Jazz Lab Quintet Plus Jackie Paris (Columbia JC 36810)
Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Nonet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, September 5, 1957
| CO59690 | Stablemates | Columbia CL 1058 |
| CO59691 | Steppin' Out | - |
John Jenkins - Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Jenkins (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, September 10, 1957
| 70118 | Rockaway | Regent MG 6056; Savoy SJL 1114 |
| 70119 | Orpheus | - |
| 70120 | Honey-Chile | - |
| 70121 | Darn That Dream | Savoy SJL 1114 |
| 70122 | Star Eyes | Regent MG 6056; Savoy SJL 1114 |
* John Jenkins/Donald Byrd - Star Eyes (Savoy SJL 1114)
Frank Foster Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Henry Coker (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Ronnell Bright (p) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d)NYC, October 13, 1957
| 70135 | M.C. | Savoy MG 12123, SJL 2249 |
| 70136 | La Jolie | - |
| 70137 | Southside | - |
* Frank Foster/Frank Wess - Two Frank Please (Savoy SJL 2249)
Oscar Pettiford All Stars
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Gene Quill (as -1,4) John Coltrane (ts) Al Cohn (bars) Eddie Costa (p -1/4) Freddie Green (g -1) Oscar Pettiford (b) Philly Joe Jones (d -1) Ed Thigpen (d -2/5)NYC, October, 1957
| 1. | Not So Sleepy | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 2. | Love And The Weather | Bethlehem 11051, BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 3. | Turtle Walk | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066 |
| 4. | If I'm Lucky | Bethlehem BCP 6024, BCP 6066, BCP 6035, BCP 6065 |
| 5. | Strictly Instrumental | Europe Jazz Tone (E) J 1245 |
* John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (Bethlehem BCP 6066)
* Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones (Bethlehem BCP 6035)
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival (Europe Jazz Tone (E) J 1245)
* Winner's Circle - She Didn't Say Yes c/w Love And The Weather (Bethlehem 11051)
George Wallington Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) George Wallington (p) Knobby Totah (b) Nick Stabulas (d)NYC, November 14, 1957
| Ow! | Savoy MG 12122, SJL 1122 | |
| Dance Of The Infidels | - | |
| Strange Music | - | |
| Before Dawn | - | |
| 'S Make It | - |
* George Wallington - Dance Of The Infidels (Savoy SJL 1122)
Red Garland Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) George Joyner (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 15, 1957
| 1392 | Our Delight | Prestige PRLP 7130 |
| 1393 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | - |
| 1394 | Woody'n You | Prestige PRLP 7181 |
| 1395 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | - |
| 1396 | Undecided | Prestige PRLP 7209 |
| 1397 | Soul Junction | Prestige PRLP 7181 |
| 1398 | What Is There To Say? | Prestige PRLP 7209 |
| 1399 | Birks' Works | Prestige PRLP 7181 |
| 1400 | Hallelujah | - |
| 1401 | All Morning Long | Prestige PRLP 7130; Bluesville BVLP 1009 |
= Red Garland - Jazz Junction (Prestige PR 24023)
* Red Garland - Soul Junction (Prestige PRLP 7181; Fantasy OJC 481, OJCCD 481-2)
= Red Garland - Jazz Junction (Prestige PR 24023)
* Red Garland - High Pressure (Prestige PRLP 7209; New Jazz NJLP 8325; Fantasy OJC 349, OJCCD 349-2)
* Various Artists - Soul Jazz, Vol. 1 (Bluesville BVLP 1009)
Red Garland Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) George Joyner (b) Art Taylor (d): same personnelRudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 13, 1957
| 1405 | Billie's Bounce | Prestige PRLP 7229 |
| 1406 | Solitude | Prestige PRLP 7209 |
| 1407 | Two Bass Hit | - |
| 1408 | Soft Winds | - |
| 1409 | Lazy Mae | Prestige PRLP 7229 |
* Red Garland - High Pressure (Prestige PRLP 7209; New Jazz NJLP 8325; Fantasy OJC 349, OJCCD 349-2)
Lou Donaldson Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Lou Donaldson (as) Sonny Clark (p) George Joyner (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1957
| tk.4 | Groovin' High | Blue Note BLP 1591 |
| tk.5 | Strollin' In | - |
| tk.6 | Sputnik | Blue Note 45-1713, BLP 1591 |
| tk.8 | Dewey Square | Blue Note BLP 1591 |
* Lou Donaldson - Sputnik, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1713)
Art Blakey Big Band
Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (tb) Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab (as) Al Cohn, John Coltrane (ts) Bill Slapin (bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, December, 1957
| Oasis (take 4) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Midriff | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| Midriff (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Midriff (take 2) | - | |
| The Kiss Of No Return | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| The Kiss Of No Return (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| The Kiss Of No Return (take 2) | - | |
| The Outer World | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6037 | |
| The Outer World (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| The Outer World (take 5) | - | |
| El Toro Valiente | Bethlehem 11086, BCP 6027 | |
| El Toro Valiente (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Ain't Life Grand | Bethlehem 11086, BCP 6027 | |
| Ain't Life Grand (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Ain't Life Grand (take 5) | - | |
| Last Date | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6037 |
* Various Artists - Big Band Contrast (Bethlehem BCP 6037)
* John Coltrane - Bethlehem Years (Bethlehem 20 50012)
* Art Blakey - El Toro Valiente c/w Ain't Life Grand (Bethlehem 11086) Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Blakey (d)
same location, date
| Pristine | Bethlehem BCP 6027 | |
| Pristine (take 2) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Pristine (take 6) | - | |
| Pristine (take 8) | - | |
| Tippin' | Bethlehem BCP 6027, BCP 6065 | |
| Tippin' (take 1) | Bethlehem 20 50012 | |
| Tippin' (take 3) | - |
* Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP 6065)
* John Coltrane - Bethlehem Years (Bethlehem 20 50012)
Donald Byrd With Clare Fischer And Strings
Donald Byrd (tp) Julius Baker (fl) Romeo Penque (cl) Harry Lookofsky (vln) Clare Fischer (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, 1957
| Stardust | Discovery DS 869 | |
| Indian Summer | - | |
| I'm A Fool To Want You | - | |
| Someday My Prince Will Come | - | |
| Moon Mist | - | |
| I Get Along Without You Very Well | - | |
| The Touch Of Your Lips | - | |
| Lazy Afternoon | - | |
| Varmeland | - | |
| Love Is The Sweetest Thing | - | |
| September Afternoon | - | |
| Dearly Beloved | - |
1958
John Coltrane Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Louis Hayes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 10, 1958
| 1434 | Lush Life | Prestige 45-249, PRLP 7188 |
| 1435 | The Believer | Prestige 45-315, PRLP 7292 |
| 1436 | Nakatini Serenade | Prestige PRLP 7292 |
| 1437 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Prestige PR 7378 |
| 1438 | Lover | - |
= John Coltrane - More Lasting Than Bronze (Prestige PR 24014)
* John Coltrane - The Believer (Prestige PRLP 7292; Fantasy OJCCD 876-2)
= John Coltrane - Black Pearls (Prestige PR 24037)
* John Coltrane - The Last Trane (Prestige PR 7378; Fantasy OJC 394, OJCCD 394-2)
* John Coltrane - I Love You c/w Lush Life (Prestige 45-249)
* The Prestige All Stars - The Believer c/w Dakar (Prestige 45-315)
Johnny Griffin Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)NYC, February 25, 1958
| Stix' Trix | Riverside RLP 12-264 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Johnny G.G. | - | |
| Catharsis | - |
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 25, 1958
| Coming On The Hudson | Milestone M 9124 |
Manny Albam And His Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (tp) Jim Dahl, Tom Mitchell (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Gene Quill (as) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Dick Katz (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Manny Albam (arr, cond)NYC, April 8, 1958
| Thruway | Dot DLP 9004, DLP 25879 | |
| The Nether Regions | Dot DLP 9004 |
* Various Artists - The Classic Collection Contemporary - The Great Jazz Men, Vol. 2 (Dot DLP 25879)
Pepper Adams Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Bobby Timmons (p) Doug Watkins (b) Elvin Jones (d)"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, April 15, 1958
| 'Tis (theme) | Riverside RLP 12-265; Milestone M 47044 | |
| The Long Two/Four | - | |
| Hastings Street Bounce | - | |
| Yourna | - |
* Donald Byrd - Young Byrd (Milestone M 47044)
John Coltrane Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 23, 1958
| 1513 | Black Pearls | Prestige 45-373, PRLP 7316 |
| 1514 | Lover Come Back To Me | Prestige PRLP 7316 |
| 1515 | Sweet Sapphire Blues | - |
* John Coltrane - Black Pearls, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-373)
Bill Henderson With Horace Silver Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Junior Cook (ts) Horace Silver (p) Gene Taylor (b) Roy Haynes (d) Bill Henderson (vo -2)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1958
| 1. tk.9 | Tippin' | Blue Note 45-1710, BN-LA 945-H, (J) BNJ 61005 |
| 2. tk.11 | Senor Blues (vocal version) | - |
* Horace Silver Rare Tracks - Senor Blues (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61005)
* Bill Henderson/Horace Silver - Senor Blues c/w Tippin' (Blue Note 45-1710)
Michel Legrand Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Phil Woods (as) Seldon Powell (ts) Teo Macero (bars) Don Elliott (vib) Nat Pierce (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Michel Legrand (arr, cond)NYC, June 27, 1958
| Stompin' At The Savoy | Columbia CL 1250 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| In A Mist | - |
Hans Hammerschmid Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Hans Hammerschmid (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)Radio WDR Studios, Baden-Baden, West Germany, July 7, 1958
| Fontessa | Jazzline (G) JL 20828; Raretone (It) FC 5012 |
* Stan Getz Special, Vol. 2 (Raretone (It) FC 5012)
Dizzy Reece Sextet
Donald Byrd, Dizzy Reece (tp) Tubby Hayes (ts) Terry Shannon (p) Lloyd Thompson (b) Art Taylor (d) Tony Hall (prod)Decca Studios, London, England, August 24, 1958
| 1003 | Just A Penny | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32093-2, (J) TOCJ 5941/44 |
| 1006 | Eboo | - |
| 1007 | Close-Up | Blue Note BLP 4006 |
| 1008 | Shepherd's Serenade | - |
* Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 5941/44)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Bobby Jaspar (fl, ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)"L'Olympia", Paris, France, October 22, 1958
| Dear Old Stockholm | Brunswick (F) 87 903 | |
| Paul's Pal | - | |
| Flute Blues | - | |
| Ray's Idea | - | |
| Blues Walk | - | |
| Salt Peanuts, I | Brunswick (F) 87 904 | |
| Parisian Thoroughfare | - | |
| Stardust | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| At This Time | - | |
| Formidable | - | |
| Two Bass Hit | - | |
| Salt Peanuts, II | - |
* Donald Byrd - Byrd In Paris, Vol. 2 (Brunswick (F) 87 904)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Bobby Jaspar (fl, ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d): same personnel"Au Chat", Paris, France, October 29, 1958
| All The Things You Are | Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7001/02 | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | - | |
| Parisian Thoroughfare | - | |
| My Funny Valentine | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Down | - | |
| All The Time | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| Street Theme | - | |
| Baby Let Me Do It | - |
Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble
Donald Byrd (tp) Ray Bryant (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d) Art Blakey (d, chant) Philly Joe Jones (d, chant, vo) Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, "Sabu" Martinez, Chonguito Vincente (bgo, cga) Fred Pagani (tim) Andy Delannoy (maracas) Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed (chant)Manhattan Towers, NYC, November 9, 1958
| tk.3 | The Feast | Blue Note BLP 4004 |
| tk.4 | Reflection | Blue Note BLP 4005 |
| tk.7 | Mirage | Blue Note BLP 4004 |
| tk.8 | Swingin' Kilts | Blue Note BLP 4005 |
* Art Blakey - Holiday For Skins, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 4005, BST 84005)
Jim Timmens And His Jazz All Stars
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Don Lamond (d) Jim Timmens (arr, cond)NYC, late 1958
| A50129 | Here's A How-Dee-Do | Warner Bros. WB 1281 |
Jim Timmens And His Jazz All Stars
Donald Byrd, Joe Wilder (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Hal McKusick (cl, as) Al Klink (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Doug Allen (vib, mar) Buddy Weed (p) Kenny Burrell (g) George Duvivier (b) Nick Stabulas (d) Jim Timmens (arr, cond)NYC, December 18, 1958
| A50121 | When I Was A Lad | Warner Bros. WB 1278 |
| A50123 | I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore | - |
| A50126 | Farewell, My Own | - |
| A50127 | Tit Willow | - |
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1,2,4/6) Pepper Adams (bars -1,2,4/6) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 21, 1958
| 1. tk.3 | Sudwest Funk | Blue Note BLP 4007 |
| 2. tk.4 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 3. tk.6 | When Your Lover Has Gone | - |
| 4. tk.8 | Off To The Races (The Long Two/Four) | - |
| 5. tk.10 | Paul's Pal | - |
| 6. tk.12 | Down Tempo | - |
Jim Timmens And His Jazz All Stars
Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Wilder (tp) Walt Levinsky (cl, as) Al Klink (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Joe Venuto (vib, mar) Tony Aless (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Don Lamond (d) Jim Timmens (arr, cond)NYC, December 22, 1958
| A50117 | We Sail The Ocean Blue | Warner Bros. WB 1278 |
| A50118 | With Catlike Tread Upon Our Prey We Steal | - |
| A50119 | A Wandering Minstrel | - |
| A50122 | I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General | - |
Jim Timmens And His Jazz All Stars
Donald Byrd, Nick Travis (tp) Tyree Glenn (tb) Walt Levinsky (cl, as) Al Klink (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Joe Venuto (vib, mar) Buddy Weed (p) Mundell Lowe (g) George Duvivier (b) Johnny Cresci (d) Jim Timmens (arr, cond)NYC, December 29, 1958
| A50120 | The Flowers That Bloom In Spring | Warner Bros. WB 1278 |
| A50124 | Little Buttercup | - |
| A50125 | Poor Wandering One | - |
| A50128 | Three Little Maids From School | - |
1959
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Sonny Clark (p -2/5) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 18, 1959
| 1. tk.3 | Quadrangle | Blue Note BLP 4051 |
| 2. tk.8 | Blues Inn | - |
| 3. tk.10 | Fidel | - |
| 4. tk.12 | unknown title | rejected |
| 5. tk.13 | Untitled Blues | - |
Mundell Lowe Octet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Tony Scott (cl) Eddie Costa (p, vib) Mundell Lowe (g) Don Payne (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)NYC, February 3-5, 1959
| M-Squad Theme | RCA Camden CAL 522 | |
| Peter Gunn | - | |
| Thin Man Theme | - | |
| 77 Sunset Trip | - | |
| Mike Hammer Theme | - | |
| Riff Blues | - | |
| Perry Mason Theme | - | |
| Naked City Theme | - | |
| Far Out | - |
Thelonious Monk Tentet
Donald Byrd (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Bob Northern (frh) Jay McAllister (tu) Phil Woods (as) Charlie Rouse (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)"Town Hall", NYC, February 28, 1959
| Thelonious | Riverside RLP 12-300 | |
| Friday The 13th | Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 483/484 | |
| Monk's Mood | Riverside RLP 12-300 | |
| Little Rootie Tootie | Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 421; Milestone M 47064 | |
| Off Minor | Riverside RLP 12-300 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Thelonious (complete version) | Milestone M 9115; Fantasy OJCCD 135-2 | |
| Little Rootie Tootie (encore) | Milestone M 47033; Fantasy OJCCD 135-2 |
= Thelonious Monk - In Person (Milestone M 47033)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album (Milestone M 47064, MCD 47064-2)
* Thelonious Monk - Evidence (Milestone M 9115)
Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra
Donald Byrd (tp) Bobby Jaspar, Morton Lewis, Steve Perlow, Jerry Sanfino, Stan Webb (reeds) Mac Ceppos, Leo Kruczek, Tosha Samaroff (vln) Stan Free (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Don Payne (b) Billy Exiner (d) Chris Connor (vo) Ralph Sharon (arr, cond)NYC, March 19, 1959
| 3411 | Ballad Of The Sad Cafe | Atlantic LP 1307 |
| 3412 | I'm A Fool To Want You | unissued |
| 3413 | Lilac Wine | Atlantic LP 1307 |
Sonny Clark Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1959
| tk.4 | Blues Blue | Blue Note (J) GXF 3056 |
| tk.7 | Royal Flush | - |
| tk.9 | Junka | - |
| tk.11 | Minor Meeting | - |
| tk.12 | My Conception | - |
| tk.16 | Some Clark Bars | - |
Manny Albam - Teo Macero Orchestra
Donald Byrd (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) Frank Socolow (ts) Teddy Charles (vib) Mal Waldron (p) George Duvivier (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Teo Macero (comp, prod) Manny Albam (arr, comp)NYC, April 30, 1959
| East Hampton Blues | Columbia CL 1388 | |
| Davenport Blues | - |
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Paul Chambers (b) Pete LaRoca (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 2, 1959
| tk.5 | Formidable | Blue Note LT 1085, (J) TOCJ 5941/44 |
| tk.6 | Greasy | Blue Note 45-1776, BLP 4013 |
| tk.8 | Sweet Cakes | Blue Note BLP 4013 |
| tk.10 | Davis Cup | - |
| tk.13 | Minor Apprehension | - |
| tk.14 | Hip Strut | - |
* Jackie McLean - New Soil (Blue Note BLP 4013, BST 84013, CDP 7 84013-2)
* Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 5941/44)
* Jackie McLean - Greasy, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1776)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 31, 1959
| tk.1 | Here Am I | Blue Note 45-1763, BLP 4019 |
| tk.2 | Witchcraft | Blue Note BLP 4019 |
| tk.3 | The Injuns | - |
| tk.7 | Devil Whip | - |
| tk.10 | Bronze Dance | - |
| tk.16 | Clarion Calls | - |
* Donald Byrd - Here Am I, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1763)
Walter Davis Jr. Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1959
| tk.6 | Minor Mind | Blue Note BLP 4018 |
| tk.14 | 'S Make It | - |
| tk.17 | Loodle-Lot | - |
| tk.21 | Millie's Delight | - |
| tk.23 | Rhumba Nhumba | - |
| tk.24 | Sweetness | - |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (pocket tp) Jackie McLean (as) Duke Pearson (p) Doug Watkins (b) Lex Humphries (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 4, 1959
| tk.3 | Lament | Blue Note BLP 4026 |
| tk.8 | Amen | Blue Note 45-1764, BLP 4026 |
| tk.14 | Fuego | - |
| tk.15 | Low Life | Blue Note BLP 4026 |
| tk.17 | Bup A Loup | - |
| tk.18 | Funky Mama | - |
* Donald Byrd - Fuego c/w Amen (Blue Note 45-1764)
1960
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Duke Pearson (p) Doug Watkins (b) Lex Humphries (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 17, 1960
| That's All | rejected | |
| tk.6 | Soulful Kiddy | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52435-2 |
| tk.8 | Gate City | Blue Note 45-1798, BLP 4048 |
| Carol | rejected |
* Donald Byrd - Little Boy Blue c/w Gate City (Blue Note 45-1798)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Duke Pearson (p) Doug Watkins (b) Lex Humphries (d): same personnelRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 25, 1960
| tk.14 | Child Play | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52435-2 |
| tk.17 | Ghana | Blue Note 45-1799, BLP 4048 |
| tk.18 | Lex | Blue Note BLP 4048 |
| tk.21 | Carol | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52435-2 |
* Donald Byrd - Bo c/w Ghana (Blue Note 45-1799)
Armando Peraza Septet
Marcus Belgrave, Donald Byrd, Booker Little (tp) Mal Waldron (p) Addison Farmer (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Armando Peraza (cga)NYC, spring 1960
| Chasin' The Bird | Warwick W 5003ST; TCB 1004 | |
| Wee-Tina | - | |
| Call To Arms | - |
* Donald Byrd/Booker Little - The Third World (TCB 1004)
Earl Zindars Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Bill Evans (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Earl Zindars (per)NYC, spring 1960
| All Alone (Quiet Temple) | Warwick W 5003ST; TCB 1004 | |
| Ping Pong Beer | - | |
| Prophecy | - |
* Donald Byrd/Booker Little - The Third World (TCB 1004)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1,2,4/6) Duke Pearson (p) Reggie Workman (b) Lex Humphries (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 10, 1960
| 1. | Kimyas | rejected |
| 2. | Cecile | - |
| 3. tk.6 | Little Boy Blue | Blue Note 45-1798, BLP 4048 |
| 4. tk.14 | Bo | Blue Note 45-1799, BLP 4048 |
| 5. tk.16 | My Girl Shirl | Blue Note BLP 4048 |
| 6. | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | rejected |
* Donald Byrd - Little Boy Blue c/w Gate City (Blue Note 45-1798)
* Donald Byrd - Bo c/w Ghana (Blue Note 45-1799)
Bunky Green Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Bunky Green (as) Jimmy Heath (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Larry Ridley (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)Chicago, IL, October 28, 1960
| 60-1689 | Counter Punch | Exodus EXS 6001; Trip TLX 5000 |
| 60-1690 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - |
| 60-1691 | My Babe | - |
| 60-1693 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 60-1694 | Cecile | - |
* Two Sides Of Donald Byrd (Trip TLX 5000)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars -1,2,4/6) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d)"Half Note", NYC, 1st set, November 11, 1960
| 1. tk.1 | Theme From Mr. Lucky | Blue Note CDP 7 46540-2 |
| 2. tk.2 | Kimyas | rejected |
| 3. tk.3 | A Portrait Of Jennie | - |
| 4. tk.4 | One More For The Road | - |
| 5. tk.5 | Jeannie | Blue Note BLP 4061 |
| 6. tk.6 | Pure D. Funk (theme) | - |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars -1,2,4,5) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d)"Half Note", NYC, 2nd set, November 11, 1960
| 1. tk.7 | My Girl Shirl | Blue Note BLP 4060 |
| 2. tk.8 | Soulful Kiddy | - |
| 3. tk.9 | A Portrait Of Jennie | - |
| 4. tk.10 | Chant | Blue Note CDP 7 46539-2 |
| 5. tk.11 | Pure D. Funk (theme) | rejected |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d): same personnel"Half Note", NYC, 3rd set, November 11, 1960
| tk.12 | Theme From Mr. Lucky | rejected |
| tk.13 | That's All | - |
| tk.14 | Kimyas | Blue Note BLP 4061 |
| tk.15 | Cecile | Blue Note BLP 4060 |
| tk.16 | Pure D. Funk (theme) | - |
* Donald Byrd - At The Half Note Cafe, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 4060, BST 84060, CDP 7 46539-2)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d): same personnel"Half Note", NYC, 4th set, November 11, 1960
| tk.17 | When Sunny Gets Blue | Blue Note BLP 4061 |
| tk.18 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Blue Note CDP 7 46540-2 |
| tk.19 | Child's Play | Blue Note CDP 7 46539-2 |
* Donald Byrd - At The Half Note Cafe, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 46539-2)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d): same personnel"Half Note", NYC, 5th set, November 11, 1960
| tk.20 | Theme From Mr. Lucky | Blue Note rejected |
| tk.21 | Pure D. Funk (theme) | - |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Lex Humphries (d): same personnel"Half Note", NYC, 6th set, November 11, 1960
| tk.22 | A Portrait Of Jennie | Blue Note rejected |
| tk.23 | Pure D. Funk (theme) | - |
Donald Byrd - Pepper Adams Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Louis Hayes (d)NYC, 1960
| Stardust | Bethlehem BCP 6056 | |
| Philson | - | |
| Trio | - | |
| Libeccio | - | |
| Bitty Ditty | - |
1961
Herbie Hancock Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Herbie Hancock (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)NYC, early 1961
| Jammin' With The Herbie | Happy Bird (G) B 90172 | |
| Herbie's Blues | - | |
| Rock Your Soul | - | |
| TCB With Herbie | - | |
| Soul Power | - | |
| Cat Call | - |
Pepper Adams - Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Teddy Charles (vib -2) Herbie Hancock (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)NYC, early 1961
| 1. | Curro's | Warwick W 2041; TCB 1002 |
| 2. | It's A Beautiful Evening | - |
| 3. | Mr. Lucky Theme | - |
| 4. | Out Of This World | - |
| 5. | Bird House | - |
| 6. | Day Dream | - |
* Donald Byrd - Takin' Care Of Business (TCB 1002)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Herbie Hancock (p) Doug Watkins (b) Teddy Robinson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 17, 1961
| tk.3 | I'm An Old Cowhand | Blue Note LT 991 |
| tk.6 | You're Next | - |
| tk.10 | Great Got | - |
| tk.13 | Chant | - |
| tk.19 | Cute | rejected |
| tk.20 | That's All | Blue Note LT 991 |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Laymon Jackson (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1961
| tk.2 | Say You're Mine | Blue Note BLP 4075 |
| tk.5 | Hello Bright Sunflower | - |
| tk.8 | Each Time I Think Of You | - |
| tk.10 | Duke's Mixture | - |
| tk.14 | The Cat Walk | - |
| tk.15 | Cute | - |
Herbie Hancock Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Herbie Hancock (p) Cleveland Eaton (b) Teddy Robinson (d)"Jorgie's Jazz Club", St. Louis, MO, June 24, 1961
| Jorgie's | VGM 0002 | |
| 6 M's (Blues In 3/4) | - | |
| Hush | - | |
| Amen | - |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Herbie Hancock (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 1961
| tk.1 | Jorgie's | Blue Note 45-1854, BLP 4101 |
| tk.6 | Shangri-La | Blue Note BLP 4101 |
| tk.10 | Hush | Blue Note 45-1853, BLP 4101 |
| tk.16 | 6 M's | - |
| tk.19 | Requiem | Blue Note BLP 4101 |
| Child's Play | rejected | |
| tk.26 | I'm A Fool To Want You | Blue Note BLP 4101 |
* Donald Byrd - Jorgie's, Pt. 1&2 (not released) (Blue Note 45-1854)
* Donald Byrd - Hush c/w 6 M's (Blue Note 45-1853)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 11, 1961
| tk.2 | Nai Nai | Blue Note BLP 4118 |
| tk.9 | French Spice | - |
| tk.15 | Night Flower | - |
| tk.20 | Three Wishes | Blue Note CDP 7 84118-2 |
| tk.23 | Pentecostal Feeling | Blue Note BLP 4118 |
| tk.24 | Free Form | - |
Tadd Dameron Octet
Donald Byrd (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Sam Rivers (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p, arr) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1961
| tk.7 | The Elder Speaks | Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21484-2 |
| tk.19 | Bevan Beeps | - |
| tk.22 | Lament For The Living | - |
| tk.31 | Aloof Spoof | - |
1962 (The age of 30)
Duke Pearson Quintet
Donald Byrd, Johnny Coles (tp) Duke Pearson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Walter Perkins (d)NYC, January 12, 1962
| Groovin' For Nat (take 1) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760134 | |
| Child's Play (take 2) | Jazzline JAZ 33-02 | |
| Child's Play (take 3) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760134 | |
| Sudel (take 2) | - | |
| Sudel (take 4) | Jazzline JAZ 33-02 | |
| Smoothie (take 4) | - | |
| Hush! (take 1) | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760134 | |
| Hush! (take 2) | Jazzline JAZ 33-02 |
= Donald Byrd/Johnny Coles - Groovin' For Nat (Black Lion (E) BLP 60134, BLCD 760134)
Al Grey Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Al Grey (tb) Billy Mitchell (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Herbie Hancock (p) Herman Wright (b) Eddie Williams (d)"Birdland", NYC, January 31, 1962?
| 11724 | Dirty Low Down Blues | Argo 5421 |
| 11725 | Why Was I Born? | Chess unissued |
| 11726 | Nice And Easy | - |
| 11727 | Heavy Soul | - |
Al Grey Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Al Grey (tb) Billy Mitchell (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Herbie Hancock (p) Herman Wright (b) Eddie Williams (d): same personnel"Birdland", NYC, January 31, 1962
| 11471 | Hush | Chess unissued |
| 11472 | Minor On Top | Argo LP 700; Chess 2ACMJ 409 |
| 11473 | African Lady | - |
| 11474 | Grey's Blues | Chess unissued |
| 11475 | Home Fries | - |
| 11476 | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
| (11471?) | Hi-Fly | Argo LP 700; Chess 2ACMJ 409 |
| (11474?) | Dirty Low Down Blues | Argo LP 700 |
* Al Grey (Chess 2ACMJ 409)
= Al Grey - Basic Grey (Chess CH2 92513)
1963
Donald Byrd Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Donald Best (vib) Herbie Hancock (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Butch Warren (b) Lex Humphries (d) Duke Pearson (arr) Coleridge Perkinson (dir) unidentified chorusRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 12, 1963
| tk.5 | 14283-E | Cristo Redentor | Blue Note 45-1907, BLP 4124, BST 89904, BST2 84429; United Artists UA-XW 510-X |
| tk.8 | Chant | Blue Note BLP 4124 |
| tk.11 | Elijah | Blue Note 45-1907, BLP 4124 |
| tk.17 | The Black Disciples | Blue Note BLP 4124 |
| tk.19 | Beast Of Burden | - |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1959-1969 (Blue Note BST 89904)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BN-LA 160-G2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST2 84429)
* Donald Byrd - Elijah c/w Cristo Redentor (Blue Note 45-1907)
* Donald Byrd - Black Byrd c/w Cristo Redentor (United Artists UA-XW 510-X)
Jackie McLean Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Herbie Hancock (p) Butch Warren (b) Tony Williams (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 11, 1963
| tk.2 | Vertigo | Blue Note LT 1085 |
| tk.6 | Dusty Foot (Soul Time) | - |
| tk.9 | Marney | - |
| tk.14 | Yams | - |
| tk.17 | Cheers | - |
Hank Mobley Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Butch Warren (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963
| tk.4 | Old World, New Imports | Blue Note BLP 4149, CDP 7 84435-2 |
| tk.7 | Up A Step | - |
| tk.17 | The Feelin's Good | Blue Note BST 84435 |
| tk.21 | East Of The Village | Blue Note BLP 4186, CDP 7 84435-2 |
| tk.26 | Yes Indeed | Blue Note CDP 7 84435-2 |
| tk.29 | The Good Life | Blue Note BLP 4186, CDP 7 84435-2 |
* Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter (Blue Note BST 84435, CDP 7 84435-2)
* Hank Mobley - The Turnaround! (Blue Note BLP 4186, BST 84186)
Jimmy Heath Octet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Jimmy Heath (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)NYC, March 11, 1963
| More Than You Know | Riverside RLP 465 | |
| D Waltz | - | |
| Just In Time | - | |
| Wall To Wall | - |
Herbie Hancock Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Grachan Moncur III (tb -2,5,6) Hank Mobley (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Grant Green (g -3,4,6) Chuck Israels (b) Tony Williams (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963
| 1. tk.2 | A Tribute To Someone | Blue Note BLP 4126 |
| 2. tk.8 | King Cobra | Blue Note BLP 4126, BST 89907 |
| 3. tk.10 | Blind Man, Blind Man | Blue Note 45-1887, BLP 4126, BST 89907, BN-LA 399-H2 |
| 4. tk.11 | Blind Man, Blind Man (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95569-2 |
| 5. tk.17 | The Pleasure Is Mine | Blue Note BLP 4126 |
| 6. tk.20 | And What If I Don't Know | Blue Note BLP 4126, BN-LA 399-H2 |
* The Best Of Herbie Hancock (Blue Note BST 89907)
* Herbie Hancock Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 399-H2)
* Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95569-2)
* Herbie Hancock - Blind Man, Blind Man, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1887)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as) Jimmy Heath (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Eddie Khan (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 1963
| tk.5 | All Numbers | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21286-2 |
| On The Trail | rejected |
Jimmy Heath Octet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Jimmy Heath (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Percy Heath (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)NYC, May 28, 1963
| Six Steps | Riverside RLP 465 | |
| Nutty | - | |
| Swamp Seed | - |
1964
NDR Jazz Workshop
Benny Bailey, Donald Byrd, Jon Eardley, Johnny Renard, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Albert Mangelsdorff, Nat Peck, Ake Persson, Eje Thelin (tb) Johnny Scott (as, fl, cl) Klaus Doldinger, Johnny Griffin, Rolf Kuhn (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars, fl) Ingfried Hoffman (org) Pierre Cavalli (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Egil Johansen (d)NDR Studio 10, Hamburg, West Germany, April 26, 1964
| Waltz Of The Five Cats | Atlantic (Eu) ATL 60073 |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Art Taylor (d) Frank Wolff (prod)Barclay Studios, Paris, France, June 2, 1964
| 1387 tk.13 | Coppin' The Haven | Blue Note BLP 4176 |
| 1386 tk.17 | Tanya | Blue Note BLP 4176, BN-LA 393-H2 |
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
Eric Dolphy Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Nathan Davis (ts -1,2,5) Jacques Dieval (p) Jacques B. Hess (b) Franco Monzecci (d) Jacky Bambou (cga -3,5)Paris, France, June 11, 1964
| 1. | Springtime | West Wind (G) WW 016, WW 2063 |
| 2. | "245" | West Wind (G) WW 016 |
| 3. | G.W. | Jazzway (It) MUTT 1502; West Wind (G) WW 016 |
| 4. | Serene | - |
| 5. | Naima | Jazzway (It) MUTT 1502; West Wind (G) WW 2063 |
* Eric Dolphy - Naima (Jazzway (It) MUTT 1502)
* Eric Dolphy - Naima (West Wind (G) WW 2063)
International Jazz Workshop
Benny Bailey, Donald Byrd, Jon Eardley, Johnny Renard, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Albert Mangelsdorff, Nat Peck, Ake Persson, Eje Thelin (tb) Johnny Scott (as, fl, cl) Klaus Doldinger, Johnny Griffin, Rolf Kuhn (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars, fl) Ingfried Hoffman (org) Pierre Cavalli (g) Egil Johansen (d) Hans Gertberg (prod)"Ruhr Festival Of Art And Music", Recklinghausen, West Germany, June 26, 1964
| 35497 | Knoedel-Walzer | Philips 48095 |
| 35498 | Blazy Bones Revisited | - |
| 35499 | Concerto For Benjamin And Jonathan | - |
| 36500 | Waltz Of The Jive Cats | - |
| 36501 | Hip-Hit | - |
| 36502 | Revelation | - |
| 36503 | Conversation | - |
| 36504 | The Jamf's Are Coming | - |
= Various Artists - International Jazz Workshop (EmArcy MGE 26002, SRE 66002)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts -2) Herbie Hancock (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Grady Tate (d) The Donald Byrd Singers (vocal group) Claus Ogerman (arr, cond)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1964
| 1. 64VK522 | You're Talkin' About My Baby | Verve VK 10344, V/V6 8609 |
| 2. 64VK523 | Blind Man, Blind Man | - |
| 3. 64VK524 | Untitled | unissued |
* Donald Byrd - You're Talkin' About My Baby c/w Blind Man, Blind Man (Verve VK 10344)
Solomon Ilori Band
Donald Byrd (tp) Hubert Laws (fl, ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Elvin Jones (d) Chief Bey, Ladji Camara, Sunny Morgan, Roger Sanders (per, vo) Solomon Ilori (vo) Coleridge Perkinson (dir)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1964
| 1458 tk.4 | Bamu Baamu L'ayo (I Have The Strength To Sing) | Blue Note unissued |
| 1459 tk.11 | Toni Omo Re (Loving Your Child) | - |
| 1460 tk.17 | Agbamurero (Rhino) | - |
| 1461 tk.25 | Gbogbo Omo Ibile (Going Home) | - |
| 1462 tk.33 | Igbesi Aiye (Song Of Praise To God) | - |
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts -1,3,4) Herbie Hancock (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Grady Tate (d) The Donald Byrd Singers (vocal group) Claus Ogerman (arr, cond)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 2, 1964
| 1. 64VK550 | Boom Boom | Verve V/V6 8609 |
| 2. 64VK551 | Greensleeves | unissued |
| 3. 64VK552 | My Babe | Verve V/V6 8609 |
| 4. 64VK553 | See See Rider | - |
| 5. 64VK554 | House Of The Rising Sun | - |
Duke Pearson Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) James Spaulding (as) Joe Henderson (ts) Duke Pearson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Otis Finch (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 6, 1964
| 1463 | Amanda | Blue Note rejected |
| E.S.P. (Extrasensory Perception) | - | |
| Fly, Little Bird, Fly | - |
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Walter Booker (b) Joe Chambers (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 18, 1964
| 1474 tk.6 | I Am So Excited By You | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59963-2 |
| tk.9 | Gingerbread Boy | - |
Cal Tjader Orchestra
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) Cal Tjader (vib) Lonnie Hewitt (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Richard Davis, John Hilliard (b) Bob Bushnell (el-b) Johnny Rae, Grady Tate (d) Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza, Alberto Valdes (per)NYC, November 20, 1964
| 64VK589 | Afro Blue | Verve V/V6 8614, V3HB 8843 |
| 64VK590 | Doxy | unissued |
* Cal Tjader - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8843)
Duke Pearson Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) James Spaulding (as, fl) Joe Henderson (ts) Duke Pearson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 21, 1964
| 1475 tk.3 | Amanda | Blue Note BLP 4191 |
| 1476 tk.6 | E.S.P. (Extrasensory Perception) | - |
| 1477 tk.12 | Bedouin | - |
| 1478 tk.15 | Wahoo | - |
| 1479 tk.22 | Fly, Little Bird, Fly | - |
Donald Byrd and others
Donald Byrd (tp) and othersNYC, November 23, 1964
| 64VK604 | True Love | Verve unissued |
| 64VK605 | Go Go Jerome | - |
| 64VK606 | Torture | - |
Donald Byrd Septet
Donald Byrd (tp) Stanley Turrentine (ts -1/4) Herbie Hancock (p) Kenny Burrell (g -1/4) Ron Carter (b) Grady Tate (d) Candido Camero (per -1/4) The Donald Byrd Singers (vocal group)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1964
| 1. 64VK615 | Bossa | Verve V/V6 8609 |
| 2. 64VK616 | You Excite Me So | unissued |
| 3. 64VK617 | Cantaloupe Island | Verve V/V6 8609 |
| 4. 64VK618 | Deuilette | unissued |
| 5. 64VK619 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | Verve V/V6 8609 |
Donald Byrd Septet With Orchestra
Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Donald Byrd (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Cocker, J.J. Johnson, Benny Powell (tb) Jim Buffington, Bob Northern (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Freddie Roach (org) Grant Green (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Grady Tate (d) Duke Pearson (arr) Coleridge Perkinson (dir, cond) unidentified vocal chorusRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 17, 1964
| 1493 tk.3 | I'm Tryin' To Get Home | Blue Note BLP 4188 |
| 1494 tk.5 | March Children | - |
| 1495 tk.11 | Brother Isaac | Blue Note 45-1916, BLP 4188 |
* Donald Byrd - Brother Isaac c/w I've Longed And Searched For My Mother (Blue Note 45-1916)
Donald Byrd Septet With Orchestra
Joe Ferrante, Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (tp) Donald Byrd (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Cocker, J.J. Johnson, Benny Powell (tb) Jim Buffington, Bob Northern (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Herbie Hancock (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Grady Tate (d) unknown (chimes, per, tamb, tubular bells) Duke Pearson (arr) Coleridge Perkinson (dir, cond) unidentified vocal chorus: Joe Ferrante (tp) unknown (chimes, per, tamb, tubular bells) replaces Terry, Turrentine, Roach, GreenRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 18, 1964
| 1496 tk.17 | I've Longed And Searched For My Mother | Blue Note 45-1916, BLP 4188 |
| 1497 tk.20 | Noah | Blue Note BLP 4188 |
| 1498 tk.26 | Pearly Gates | - |
* Donald Byrd - Brother Isaac c/w I've Longed And Searched For My Mother (Blue Note 45-1916)
1965
Dexter Gordon Quartet With Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, August 19, 1965
| Ladybird | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36035 | |
| So What | - | |
| Who Can I Turn To? | - | |
| Blues By Five (incomplete) | - |
Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp) Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Donny Moore, Tony Studd (tb) Phil Woods (as, cl) Jerry Dodgion (as, cl, fl, picc) Romeo Penque (ts, cl, fl, picc, ob, ehr) Danny Bank (bars, fl, afl, bcl) Bob Ashton (sax, cl, fl) Herbie Hancock or Roger Kellaway (p) Wes Montgomery (g) George Duvivier (b) Grady Tate or Sol Gubin (d) Candido Camero (cga) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 20, 1965
| 65VK547 | Goin' Out Of My Head | Verve VK 10384, VK 10440, V/V6 8642, V/V6 8714, 2V6S 8813, V3HB 8839, V6 654-2 |
| 65VK548 | Boss City | Verve VK 10384, V/V6 8642, V6 8796, 2V6S 8813, V3HB 8839 |
* The Best Of Wes Montgomery (Verve V/V6 8714)
* The History Of Wes Montgomery (Verve 2V6S 8813)
* Wes Montgomery - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8839)
* Various Artists - 24 Karat Gold For Groovin' (Verve V6 654-2)
* Wes Montgomery - Eulogy (Verve V6 8796)
* Wes Montgomery - Goin' Out Of My Head c/w Boss City (Verve VK 10384)
* Wes Montgomery - Goin' Out Of My Head c/w Tequila (Verve VK 10440, VK 137)
Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp) Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Donny Moore, Tony Studd (tb) Phil Woods (as, cl) Jerry Dodgion (as, cl, fl, picc) Romeo Penque (ts, cl, fl, picc, ob, ehr) Danny Bank (bars, fl, afl, bcl) Bob Ashton (sax, cl, fl) Herbie Hancock or Roger Kellaway (p) Wes Montgomery (g) George Duvivier (b) Grady Tate or Sol Gubin (d) Candido Camero (cga) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond): same personnelRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 22, 1965
| 65VK580 | Naptown Blues | Verve V/V6 8642, V/V6 8714, V3HB 8839 |
| 65VK581 | The End Of A Love Affair | Verve V/V6 8642, V/V6 8714 |
| 65VK582 | Twisted Blues | Verve V/V6 8642, V6 8757, 2V6S 8813 |
| 65VK583 | Golden Earrings | Verve V/V6 8642, V6 8796 |
| 65VK584 | Chim Chim Cheree | Verve V/V6 8642 |
| 65VK585 | O Morro (Once I Loved) | Verve V/V6 8642, V6 8757, 2V6S 8813 |
| 65VK586 | It Was A Very Good Year | Verve V/V6 8642 |
* The Best Of Wes Montgomery (Verve V/V6 8714)
* Wes Montgomery - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8839)
* The Best Of Wes Montgomery, Vol. 2 (Verve V6 8757)
* The History Of Wes Montgomery (Verve 2V6S 8813)
* Wes Montgomery - Eulogy (Verve V6 8796)
1966
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as) Hank Mobley (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Walter Booker (b) Freddie Waits (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 1966
| 1746 tk.4 | On The Trail | Blue Note BLP 4238 |
| 1747 tk.9 | I'm So Excited By You | - |
| 1748 tk.15 | Mustang | - |
| Dixie Lee | rejected | |
| 1750 tk.24 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Blue Note BLP 4238 |
| 1751 tk.29 | Fly, Little Bird, Fly | - |
| 1749 tk.31 | Dixie Lee | - |
1967 (The age of 35)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Walter Booker (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 9, 1967
| 1810 tk.5 | Loki | Blue Note BLP 4259 |
| 1811 tk.9 | Eldorado | - |
| 1812 tk.10 | West Of The Pecos | - |
| Blackjack | rejected | |
| 1814 tk.28 | Beale Street | Blue Note BLP 4259 |
| 1813 tk.29 | Blackjack | - |
| 1815 tk.33 | Pentatonic | - |
Stanley Turrentine Tentet
Donald Byrd (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Jerry Dodgion (as, fl) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Joe Farrell (ts, fl) Pepper Adams (bars, cl) Kenny Barron (p) Bucky Pizzarelli (g) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Duke Pearson (arr)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1967
| 1839 tk.4 | She's A Carioca | Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 |
| 1840 tk.9 | Samba Do Aviao | - |
| 1841 tk.14 | Manha De Carnaval | Blue Note LT 993 |
| 1842 tk.15 | What Now, My Love? | - |
| 1843 tk.24 | Night Song | Blue Note BN-LA 394-H2 |
| 1844 tk.32 | Here's That Rainy Day | Blue Note LT 993 |
| 1845 tk.41 | Blues For Del | - |
* Stanley Turrentine - New Time Shuffle (Blue Note LT 993)
Sam Rivers Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Julian Priester (tb) James Spaulding (as, fl) Sam Rivers (ts, ss, fl) Cecil McBee (b) Steve Ellington (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 17, 1967
| 1858 tk.10 | Paean | Blue Note BN-LA 453-H2; Mosaic MR5-167; Blue Note BST 84261 |
| 1859 tk.20 | Precis | - |
| 1860 tk.25 | Helix | - |
| 1861 tk.32 | Effusive Melange | - |
* The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions (Mosaic MR5-167, MD3-167)
* Sam Rivers - Dimensions And Extensions (also released) (Blue Note BST 84261)
= Sam Rivers - Dimensions And Extensions (Blue Note CDP 7 84261-2)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as) Cedar Walton (p) Walter Booker (b) Billy Higgins (d, vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1967
| 1884 tk.3 | Book's Bossa | Blue Note BST 84292 |
| 1885 tk.15 | The Loner | - |
| 1886 tk.18 | Jelly Roll | - |
| 1887 tk.22 | Slow Drag | - |
| 1889 tk.29 | My Ideal | - |
| 1890 tk.30 | Secret Love | - |
Hank Mobley Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 26, 1967
| 1898 tk.3 | No Argument | Blue Note BST 84425 |
| 1899 tk.6 | The Hippity Hop | - |
| 1900 tk.9 | Bossa For Baby | - |
| 1901 tk.12 | Soul Time (Dusty Foot) | Blue Note BST 84425, (J) BNJ 71106 |
| 1902 tk.27 | Far Away Lands | Blue Note BST 84425 |
| 1903 tk.32 | A Dab Of This And That | - |
* Various Artists - Soho Blue (Blue Note (J) BNJ 71106)
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as) Pepper Adams (bars) Chick Corea (p) Miroslav Vitous (b) Joe Chambers (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 29, 1967
| 1957 | The Creeper | Blue Note rejected |
| 1958 | Chico-San | - |
Donald Byrd Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Red (as -1,2,4/7) Pepper Adams (bars -1,2,4/7) Chick Corea (p) Miroslav Vitous (b) Mickey Roker (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 5, 1967
| 1. 1959 tk.4 | Blues Well Done | Blue Note LT 1096 |
| 2. 1960 tk.6 | Early Sunday Morning | - |
| 3. 1961 tk.8 | I Will Wait For You | - |
| 4. 1962 tk.15 | Chico-San | - |
| 5. 1957 tk.18 | The Creeper | - |
| 6. 1963 tk.21 | Samba Yantra | - |
| 7. 1964 tk.25 | Blues Medium Rare | - |
1969
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Lew Tabackin (fl) Frank Foster (ts) Duke Pearson (el-p) Jimmy Ponder (g) Roland Wilson (b) Joe Chambers (d) Nat Bettis, John Richardson (per)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1969
| 4279 tk.2 | Weasel | Blue Note BST 84319 |
| 4278 tk.8 | I Love The Girl | - |
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Jerry Dodgion (fl) Frank Foster (ts) Duke Pearson (el-p) Jimmy Ponder (g) Roland Wilson (b) Leo Morris (d) Nat Bettis, John Richardson (per): Jerry Dodgion (fl) Leo Morris (d) replaces Tabackin, ChambersRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 6, 1969
| 4276 tk.10 | Fancy Free | Blue Note BST 84319 |
| 4277 tk.23 | The Uptowner | - |
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Kenny Rupp (frh) Al Gibbons (fl) Gary Campbell (ts) Duke Pearson (el-p) Wally Richardson (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Freddie Waits (d) Roland Wilson (cga) 3 vocalsA&R Studios, NYC, July 7, 1969
| 4612-9 | Now Wheddy | Blue Note rejected |
| 4613-5 | Yano | - |
| 4614-3 | Congo (instrumental version) | - |
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (flh) William Campbell (tb -1) Frank Foster (ts) Lew Tabackin (ts, fl) Duke Pearson (el-p) Ron Carter (b) Bob Cranshaw (el-b -2) Airto Moreira (d)A&R Studios, NYC, December 16, 1969
| 1. 4615-4 | Kofi | Blue Note B1 31875 |
| 2. 4616-4 | Fufu | - |
1970
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Bill Champbell (tb) Hermeto Pascoal (fl -4) Jerry Dodgion (as, ss, fl) Lew Tabackin (ts, fl) Frank Foster (ts, acl) Pepper Adams (bars, cl) Duke Pearson (el-p) Wally Richardson (g) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Airto Moreira (per)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 15, 1970
| 1. 6344 tk.2 | Estavianco | Blue Note BST 84349 |
| 2. 6343 tk.4 | Essence | - |
| 3. 6341 tk.5 | The Dude | - |
| 4. 6342 tk.8 | Xibaba | - |
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Duke Pearson (el-p) Wally Richardson (g) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Airto Moreira, Dom Um Romao (per)A&R Studios, NYC, December 4, 1970
| 6879 tk.2 | Perpetual Love | Blue Note B1 31875 |
| 6880 tk.7 | Elmina | - |
| 6881 tk.15 | The Loud Minority | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31875-2 |
| 6882 tk.18 | My Love Waits | rejected |
1971
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Thurman Green (tb) Harold Land (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Joe Sample (org) Bill Henderson III (el-p) Don Peake, Greg Poree (g) Wilton Felder (el-b) Ed Greene (d) Bobbye Porter Hall (cga, tamb)A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1971
| 8317 (tk.2) | The Emperor | Blue Note 45-1973, BST 84380 |
| 8318 (tk.4) | Jamie | Blue Note BST 84380 |
* Donald Byrd - The Emperor, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1973)
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp) Thurman Green (tb) Harold Land (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Joe Sample (org) Bill Henderson III (el-p) Don Peake, David T. Walker (g) Wilton Felder (el-b) Ed Greene (d) Bobbye Porter Hall (cga, tamb): David T. Walker (g) replaces PoreeA&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1971
| 8319 | The Little Rasti | Blue Note BST 84380 |
| Tune Four | rejected |
1972 (The age of 40)
Donald Byrd Group
Fonce Mizell (tp, vo) Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) Roger Glenn (fl, afl, sax) Joe Sample (p, el-p) Fred Perren (el-p, syn, vo) Dean Parks (g) Wilton Felder (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Bobbye Porter Hall (per) Larry Mizell (vo, arr)The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 1972
| 11249 | Mr. Thomas | Blue Note BN-XW 309-W, BN-LA 047-F |
* Donald Byrd - Flight Time c/w Mr. Thomas (Blue Note BN-XW 309-W)
Donald Byrd Group
Fonce Mizell (tp, vo) Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) Roger Glenn (fl, afl, sax) Joe Sample (p, el-p) Fred Perren (el-p, syn, vo) Dean Parks (g) Wilton Felder (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Bobbye Porter Hall (per) Larry Mizell (vo, arr): same personnelThe Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April 4, 1972
| 11246 | Flight Time | Blue Note BN-XW 309-W, BN-LA 047-F, BN-LA 700-G |
| Distant Land | unissued |
* Donald Byrd's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 700-G)
* Donald Byrd - Flight Time c/w Mr. Thomas (Blue Note BN-XW 309-W)
Donald Byrd Group
Fonce Mizell (tp, vo) Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) Roger Glenn (fl, afl, sax) Joe Sample (p, el-p) Fred Perren (el-p, syn, vo) David T. Walker (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Stephanie Spruill (cga, tamb) Larry Mizell (vo, arr): David T. Walker (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Stephanie Spruill (cga, tamb) replaces Parks, Felder, HallThe Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, November 24, 1972
| 11250 | Sky High | Blue Note BN-LA 047-F, BN-LA 700-G |
| 11247 | Black Byrd | Blue Note BN-XW 212-W, BN-LA 047-F, BN-LA 700-G; United Artists UA-XW 510-X |
| 11251 | Slop Jar Blues | Blue Note BN-XW 212-W, BN-LA 047-F |
| 11248 | Love's So Far Away | Blue Note BN-LA 047-F |
| 11252 | Where Are We Going? | - |
* Donald Byrd's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 700-G)
* Donald Byrd - Black Byrd c/w Slop Jar Blues (Blue Note BN-XW 212-W)
* Donald Byrd - Black Byrd c/w Cristo Redentor (United Artists UA-XW 510-X)
1973
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (tp, flh, vo) Roger Glenn (fl) Jerry Peters (p, el-p) Fonce Mizell (clav, tp, vo) Fred Perren (syn, vo) David T. Walker (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) King Errisson (cga) Stephanie Spruill (per) Larry Mizell (vo, arr, cond)The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, June 13, 14 & 15, 1973
| 12686 | Lansana's Priestess | Blue Note BN-LA 140-F, BN-LA 700-G |
| 12687 | Miss Kane | Blue Note BN-LA 140-F |
| 12688 | Sister Love | - |
| 12689 | Street Lady | Blue Note BN-LA 140-F, BN-LA 700-G |
| 12690 | Witch Hunt | Blue Note BN-XW 445-W, BN-LA 140-F |
| 12691 | Woman Of The World | - |
* Donald Byrd's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 700-G)
* Donald Byrd - Witch Hunt c/w Woman Of The World (Blue Note BN-XW 445-W)
Donald Byrd Group
Fonce Mizell (tp) Donald Byrd (tp, flh) Allan Barnes (ts, fl) Nathan Davis (ts, ss) Kevin Toney (el-p) Larry Mizell (syn) Barney Perry (el-g) Henry Franklin (el-b) Keith Killgo (d, vo) Ray Armando (cga, per)"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 5, 1973
| Poco-Mania | Blue Note unissued | |
| You've Got It Bad, Girl | - | |
| Untitled, No. 3 | - | |
| Black Byrd | - | |
| Flight Time | - |
1974
Donald Byrd And The Blackbyrds
Donald Byrd (tp) Allan Barnes (ss, ts, vo) Kevin Toney (p, el-p, syn, vo) Barney Perry (el-g, vo) Joe Hall (el-b, vo) Keith Killgo (d, vo) Perk Jacobs (cga, per, vo)"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 1974
| tk.1 | Black Byrd | Blue Note unissued |
| tk.2 | Livin' For The City | - |
| tk.3 | Lansana's Priestess | - |
| tk.4 | Witch Hunt | - |
| tk.5 | Poco Mania | - |
| tk.6 | You've Got It Bad, Girl | - |
| tk.7 | Reggins | - |
| tk.8 | A Summer Love | - |
| tk.9 | Do It Fluid | - |
| tk.10 | unknown title | - |
| tk.11 | - | - |
Donald Byrd Group
Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) Gary Bartz (as, ss, cl) Jerry Peters (p, org) Larry Mizell (el-p, syn, back vo, arr, cond) Fonce Mizell (clav, tp, back vo) Fred Perren (syn, back vo) David T. Walker (g) John Rowin (g -1/9,11,12) Ronghea Southern (g -10) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d, bata d, mouth harp) Mayuto Correa (cga) Roger Sainte (per) Stephanie Spruill (per, back vo) James Carter (whistler) Kay Haith (vo) Margie Evans, Lorraine Kennar (back vo)The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, October 11-December, 1974
| 1. 14883 | Steppin' Into Tomorrow | Blue Note BN-LA 368-G, BN-LA 700-G |
| 2. 14884 | Harvey's Tune | rejected |
| 3. 14885 | You Are The World | Blue Note BN-LA 368-G |
| 4. 14890 | We're Together | Blue Note BN-XW 650-X, BN-LA 368-G |
| 5. 14893 | Destination | rejected |
| 6. 14894 | Hash And Eggs, Hold The Eggs | unissued |
| 7. 14895 | unknown title | rejected |
| 8. 15212 | Design A Nation | Blue Note BN-LA 368-G |
| 9. 15213 | Rock And Roll Again | Blue Note BN-LA 368-G, BN-LA 700-G |
| 10. 15214 | Think Twice | Blue Note BN-XW 650-X, BN-LA 368-G |
| 11. 15215 | Makin' It | Blue Note BN-LA 368-G |
| 12. 15216 | I Love The Girl | - |
* D