Fantasy Records Discography: 1961-1962
1961
Dave Brubeck Quartet
William O. Smith (cl) Dave Brubeck (p) Gene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d)Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1961
| The Unihorn | Fantasy LP 3319 | |
| Bach An'All | - | |
| Siren Song | - | |
| Pan's Pipes | - | |
| By Jupiter | - | |
| Baggin' The Dragon | - | |
| Apollo's Axe | - | |
| The Sailor And The Mermaid | - | |
| Nep-Tune | - | |
| Pan Dance | - |
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis (g, vo)April 3, 1961
| John Henry | Bluesville BVLP 1036 | |
| When My Baby Left Me | - | |
| Shake 'Em On Down | - | |
| Big Chief Blues | - | |
| Old Blue | - | |
| I'm Going Back To Brownsville | - | |
| Back On My Feet Again | - | |
| White Lightnin' | - | |
| Roberta | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - |
= Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down (Fantasy F 24703, FCD 24703-2)
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis (g, vo): same personnelApril 4, 1961
| Baby You Don't Want Me | Bluesville BVLP 1037 | |
| Done Changed My Mind | - | |
| Goin' To Kansas City | - | |
| Judge Boushay Blues | - | |
| Casey Jones | - | |
| This Time Tomorrow | - | |
| I Will Turn Your Money Green | - | |
| Frankie And Johnnie | - | |
| Longing Blues | - | |
| Long Tall Gal Blues | - |
= Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down (Fantasy F 24703, FCD 24703-2)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, July 7, 1961
| Black Gal | Bluesville BVLP 1057; Fantasy OBCCD 586-2 | |
| Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes | - | |
| Good Morning Little School Girl | - | |
| Coffee Blues | - |
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues (Fantasy OBCCD 586-2)
Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis (g, vo)Memphis, TN, August 10, 1961
| You Got To Move | Bluesville 45-819, BVLP 1032 | |
| Crucifixion | Bluesville BVLP 1032 | |
| I'm Glad I'm In That Number | Bluesville 45-819, BVLP 1032 | |
| There's A Table Sittin' In Heaven | Bluesville BVLP 1032 | |
| Motherless Children | - | |
| There's A Bright Side Somewhere | - | |
| I'll Be All Right Some Day | - | |
| You Better Mind | - | |
| A Little More Faith | - | |
| I'll Fly Away | - | |
| God's Gonna Separate | - | |
| When I Die I'll Live Again | - |
= Blind Gary Davis - When I Die I'll Live Again (Fantasy F 24704, FCD 24704-2)
* Reverend Gary Davis - You Got To Move c/w I'm Glad I'm In That Number (Bluesville 45-819)
The Montgomery Brothers
Buddy Montgomery (vib -1/8) Wes Montgomery (g) Monk Montgomery (b) Paul Humphries (d)"The Cellar", Vancouver B.C., Canada, September 16, 1961
| 1. | Jeannine (Jeanie) | Fantasy LP 3323 |
| 2. | Snowfall | - |
| 3. | Barbados | - |
| 4. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 5. | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 6. | On Green Dolphin Street (take 2) | Milestone MCD 9298-2 |
| 7. | Stella By Starlight (take 1) | - |
| 8. | Stella By Starlight (take 2) | - |
| 9. | Angel Eyes | Fantasy LP 3323 |
| 10. | Bud's Beaux Arts (Beaux Arts) | - |
* Wes Montgomery - Dangerous (Milestone MCD 9298-2)
Big Joe Williams
Larry Johnson (hca) Big Joe Williams (g, vo) Willie Dixon (b)NYC, October 7, 1961
| 38 Pistol Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1056 | |
| I'm A Fool About My Baby | - | |
| Pearly Mae | - | |
| Walking Blues | - | |
| Highway 45 | - | |
| Meet Me In The Bottom | - | |
| Skinny Mama | - | |
| Jockey Ride Blues | - | |
| Coal And Iceman Blues | - | |
| Army Man Blues | - | |
| Black Gal | - | |
| (Make Me A) Pallet On The Floor | - |
= Big Joe Williams - Walking Blues (Fantasy F 24724, FCD 24724-2) same session
| Levee Camp Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1083 | |
| Low Down Dirty Shame | - | |
| Gambling Man | - | |
| Ain't Gonna Rain No More | - | |
| Feel So Good | - | |
| Prowling Ground Hog | - | |
| Back Home Again | - | |
| Sugar Babe | - | |
| Tell Me Mama | - | |
| Studio Blues | - |
= Big Joe Williams - Walking Blues (Fantasy F 24724, FCD 24724-2)
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g, vo)"Sugar Hill", San Francisco, CA, December 29, 1961
| Climbin' On Top Of The Hill | Fantasy FCD 24750-2 | |
| Louise | - | |
| My Father's Words | - | |
| Backwater Blues | - | |
| Wine Headed Woman | - | |
| Careless Love | - | |
| Playing With The Blues | - | |
| I Can't Sleep At Night | - | |
| My Baby's Leavin' | - | |
| Lose Your Money | - | |
| Jet Plane Blues | - | |
| Rainy Day | - | |
| I'm A Stranger | - | |
| Women On My String | - | |
| One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer | - | |
| Key To The Highway | - | |
| You'd Better Mind | - | |
| Walk On | - |
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g, vo): same personnel"Sugar Hill", San Francisco, CA, December, 1961
| Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me | Fantasy LP 3340 | |
| Born To Live The Blues | - | |
| Just About Crazy | - | |
| Up, Sometimes Down | - | |
| Baby, I Knocked On Your Door | - | |
| Keep On Walking | - | |
| Baby, I Got My Eye On You | - | |
| I Got A Little Girl | - | |
| I Feel Alright Now | - | |
| Worry, Worry, Worry | - | |
| Sweet Woman Blues | - |
Cal Tjader Quartet With Strings
Cal Tjader (vib) Buddy Motsinger (p) Red Mitchell (b) Johnny Rae (d) unidentified stringsLos Angeles, CA, 1961
| Over The Rainbow | Fantasy LP 3330 | |
| Out Of This World | - | |
| Last Night When We Were Young | - | |
| The Man That Got Away | - | |
| Blues In The Night | - |
= Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen And West Side Story (Fantasy FCD 24775-2)
Cal Tjader Quartet
Cal Tjader (vib) Buddy Motsinger (p) Al McKibbon (b) Willie Bobo (d)San Francisco, CA, 1961
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Fantasy LP 3330 | |
| Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good) | - | |
| When The Sun Comes Out | - | |
| Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe | - | |
| I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | - | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
= Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen And West Side Story (Fantasy FCD 24775-2)
Mongo Santamaria And His Band
Mongo Santamaria (cga, bgo) Willie Bobo, Rudy Calzado, Joao Donato, Felix "Pupi" Legarreta, Rolando Lozano, Cuco Martinez, Jose "Chombo" Silva, Victor Venegas (per)1961
| Quindimbia | Fantasy LP 3324, F 24738 | |
| Sabroso | - | |
| Siempre En Ti | - | |
| Chombo Chavada | - | |
| A Ti No Mas | - | |
| Mi Novia | Fantasy F 24738 | |
| Antonio Y Pedro | Fantasy LP 3324, F 24738 | |
| Guajira At The Blackhawk | - | |
| Palo Mayombe | - | |
| Loco Por Ti | Fantasy F 24738 | |
| Come Candela | Fantasy LP 3324, F 24738 | |
| Olga Pachanga | - |
* Mongo Santamaria - !Arriba! (Fantasy F 24738, FCD 24738-2) same session
| Mongo's Theme | Fantasy LP 3328, F 24738 | |
| Entre Amigos | - | |
| Hilda Melodia | - | |
| Pay Joaquin | - | |
| Lucy Cha | - | |
| Manteca | - | |
| Federico | - | |
| Eres Tu | - | |
| Esta Melodia | - | |
| Guaguanco Flamenco | - | |
| Mongo's Theme No. 2 | Fantasy LP 3328 |
* Mongo Santamaria - !Arriba! (Fantasy F 24738, FCD 24738-2)
1962
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, January, 1962
| T Model Blues | Prestige 45-374; Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |
| Jackstropper Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |
| You Cook All Right | Prestige 45-374; Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |
| You Never Miss Your Water | Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |
| Let's Do The Susie-Q | - | |
| Smokes Like Lightning | - |
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - T Model Blues c/w You Cook All Right (Prestige 45-374)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Billy Bizor (hca, vo) Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Spider Kilpatrick (d)Houston, TX, February 17, 1962
| How Many More Years I Got | Bluesville BVLP 1057 | |
| Black Cadillac | - | |
| Walking This Road By Myself | Bluesville BVLP 1057; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| The Devil Jumped The Black Man | - | |
| My Baby Don't Stand No Cheating | Bluesville 45-825, BVLP 1061 | |
| You Is One Black Rat | Bluesville BVLP 1061 | |
| The Fox Chase | - | |
| Mojo Hand | Prestige 45-343; Bluesville BVLP 1061, BVLP 1084 | |
| Mama Blues | Prestige 45-452; Bluesville BVLP 1061 | |
| My Black Name | Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |
| Ida Mae | Bluesville BVLP 1070; Prestige PR 7714 |
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* The Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins And Texas Blues Band (Prestige PR 7714)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' & Co. (Bluesville BVLP 1061)
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - His Greatest Hits (Bluesville BVLP 1084)
= Lightnin' Hopkins Greatest Hits! (Prestige PR 7592)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning (Bluesville BVLP 1070; Fantasy OBCCD 551-2)
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - My Baby Don't Stand No Cheating c/w Katie Mae (Bluesville 45-825)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand c/w Automobile Blues (Prestige 45-343)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Mama Blues c/w Pneumonia Blues (Prestige 45-452)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Buster Pickens (p) Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo) Donald Cooks (b) Spider Kilpatrick (d)Houston, TX, February 20, 1962
| Prison Farm Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1070; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| Worried Life Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1057; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| Happy Blues For John Glenn | Bluesville 45-820, BVLP 1057; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| Sinner's Prayer | Prestige 45-391; Bluesville 45-822, BVLP 1061, BVLP 1084 | |
| Angel Child | Bluesville 45-822, BVLP 1061 | |
| I Got A Leak In This Old Building | Bluesville BVLP 1061; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| Pneumonia Blues | Prestige 45-452; Bluesville BVLP 1061; Prestige PR 7714 | |
| Have You Ever Been Mistreated | Bluesville BVLP 1061 |
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* The Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins And Texas Blues Band (Prestige PR 7714)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Walkin' This Road By Myself (Bluesville BVLP 1057)
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' & Co. (Bluesville BVLP 1061)
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - His Greatest Hits (Bluesville BVLP 1084)
= Lightnin' Hopkins Greatest Hits! (Prestige PR 7592)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Happy Blues For John Glenn, Pt. 1&2 (Bluesville 45-820)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Sinner's Prayer c/w Got To Move Your Baby (Prestige 45-391)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Sinner's Prayer c/w Angel Child (Bluesville 45-822)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Mama Blues c/w Pneumonia Blues (Prestige 45-452)
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk (g, vo)April, 1962
| Samson And Delilah | Prestige Folklore FL 14012 | |
| Cocaine Blues | - | |
| You've Been A Good Old Wagon | - | |
| Fixin' To Die | - | |
| Hang Me, Oh Hang Me | - | |
| Long John | - | |
| Chicken Is Nice | - | |
| He Was A Friend Of Mine | - | |
| Motherless Child (Motherless Children) | - | |
| Stackerlee | - | |
| Mr. Noah | - | |
| Come Back Baby | - | |
| Poor Lazarus | - |
= Inside Dave Van Ronk (Fantasy F 24710, FCD 24710-2)
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk (vo, g, 12 string g, bj, dulcimer, autoharp)April, 1962 or 1964
| House Carpenter | Prestige Folklore FL 14025 | |
| The Cruel Ship's Captain | - | |
| Sprig Of Thyme | - | |
| Talking Cancer Blues | - | |
| I Buyed Me A Little Dog | - | |
| Lady Gay | - | |
| Fair And Tender Ladies | - | |
| Brian O'Lynne | - | |
| Shanty Man's Life | - | |
| Silver Dagger | - | |
| Kentucky Moonshiner | - | |
| He Never Came Back | - |
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Roy Burrowes (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Leon Cox (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d)A&R Studios, NYC, May 1, 1962
| C Jam Blues | Fantasy F 9636 | |
| Take The "A" Train | - | |
| Happy Go Lucky Local | - | |
| Jam With Sam | - | |
| Caravan | - | |
| Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | - | |
| Paris Blues | - | |
| Ready, Go | - |
Brew Moore Septet
Sahib Shihab (as -7,8) Brew Moore (ts) Lars Gullin (bars, arr -3,4) Louis Hjulmand (vib -5,6) Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) William Schiopffe (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26, 1962
| 1. | Svinget 14 | Debut (D) DEB 137 |
| 2. | Ergo (Zonky) | - |
| 3. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 4. | Allt Under Himmelens Faste (Everything Under Heaven's Mantle) | - |
| 5. | Run Away And Play (Rend A Hop) | - |
| 6. | Laverne Walk | - |
| 7. | Girls (Piger) | - |
| 8. | The Monster | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 27, 1962
| Speak, Brother, Speak! | Fantasy LP 6007 | |
| A Variation | - |
Bola Sete Quintet
Bola Sete (g) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d) Carmen Costa, J.D. Paula (per)NYC, 1962
| Up The Creek (To De Sinuca) | Fantasy LP 3349, FCD 24766-2 | |
| My Different World (Meu Mundo Diferente) | - | |
| Dilemma (Dilema) | - | |
| Sweet Thing (Piteuzinho) | - | |
| If You Return (Se Acaso Voce Chegasse) | - | |
| Samba Do Perroquet | - | |
| Manha De Carnaval | Fantasy FCD 24766-2 | |
| Brazilian Bossa Galore (Muita Bossa Brasileira) | Fantasy LP 3349, FCD 24766-2 | |
| You're The Reason (Por Causa De Voce) | - | |
| Wagging Along (Gingadinho) | - | |
| Ash Wednesday (Agora e Cinzas) | - | |
| Without You (Sem Voce) | - |
* Bola Sete - Tour De Force (Fantasy FCD 24766-2)
Mongo Santamaria And His Band
Rolando Lozano (fl) Pat Patrick (as, fl) Jose "Chombo" Silva (ts) Felix "Pupi" Legarreta (vln) Rene "El Latigo" Hernandez (p) Joao Donato (p, tb) Victor Venegas (b) Willie Bobo, Rudy Calzado, Julito Collazo, Cuco Martinez, Mongo Santamaria (per)"The Blackhawk", San Francisco, CA, 1962
| Pachanga Twist | Fantasy LP 3335, F 24734 | |
| Las Guajiras | - | |
| Para Ti | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Merengue Changa | - | |
| Dulce Sueno | - | |
| Mambo Terrifico | - | |
| Close Your Eyes | - |
* Mongo Santamaria At The Black Hawk (Fantasy F 24734, FCD 24734-2) Rolando Lozano (fl) Jose "Chombo" Silva (ts) Felix "Pupi" Legarreta (vln) Joao Donato (p, tb) Victor Venegas (b) Julito Collazo, Cuco Martinez, Mongo Santamaria (per)
same location, date
| Bluchanga | Fantasy LP 3351, F 24734 | |
| Tenderly | - | |
| Descarga At The Black Hawk | - | |
| Bacoso | - | |
| Sabor | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
* Mongo Santamaria At The Black Hawk (Fantasy F 24734, FCD 24734-2)