1943 (age 20)
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith (as) Jimmy Forrest, John Harrington, J.D. King (ts) Ed Loving (bars) John Young (p) Booker Collins (b) Ben Thigpen (d) June Richmond (vo)
NYC, December 3, 1943
| 71536 | Fare Thee Well Honey
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| 71537 | Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie
|
1944
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) John Harrington (cl, as, bars) Jimmy Forrest (ts) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (p) Booker Collins (b) Ben Thigpen (d) June Richmond (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr)
"Apollo Theater", NYC, June 7, 1944
Laverne Baker (b) replaces Collins
"Apollo Theater", NYC, February 21, 1945
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) John Harrington (cl, as, bars) Jimmy Forrest (ts) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (p) Laverne Baker (b) Ben Thigpen (d) Danny Kaye, June Richmond (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr): add Danny Kaye (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, 1944-1945
| Little Joe From Chicago
|
| New Orleans Jump
|
| Together
|
| 47th Street Jive
|
| Untitled
|
| Hey Lawdy Mama
|
| Get Up Mule
|
| Ridin' Along
|
| Speak Low
|
| Paradise Valley
|
| Minnie The Moocher
|
| Flying Home
|
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) John Harrington (cl, as, bars) Jimmy Forrest (ts) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (p) Booker Collins (b) Ben Thigpen (d) June Richmond (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr): Booker Collins (b) replaces Baker, Kaye
NYC?, 1944
| Roll 'Em
|
| Together
|
| Hey, Lordy Mama
|
| 9:20 Special
|
| St. Louis Blues
|
| Seven Come Eleven
|
| 47th Street Jive
|
| Boo Wah
|
| Avalon
|
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith (as) Jimmy Forrest, Joe Harrington (ts) Ed Loving (bars) John Young (p) Booker Collins (b) Ben Thigpen (d) June Richmond (vo): Smith plays (as) Loving plays (bars). Taswell Baird (tb) Reuben Phillips (as) Joe Harrington (ts) replaces Bird, John Harrington, King, Kirk
broadcast, NYC, circa 1944
| McGhee Special
|
| Wednesday Night Hop
|
| 47th Street Jive
|
| People Through The Keyhole
|
| Paradise Valley
|
| Get Up Mule
|
1945
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (tp) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (tb) John Harrington (cl, as, bars) Jimmy Forrest (ts) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (p) Laverne Baker (b) Ben Thigpen (d) June Richmond (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr)
Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1945
| Hey Lawdy Mama
|
| 47th Street Jive
|
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, arr) Leo Parker (bars) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan (vo) Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine (arr)
AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February, March, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)
|
| Blowin' The Blues Away
|
| 'Deed I Do
|
| I Wanna Talk About You
|
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)
|
| -
|
| Together
|
| Mean To Me
|
| Without A Song
|
| Mr. Chips
|
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)
|
| -
|
| Air Mail Special
|
| Don't Blame Me
|
| If That's The Way You Feel
|
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)
|
| -
|
| Opus X
|
| Love Me Or Leave Me
|
| One O'Clock Jump (theme)
|
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Teddy Cypron (bars) Richard "Duke" Ellington (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, September, 1945
| NSC61 | My Deep Blue Dream
|
| NSC64 | It Ain't Like That
|
same personnel
NYC, October, 1945
| NSC71 | All I Sing Is Blues
|
| NSC72 | Long, Long Journey
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, February, 1946
| NSC114 | Blue
|
| NSC117 | Tell Me Pretty Baby
|
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Teddy Cypron (bars) Richard "Duke" Ellington (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, September, 1945
same personnel
NYC, October, 1945
| NSC69 | I'm In The Mood For Love
|
| NSC70 | You Call It Madness
|
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC55-2 | I Love The Rhythm In A Riff
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, February, 1946
| NSC115 | Second Balcony Jump
|
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC56 | Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Teddy Cypron (bars) Richard "Duke" Ellington (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, September, 1945
| NSC63 | A Penny For Your Thoughts
|
1946
Claude Dunson, Harry Lawson, John Lynch, Fats Navarro (tp) Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, Milton Robinson, Henry Wells (tb) Joe Evans, Reuben Phillips (as) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest (ts) John Porter (bars) Hank Jones (p) Floyd Smith (g) Al Hall (b) Ben Thigpen (d) Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr)
NYC, January 3, 1946
| 73264 | He's My Baby
|
| 73266 | Soothe Me
|
Claude Dunson, Harry Lawson, John Lynch, Fats Navarro (tp) Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, Milton Robinson, Henry Wells (tb) Joe Evans, Reuben Phillips (as) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest (ts) John Porter (bars) Hank Jones (p) Floyd Smith (g) Al Hall (b) Ben Thigpen (d) Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White (vo) Andy Kirk (ldr): same session
NYC, January 3, 1946
| 73265 | Alabama Bound
|
| 73267 | Doggin' Man Blues
|
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, February, 1946
same personnel
NYC, March, 1946
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo): same session
NYC, March, 1946
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo): same session
NYC, March, 1946
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo): same session
NYC, March, 1946
| NSC125 | Don't Take Your Love From Me
|
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Ray Abrams (ts) Eddie DeVerteuil (bars) Bud Powell (p) John Collins (g) Al Hall (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
NYC, September 5, 1946
| D6VB2792-1 | Epistrophy
|
| D6VB2793-1 | 52nd Street Theme
|
| D6VB2794-1 | Oop Bop Sh'bam
|
| D6VB2795-1 | Rue Chaptal (Royal Roost)
|
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Morris Lane (ts) Eddie DeVerteuil (bars) Bud Powell (p) Al Hall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Gil Fuller (arr)
NYC, September 6, 1946
| S3346 | Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 1
|
| S3347 | Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2
|
| S3348 | Fat Boy, Pt. 1
|
| S3349 | Fat Boy, Pt. 2
|
| S3350 | Everything's Cool, Pt. 1
|
| S3351 | Everything's Cool, Pt. 2
|
| S3352 | Webb City, Pt. 1
|
| S3353 | Webb City, Pt. 2
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Ernie Henry (as) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Kay Penton (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1947
| S3465-6 | A Bop Carol
|
| S3466-1 | The Tadd Walk
|
| S3467-3 | Gone With The Wind
|
| S3468-3 | That Someone Must Be You
|
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Morris Lane (ts) Eddie DeVerteuil (bars) Bud Powell (p) Al Hall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Gil Fuller (arr)
NYC, September 6, 1946
| Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2 (alt. take)
|
| Fat Boy, Pt. 1 (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Mythic Sound MS 6002-1 + 2 bonus tracks.
Fats Navarro (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Al Haig (p) Huey Long (g) Gene Ramey (b) Denzil Best (d)
NYC, December 18, 1946
| S3367 | Calling Dr. Jazz
|
| S3368 | Fracture
|
| S3369 | Hollerin' And Screamin'
|
| S3370 | Stealin' Trash
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 5, 1947
| S3483-6 | Nostalgia
|
| S3484-6 | Barry's Bop
|
| S3485-6 | Bebop Romp
|
| S3486 | Fat Blows
|
Dexter Gordon (ts) Art Mardigan (d) replaces Rouse, Blakey
NYC, December 22, 1947
| S3512 | Dextrose
|
| S3513 | Index
|
| S3514 | Dextivity
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Al Haig (p) Huey Long (g) Gene Ramey (b) Denzil Best (d)
NYC, December 20, 1946
| S3371A | Just A Mystery
|
| S3372A | Red Pepper
|
| S3373 | Spinal
|
| S3374 | Maternity (Lard Pot)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Porter Kilbert (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2,3) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December, 1946
| 1. SR1857 | I Mean You
|
| 2. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys
|
| 3. SR1858-2 | -
|
1947
Miles Davis, Marion Hazel, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman (tp) Gus Chapell, Ted Kelly, Fred Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb) Ray Perry, Jimmy Powell (as) Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Bill Doggett (p -1,3,4) Leonard Feather (p -2) Al Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, January 7, 1947
| 1. NR94-4 | IM-3634 | For Europeans Only
|
| 2. NR95-3 | IM-3633 | Big Dog
|
| 3. NR96-4 | IM-3632 | You Left Me All Alone
|
| 4. NR97-2 | IM-3631 | Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy
|
Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Jimmy Powell (as) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Freddie Green (g) Al Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, April 1, 1947
| 137A | IM-3635 | Blow, Illinois, Blow
|
| 138A | IM-3636 | Illinois Blows The Blues
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Leo Parker (bars, as) Tadd Dameron (p) Gene Ramey (b) Denzil Best (d)
NYC, January 29, 1947
| S3383-2 | Fat Girl
|
| S3384-2 | Ice Freezes Red
|
| S3385 | Ed Pob
|
| S3386 | Goin' To Minton's
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Leonard Lowry (as) Ray Abrams (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Kenny Watts (p) Curly Russell (b) Lee Abrams (d) Billy Stewart (vo)
NYC, February 18, 1947
| S3400-1 | Gloomy Sunday
|
| S3402-1 | In My Solitude
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Leonard Lowry (as) Ray Abrams (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Kenny Watts (p) Curly Russell (b) Lee Abrams (d) Milton Buggs (vo)
NYC, February 18, 1947
| S3401-2 | I Live True To You
|
| S3403-3 | Fine Brown Frame
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Allen Eager, Charlie Ventura (ts) Ralph Burns (p) Al Valente (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Buddy Rich (d)
WNEW broadcast, NYC, April 12, 1947
| WS5006 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1
|
| WS5007 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2
|
| WS5008 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 3
|
| WS5009 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 1
|
| WS5010 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 2
|
| WS5011 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 3
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Ernie Henry (as) Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947
| BN304-0 | The Chase (alt. take)
|
| BN304-2 | The Chase
|
| BN305-0 | The Squirrel (alt. take)
|
| BN305-1 | The Squirrel
|
| BN306-0 | Our Delight (alt. take)
|
| BN306-5 | Our Delight
|
| BN307-0 | Dameronia (alt. take)
|
| BN307-2 | Dameronia
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Howard McGhee (tp, p) Ernie Henry (as) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 2)
|
| BN361-0 | Wail (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Ernie Henry (as) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Kay Penton (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1947
Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 5, 1947
| S3483-1 | Nostalgia
|
| S3484-3 | Barry's Bop
|
| S3485-1 | Bebop Romp
|
Fats Navarro (tp) John LaPorta (cl -1,4/6) Charlie Parker (as) Allen Eager (ts -1,4/6) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Tommy Potter (b) Buddy Rich (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme
|
| 2. | Donna Lee
|
| 3. | Hot House (Fats Flats)
|
| 4. | Groovin' High
|
| 5. | Ko-Ko
|
| 6. | Anthropology
|
** also issued on Zim ZM 1002.
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr)
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2659 | April In Paris
|
| D7VB2660 | How Strange
|
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr): same session
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please
|
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr): same session
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face
|
| D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane
|
1948 (age 25)
Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd (tp) Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick (tb) Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater (as) John Sparrow, Billy Williams (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d, vo) Milt Buckner (p) Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus (b) Earl Walker (d)
radio broadcast, "Howard Theatre", Washington, DC, May 1, 1948
Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd (tp) Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick (tb) Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater (as) John Sparrow, Billy Williams (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d, vo) Milt Buckner (p) Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus (b) Earl Walker (d): same session
radio broadcast, "Howard Theatre", Washington, DC, May 1, 1948
| Adam Blew His Hat
|
| Goldwyn Stomp
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Rudy Williams (as -3) Allen Eager (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, August 29, 1948
| 1. | Anthropology, No. 1
|
| 2. | Lady Be Good
|
| 3. | Good Bait, No. 1
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Rudy Williams (as -2) Allen Eager (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Chano Pozo (bgo)
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, October 9, 1948
same personnel
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, October 23, 1948
** also issued on Riverside RS 3019 entitled "
Good Bait".
** part of Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2.
Fats Navarro (tp) Rudy Williams (as) Allen Eager (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
Fats Navarro (tp) Kai Winding (tb -2) Rudy Williams (as) Allen Eager (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Chano Pozo (bgo)
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, October 23, 1948
| 1. | Good Bait, No. 2
|
| 2. | Eb-Pob
|
** part of Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2.
Fats Navarro (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) Wardell Gray (ts) Gene DiNovi (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Mel Zelnick (d)
NYC, September 9, 1948
** also issued on Capitol (H) 5C 052.80854.
Fats Navarro (tp) Allen Eager, Wardell Gray (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Chino Pozo (bgo -1,2)
Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
| 1. BN332-0 | Jahbero (alt. take)
|
| 2. BN332-1 | Jahbero
|
| 3. BN333-0 | Lady Bird
|
| 4. BN333-1 | Lady Bird (alt. take)
|
| 5. BN334-1 | Symphonette
|
| 6. BN334-2 | Symphonette (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Howard McGhee (tp, p) Ernie Henry (as) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN336-1 | The Skunk (alt. take)
|
| BN339-0 | Double Talk (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 1)
|
| BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Allen Eager, Wardell Gray (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Chino Pozo (bgo) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)
Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
| BN335-1 | I Think I'll Go Away
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Howard McGhee (tp, p) Ernie Henry (as) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN337-1 | Boperation
|
| BN336-3 | The Skunk
|
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5012 + BLP 5024.
Fats Navarro (tp) Howard McGhee (tp, p) Ernie Henry (as) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d): same session
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN337-2 | Boperation (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Al Casey (g) Jim Johnson (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo)
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1161 | I Wished On The Moon
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Al Casey (g) Jim Johnson (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo): same session
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1162-A | Guilty
|
| D1163-C | Yardbird Suite
|
| D1164-A | Stranger In Town
|
| D1165-A | As Time Goes By
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Jimmy Johnson (b) Max Roach (d)
1949
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Charlie Ventura (ts) Ernie Caceres (bars) Lennie Tristano (p -1,2, p, arr -3) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr -1,2)
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| 1. D9VB-0021-1 | Overtime (long version)
|
| 2. D9VB-0021-2 | Overtime (short version)
|
| 3. D9VB-0022-3 | Victory Ball (short version)
|
** also issued on RCA Bluebird ND 87636 entitled "
The Metronome All Star Bands".
Fats Navarro (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Vidal Balado (cga) Diego Iborra (bgo) Rae Pearl (vo)
NYC, January 18, 1949
| 3391-3E | Sid's Delight
|
| 3392-3E | Casbah
|
** also issued on Capitol (H) 5C 052.80852.
Fats Navarro (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949
| Norman Granz Introduction
|
| Leap Here
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| (Back Home Again In) Indiana
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| Lover Come Back To Me
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Fats Navarro (tp) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
| Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins / Hawk's Idea (Rifftide)
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| Sophisticated Lady
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| The Things We Did Last Summer
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| Stuffy
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Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud
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| BN361-3 | Wail
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| BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels
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| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme
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** also issued on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo).
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 20, 1949
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35D | Wailing Wall
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| JRC36C | Go
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| JRC37B | Infatuation
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| JRC38B | Stop
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** also issued on Prestige PR 16002.
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35E | Wailing Wall
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| JRC36BC | Go
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| JRC37D | Infatuation
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| JRC38D | Stop
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1950 (aged 26)
Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as -1,2,4/10) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
| 1. | Perdido (Wahoo)
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| 2. | Dizzy Atmosphere
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| 3. | A Night In Tunisia
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| 4. | Rifftide (The Street Beat)
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| 5. | Out Of Nowhere
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| 6. | Little Willie Leaps (into)
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| 7. | 52nd Street Theme, III
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| 8. | Ornithology (into)
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| 9. | I'll Remember April (into)
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| 10. | 52nd Street Theme, IV
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Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) probably Tommy Potter (b) probably Roy Haynes (d) probably Chubby Newsome or "Little" Jimmy Scott (vo -1)
| 1. | Embraceable You
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| 2. | Cool Blues (into)
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| 3. | 52nd Street Theme, V
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Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
| Move (into)
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| 52nd Street Theme, II (incomplete)
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Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
| Hot House (Miles' Midnight Breakaway)
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Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d): same session
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) Brew Moore (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) replaces Moore, Dameron
| Conception/Deception (Poobah)
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Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
| Eronel (Overturia)
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| 52nd Street Theme (Slow Broadway Theme)
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