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1956 (The age of 26)

Kenny Burrell, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1543)

Frank Foster (ts -1/3) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, March 12, 1956
1. tk.10Phinupi
2. tk.13Now See How You Are
3. tk.27How About You?
4. tk.43Cheeta
5. tk.64Moten Swing
Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Candido (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 29, 1956
tk.7Get Happy
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81543 (pseudo stereo).

Kenny Burrell - Swingin'  (Blue Note [J] GXF 3070)

Frank Foster (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, March 12, 1956
tk.42My Heart Stood Still
** also issued on Blue Note [J] GXK 8155.

Thad Jones - Detroit-New York Junction  (Blue Note BLP 1513)

Thad Jones (tp) Billy Mitchell (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, March 13, 1956
tk.3Tarriff
tk.14Blue Room
tk.28Scratch
tk.30Zec

Miles Davis - Collector's Items  (Prestige PRLP 7044)

Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956
864In Your Own Sweet Way
865No Line
866Weird Blues
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 071, OJCCD 071-2.

Various Artists - Jazzmen Detroit  (Savoy MG 12083)

Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
NYC, April 30, 1956
69191Cotton Tail
69193Your Host
69195Tom's Thumb
same personnel
NYC, May 9, 1956
69204You Turned The Tables On Me
69205Afternoon In Paris
69206Apothegh

Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazzmen  (Savoy SJL 1111)

same personnel
NYC, April 30, 1956
69194Tricotism

Various Artists - After Hours Jazz  (Epic LN 3339)

Eddie Bert (tb) Sahib Shihab (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Carl Pruitt (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, May 17, 1956
CO55945Humbug
CO55946Southern Exposure

Introducing Kenny Burrell  (Blue Note BLP 1523)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Candido (cga -2,3)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 29, 1956
1. tk.2Fugue 'N' Blues
2. tk.3Takeela
3. tk.6Delilah
Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Candido (cga -1,2)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 30, 1956
1. tk.11Blues For Skeeter
2. tk.13This Time The Dream's On Me
3. tk.16Weaver Of Dreams
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81523 (pseudo stereo).

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra In Hi-Fi  (ABC-Paramount ABC 135)

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, June 11, 1956
5246Nica's Tempo
5247Deep Passion
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Janet Putnam (harp -1,2) Tommy Flanagan (p) Whitey Mitchell (b -1) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, June 12, 1956
1. 5248Smoke Signal
2. 5249Sunrise, Sunset
3. 5251Not So Sleepy
4. 5252Perdido
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) David Kurtzer (bars) Janet Putnam (harp -3,4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, June 19, 1956
1. 5250ASpeculation
2. 5253Two French Fries
3. 5254The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
4. 5255The Gentle Art Of Love
** also issued on Impulse GRD 143 entitled "Deep Passion".

Phil Woods - Pairing Off  (Prestige PRLP 7046)

Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham (tp) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1956
914The Stanley Stomper
915Cool Aid
916Pairing Off
917Suddenly It's Spring
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 092, OJCCD 092-2.
** part of Prestige P 24065.

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus  (Prestige PRLP 7079)

Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
918You Don't Know What Love Is
919St. Thomas
920Strode Rode
921Blue Seven
922Moritat (aka Mack The Knife)
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7326; Fantasy OJC 291, OJCCD 291-2.

J.J. Johnson - J Is For Jazz  (Columbia CL 935)

J.J. Johnson (tb) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, July 27, 1956
CO56315Chasin' The Bird
CO56316Naptown U.S.A.
CO56317It Might As Well Be Spring
CO56832Undecided

Bobby Jaspar - Clarinescapade  (Columbia [F] FPX 123)

Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl, cl, afl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Nobil Totah (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Paris, France, November 12, 1956
How Deep Is The Ocean?
Clarinescapade
Tutti Frutti
What's New?
Spring Is Here
same personnel
Paris, France, November 14, 1956
I Remember You
Wee Dot
I Won't Dance

1957

Various Artists - Body And Soul  (Status ST 8317)

Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Foster (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 4, 1957
1049C.P.W.

The Prestige All Stars - All Day Long  (Prestige PRLP 7081)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 4, 1957
1050Slim Jim
1051Say Listen
1052A.T.
1053All Day Long
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7277 entitled "Kenny Burrell - All Day Long": Fantasy OJC 456, OJCCD 456-2.
** part of Prestige PR 24025.

Thad Jones - Mad Thad  (Period SPL 1208)

Thad Jones (tp) Henry Coker (tb -2,3) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, January 6, 1957
1.Bird Song
2.Cat Meets Chick
3.Quiet Sip
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1919-2.

Sonny Rollins/Thad Jones - Sonny Rollins Plays  (Period SPL 1204)

same session
NYC, January 6, 1957
Ballad Medley: Flamingo / If You Are Mine / I'm Through With Love / Love Walked In

Mr. J.J. Johnson - Live!  (Queen Disc [It] Q 046)

J.J. Johnson (tb) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
"Red Hill Inn", NJ, January 26, 1957
Jay's Original (aka Bird Song)
It's All Right With Me
Undecided
same personnel
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, February 2, 1957
Overdrive
Angel Eyes
Bags' Groove
Nat Adderley (cor) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d) replaces Jaspar, Jones
"Spotlite Lounge", NYC, 1958
Decision
Overdrive

J.J. Johnson - Dial J.J. Five  (Columbia CL 1084)

J.J. Johnson (tb -1,3,4) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl -1,2,4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, January 29, 1957
1. CO57272Bird Song
2. CO57274It Could Happen To You
3. CO57275Our Love Is Here To Stay
4. CO57276Blue Haze
same personnel
NYC, January 31, 1957
CO57277Barbados
CO57278In A Little Provincial Town
CO57279Cette Chose
J.J. Johnson (tb -1,3) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl -1,3) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, May 14, 1957
1. CO57945Tea Pot
2. CO57946So Sorry Please
3. CO57947Old Devil Moon

The Playboy Jazz All Stars  (Playboy PB 1529/30)

Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, January 29, 1957
CO57273Joey, Joey, Joey

Kenny Burrell  (Prestige PRLP 7088)

Cecil Payne (bars -1,2,4,5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Doug Watkins (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 1, 1957
1. 1071Perceptions
2. 1073Drum Boogie
3. 1075All Of You
4. 1076Strictly Confidential
5. 1077Don't Cry Baby
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7308 entitled "Blue Moods": Fantasy OJC 019, OJCCD 019-2.

The Magnificent Thad Jones, Vol. 3  (Blue Note BLP 1546)

Thad Jones (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Gigi Gryce (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 2, 1957
tk.5Slipped Around
tk.9Let's
tk.10Ill Wind
tk.14Thadrack

The Complete Blue Note/United Artists/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones  (Mosaic MQ5-172)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 2, 1957
tk.6Going Off Stage
** also issued on Mosaic MD3-172.

Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd - Jazz Lab  (Columbia CL 998)

Donald Byrd (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, February 4, 1957
CO57304Nica's Tempo
CO57306Speculation
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, February 5, 1957
CO57307Over The Rainbow
CO57308Sans Souci
add Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Sahib Shihab (bars)
NYC, March 13, 1957
CO57309Blue Concept

Various Artists - Jazz Omnibus  (Columbia CL 1020)

same personnel
NYC, February 4, 1957
CO57305Smoke Signal
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 11, 1957
CO57801I've Got You Under My Skin

Herbie Mann/Bobby Jaspar - Flute Flight  (Prestige PRLP 7124)

Bobby Jaspar (fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 12, 1957
1140Solacium
1141Flute Bass Blues
1142Flute Bob
Bobby Jaspar, Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Puma (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 21, 1957
1150Budo
1154Tuttie Fluttie
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1084-2.

Herbie Mann/Bobby Jaspar - Flute Souffle  (Prestige PRLP 7101)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 21, 1957
1149Chasin' The Bird
1151Somewhere Else
1152Let's March
1153Tel Aviv
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 760-2.

Yusef Lateef/A.K. Salim - Stablemates  (Savoy MG 12115)

Johnny Coles (tp) Buster Cooper (tb) Johnny Griffin (ts) Howard Austin (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d) A.K. Salim (arr, cond)
NYC, April 5, 1957
SAK70001A Private Cloud
SAK70002Dejeuner
SAK70003Back Talk
SAK70004D Minor Dipper

J.J. Johnson - First Place  (Columbia CL 1030)

J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 11, 1957
CO57802Harvey's House
CO57803Nickles And Dimes
CO57804That Tired Routine Called Love
CO57805For Heaven's Sake
CO57806Paul's Pal
same personnel
NYC, April 12, 1957
CO57807It's Only A Paper Moon
CO57809Commutation
CO57811Be My Love
same personnel
NYC, April 26, 1957
CO57724Cry Me A River

Tommy Flanagan/John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell - The Cats  (New Jazz NJLP 8217)

Idrees Sulieman (tp -1/3,5) John Coltrane (ts -1/3,5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g -1/3,5) Doug Watkins (b) Louis Hayes (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 18, 1957
1. 1194Eclypso
2. 1195Solacium
3. 1196Minor Mishap
4. 1197How Long Has This Been Going On?
5. 1198Tommy's Time
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 079, OJCCD 079-2.
** part of Prestige P 24059.

J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone  (Columbia CL 1303)

J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 26, 1957
CO57725Hello, Young Lovers
CO57726100 Proof
CO57727What's New?
same personnel
NYC, May 3, 1957
CO57909Kev
CO57910Gone With The Wind
CO57911Blue Trombone, Pt. 1
CO57912Blue Trombone, Pt. 2
** also issued on Columbia CS 8109.

Paul Chambers Quintet  (Blue Note BLP 1564)

Donald Byrd (tp -1/5) Clifford Jordan (ts -1/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1957
1. tk.3Four Strings
2. tk.8Minor Run-Down
3. tk.9Beauteous
4. tk.12What's New?
5. tk.15The Hand Of Love
6. tk.16Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52441-2.

Paul Chambers Quintet  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52441-2)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1957
tk.4Four Strings (alt. take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1564 + 1 bonus track.

Milt Jackson - Bags And Flutes  (Atlantic LP 1294)

Bobby Jaspar (fl) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, May 21, 1957
2550Bags' New Groove
2551Connie's Blues
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1294.

Tommy Flanagan - Overseas  (Metronome [Swd] KUX 109-E)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, August 15, 1957
Verdandi
Dalana
Willow Weep For Me
1393Chelsea Bridge
1394Relaxin' At Camarillo
Eclypso
Beat's Up
Skal Brothers
Little Rock

Tommy Flanagan Trio In Stockholm 1957  (Dragon [Swd] DRLP 87)

same session
Stockholm, Sweden, August 15, 1957
Verdandi (alt. take)
Dalana (alt. take)
Willow Weep For Me (alt. take)

Curtis Fuller/Tommy Flanagan - Jazz...It's Magic!  (Regent MG 6055)

Curtis Fuller (tb) Sonny Red (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Tucker (b) Louis Hayes (d)
NYC, September 5, 1957
70107Two Ton
70108It's Magic
70109My One And Only Love
70110They Didn't Believe Me
70111Soul Station
70112Club Car
70113Upper Berth
** also issued on Savoy MG 12209.

John Jenkins/Donald Byrd - Jazz Eyes  (Regent MG 6056)

Donald Byrd (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Jenkins (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, September 10, 1957
70118Rockaway
70119Orpheus
70120Honey-Chile
70122Star Eyes
** also issued on Savoy MG 12201.

John Jenkins/Donald Byrd - Star Eyes  (Savoy SJL 1114)

same session
NYC, September 10, 1957
70121Darn That Dream

Miles Davis - Miscellaneous Davis 1955-1957  (Jazz Unlimited [Swd] JUCD 2050)

Miles Davis (tp) Bobby Jaspar (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
"Birdland", NYC, October 17-30, 1957
All Of You
Four

The Prestige All Stars - Roots  (New Jazz NJLP 8202)

Idrees Sulieman (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Cecil Payne (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Elvin Jones (d) Alonzo Levister (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1957
1374Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
1375Down By The Riverside
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 062, OJCCD 062-2.

Red Rodney 1957  (Signal S 1206)

Red Rodney (tp) Ira Sullivan (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, November 22, 1957
Star Eyes
You'd Better Go Now
Stella By Starlight
Sullivan plays (tp, ts). Elvin Jones (d) replaces Philly Joe Jones
NYC, November 24, 1957
Box 2000
Red Arrow
Ubas

1958

Here Comes Louis Smith  (Blue Note BLP 1584)

Louis Smith (tp) Cannonball Adderley (as -1,3) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, February 9, 1958
1.Ande
2.Stardust
3.Val's Blues

J.J. Johnson - J.J. In Person  (Columbia CL 1161)

Nat Adderley (cor) J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, February 19, 1958
Tune Up
Laura
Walkin'
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Misterioso
My Old Flame
Now's The Time

Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane  (New Jazz NJLP 8276)

John Coltrane (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 7, 1958
1476Lyresto
1478Freight Trane
1479I Never Knew
1480Big Paul
** also issued on Prestige PR 7532 entitled "Kenny Burrell Quintet With John Coltrane": Fantasy OJC 300, OJCCD 300-2.
** part of Prestige P 24059.

Wilbur Harden/Tommy Flanagan - Mainstream 1958  (Savoy MG 12127)

Wilbur Harden (flh) John Coltrane (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Louis Hayes (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 13, 1958
Wells Fargo
West 42nd Street
E.F.F.P.H.
Snuffy
Rhodomagnetics

John Coltrane/Wilbur Harden - Countdown  (Savoy SJL 2203)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 13, 1958
Wells Fargo (alt. take)
Rhodomagnetics (alt. take)
Countdown
Countdown (alt. take)

John Coltrane/Wilbur Harden - Gold Coast  (Savoy SJL 1115)

Wilbur Harden (tp, flh) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Alvin Jackson (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 24, 1958
Dial Africa, #1

Wilbur Harden - Jazz Way Out  (Savoy MG 12131)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 24, 1958
Dial Africa, #2
Oomba
Gold Coast
** also issued on Savoy SST 13004.

Wilbur Harden - Tanganyika Strut  (Savoy MG 12136)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 24, 1958
Tanganyika Strut
** also issued on Savoy SST 13005.

Milt Jackson/Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags  (Atlantic LP 1316)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Eddie Jones (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, September 12, 1958
3135Close Your Eyes
3136Stuffy
3137Sandra's Blues
3138Indian Blues
3141Don't Take Your Love From Me
3142Get Happy
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1316.

Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula  (Riverside RLP 12-282)

Nat Adderley (cor) Julian Priester (tb) Johnny Griffin (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Philly Joe Jones (d, nar)
NYC, September 17, 1958
Blues For Dracula
Trick Street
Fiesta
Tune Up
Ow!
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 230, OJCCD 230-2.

Wilbur Harden - The King And I  (Savoy MG 12134)

Wilbur Harden (flh, tp) Tommy Flanagan (p, cel) George Duvivier (b) Granville Hogan (d)
NYC, September 23 & 30, 1958
Whistle A Happy Tune
I Have Dreamed
Shall We Dance?
Hello, Young Lovers
Getting To Know You
My Lord And Master
We Kiss In A Shadow
Something Wonderful
** also issued on Savoy SST 13002.

Lambert, Hendricks And Ross - The Swingers!  (World Pacific WP 1264)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Elvin Jones (d) Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 1958
Jackie
** also issued on World Pacific ST 1025; Affinity [E] AFF 131.

Booker Little 4 - The Defiant Ones  (United Artists UAL 4034)

Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts -1,3/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, October, 1958
1.Milestones
2.Sweet And Lovely
3.Rounder's Mood
4.Dungeon Waltz
5.Jewel's Tempo
6.Moonlight Becomes You
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5034.

Bennie Green/Gene Ammons - Swing'est  (Vee-Jay LP 1005)

Nat Adderley (cor) Bennie Green (tb) Gene Ammons, Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, November 12, 1958
58-859Sermonette
58-860Jim Dog
Going South
Juggin' Around
Little Ditty
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 1005, NVJ 2-905.

Bennie Green/Gene Ammons - Swing'est  (Vee-Jay NVJ 2-905)

same session
NYC, November 12, 1958
Juggin' Around (alt. take 1)
Jim Dog (alt. take 1)
Sermonette (alt. take 7)
** reissue of Vee-Jay LP 1005 + 4 bonus tracks.

Gene Ammons/Bennie Green - Juggin' Around  (Vee-Jay LP 3024)

same session
NYC, November 12, 1958
Swingin' For Benny
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 3024.

Milt Jackson - Bags' Opus  (United Artists UAL 4022)

Art Farmer (tp) Benny Golson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chembers (b) Connie Kay (d)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, December 28 & 29, 1958
Ill Wind
Blues For Diahann
Afternoon In Paris
I Remember Clifford
Thinking Of You
Whisper Not
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5022.

1959

Gene Ammons/Bennie Green - Juggin' Around, Pt. 1&2  (Vee-Jay 320)

Nat Adderley (cor) Bennie Green (tb) Gene Ammons, Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
probably NYC, early 1959
59-1140Juggin' Around, Pt. 1
59-1141Juggin' Around, Pt. 2

Tommy Flanagan - Lonely Town  (Blue Note [J] GP 3186)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, March 10, 1959
America
Lonely Town
Tonight
It's Love
Lucky To Be Me
Glitter And Be Gay
Make Our Garden Grow

Curtis Fuller - Sliding Easy  (United Artists UAL 4041)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d) Benny Golson (arr -1,3,5,6) Gigi Gryce (arr -2,4)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 12, 1959
1.Bit Of Heaven
2.Down Home
3.When Lights Are Low
4.C.T.A.
5.Bongo Bop
6.I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5041.

The Complete Blue Note/United Artists Curtis Fuller Sessions  (Mosaic MR5-166)

Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d) Gigi Gryce (arr)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 12, 1959
Down Home (alt. take)
** also issued on Mosaic MD3-166.

John Coltrane - Giant Steps  (Atlantic LP 1311)

John Coltrane (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, May 4, 1959
3462Spiral
3469-1Cousin Mary
same personnel
NYC, May 5, 1959
3464-1Countdown
3466-1Syeeda's Song Flute
3467Mr. P.C.
3468-5Giant Steps (take 5)
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1311.

John Coltrane - Alternate Takes  (Atlantic [J] P 6128A)

same personnel
NYC, May 4, 1959
3469-2Cousin Mary (alt. take)
same personnel
NYC, May 5, 1959
3464-2Countdown (alt. take)
3466-2Syeeda's Song Flute (alt. take)
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1668.

John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion  (Rhino R2 71984)

same session
NYC, May 5, 1959
3468-3Giant Steps (take 3)
3468-6Giant Steps (take 6)

Curtis Fuller - Blues-Ette  (Savoy MG 12141)

Curtis Fuller (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Al Harewood (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 21, 1959
Undecided
Five Spot After Dark
Blues-Ette
Minor Vamp
Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere
Twelve Inch
** also issued on Savoy SST 13006.

Lem Winchester/Benny Golson - Winchester Special  (New Jazz NJLP 8223)

Benny Golson (ts -1/5) Lem Winchester (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 25, 1959
1. 1861Mysticism
2. 1862The Dude
3. 1863How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
4. 1864Will You Still Be Mine?
5. 1865Down Fuzz
6. 1866If I Were A Bell
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 1719, OJCCD 1719-2.

Thad Jones - Motor City Scene  (United Artists UAL 4025)

Thad Jones (tp) Al Grey (tb) Billy Mitchell (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, October 24 & 31, 1959
Let's Play
Minor On Top
Like Old Times
No Refill
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5025.

Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny  (New Jazz NJLP 8225)

Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1959
1916Old Folks
1917My Ideal
1918Blue Spring Shuffle
1920Lotus Blossom
1921I Had The Craziest Dream
1922Alone Together
1923-1Blue Friday
** also issued on Prestige PR 7754 entitled "Kenny Dorham 1959": Fantasy OJC 250, OJCCD 250-2.

Kenny Dorham 1959  (Prestige PR 7754)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1959
1919Mack The Knife
** reissue of New Jazz NJLP 8225 entitled "Quiet Kenny" + 1 bonus track.

J.R. Monterose - Straight Ahead  (Xanadu 126)

J.R. Monterose (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
NYC, November 24, 1959
Straight Ahead
Violets For Your Furs
Chafie
I Remember Clifford
Green Street Scene
You Know That
Short Peridge

Benny Golson - Gettin' With It  (New Jazz NJLP 8248)

Curtis Fuller (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1959
1968April In Paris
1969Tippin' On Through
1970Blue Streak
1971Baubles, Bangles And Beads
1972Bob Hurd's Blues
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1873-2.

Mary Osborne - A Girl And Her Guitar  (Warwick W 2004)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Danny Barker (g) Mary Osborne (g, vo) Tommy Potter (b) Jo Jones (d)
NYC, 1959
I Love Paris
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
How High The Moon
When Your Lover Has Gone
Mary's Goodbye Blues
I've Found A New Baby
Sophisticated Lady
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Body And Soul
I Surrender, Dear
These Foolish Things

Frank Minion - The Soft Land Of Make Believe  (Bethlehem BCP 6052)

Roland Alexander (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Tucker (b) Dannie Richmond (d) Frank Minion (vo)
1959
Theme 1: Introduction To Black Opium Street / The Soft Land Of Make Believe / Nobody Knows
Theme 2: Autobiography Of A Musician / Bongo Blues
Theme 3: Oddsville U.S.A. / Things Ain't Like They Used To Be
Theme 4: Salaam My Child / Laughing Boy
Theme 5: Later

1960 (The age of 30)

Coleman Hawkins All Stars  (Swingville SVLP 2005)

Joe Thomas (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Osie Johnson (d, tamb)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1960
1973You Blew Out The Flame
1974I'm Beginning To See The Light
1975More Bounce To The Vonce
1976Cool Blues
1977Some Stretching
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 225, OJCCD 225-2.

The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album  (Xanadu 125)

Kenny Dorham (tp -1/7,9) Charles Davis (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Butch Warren (b) Buddy Enlow (d)
NYC, January 10, 1960
1.Stage West
2.I'm An Old Cowhand
3.Song Of Delilah
4.Butch's Blues
5.Stella By Starlight
6.Lazy Afternoon
7.Turbo
8.When Sunny Gets Blue
9.Six Bits

Julian Priester - Keep Swingin'  (Riverside RLP 12-316)

Julian Priester (tb) Jimmy Heath (ts -1,2,4,6,7) Tommy Flanagan (p) Sam Jones (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, January 11, 1960
1.24-Hour Leave
2.The End
3.1239-A
4.Just Friends
5.Bob T's Blues
6.Under The Surface
7.Once In A While
8.Julian's Tune
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1163; Fantasy OJCCD 1863-2.

The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery  (Riverside RLP 12-320)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Wes Montgomery (g) Percy Heath (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 26, 1960
Airegin
D-Natural Blues
Four On Six
West Coast Blues
In Your Own Sweet Way
same personnel
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 28, 1960
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Mr. Walker
Gone With The Wind
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1169; Fantasy OJC 036, OJCCD 036-2.

At Ease With Coleman Hawkins  (Moodsville MVLP 7)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, January 29, 1960
2003Trouble Is A Man
2004While We're Young
2005Then I'll Be Tired Of You
2006Poor Butterfly
2007For You, For Me, Forevermore
2008At Dawning
2009I'll Get By
2010Mighty Like A Rose
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 181, OJCCD 181-2.

Stanley Turrentine - Stan "The Man" Turrentine  (Time M 52086)

Stanley Turrentine (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d -1/3)
NYC, early 1960
1.Let's Groove
2.Stolen Sweets
3.Minor Mood
4.Time After Time
** also issued on Time S 2086.

Harry Edison - Patented By Edison  (Roulette SR 52041)

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, February 12, 1960
Witchcraft
Blue Skies
I'm Confessin' That I Love You
Ain't Misbehavin'
Candied Sweets
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Tea For Two
There Is No Greater Love
Twenty-Forty
It's Easy To Remember
Sweetcakes
Angel Eyes

Arnett Cobb - More Party Time  (Prestige PRLP 7175)

Arnett Cobb (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d) Danny Barrajanos (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1960
2021Swanee River
2022Blue Lou
2023Blue Me
2024Sometimes I'm Happy
2026Lover Come Back To Me
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 979-2.

Arnett Cobb - Movin' Right Along  (Prestige PRLP 7216)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1960
2025Fast Ride
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1074-2.

Milt Jackson - Vibrations  (Atlantic LP 1417)

Henry Boozier (tp) Tom McIntosh (tb) Jimmy Heath (ts) Tate Houston (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Alvin Jackson (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, February 23, 1960
4262Blue Jubilee
4263Mallets Towards None
Henry Boozier (tp -1/3) Tom McIntosh (tb -1/3) Jimmy Heath (ts) Tate Houston (bars -1/3) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Alvin Jackson (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, February 24, 1960
1. 4265Algo Bueno (aka Woody'n You)
2. 4267Darbin The Redd Fox
3. 4268Sweet Georgia Brown
4. 4269Let Me Hear The Blues
Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) George Duvivier (b) Connie Kay (d) 5 vocals
NYC, March 14, 1961
5408Vibrations
5410Melancholy Blues
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1417.

Lionel Hampton - Silver Vibes  (Columbia CL 1486)

Eddie Bert, Bobby Byrne, Dick Hixson, Lou McGarity (tb) Lionel Hampton (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Billy Mackel (g) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, March 10, 1960
CO54563For Better And Worse
CO54564What's New?
CO54565Walkin' My Baby Back Home
CO54566Till You Return
Sonny Russo (tb) Skeeter Best (g) replaces McGarity, Mackel
NYC, March 21, 1960
CO54568Skylark
CO54569Day By Day
CO54570Speak Low
CO54571My Foolish Heart
CO54572Poor Butterfly
Lionel Hampton (vib, xyl, cel) Tommy Flanagan (p) Billy Mackel (g) George Duvivier (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, March 23, 1960
CO64290Blue Moon
** also issued on Columbia CS 8277.

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra (no details)  (CBS 88134)

Eddie Bert, Bobby Byrne, Dick Hixson, Lou McGarity (tb) Lionel Hampton (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Billy Mackel (g) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d)
NYC, March 10, 1960
Beulah's Boogie

Various Artists - Who's Who In Jazz  (Columbia CL 1765)

Lionel Hampton (vib, xyl, cel) Tommy Flanagan (p) Billy Mackel (g) George Duvivier (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, March 23, 1960
CO64291?I Can't Get Started
** also issued on Columbia CS 8565.

Pee Wee Russell - Swingin' With Pee Wee  (Swingville SVLP 2008)

Buck Clayton (tp) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 29, 1960
2094Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
2095What Can I Say Dear
2096Midnight Blue
2097I Would Do Most Anything For You
2098Englewood
2099Lulu's Back In Town
2100The Very Thought Of You
** also issued on Prestige PR 7672 entitled "The Pee Wee Russell Memorial Album".

Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks  (Bethlehem BCP 6048)

Tommy Turrentine (tp -1/5) Booker Ervin (ts) Zoot Sims (ts -1/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Tucker (b) Dannie Richmond (d)
NYC, April 6, 1960
1.The Blue Book
2.Git It
3.Little Jane
4.The Book Cooks
5.Poor Butterfly
6.Largo

Booker Little  (Time M 52011)

Booker Little (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Roy Haynes (d)
NYC, April 13, 1960
Opening Statement
Minor Sweet
The Grand Valse
Who Can I Turn To?
** also issued on Time S 2011.

Jo Jones - Vamp 'Til Ready  (Everest LPBR 5099)

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Jo Jones (d)
NYC, April 19, 1960
Vamp 'Til Ready
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
Should I?
Sandy's Body
Thou Swell
Show Time
Liza
But Not For Me
Royal Garden Blues
Mozelle's Alley
Sox Trot
In The Forrest
** also issued on Everest LPSR 5099.

Various Artists - Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland  (Roulette SR 52049)

Charles Greenlee (tb) Sonny Red (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Art Blakey (d) Philly Joe Jones (d -1,2) Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip (d -3)
"Birdland", NYC, April 25, 1960
1.Wee Dot
2.Now's The Time
3.El Sino

Various Artists - Drum Night At Birdland  (Vogue [F] 600107)

Charles Greenlee (tb) Sonny Red (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip (d) Philly Joe Jones (d -1,2) Art Blakey (d -1,3)
"Birdland", NYC, April 25, 1960
1.Drum Ensemble
2.Tune Up
3.A Night In Tunisia

Joe Newman - Jive At Five  (Swingville SVLP 2011)

Joe Newman (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Oliver Jackson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 4, 1960
2218Taps Miller
2219Jive At Five
2220Wednesday's Blues
2221More Than You Know
2222Don't Worry 'Bout Me
2223Cuein' The Blues
** also issued on Prestige MPP 2509; Fantasy OJC 419, OJCCD 419-2.

The Frank Wess Quartet  (Moodsville MVLP 8)

Frank Wess (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1960
2224It's So Peaceful In The Country
2225But Beautiful
2226Stella By Starlight
2227Gone With The Wind
2228I See Your Face Before Me
2229Star Eyes
2230Rainy Afternoon
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1103-2.

The Tommy Flanagan Trio  (Moodsville MVLP 9)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Potter (b -1/3,5/7) Roy Haynes (d -1/3,5/7)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 1960
1. 2257You Go To My Head
2. 2258In The Blue Of The Evening
3. 2259Velvet Moon
4. 2260Come Sunday
5. 2261Jes' Fine
6. 2262Born To Be Blue
7. 2263In A Sentimental Mood
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 182, OJCCD 182-2.

Howard McGhee - Dusty Blue  (Bethlehem BCP 6055)

Howard McGhee (tp) Bennie Green (tb -8/10) Roland Alexander (ts -8/10) Pepper Adams (bars -8/10) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Walter Bolden (d)
NYC, June 13, 1960
1.Dusty Blue
2.Sound Of Music
3.I Concentrate On You
4.Sleep Talk
5.With Malice Towards None, Pt. 1
6.With Malice Towards None, Pt. 2
7.Cottage For Sale
8.Park Avenue Petite
9.Groovin' High
10.Flyin' Colors

Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor  (Prestige PRLP 7180)

Gene Ammons (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d) Ray Barretto (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1960
2303Close Your Eyes
2304Stompin' At The Savoy
2305Blue Ammons
2306Confirmation
2307Hittin' The Jug
2308Canadian Sunset
2309My Romance
** also issued on Prestige PR 7534; Fantasy OJC 297, OJCCD 297-2.

Jimmy Heath - Really Big!  (Riverside RLP 12-333)

Nat Adderley (cor) Clark Terry (flh, tp) Tom McIntosh (tb) Dick Berg (frh) Cannonball Adderley (as) Jimmy Heath (ts) Pat Patrick (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Percy Heath (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, June 24, 1960
Big "P"
Old Fashioned Fun
On Green Dolphin Street
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1188; Fantasy OJCCD 1799-2.

Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants  (Riverside RLP 343)

Nat Adderley (cor) Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln) Clark Terry (flh, tp) Budd Johnson (ts, arr) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Herbie Lovelle (d)
NYC, August 22, 1960
All My Love
Blue Lou
Don't Blame Me
I'll Get By
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 209, OJCCD 1921-2.

Art Farmer - Art  (Argo LP 678)

Art Farmer (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Williams (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, September 21-23, 1960
10439I'm A Fool To Want You
10440Out Of The Past
10441That Old Devil Called Love
10442The Best Thing For You Is Me
10443So Beats My Heart For You
10444Goodbye Old Girl
10445Younger Than Springtime
10446Who Cares?

Buddy Tate/Clark Terry - Tate-A-Tate  (Swingville SVLP 2014)

Clark Terry (tp, flh -1,5) Buddy Tate (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Larry Gales (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 18, 1960
1. 2612Groun' Hog
2. 2613Buddy's Tate-A-Tate
3. 2614Snatchin' It Back
4. 2615All Too Soon
5. 2616Take The "A" Train
6. 2617#20 Ladbroke Square
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 184.

Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels  (Candid CJM 8022)

Roy Eldridge (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb -3) Eric Dolphy (as -3) Tommy Flanagan (p) Charles Mingus (b) Jo Jones (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960
1.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
2.Me And You
3.Mysterious Blues
** also issued on Candid CJS 9022, CCD 79022.

Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Love Bird  (Candid CJM 8026)

Roy Eldridge (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb -2) Eric Dolphy (as -2) Tommy Flanagan (p) Charles Mingus (b) Jo Jones (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960
1.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (take 4)
2.Body And Soul (take 2)
** also issued on Candid CJS 9026, CCD 79026.

Charles Mingus - Mysterious Blues  (Candid CJS 9042)

same session
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960
Body And Soul (take ?)
** also issued on Candid CCD 79042.

Various Artists - The Jazz Life!  (Candid CJM 8019)

same session
Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960
R&R
** also issued on Candid CJS 9019, CCD 79019.

Clark Terry - Color Changes  (Candid CJM 8009)

Clark Terry (tp, flh) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Sheldon Powell (ts, fl) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, ob, ehr) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
NYC, November 19, 1960
Blue Waltz (La Valse Bleue)
Brother Terry
Flutin' And Fluglin'
No Problem
La Rive Gauche
Chat Qui Peche (A Cat That Fishes)
** also issued on Candid CJS 9009, CCD 79009.

Benny Bailey - Big Brass  (Candid CJM 8011)

Benny Bailey (tp) Julius Watkins (frh -1/4,6) Les Spann (fl, g) Phil Woods (as, bcl -1/4,6) Tommy Flanagan (p) Buddy Catlett (b) Art Taylor (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
NYC, November 25, 1960
1.Hard Sock Dance
2.Alison
3.Tipsy
4.Please Say Yes
5.A Kiss To Build A Dream On
6.Maud's Mood
** also issued on Candid CJS 9011, CCD 79011.

Budd Johnson - Let's Swing!  (Swingville SVLP 2015)

Keg Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 2, 1960
2743Someone To Watch Over Me
2744Uptown Manhattan
2745Downtown Manhattan
2746Falling In Love With Love
2747I Only Have Eyes For You
2748Blues By Budd
2749Serenade In Blue
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 1720, OJCCD 1720-2.

Les Spann - Gemini  (Jazzland JLP 35)

Julius Watkins (frh) Les Spann (fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Sam Jones (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, December 8, 1960
Smile
It Might As Well Be Spring
Blues For Gemini
Afterthoughts
Spann plays (g). Louis Hayes (d) replaces Heath
NYC, December 16, 1960
Con Alma
Q's Dues Blues
Stockholm Sweetnin'
There Is No Greater Love
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1948-2.

Bill Henderson - Please Send Me Someone To Love  (Vee-Jay VJS 3055)

Nat Adderley (cor) Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Billy Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (sax) Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Elvin Jones (d) Bill Henderson (vo)
Chicago, IL, December 19, 1960
61-1829Hooray For Love
Never Will I Marry
Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Elvin Jones (d) Bill Henderson (vo)
Chicago, IL, December 20, 1960
61-1835Love Is A Bug
61-1836Royal Garden Blues
61-1837Skylark

Bill Henderson  (Vee-Jay LP 1031)

Nat Adderley (cor) Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Billy Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (sax) Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Elvin Jones (d) Bill Henderson (vo)
Chicago, IL, December 19, 1960
61-1830My, How The Time Goes By
Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Milt Hinton (b) Elvin Jones (d) Bill Henderson (vo)
Chicago, IL, December 20, 1960
61-1838Twelfth Of Never
** also issued on Vee-Jay SR 1031.

Blue Mitchell - Smooth As The Wind  (Riverside RLP 367)

Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (tp) Julian Priester, Britt Woodman (tb) Willie Ruff (frh) Harry Lookofsky (concertmaster) Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Williams (b) Charlie Persip (d) Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson (arr) unidentified strings
NYC, December 27, 1960
Peace
For Heaven's Sake
The Nearness Of You
Strollin'
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (tb) Philly Joe Jones (d) replaces Priester, Woodman, Persip
NYC, March 29 & 30, 1961
Smooth As The Wind
But Beautiful
A Blue Time
The Best Things In Life Are Free
For All We Know
I'm A Fool To Want You
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 871-2.

Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk  (Swingville SVLP 2016)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Gus Johnson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 30, 1960
2792Pedalin'
2793There Is No Greater Love
2794Don't Take Your Love From Me
2795In A Mellow Tone
2796Night Hawk
** also issued on Prestige PR 7671; Fantasy OJC 420, OJCCD 420-2.

Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk  (Prestige PR 7671)

same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 30, 1960
2797Lover
** reissue of Swingville SVLP 2016 + 1 bonus track.

James Moody - Moody With Strings  (Argo LP 679)

Ray Alonge, John Barrows, James Buffington (frh) James Moody (as, ts, fl) Phil Bonder, Leon Cohen, Joseph Soldo (woodwinds) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Torrie Zito (arr, cond)
NYC, 1960
10677Another Day
10678Dorain Mood
10679Fools Rush In

Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams - Motor City Scene  (Bethlehem BCP 6056)

Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Louis Hayes (d)
NYC, 1960
Stardust
Philson
Trio
Libeccio
Bitty Ditty

1961

Phil Woods - Rights Of Swing  (Candid CJM 8016)

Benny Bailey (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Phil Woods (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Buddy Catlett (b) Osie Johnson (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
NYC, January 26, 1961
Rights Of Swing, Pt. 1: Prelude
Rights Of Swing, Pt. 2: Ballad
Rights Of Swing, Pt. 3: Waltz
Rights Of Swing, Pt. 4: Scherzo
Willie Dennis (tb) Granville Roker (d) replaces Fuller, Johnson
NYC, February 10, 1961
Rights Of Swing, Pt. 5: Presto
** also issued on Candid CJS 9016, CCD 79016.

Clifford Jordan/Sonny Red - A Story Tale  (Jazzland JLP 40)

Sonny Red (as) Clifford Jordan (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Art Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, February 14, 1961
Defiance
You're Driving Me Crazy
Hip Pockets
Prints
Falling In Love Is Wonderful

Joe Newman - Good 'N' Groovy  (Swingville SVLP 2019)

Joe Newman (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Bill English (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 17, 1961
2931A.M. Romp
2932Loop-D-Loop
2933Li'l Darlin'
2934To Rigmor
2935Mo-Lasses
2936Just Squeeze Me
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 185, OJCCD 185-2.

Jimmy Hamilton - It's About Time  (Swingville SVLP 2022)

Clark Terry (tp, flh) Britt Woodman (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1961
2937Nits And Wits
2938Gone With The Blues
2939Mr. Good Blues
2940Peanut Head
2941Stupid But Not Crazy
2942Two For One

Jimmy Hamilton - Can't Help Swinging  (Swingville SVLP 2028)

Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Earl Williams (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 4, 1961
2961Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
2962Town Tavern Rag
2963Pan Fried
2964Definite Difference
2965Route 9W
2966Lullaby Of The Leaves
2967There Is No Greater Love
2968Dancing On The Ceiling

Joe Newman - Joe's Hap'nin's  (Swingville SVLP 2027)

Joe Newman (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Billy English (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1961
3013Oh, Gee
3014Dacquiri
3015The Very Thought Of You
3016Strike Up The Band
3017The Continental
3018Blues For Slim
3019For You

Curtis Fuller - South American Cookin'  (Epic LA 16020)

Curtis Fuller (tb) Zoot Sims (ts -2/6) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, summer 1961
1.Hello, Young Lovers
2.Besame Mucho
3.Willow Weep For Me
4.One Note Samba
5.Wee Dot
6.Autumn Leaves

Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul  (West Wind [G] WW 018)

Roy Eldridge (tp -1/3,5) Coleman Hawkins (ts -1/4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Jo Jones (d)
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961
1.Rifftide
2.Caravan
3.Lover Come Back To Me
4.Body And Soul
5.The Man I Love
6.Love For Sale

Stanley Turrentine - Z.T.'s Blues  (Blue Note BST 84424)

Stanley Turrentine (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Grant Green (g) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 13, 1961
tk.1For Heaven's Sake
tk.4The Lamp Is Low
tk.6More Than You Know
tk.7I Wish I Knew
tk.10Z.T.'s Blues
tk.13Be My Love
tk.15The Way You Look Tonight

Dave Bailey - Bash!  (Jazzline JAZ 33-01)

Kenny Dorham (tp -1/4) Curtis Fuller (tb -1/4) Frank Haynes (ts -1/4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 1, 1961
1.Grand Street
2.Soul Support
3.An Oscar For Oscar
4.Osmosis
5.Just Friends
6.Like Someone In Love
** also issued on Onyx ORI 206; Xanadu 5011 entitled "Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet": Black Lion [E] BLP 60146, BLCD 760146 entitled "Kenny Dorham - Osmosis".

Kenny Dorham - Osmosis  (Black Lion [E] BLCD 760146)

Kenny Dorham (tp -1/3,5) Curtis Fuller (tb -1/3,5) Frank Haynes (ts -1/3,5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, October 1, 1961
1.Grand Street (alt. take)
2.Soul Support (alt. take)
3.Osmosis (alt. take)
4.Like Someone In Love (alt. take)
5.B.M.T. Express
** reissue of Jazzline JAZ 33-01 entitled "Dave Bailey - Bash!" + 5 bonus tracks.

1962

Coleman Hawkins - Good Old Broadway  (Moodsville MVLP 23)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 2, 1962
3331Here I'll Stay
3332Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
3333Wanting You
3334Get Out Of Town
3335The Man That Got Away
3336A Fellow Needs A Girl
3337I Talk To The Trees
3338Strange Music
** part of Prestige PRCD 24189-2.

Ray Brown/Cannonball Adderley - Ray Brown With The All Star Big Band  (Verve V/V6 8444)

Nat Adderley, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Britt Woodman (tb) Cannonball Adderley, Earl Warren (as) Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Jerome Richardson (bars, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ray Brown (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, January 23, 1962
62VK258Work Song
62VK259It Happened In Monterey
62VK261Tricotism
62VK262Thumbstring
62VK263Cannon Bilt
62VK265Day In, Day Out
** also issued on Verve VSP 10 entitled "Cannonball Adderley/Ray Brown - Two For The Blues".

Frank Wess - Southern Comfort  (Prestige PRLP 7231)

Al Aarons (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl) George Barrow (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ray Barretto (cga) Oliver Nelson (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 22, 1962
3435Blue Skies
3436Blues For Butterball
3437Dancing In The Dark
3438Shufflin'
3439Summer Frost
3440Gin's Beguine
3441Southern Comfort

Coleman Hawkins - The Jazz Version Of No Strings  (Moodsville MVLP 25)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 30, 1962
3451Look No Further
3452No Strings
3453The Sweetest Sounds
3454Nobody Told Me
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 3, 1962
3462Maine
3463The Man Who Has Everything
3464Loads Of Love
3465Be My Host
3466La La La

Slide Hampton - Drum Suite  (Epic LA 16030)

John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams (tp) Benny Jacobs-El (tb) Slide Hampton (tb, arr) George Coleman (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 5, 1962
CO69988Our Waltz
CO69989It's All Right With Me
CO69990The Drum Suite, Pt. 1
same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1962
CO69991Gallery Groove
CO69992Fump
CO69993The Drum Suite, Pt. 2
CO69994Like Someone In Love
same personnel
NYC, April 18, 1962
CO70068Lover
Stella By Starlight
The Drum Suite, Pt. 3
The Drum Suite, Pt. 4
The Drum Suite, Pt. 5

Various Artists - Almost Forgotten: Various-Instrumentalists  (Columbia FC 38509)

same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1962
Well, You Needn't

Pony Poindexter - Pony's Express  (Epic LA 16035)

Pony Poindexter, Sonny Red, Phil Woods (as) Clifford Jordan, Sal Nistico (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, April 18, 1962
Skylark
Blue
Mickey Mouse March
Basin Street Blues

Roy Haynes - Out Of The Afternoon  (Impulse A 23)

Roland Kirk (ts, mzo, str, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1962
10926-2If I Should Lose You
10927-7Raoul
10928-9Snap Crackle
10929-6Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1962
10932-8Long Wharf
10933-2Moon Ray
10934-7Some Other Spring
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 180.

Gerry Mulligan - Jeru  (Columbia CL 1932)

Gerry Mulligan (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ben Tucker (b) Dave Bailey (d) Alec Dorsey (per -1/6)
NYC, June 30, 1962
1.Capricious
2.Here I'll Stay
3.Inside Impromptu
4.You've Come Home
5.Get Out Of Town
6.Blue Boy
7.Lonely Town

The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard  (Impulse A 27)

Freddie Hubbard (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Gilmore (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Art Davis (b) Louis Hayes (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 2, 1962
10994Caravan
10995Happy Times
10996Summertime
10997Bob's Place
10998The 7th Day
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 179.

Coleman Hawkins - Hawkins! Alive! At The Village Gate  (Verve V/V6 8509)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
"Village Gate", NYC, August 13, 1962
62VK626It's The Talk Of The Town
62VK628Mack The Knife
62VK629Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
62VK630All The Things You Are

Coleman Hawkins - Hawkins! Alive! At The Village Gate  (Verve [J] POCJ 1818)

same session
"Village Gate", NYC, August 13, 1962
62VK627Bean And The Boys
same personnel
"Village Gate", NYC, August 15, 1962
62VK624If I Had You

Coleman Hawkins! Roy Eldridge! Johnny Hodges! Alive! At The Village Gate  (Verve V/V6 8504)

Roy Eldridge (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
"Village Gate", NYC, August 15, 1962
62VK618The Rabbit In Jazz
62VK619Perdido
62VK620Satin Doll

Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy From Do Re Mi  (Moodsville MVLP 31)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 16, 1962
3559Cry Like The Wind
3560Have I Told You Lately?
3561Make Someone Happy
3562Out Of My Dreams
3563Climb Every Mountain
3564I Believe In You
3565Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
** part of Prestige PRCD 24189-2.

Milt Jackson - Invitation  (Riverside RLP 446)

Kenny Dorham (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, August 30, 1962
Ruby, My Dear (take 6)
Ruby
Kenny Dorham (tp -1,2,4) Jimmy Heath (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, October 31, 1962
1.Invitation
2.The Dealer (The Sealer)
3.Stella By Starlight
4.None Shall Wonder (None Shall Wander (take 8))
Virgil Jones (tp) replaces Heath
NYC, November 7, 1962
Too Close For Comfort
Poom-A-Loom
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 260, OJCCD 260-2.

Milt Jackson - Invitation  (Fantasy OJCCD 260-2)

Kenny Dorham (tp) Jimmy Heath (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, August 30, 1962
Ruby, My Dear (take 5)
same personnel
NYC, October 31, 1962
None Shall Wander (take 6)
** reissue of Riverside RLP 446 + 2 bonus tracks.

Coleman Hawkins - Today And Now  (Impulse A 34)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1962
11079Go Li'l Liza (aka Little Liza Jane)
11080Quintessence
11081Don't Love Me
11086Love Song From "Apache"
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 11, 1962
11078Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
11082Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
11087Swingin' Scotch
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 184.

Coleman Hawkins - Desafinado  (Impulse A 28)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith (g) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d, per) Tommy Flanagan (claves) Willie Rodriguez (per) Manny Albam (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1962
11073Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)
11074I Remember You
11075Samba Para Bean
11076I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba)
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 17, 1962
11088Desafinado
11089Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace To Bonfa)
11090O Pato (The Duck)
11091Stumpy Bossa Nova
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 227.

Who Is Gary Burton?  (RCA 1171)

Clark Terry (tp) Phil Woods (as, cl) Gary Burton (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) John Neves (b) Joe Morello (d)
NYC, September 14, 1962
Storm
One Note
Bob Brookmeyer (tb) Chris Swansen (d) replaces Morello
NYC, September 15, 1962
I've Just Seen Her
Fly Time Fly
Conception
Get Away Blues
My Funny Valentine

Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins - Bluesy Burrell  (Moodsville MVLP 29)

Coleman Hawkins (ts -3/7) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d) Ray Barretto (cga -1,4,6,7)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 14, 1962
1. 3620Out Of This World
2. 3621Guilty
3. 3622No More
4. 3623Montana Blues
5. 3624I Thought About You
6. 3625Tres Palabras
7. 3626It's Getting Dark
** also issued on Prestige PR 7578 entitled "Kenny Burrell - Out Of This World": Fantasy OJCCD 926-2.

Bill Leslie - Diggin' The Chicks  (Argo LP 710)

Bill Leslie (ts, saxella) Tommy Flanagan (p) Thornel Schwartz (g) Ben Tucker (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, October 19, 1962
11946Rosetta
11947Margie
11948Goodnight Irene
11949Madge
11950Got A Date With An Angel
11951Angel Eyes
11952Lonely Woman

Willis Jackson - Bossa Nova Plus  (Prestige PRLP 7260)

Willis Jackson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Eddie Calhoun (b) Roy Haynes (d) Juan Amalbert, Montego Joe (cga) Jose Paulo (cga, tim)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1962
3647Cachita
3648I Left My Heart In San Francisco
3649Amor
3650Mama Inez
3651What Kind Of Fool Am I?
3652Shuckin'
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7260 (alt.) entitled "Shuckin'".

Michel Legrand Plays Richard Rodgers  (Philips [US] PHM 200 074)

Al DeRisi, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Elton, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Jerry Dodgion (as) Phil Woods (as, fl, cl) 2 tenor saxophones, Paul Gonsalves (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Milt Hinton (b) Sol Gubin (d) Michel Legrand (arr) Billy Byers (cond)
NYC, December 6, 1962
Have You Met Miss Jones
This Can't Be Love
The Lady Is A Tramp
** also issued on Philips [US] PHS 600 074.

Coleman Hawkins/Clark Terry - Back In Bean's Bag  (Columbia CL 1991)

Clark Terry (tp -1/4,6) Coleman Hawkins (ts -1/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, December 10, 1962
1.A Tune For The Tutor
2.Just Squeeze Me
3.Squeeze Me
4.Feedin' The Bean
5.Michelle
6.Don't Worry 'Bout Me
** also issued on Columbia CS 8791.

Dave Pike - Limbo Carnival  (New Jazz NJLP 8284)

Dave Pike (vib, mar) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Willie Bobo (d) Ray Barretto (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 12, 1962
3695My Little Suede Shoes
3696Mambo Bounce
3697St. Thomas
3699Cattin' Latin
3700Calypso Blues

Benny Golson - Free  (Argo LP 716)

Benny Golson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Art Taylor (d)
NYC, December 26, 1962
12081My Romance
12082Just By Myself
12083Mad About The Boy
12084Just In Time
12085Sock Cha Cha
12086Shades Of Stein

Dave Pike Plays The Jazz Version Of Oliver!  (Moodsville MVLP 36)

Dave Pike (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jimmy Raney (g) George Tucker (b) Walter Perkins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 28, 1962
3707It's A Fine Life
3708Who Will Buy
3709I'd Do Anything
3710Food, Glorious Food
3711Boy For Sale
3712Where Is Love?
3713As Long As He Needs Me

Coleman Hawkins And Roy Eldridge Live In Concert  (Bandstand [J] TKCB 30028)

Roy Eldridge (tp) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
"Village Gate", NYC, 1962
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
Autumn Leaves
If I Had You
Disorder At The Border

1963

Coleman Hawkins Quartet Live At The London House, Chicago  (Fanfare LP 33-133)

Coleman Hawkins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Major Holley (b) Eddie Locke (d)
broadcast, "London House", Chicago, IL, June 12, 1963
Introduction
The Way You Look Tonight
I Can't Get Started
Moonglow
How High The Moon (theme)
Closing
same personnel
broadcast, "London House", Chicago, IL, June 19, 1963
Introduction
The Blue Room
All The Things You Are
It's The Talk Of The Town
Honeysuckle Rose
Closing

1964

Illinois Jacquet - Desert Winds  (Argo LP 735)

Illinois Jacquet (ts, as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Ray Lucas (d) Willie Rodriguez (per)
NYC, February 13, 1964
13006Star Eyes
13007Blues For The Early Bird
13008Canadian Sunset
13009When My Dreamboat Comes Home
13010Lester Leaps In
13011You're My Thrill
13012Desert Winds

Booker Ervin - The Song Book  (Prestige PRLP 7318)

Booker Ervin (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Alan Dawson (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 27, 1964
The Lamp Is Low
Come Sunday
All The Things You Are
Just Friends
Yesterdays
Our Love Is Here To Stay
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 779-2.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella At Juan-Les-Pins  (Verve V/V6 4065)

Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bill Yancey (b) Gus Johnson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
'Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival', Antibes, France, July 28 & 29, 1964
64VK555Day In, Day Out
64VK556Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
64VK557The Lady Is A Tramp
64VK558Summertime
64VK559St. Louis Blues
64VK560Honeysuckle Rose
64VK561Goody Goody
64VK562The Girl From Ipanema (The Boy From Ipanema)
64VK563They Can't Take That Away From Me
64VK564Somewhere In The Night
64VK565You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
64VK566I've Got You Under My Skin
64VK567The Cricket Song
64VK568How High The Moon
** also issued on Verve [F] 3716.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella At Juan-Les-Pins  (Verve [F] 3716)

same session
'Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival', Antibes, France, July 28 & 29, 1964
Cutie Pants
** reissue of Verve V/V6 4065 + 1 bonus track.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella At Juan-Les-Pins  (Verve [J] POCJ 1925)

same session
'Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival', Antibes, France, July 28 & 29, 1964
People
Someone To Watch Over Me
Can't Buy Me Love
Them There Eyes
Perdido
Shiny Stockings

Milt Jackson - Jazz 'N Samba  (Impulse A 70)

Jimmy Heath (ts -1,3,4) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Connie Kay (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 6, 1964
1.Blues For Juanita
2.I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
3.Big George
4.Gingerbread Boy
Jimmy Heath (ts -1,2,4,5) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith (g) Richard Davis (b) Connie Kay (d) Joe E. Ross (vo -2) Lillian Clark (vo -4)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1964
1.Jazz 'N' Samba
2.The Oo-Oo Bossa Nova
3.I Love You
4.Kiss And Run
5.Jazz Bossa Nova

Various Artists - The Definitive Jazz Scene, Vol. 2  (Impulse A 100)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Connie Kay (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1964
Anything I Do

James Moody - Group Therapy  (DJM DJM 22035)

Art Farmer (flh) Tom McIntosh (tb) James Moody (as, ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, August, 1964
Signature
Bottom On Top
Supplication
Another Look
Joy Shout

Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata  (Blue Note BLP 4181)

Kenny Dorham (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 14, 1964
1434 tk.4The Fox
1435 tk.6Night Watch
1436 tk.10Trompeta Toccata
1437 tk.11Mamacita
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84181.

Many Faces Of Art Farmer  (Scepter LP 521)

Art Farmer (flh) Charles McFarson (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b -1/3) Steve Swallow (b -4/7) Bobby Thomas (d)
NYC, 1964
1.Hyacinth
2.Minuet In G
3.Saucer Eyes
4.Happy Feet
5.Ally
6.All About Art
7.People

1965 (The age of 35)

Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again  (Prestige PR 7394)

Lucky Thompson (ts, ss) Jack Melady (harp -2,3) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Tucker (b) Walter Perkins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1965
1.As Time Goes By
2.Safari
3.You Don't Know What Love Is
4.Cry Me A River
5.People
6.Happy Days Are Here Again

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Hamburg  (Verve V/V6 4069)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Gus Johnson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Musikhalle", Hamburg, West Germany, March 26, 1965
65VK508 | 106650A Hard Day's Night
Bill Yancey (b) replaces Betts
"Musikhalle", Hamburg, West Germany, August 3, 1965
65VK444Walk Right In
65VK445That Old Black Magic
65VK446Body And Soul
65VK447Here's That Rainy Day
65VK448And The Angels Sing
65VK449Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / It Don't Mean A Thing
65VK450Don't Rain On My Parade
65VK451Angel Eyes
65VK452Smooth Sailing
65VK453Old McDonald Had A Farm
65VK454The Girl From Ipanema (The Boy From Ipanema)

Sonny Rollins - There Will Never Be Another You  (Impulse IA 9349)

Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker (d)
"Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, June 17, 1965
On Green Dolphin Street
Three Little Words
Mademoiselle De Paris
To A Wild Rose
There Will Never Be Another You

Pat Bowie - Feelin' Good!  (Prestige PR 7437)

Charles McPherson (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Al Hall (b) Osie Johnson (d) Pat Bowie (vo)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 7, 1965
Since I Fell For You
They Can't Take That Away From Me
You Don't Know What Love Is
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
Feelin' Good!
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1965
Wonder Why
I Wanna Be Loved
Look Down That Lonesome Road (aka Lonesome Road)
Why Don't You Do Right?
Summertime

New York Jazz Sextet  (Scepter LP 526)

Art Farmer (tp) Tom McIntosh (tb) James Moody (ts, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, December 27, 1965, January 17, 1966
Bottom On Top
Supplication
Another Look
Dim After Day
Indian Summer
Joy Shout

1966

Tony Bennett - The Movie Song Album  (Columbia CL 2472)

Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan, Lou Levy (p) Tony Bennett (vo) Luiz Bonf (vo, g) Al Cohn, Larry Wilcox (arr) Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, David Rose (arr, cond) and others
NYC, circa 1966
Smile
The Second Time Around
The Trolley Song
** also issued on Columbia CS 9272.

1968

Various Artists - Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon, Vol. 3  (Solid State SS 18037)

Bobby Bryant, Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Carl Fontana, Frank Rosolino (tb) Pete Christlieb, Harold Land (ts) Victor Feldman (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
"Marty's-on-the-Hill", Los Angeles, CA, February, 1968
Straight, No Chaser

Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool)  (Prestige PR 7576)

Conte Candoli (tp) Dick Nash (tb) Ray Draper (tu) David Sherr (as) Sonny Criss (as, ss) Teddy Edwards (ts) Pete Christlieb (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Al McKibbon (b) Everett Brown Jr. (d) Horace Tapscott (arr, comp)
Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1968
Sonny's Dream
The Golden Pearl
The Black Apostles
Ballad For Samuel
Sandy And Niles
Daughter Of Cochise
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 707-2.

Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool)  (Fantasy OJCCD 707-2)

same session
Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1968
Sonny's Dream (alt. take)
The Golden Pearl (alt. take)
** reissue of Prestige PR 7576 + 2 bonus tracks.

Gerald Wilson - California Soul  (World Pacific ST 20135)

Larry McGuire, Alex Rodriguez, Tony Rusch (tp) Thurman Green, Lester Robertson, Frank Strong (tb) Mike Wimberly (btb) Art Maebe (frh, tu) Ramon Bojorquez (as) Anthony Ortega (as, fl, picc) Hadley Caliman, Harold Land (ts) Richard Aplanalp (bars) Alan Beutler, Henry DeVega, William Green, Pete Terry (reeds) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Rowles (p, org, el-hpsc) Mike Anthony (g) Stan Gilbert (b) Wilton Felder (el-b) Carl Lott (d) Hugh Anderson, Joe Porcaro (per) Gerald Wilson (arr)
Liberty Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 1968
tk.7/11El Presidente
tk.4Channel Island
** part of Mosaic MD5-198.

Pepper Adams - Encounter!  (Prestige PR 7677)

Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d)
NYC, December 11 & 12, 1968
Inanout
Star-Crossed Lovers
Cindy's Tune
Serenity
I've Just Seen Her
Elusive
Punjab
Verdandi
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 892-2.

1969

Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine Of Your Love  (MPS [G] 15250)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Frank De La Rosa (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Fairmont Hotel", San Francisco, CA, February or March, 1969
Useless Landscape
Old Devil Moon
Don'cha Go 'Way Mad
A House Is Not A Home
Trouble Is A Man
Love You Madly
Allen Smith (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Frank De La Rosa (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Tee Carson, Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Frank De Vol (arr) Ernie Heckscher (dir) unidentified orchestra
same location, date
Sunshine Of Your Love
Hey Jude
Alright, Okay, You Win
Watch What Happens
This Girl's In Love With You
Give Me The Simple Life
** also issued on MPS/BASF [G] CRM 712, 21 20712-9; Prestige PR 7685.

1970 (The age of 40)

Ella Fitzgerald In Budapest  (Pablo PACD 5308-2)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Frank De La Rosa (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 1970
Crazy Rhythm
Medley: This Guy's In Love With You / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Open Your Window
Satin Doll
Spinning Wheel
As Time Goes By
You Better Love Me
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Hello Young Lovers
Medley: I Concentrate On You / You Go To My Head
Girl From Ipanema
Cabaret
Dancing In The Dark
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
The Lady Is A Tramp
Summertime
(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini)
Mack The Knife
People

Dexter Gordon - The Panther!  (Prestige PR 7829)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Larry Ridley (b) Alan Dawson (d)
NYC, July 7, 1970
The Panther!
Body And Soul
Valse Robin
Mrs. Miniver
The Christmas Song
The Blues Walk
** also issued on Prestige PR 10030; Fantasy OJCCD 770-2.

Ella Fitzgerald - Things Ain't What They Used To Be  (Reprise [J] WPCR 2334)

Bobby Bryant, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Paul Hubinon, Larry McGuire, Alex Rodriguez (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Thurman Green, J.J. Johnson, Alexander Thomas, William Tole, Mike Wimberly, Britt Woodman (tb) Arthur Maebe (frh, tu) William Green, Anthony Ortega, Ernie Watts (fl, picc) Marshall Royal (fl, cl, as) Henry De Vega (as) Ray Bojorquez, Harold Land (ts) Richard Aplanalp (bars) Victor Feldman, Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Sample (org, el-p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d) Francisco DeSouza, Modesto Duran (cga, bgo) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
NYC, autumn 1970
Sunny
Mas Que Nada
A Man And A Woman
The Days Of Wine And Roses
Black Coffee
Tuxedo Junction
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me (aka Li'l Darlin')
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Willow Weep For Me
Manteca
Just When We're Falling In Love (aka Robbins' Nest)

1971

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella A Nice  (Pablo Live 2308-234)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Frank De La Rosa (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
Nice, France, July 21, 1971
Night And Day
The Many Faces Of Cole Porter: Get Out Of Town / Easy To Love / You Do Something To Me
The Ballad Medley: Body And Soul / The Man I Love / Porgy
The Bossa Scene: The Girl From Ipanema / Fly Me To The Moon / O Nosso Amor (Carnival Samba) / Cielito Lindo / Madalena / Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
Summertime
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Aspects Of Duke: Mood Indigo / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Something
St. Louis Blues
Close To You
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 442, OJCCD 442-2.

1972

Jazz At The Philharmonic - Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72  (Pablo 2625-701)

Paul Cohen, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Waymon Reed (tp) Al Grey, Frank Hooks, Melvin Wanzo (tb) Bill Hughes (btb) Curtis Peagler (as) Bobby Plater (as, fl) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Eric Dixon (ts, fl) John C. Williams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Keter Betts (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Civic Auditorium", Santa Monica, CA, June 2, 1972
You've Got A Friend
What's Going On?
Shiny Stockings
Cole Porter Medley: Too Darn Hot / It's All Right With Me
Sanford And Son Theme (Street Beater)
I Can't Stop Loving You
Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
same location, date
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Madalena
** also issued on Pablo 3PACD 2625-701-2.

Jazz At The Philharmonic - Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72  (Pablo 3PACD 2625-701-2)

Paul Cohen, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Waymon Reed (tp) Al Grey, Frank Hooks, Melvin Wanzo (tb) Bill Hughes (btb) Curtis Peagler (as) Bobby Plater (as, fl) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Eric Dixon (ts, fl) John C. Williams (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Keter Betts (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Civic Auditorium", Santa Monica, CA, June 2, 1972
L.O.V.E.
Begin The Beguine
Indian Summer
Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
same location, date
Night And Day
Little White Lies
** reissue of Pablo 2625-701 + 6 bonus tracks.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Loves Cole  (Atlantic SD 1631)

Harry Edison (tp) Victor Feldman (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle (dir) unidentified studio band
MGM Recording Studios, Hollywood CA, June 9 or 12, 1972
25409I Get A Kick Out Of You
25410Down In The Depths
25411At Long Last Love
25412I've Got You Under My Skin
25413So Near And Yet So Far
25414All Of You
25415Without Love
25416My Heart Belongs To Daddy
25417Love For Sale
25418Just One Of Those Things
25419I Concentrate On You
25420Anything Goes
25421C'est Magnifique
** also issued on Pablo 2310-814; Fantasy OJCCD 1072-2 entitled "Dream Dancing".

1973

Ella Fitzgerald Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall  (Columbia KG 32557)

Roy Eldridge (tp -10/12) Al Grey (tb -10/12) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts -10/12) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Keter Betts (b) Freddie Washington (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, July 5, 1973
1.I Gotta Be Me
2.Good Morning, Heartache
3.Miss Otis Regrets
4.Don't Worry 'Bout Me / These Foolish Things
5.Any Old Blues
6.Taking A Chance On Love / I'm In The Mood For Love
7.Lemon Drop
8.Some Of These Days
9.People
10.I Can't Get Started / The Man With The Horn (The Young Man With The Horn) / 'Round About Midnight
11.Stardust
12.C Jam Blues

1974

Ella Fitzgerald - Fine And Mellow  (Pablo 2310-829)

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Clark Terry (tp, flh) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, January 8, 1974
Fine And Mellow
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
(I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance
Rockin' In Rhythm
I'm In The Mood For Love
'Round About Midnight
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
The Man I Love
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
** also issued on Pablo PACD 2310-829-2.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In London  (Pablo 2310-711)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
"Ronnie Scott's Club", London, England, April 11, 1974
Sweet Georgia Brown
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
The Man I Love
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
You've Got A Friend
Lemon Drop
The Very Thought Of You
Happy Blues
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 974-2.

1975 (The age of 45)

Tommy Flanagan - The Tokyo Recital  (Pablo 2310-724)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d)
Tokyo, Japan, February 15, 1975
All Day Long
UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
Something To Live For
Mainstem
Daydream
The Intimacy Of The Blues
Caravan
Chelsea Bridge
Take The "A" Train
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 737-2.

A Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 2  (Chiaroscuro CR 143)

Harold "Money" Johnson, Joe Newman (tp) Vic Dickenson, George Masso (tb) Lee Konitz, Earl Warren (as) Sal Nistico, Buddy Tate (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, ss) Tommy Flanagan (p) Milt Hinton (b) Mel Lewis (d) Buck Clayton (arr)
NYC, June 5 & 6, 1975
Sidekick
Change For A Buck
The Duke We Knew (The Duke)
** also issued on Chiaroscuro CR(D) 143 entitled "A Buck Clayton Jam Session 1975".

A Buck Clayton Jam Session 1975  (Chiaroscuro CR(D) 143)

same session
NYC, June 5 & 6, 1975
Glassboro Blues (reh.)
The Duke We Knew (reh.)
** reissue of Chiaroscuro CR 143 entitled "A Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 2" + 3 bonus tracks.

A Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 4  (Chiaroscuro CR 163)

same session
NYC, June 5 & 6, 1975
Glassboro Blues

Jazz At The Philharmonic At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975  (Pablo 2310-748)

Roy Eldridge, Clark Terry (tp) Benny Carter (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
For You
Autumn Leaves
If I Had You
I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 932-2.

Various Artists - The Montreux Collection 1975  (Pablo 2625-707)

same session
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Sunday
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Mickey Roker (d)
same location, date
I'll Remember April
Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 17, 1975
The Man I Love

The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975  (Pablo 2310-749)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Mickey Roker (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Lover Come Back To Me
What's New?
Cherokee
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 739-2.

Ella Fitzgerald At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975  (Pablo 2310-751)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 17, 1975
Caravan
Satin Doll
Teach Me Tonight
Wave
It's All Right With Me
Let's Do It
How High The Moon
The Girl From Ipanema
T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 789-2.

Tommy Flanagan - Positive Intensity  (CBS/Sony [J] 25AP 447)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
NYC, October, November, 1975
52nd Street Theme
Smooth As The Wind
Passion Flower
Muffin'
Verdandi
Ruby, My Dear
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Hustle Bustle
Torment

1976

Roy Haynes - Sugar Roy  (Kitty [J] 3133-7)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
NYC, January 29 & 30, 1976
Receipt Please
Moon And Sand
Little Waltz
Snap Crackle
Well, You Needn't
First Trip
Heavy Duty

Benny Carter - The King  (Pablo 2310-768)

Benny Carter (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) John B. Williams (b) Jake Hanna (d)
RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 1976
A Walkin' Thing
My Kind Of Trouble Is You
Easy Money
Blue Star
I Still Love Him So
Green Wine
Malibu
Blues In D Flat
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 883-2.

Milt Jackson And Strings - Feelings  (Pablo 2310-774)

Hubert Laws (fl) Jerome Richardson (fl, afl) Arnold Belnick, Herman Clebanoff, David Frisina, Jennifer Geller, Allan Harshman, Karen Jones, Jacob Krachmalnick, Bernard Kundell, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Ralph Schaeffer, Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal, Gerald Vinci (vln) Rollice Dale, David Schwartz (vla) Ronald Cooper, Raphael Kramer (vlc) Catherine Gotthoffer (harp) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Dennis Budimir (g) Ray Brown (b) Jimmie Smith (d) Paulinho Da Costa (per)
Los Angeles, CA, April 12, 13 & 14, 1976
Feelings
Come To Me
Trouble Is A Man
Moody Blue
The Day It Rained
My Kind Of Trouble Is You
If You Went Away
Tears
Blues For Edith
You Don't Know What Love Is
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 448, OJCCD 448-2.

Benny Carter/Dizzy Gillespie - Carter, Gillespie, Inc.  (Pablo 2310-781)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Benny Carter (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Al McKibbon (b) Mickey Roker (d, vo)
Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 1976
Sweet And Lovely
Broadway
The Courtship
Constantinople
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
A Night In Tunisia
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 682-2.

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Straight Ahead  (Pablo 2310-778)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d)
RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1976
Lover
Wave
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
The Chef
Gigi
Last Train From Overbrook
The Good Life
I'll Never Be The Same
Watch What Happens
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 629, OJCCD 629-2.

Jim Hall - Commitment  (Horizon 16)

Art Farmer (flh) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b) Allan Ganley (d)
NYC, June 21, 1976
Indian Summer
Art Farmer (flh -1,2) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b -1,2) Allan Ganley (d -1,2) Erroll Benett (per -1) John La Barbara (voice -1)
NYC, June 22, 1976
1.Lament For A Fallen Matador
2.Walk Soft
3.My One And Only Love
** also issued on A&M/Horizon SP 715.

Jo Jones - The Main Man  (Pablo 2310-799)

Harry "Sweets" Edison, Roy Eldridge (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Eddie Daniels (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Freddie Green (g) Sam Jones (b) Jo Jones (d)
NYC, November 29 & 30, 1976
Goin' To Chicago
I Want To Be Happy
Adlib
Dark Eyes
Metrical Portions
Old Man River
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 869-2.

1977

Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso  (Enja [G] ENJ 2088)

Tommy Flanagan (p) George Mraz (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Munchen, West Germany, February 4, 1977
Oleo
Denzil's Best
A Blue Time
Relaxin' At Camarillo
Cub Bearers
Eclypso
Confirmation

Tommy Flanagan - Confirmation  (Enja [G] ENJ 4014)

same session
Munchen, West Germany, February 4, 1977
Cub Bearers (alt. take)
Confirmation (alt. take)
Maybe September
Tommy Flanagan (p) George Mraz (b)
Munchen, West Germany, November 15, 1978
How High The Moon
It Never Entered My Mind

Waymon Reed - 46th And 8th  (Artists House AH 10)

Waymon Reed (tp, flh) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d)
NYC, May 25, 1977
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Au Privave
46th And 8th
But Beautiful
Blue Monk
** also issued on Artists House AH 9410.

Tommy Flanagan - Montreux '77  (Pablo Live 2308-202)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 13, 1977
Barbados
Medley: Some Other Spring / Easy Living
Medley: Star Crossed Lovers / Jump For Joy
Woody'n You
Blue Bossa
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 372, OJCCD 372-2.

Tommy Flanagan - Montreux '77  (Fantasy OJCCD 372-2)

same session
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 13, 1977
Heat Wave
** reissue of Pablo Live 2308-202 + 1 bonus track.

Ella Fitzgerald With The Tommy Flanagan Trio - Montreux '77  (Pablo Live 2308-206)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b) Bobby Durham (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 15, 1977
Too Close For Comfort
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
My Man
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Day By Day
Ordinary Fool
One Note Samba
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Billie's Bounce
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 376, OJCCD 376-2.

Tommy Flanagan - I Remember Bebop  (Columbia C2 35381)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Keter Betts (b)
NYC, November 3-5, 1977
Strictly Confidential
Dance Of The Infidels
Bouncing With Bud
I'll Keep Loving You

Tommy Flanagan - They All Played Bebop  (Columbia C2 38039)

same session
NYC, November 3-5, 1977
So Sorry Please

Tommy Flanagan - Alone Too Long  (Denon [J] COCY 3795)

Tommy Flanagan (p)
NYC, December 8, 1977
Parisian Thoroughfare
In Your Own Sweet Way
Like A Butterfly
Here's That Rainy Day
Alone Too Long
May Be September
Strollin' Glad To Be Unhappy / No More / That Old Devil Called Love
Bean And The Boys / In Walked Bud
Ultimate Thule
The Very Thought Of You
Dignified Appearance

1978

Ted Dunbar - Opening Remarks  (Xanadu 155)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Ted Dunbar (g) Sam Jones (b) Leroy Williams (d)
NYC, January 24, 1978
Entrance / Two Ereas
Hangling In There
Lazy Lane
Never Again
Tonal Search
Grand Mal-Petit Mal / Exit

Tommy Flanagan/Hank Jones - Our Delights  (Galaxy GXY 5113)

Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones (p)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 28, 1978
Our Delight
Autumn Leaves
Robbins' Nest
Jordu
Confirmation
A Child Is Born
Lady Bird
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 752-2.

Tommy Flanagan/Hank Jones - More Delights  (Galaxy GXY 5152)

same session
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 28, 1978
Robbins' Nest (alt. take)
'Round About Midnight
Lady Bird (alt. take)
Jordu (alt. take)
Our Delight (alt. take)
A Child Is Born (alt. take)
Autumn Leaves (alt. take)
If You Could See Me Now

Tommy Flanagan - Something Borrowed, Something Blue  (Galaxy GXY 5110)

Tommy Flanagan (p, el-p) Keter Betts (b) Jimmie Smith (d)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 30, 1978
Bird Song
Good Bait
Peace
Friday The 13th
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
West Coast Blues
Groovin' High
** also issued on Fantasy OJC 473, OJCCD 473-2.

Scott Hamilton - The Grand Appearance  (Progressive PR 7026)

Scott Hamilton (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Mraz (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, February 8, 1978
I Thought About You
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Out Of Nowhere
Cheek To Cheek
New York Blizzard Blues

Clifford Jordan - The Adventurer  (Muse MR 5163)

Clifford Jordan (ts, as, fl) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bill Lee (b) Grady Tate (d)
NYC, February 9, 1978
He's A Hero
Quasimado
No More
Blue For Muse
Adventurer
I'll Be Around

Hidefumi Toki - City  (Baystate [J] RJL 2063)

Hidefumi Toki (as, ss) Tommy Flanagan (p) Reggie Workman (b) Joe Chambers (d)
NYC, July 6, 1978
Speak Low
Memories
I Loves You, Porgy
City
Children Children
Pumpkin Doll

Tommy Flanagan - Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen  (Interplay [J] DIW 328CD)

Tommy Flanagan (p) George Mraz (b) Connie Kay (d) Helen Merrill (vo -9)
NYC, September 30, October 2, 1978
1.Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
2.Over The Rainbow
3.A Sleepin' Bee
4.Ill Wind
5.Out Of This World
6.One For My Baby
7.Get Happy
8.My Shining Hour
9.Last Night When We Were Young

Tommy Flanagan - Ballads And Blues  (Enja [G] ENJ 3031)

Tommy Flanagan (p) George Mraz (b)
Munchen, West Germany, November 15, 1978
Blue Twenty
Scrapple From The Apple
With Malice Toward None
Blues For Sarka
Star Eyes
They Say It's Spring
Birks' Works

The Super Jazz Trio  (Baystate [J] BVCJ 6033)

Tommy Flanagan (p) Reggie Workman (b) Joe Chambers (d)
NYC, November 21, 1978
Pent Up House
Condado Bench
Let's Call This
So Sorry Please
Ballad
Milestones

Tommy Flanagan/Kenny Barron - Together  (Denon [J] COCY 3796)

Kenny Barron, Tommy Flanagan (p)
NYC, December 6, 1978
Dig
If I Should Lose You
Stella By Starlight
I Can't Get Started
Darn That Dream
The Way You Look Tonight

1979

Art Farmer - Something Tasty  (Baystate [J] RVJ 6056)

Art Farmer (flh) Tommy Flanagan (p) Reggie Workman (b) Joe Chambers (d)
NYC, May 25, 1979
Au Privave
Blame It On My Youth
My Hear Skips A Beat
Here's That Rainy Day
Stablemates
It Might As Well Be Spring

J.J. Johnson - Pinnacles  (Milestone M 9093)

Oscar Brashear (tp -2,3,5,6) J.J. Johnson (tb) Joe Henderson (ts -1/4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Billy Higgins (d) Kenneth Nash (per -5,6)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 17-19, 1979
1.Night Flight
2.Deak
3.Cannonball Junction
4.Pinnacles
5.See See Rider
6.Mr. Clean
** also issued on Fantasy OJCCD 1006-2.

Art Peppe