Fats Navarro Discography
1943 (age 20)
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith (alto saxophone) Jimmy Forrest, John Harrington, J.D. King (tenor saxophone) Ed Loving (baritone saxophone) John Young (piano) Booker Collins (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals)NYC, December 3, 1943
| 71535 | Shorty Boo | unissued |
| 71536 | Fare Thee Well Honey | Decca 4449; MCA 2-4105 |
| 71537 | Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie | - |
| 71538 | Things 'Bout Comin' My Way | unissued |
* MCA 2-4105 Andy Kirk And His Orchestra (no details)
1944
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Booker Collins (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader)"Apollo Theater", NYC, June 7, 1944
| Paradise Valley | Everybody's EV 3003 |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Fats Navarro, unknown (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Laverne Baker (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader): unknown (trumpet) Laverne Baker (bass) replaces McGhee, CollinsNYC, December 19, 1944
| 72644 | Apollo Groove | Decca unissued |
| 72645 | So Blue | - |
| 72646 | Hippy Dippy | - |
| If That's The Way You Want It | - |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Booker Collins (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader): Howard McGhee (trumpet) Booker Collins (bass) replaces unknown (trumpet), BakerNYC?, 1944
| Roll 'Em | Hindsight (E) HSR 227 | |
| Together | - | |
| Hey, Lordy Mama | - | |
| 9:20 Special | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - | |
| Seven Come Eleven | - | |
| 47th Street Jive | - | |
| Boo Wah | - | |
| Avalon | - |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Laverne Baker (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) Danny Kaye, June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader)Los Angeles, CA, 1944-1945
| Little Joe From Chicago | Swing House (E) SWH 39 | |
| 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 | - |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith (alto saxophone) Jimmy Forrest, Joe Harrington (tenor saxophone) Ed Loving (baritone saxophone) John Young (piano) Booker Collins (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals)broadcast, NYC, circa 1944
| McGhee Special | Caracol (F) CAR 424 | |
| Wednesday Night Hop | - | |
| 47th Street Jive | - | |
| People Through The Keyhole | - | |
| Paradise Valley | - | |
| Get Up Mule | - |
1945
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Laverne Baker (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader)Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1945
| Hey Lawdy Mama | Swing House (E) SWH 130 | |
| 47th Street Jive | - |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro (trumpet) John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson (trombone) John Harrington (clarinet, alto, baritone saxophone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith (reeds) John Young (piano) Laverne Baker (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) June Richmond (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader): same personnel"Apollo Theater", NYC, February 21, 1945
| Wake Up | Everybody's EV 3003 |
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (trombone) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone) Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone, arranger) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan (vocals) Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine (arranger)AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February, March, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| Blowin' The Blues Away | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| 'Deed I Do | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| I Wanna Talk About You | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Together | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Without A Song | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Mr. Chips | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Air Mail Special | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| If That's The Way You Feel | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Opus X | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Love Me Or Leave Me | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 |
* Almanac QSR 2415 Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945
* Xanadu 207 Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (trombone) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (trombone, arranger) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) John Malachi (piano) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals, valve trombone, conductor)NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues | National 9015; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale | National 9014; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC55-2 | I Love The Rhythm In A Riff | National 9014; EmArcy MG 36016; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC56 | Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) | National 9015; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
* Regent MG 6058 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* EmArcy MG 36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* EmArcy MG 36016 Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s
* Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 Young Dex 1944-1946
* EmArcy MG 26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy MG 26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* EmArcy EP 1-6041 Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues
* EmArcy EP 1-6045 Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love
* National 9015 Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues b/w Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
* National 9014 Billy Eckstine - I Love The Rhythm In A Riff b/w A Cottage For Sale
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (trumpet) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (trombone) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (tenor saxophone) Teddy Cypron (baritone saxophone) Richard "Duke" Ellington (piano) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals)NYC, September, 1945
| NSC61 | My Deep Blue Dream | National 9021; EmArcy MG 36029; Regent MG 6054 |
| NSC62 | Prisoner Of Love | National 9017; EmArcy EP 1-6044, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC63 | A Penny For Your Thoughts | Regent MG 6052 |
| NSC64 | It Ain't Like That | National 9020; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Regent MG 6054 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* EmArcy MG 36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* Regent MG 6052 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* Regent MG 6053 Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG 26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* EmArcy MG 26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy EP 1-6044 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* EmArcy EP 1-6040 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* National 9021 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream b/w Jelly Jelly
* National 9017 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love b/w All I Sing Is Blues
* National 9020 Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That b/w I've Got To Pass Your House
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (trumpet) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (trombone) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (tenor saxophone) Teddy Cypron (baritone saxophone) Richard "Duke" Ellington (piano) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals): same personnelNYC, October, 1945
| NSC69 | I'm In The Mood For Love | National 9016; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC70 | You Call It Madness | National 9019; EmArcy MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC71 | All I Sing Is Blues | National 9017; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC72 | Long, Long Journey | National 9016; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Regent MG 6058 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* EmArcy MG 36029 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy MG 26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* EmArcy MG 26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy EP 1-6045 Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love
* EmArcy EP 1-6041 Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues
* EmArcy EP 1-6040 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* National 9016 Billy Eckstine - Long, Long Journey b/w I'm In The Mood For Love
* National 9019 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness b/w Tell Me Pretty Baby
* National 9017 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love b/w All I Sing Is Blues
1946
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Claude Dunson, Harry Lawson, John Lynch, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, Milton Robinson, Henry Wells (trombone) Joe Evans, Reuben Phillips (alto saxophone) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone) John Porter (baritone saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Floyd Smith (guitar) Al Hall (bass) Ben Thigpen (drums) Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White (vocals) Andy Kirk (leader)NYC, January 3, 1946
| 73264 | He's My Baby | Decca 23870 |
| 73265 | Alabama Bound | Decca 48073 |
| 73266 | Soothe Me | Decca 23870 |
| 73267 | Doggin' Man Blues | Decca 48073; MCA 2-4105 |
* Decca 48073 Andy Kirk - Alabama Bound b/w Doggin' Man Blues
* MCA 2-4105 Andy Kirk And His Orchestra (no details)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (trumpet) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (trombone) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) possibly Jimmy Golden (piano) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Bill McMahon (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals)NYC, February, 1946
| NSC114 | Blue | National 9018; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC115 | Second Balcony Jump | National 9018; EmArcy MG 36016; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC116 | Gloomy Sunday | National 9037; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC117 | Tell Me Pretty Baby | National 9019; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Regent MG 6054 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* EmArcy MG 36016 Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s
* Regent MG 6053 Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG 26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy EP 1-6041 Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues
* National 9018 Billy Eckstine - Blue b/w Second Balcony Jump
* National 9037 Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday b/w In The Still Of The Night
* National 9019 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness b/w Tell Me Pretty Baby
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (trumpet) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (trombone) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) possibly Jimmy Golden (piano) Connie Wainwright (guitar) Bill McMahon (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals): same personnelNYC, March, 1946
| NSC122 | Love Is The Thing | National 9125; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC123 | Without A Song | National 9061; EmArcy EP 1-6116, MG 36010; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC124 | Cool Breeze | National 9052, 9132; EmArcy MG 36038; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC125 | Don't Take Your Love From Me | National 9023; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* EmArcy MG 36010 Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear
* EmArcy MG 36038 Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones
* EmArcy EP 1-6116 Billy Eckstine - ???
* National 9125 Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam b/w Love Is The Thing
* National 9061 Billy Eckstine - Without A Song b/w Say It Isn't So
* National 9052 Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything b/w Cool Breeze
* National 9132 Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze b/w Serenade In Blue
* National 9023 Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are b/w Don't Take Your Love From Me
Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Ray Abrams (tenor saxophone) Eddie DeVerteuil (baritone saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) John Collins (guitar) Al Hall (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)NYC, September 5, 1946
| D6VB2792-1 | Epistrophy | Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV 519 |
| D6VB2793-1 | 52nd Street Theme | Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor LPV 519 |
| D6VB2794-1 | Oop Bop Sh'bam | Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor LPV 519 |
| D6VB2795-1 | Rue Chaptal (Royal Roost) | Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV 519 |
* Swing (F) SW 224 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy b/w Oop Bop Sh'bam
* RCA Victor 20-3144 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy b/w Royal Roost
* Swing (F) SW 244 Kenny Clarke - 52nd Street Theme b/w Rue Chaptal
Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Morris Lane (tenor saxophone) Eddie DeVerteuil (baritone saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Al Hall (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Gil Fuller (arranger)NYC, September 6, 1946
| S3346 | Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 1 | Savoy 588, MG 9012, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3347 | Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2 | - |
| S3348 | Fat Boy, Pt. 1 | Savoy 587, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3349 | Fat Boy, Pt. 2 | - |
| S3350 | Everything's Cool, Pt. 1 | Savoy 586, XP 8044, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3351 | Everything's Cool, Pt. 2 | - |
| S3352 | Webb City, Pt. 1 | Savoy 585, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3353 | Webb City, Pt. 2 | - |
| Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2 (alt. take) | Mythic Sound MS 6002-2 | |
| Fat Boy, Pt. 1 (alt. take) | - |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Mythic Sound MS 6002-2 Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55
* Savoy MG 9012 Various Artists - New Sound In Modern Music
* Savoy MG 9005 Fats Navarro
* Savoy MG 9006 Sonny Stitt
* Savoy MG 9014 Sonny Stitt - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8024 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 5
* Savoy XP 8044 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 8
* Savoy XP 8045 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 9
* Savoy 588 The Be Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 587, 901 The Be Bop Boys - Fat Boy, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 586 The Be Bop Boys - Everything's Cool, Pt. 1&2
= Savoy 941 Fats Navarro - Everything's Cool, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 585, 900 The Be Bop Boys - Webb City, Pt. 1&2
Eddie Davis And His Beboppers
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Huey Long (guitar) Gene Ramey (bass) Denzil Best (drums)NYC, December 18, 1946
| S3367 | Calling Dr. Jazz | Savoy 907, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3368 | Fracture | Savoy 933, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3369 | Hollerin' And Screamin' | Savoy 904, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3370 | Stealin' Trash | Savoy 907, MG 9026, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy MG 9026 Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 5
* Savoy 907 Eddie Davis - Calling Dr. Jazz b/w Stealin' Trash
* Savoy 933 Eddie Davis - Fracture b/w Spinal
* Savoy 904 Eddie Davis - Hollerin' And Screamin' b/w Maternity
Eddie Davis And His Beboppers
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Huey Long (guitar) Gene Ramey (bass) Denzil Best (drums): same personnelNYC, December 20, 1946
| S3371A | Just A Mystery | Savoy 705, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
| S3372A | Red Pepper | - |
| S3373 | Spinal | Savoy 933, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
| S3374 | Maternity (Lard Pot) | Savoy 904, XP 8026, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy XP 8026 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 7
* Savoy 705 Eddie Davis - Just A Mystery b/w Red Pepper
* Savoy 933 Eddie Davis - Fracture b/w Spinal
* Savoy 904 Eddie Davis - Hollerin' And Screamin' b/w Maternity
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Porter Kilbert (alto saxophone) Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone -2,3) Hank Jones (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Max Roach (drums)NYC, December, 1946
| 1. SR1857 | I Mean You | Sonora 3027; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 2. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys | Sonora 3024; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 3. SR1858-2 | - | Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
* Milestone M 47015 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies
* Prestige PRCD 24124-2 Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys
* Sonora 3027 Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You b/w You Go To My Head
* Sonora 3024 Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys b/w Cocktails For Two
1947
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra
Miles Davis, Marion Hazel or Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman (trumpet) Gus Chapell, Ted Kelly, Fred Robinson, Dicky Wells (trombone) Ray Perry, Jimmy Powell (alto saxophone) Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas or Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Bill Doggett (piano -1,3,4) Leonard Feather (piano -2) Al Lucas (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums)NYC, January 7, 1947
| 1. NR94-4 | IM-3634 | For Europeans Only | Aladdin 180, EP 511, AL 708, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 2. NR95-3 | IM-3633 | Big Dog | Aladdin 180, EP 504, AL 708, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 3. NR96-4 | IM-3632 | You Left Me All Alone | Aladdin 179, EP 504, AL 708, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 4. NR97-2 | IM-3631 | Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy | Aladdin 179, EP 511, AL 708, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
= Aladdin (F) 803 Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP 9184-A, LP 12184-A Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165 The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50
* Aladdin AL 708 Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax
* Aladdin EP 511 Illinois Jacquet/Lester Young
* Aladdin EP 504 Illinois Jacquet
* Aladdin 180 Illinois Jacquet - For Europeans Only b/w Big Dog
* Aladdin 179 Illinois Jacquet - You Left Me All Alone b/w Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy
Fats Navarro And His Thin Men
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Leo Parker (baritone, alto saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Denzil Best (drums)NYC, January 29, 1947
| S3383-2 | Fat Girl | Savoy 906, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG 12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3384-2 | Ice Freezes Red | Savoy 976, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3385 | Ed Pob | Savoy 905, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG 12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3386 | Goin' To Minton's | Savoy 951, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12114, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy MG 9005 Fats Navarro
* Savoy XP 8025 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8024 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 5
* Savoy 906 Serge Chaloff - A Bar A Second b/w Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy 976 Fats Navarro - Ice Freezes Red b/w Ray Brown - For Hecklers Only
* Savoy 905 Teddy Reig - O-Go-Mo b/w Fats Navarro - Ed Pob
* Savoy 951 Fats Navarro/Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's b/w Miles Davis/Charlie Parker - Half Nelson
Billy Stewart/Milton Buggs With Ray Abrams Orchestra
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Leonard Lowry (alto saxophone) Ray Abrams (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Kenny Watts (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Lee Abrams (drums) Billy Stewart (vocals -1,3) Milton Buggs (vocals -2,4)NYC, February 18, 1947
| 1. S3400-1 | Gloomy Sunday | Savoy 647 |
| 2. S3401-2 | I Live True To You | Savoy 648 |
| 3. S3402-1 | In My Solitude | Savoy 647 |
| 4. S3403-3 | Fine Brown Frame | Savoy 648 |
* Savoy 648 Milton Buggs/Ray Abrams - I Live True To You b/w Fine Brown Frame
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra
Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Jimmy Powell or Ray Perry (alto saxophone) Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Sir Charles Thompson (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Al Lucas (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums)NYC, April 1, 1947
| 137A | IM-3635 | Blow, Illinois, Blow | Aladdin 3001, EP 501, AL 701, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 138A | IM-3636 | Illinois Blows The Blues | Aladdin 3001, AL 701, AL 803; Imperial LP 9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
= Aladdin (F) 803 Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP 9184-A, LP 12184-A Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165 The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50
* Aladdin AL 701 Illinois Jacquet/Lester Young - Battle Of The Saxes
* Aladdin EP 501 Illinois Jacquet
* Aladdin 3001 Illinois Jacquet - Blow, Illinois, Blow b/w Illinois Blows The Blues
Fats Navarro And Allen Eager's Saturday Night Swing Session
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Allen Eager, Charlie Ventura (tenor saxophone) Ralph Burns (piano) Al Valente (guitar) Chubby Jackson (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)WNEW broadcast, NYC, April 12, 1947
| WS5006 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1 | Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT 549 |
| WS5007 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2 | Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT 549 |
| WS5008 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 3 | Vox 16104, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT 549 |
| WS5009 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 1 | - |
| WS5010 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 2 | Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT 549 |
| WS5011 | High On An Open Mike, Pt. 3 | Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT 549 |
| Happy Monster | unissued |
* Counterpoint CPT 549; America (F) 30 AM 6065; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1915-2 Various Artists - Saturday Night Swing Session
* Vox 16102 Fats Navarro/Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1 b/w High On An Open Mike, Pt. 3
* Vox 16103 Fats Navarro/Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2 b/w High On An Open Mike, Pt. 2
* Vox 16104 Fats Navarro/Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 3 b/w High On An Open Mike, Pt. 1
Tadd Dameron Sextet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums)WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947
| BN304-0 | The Chase (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN304-2 | The Chase | Blue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN305-0 | The Squirrel (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN305-1 | The Squirrel | Blue Note 540, 1597, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN306-0 | Our Delight (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN306-5 | Our Delight | Blue Note 540, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2, BST2 84433 |
| BN307-0 | Dameronia (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN307-2 | Dameronia | Blue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BLP 1001, BN-LA 507-H2, BST 89902 |
* Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2
* Blue Note BLP 1001 Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949
= Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2 Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album
* Blue Note 541 Tadd Dameron - The Chase b/w Dameronia
* Blue Note 540 Tadd Dameron - Our Delight b/w The Squirrel
* Blue Note 1597 Tadd Dameron - The Squirrel b/w Miles Davis - Donna
Tadd Dameron Quintet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Kay Penton (vocals)NYC, October 28, 1947
| S3465-1 | A Bop Carol | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3465-6 | - | Savoy 931, MG 9019, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3466-1 | The Tadd Walk | - |
| S3467-3 | Gone With The Wind | Savoy MG 9023, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3468-3 | That Someone Must Be You | Savoy MG 9024, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy MG 12011 Fats Navarro Memorial - Fats - Bud - Klook - Sonny - Kinney
* Savoy MG 9019 Fats Navarro - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 6
* Savoy MG 9023 Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 2
* Savoy MG 9024 Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 3
* Savoy 931 Tadd Dameron - A Bop Carol b/w The Tadd Walk
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
Fats Navarro (trumpet) John LaPorta (clarinet -1,4/6) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Allen Eager (tenor saxophone -1,4/6) Lennie Tristano (piano) Billy Bauer (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (announcer)radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme | Spotlite (E) SPJ 108 |
| 2. | Donna Lee | - |
| 3. | Hot House (Fats Flats) | - |
| 4. | Groovin' High | - |
| 5. | Ko-Ko | - |
| 6. | Anthropology | - |
Fats Navarro Quintette
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Art Blakey (drums)NYC, December 5, 1947
| S3483-1 | Nostalgia | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3483-6 | - | Savoy 955, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3484-3 | Barry's Bop | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3484-6 | - | Savoy 959, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3485-1 | Bebop Romp | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3485-6 | - | Savoy 959, XP 8026, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3486 | Fat Blows | Savoy XP 8026, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy MG 12133 Fats Navarro Memorial, Vol. 2 - Nostalgia
* Savoy MG 9019 Fats Navarro - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8025 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8026 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 7
* Savoy 955 Dexter Gordon - Dextrose b/w Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
* Savoy 959 Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop b/w Bebop Romp
Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars
Fats Navarro (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Budd Johnson (alto saxophone) Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Marion DiVeta (baritone saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Chuck Wayne (guitar) Jack Lesberg (bass) Max Roach (drums) Tadd Dameron (arranger)NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2659 | April In Paris | RCA Victor 20-3057; RCA (F) 730625 |
| D7VB2660 | How Strange | - |
| D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please | RCA Victor 20-3143, LJM 1017, LPV 501; RCA (F) 741106, (F) 730566 |
| D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face | RCA Victor LPV 544; RCA (F) 730625 |
| D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane | RCA Victor 20-3143, LJM 1017, LPV 544; RCA (F) 741106 |
* RCA Victor LJM 1017 Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi
* RCA Victor LPV 501 Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul
* RCA (F) 741106 Coleman Hawkins/Lucky Thompson - The Greatest Of The Small Bands, Vol. 2
* RCA (F) 730566 Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul
* RCA Victor LPV 544 Various Artists - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz
* RCA Victor 20-3057 Coleman Hawkins - April In Paris b/w How Strange
* RCA Victor 20-3143 Coleman Hawkins - Jumpin' Jane b/w Half Step Down, Please
Dexter Gordon And His Boys
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Art Mardigan (drums)NYC, December 22, 1947
| S3512 | Dextrose | Savoy 955, XP 8023, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
| S3513 | Index | Savoy XP 8023, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
| S3514 | Dextivity | Savoy XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
* Savoy SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter
* Savoy MG 9003 Dexter Gordon And His Boys
* Savoy XP 8023 Dexter Gordon - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 4
* Savoy XP 8022 Dexter Gordon - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 3
* Savoy 955 Dexter Gordon - Dextrose b/w Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
1948 (age 25)
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd (trumpet) Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick (trombone) Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater (alto saxophone) John Sparrow, Billy Williams (tenor saxophone) Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone) Lionel Hampton (vibraphone, piano, drums, vocals) Milt Buckner (piano) Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus (bass) Earl Walker (drums)radio broadcast, "Howard Theatre", Washington, DC, May 1, 1948
| Hot House | Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1; Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419; Forlane (F) UCD 19008 | |
| Adam Blew His Hat | Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419 | |
| Goldwyn Stomp | Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015 |
* Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015 Lionel Hampton In Concert
* Alamac QSR 2419 Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948
* Forlane (F) UCD 19008 Lionel Hampton/Gene Krupa
Tadd Dameron Sextet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Rudy Williams (alto saxophone -3) Allen Eager (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, August 29, 1948
| 1. | Anthropology, No. 1 | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 2. | Lady Be Good | - |
| 3. | Good Bait, No. 1 | - |
= Riverside RS 3019 Fats Navarro/Tadd Dameron - Good Bait
= Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
Tadd Dameron Septet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Rudy Williams (alto saxophone) Allen Eager (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| Symphonette | Jazzland JLP 68 |
= Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
Benny Goodman Septet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Benny Goodman (clarinet) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Gene DiNovi (piano) Mundell Lowe (guitar) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Mel Zelnick (drums)NYC, September 9, 1948
| 2974-3 | Stealin' Apples | Capitol 10173, M 11061; Mosaic MQ6-148 |
* Mosaic MQ6-148, MD4-148 The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Of Benny Goodman 1944-1955
* Capitol 10173 Benny Goodman Septet (no details)
Tadd Dameron Septet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Allen Eager, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Chino Pozo (bongos -1,2,7) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vocals -7)Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
| 1. BN332-0 | Jahbero (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 2. BN332-1 | Jahbero | Blue Note 559, BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 3. BN333-0 | Lady Bird | Blue Note 559, BLP 5004, BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 4. BN333-1 | Lady Bird (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 5. BN334-1 | Symphonette | Blue Note 1564, BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 6. BN334-2 | Symphonette (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| 7. BN335-1 | I Think I'll Go Away | Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10 |
* Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album
* Blue Note 559 Tadd Dameron - Jahbero b/w Lady Bird
* Blue Note 1564 Thelonious Monk - I Mean You b/w Tadd Dameron - Symphonette
Tadd Dameron Septet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Rudy Williams (alto saxophone -2) Allen Eager (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Chano Pozo (bongos)radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, October 9, 1948
| 1. | Tadd Walk | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 2. | Dameronia | - |
= Riverside RS 3019 Fats Navarro/Tadd Dameron - Good Bait
= Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
Howard McGhee - Fats Navarro Boptet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Howard McGhee (trumpet, piano) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone, piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN336-0 | The Skunk | rejected |
| BN336-1 | The Skunk (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN337 | Boperation | rejected |
| BN337-0 | - | - |
| BN337-1 | - | Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN337-2 | Boperation (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373-2 |
| BN336-2 | The Skunk | rejected |
| BN336-3 | - | Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, (J) BNJ 61008/10 |
| BN338-0 | Double Talk | Blue Note 557, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN339-0 | Double Talk (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN336-4 | The Skunk | rejected |
* Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373-2 The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron
* Blue Note BLP 5012 Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet
= Blue Note (J) K18P 9274 Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet
= Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95747-2 Howard McGhee/Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album
* Blue Note 558 Howard McGhee - The Skunk b/w Boperation
* Blue Note 557 Howard McGhee - Double Talk, Pt. 1&2
Tadd Dameron Nonet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Kai Winding (trombone -4) Rudy Williams (alto saxophone) Allen Eager (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone -3,4) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Chano Pozo (bongos)radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, October 23, 1948
| 1. | The Squirrel | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 2. | Our Delight | - |
| 3. | Good Bait, No. 2 | Jazzland JLP 68 |
| 4. | Eb-Pob | - |
= Riverside RS 3019 Fats Navarro/Tadd Dameron - Good Bait
= Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
* Jazzland JLP 68 The Tadd Dameron Band 1948
= Milestone M 47041, MCD 47041-2 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band
Earl Coleman And His All Stars
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Don Lanphere (tenor saxophone) Linton Garner (piano) Al Casey (guitar) Jim Johnson (bass) Max Roach (drums) Earl Coleman (vocals)NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1161 | I Wished On The Moon | Dial 756 |
| D1162-A | Guilty | Dial 1049, 756; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1163-C | Yardbird Suite | Dial 753; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1164-A | Stranger In Town | - |
| D1165-A | As Time Goes By | Dial 1049; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
* Dial 756 Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon b/w Guilty
* Dial 1049; Prestige 905 Earl Coleman - Guilty b/w As Time Goes By
* Dial 753 Earl Coleman - Stranger In Town b/w Yardbird Suite
Fats Navarro Quintet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Don Lanphere (tenor saxophone) Linton Garner (piano) Jimmy Johnson (bass) Max Roach (drums)NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1166-A | Move | Dial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1166-B | - | Dial 1033, 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Jazztone (Eu) J 1245 |
* Jazztone (Eu) J 1245 Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival
= Jazztone (F) J 1245 Various Artists - Festival Du Jazz Moderne
* Dial LP 212 Various Artists - Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets
* Dial 1033 Fats Navarro - Move b/w Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat
* Dial 1033 (alt.) Fats Navarro - Move b/w Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat
1949
Metronome All-Star Bands
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro (trumpet) J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Charlie Ventura (tenor saxophone) Ernie Caceres (baritone saxophone) Lennie Tristano (piano) Billy Bauer (guitar) Eddie Safranski (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| D9VB0021-1 | Overtime (shorter take) | RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL 426; Bluebird 07863 66528-2 |
| D9VC0021-2 | Overtime (longer take) | RCA Victor LPT 3046, LPV 519; RCA Camden CAL 426; Bluebird 07863 66528-2 |
| D9VC0022-3 | Victory Ball (longer take) | - |
| D9VB0022-2 | Victory Ball (alt. take) | RCA Camden CAL 339 |
* RCA Victor LPV 519 Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era
* RCA Camden CAL 339 Various Artists - Great Jazz Reeds
* Bluebird 07863 66528-2 Dizzy Gillespie - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
* RCA Victor LPT 3046 Various Artists - Crazy... And Cool
* RCA Victor 20-3361; His Master's Voice B-9818 Metronome All-Star Bands - Overtime b/w Victory Ball
Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Kai Winding (trombone) Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone) Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Vidal Balado (congas) Diego Ibarra (bongos) Rae Pearl (vocals)NYC, January 18, 1949
| 3391-3E | Sid's Delight | Capitol 57-60006, M 11059, (J) CR 8812 |
| 3392-3E | Casbah | - |
* Capitol (J) CR 8812, (J) ECJ 50073 Various Artists - Bebop Professors
* Capitol 57-60006, (E) CL 13122 Tadd Dameron - Sid's Delight b/w Casbah
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949
| Norman Granz Introduction | Pablo PACD 5311-2 | |
| Leap Here | - | |
| (Back Home Again In) Indiana | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins / Hawk's Idea (Rifftide) | Pablo PACD 5311-2 | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| The Things We Did Last Summer | - | |
| Stuffy | - |
| Perdido | Clef unissued | |
| How High The Moon | - |
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-0 | Wail (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
* Blue Note BST 84430 Bud Powell - Alternate Takes
* Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1
* Blue Note BLP 1503, BST 81503 (pseudo stereo) The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1
* Blue Note BLP 5003 The Amazing Bud Powell
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album
* Blue Note 1567 Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud b/w Wail
* Blue Note 1568 Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels b/w 52nd Street Theme
Don Lanphere Quintet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Don Lanphere (tenor saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35A | Wailing Wall | Prestige PR 24046 |
| JRC35B | Wailing Wall (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC35C | - | - |
| JRC35D | Wailing Wall | New Jazz 819; Prestige PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, (J) SLP 47, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC35E | - | Prestige PREP 1321, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36A | Go (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC36B | Go | - |
| JRC36BC | - | New Jazz 812; Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36C | - | Prestige PREP 1321, PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36D | Go (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC36E | Go | - |
| JRC37A | Infatuation (incomplete) | - |
| JRC37B | Infatuation | New Jazz 819; Prestige PREP 1321; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC37C | Infatuation (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC37D | Infatuation | Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC38A | Stop (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC38B | Stop | New Jazz 812; Prestige PREP 1321, PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, (J) SLP 47, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC38C | Stop (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC38D | Stop | Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 16002 Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants
* Prestige P 24081 Various Artists - Fisrt Sessions 1949-50
* Prestige (J) SLP 47 Various Artists - Early Prestige Sessions 1949/50
* Prestige PRCD 24114-2 Don Lanphere/Fats Navarro/Leo Parker/Al Haig - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 1
* Prestige PRLP 113 Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets
* Prestige PREP 1321 Fats Navarro Quintet
* New Jazz 819; Prestige 819 Fats Navarro - Wailing Wall b/w Infatuation
* New Jazz 812; Prestige 812 Fats Navarro - Stop b/w Go
1950 (aged 26)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone -1/3,5/13) Bud Powell (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums)radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I | Ozone 4 |
| 2. | Perdido (Wahoo) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | Dizzy Atmosphere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 4. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 5. | Move (into) | Ozone 9; Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 6. | 52nd Street Theme, II (incomplete) | Ozone 9; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 7. | Rifftide (The Street Beat) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 8. | Out Of Nowhere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 9. | Little Willie Leaps (into) | - |
| 10. | 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
| 11. | Ornithology (into) | - |
| 12. | I'll Remember April (into) | - |
| 13. | 52nd Street Theme, IV | - |
| 1. | Embraceable You | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 2. | Cool Blues (into) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme, V | - |
* Columbia JG 34808 Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland
* Alamac QSR 2430 Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950
* Ozone 9 Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro
Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone -1,2) Brew Moore (tenor saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums)"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
| 1. | Hot House (Miles' Midnight Breakaway) | Session Disc 101; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 2. | 52nd Street Theme | Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 3. | Ow! (Chubbie's Blues) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 1. | Conception/Deception (Poobah) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 2. | Eronel (Overturia) | Session Disc 102; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme (Slow Broadway Theme) | Session Disc 102; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
* Beppo (E) BEP 502 Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans
* Alto AL 701 The Persuasively Coherent Miles Davis
* Session Disc 102 Hooray For Miles Davis, Vol. 2
* Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session