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 sax; Jimmy Forrest, John Harrington, J.D. King, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.

NYC, December 3, 1943

71535Shorty Boounissued
71536Fare Thee Well HoneyDecca 4449; MCA 2-4105
71537Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie-
71538Things 'Bout Comin' My Wayunissued

* Decca 4449   Andy Kirk - Fare Thee Well Honey / Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie
* MCA 2-4105   no information

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 sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Apollo Theater, NYC, June 7, 1944

Paradise ValleyEverybody's EV 3003

* Everybody's EV 3003   Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

unknown, trumpet; Laverne Baker, bass; replaces McGhee, Collins.

NYC, December 19, 1944

72644Apollo GrooveDecca unissued
72645So Blue-
72646Hippy Dippy-
If That's The Way You Want It-

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Booker Collins, bass; replaces unknown (trumpet), Baker.

NYC?, 1944

Roll 'EmHindsight (E) HSR 227
Together-
Hey, Lordy Mama-
9:20 Special-
St. Louis Blues-
Seven Come Eleven-
47th Street Jive-
Boo Wah-
Avalon-

* Hindsight (E) HSR 227   The Uncollected Andy Kirk - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy

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 sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Danny Kaye, June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Los Angeles, CA, 1944-1945

Little Joe From ChicagoSwing 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-

* Swing House (E) SWH 39   Andy Kirk - Andy's Jive

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 sax; Jimmy Forrest, Joe Harrington, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.

broadcast, NYC, circa 1944

McGhee SpecialCaracol (F) CAR 424
Wednesday Night Hop-
47th Street Jive-
People Through The Keyhole-
Paradise Valley-
Get Up Mule-

* Caracol (F) CAR 424   no information

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 sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1945

Hey Lawdy MamaSwing House (E) SWH 130
47th Street Jive-

* Swing House (E) SWH 130   no information

Andy Kirk And His Orchestra

same personnel.

Apollo Theater, NYC, February 21, 1945

Wake UpEverybody's EV 3003

* Everybody's EV 3003   Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947

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 sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, arranger; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine, arranger.

AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February and March, 1945

Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
Blowin' The Blues AwaySpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
'Deed I DoSpotlite (E) SPJ 100
I Wanna Talk About YouSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
--
TogetherSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
Mean To Me-
Without A SongSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415
Mr. ChipsSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
--
Air Mail SpecialSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
Don't Blame Me-
If That's The Way You FeelSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100
--
Opus XSpotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415
Love Me Or Leave Me-
One O'Clock Jump (theme)Spotlite (E) SPJ 100

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 100   Billy Eckstine - Together
* Alamac QSR 2415   Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945   1970s
* Xanadu 207   Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You   1986

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 sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.

NYC, May 2, 1945

NSC53-1Lonesome Lover BluesNational 9015; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128
NSC54-3A Cottage For SaleNational 9014; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC55-2I Love The Rhythm In A RiffNational 9014; EmArcy MG-36016; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC56Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)National 9015; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6058   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* EmArcy MG-36016   Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s   1955
* Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128   Dexter Gordon Vol. 2 - Young Dex 1944-1946
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* National 9015   Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues / Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
* National 9014   Billy Eckstine - I Love The Rhythm In A Riff / 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 sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, September, 1945

NSC61My Deep Blue DreamNational 9021; EmArcy MG-36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC62Prisoner Of LoveNational 9017; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC63A Penny For Your ThoughtsRegent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC64It Ain't Like ThatNational 9020; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings   1979
* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* Regent MG 6052   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love   1957
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Regent MG 6053   Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9021   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream / Jelly Jelly
* National 9017   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / All I Sing Is Blues
* National 9020   Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That / I've Got To Pass Your House

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

same personnel.

NYC, October, 1945

NSC69I'm In The Mood For LoveNational 9016; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC70You Call It MadnessNational 9019; EmArcy MG-36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC71All I Sing Is BluesNational 9017; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC72Long, Long JourneyNational 9016; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1955
* Regent MG 6058   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* EmArcy MG-26027   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   1954
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9016   Billy Eckstine - Long, Long Journey / I'm In The Mood For Love
* National 9019   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby
* National 9017   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / 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 sax; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; John Porter, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Floyd Smith, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.

NYC, January 3, 1946

73264He's My BabyDecca 23870
73265Alabama BoundDecca 48073
73266Soothe MeDecca 23870
73267Doggin' Man BluesDecca 48073; MCA 2-4105

* Decca 23870   Andy Kirk - He's My Baby / Soothe Me
* Decca 48073   Andy Kirk - Alabama Bound / Doggin' Man Blues
* MCA 2-4105   no information

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 sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, February, 1946

NSC114BlueNational 9018; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC115Second Balcony JumpNational 9018; EmArcy MG-36016; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC116Gloomy SundayNational 9037; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214, SJL 1127
NSC117Tell Me Pretty BabyNational 9019; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG-36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1955
* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36016   Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s   1955
* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings   1979
* Regent MG 6053   Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale   1954
* National 9018   Billy Eckstine - Blue / Second Balcony Jump
* National 9037   Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday / In The Still Of The Night
* National 9019   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

same personnel.

NYC, March, 1946

NSC122Love Is The ThingNational 9125; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC123Without A SongNational 9061; EmArcy MG-36010; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC124Cool BreezeNational 9052, 9132; EmArcy MG-36038; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC125Don't Take Your Love From MeNational 9023; Savoy SJL 2214

* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* EmArcy MG-36010   Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear   1955
* EmArcy MG-36038   Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones   1955
* National 9125   Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam / Love Is The Thing
* National 9061   Billy Eckstine - Without A Song / Say It Isn't So
* National 9052   Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything / Cool Breeze
* National 9132   Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze / Serenade In Blue
* National 9023   Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are / Don't Take Your Love From Me

Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, September 5, 1946

D6VB2792-1EpistrophySwing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519
D6VB2793-152nd Street ThemeSwing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor LPV-519
D6VB2794-1Oop Bop Sh'bamSwing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor LPV-519
D6VB2795-1Rue Chaptal (as Royal Roost)Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519

* RCA Victor LPV-519   Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era   1965
* Swing (F) SW 224   Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Oop Bop Sh'bam
* RCA Victor 20-3144   Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Royal Roost
* Swing (F) SW 244   Kenny Clarke - 52nd Street Theme / Rue Chaptal

Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

NYC, September 6, 1946

Boppin' A Riff Part 2 (alternate take)Mythic Sound MS 6002-2
Fat Boy Part 1 (alternate take)-

McKinley "Kinney" Durham, Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Ed De Vertoil, baritone sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

S3346Boppin' A Riff Part 1Savoy 588, MG 9012, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3347Boppin' A Riff Part 2-
S3348Fat Boy Part 1Savoy 587, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3349Fat Boy Part 2-
S3350Everything's Cool Part 1Savoy 586, XP 8044, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3351Everything's Cool Part 2-
S3352Webb City Part 1Savoy 585, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3353Webb City Part 2-

* Savoy MG 12011   Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney   1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later)   Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Mythic Sound MS 6002-2   Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55
* Savoy MG 9012   Various Artists - New Sounds In Modern Music   1952
* Savoy MG 9005   Fats Navarro   1952
* Savoy MG 9006   Sonny Stitt   1952
* Savoy MG 9014   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1   1952
* Savoy XP 8024   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5   1952
* Savoy XP 8044   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 8
* Savoy XP 8045   Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 9
* Savoy 588   The Be Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 587, 901   The Be Bop Boys - Fat Boy Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 586   The Be Bop Boys - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
= Savoy 941   Fats Navarro - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 585, 900   The Be Bop Boys - Webb City Parts 1 & 2

Eddie Davis And His Beboppers

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, December 18, 1946

S3367Calling Dr. JazzSavoy 907, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3368FractureSavoy 933, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3369Hollerin' & Screamin'Savoy 904, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3370Stealing TrashSavoy 907, MG 9026, MG-12133, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 9026   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 5   1953
* Savoy 907   Eddie Davis - Calling Dr. Jazz / Stealing Trash
* Savoy 933   Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904   Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity

Eddie Davis And His Beboppers

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, December 20, 1946

S3371AJust A MysterySavoy 705, MG 12119, SJL 2216
S3372ARed Pepper-
S3373SpinalSavoy 933, MG 12119, SJL 2216
S3374Maternity (as Lard Pot)Savoy 904, XP 8026, MG 12119, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG 12119   Various Artists - In The Beginning... Bebop   1957
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy XP 8026   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 705   Eddie Davis - Just A Mystery / Red Pepper
* Savoy 933   Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904   Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2,3; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December, 1946

1. SR1857I Mean YouSonora 3027; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2
2. SR1858-1Bean And The BoysSonora 3024; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2
3. SR1858-2-Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2

* Prestige PRST 7824   Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys   1970
* Milestone M-47015   Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies   1973
* Prestige PRCD-24124-2   Coleman Hawkins - Bean & The Boys   1993
* Sonora 3027   Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You / You Go To My Head
* Sonora 3024   Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys / 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 sax; Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas or Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano #1,3,4; Leonard Feather, piano #2; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, January 7, 1947

1. NR94-4 | IM-3634For Europeans OnlyAladdin 180, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
2. NR95-3 | IM-3633Big DogAladdin 180, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
3. NR96-4 | IM-3632You Left Me All AloneAladdin 179, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
4. NR97-2 | IM-3631Jivin' With Jack The BellboyAladdin 179, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165

* Aladdin LP-803   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1956
= Aladdin (F) 803   Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A   Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home   1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165   The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50   1996
* Aladdin LP-708   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1954
* Aladdin EP-511   Illinois Jacquet/Lester Young
* Aladdin EP-504   Illinois Jacquet   1956
* Aladdin 180   Illinois Jacquet - For Europeans Only / Big Dog
* Aladdin 179   Illinois Jacquet - You Left Me All Alone / Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy

Fats Navarro And His Thin Men

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1947

S3383-2Fat GirlSavoy 906, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3384-2Ice Freezes RedSavoy 976, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3385Eb-PobSavoy 905, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216
S3386Goin' To Minton'sSavoy 951, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216

* Savoy MG-12114   Various Artists - Opus De Bop   1957
* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 9005   Fats Navarro   1952
* Savoy XP 8025   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8024   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5   1952
* Savoy 906   Serge Chaloff - A Bar A Second / Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy 976   Fats Navarro - Ice Freezes Red / Ray Brown - For Hecklers Only
* Savoy 905   Teddy Reig - O-Go-Mo / Fats Navarro - Eb-Pob
* Savoy 951   Fats Navarro, Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's / Miles Davis, Charlie Parker - Half Nelson

Billy Stewart/Milton Buggs With Ray Abrams Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leonard Lowry, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Kenny Watts, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Lee Abrams, drums; Billy Stewart, vocal #1,3; Milton Buggs, vocal #2,4.

NYC, February 18, 1947

1. S3400-1Gloomy SundaySavoy 647
2. S3401-2I Live True To YouSavoy 648
3. S3402-1In My SolitudeSavoy 647
4. S3403-3Fine Brown FrameSavoy 648

* Savoy 647   Billy Stewart, Ray Abrams - Gloomy Sunday / In My Solitude   1947
* Savoy 648   Milton Buggs, Ray Abrams - I Live True To You / 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 sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, April 1, 1947

137A | IM-3635Blow, Illinois, BlowAladdin 3001, EP-501, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165
138A | IM-3636Illinois Blows The BluesAladdin 3001, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165

* Aladdin LP-803   Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax   1956
= Aladdin (F) 803   Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A   Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home   1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165   The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50   1996
* Aladdin LP-701   Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young - Battle Of The Saxes   1951
* Aladdin EP-501   Illinois Jacquet   1956
* Aladdin 3001   Illinois Jacquet - Blow, Illinois, Blow / 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 sax; Ralph Burns, piano; Al Valente, guitar; Chubby Jackson, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.

WNEW broadcast, NYC, April 12, 1947

WS5006Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5007Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5008Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3Vox 16104, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5009High On An Open Mike Part 1-
WS5010High On An Open Mike Part 2Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
WS5011High On An Open Mike Part 3Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549
Happy Monsterunissued

* Vox VSP 310   Various Artists - Jazz Off The Air Vol. 2
* Counterpoint CPT-549   Various Artists - Saturday Night Swing Session
= America (F) 30 AM 6065   -   1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1915-2   -   1999
* Vox 16102   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1 / High On An Open Mike Part 3
* Vox 16103   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2 / High On An Open Mike Part 2
* Vox 16104   Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3 / High On An Open Mike Part 1

The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947

BN304-0The Chase (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN304-2The ChaseBlue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN305-0The Squirrel (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN305-1The SquirrelBlue Note 540, 1597, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN306-0Our Delight (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN306-5Our DelightBlue Note 540, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2, BST2 84433
BN307-0Dameronia (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN307-2DameroniaBlue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BLP 1001, BN-LA507-H2, BST 89902

* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note BST2 84433   Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2   1986
* Blue Note BLP 1001   Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album   1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001   Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition   1967
* Blue Note BST 89902   Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949   1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2   Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949   1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 541   Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - The Chase / Dameronia   1947
* Blue Note 540   Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - Our Delight / The Squirrel   1947
* Blue Note 1597   Tadd Dameron - The Squirrel / Miles Davis - Donna   1952

Tadd Dameron Quintet

Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Ernest Henry, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Dillon "Curley" Russell, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Kay Penton, vocal.

NYC, October 28, 1947

S3465-1A Be Bop CarolSavoy SJL 2216
S3465-6A Be Bop Carol (as Be Bop Carroll)Savoy 931, MG 9019, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3466-1The Tadd Walk-
S3467-3Gone With The WindSavoy MG 9023, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3468-3That Someone Must Be YouSavoy MG 9024, MG 12011, SJL 2216

* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG 12011   Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney   1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later)   Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy MG 9019   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6   1952
* Savoy MG 9023   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 2   1953
* Savoy MG 9024   Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 3   1953
* Savoy 931   Tadd Dameron - A Be Bop Carol / The Tadd Walk

Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen

Fats Navarro, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet #1,4-6; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Allen Eager, tenor sax #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 ThemeSpotlite (E) SPJ 108
2.Donna Lee-
3.Hot House (as Fats Flats)-
4.Groovin' High-
5.Ko-Ko-
6.Anthropology-

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 108; Zim ZM-1002   Various Artists - Anthropology

Fats Navarro Quintette

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, December 5, 1947

S3483-1NostalgiaSavoy SJL 2216
S3483-6-Savoy 955, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3484-3Barry's BopSavoy SJL 2216
S3484-6-Savoy 959, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3485-1Be Bop RompSavoy SJL 2216
S3485-6-Savoy 959, XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216
S3486Fats BlowsSavoy XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216

* Savoy SJL 2216   Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions   1977
* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy MG 9019   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6   1952
* Savoy XP 8025   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8026   Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 955   Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
* Savoy 959   Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop / Be Bop Romp

Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars

Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2659April In ParisRCA Victor 20-3057; RCA (F) 730625
D7VB2660How Strange-
D7VB2661-1Half Step Down, PleaseRCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-501; RCA (F) 741106, (F) 730566
D7VB2662-1Angel FaceRCA Victor LPV-544; RCA (F) 730625
D7VB2663-1Jumpin' JaneRCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-544; RCA (F) 741106

* RCA (F) 730625   Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17
* RCA Victor LJM-1017   Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi   1955
* RCA Victor LPV-501   Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul   1964
* 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   1967
* RCA Victor 20-3057   Coleman Hawkins - April In Paris / How Strange
* RCA Victor 20-3143   Coleman Hawkins - Jumpin' Jane / Half Step Down, Please

Dexter Gordon And His Boys

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.

NYC, December 22, 1947

S3512DextroseSavoy 955, XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211
S3513IndexSavoy XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211
S3514DextivitySavoy XP 8022, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211

* Savoy MG-12133   Fats Navarro - Nostalgia   1959
* Savoy SJL 2211   Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Savoy MG 9003   Dexter Gordon - New Sounds In Modern Music   1951
* Savoy XP 8023   Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 4
* Savoy XP 8022   Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 3
* Savoy 955   Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia

1948

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 sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, May 1, 1948

Hot HouseWeka (Swi) Jds 12-1; Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419; Forlane (F) UCD 19008
Adam Blew His HatCicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419
Goldwyn StompCicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015

* Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1   Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948
* Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015   Lionel Hampton In Concert
* Alamac QSR 2419   Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948   1970s
* Forlane (F) UCD 19008   Lionel Hampton/Gene Krupa

The Tadd Dameron Band

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Rudy Williams, alto sax #1-6; Allan Eager, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, summer and fall 1948

1.Our DelightJazzland JLP 50
2.Eb-pobJazzland JLP 68
3.Tadd WalkJazzland JLP 50
4.The Squirrel-
5.Dameronia-
6.Good Bait (No. 1)Jazzland JLP 68
7.Good Bait (No. 2)Jazzland JLP 50
8.SymphonetteJazzland JLP 68
9.Lady Be GoodJazzland JLP 50
10.Anthropology (No. 1)-

* Jazzland JLP 50   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet   1961
= Riverside R-3019, RS-3019   Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron - Good Bait   1968
= Milestone M-47041   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band   1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2   -   1991
* Jazzland JLP 68   The Tadd Dameron Band   1962
= Milestone M-47041   Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band   1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2   -   1991

Benny Goodman Septet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Mel Zelnick, drums.

NYC, September 9, 1948

2974-3Stealin' ApplesCapitol 10173, M-11061; Mosaic MQ6-148

* Capitol M-11061   Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet - Bebop Spoken Here: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 15   1972
* Mosaic MQ6-148, MD4-148   The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Of Benny Goodman 1944-1955   1993
* Capitol 10173   no information

The Tadd Dameron Septet / The Tadd Dameron Sextet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Chino Pozo, bongos #1,2,7; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal #7.

Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948

1. BN332-0Jahbero (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
2. BN332-1JahberoBlue Note 559, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
3. BN333-0Lady BirdBlue Note 559, BLP 5004, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
4. BN333-1Lady Bird (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
5. BN334-1SymphonetteBlue Note 1564, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
6. BN334-2Symphonette (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
7. BN335-1I Think I'll Go AwayBlue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   1984
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 559   Tadd Dameron - Jahbero / Lady Bird   1948
* Blue Note 1564   Tadd Dameron - Symphonette / Thelonious Monk - I Mean You   1948

The McGhee-Navarro Boptet

Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Milton Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948

BN336-0The Skunkrejected
BN336-1The Skunk (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN337Boperationrejected
BN337-0--
BN337-1-Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN337-2Boperation (alternate take)Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3
BN336-2The Skunkrejected
BN336-3-Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, (J) BNJ-61008/10
BN338-0Double TalkBlue Note 557, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2
BN339-0Double Talk (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2
BN336-4The Skunkrejected

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   1984
* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3   The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron   1995
* Blue Note BLP 5012   Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet   1952
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9274   Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet   1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4   Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio   1998
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 558   Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - The Skunk / Boperation   1948
* Blue Note 557   Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - Double Talk Parts 1 & 2   1948

Earl Coleman And His All Stars

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1161I Wished On The MoonDial 756
D1162-AGuiltyDial 1049, 756; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1163-CYardbird SuiteDial 753; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1164-AStranger In Town-
D1165-AAs Time Goes ByDial 1049; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133   Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120   Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1   1978
* Dial 756   Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty   1949
* Dial 1049   Earl Coleman - Guilty / As Time Goes By   1950
= Prestige 905   -   1951
* Dial 753   Earl Coleman - Stranger In Town / Yardbird Suite   1948

Fats Navarro Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1166-AMoveDial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120
D1166-B-Dial 1033, 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Jazztone (Eu) J-1245; Xanadu 120

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133   Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120   Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1   1978
* Jazztone (Eu) J-1245   Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival   1950s
= Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245   Various Artists - Festival Du Jazz Moderne   1950s
* Dial LP 212   Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets   1952
* Dial 1033   Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat   1949
* Dial 1033 (alt.)   Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat   1949+

1949

Metronome All-Star Bands

Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949

D9VB0021-1Overtime (shorter take)RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
D9VC0021-2Overtime (longer take)RCA Victor LPT-3046, LPV-519; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
D9VC0022-3Victory Ball (longer take)-
D9VB0022-2Victory Ball (alternate take)RCA Camden CAL-339

* RCA Camden CAL-426   The Metronome All-Star Bands   1958
= RCA Camden (E) CDN-112   -
* RCA Victor LPV-519   Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era   1965
* RCA Camden CAL-339   Various Artists - Great Jazz Reeds   1958
* Bluebird 07863-66528-2   Dizzy Gillespie - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings   1995
* RCA Victor LPT-3046   Various Artists - Crazy... And Cool
* RCA Victor 20-3361; His Master's Voice (E) B 9818   Metronome All-Star Bands - Overtime / Victory Ball

Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Vidal Balado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Rae Pearl, vocal.

NYC, January 18, 1949

3391-3ESid's DelightCapitol 57-60006, (J) CR-8812, M-11059
3392-3ECasbah-

* Capitol (J) CR-8812   Various Artists - Bebop Professors
= Capitol (J) ECJ-50073   -   1982
* Capitol M-11059   Tadd Dameron, Babs Gonzales, Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Bebop: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 13   1972
* Capitol 57-60006, (E) CL 13122   Tadd Dameron - Sid's Delight / Casbah

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949

Norman Granz IntroductionPablo PACD-5311-2
Leap Here-
(Back Home Again In) Indiana-
Lover Come Back To Me-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins / Hawk's Idea (as Rifftide)-
Sophisticated Lady-
The Things We Did Last Summer-
Stuffy-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; unknown, drums.

PerdidoClef unissued
How High The Moon-

* Pablo PACD-5311-2   J.A.T.P. At Carnegie Hall 1949   2002

Bud Powell's Modernists

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949

BN360-0Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1)Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN360-1Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2)Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN360-2Bouncing With BudBlue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN361-0Wail (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN361-3WailBlue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN362-0Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take)Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2
BN362-1Dance Of The InfidelsBlue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2
BN363-152nd St. ThemeBlue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2

* Blue Note BLP 1532   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   1957
* Blue Note BST 84430   Bud Powell - Alternate Takes   1985
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2   Fats Navarro - Prime Source   1975
* Blue Note BLP 1531   The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   1957
* Blue Note BLP 1503   The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1   1955
= Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo)   -   1966
* Blue Note BLP 5003   The Amazing Bud Powell   1952
* Blue Note BLP 5004   Fats Navarro Memorial Album   1952
* Blue Note 1567   Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud / Wail   1949
* Blue Note 1568   Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels / 52nd St. Theme   1949

Don Lanphere Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35AWailing WallMisterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC35B-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC35C--
JRC35D-New Jazz 819; Prestige PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2
JRC35E-Prestige prEP 1321, P-24046; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36AGoMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC36B-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982
JRC36BC-New Jazz 812; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36C-Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC36D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC36E-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982
JRC37AInfatuationMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC37B-New Jazz 819; Prestige prEP 1321, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC37C-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC37D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2
JRC38AStopMisterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC38B-New Jazz 812; Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2
JRC38C-Misterioso (E) MLP 1981
JRC38D-Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2

* Misterioso (E) MLP 1982   Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II   1981
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1981   Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I   1981
* Prestige PR 16002   Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants   not released
= New Jazz NJLP 8296   -   1964
* Prestige P-24081   Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50   1978
* Prestige (J) SLP 47   Various Artists - Early Prestige Sessions 1949/50
* Prestige P-24046   Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige   1974
* Prestige PCD-24114-2   Fats Navarro, Al Haig, Don Lanphere, Leo Parker - Prestige First Sessions Volume One   1992
* Prestige PRLP 113   Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets   1951
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later)   -   1952
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later 2)   -   1954
* Prestige prEP 1321   Fats Navarro Quintet   1953
* New Jazz 819   Fats Navarro - Wailing Wall / Infatuation   1950
= Prestige 819   -   1953
* New Jazz 812   Fats Navarro - Stop / Go   1949
= Prestige 812   -   1953

1950 (aged 26)

Charlie Parker Quintet

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1-3,5-13; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950

1.52nd Street Theme IOzone 4
2.Perdido (as Wahoo)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
3.Dizzy AtmosphereColumbia 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 (as The Street Beat)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
8.Out Of NowhereColumbia 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-

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; probably Tommy Potter, bass; probably Roy Haynes, drums; probably Chubby Newsome or "Little" Jimmy Scott, vocal #1.

1.Embraceable You-
2.Cool Blues (into)Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430
3.52nd Street Theme V-

* Ozone 4   Charlie Parker-Fats Navarro-Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances   1970s
* Columbia JG 34808   Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland
* Alamac QSR 2430   Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950   1970s
* Ozone 9   Charlie Parker-Bud Powell-Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances   1970s

Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars

Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Birdland, NYC, June 30, 1950

1.Hot House (as Miles' Midnight Breakaway)Session Disc 101; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
2.52nd Street ThemeBeppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
3.Ow! (as Chubbie's Blues)Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401

Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #2,3; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1; Brew Moore, tenor sax #2,3; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

1.Conception/Deception (as Poobah)-
2.Eronel (as Overturia)Session Disc 102; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401
3.52nd Street Theme (as Slow Broadway Theme)Session Disc 102; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401

* Session Disc 101   Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One   1970s
* Beppo (E) BEP 502   Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans   1980s
* Alto AL 701   Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent   1970s
* Session Disc 102   Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two   1970s
* Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401   Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session   1995