Scott LaFaro Catalog

1955 (The age of 19)

Buddy Morrow - Tippity Top c/w A Band Of Angels  (Wing W 90047x45)

Buddy Morrow (tb, ldr) Bill Haverman or Dave McKenna (p) Scott LaFaro or Chuck Sagle or Dave Poshonka (b) Bob McKee (d) Jimmy Randolph (vo -2) unidentified orchestra

1. W340	Tippity Top
2. W342	A Band Of Angels

** reissue of Wing W 90047.

Buddy Morrow - Music For Dancing Feet  (Wing MGW 12006)

Buddy Morrow (tb, ldr) Bill Haverman or Dave McKenna (p) Scott LaFaro or Chuck Sagle or Dave Poshonka (b) Bob McKee (d) unidentified orchestra

W341	Georgia Bop Dance

** also issued on Mercury MG 20210.

1956 (The age of 20)

Clifford Brown/Chet Baker - Trumpet Geniuses Of Fifties: Black And White Series, Vol. 1  (Philology [It] 214W 13)

Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Francy Boland (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Lawrence Marable (d)

	Intro
	Extra Mild
	C.T.A.

Buddy Morrow - Shorty-Tunes  (Standard Radio Transcription Services ST 1039)

Buddy Morrow (tb, ldr) Scott LaFaro (b) unidentified orchestra, and others

	Day By Day
	Don't Worry About Me
	They Didn't Believe Me
	Little Girl Blue
	If There's Someone Lovelier Than You
	Somebody Somewhere
	Blue Suede Shoes
	My Blue Heaven
	April In Paris
	Main Title

Buddy Morrow - Theme From "The Proud Ones" c/w Paradise Lost  (Wing W 90079x45)

Walt Stewart (tp) Buddy Morrow (tb, ldr) Dick Johnson (as) Scott LaFaro (b) unidentified orchestra

13306	Theme From "The Proud Ones"
13307	Paradise Lost

** reissue of Wing W 90079.

Various Artists - Sweet And Solid  (Mercury MG 20167)

same session

13308

Laura

Buddy Morrow And His Golden Trombone  (Mercury MG 20221)

same session

13309

Portrait Of Jennie

same personnel

13422	My Foolish Heart
13423	Symphony
13424	There Will Never Be Another You

same personnel

14035	The Song Is You
14036	Cerise
14037	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
14038	This Is Autumn
14581	I'll Close My Eyes
14582	With A Song In My Heart
14584	With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair

Buddy Morrow - Night Train  (Mercury MG 20396)

same session

14580	Pink Lady
14583	Rib Joint

** also issued on Mercury SR 60009.

1957

Beverly Kelly Sings With The Pat Moran Trio  (Audio Fidelity AFLP 1874)

Pat Moran (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Gene Gammage (d) Beverly Kelly (vo)

	Lover Come Back To Me
	The Man I Love
	I Get A Kick Out Of You
	I Wish I Knew
	You Don't Know What Love Is
	I'm Glad There Is You
	Sometimes I'm Happy
	You And The Night And The Music
	But Not For Me
	This Love Of Mine
	Embraceable You
	Spring Is Here

This Is Pat Moran  (Audio Fidelity AFLP 1875)

Pat Moran (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Gene Gammage (d)

	Making Whoopie
	In Your Own Sweet Way
	Onilisor
	Stella By Starlight
	Someone To Watch Over Me
	Come Rain Or Come Shine
	Blackeyed Peas
	I Could Have Danced All Night
	Farewells
	Yesterdays
	Blues

** also issued on Audio Fidelity AFSD 5875.

1958

The Arrival Of Victor Feldman  (Contemporary C 3549)

Victor Feldman (vib, p) Scott LaFaro (b) Stan Levey (d)

	Serpent's Tooth
	Waltz (Frederic Chopin)
	Chasing Shadows
	Flamingo
	S'posin'
	Bebop
	There Is No Greater Love
	Too Blue
	Minor Lament
	Satin Doll

** also issued on Contemporary S 7549; Fantasy OJC 268, OJCCD 268-2.

Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet  (Fantasy LP 3266)

Stan Getz (ts) Cal Tjader (vib) Vince Guaraldi (p) Eddie Duran (g) Scott LaFaro (b) Billy Higgins (d)

	Ginza Samba
	I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
	For All We Know
	Crow's Nest
	Liz-Anne
	Big Bear
	My Buddy

** also issued on Fantasy LP 8005, LP 3348, F 8348, OJC 275, OJCCD 275-2: America [F] 30 AM 6069 entitled "Stan Getz With Cal Tjader".

Hampton Hawes - For Real!  (Contemporary M 3589)

Harold Land (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Frank Butler (d)

	Hip
	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
	Crazeology
	Numbers Game
	For Real
	I Love You

** also issued on Contemporary S 7589; Fantasy OJCCD 713-2.

Hampton Hawes - Bird Song  (Fantasy OJCCD 1035-2)

Hampton Hawes (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Frank Butler (d)

	What's New?
	I'll Remember April
	Blue 'N' Boogie

Buddy DeFranco And His Septette - Live Date!  (Verve MGV 8383)

Herbie Mann (fl, ts, bcl) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Pete Jolly (p, accor) Victor Feldman (p, vib) Barney Kessel (g) Scott LaFaro (b) Frank De Vito (d)

22200-4	Oh, Lady Be Good!
22201-3	Satin Doll
22203-7	My Funny Valentine
22204-7	Blues For Space Travelers
22205-4	Ballad Medley: I'm Glad There Is You / There's No You / These Foolish Things
22206-1	Tin Reeed Blues
22207-4	Crazy Rhythm

** also issued on Verve MGVS 6166.

Richie Kamuca/Victor Feldman/Cal Tjader - Kamuca - Feldman - Tjader: Featuring Scott LaFaro  (Vantage NLP 5007)

Frank Rosolino (tb) Richie Kamuca (ts) Scott LaFaro, Carl Perkins (b) Stan Levey (d)

	Cherry
	Deep In A Dream
	Chart Of My Heart

Victor Feldman (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Stan Levey (d)

	There's No Greater Love
	Flamingo
	Be Bop

Joe Gordon/Scott LaFaro - West Coast Days  (Fresh Sound [Sp] FSCD 1030)

Ritchie Kamuca (ts) Victor Feldman (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Stan Levey (d)

	It Could Happen To You (It Could Happen To Me)
	Bass Blues

1959

Marty Paich - The Broadway Bit  (Warner Bros. WB 1296)

Frank Beach (tp) Stu Williamson (tp, vtb) George Roberts, George Roberts (tb) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb, ts) Vince DeRosa (frh) Jimmy Giuffre (cl, bars) Art Pepper (as) Bill Perkins (ts) Victor Feldman (vib, per) Marty Paich (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Mel Lewis (d)

	Too Close For Comfort
	Yonger Than Spring Time / Surrey With The Fringe On Top
	I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
	It's All Right With Me
	I Love Paris
	Lazy Afternoon
	Just In Time
	If I Were A Bell
	I've Never Been In Love Before

** also issued on Warner Bros. WS 1296: Discovery DS 844 entitled "The New York Scene".
** part of Discovery DSCD 962.

Stan Kenton At Ukiah 1959  (Status [E] STCD 109)

Bud Brisbois, Joe Burnett, Rolf Ericson, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton (tp) Archie Le Coque, Jimmy Knepper, Kent Larsen (tb) Jim Amlotte, Bill Smiley (btb) Lennie Niehaus (as) John Bonnie, Bill Trujillo (ts) Billy Root, Sture Swenson (bars) Stan Kenton (p, arr, cond) Scott LaFaro (b) Jerry McKenzie (d)

	How Deep Is The Ocean
	Walking Shoes
	The Nearness Of You
	Lullaby Of Broadway
	Where Or When
	The End Of A Love Affair
	On The Street Where You Live
	The Way You Look Tonight
	Jersey Bounce
	My Funny Valentine
	Tenderly
	That Old Feeling
	More Than You Know
	I Remember You
	When I Fall In Love
	They Didn't Believe Me
	So In Love
	All Of You
	Closing Medley: Eager Beaver / Painted Rhythm / Dynaflow / Opus In Chartreuse / Jump For Joe / Artistry In Rhythm

Victor Feldman - Latinsville!  (Contemporary C 5005)

Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Victor Feldman (vib) Vince Guaraldi (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Stan Levey (d) Mongo Santamaria (cga) Armando Peraza (bgo) Willie Bobo (tim)

	Poinciana
	Spain
	Cuban Love Song
	Woody'n You

omit Rosolino, Levey

	The Gypsy
	In A Little Spanish Town

** also issued on Contemporary S 9005, CCD 9005-2.

Victor Feldman - Latinsville!  (Contemporary CCD 9005-2)

Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Victor Feldman (vib, p) Vince Guaraldi, Andy Thomas (p) Scott LaFaro, Al McKibbon, Tony Reyes (b) Willie Bobo, Stan Levey, Nick Martinis (d) Mongo Santamaria (cga) Frank Guerrero, Armando Peraza, Ramon Rivera (per)

	Poinciana
	Pancho
	The Breeze And I
	Bullues Bullose
	Lady Of Spain

** reissue of Contemporary C 5005 + 5 bonus tracks.

The Stan Kenton Orchestra In Concert  (Hindsight HCD 612)

Bud Brisbois, Joe Burnett, Rolf Ericson, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton (tp) Archie Le Coque, Jimmy Knepper, Kent Larsen (tb) Jim Amlotte, Bill Smiley (btb) Lennie Niehaus (as) John Bonnie, Bill Trujillo (ts) Billy Root, Sture Swenson (bars) Stan Kenton (p, arr, cond) Scott LaFaro (b) Jerry McKenzie (d) Mike Pacheco (per)

	Theme And Variations
	Fearless Finlay
	I Concentrate On You
	My Old Flame
	Intermission Riff
	La Suerte De Los Tontos
	Bernie's Tune
	Street Scene
	Out Of This World

Herb Geller And His All Stars Play Selections From Jule Styne And Stephen Sondheim's Music For "Gypsy"  (Atco LP 33-109)

Thad Jones (tp) Herb Geller (as) Hank Jones (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Elvin Jones (d) Barbara Long (vo -1,2)

1. 3542	Mama's Talkin' Soft
2. 3543	Everything's Coming Up Roses
3. 3544	Together Wherever We Go

Thad Jones (tp) Herb Geller (as) Billy Taylor (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Elvin Jones (d) Barbara Long (vo -1)

1. 3545	Small World
2. 3546	Some People
3. 3547	You'll Never Get Away From Me
4. 3548	Little Lamb
5. 3549	Cow Song

** also issued on Atco SD 33-109.

Tony Scott - Sung Heroes  (Sunnyside SSC 1015)

Tony Scott (cl) Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

	Misery (To Lady Day)
	Requiem For "Hot Lips" Page
	Blues For An African Friend

Tony Scott (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

Remembrance Of Art Tatum

Bill Evans - Portrait In Jazz  (Riverside RLP 12-315)

Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

	Come Rain Or Come Shine
	Autumn Leaves (mono take)
	Witchcraft
	When I Fall In Love
	Peri's Scope
	What Is This Thing Called Love?
	Spring Is Here
	Someday My Prince Will Come
	Blue In Green (take 3)

Bill Evans - Portrait In Jazz  (Riverside RLP 1162)

same session

Autumn Leaves (take 1) (stereo take)

** also issued on Fantasy OJC 088, OJCCD 088-2.
** part of Milestone M 47034.

Bill Evans - Portrait In Jazz  (Fantasy OJCCD 088-2)

same session

Blue In Green (take 2)

** reissue of Riverside RLP 1162 + 2 bonus tracks.

1960

Bill Evans - A Rare Original  (Alto AL 719)

Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

	Autumn Leaves (March 12th On The Books)
	Our Delight (Fingerology)
	Beautiful Love (Ides Of March) / Five (theme)

same personnel

	Autumn Leaves (March 19th On The Books)
	Come Rain Or Come Shine / Five (theme)

same personnel

Nardis / Blue In Green (Billie Bounces Light)

Booker Little  (Time M 52011)

Booker Little (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Roy Haynes (d)

	Opening Statement
	Minor Sweet
	The Grand Valse
	Who Can I Turn To?

Wynton Kelly (p) replaces Flanagan

	Bee Tee's Minor Plea
	Life's A Little Blue

** also issued on Time S 2011.

Hooray For Bill Evans Trio  (Session Disc 113)

Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

	Come Rain Or Come Shine (Billie Bounces Light)
	Autumn Leaves

same personnel

	All Of You
	Come Rain Or Come Shine
	Speak Low

John Lewis/Gunther Schuller/Jim Hall - Jazz Abstractions  (Atlantic LP 1365)

Ornette Coleman (as -1) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (vln) Harry Zaratzian (vla) Alfred Brown (vla -2) Joseph Tekula (vlc) Jim Hall (g) Scott LaFaro (b) Alvin Brehm (b -1) Sticks Evans (d -1) Gunther Schuller (comp, arr, cond)

1. 5232	Abstraction
2. 5233	Piece For Guitar And Strings

Robert DiDomenica (fl) Eric Dolphy (fl -1, as, bcl, fl -2) Ornette Coleman (as -2) Charles Libove, Roland Vamos (vln) Harry Zaratzian (vla) Joseph Tekula (vlc) Eddie Costa (vib) Bill Evans (p) Jim Hall (g) George Duvivier, Scott LaFaro (b) Sticks Evans (d) Gunther Schuller (arr, cond)

1. 5235	Variants On A Theme Of John Lewis (Django): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III
2. 5236	Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss Cross): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III / Variant IV

** also issued on Atlantic SD 1365.

Ornette Coleman - Twins  (Atlantic SD 1588)

Don Cherry (pocket tp) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eric Dolphy (bcl) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d)

5247-1?

The First Take (Free Jazz (alt. take))

Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell (d)

5318

Check Up

** also issued on Atlantic SD 8810.

Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz  (Atlantic LP 1364)

Don Cherry (pocket tp) Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eric Dolphy (bcl) Ornette Coleman (as) Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins (d)

5247	Free Jazz, Pt. 1
-	Free Jazz, Pt. 2

** also issued on Atlantic SD 1364.

1961 (The age of 25)

Ornette Coleman - Ornette!  (Atlantic LP 1378)

Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Scott LaFaro (b) Ed Blackwell (d)

5317	W.R.U.
5319	T&T
5320	C&D
5321	R.P.D.D.

** also issued on Atlantic SD 1378.

Ornette Coleman - The Art Of The Improvisers  (Atlantic SD 1572)

same session

5322	The Alchemy Of Scott LaFaro

Ornette Coleman - Beauty Is A Rarething  (Rhino R2 71410)

same session

Proof Readers

Bill Evans - Explorations  (Riverside RLP 351)

Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

	Israel
	Haunted Heart
	Beautiful Love (take 2)
	Elsa
	Nardis
	How Deep Is The Ocean?
	I Wish I Knew
	Sweet And Lovely

** also issued on Fantasy OJC 037, OJCCD 037-2.
** part of Milestone M 47034.

Bill Evans - Explorations  (Fantasy OJCCD 037-2)

same session

Beautiful Love (take 1)

** reissue of Riverside RLP 351 + 2 bonus tracks.

Bill Evans - Spring Leaves  (Milestone M 47034)

same session

The Boy Next Door

** same contents as Riverside RLP 1162 + RLP 351 + 2 bonus tracks.

Stan Getz - Stan The Man  (Verve 815 239-1)

Stan Getz (ts) Steve Kuhn (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Pete LaRoca (d)

23490-3

Airegin

Bill Evans - The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard 1961  (Riverside [J] VICJ 60951/3)

Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)

Gloria's Step (take 1)

same personnel

(...a few final bars)

** same contents as Milestone M 9125 + Riverside RLP 376 + RLP 399 + 3 bonus tracks.

Bill Evans - More From The Vanguard  (Milestone M 9125)

same personnel

	Alice In Wonderland (take 1)
	All Of You (take 1)

same personnel

Detour Ahead (take 1)

same personnel

	Waltz For Debby (take 1)
	My Romance (take 2)

same personnel

	Gloria's Step (take 3)
	All Of You (take 3)
	Jade Visions (take 1)

** part of Riverside [J] VICJ 60951/3.

Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby  (Riverside RLP 399)

same personnel

My Foolish Heart

same personnel

	My Romance (take 1)
	Some Other Time

same personnel

Milestones

same personnel

	Detour Ahead (take 2)
	Waltz For Debby (take 2)

** also issued on Fantasy OJC 210, OJCCD 210-2.
** part of Milestone M 47002; Riverside [J] VICJ 60951/3.

Bill Evans - Sunday At The Village Vanguard  (Riverside RLP 376)

same personnel

Solar

same personnel

	Gloria's Step (take 2)
	My Man's Gone Now
	All Of You (take 2)

same personnel

Alice In Wonderland (take 2)

same personnel

Jade Visions (take 2)

** also issued on Fantasy OJC 140, OJCCD 140-2: Riverside RS 3006 entitled "Bill Evans Live At The Village Vanguard".
** part of Milestone M 47002; Riverside [J] VICJ 60951/3.

Bill Evans - The Village Vanguard Sessions  (Milestone M 47002)

same personnel

(I Loves You,) Porgy

** same contents as Riverside RLP 376 + RLP 399 + 1 bonus track.

Stan Getz Special, Vol. 1  (Raretone [It] FC 5010)

Stan Getz (ts) Steve Kuhn (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Roy Haynes (d)

	Baubles, Bangles And Beads
	Where Do You Go?
	Airegin