Max Roach Discography
1943 (The age of 19)
Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Ellis Larkins (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 18, 1943
| 19001 | Blues Changes | Brunswick BL 58030, BL 54016 |
| 19002 | These Foolish Things | unissued |
| T1917 | Lover Come Back To Me | Brunswick BL 58030, BL 54016 |
| T1918 | Indiana | unissued |
* Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Sax (Brunswick BL 58030)
1944 (The age of 20)
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer (tp) Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker (as) Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, February 16, 1944
| R1000 | Woody'n You | Apollo 751, LAP 101; Delmark DD 459 |
| R1001 | Bu-Dee-Daht | Apollo 752, LAP 101; Delmark DD 459 |
| R1002 | Yesterdays | - |
* Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars (Apollo LAP 101)
* Coleman Hawkins - Woody'n You c/w Rainbow Mist (Apollo 751)
* Coleman Hawkins - Bu-Dee-Daht c/w Yesterdays (Apollo 752)
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer (tp) Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker (as) Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, bars) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d): Johnson plays (ts, bars)NYC, February 22, 1944
| R1003 | Disorder At The Border | Apollo 753, LAP 101; Delmark DD 459 |
| R1004 | Feeling Zero | - |
| R1005 | Rainbow Mist (Body And Soul) | Apollo 751, LAP 101; Delmark DD 459 |
* Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars (Apollo LAP 101)
* Coleman Hawkins - Disorder At The Border c/w Feeling Zero (Apollo 753)
* Coleman Hawkins - Woody'n You c/w Rainbow Mist (Apollo 751)
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, Bart Varsalona (tb) Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Willard Brown (as, bars) Bumps Myers, Gene Porter (ts) Gerald Wiggins (p) Jimmy Edwards (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Dick Gray (vo -3)Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1944
| 1. 254-1 | I Can't Escape From You | Capitol M 11057; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 2. 254-3 | - | Capitol 40048; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 3. 255-2 | I'm Lost | Capitol 165; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 4. 256-3 | I Can't Get Started | Capitol 48015; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 5. 256-N1 | - | Capitol M 11057; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 6. 257-3 | I Surrender, Dear | Capitol 200, F 304, 15852, H 235, H 326, M 11057; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
* Various Artists - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Mosaic MQ19-170, MD12-170)
* Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Battle Of The Big Bands (Capitol H 235, (E) LC 6510)
* Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Trumpet Stylists (Capitol H 326, (E) LC 6579)
* Benny Carter - I'm Lost c/w Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight (Capitol 165)
* Benny Carter - Malibu c/w I Surrender, Dear (Capitol 200, 7-1231)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Coast To Coast c/w ??? (Capitol 15852)
* Benny Carter And His Orchestra (no details) (Capitol 40048, 48015, F 304)
1945
Timmie Rogers And His Orchestra
Felix Barboza, Alfonso Barrymore, William Johnson, Loyal Walker (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, George Washington (tb) Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp) Don Byas, Harold Clark (ts) Willard Brown (bars) Rufus Webster (p) Herman Mitchell (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Timmie Rogers (vo)NYC, February 26, 1945
| W1256 | Daddy-O | Regis 7001; Classics (F) 923 |
| W1258 | A Good Deal | - |
| Capacity | unissued | |
| If You Can't Smile And Say Yes Don't Smile And Say No | - |
* Timmie Rogers - Daddy-O c/w A Good Deal (Regis 7001)
Savannah Churchill And Her Orchestra
Felix Barboza, Alfonso Barrymore, William Johnson, Loyal Walker (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, George Washington (tb) Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp) Don Byas, Harold Clark (ts) Willard Brown (bars) Rufus Webster (p) Herman Mitchell (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Savannah Churchill (vo): Savannah Churchill (vo) replaces RogersNYC, February 27, 1945
| W1261 | All Alone | Manor 1004; Classics (F) 923 |
| W1262 | Daddy Daddy | - |
* Savannah Churchill - All Alone c/w Daddy Daddy (Manor 1004)
Capitol International Jazzmen
Bill Coleman (tp) Buster Bailey (cl) Benny Carter (as, arr) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Nat King Cole (p) Oscar Moore (g) John Kirby (b) Max Roach (d) Kay Starr (vo -3,4)Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945
| 1. 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me | Capitol 283, H 322, CDP 7 96693-2 |
| 2. 599-4 | You Can Depend On Me (alt. take) | Capitol CDP 7 96693-2 |
| 3. 600-3A | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight | Capitol 10031, 1615, H 241, CDP 7 96693-2 |
| 4. 601-2 | Stormy Weather | Capitol 283, 57-811, H 341, CDP 7 96693-2 |
| 5. 602-4 | Riffmarole (alt. take) | Capitol CDP 7 96693-2 |
| 6. 602-5A | Riffmarole | Capitol 10031, H 241, T 795, CDP 7 96693-2 |
* Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Small Combos (Capitol H 322)
* Capitol International Jazzmen - You Can Depend On Me c/w Stormy Weather (Capitol 283)
* Capitol International Jazzmen - If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight c/w Riffmarole (Capitol 10031)
* Kay Starr - You Were Only Foolin' c/w If I Could Be With You (Capitol 1615)
* Kay Starr/Dave Cavanaugh - You're The One I Care For c/w Stormy Weather (Capitol 57-811)
* Capitol International Jazzmen (no details) (Capitol H 241, H 341, T 795)
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Emmett Berry, Paul Cohen, Irving Lewis, Fred Trainer, Gerald Wilson (tp) Henry Coker, Alton Moore, Louis Taylor, George Washington (tb) Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Harold Clark, Bumps Myers (ts) John Taylor (bars) Rufus Webster (p) Herman Mitchell (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Larry Stewart (vo -1)Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1945
| 1. 610-5 | June Comes Around Every Year | Mosaic MQ19-170; Classics (F) 1043 |
| 2. 611-3 | Malibu | Capitol 200; Mosaic MQ19-170; Classics (F) 923 |
* Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1946-1948 (Classics (F) 1043)
* Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1943-1946 (Classics (F) 923)
* Benny Carter - Malibu c/w I Surrender, Dear (Capitol 200, 7-1231)
Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie Septet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Nat Jaffe (p -1,3) Tadd Dameron (p -2) Bill DeArango (g) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)NYC, May 25, 1945
| 1. W3325 | What More Can A Woman Do? | Continental 6008; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
| 2. W3326 | I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream | - |
| 3. W3327 | Mean To Me | Continental 6024; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D |
* Sarah Vaughan - What More Can A Woman Do? c/w I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream (Continental 6008)
* Sarah Vaughan - Signing Off c/w Mean To Me (Continental 6024)
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts -1,2) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
| 1. | Intro | Uptown UPCD 27.51 |
| 2. | Bebop | - |
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 4. | Groovin' High | - |
| 5. | Salt Peanuts | - |
Charlie Parker Rebeboppers
Miles Davis (tp -2/13) Charlie Parker (as) Sadik Hakim (p -11/13) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1/10,16, tp, p -14,15) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5849-1 | Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 945, 45-302, XP 8001, MG 9000, MG 12014, MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 2. S5850-1 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 3. S5850-2 | Billie's Bounce (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 4. S5850-3 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 3) | - |
| 5. S5850-4 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 4) | - |
| 6. S5850-5 | Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5) | Savoy 573, 45-304, XP 8000, MG 9001, MG 12009, MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 7. S5851-1 | Now's The Time (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 8. S5851-2 | Now's The Time (short-take 2) | - |
| 9. S5851-3 | Now's The Time (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 10. S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 573, 45-300, 4508, XP 8000, MG 9000, MG 12001, MG 12079, MG 12125, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 11. S5852-1 | Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 12. S5852-2 | Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 13. S5852-3 | Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 903, 945, 45-306, XP 8006, MG 9001, MG 12009, MG 12079, MG 12126, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 14. S5853-1 | Ko-Ko (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 5500 |
| 15. S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (Cocoa) | Savoy 597, 45-311, 4508, XP 8001, XP 8097, MG 9000, MG 9034, MG 12014, MG 12079, MG 12126, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 16. | Meandering (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12079, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker Story (Savoy MG 12079)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Various Artists - The Many Faces Of Blues (Savoy MG 12125)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Hour (Savoy MG 12126)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8000)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8097)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Buzzy (Savoy 45-302)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Klaunstance (Savoy 45-304)
* Charlie Parker - Now's The Time c/w Red Cross (Savoy 45-300)
* Charlie Parker - Now's The Time c/w Ko-Ko (Savoy 4508)
* Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 45-306)
* Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Marmaduke (Savoy 45-311)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Thriving On A Riff (Savoy 945)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Now's The Time (Savoy 573)
= Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Billie's Bounce c/w Now's The Time (Savoy 918)
* The Bebop Boys - Opus De Bop c/w Thriving On A Riff (Savoy 903)
* Don Byas - How High The Moon c/w Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko (Savoy 597)
= Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Don Byas - How High The Moon (Savoy 916)
1946
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Leonard Hawkins (tp -1/3,6/8) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 29, 1946
| 1. S5878-1 | Long Tall Dexter (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 2. S5878-2 | Long Tall Dexter | Savoy 603, MG 9023, MG 12130, SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 3. S5879-1 | Dexter Rides Again | Savoy 623, XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 4. S5880-3 | I Can't Escape From You (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 5. S5880-7 | I Can't Escape From You | Savoy 595, MG 12130, SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 6. S5881 | Dexter Digs In (alt. take 2) | Savoy Jazz SVY 17027; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 7. S5881-2 | Dexter Digs In (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 8. S5881-3 | Dexter Digs In | Savoy 595, 603, MG 9025, MG 12130, SJL 2211; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
* Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy MG 12130)
* Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 Young Dex 1944-1946 (Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128)
* Dexter Gordon - Settin' The Pace (Savoy Jazz SVY 17027)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9023)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9025)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds In Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter c/w Dexter Digs In (Savoy 603, 923)
* Charlie Kennedy - I Can't Give You Anything But Love c/w Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy 623)
* Dexter Gordon - I Can't Escape From You c/w Dexter Digs In (Savoy 595)
Allen Eager Quartet
Allen Eager (ts) Ed Finckel (p) Bob Carter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 22, 1946
| S59000 | Rampage | Savoy 611, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59001 | Vot's Dot | Savoy 621, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59002 | Bo By Hatch | Savoy 611, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59003 | Symphony Sid's Idea (Zadah) | Savoy 909, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
* Allen Eager - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9015)
* Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager (Savoy MG 15044)
* Allen Eager - Rampage c/w Bo By Hatch (Savoy 611, 924)
* Allen Eager - Vot's Dot c/w Don Byas - September In The Rain (Savoy 621)
* Stan Getz - And The Angels Swing c/w Allen Eager - Symphony Sid's Idea (Savoy 909)
Ted Nash Quartette
Ted Nash (ts, as) Geoffrey Clarkson (p) Bob Leininger (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 21, 1946
| S3304 | Cocktails For Two | Savoy 604, XP 8090 |
| S3305 | Over The Rainbow | Savoy XP 8090, MG 9021 |
| S3306 | Annie Laurie | Savoy 604, XP 8090, MG 9013 |
| S3307 | Margie | Savoy XP 8090 |
| S3308 | A Little Jam | unissued |
* Various Artists - Tenor Sax Solos, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9013)
* Ted Nash (Savoy XP 8090)
* Ted Nash - Cocktails For Two c/w Annie Laurie (Savoy 604)
J.J. Johnson's Beboppers
J.J. Johnson (tb) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 26, 1946
| S3309-1 | Jay Bird | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S3309-9 | - | - |
| S3309-11 | Jay Bird (Fly Jay) | Savoy 975, XP 8047, MG 9022, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S3310-1 | Coppin' The Bop | Savoy 615, XP 8047, MG 9025, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S3311-1 | Hey Jay Jay | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S3311-2 | - | Savoy 615, XP 8047, MG 9023, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S3311-4 | - | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S3312-1 | Mad Bebop | Savoy 930, XP 8047, MG 9024, SJL 2232 |
* J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG 12106)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9022)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9025)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9023)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9024)
* J.J. Johnson - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 11 (Savoy XP 8047)
* J.J. Johnson - Jay Bird c/w Teddy Reig - Mr. Dues (Savoy 975)
* J.J. Johnson - Coppin' The Bop c/w Hey Jay Jay (Savoy 615, 926)
* J.J. Johnson - Mad Bebop c/w Sonny Stitt - Seven Up (Savoy 930)
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz (ts) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, July 31, 1946
| S3321 | Opus De Bop | Savoy 903, XP 8021, MG 9004, MG 12114, SJL 1105 |
| S3322 | And The Angels Swing | Savoy 909, XP 8020, MG 9004, MG 12114, SJL 1105 |
| S3323 | Running Water | Savoy 954, XP 8020, MG 9004, MG 12114, SJL 1105 |
| S3324 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | Savoy 932, XP 8021, MG 9024, MG 12114, SJL 1105 |
* Stan Getz - Opus De Bop (Savoy SJL 1105)
* Stan Getz Beboppers (Savoy MG 9004)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9024)
* Stan Getz - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8021)
* Stan Getz - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8020)
* The Bebop Boys - Opus De Bop c/w Thriving On A Riff (Savoy 903)
* Stan Getz - And The Angels Swing c/w Allen Eager - Symphony Sid's Idea (Savoy 909)
* Stan Getz - Running Water c/w Leo Parker - Ineta (Savoy 954)
* Allen Eager - Jane's Bounce c/w Stan Getz - Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Savoy 932)
Don Byas Quartet
Don Byas (ts) Sanford Gold (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, August 21, 1946
| S3329 | Living My Life For You | Savoy 640, XP 8035, MG 9007, SJL 2213 |
| S3330 | To Each His Own | Savoy 640, 770, XP 8035, MG 9007, SJL 2213 |
| S3331A | They Say It's Wonderful | Savoy 625, XP 8035, MG 9007, SJL 2213 |
| S3332A | Cynthia's In Love | Savoy 625, XP 8036, MG 9007, SJL 2213 |
| S3333A | September Song | Savoy 626, XP 8036, MG 9007, SJL 2213 |
| S3334A | St. Louis Blues | Savoy 626, XP 8036, SJL 2213 |
| S3335 | I've Found A New Baby | Savoy 627, XP 8036, MG 15043, SJL 2213 |
| S3336 | Marie | Savoy 627, XP 8037, MG 15043, SJL 2213 |
| S3337 | If I Loved You | unissued |
* Don Byas - Tenor Sax Solos (Savoy MG 9007)
* Tenor Sax Solos By Don Byas (Savoy MG 15043)
* Don Byas, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8035)
* Don Byas, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8036)
* Don Byas, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8037)
* Don Byas - Living My Life For You c/w To Each His Own (Savoy 640)
* Don Byas - To Each His Own c/w I Don't Know Why (Savoy 770)
* Don Byas - They Say It's Wonderful c/w Cynthia's In Love (Savoy 625)
* Don Byas - September Song c/w St. Louis Blues (Savoy 626)
* Don Byas - I've Found A New Baby c/w Marie (Savoy 627)
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro (tp -1/3) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/3) Porter Kilbert (as -1/3) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2/5) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December, 1946
| 1. SR1857 | I Mean You | Sonora 3027; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 2. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys | Sonora 3024; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 3. SR1858-2 | - | Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 4. SR1859 | You Go To My Head | Sonora 3027; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
| 5. SR1860-1 | Cocktails For Two | Sonora 3024; Prestige PR 7824; Milestone M 47015; Prestige PRCD 24124-2 |
* Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies (Milestone M 47015)
* Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys (Prestige PRCD 24124-2)
* Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You c/w You Go To My Head (Sonora 3027)
* Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys c/w Cocktails For Two (Sonora 3024)
1947
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 10, 1947
| 2991 | I'll Remember April | Roost 513, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2992 | Indiana | Roost 518, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2993 | Somebody Loves Me | Roost 509, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2994 | I Should Care | Roost 521, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2995 | Bud's Bubble | Roost 509, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2996 | Off Minor | Roost 513, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2997 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Roost 521, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
| 2998 | Everything Happens To Me | Roost 518, RLP 401, RLP 2224 |
* Bud Powell Trio (Roost RLP 401)
* Bud Powell - I'll Remember April c/w Off Minor (Roost 513)
* Bud Powell - Indiana c/w Everything Happens To Me (Roost 518)
* Bud Powell - Somebody Loves Me c/w Bud's Bubble (Roost 509)
* Bud Powell - I Should Care c/w Nice Work If You Can Get It (Roost 521)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-1 | Donna Lee (new-take 1) | Savoy SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-2 | Donna Lee (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-3 | Donna Lee (new-take 3) | - |
| S3420-4 | Donna Lee (new-take 4) | Savoy 45-312, MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3420-5 | Donna Lee (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 652, XP 8001, MG 9000, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-1 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-2 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2) | Savoy SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-3 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3) | Savoy 45-301, MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3421-4 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4) | Savoy 977, XP 8002, MG 9000, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3422-1 | Cheryl (short-take 1) | Savoy 952, MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3422-2 | Cheryl (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 45-301, XP 8003, MG 9001, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-1 | Buzzy (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-2 | Buzzy (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-3 | Buzzy (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-4 | Buzzy (short-take 4) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take) | Savoy 652, 45-302, XP 8002, MG 9001, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 12000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8002)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Steeplechase (Savoy 45-312)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Cheryl (Savoy 45-301)
* Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff c/w Buzzy (Savoy 45-302)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Buzzy (Savoy 652, 928)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps (Savoy 977)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Cheryl (Savoy 952)
Coleman Hawkins All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Howard Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June, 1947
| 215-3 | IM-3818 | Bean-A-Re-Bop | Aladdin 3006, EP 516; Imperial LP 9188-A |
| 216-2 | IM-3817 | Isn't It Romantic | Aladdin EP 516; Imperial LP 9188-A, LP 9233 |
| 217-2 | IM-3819 | The Way You Look Tonight | Aladdin 3006, EP 516; Imperial LP 9188-A, LP 9233 |
| 218-1 | IM-3820 | Phantomesque | Aladdin EP 516; Imperial LP 9188-A |
* Various Artists - Jazz Festival (Imperial LP 9233)
* Coleman Hawkins (Aladdin EP 516)
* Coleman Hawkins - Bean-A-Re-Bop c/w The Way You Look Tonight (Aladdin 3006)
Allen Eager With The Bebop Boys
Allen Eager (ts) Terry Gibbs (vib) Duke Jordan (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, July 15, 1947
| S3432 | All Night, All Frantic | Savoy 948, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
| S3433 | Donald Jay | Savoy 908, MG 9025, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
| S3434 | Meeskite | Savoy 908, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S3435 | And That's For Sure | Savoy 948, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
* Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager (Savoy MG 15044)
* Various Artists - Birth Of The Bop, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9025)
* Allen Eager - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9015)
* Allen Eager - All Night, All Frantic c/w And That's For Sure (Savoy 948)
* Allen Eager - Donald Jay c/w Meeskite (Savoy 908)
Miles Davis' All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 45-310, SJL 5500 |
| S3440-2 | Milestones (new-take 2) | Savoy 934, XP 8004, MG 9001, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3440-3 | Milestones (orig.-take 3) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-1 | Little Willie Leaps (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-2 | Little Willie Leaps (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 977, 45-305, 4507, XP 8006, XP 8098, MG 9001, MG 9034, MG 12001, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3442-1 | Half Nelson (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 951, 45-303, 4507, XP 8005, MG 9000, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-1 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-2 | Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 934, 45-306, XP 8004, MG 9000, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| S3443-3 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| S3443-4 | Sippin' At Bells (new-take 4) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy MG 9034)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9000)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8098)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker - Milestones c/w Tiny's Tempo (Savoy 45-310)
* Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps c/w Another Hair Do (Savoy 45-305)
* Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps c/w Half Nelson (Savoy 4507)
* Charlie Parker - Half Nelson c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 45-303)
* Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 45-306)
* Charlie Parker/Miles Davis - Milestones c/w Sippin' At Bells (Savoy 934)
* Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird c/w Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps (Savoy 977)
* Fats Navarro/Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's c/w Miles Davis/Charlie Parker - Half Nelson (Savoy 951)
Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 13, 1947
| Ko-Ko, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 | |
| Hot House | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - |
Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Carl Caruso (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko, II | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? | - | |
| Tiger Rag | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Spotlite (E) SPJ 107 |
* Charlie Parker - Live Performances (ESP-Disk' ESP 3000, ESPCD 3000)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1101-A | Dexterity | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1101-B | - | Dial 1032, 1032 (alt.), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1102-A | Bongo Bop | Dial 1024, LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1102-B | - | Dial 1024 (alt.1), LP 901; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-A | Dewey Square (Air Conditioning) (Prezology) | Dial 1056, LP 210; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-B | Dewey Square | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1103-C | - | Dial 1019, LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1104-A | The Hymn | Dial 1056, 1056 (alt.1), 1056 (alt.2), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1104-B | The Hymn (Superman) | Dial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-A | Bird Of Paradise | Dial 1032, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-B | - | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1105-C | - | Dial 1032 (alt.), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1106-A | Embraceable You | Dial 1024 (alt.1), LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
| D1106-B | Embraceable You (Embraceable) | Dial 1024, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 104 |
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (Dial LP 905)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Various Artists - Swinging With The Woody Herman Woodchoppers (Dial LP 210)
* Various Artists - Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets (Dial LP 212)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise c/w Dexterity (Dial 1032)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise c/w Dexterity (Dial 1032 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - Bongo Bop c/w Embraceable You (Dial 1024)
* Charlie Parker - Bongo Bop c/w Embraceable You (Dial 1024 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Air Conditioning (Dial 1056)
* Charlie Parker - Dewey Square c/w Charlie Parker/Earl Coleman - This Is Always (Dial 1019)
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Giant Swing (Dial 1056 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Superman c/w Prezology (Dial 1056 (alt.2))
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelWOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
| D1111-C | Bird Feathers | Dial 1058, LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1112-A | Klactoveedsedstene | Dial 1040, LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1112-B | - | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1113-B | Scrapple From The Apple | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1113-C | - | Dial 1021, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1114-A | My Old Flame (Blue Lamp) | Dial 1058, 1058 (alt.), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-A | Out Of Nowhere | Dial LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-B | Out Of Nowhere (Nowhere) | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1115-C | Out Of Nowhere | Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
| D1116-A | Don't Blame Me | Dial 1021, LP 203, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 105 |
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Charlie Parker - My Old Flame c/w Bird Feathers (Dial 1058)
* Charlie Parker - Klactoveedsedstene c/w Charlie's Wig (Dial 1040)
* Charlie Parker - Scrapple From The Apple c/w Don't Blame Me (Dial 1021)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1948 (Dial D 2)
* Charlie Parker - Blue Lamp c/w Habanera Mambobop (Dial 1058 (alt.))
The Lost Milton H. Green Home Recordings
Allen Eager (as) Charlie Parker (ts) Bud Powell (p) Specs Goldberg (b) Max Roach (d)"Milton H. Greene's photography studio", 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947
| Swapping Horns | Uptown UPCD 27.49 |
Leslie Scott With Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Leslie Scott (vo) unidentified stringsNYC, December 10, 1947
| D7VB2647 | How Did She Look? | RCA Victor 20-2919; RCA (F) PM 42046 |
| D7VB2648 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | RCA Victor 20-2745; RCA (F) PM 42046 |
| D7VB2649 | Never In A Million Years | RCA Victor 20-2919; RCA (F) PM 42046 |
| D7VB2650 | You Were Meant For Me | RCA Victor 20-2745; RCA (F) PM 42046, (F) NL 89277 |
* The Indispensable Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul (RCA (F) NL 89277)
* Leslie Scott - How Did She Look? c/w Never In A Million Years (RCA Victor 20-2919)
* Leslie Scott - Under A Blanket Of Blue c/w You Were Meant For Me (RCA Victor 20-2745)
Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars
Fats Navarro (tp -1/5) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/5) Budd Johnson (as -1/5) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars -1/5) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr)NYC, December 11, 1947
| 1. D7VB2659 | April In Paris | RCA Victor 20-3057; RCA (F) 730625 |
| 2. D7VB2660 | How Strange | - |
| 3. D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please | RCA Victor 20-3143, LPV 501; RCA (F) 741106, (F) 730566 |
| 4. D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face | RCA Victor LPV 544; RCA (F) 730625 |
| 5. D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane | RCA Victor 20-3143, LPV 544; RCA (F) 741106 |
| 6. D7VB2664 | I Love You | RCA Victor LPV 501; RCA (F) 730625, (F) 730566 |
* Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul: A Jazz Autobiography (RCA Victor LPV 501)
* Coleman Hawkins/Lucky Thompson - The Greatest Of The Small Bands, Vol. 2 (RCA (F) 741106)
* Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul (RCA (F) 730566)
* Various Artists - All American Hot Jazz (RCA Victor LPV 544)
* Coleman Hawkins - April In Paris c/w How Strange (RCA Victor 20-3057)
* Coleman Hawkins - Jumpin' Jane c/w Half Step Down, Please (RCA Victor 20-3143, LJM 1017)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet With J.J. Johnson
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1151-B | Drifting On A Reed (Giant Swing) | Dial 1056 (alt.1), LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1151-D | Drifting On A Reed | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1151-E | Drifting On A Reed (Prezology) (Air Conditioning) | Dial 1043, 1056 (alt.2), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1152-A | Quasimado | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1152-B | - | Dial 1015 (alt.2), 1015 (alt.3), LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-B | Charlie's Wig | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-D | - | Dial LP 203; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1153-E | - | Dial 1040, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1154-B | Bongo Beep (Dexterity) | Dial LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1154-C | Bongo Beep (Habanera Mambobop) (Bird Feathers) | Dial 1058 (alt.), LP 207; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-A | Crazeology (excerpt) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-ABX | Crazeology, II: 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus | Dial 1034, 1034 (alt.) |
| D1155-B | Crazeology (excerpt) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-C | Crazeology | Dial LP 905; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-D | - | Dial 1055; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1155-DDD | - | Dial 1034, LP 207 |
| D1156-A | How Deep Is The Ocean? (How Deep) | Dial 1055, LP 904; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
| D1156-B | How Deep Is The Ocean? | Dial LP 211; Spotlite (E) SPJ 106 |
* Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 6 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 106)
* Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters, Vol. 1 (Dial LP 904)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Dial LP 203)
* Various Artists - Mr. Saxophone......? (Dial LP 211)
* Charlie Parker - The Hymn c/w Giant Swing (Dial 1056 (alt.1))
* Charlie Parker - Drifting On A Reed c/w The Gypsy (Dial 1043)
* Charlie Parker - Superman c/w Prezology (Dial 1056 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - Cool Blues c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.2))
* Charlie Parker - This Is Always c/w Quasimado (Dial 1015 (alt.3))
* Charlie Parker - Klactoveedsedstene c/w Charlie's Wig (Dial 1040)
* Charlie Parker - Blue Lamp c/w Habanera Mambobop (Dial 1058 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - Crazeology c/w Crazeology, II: 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus (Dial 1034)
* Charlie Parker - Crazeology, II c/w Jean Germain - The Chase (Dial 1034 (alt.))
* Charlie Parker - How Deep Is The Ocean? c/w Crazeology (Dial 1055)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D830-1 | Another Hair Do (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| D830-2 | Another Hair Do (short-take 2) | - |
| D830-3 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 961, 45-305, XP 8002, MG 9001, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D830-4 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D831-1 | Bluebird (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| D831-2 | Bluebird (take 2) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D831-3 | Bluebird (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 961, 45-307, XP 8003, MG 9010, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D832-1 | Klaunstance (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 967, 45-304, XP 8004, MG 9001, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| D833-1 | Bird Gets The Worm (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| D833-2 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 2) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| D833-3 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 952, 45-309, XP 8002, MG 9010, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500; Metronome (Swd) B 511 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9001)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8002)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps c/w Another Hair Do (Savoy 45-305)
* Charlie Parker - Bluebird c/w Parker's Mood (Savoy 45-307)
* Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce c/w Klaunstance (Savoy 45-304)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Perhaps (Savoy 45-309)
* Charlie Parker - Another Hair Do c/w Bluebird (Savoy 961)
* Charlie Parker - Klaunstance c/w Stan Getz - Slow (Savoy 967)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Cheryl (Savoy 952)
* James Moody - Dexterious c/w Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm (Metronome (Swd) B 511)
1948
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)"Three Deuces", NYC, March 31, 1948
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I | Spotlite (E) SPJ 141 |
| 2. | Dizzy Atmosphere | - |
| 3. | My Old Flame | - |
| 4. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 5. | Half Nelson | - |
| 6. | 52nd Street Theme, II | - |
| 7. | Drifting On A Reed (Big Foot) | - |
| 8. | 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March, 1948
| The Way You Look Tonight | Philology (It) 214W 29 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
Lord Nelson (Sonny Stitt) Sextet
Russell Jacquet (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)Detroit, MI, June, 1948
| B-4021 | Royal Wedding | Galaxy GXY 204 |
| B-4022 | Be Bop Blues | - |
| B-4023 | Fine And Dandy | - |
| B-4024 | 3rd Song (Silver Slipper) | - |
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme, I | Debut (D) DEP 38; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, I | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| My Old Flame | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Debut (D) DEP 39; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Debut (D) DEP 39; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me, II | Debut (D) DEP 40; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | Debut (D) DEP 40; Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| How High The Moon | Jazz Workshop JWS 501; Prestige PR 24009 | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | Prestige PR 24009 |
* Charlie Parker (Prestige PR 24009)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 38)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 39)
* Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St., Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 40)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| MC: Symphony Sid, Bob Garrity | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC: Symphony Sid talking about 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Savoy MG 12186; ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ko-Ko | Savoy MG 12179; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances, Vol. 2 (ESP-Disk' ESP 3001, ESPCD 3001)
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Miles Davis Nonet
Miles Davis (tp) Mike Zwerin (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -6) Gil Evans (arr, cond)"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| 1. | Move | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514 |
| 2. | Godchild | Ozone 2; Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514; Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024 |
| 3. | S'il Vous Plait | - |
| 4. | Moon Dreams | - |
| 5. | Hallucinations (Budo) | - |
| 6. | Why Do I Love You? | - |
* Miles Davis - Nonet 1948 - Jam 1949 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514)
* Miles Davis - The Real Birth Of The Cool (Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024)
Miles Davis Nonet
Miles Davis (tp) Ted Kelly (tb -1/4) Junior Collins (frh -1/4) John Barber (tu -1/4) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars -1/4) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4) Gil Evans (arr, cond)broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. | Move (Mood) | Alto AL 701; Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024 |
| 2. | Moon Dreams | - |
| 3. | Hallucinations (Budo) | - |
| 4. | Darn That Dream | - |
| 5. | Chasin' The Bird | private tape |
* Miles Davis - The Real Birth Of The Cool (Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp -1/11) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. B900-1 | Barbados (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 2. B900-2 | Barbados (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 3. B900-3 | Barbados (new-take 3) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| 4. B900-4 | Barbados (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 936, 45-308, XP 8003, MG 9011, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 5. B901-1 | Ah-Leu-Cha (short-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 6. B901-2 | Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 939, 45-313, XP 8005, MG 9011, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 7. B902-1 | Constellation (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 8. B902-2 | Constellation (short-take 2) | - |
| 9. B902-3 | Constellation (short-take 3) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 10. B902-4 | Constellation (orig.-take 4) | Savoy 939, 45-313, XP 8006, MG 9011, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 11. B902-5 | Constellation (take 5) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| 12. B903-1 | Parker's Mood (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| 13. B903-2 | Parker's Mood (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| 14. B903-3 | Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3) | Savoy 936, 45-307, XP 8001, MG 9010, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| 15. B903-4 | Parker's Mood (take 4) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| 16. B903-5 | Parker's Mood (take 5) | - |
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9011)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8001)
* Charlie Parker - Barbados c/w Riff Warmer (Savoy 45-308)
* Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha c/w Constellation (Savoy 45-313)
* Charlie Parker - Bluebird c/w Parker's Mood (Savoy 45-307)
* Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood c/w Barbados (Savoy 936)
* Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha c/w Constellation (Savoy 939)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelHarry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-1 | Perhaps (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12014, SJL 5500 |
| B908-2 | Perhaps (short-take 2) | Savoy MG 12009, SJL 5500 |
| B908-3 | Perhaps (new-take 3) | - |
| B908-4 | Perhaps (short-take 4) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B908-5 | Perhaps (new-take 5) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B908-6 | Perhaps (orig.-take 6) | Savoy 45-309, MG 12000, SJL 1107, SJL 5500 |
| B908-7 | Perhaps (orig.-master) | Savoy 938, XP 8003, MG 9010, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B909-1 | Marmaduke (short-take 1) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-2 | Marmaduke (new-take 2) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B909-3 | Marmaduke (short-take 3) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-4 | Marmaduke (new-take 4) | - |
| B909-5 | Marmaduke (short-take 5) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B909-6 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 6) | Savoy 45-311, MG 12001 |
| B909-7 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 7) | Savoy MG 12001 |
| B909-8 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 8) | Savoy MG 12001, SJL 1107 |
| B909-9 | Marmaduke (take 9) | Savoy SJL 5500 |
| B909-10 | Marmaduke (take 10) | - |
| B909-11 | Marmaduke (take 11) | Savoy 938, XP 8006, MG 9011, MG 12009, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B910-1 | Steeplechase (orig.-take 1) | Savoy 45-312, SJL 5500 |
| B910-2 | Steeplechase (take 2) | Savoy 937, XP 8005, MG 9010, MG 12000, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
| B911-1 | Merry-Go-Round (new-take 1) | Savoy MG 12000, SJL 5500 |
| B911-2 | Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2) | Savoy 937, 45-303, XP 8004, MG 9011, MG 12014, SJL 2201, SJL 5500 |
* Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy SJL 5500)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
* Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 12000)
* Charlie Parker - Encores (Savoy SJL 1107)
* Charlie Parker - Bird: Master Takes (Savoy SJL 2201)
* The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9010)
* The Charlie Parker Quintet, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9011)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8003)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8006)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8005)
* Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (Savoy XP 8004)
* Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm c/w Perhaps (Savoy 45-309)
* Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko c/w Marmaduke (Savoy 45-311)
* Charlie Parker - Donna Lee c/w Steeplechase (Savoy 45-312)
* Charlie Parker - Half Nelson c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 45-303)
* Charlie Parker - Marmaduke c/w Perhaps (Savoy 938)
* Charlie Parker - Steeplechase c/w Merry-Go-Round (Savoy 937)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)"Royal Roost", NYC, September 25, 1948
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme (The Broadway Theme) | Session Disc 101; Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD 1000 |
| 2. | Half Nelson | - |
| 3. | Chasin' The Bird | - |
| 4. | You Go To My Head | - |
* Miles Davis - The Real Birth Of The Cool (Bandstand (J) TKCB 30024)
* Miles Davis Quintet With Lee Konitz, Sextet With Jackie McLean (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD 1000)
Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, autumn 1948
| Indiana | Philology (It) 214W 5 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Fine And Dandy | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - |
Earl Coleman And His All Stars
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Al Casey (g) Jim Johnson (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo)NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1161 | I Wished On The Moon | Dial 756 |
| D1162-A | Guilty | Dial 1049, 756; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1163-C | Yardbird Suite | Dial 753; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1164-A | Stranger In Town | - |
| D1165-A | As Time Goes By | Dial 1049; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
* Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon c/w Guilty (Dial 756)
* Earl Coleman - Guilty c/w As Time Goes By (Dial 1049; Prestige 905)
* Earl Coleman - Stranger In Town c/w Yardbird Suite (Dial 753)
Fats Navarro Quintet
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Jimmy Johnson (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1166-A | Move | Dial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
| D1166-B | - | Dial 1033, 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 |
* Various Artists - Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets (Dial LP 212)
* Fats Navarro - Move c/w Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat (Dial 1033)
* Fats Navarro - Move c/w Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat (Dial 1033 (alt.))
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Groovin' High | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC: Charlie Parker, Al Heig takeing | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Big Foot | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ornithology (Thriving On From A Riff) | Savoy MG 12179; Everest FS 214; ESP-Disk' ESP 3000 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Live Performances (ESP-Disk' ESP 3000, ESPCD 3000)
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Hot House | Savoy MG 12186; Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Salt Peanuts | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| How High The Moon | Everest FS 214; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Not All Star Jam Session
Benny Harris (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Budd Johnson (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d) Leonard Feather (ann)radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 19, 1948
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Beppo (E) BEP 503; Jung Cat RBD 948; Mythic Sound MS 6001-2 | |
| I'll Be Seeing You | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Introduction | Mythic Sound MS 6001-1 | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Indiana | - |
* Various Artists - The Great Jazz Concerts At The Original "Royal Roost" (Jung Cat RBD 948)
* Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1 - Early Years Of A Genius, 44-48 (Mythic Sound MS 6001-1, MS 6001-2)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Half Nelson | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| White Christmas | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Little Willie Leaps | ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
1949 (The age of 25)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Be-Bop | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Ornithology | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Groovin' High | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC: Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| East Of The Sun | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 | |
| Cheryl | ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4411/12)
Dave Lambert
Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Vidal Bolado (cga) Diego Ibarra (bgo) Dave Lambert (vo) unidentified vocal groupNYC, January 20, 1949
| 3401 | When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along | Capitol 60014 |
| 3402 | Beban Cubop | - |
| 3403 | Hawaiian War Chant | Capitol 60011 |
| 3404 | Always | - |
* Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant c/w Always (Capitol 60011)
Miles Davis Nonet
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Junior Collins (frh) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars, arr) Al Haig (p) Joe Schulman (b) Max Roach (d) John Lewis (arr)NYC, January 21, 1949
| 3395-3E | Jeru | Capitol 57-60005, H 459, T 792 |
| 3396-3D | Move | Capitol 15404, T 792 |
| 3397-2E | Godchild | Capitol 57-60005, H 459, T 792 |
| 3398-1D | Hallucinations (Budo) | Capitol 15404, T 792 |
= Miles Davis - Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 1: The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Capitol M 11026, (H) 5C 052.80840)
* Miles Davis - Classics In Jazz (Capitol H 459)
* Miles Davis - Jeru c/w Godchild (Capitol 57-60005)
* Miles Davis - Move c/w Budo (Capitol 15404)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Oop Bop Sh'bam | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| MC | - |
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit | Mercury 11045, MG 35012; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VE2 2506, VSP 34 |
| 2175-3 | 243-3 | Celia | Mercury 11046, MG 35012; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VE2 2506, VSP 37 |
* The Genius Of Bud Powell (Verve VE2 2506)
* The Jazz Legacy Of Bud Powell (Verve VSP 34)
* This Was Bud Powell (Verve VSP 37)
* Bud Powell - Piano Solos (Mercury MG 35012, MGC 102, MGC 502; Clef MGC 102, MGC 502; Universal (J) UCCV 9042)
* Bud Powell - Tempus Fugit c/w I'll Keep Loving You (Mercury 11045, 11045x45; Clef 11045, 11045x45)
* Bud Powell - Celia c/w All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Mercury 11046, 11046x45; Clef 11046, 11046x45)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Barbados | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| MC | - |
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Barbados | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Bebop | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid with MC. at conculusion Sid is heard briefly with Dinah Washington | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 |
* Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Groovin' High | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Confirmation | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Salt Peanuts | Savoy SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| commercial break, #1 | - | |
| commercial break, #2 | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo): same personnel"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Half Nelson | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Deedle | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost (Savoy SJL 1108)
* Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12186)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo)NYC, February-March, 1949
| 2542 | 292-3 | Cardboard | Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
| 2543-2 | 293-4 | Visa | Mercury 11022, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501 |
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (common) (Mercury 11022; Clef 11022)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, February-May, 1949
| 2407-4 | 246-4 | Strictly Confidential | Mercury 11047, MG 35012; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VE2 2506 |
| 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | Mercury 11046, MG 35012; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VE2 2506, VSP 37 |
* The Genius Of Bud Powell (Verve VE2 2506)
* This Was Bud Powell (Verve VSP 37)
* Bud Powell - Piano Solos (Mercury MG 35012, MGC 102, MGC 502; Clef MGC 102, MGC 502; Universal (J) UCCV 9042)
* Bud Powell - Strictly Confidential c/w Yesterdays (Mercury 11047, 11047x45; Clef 11047, 11047x45)
* Bud Powell - Celia c/w All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Mercury 11046, 11046x45; Clef 11046, 11046x45)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, circa February, 1949
| 2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234 | Cherokee | Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MGC 4007; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VK 117, VE2 2506, VSP 13 |
* Bud Powell - Jazz Giant (Norgran MGN 1063; Verve MGV 8153)
* The Genius Of Bud Powell (Verve VE2 2506)
* Various Artists - Piano Modern (Verve VSP 13)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Scene (Mercury Jazz Scene; Clef MG VOL.1)
* Bud Powell - Cherokee c/w It Never Entered My Mind (Verve VK 117)
Charlie Parker All Stars
Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky (tp -2,3) Will Bradley, Kai Winding (tb -2,3) Joe Marsala (cl -2,3) Charlie Parker (as) Mike Caluccio (p) Joe Sullivan (p -2,3) unknown (b) Max Roach (d) Specs Powell (d -2,3) Ann Hathaway (vo -2)television broadcast, "Adventures In Jazz", CBS-TV Studios, NYC, March 4, 1949
| 1. | Anthropology | Stash STCD 21 |
| 2. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
| 3. | Big Foot (Blues Jam, #2) | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949
| Introduction By Dave Lambert And Buddy Stewart | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| What's This | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| MC | - | |
| Hurry Home | - | |
| Deedle | - | |
| Royal Roost Bop | - | |
| MC | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC, March 5, 1949
| 1. | Barbados | Jazz Showcase LP 5003 |
| 2. | Anthropology | - |
Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Cheryl | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| introduction By Charlie Parker | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| On A Slow Boat To China | Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| MC | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Chasin' The Bird | Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108; Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost (Savoy SJL 1108)
* Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12186)
* Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2 (Savoy Jazz ZDS 4413/14)
Kai Winding Sextet
Kai Winding (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1949
| R2581 | Bop City | Roost 500, RLP 408 |
| R2582 | Wallington's Godchild (Crossing The Channel) | Roost 500, RLP 408, OJ 1 |
| R2583 | Crossin' The Channel | Roost 503, RLP 408 |
| R2584 | Sleepy Bop | Roost 503, RLP 408, RLP 1201 |
* Various Artists - Roost Fifth Anniversary Album (Roost RLP 1201)
* Kai Winding - New Trends (Roost RLP 408)
* Kai Winding - Bop City c/w Wallington's Godchild (Roost 500)
* Kai Winding - Crossin' The Channel c/w Sleepy Bop (Roost 503)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 5, 1949
| 2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment | Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501 |
| 2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare) | Mercury 11022x45, MGC 512 |
| 2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common) | Mercury 11022; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501 |
| 2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (Segment) | Verve MGV 8009 |
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (rare) (Mercury 11022x45; Clef 11022x45)
* Charlie Parker - Visa c/w Passport (common) (Mercury 11022; Clef 11022)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
| Salt Peanuts, I | Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 | |
| Barbados | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, I | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, I | - | |
| Salt Peanuts, II | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, II | - | |
| Wee (Allen's Alley) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, II | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere, III | Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Moose The Mooche | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| I Got Rhythm (Blues) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Spotlite (E) SPJ 118)
* Charlie Parker In France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"Colisee Movie Theatre", Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949
| Ornithology | Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| Half Nelson | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme (alt. take) | - |
Festival International De Jazz All Stars
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page (tp) Big Chief, Russell Moore (tb) Hubert Rostaing (cl) Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky (ss) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas, James Moody (ts) Hazy Osterwald (vib) Al Haig (p) Toots Thielemans (g) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| Farewell Blues (Blues) | Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Spotlite (E) SPJ 118)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) James Moody (ts -1/4) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| 1. ST3010 | Prince Albert | Vogue (F) V 5009, LD 014, LDA 16008; Blue Note BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 |
| 2. ST3011 | Baby Sis (Maxology) | Vogue (F) V 5010, LD 014, LDA 16008; Prestige PRLP 113, PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 |
| 3. ST3012 | Tomorrow (Yesterdays) | Vogue (F) V 5011, LD 014; Blue Note BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 |
| 4. ST3013 | Maximum | Vogue (F) V 5012, LD 014, LDA 16008; Blue Note 1570, BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 |
| 5. ST3014 | Ham And Haig (Hot House) | Vogue (F) V 5012, LD 014; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 |
* Al Haig Trio And Quintet (Prestige PR 7841)
* James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47 (Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97)
* Max Roach (Vogue (F) LD 014)
* Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds (Blue Note BLP 5010)
* Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets (Prestige PRLP 113)
* Max Roach - Prince Albert, Pt. 1&2 (Vogue (F) V 5009; Blue Note 1569)
* Max Roach - Baby Sis, Pt. 1&2 (Vogue (F) V 5010)
= James Moody - Maxology, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 702)
* Max Roach - Tomorrow, Pt. 1&2 (Vogue (F) V 5011; Blue Note 1571)
* Max Roach - Maximum c/w Ham And Haig (Vogue (F) V 5012)
* Max Roach - Maximum c/w James Moody - Just Moody (Blue Note 1570)
J.J. Johnson's Boppers
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 26, 1949
| JRC20B | Elysees | New Jazz 803, 810; Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC21C | Opus V | New Jazz 806; Prestige PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC22C | Hi-Lo | - |
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt | Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
* J.J. Johnson - Looking Back (Prestige PRLP 7253)
* Various Artists - Early Bones (Prestige P 24067)
* Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - Modern Jazz Trombones (Prestige PRLP 109)
* J.J. Johnson Sextet (Prestige PREP 1330)
* Terry Gibbs - Cuddles c/w J.J. Johnson - Elysees (New Jazz 803)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees c/w Don Lanphere - Spider's Webb (New Jazz 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees c/w Fox Hunt (Prestige 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Opus V c/w Hi-Lo (New Jazz 806; Prestige 806)
Buddy DeFranco Sextet
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Teddy Charles (vib) Harvey Leonard (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Bob Carter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, August 24, 1949
| 4272-D3 | Bud's Invention | Capitol 15839 |
| 4274-1E | Extrovert | Capitol 57-747, H 371, T 371, M 11060 |
| 4275 | Good For Nothin' Joe | Capitol H 371, T 371, M 11060 |
| 4276 | Aishie | - |
| 4723-3D1 | Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) | Capitol 57-747, H 371, T 371 |
* Lennie Tristano/Buddy DeFranco/Bill Harris - Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 14: Crosscurrents (Capitol M 11060, (H) 5C 052.80853)
* Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Cool And Quiet (Capitol H 371)
* Buddy DeFranco - Extrovert c/w Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) (Capitol 57-747)
* Buddy DeFranco Sextet (no details) (Capitol 15839)
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra
Billy Butterfield (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Pete Mondello (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Mickey Crane (p) Sam Bruno (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, August 29, 1949
| 280-6 | This Can't Be Love | Mercury 8908, MGC 109 (alt.); Clef MGC 693 |
| 281-2 | Cookie | - |
* Flip Phillips - Collates (Mercury MGC 109 (alt.); Clef MGC 109; Universal (J) UCCV 9117)
* Flip Phillips - This Can't Be Love c/w Cookie (Mercury 8908; Clef 8908)
Don Lanphere Quintet
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35A | Wailing Wall | Prestige PR 24046 |
| JRC35B | Wailing Wall (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC35C | - | - |
| JRC35D | Wailing Wall | New Jazz 819; Prestige PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, (J) SLP 47, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC35E | - | Prestige PREP 1321, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36A | Go (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC36B | Go | - |
| JRC36BC | - | New Jazz 812; Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36C | - | Prestige PREP 1321, PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC36D | Go (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC36E | Go | - |
| JRC37A | Infatuation (incomplete) | - |
| JRC37B | Infatuation | New Jazz 819; Prestige PREP 1321; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC37C | Infatuation (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC37D | Infatuation | Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC38A | Stop (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC38B | Stop | New Jazz 812; Prestige PREP 1321, PRLP 113; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige P 24081, (J) SLP 47, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC38C | Stop (incomplete) | Prestige unissued |
| JRC38D | Stop | Prestige PRCD 24114-2 |
* Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 16002)
* Various Artists - Fisrt Sessions 1949-50 (Prestige P 24081)
* Various Artists - Early Prestige Sessions 1949/50 (Prestige (J) SLP 47)
* Don Lanphere/Fats Navarro/Leo Parker/Al Haig - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRCD 24114-2)
* Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets (Prestige PRLP 113)
* Fats Navarro Quintet (Prestige PREP 1321)
* Fats Navarro - Wailing Wall c/w Infatuation (New Jazz 819; Prestige 819)
* Fats Navarro - Stop c/w Go (New Jazz 812; Prestige 812)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, autumn 1949
| Big Foot | Philology (It) 214W 5 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - | |
| Ornithology | Philology (It) 214W 19 |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 5 (Philology (It) 214W 19)
J.J. Johnson's Boppers
J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 17, 1949
| JRC600A | Afternoon In Paris (alt. take) | Prestige PR 7839; Fantasy OJCCD 009-2 |
| JRC600C | Afternoon In Paris | New Jazz 820; Prestige PREP 1332, PRLP 123, PRLP 7024, P 24044, P 24081 |
| JRC601A | Elora (alt. take) | New Jazz 814 (alt.); Prestige PR 7839; Fantasy OJCCD 009-2 |
| JRC601B | Elora | New Jazz 814; Prestige PREP 1332, PRLP 123, PRLP 7024, P 24044, P 24081 |
| JRC602A | Teapot (alt. take) | Prestige PR 7839; Fantasy OJCCD 009-2 |
| JRC602B | Teapot | New Jazz 820; Prestige PREP 1332, PRLP 123, PRLP 7024, P 24044, P 24081 |
| JRC603B | Blue Mode (alt. take) | New Jazz 814 (alt.); Prestige PRLP 7024 |
| JRC603C | Blue Mode | New Jazz 814; Prestige PREP 1332, PRLP 123, PRLP 7024, P 24044, P 24081 |
= Sonny Stitt - All God's Children Got Rhythm (Prestige PRLP 7248)
= Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues (Prestige PR 7839)
* Sonny Stitt - Genesis (Prestige P 24044)
* Various Artists - Fisrt Sessions 1949-50 (Prestige P 24081)
* J.J. Johnson/Bennie Green - Modern Jazz Trombones, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 123)
* J.J. Johnson With Sonny Stitt (Prestige PREP 1332)
* J.J. Johnson - Afternoon In Paris c/w Teapot (New Jazz 820)
= Sonny Stitt - Teapot c/w Afternoon In Paris (Prestige 820)
* J.J. Johnson - Elora c/w Blue Mode (New Jazz 814 (alt.))
* J.J. Johnson - Elora c/w Blue Mode (New Jazz 814)
= Sonny Stitt - Blue Mode c/w Elora (Prestige 814)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, November, 1949
| I Cover The Waterfront | Philology (It) 214W 12 | |
| Confirmation | - | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| Big Foot (Air Conditioning) | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Wee | - | |
| Hot House | Philology (It) 214W 15 | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Groovin' High | - |
* Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 3 (Philology (It) 214W 15)
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 11, 1949
| JRC1000A | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | Prestige 9001, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1001 | Sonny Side | Prestige 722, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1002B | Bud's Blues | Prestige 9002, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1003A | Sunset | Prestige 9001, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
= Sonny Stitt - All God's Children Got Rhythm (Prestige PRLP 7248)
= Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues (Prestige PR 7839)
* Sonny Stitt - Genesis (Prestige P 24044)
* Sonny Stitt And Bud Powell (Prestige PRLP 103)
* Sonny Stitt - All God's Chillun Got Rhythm c/w Sunset (Prestige 9001, 705)
* Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side c/w Taking A Chance On Love (Prestige 722)
* Sonny Stitt - Fine And Dandy c/w Bud's Blues (Prestige 9002, 706)
The Stars Of Modern Jazz
Miles Davis (tp -1/4) Bennie Green (tb -1/4) Sonny Stitt (as -1/4) Serge Chaloff (bars -1/4) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)"The Stars Of Modern Jazz", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 25, 1949
| 1. | Symphony Sid's Remarks | IAJRC 20 |
| 2. | Move | IAJRC 20; Jass JCD 16 |
| 3. | Hot House | - |
| 4. | Ornithology (incomplete) | - |
| 5. | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | IAJRC 20 |
* Various Artists - Carnegie Hall X-Mas '49: Charlie Parker And The Stars Of Modern Jazz At Carnegie Hall (Jass JCD 16)
1950
The Metronome All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Lennie Tristano (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Pete Rugolo (arr)NYC, January 10, 1950
| CO42629-1A | Double Date | Columbia C2 38734 |
| CO42630-1A | No Figs | - |
Howard McGhee All Stars
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
| BN370-1 | Lo-Flame (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95747-2 |
| BN370-2 | Lo-Flame | Blue Note 1574, BLP 5012 |
| BN371-1 | Fuguetta | Blue Note 1572, BLP 5012 |
| BN372-0 | Fluid Drive | Blue Note 1573, BLP 5012 |
| BN373-0 | Meciendo | Blue Note 1574, BLP 5012 |
| BN374-0 | Donellon Square | Blue Note 1573, BLP 5012 |
| BN375-1 | I'll Remember April | Blue Note 1572, BLP 5012 |
= Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P 9274)
= Howard McGhee/Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95747-2)
* Howard McGhee - Meciendo c/w Lo-Flame (Blue Note 1574)
* Howard McGhee - I'll Remember April c/w Fuguetta (Blue Note 1572)
* Howard McGhee - Fluid Drive c/w Donellon Square (Blue Note 1573)
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 26, 1950
| JRC1004D | Strike Up The Band | Prestige 758, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1005B | I Want To Be Happy | - |
| JRC1006D | Taking A Chance On Love | Prestige 722, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1007A | Fine And Dandy | Prestige 9002, PRLP 103, PRLP 7024, P 24044 |
| JRC1007B | Fine And Dandy (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7024, P 24081 |
= Sonny Stitt - All God's Children Got Rhythm (Prestige PRLP 7248)
= Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues (Prestige PR 7839)
* Sonny Stitt - Genesis (Prestige P 24044)
* Various Artists - Fisrt Sessions 1949-50 (Prestige P 24081)
* Sonny Stitt And Bud Powell (Prestige PRLP 103)
* Sonny Stitt - I Want To Be Happy c/w Strike Up The Band (Prestige 758)
* Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side c/w Taking A Chance On Love (Prestige 722)
* Sonny Stitt - Fine And Dandy c/w Bud's Blues (Prestige 9002, 706)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, February, 1950
| 341-2 | So Sorry Please | Mercury 11060, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 342-2 | Get Happy | Mercury 11061, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VSP 37, 314 521 669-2 |
| 343-1 | Sometimes I'm Happy | Mercury 11061, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 344-2 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Mercury 11059, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve VSP 37, 314 521 669-2 |
| 346-1 | April In Paris | Mercury 11060, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 347-1 | Body And Soul | Mercury 11059, MGC 507; Norgran MGN 1063; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
* This Was Bud Powell (Verve VSP 37)
* The Complete Bud Powell On Verve (Verve 314 521 669-2)
* Bud Powell - Piano Solos, #2 (Mercury MGC 507; Clef MGC 507; Universal (J) UCCV 9113)
* Bud Powell - So Sorry Please c/w April In Paris (Mercury 11060, 11060x45; Clef 11060, 11060x45)
* Bud Powell - Get Happy c/w Sometimes I'm Happy (Mercury 11061, 11061x45; Clef 11061, 11061x45)
* Bud Powell - Sweet Georgia Brown c/w Body And Soul (Mercury 11059, 11059x45; Clef 11059, 11059x45)
Miles Davis Nonet
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Gunther Schuller (frh) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)NYC, March 9, 1950
| 1. 4346 | Deception | Capitol H 459, T 792 |
| 2. 4347 | Rocker | - |
| 3. 4348 | Moon Dreams | - |
| 4. 4349 | Darn That Dream | Capitol 1221, M 11026, (H) 5C 052.80840 |
= Miles Davis - Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 1: The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Capitol M 11026, (H) 5C 052.80840)
* Miles Davis - Classics In Jazz (Capitol H 459)
* Miles Davis - Venus De Milo c/w Darn That Dream (Capitol 1221)
Leo Parker Quartet
Leo Parker (bars, as) Al Haig (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, July 20, 1950
| JRC94? | Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered | unissued |
| JRC95A | Mona Lisa (incomplete) | - |
| JRC95B | Mona Lisa | Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC97A | Darn That Dream (incomplete) | unissued |
| JRC97B | Darn That Dream | Prestige P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
| JRC98B | I'll Cross My Fingers | Prestige 720, P 24081, PRCD 24114-2 |
* Don Lanphere/Fats Navarro/Leo Parker/Al Haig - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRCD 24114-2)
* Leo Parker - I'll Cross My Fingers c/w Mad Lad Returns (Prestige 720)
Chubby Kemp And Her All Stars
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello -1/3) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Chubby Kemp (vo)NYC, September 21, 1950
| 1. M4010 | Mean Ol' Choo-Choo | unissued |
| 2. M4013 | Me And My Wig | Mercer M 1971 |
| 3. M4014 | How Blue Can You Get? | Mercer M 1960 |
| 4. M4015 | Juke Bop Boogie | Mercer M 1971 |
| 5. M4015-1 | - | unissued |
* Chubby Kemp - How Blue Can You Get? c/w Sarah Forde - Set 'Em Up (Mercer M 1960)
Al Hibbler With Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Billy Strayhorn (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Al Hibbler (vo)NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4011 | White Christmas | Mercer M 1953; Brunswick BL 54036 |
| M4012 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | Mercer M 1953, LP 1004; Brunswick BL 54036 |
* Al Hibbler - White Christmas c/w Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (Mercer M 1953)
* Al Hibbler With Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra (no details) (Mercer LP 1004)
Sarah Forde With Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Sarah Forde (vo)NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4016 | Set 'Em Up | Mercer M 1960 |
Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4017 | The New Piano Roll Blues | Mercer M 1958 |
1951
Charlie Parker Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 17, 1951
| 489-2 | Au Privave | Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409 |
| 489-3 | - | Mercury 11087; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 490-3 | She Rote | Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409 |
| 490-5 | - | Mercury 11101; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 491-1 | K.C. Blues | Mercury 11101; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, V/V6 8409, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
| 492-2 | Star Eyes | Mercury 11087; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8010, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2512 |
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 646)
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951 (Verve VE2 2512)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - Au Privave c/w Star Eyes (Mercury 11087, 11087x45; Clef 11087, 11087x45)
* Charlie Parker - She Rote c/w K.C. Blues (Mercury 11101, 11101x45; Clef 11101, 11101x45)
The Metronome All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) John LaPorta (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Terry Gibbs (vib) George Shearing (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Ralph Burns (arr)NYC, January 23, 1951
| 6252 | Early Spring | Capitol 1550, M 11031, (J) CR 8024, CDP 7 98935-2 |
| 6253 | Local 802 Blues | - |
* Various Artists - Enter The Cool: The History Of Jazz, Vol. 4 (Capitol (J) CR 8024)
* Miles Davis - The Birth Of The Cool, Vol. 2 (Capitol CDP 7 98935-2)
* The Metronome All Stars - Early Spring c/w Local 802 Blues (Capitol 1550)
Lee Konitz Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Sal Mosca (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 8, 1951
| 140B | Odjenar | New Jazz 853; Prestige PREP 1319, PRLP 116, PRLP 7013; New Jazz NJLP 8295; Prestige PR 7827 |
| 141B | Ezz-Thetic | New Jazz 843; Prestige PREP 1319, PRLP 116, PRLP 7013; New Jazz NJLP 8295; Prestige PR 7827 |
| 142B | Hi-Beck | - |
* Lee Konitz/Miles Davis/Teddy Charles/Jimmy Raney - Ezz-Thetic (New Jazz NJLP 8295)
= Lee Konitz - Ezz-Thetic! (Prestige PR 16011)
* Lee Konitz - Ezz-Thetic! (Prestige PR 7827)
* Lee Konitz - The New Sounds (Prestige PRLP 116)
* Lee Konitz With Miles Davis (Prestige PREP 1319)
* Lee Konitz - Indian Summer c/w Odjenar (New Jazz 853; Prestige 753)
* Lee Konitz - Ezz-Thetic c/w Hi-Beck (New Jazz 843; Prestige 743)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
| BN382-1 | Un Poco Loco (alt. take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1503 |
| BN382-2 | Un Poco Loco (alt. take 2) | - |
| BN382-4 | Un Poco Loco | Blue Note 1577, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BST2 84429 |
| BN384-0 | A Night In Tunisia | Blue Note 1576, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BLP 1001, BST 89903 |
| BN384-1 | A Night In Tunisia (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1503 |
| Parisian Thoroughfare | - |
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST2 84429)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album (Blue Note BLP 1001)
= Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz (Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* The Amazing Bud Powell (Blue Note BLP 5003)
* Bud Powell - Un Poco Loco c/w It Could Happen To You (Blue Note 1577)
* Bud Powell - A Night In Tunisia c/w Over The Rainbow (Blue Note 1576)
George Wallington Trio
George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, November 21, 1951
| Fine And Dandy | Savoy XP 8125, MG 15037, MG 12081 | |
| I'll Remember April | Savoy XP 8124, MG 15037, MG 12081 | |
| Twins | - | |
| Polka Dots | - | |
| High Score | - | |
| Hyacinth | Savoy XP 8125, MG 15037, MG 12081 | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - | |
| Joy Bell | - |
* The George Wallington Trio (Savoy MG 15037)
* George Wallington Trio, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8125)
* George Wallington Trio, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8124)
1952
Charlie Parker Sextet
Benny Harris (tp -1/9,11) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) possibly Jose Mangual (bgo)NYC, January 23, 1952
| 1. 679-4 | Mama Inez | Mercury 11092, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 2. 680-1 | La Cucaracha | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 3. 680-2 | - | - |
| 4. 680-3 | - | Mercury 11093, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 5. 680-4 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 6. 681-2 | Estrellita | - |
| 7. 681-4 | - | - |
| 8. 681-5 | - | - |
| 9. 681-6 | - | Mercury 11094, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
| 10. 682-3 | Begin The Beguine | Mercury 11094, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, MGV 8002, VE2 2523 |
| 11. 683-1 | La Paloma | Mercury 11091, MGC 513; Verve MGV 8008, VE2 2523 |
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border (Mercury MGC 513; Clef MGC 513; Universal (J) UCCV 9043)
* Charlie Parker - Up Poquito De Tu Amor c/w Mama Inez (Mercury 11092, 11092x45; Clef 11092, 11092x45)
* Charlie Parker - My Little Suede Shoes c/w La Cucaracha (Mercury 11093, 11093x45; Clef 11093, 11093x45)
* Charlie Parker - Estrellita c/w Begin The Beguine (Mercury 11094, 11094x45; Clef 11094, 11094x45)
* Charlie Parker - Tico Tico c/w La Paloma (Mercury 11091, 11091x45; Clef 11091, 11091x45)
Gil Melle Sextet
Eddie Bert (tb) Gil Melle (ts) Joe Manning (vib) George Wallington (p) Red Mitchell (b) Max Roach (d) Monica Dell (vo -2/4)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 2, 1952
| 1. BN461-3 (tk.4) | Four Moons | Blue Note 1606, BLP 5020 |
| 2. BN462-3 (tk.8) | The Gears | Blue Note 1606, BLP 5020, BST2 84433 |
| 3. BN463-0 (tk.9) | Mars | Blue Note 1607, BLP 5020 |
| 4. BN464-0 (tk.10) | Sunset Concerto | - |
* Gil Melle - New Faces-New Sounds (Blue Note BLP 5020)
= Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P 9275)
* Gil Melle - Four Moons c/w The Gears (Blue Note 1606)
* Gil Melle - Sunset Concerto c/w Mars (Blue Note 1607)
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra
Al Porcino (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Charlie Kennedy (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Mickey Crane (p) Freddie Green (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 21, 1952
| 749-3 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Clef MGC 158, MGC 692 |
| 750-3 | I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket | Clef 89111, MGC 158, MGC 692 |
| 751-2 | Singin' In The Rain | - |
| 752-2 | Gina | Clef MGC 158, MGC 692 |
* Jumping Moods With Flip Phillips (Clef MGC 158)
* Flip Phillips - I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket c/w Singin' In The Rain (Clef 89111, 89111x45)
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp -1/8) Lou Donaldson (as -1/8) Lucky Thompson (ts -1/8) Thelonious Monk (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
| 1. BN434-1 tk.2 | Skippy | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN434-2 tk.3 | Skippy (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| 3. BN435-1 tk.5 | Hornin' In (alt. take) | - |
| 4. BN435-3 tk.7 | Hornin' In | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 5. BN436-0 tk.8 | Sixteen | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| 6. BN436-1 tk.9 | Sixteen (alt. take) | - |
| 7. BN437-0 tk.10 | Carolina Moon | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 8. BN438-0 tk.11 | Let's Cool One | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN439-0 tk.12 | I'll Follow You | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Skippy c/w Let's Cool One (Blue Note 1602)
* Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In c/w Carolina Moon (Blue Note 1603)
George Wallington Quartet
George Wallington (p) Chuck Wayne (mandola -1) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 4, 1952
| 1. 351 | Love Beat | Prestige 788, PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 2. 352 | Summer Rain | Prestige 803, PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 3. 353 | Escalating | Prestige PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 4. 354 | Laura | - |
* George Wallington Trio (Prestige PRLP 136)
* George Wallington - Love Beat c/w Red, White And Blue (Prestige 788)
* George Wallington - Summer Rain c/w When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New (Prestige 803)
George Wallington Trio
George Wallington (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 4, 1952
| 355 | Tenderly | Prestige PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 356 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Prestige 803, PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 357 | Red, White And Blue | Prestige 788, PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
| 358 | Arrivederci | Prestige PRLP 136, PR 7587 |
* George Wallington Trio (Prestige PRLP 136)
* George Wallington - Summer Rain c/w When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New (Prestige 803)
* George Wallington - Love Beat c/w Red, White And Blue (Prestige 788)
Charles Mingus Quintet
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| Paris In Blue (complete) | unissued | |
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation) | Debut M 102; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| Paris In Blue, Ed. 2 | Debut DEB 198 | |
| Paris In Blue, Ed. 3 | Debut (J) DEB 198 | |
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe | Debut M 102; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage | Debut M 103; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJC 115)
* The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4 (Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* Charles Mingus - Paris In Blue c/w Make Believe (Debut M 102; Cupol (Swd) American Jazz AJ 2)
* Charles Mingus - Montage c/w Extrasensory Perception (Debut M 103)
Charlie Parker Quintet With Strings
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) unidentified strings (-9/19)"Rockland Palace", NYC, September 26, 1952
| 1. | This Time The Dream's On Me | Charlie Parker PLP 502 |
| 2. | Cool Blues | - |
| 3. | My Little Suede Shoes | - |
| 4. | Lester Leaps In | - |
| 5. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| 6. | Sly Mongoose | - |
| 7. | Moose The Mooche | - |
| 8. | Star Eyes | - |
| 9. | Easy To Love | - |
| 10. | I'll Remember April | - |
| 11. | Laura | - |
| 12. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | - |
| 13. | Repetition, II | - |
| 14. | Just Friends, II | - |
| 15. | April In Paris | - |
| 16. | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| 17. | East Of The Sun, II | - |
| 18. | Rocker, I | - |
| 19. | Rocker, II | - |
Dizzy Gillespie And The Cool Jazz Stars
Jimmy McPartland (cor -2) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Don Elliott (mel -2) Ray Abrams (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Dick Cary (p -2) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)"Hot versus Cool", "Birdland", NYC, November 24, 1952
| 1. 52S509 | Muskrat Ramble | MGM 30744, E 194, E 3286, (E) D 115 |
| 2. 52S510 | Battle Of The Blues | MGM 30745, E 194, E 3286, (E) D 115 |
| 3. 52S511 | How High The Moon | - |
* Various Artists - Jam Session At Birdland (MGM (E) D 115)
* Leonard Feather Presents Hot Vs. Cool With Jimmy McPartland And Dizzy Gillespie (MGM E 194)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Muskrat Ramble c/w ??? (MGM 30744)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Battle Of The Blues c/w How High The Moon (MGM 30745)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Gerry Mapp (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 18, 1952
| 399 | Trinkle, Tinkle | Prestige 838, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 400 | These Foolish Things | - |
| 401 | Bemsha Swing | Prestige PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 402 | Reflections | - |
= Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods (Prestige PRLP 7159)
= Thelonious Monk - The High Priest (Prestige PR 7508)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 142)
* Thelonious Monk - Trinkle, Tinkle c/w These Foolish Things (Prestige 838)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, December 30, 1952
| 1118-3 | The Song Is You (I Hear Music) | Clef 89144, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1119-7 | 62VK440 | Laird Bird | Clef 89144, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, MGV 8230, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1120-2 | Kim | Verve MGV 8005, V/V6 8409, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1120-4 | - | Clef 89129, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, V3HB 8840, 825 671-2 |
| 1121-2 | Cosmic Rays | Clef 89129, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1121-5 | - | Verve MGV 8005, V3HB 8840, 825 671-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Now's The Time (ARS G 441)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV 8230)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
* Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 157; Universal (J) UCCV 9111)
* Charlie Parker - The Song Is You (I Hear Music) c/w Laird Bird (Clef 89144, 89144x45)
* Charlie Parker - Kim c/w Cosmic Rays (Clef 89129, 89129x45)
1953
Joe Holiday Octet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Earl Warren (as) Joe Holiday (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Acea (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 4, 1953
| 457 | Cotton Candy | Prestige 871, PREP 1305; Fantasy OJCCD 1786-2 |
| 458 | And Now It Is Love | - |
| 459 | My Funny Valentine | Prestige 883, PREP 1305; Fantasy OJCCD 1786-2 |
| 460 | Martha's Harp | Prestige 887, PREP 1305; Fantasy OJCCD 1786-2 |
* Joe Holiday And His Band (Prestige PREP 1305)
* Joe Holiday - Cotton Candy c/w And Now It Is Love (Prestige 871)
* Joe Holiday - Sleep c/w My Funny Valentine (Prestige 883, 883x45)
* Joe Holiday - Martha's Harp c/w I Don't Want To Walk Without You (Prestige 887, 887x45)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Jack Holliday (p) Mert Oliver (b) Max Roach (d)"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, March 8, 1953
| Cool Blues | VGM 0009 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Anthropology | - |
Max Roach Septet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation | Debut M 105, DEP 451; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| Orientation (alt. take) | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198 | |
| B105 | Mobleyzation | Debut M 105, DEP 451; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| A106 | Glow Worm | Debut M 106, DEP 451; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| B106 | Sfax | - |
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB 198)
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJC 115)
* Max Roach Septet (Debut DEP 451, (D) DEP 45)
* Max Roach - Orientation c/w Mobleyzation (Debut M 105; Swing (F) 423; Vogue (E) 2270)
* Max Roach - Glow Worm c/w Sfax (Debut M 106; Swing (F) 424)
Spaulding Givens Trio
Spaulding Givens (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 14, 1953
| Day Dream (take 1) | Fantasy OJCCD 1808-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Day Dream (take 2) | - | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1) | - | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2) | - | |
| Jet (take 1) | - | |
| Jet (take 2) | - |
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
Max Roach Quartet
Hank Mobley (ts -1/5) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1/5) Franklin Skeete (b -1/5) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things | Debut M 107, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| 2. RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou | Debut M 109, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| 3. RM504 | Kismet | Debut M 108, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| 4. RM505 | Chi-Chi | - |
| 5. RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You | Debut M 109, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Fantasy OJC 202 |
| 6. RM507 | Drum Conversation | Debut M 107, DLP 13, (D) DL 103; Fantasy OJC 202 |
* The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley (Debut DLP 13)
* Max Roach Quartet (Debut (D) DL 103)
* Max Roach - Just One Of Those Things c/w Drum Conversation (Debut M 107; Swing (F) 437; Vogue (E) V 2329)
* Max Roach - I'm A Fool To Want You c/w Cou-Manchi-Cou (Debut M 109)
* Max Roach - Kismet c/w Chi-Chi (Debut M 108; Swing (F) 436)
The Gordons With Hank Jones Trio
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo -2/6) George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon (vo -3/5)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me | Debut M 110, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 3. RM509 | You And Me | Debut M 111; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 4. | You And Me (alt. take) | Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001 |
| 5. RM510 | Bebopper | Debut M 110, DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
| 6. RM511 | Cupid | Debut M 111; Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJC 115)
* The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001)
* The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4 (Fantasy OJCCD 1829-2)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* The Gordons - Bebopper c/w Can You Blame Me Me (Debut M 110)
* Honey Gordon - You And Me c/w Cupid (Debut M 111)
The Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Perdido | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 31 | |
| - | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2 | Debut DLP 2, DEB 124, (D) DEP 31; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version) | Debut DLP 2, (D) DEP 32, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version) | - | |
| All The Things You Are | Debut DEB 124; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
= Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall (America (F) 30 AM 6053)
* Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Prestige PR 24024)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1 (Debut DLP 2)
= The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1 (Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 31)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 32)
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2) | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJCCD 111-2, OJCCD 202-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJC 115)
* Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2 (Fantasy OJCCD 111-2)
* Max Roach Quartet (Fantasy OJCCD 202-2)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| I've Got You Under My Skin | Debut DEB 198, (J) DEB 198; Fantasy LP 6006, OJCCD 111-2; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Embraceable You | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 49; Fantasy LP 6006, OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Sure Thing | - | |
| Cherokee | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 34; Fantasy LP 6006, OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hallelujah (Jubilee) | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 49; Fantasy LP 6006, OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024, P 24052; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Debut DLP 3, (D) DEP 33; Fantasy LP 6006, OJC 111; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198; Fantasy OJC 115)
* The Bud Powell Trio (Fantasy LP 6006, LP 86006)
= Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach (America (F) 30 AM 6056)
* Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Prestige PR 24024)
* Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2 (Fantasy OJC 111, OJCCD 111-2)
* Various Artists - Piano Giants (Prestige P 24052)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2 (Debut DLP 3; Vogue (E) LDE 053; Disques Swing (F) M 33313)
* The Bud Powell Trio At Massey Hall (Debut (D) DEP 49)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4 (Debut (D) DEP 34)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 33)
The Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Allen's Alley (Wee) | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 32; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Hot House, #1&2 | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 33; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Debut DLP 4, DEB 124, (D) DEP 34; Prestige PR 24024; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall (America (F) 30 AM 6053)
* Various Artists - The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Prestige PR 24024)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3 (Debut DLP 4)
= The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3 (Vogue (E) LDE 087; Disques Swing (F) M 33318)
* The Quintet - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 32)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 3 (Debut (D) DEP 33)
* The Quintet/Bud Powell - Jazz At Nassey Hall, Vol. 4 (Debut (D) DEP 34)
Miles Davis Quartet
Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p -1/3) Charles Mingus (p -4) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953
| 1. 479 | When Lights Are Low | Prestige 902, PREP 1326, PRLP 161, PRLP 7054, PR 7457, PR 7822, P 24077 |
| 2. 480 | Tune Up | Prestige PREP 1326, PRLP 161, PRLP 7054, PR 7822, P 24077 |
| 3. 481 | Miles Ahead | Prestige 902, PREP 1326, PRLP 161, PRLP 7054, PR 7822, PR 24012 |
| 4. 482 | Smooch | Prestige 45-353, PREP 1326, PRLP 161, PRLP 7054, PR 7352, PR 7822, PR 24012 |
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7457)
* Miles Davis - Miles Ahead (Prestige PR 7822)
* Miles Davis - Tune Up (Prestige P 24077)
* Miles Davis - Tallest Trees (Prestige PR 24012)
* Miles Davis Plays For Lovers (Prestige PR 7352)
* Miles Davis (Prestige PRLP 161)
* Miles Davis Quartet (Prestige PREP 1326)
* Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine c/w Smooch (Prestige 45-353)
* Miles Davis - When Lights Are Low c/w Miles Ahead (Prestige 902)
Charlie Parker Quartet With Gil Evans Orchestra
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
| 1238-1 | In The Still Of The Night | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1238-2 | - | - |
| 1238-3 | - | - |
| 1238-4 | - | - |
| 1238-5 | - | - |
| 1238-6 | - | - |
| 1238-7 | - | Mercury 11100; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2523 |
| 1239-1 | Old Folks | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 1239-2 | - | - |
| 1239-3 | - | - |
| 1239-4 | - | - |
| 1239-5 | - | - |
| 1239-6 | - | - |
| 1239-7 | - | - |
| 1239-8 | - | - |
| 1239-9 | - | Mercury 11100; Clef MGC 646; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, V6 8787, VE2 2523 |
| 1240-9 | If I Love Again | Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2523 |
= Charlie Parker - Yardbird (not released) (Clef MGC 733)
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #1 (Verve MGV 8000)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker - In The Still Of The Night c/w Old Folks (Mercury 11100, 11100x45; Clef 11100, 11100x45)
George Wallington Trio
George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 25, 1953
| 483 | Among Friends | Prestige PRLP 158, PR 7587 |
| 484 | My Nephew And I | - |
| 485 | Variations | - |
| 486 | Squeezers Breezers | - |
| 487 | Cuckoo Around The Clock | - |
| 488 | Married An Angel | - |
| 489 | Ours | - |
* George Wallington Trio, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 158)
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Birdland", NYC???, circa late May, 1953
| Woody'n You | Mythic Sound MS 6002-1 | |
| Salt Peanuts | - |
Al Cohn Quintet
Nick Travis (tp) Al Cohn (ts) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 23, 1953
| Ah Moore | Savoy XP 8123, MG 15036, MG 12048 | |
| Jane Street | Savoy XP 8122, MG 15036, MG 12048 | |
| I'm Telling Ya | - | |
| That's What You Think | Savoy XP 8123, MG 15036, MG 12048 |
* The Al Cohn Quintet (Savoy MG 15036)
* Al Cohn Quintet, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8123)
* Al Cohn Quintet, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8122)
Billy Eckstine And The Metronome All Stars
Roy Eldridge (tp) Kai Winding (tb) John LaPorta (cl) Warne Marsh, Lester Young (ts) Terry Gibbs (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)NYC, July 9, 1953
| 53S507 | How High The Moon, Pt. 1 | MGM E 3176 |
| 53S508 | How High The Moon, Pt. 2 | - |
| 53S509 | St. Louis Blues, Pt. 1 | MGM 11573, E 3176, E 3611 |
| 53S510 | St. Louis Blues, Pt. 2 | - |
* Various Artists - Forty-Eight: Stars Of Jazz (MGM E 3611)
* Billy Eckstine And The Metronome All Stars (no details) (MGM 11573)
Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953
| 1246-1 | Chi-Chi | Verve MGV 8005, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-2 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-3 | - | Verve MGV 8005, V/V6 8409, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alt. take) | Verve 825 671-2 |
| 1246-5 | Chi-Chi | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1246-6 | - | Clef 89138, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, 825 671-2 |
| 1247-1 | I Remember You | Clef 89138, MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1248-1 | Now's The Time | Clef MGC 157; Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, V3HB 8840, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
| 1249-1 | Confirmation | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10, 825 671-2 |
| 1249-2 | - | - |
| 1249-3 | - | Verve MGV 8005, MGV 8001, V3HB 8840, VE2 2523, 825 671-2 |
= Charlie Parker - Now's The Time (ARS G 441)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954 (Verve VE2 2523)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #2 (Verve MGV 8001)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 157; Universal (J) UCCV 9111)
* Charlie Parker - Chi-Chi c/w I Remember You (Clef 89138, 89138x45)
Cliff "King" Solomon And His Orchestra
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Clifford Solomon (ts) Oscar Estelle (bars) Wade Legge (p) Monk Montgomery (b) Max Roach (d) Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce (vo)NYC, August 2, 1953
| CO49881 | Li'l Darlin' | Okeh 7010 |
| CO49882 | Square Dance Boogie | Okeh 7022 |
| CO49883 | Street Walking | - |
| CO49884 | But Officer? | Okeh 7010 |
* Cliff "King" Solomon - Square Dance Boogie c/w Street Walking (Okeh 7022)
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
| At Last | Contemporary C 7645 | |
| Winter Wonderland | Contemporary C 7649 | |
| What's New? | unissued |
* Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars - Witch Doctor (Contemporary C 7649; Fantasy OJC 609, OJCCD 609-2) Rolf Ericson (tp -1,2,4) Miles Davis (tp -1/4) Bud Shank (as, bars -1,2,4) Bob Cooper (ts -1,2,4) Lorraine Geller (p -1/4) Howard Rumsey (b -1/4) Max Roach (d)
same location, date
| 1. | Get Happy (incomplete) | unissued |
| 2. | Infinite Promenade (Infinity Promenade) | Contemporary C 7645 |
| 3. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 4. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 5. | Drum Conversation | - |
same location, date
| Loaded | Contemporary C 7649 | |
| I'll Remember April | - | |
| Out Of Somewhere | unissued | |
| Maid In Mexico | - |
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Rolf Ericson (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb -4) Herb Geller (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Bud Shank (bars) Claude Williamson (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d) Jack Costanza (bgo -1,4)Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953
| 1. C369 | Mambo Los Feliz | Contemporary C 359, CEP 4008, C 3508, CCD 14077-2 |
| 2. | Jazz Invention | Contemporary CEP 4008, C 3508 |
| 3. C371 | Love Letters | Contemporary C 359, CEP 4008, C 3508 |
| 4. | Witch Doctor, No. 1 | Contemporary CEP 4008, C 3508, CCD 14077-2 |
* Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Mexican Passport (Contemporary CCD 14077-2)
* Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 6 (Contemporary CEP 4008)
* Howard Rumsey - Mambo Los Feliz c/w Love Letters (Contemporary C 359)
Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953
| 1367-4 | Girl Of My Dreams | Norgran MGN 18, MGN 1050; Verve VE2 2521 |
| 1368-7 | 63VK624 | It Don't Mean A Thing | Norgran MGN 2, MGN 1050; Verve V/V6 8566, VE2 2521 |
| 1369-1 | It's The Talk Of The Town | Norgran 107, MGN 2, MGN 1050, MGN 1021; Verve MGV 8195, VE2 2521 |
| 1370-1 | Siboney, Pt. 1 | Norgran MGN 18, MGN 1050; Verve VE2 2521 |
| 1371-2 | Siboney, Pt. 2 | - |
| 1372-3 | 63VK622 | Exactly Like You | Norgran MGN 2, MGN 1050; Verve V/V6 8566, VE2 2521 |
| 1373-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | Norgran MGN 2, MGN 1050; Verve VE2 2521 |
| 1374-1 | Impromptu | Norgran MGN 18, MGN 1050; Verve VE2 2521 |
* Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - Diz And Getz (Verve VE2 2521)
* The Essential Dizzy Gillespie (Verve V/V6 8566)
* Various Artists - Our Best, Vol. 2 (Norgran MGN 1021)
* Various Artists - Verve Compendium Of Jazz, #2 (Verve MGV 8195)
* More Of The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet, #2 (Norgran MGN 18)
* The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet (Norgran MGN 2)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - It's The Talk Of The Town (Norgran 107)
1954 (The age of 30)
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Max Roach (d)Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
| 1494-5 | Nobody Else But Me | Norgran 139; Verve MGV 8200 |
| 1495-1 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair | Norgran 139, MGN 1034; Verve VSP 22 |
| 1496-6 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | Norgran 119, MGN 1034; Verve VSP 2 |
| 1497-3 | Down By The Sycamore Tree | Norgran 119; Verve MGV 8200 |
= The Cool Jazz Of Stan Getz (ARS G 407)
* Various Artists - Tenor Saxes (Norgran MGN 1034; Verve MGV 8125)
* Stan Getz - Another Time, Another Place (Verve VSP 22)
* Stan Getz - Eloquence (Verve VSP 2)
* Stan Getz - Nobody Else But Me c/w With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair (Norgran 139)
* Stan Getz - I Hadn't Anyone Till You c/w Down By The Sycamore Tree (Norgran 119)
Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra
Maynard Ferguson (tp, vtb) Milt Bernhart (tb) Herb Geller (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Claude Williamson (p) John Simmons (b) Max Roach (d)Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954
| 10341 | Air Conditioned | EmArcy MG 36009, EP 1-6110 |
| 10342 | Love Is Here To Stay | EmArcy MG 36009, EP 1-6109 |
* Maynard Ferguson - Jam Session, Vol. 2 (EmArcy EP 1-6110)
* Maynard Ferguson - Jam Session, Vol. 1 (EmArcy EP 1-6109)
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Bud Shank (fl, afl) Bob Cooper (ob, ehr) Claude Williamson (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 & 26, 1954
| Aquarium | Contemporary C 2510, C 3520 | |
| Warm Winds | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Albatross | - | |
| Still Life | - | |
| Bags' Groove | - | |
| Hermosa Summer | - | |
| Happy Town | - |
* Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 4 (Contemporary C 2510)
Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Kai Winding (tb) Al Cohn (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Tal Farlow (g) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 21, 1954
| East Lag (E Lag) | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Pop (F) SPO 17069; Period SPL 1212; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 | |
| Marcel The Furrier | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Period SPL 1211; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 | |
| Rhumblues | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Mode (F) MDINT 9144; Period SPL 1212; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 | |
| Stardust | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Period SPL 1213; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 | |
| Ondine | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Period SPL 1211; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 | |
| Burt's Pad | Disques Swing (F) M 33326; Vogue (F) LD 608-30; Period SPL 1213; Prestige PR 7813; Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2 |
* Various Artists - The Birdlanders, Vol. 2 (Period SPL 1212)
* The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album (Prestige PR 7813)
* Various Artists - The Birdlanders, Vol. 1 (Period SPL 1211)
* Various Artists - Les Geants Du Jazz Moderne (Mode (F) MDINT 9144)
* Various Artists - The Birdlanders, Vol. 3 (Period SPL 1213)
* Various Artists - The Birdlanders, Vol. 2 (Fantasy OJCCD 1931-2)
* Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Vol. 1 (Disques Swing (F) M 33326)
* Jimmy Raney Quartet (Pop (F) SPO 17069)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Teddy Edwards (ts -1,3) Carl Perkins (p) George Bledsoe (b) Max Roach (d) Gene Norman (ann)"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, April, 1954
| 1. GNP113 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | Gene Norman Presents EP 5, Vol. 5, GNP 18 |
| 2. GNP113 | Tenderly | Gene Norman Presents Vol. 5, GNP 18 |
| 3. GNP114 | Sunset Eyes | Gene Norman Presents Vol. 5, GNP 18, GNP 20 |
| 4. GNP114 | Clifford's Axe | Gene Norman Presents EP 5, Vol. 5, GNP 18 |
* Various Artists - Be Our Guest! (Gene Norman Presents GNP 20)
* Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert (Gene Norman Presents Vol. 5)
* Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert (Gene Norman Presents EP 5)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp -1,3) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954
| 1. 10856-2 | Delilah | EmArcy MG 26043, EP 1-6074, MG 36036 |
| 2. 10857-2 | Darn That Dream | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6113 |
| 3. 10858-2 | Parisian Thoroughfare | EmArcy MG 26043, EP 1-6074, MG 36036; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy MG 36008)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 26043)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy EP 1-6074)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Mildama (EmArcy EP 1-6113)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts -1/4) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 1. 10859-3 | Jordu (complete version) | Limelight LM 2-8201; EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 2. - | Jordu (edited version) | EmArcy MG 26043, MG 36036, EP 1-6075 |
| 3. 10860 | Sweet Clifford (Clifford's Fantasy) | Time LP 8 |
| 4. 10860-10 | Sweet Clifford | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6112, MG 36087 |
| 5. 10861-6 | Ghost Of A Chance (alt. take) | Mainstream MRL 386 |
| 6. 10861-7 | Ghost Of A Chance | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6112 |
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036)
* Clifford Brown - The Boss Man (Time LP 8)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy MG 36008)
* Various Artists - Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings (EmArcy MG 36087)
* Clifford Brown - Daahoud (Mainstream MRL 386)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 26043)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Daahoud (EmArcy EP 1-6075)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Sweet Clifford (EmArcy EP 1-6112)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp -1/3) Harold Land (ts -1/3) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
| 1. 10866-8 | Stompin' At The Savoy | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6111 |
| 2. 10867-4 | I Get A Kick Out Of You | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6113; Mainstream MRL 386 |
| 3. 10867-5 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (alt. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 4. 10868-1 | I'll String Along With You | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6111 |
* Clifford Brown - Daahoud (Mainstream MRL 386)
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy EP 1-6111)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Mildama (EmArcy EP 1-6113)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp -2/14) Harold Land (ts -2/14) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 1. 10879-6 | These Foolish Things | EmArcy EP 1-6087; Mainstream MRL 386; EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 2. 10877-3 | Joy Spring (alt. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 3. 10877-4 | Joy Spring | EmArcy MG 26043, EP 1-6075, MG 36036; Limelight LM 2-8201; Mainstream MRL 386 |
| 4. 10878-2 | Mildama (take 2) | Mercury (J) SNP 1045; EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 5. 10878-4 | Mildama (take 4) | - |
| 6. 10878-5 | Mildama (take 5) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 7. 10878-6 | Mildama (take 6) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 8. 10878 | Mildama (section II) | - |
| 9. - | Mildama (section III) | - |
| 10. - | - | - |
| 11. - | - | - |
| 12. 10878-1/4 | Mildama (edited version) | EmArcy MG 36008, EP 1-6113, DEM 1, MG 36071; Mainstream MRL 386 |
| 13. 10880 | Daahoud | EmArcy MG 26043, MG 36036, EP 1-6075; Limelight L 3054, LM 2-8201 |
| 14. 10880-5 | Daahoud (alt. take) | Mainstream MRL 386; EmArcy 838 306-2 |
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy MG 36008)
* Various Artists - Vol. 8 - The Jazz Giants: Drum Role (EmArcy MG 36071)
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 26043)
* Various Artists - This Is High Fidelity Jazz - Modern High Fidelity Sounds From EmArcy (EmArcy DEM 1)
* Various Artists - Move (EmArcy EP 1-6087)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Daahoud (EmArcy EP 1-6075)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Mildama (EmArcy EP 1-6113)
* Clifford Brown - Mildama (take 2) c/w Mildama (take 4) (Mercury (J) SNP 1045)
* Clifford Brown - Daahoud c/w Embraceable You (Limelight L 3054)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Septet
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as -3/9) Walter Benton (ts -3/9) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 1. 10887 | Caravan | EmArcy MG 36102 |
| 2. - | Caravan (The Boss Man) | Time LP 8 |
| 3. 10885 | Coronado (Coronodo) (rehearsal take) | Mercury (J) SNP 122, (J) 25PJ 58/61 |
| 4. 10885-6 | Coronado (Coronodo) | EmArcy (J) 195J 2 |
| 5. 10885-10 | - | EmArcy MG 36039 |
| 6. - | Coronado (edited version) | EmArcy EP 1-6141 |
| 7. 10886-1 | You Go To My Head | EmArcy MG 36039 |
| 8. - | You Go To My Head (edited version) | EmArcy EP 1-6141 |
| 9. 10888 | Autumn In New York | EmArcy MG 36102 |
* Clifford Brown - The Boss Man (Time LP 8)
* Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album (Mercury (J) 25PJ 58/61)
* Clifford Brown - Jams 2 (EmArcy (J) 195J 2)
* Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy MG 36039)
* Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy EP 1-6141)
* Clifford Brown - Coronado (reharsal take) (Mercury (J) SNP 122)
Dinah Washington With Clifford Brown - Max Roach Tentet
Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry (tp -1,2,4/9,12) Clifford Brown (tp -1/8,12) Herb Geller (as -1,4,6/10,12) Harold Land (ts -1,4/9,12) Richie Powell (p -1,4,5,7/10,12) Junior Mance (p -1/4,6/9,11,12) George Morrow (b -1,4,7/11) Keter Betts (b -1,4,7/9) Keter Betts or George Morrow (b -2,3,5,6,12) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo -2,3,5,6,8/12)Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954
| 1. 10900-1 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | EmArcy MG 36002, EP 1-6086 |
| 2. 10901 | I've Got You Under My Skin | EmArcy MG 36000, EP 1-6080; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
| 3. 10902 | No More | EmArcy MG 36000 |
| 4. 10903-2 | Move | EmArcy MG 36002, DEM 1 |
| 5. 10904-3 | Darn That Dream | EmArcy MG 36002; Universal (J) UCCM 9031 |
| 6. 10905-2 | You Go To My Head | EmArcy MG 36000 |
| 7. 10906-1 | My Funny Valentine / Don't Worry 'Bout Me / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Might As Well Be Spring | EmArcy MG 36002, DEM 1 |
| 8. 10907-5 | Lover Come Back To Me | EmArcy MG 36000, EP 1-6080; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
| 9. 10908-2 | Alone Together / Summertime / Come Rain Or Come Shine | EmArcy MG 36000, DEM 1 |
| 10. 10909-2 | Crazy, He Calls Me | EmArcy (J) 195J 2; Universal (J) UCCM 9031 |
| 11. 10910-1 | There Is No Greater Love | EmArcy MG 36000, EP 1-6080 |
| 12. 10911-3 | I'll Remember April | EmArcy (J) 195J 2; Universal (J) UCCM 9031 |
* Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington (EmArcy MG 36000)
= Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington + 4 (Universal (J) UCCM 9031)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - Jams 2 (EmArcy (J) 195J 2)
* Various Artists - This Is High Fidelity Jazz - Modern High Fidelity Sounds From EmArcy (EmArcy DEM 1)
* Various Artists - Jam Session (EmArcy EP 1-6086)
* Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington (EmArcy EP 1-6080)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Gene Norman (ann)"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 1954
| GNP125 | Jor-Du | Gene Norman Presents Vol. 7, GNP 18 |
| GNP125 | I Can't Get Started | - |
| GNP126 | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
| GNP126 | Parisian Thoroughfare | - |
* Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert, Vol. 2 (Gene Norman Presents Vol. 7)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954
| 2138-1,2 | Like Someone In Love (incomplete) | Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 2139-1 | Deep Night | Norgran MGN 1017; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 2140-1,2 | That Old Black Magic (incomplete) | Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 2140-3 | That Old Black Magic (alt. take 1) | Verve VE2 2526, 314 521 669-2 |
| 2140-4 | That Old Black Magic | Norgran MGN 1017; Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 2140-5 | That Old Black Magic (alt. take 2) | Verve 314 521 669-2 |
| 2141-1 | 'Round About Midnight | Norgran MGN 1017; Verve VE2 2526, VSP 34, 314 521 669-2 |
= Bud Powell '57 (Norgran MGN 1098; Verve MGV 8185)
* The Genius Of Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (Verve VE2 2526)
* The Jazz Legacy Of Bud Powell (Verve VSP 34)
* The Complete Bud Powell On Verve (Verve 314 521 669-2)
1955
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet With Neal Hefti Orchestra
Clifford Brown (tp) Richie Powell (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Neal Hefti (arr, cond) 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 violoncelloFine Sound Studios, NYC, January 18, 1955
| 11116-6 | Portrait Of Jennie | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6102 |
| 11117-5 | What's New? | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6100, MG 36086 |
| 11118-4 | Yesterdays | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6100; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11119-8 | Where Or When | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6101 |
= Clifford Brown And The Neal Hefti Orchestra (West Wind (G) WW 032, WW 2032)
* Various Artists - For Jazz Lovers (EmArcy MG 36086)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* Portraits By Clifford Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6102)
* Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy EP 1-6100)
* Clifford Brown - Lush Sounds (EmArcy EP 1-6101)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet With Neal Hefti Orchestra
Clifford Brown (tp) Richie Powell (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Neal Hefti (arr, cond) 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 violoncello: same personnelFine Sound Studios, NYC, January 19, 1955
| 11120-7 | Can't Help Lovin' That Man | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6100 |
| 11121-11 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6101; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11122-8 | Laura | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6102; Limelight LM 2-8201; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11123-4 | Memories Of You | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6102 |
= Clifford Brown And The Neal Hefti Orchestra (West Wind (G) WW 032, WW 2032)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy EP 1-6100)
* Clifford Brown - Lush Sounds (EmArcy EP 1-6101)
* Portraits By Clifford Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6102)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet With Neal Hefti Orchestra
Clifford Brown (tp) Richie Powell (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Neal Hefti (arr, cond) 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 violoncello: same personnelFine Sound Studios, NYC, January 20, 1955
| 11124-6 | Embraceable You | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6102; Limelight L 3054, LM 2-8201 |
| 11125-7 | Blue Moon | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6100 |
| 11126-4 | Willow Weep For Me | EmArcy MG 36005, EP 1-6101; Limelight LM 2-8201; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11127-7 | Stardust | - |
= Clifford Brown And The Neal Hefti Orchestra (West Wind (G) WW 032, WW 2032)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* Portraits By Clifford Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6102)
* Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy EP 1-6100)
* Clifford Brown - Lush Sounds (EmArcy EP 1-6101)
* Clifford Brown - Daahoud c/w Embraceable You (Limelight L 3054)
Hazel Scott Trio
Hazel Scott (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Like Someone In Love | Debut DLP 16; Fantasy OJC 1702; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Peace Of Mind | - | |
| Lament | - | |
| The Jeep Is Jumpin' | - | |
| Git Up From There | - | |
| A Foggy Day | - | |
| Mountain Greenery | Fantasy OJCCD 1702-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Git Up From There (alt. take) | - | |
| Lament (alt. take) | - |
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Debut DLP 16)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
| 11358-7 | Gerkin' For Perkin' | EmArcy MG 36037, EP 1-6136 |
| 11359-7 | Take The "A" Train | EmArcy MG 36037; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11360-12 | Land's End (alt. take) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 11360-14 | Land's End | EmArcy MG 36017, MG 36037 |
| 11361-15 | Swingin' | EmArcy MG 36037 |
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Various Artists - Trumpet Interlude (EmArcy MG 36017)
* Clifford Brown - Study In Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6136)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelCapitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
| 11362 | George's Dilemma (Ulcer Department) | EmArcy MG 36037 |
| 11363-15 | If I Love Again | EmArcy MG 36037, EP 1-6136; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11364-5 | The Blues Walk (alt. take) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 11364-8 | The Blues Walk | EmArcy MG 36036 |
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036)
* Clifford Brown - Study In Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6136)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelCapitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955
| 11365-13 | What Am I Here For | EmArcy MG 36036 |
| 11366-2 | Cherokee (Indian Love Song) | EmArcy MG 36037, EP 1-6136, DEM 2; Limelight LM 2-8201; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 11367 | Jacqui | EmArcy MG 36037 |
| 11368-4 | Sandu | EmArcy MG 36037; Mercury MG 20827 |
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Study In Brown (EmArcy MG 36037)
* Various Artists - Jazz Of Two Decades (EmArcy DEM 2)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* Clifford Brown - Study In Brown (EmArcy EP 1-6136)
Thad Jones Quartet
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (alt. take) | Fantasy OJCCD 625-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| One More | Debut DEB 127, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| One More (edited version) | Debut DLP 17, (D) DEP 25; Fantasy LP 6004; Prestige P 24112 | |
| I Can't Get Started | Debut DLP 17, DEB 127, (D) DEP 25; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| More Of The Same | Debut DLP 17, DEB 127, (D) DEP 26; Fantasy LP 6004; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Get Out Of Town (alt. take) | Debut DEB 127, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Get Out Of Town | Debut DLP 17, (D) DEP 26; Fantasy LP 6004, OJCCD 625-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= The Fabulous Thad Jones (Fantasy OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2)
* The Fabulous Thad Jones (Fantasy LP 6004, LP 86004; America (F) 30 AM 6054)
= Thad Jones And Charles Mingus (Prestige MPP 2506)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 2 (Prestige P 24112, PRCD 24112-2)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 1 (Debut DLP 17)
= Thad Jones - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2 (Disques Swing (F) M 33357)
* Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 1 (Debut (D) DEP 25)
* Thad Jones/Charles Mingus - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2 (Debut (D) DEP 26)
John Dennis Trio
John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| Ensenada | Debut DEB 121, 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Machajo | - | |
| Cherokee | - | |
| Seven Moons | - | |
| Seven Moons (alt. take) | Fantasy OJCCD 1843-2; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| All The Things You Are (take 1) | - | |
| All The Things You Are (take 2) | - | |
| Cherokee (alt. take) | - |
= John Dennis - New Piano Expressions: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5 (Fantasy OJCCD 1843-2)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 6, 1955
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | Hall Of Fame JG 629 | |
| Variations (The Blues Walk) | Hall Of Fame JG 633 |
* Gene Krupa Quartet, Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet (Hall Of Fame JG 633)
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955
| tk.4 | The Gig | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.5 | Applejackin' (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.6 | Hangover Triangle | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.8 | Lady Sings The Blues | - |
| tk.10 | Chit-Chatting | - |
| tk.11 | House Party Starting | - |
| tk.12 | The Gig (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
* Herbie Nichols - The Third World (Blue Note BN-LA 485-H2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2)
* Herbie Nichols Trio, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1608)
Cannonball Adderley Octet
Nat Adderley (cor) J.J. Johnson (tb) Cannonball Adderley (as) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Cecil Payne (bars) John Williams (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Quincy Jones (arr)NYC, August 5, 1955
| 11994 | Willows | EmArcy MG 36043 |
| 11995 | Fallen Feathers | - |
| 11996 | Rose Room | - |
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955
| tk.2 | Furthermore (alt. take 1) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.3 | Furthermore | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.5 | 117th Street (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.6 | 117th Street | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.7 | Sunday Stroll | - |
| tk.10 | Nick At T's | - |
| tk.11 | Furthermore (alt. take 2) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.12 | Terpsichore | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.13 | 'Orse At Safari | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.14 | Applejackin' (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.15 | Applejackin' | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
* Herbie Nichols - The Third World (Blue Note BN-LA 485-H2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2)
* Herbie Nichols Trio, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1608)
Jimmy Cleveland Octet
Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Williams (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, August 12, 1955
| 11997 | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! | EmArcy MG 36066 |
| 11998 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 11999 | Little Beaver | EmArcy MG 36066, MG 36085 |
* Various Artists - The Young Ones Of Jazz (EmArcy MG 36085)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Septet
Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill (ts) Sonny Rollins (ts -1/3,5) unknown (ts -4) Billy Wallace (p -1/4) Chris Anderson (p -5) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
| 1. | I'll Remember April, Pt. 1&2 | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
| 2. | Woody'n You | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1012-2 |
| 3. | Hot House | - |
| 4. | Walkin' | Victor (J) SMJ 6186M; Philology (It) W 1012-2 |
| 5. | Cherokee | Victor (J) SMJ 6186M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
= Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 (Victor (J) SMJ 6186M)
= Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 10 (Philology (It) W 1011-2)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 11 (Philology (It) W 1012-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
| 826 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 827 | Paradox | Prestige PRLP 7020, PR 24004 |
| 828 | Raincheck | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 829 | There Are Such Things | Prestige PRLP 7020; Moodsville MVLP 2; Prestige P 24082 |
| 830 | It's Alright With Me | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
= Sonny Rollins - Worktime! (Prestige PR 7750)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care Of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Various Artists - Modern Moods (Moodsville MVLP 2)
Charles Mingus Quintet plus Max Roach
Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Percussion Discussion | Debut DEB 123, (D) D 45-1; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
= Charles Mingus - Chazz! (Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052)
* Charles Mingus (Prestige PR 24010)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
* Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Percussion Discussion, Pt. 1&2 (Debut (D) D 45-1) Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
same location, date
| Drums | Debut DEB 128; Fantasy LP 6009; Prestige PR 24010; Debut 12DCD 4402-2 |
* The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach (Fantasy LP 6009, LP 86009, OJC 440, OJCCD 440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059)
* Charles Mingus (Prestige PR 24010)
* Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2) same session
| Drums (take 1) | Debut 12DCD 4402-2 | |
| Drums (take 2) | - | |
| I'll Remember April (alt. take) | - |
1956
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce | EmArcy MG 36070, MG 36085; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
| 12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (Step Lightly) | EmArcy EMS 2-407, (J) 195J 1 |
| 12423-12 | Powell's Prances | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* Various Artists - The Young Ones Of Jazz (EmArcy MG 36085)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - The Quintet, Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS 2-407)
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelprobably live in NYC, early 1956
| I'll Remember April | Elektra/Musician E1 60026; Philology (It) W 1013-2 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Daahoud | - | |
| Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 12 (Philology (It) W 1013-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love? (alt. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alt. take) | - |
| 12464-14 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-1 | I'll Remember April | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alt. take) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 12460-8 | Time | EmArcy MG 36070; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 1) | - |
| 12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 2) | - |
| 12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 3) | - |
| 12462-9 | Flossie Lou | Limelight LM 2-8201; EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Sonny Rollins plus Four
Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 22, 1956
| 1. 867 | I Feel A Song Comin' On | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 2. 868 | Pent-Up House | - |
| 3. 869 | Valse Hot | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
| 4. 870 | Kiss And Run | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 5. 871 | Count Your Blessings | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - 3 Giants! (Prestige PRLP 7291)
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Three Giants (Prestige PR 7821)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Johnny Griffin (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956
| tk.2 | Chicago Calling | Blue Note 45-1639, BLP 1533 |
| tk.3 | Mil Dew | - |
| tk.6 | The Boy Next Door | Blue Note 45-1640, BLP 1533 |
| tk.8 | It's All Right With Me | Blue Note BLP 1533 |
| tk.10 | Nice And Easy | Blue Note 45-1640, BLP 1533 |
| tk.12 | The Way You Look Tonight | Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10, CDP 7 46536-2, (J) TOCJ 1601 |
| tk.13 | Lover Man | Blue Note BLP 1533 |
| tk.14 | These Foolish Things | - |
| tk.16 | Cherokee | Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10, CDP 7 46536-2, (J) TOCJ 1601 |
* Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10)
* Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1601)
* Johnny Griffin - Chicago Calling c/w Mil Dew (Blue Note 45-1639)
* Johnny Griffin - Nice And Easy c/w The Boy Next Door (Blue Note 45-1640)
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
| tk.1 | Wildflower | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.3 | Mine (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.4 | Mine | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.8 | Argumentative Variation (Trio) | Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10, CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.10 | Trio (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.11 | The Spinning Song (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.12 | The Spinning Song | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
| tk.13 | Riff Primatif (Riff Primitif) | Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10, CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.14 | Riff Primatif (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2 |
| tk.15 | Query (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2, (J) TOCJ 1608 |
| tk.16 | Query | Blue Note BLP 1519, BN-LA 485-H2 |
* Herbie Nichols - The Third World (Blue Note BN-LA 485-H2)
* Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352-2)
* Herbie Nichols Trio, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1608)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)"Basin Street Club", NYC, April 28, 1956
| Valse Hot (Waltz Hot) | Ingo (It) two; Mainman BFWH CB 617 | |
| I Feel A Song Comin' On | - |
* Bird Flies With 'The Herd' Also Clifford Brown (Mainman BFWH CB 617)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -8) Sonny Rollins (ts) probably Richie Powell (p) probably George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| 1. | Just One Of Those Things | Philology (It) W 1008-2 |
| 2. | You Go To My Head | - |
| 3. | Good Bait | - |
| 4. | One For My Baby | Philology (It) W 1009-2 |
| 5. | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
| 6. | What's New? | - |
| 7. | These Foolish Things | - |
| 8. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
| 918 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 919 | St. Thomas | Prestige 45-108, PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 920 | Strode Rode | Prestige PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 921 | Blue Seven | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 922 | Moritat (Mack The Knife) | Prestige 45-173, PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-108)
* Sonny Rollins - The Stopper c/w Moritat (Prestige 45-173)
Thad Jones Quintet
Thad Jones (tp) Billy Mitchell (ts -1,2,4,5) Barry Harris (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956
| 1. tk.2 | Thedia | Blue Note BLP 1527 |
| 2. tk.6 | April In Paris | Blue Note 45-1659, BLP 1527 |
| 3. tk.7 | I've Got A Crush On You | Blue Note BLP 1546, CDP 7 46814-2 |
| 4. tk.10 | Billie-Doo | Blue Note BLP 1527 |
| 5. tk.11 | If I Love Again | - |
| 6. tk.12 | If Someone Had Told Me | Blue Note 45-1659, BLP 1527 |
= The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones (Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172)
* The Magnificent Thad Jones, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 1546)
= The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones (Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172)
* Thad Jones - April In Paris c/w If Someone Had Told Me (Blue Note 45-1659)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 17, 1956
| 13768 | Mr. X | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13769 | Body And Soul | - |
| 13770-4 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, September 19, 1956
| 13764-6 | Ezz-Thetic | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 13766 | Woody'n You | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13767 | Dr. Free-Zee | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
| 979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face | Prestige PRLP 7095; Status ST 8315; Prestige P 24050 |
| 980 | Kids Know | Prestige PRLP 7095, P 24050 |
| 981 | The House I Live In | Prestige PRLP 7207, PR 7553, P 24050 |
| 982 | Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7095; Moodsville MVLP 33; Prestige P 24050 |
* Various Artists - My Fair Lady (Status ST 8315)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Fantasy OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Various Artists - Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 33)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah c/w They Can't Take That Away From Me (Prestige 45-128)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | Riverside RLP 12-226 | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited version) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
= Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10, 1956
| Valse Hot | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 | |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 15, 1956
| Brilliant Corners | Riverside R 45608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
= Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421, RS 9421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484, RS 9483/9484)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners, Pt. 1&2 (Riverside R 45608)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 7, 1956
| Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
= Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo -2,4)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
| 1. 1031 | B. Swift | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 2. 1032 | My Ideal | Prestige PRLP 7126, PR 24046 |
| 3. 1033 | Sonny Boy | Prestige PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 4. 1034 | Two Different Worlds | Prestige PRLP 7126 |
| 5. 1035 | Ee-Ah | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 6. 1036 | B. Quick | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Fantasy OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care Of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah c/w They Can't Take That Away From Me (Prestige 45-128)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 12, 1956
| I Feel A Song Coming On | private tape | |
| Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision | Blue Note 45-1669, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2, BST2 84433 |
| tk.2 | Plain Jane | Blue Note 45-1670, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere | Blue Note BLP 1542 |
| tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra? | Blue Note BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.8 | Bluesnote | - |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Sonny Rollins - Decision, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1669)
* Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1670)
Joe Wilder's Music Minus One
Joe Wilder (tp) Hank Jones (p) Mundell Lowe (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, 1956
| 'S Wonderful | Music Minus One MMO 4 | |
| Of Thee I Sing | - | |
| Bidin' My Time | - | |
| But Not For Me (take 3) | - | |
| But Not For Me (take 8) | - | |
| Fascinating Rhythm | - | |
| Somebody Loves Me | - | |
| I've Got A Crush On You | - | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
1957
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15175-10 | I'll Take Romance | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15176-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15177 | Blues Waltz | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 15178-5 | Love Letters | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelCapitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
| 15187-7 | Little Folks | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15188-10 | Minor Trouble | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15189-4 | Valse Hot | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelCapitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
| JB8 | Lover (stereo edit) | EmArcy SR 80002 |
| 15194 | Lover (mono edit) | EmArcy MG 36108 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Bill Perkins (ts) Dick Shreve (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)Los Angeles, CA, March, 1957
| Facts About Max | Liberty LRP 3064, LRP 3292 | |
| Swingin' The Blues | Liberty LRP 3064 | |
| Blues In The Night | - | |
| The Count's Blues | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Montage (Liberty LRP 3292)
J.J. Johnson Quartet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 11, 1957
| CO57801 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Columbia CL 1020 |
| CO57802 | Harvey's House | Columbia CL 1030 |
| CO57803 | Nickles And Dimes | - |
| CO57804 | That Tired Routine Called Love | - |
| CO57805 | For Heaven's Sake | - |
| CO57806 | Paul's Pal | - |
* J.J. Johnson - First Place (Columbia CL 1030)
J.J. Johnson Quartet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, April 12, 1957
| CO57807 | It's Only A Paper Moon | Columbia CL 1030 |
| CO57809 | Commutation | - |
| CO57811 | Be My Love | - |
J.J. Johnson Quartet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, April 26, 1957
| CO57724 | Cry Me A River | Columbia CL 1030 |
| CO57725 | Hello, Young Lovers | Columbia CL 1303; Playboy PB 1959 |
| CO57726 | 100 Proof | Columbia CL 1303 |
| CO57727 | What's New? | Columbia CL 1303; Playboy PB 1958 |
* J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (Columbia CL 1303, CS 8109)
* The Playboy Jazz All Stars, Vol. 3 (Playboy PB 1959)
* The Playboy Jazz All Stars, Vol. 2 (Playboy PB 1958)
J.J. Johnson Quartet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, May 3, 1957
| CO57909 | Kev | Columbia CL 1303 |
| CO57910 | Gone With The Wind | - |
| CO57911 | Blue Trombone, Pt. 1 | - |
| CO57912 | Blue Trombone, Pt. 2 | - |
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 21, 1957
| But Beautiful | Riverside RLP 12-239 | |
| I'll Remember April | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82 | |
| Falling In Love With Love | - | |
| La Villa | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-267; Jazzland JLP 72 |
= Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful (Milestone M 47036)
* Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley And Sonny Rollins (Jazzland JLP 82, JLP 982)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
Kenny Dorham Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts -1) Betty Glamann (harp) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 27, 1957
| 1. | My Old Flame | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-244; Jazzland JLP 72 |
| 2. | La Rue | Riverside RLP 12-239 |
= Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful (Milestone M 47036)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
A.K. Salim Octet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Buster Cooper (tb) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars, ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Chino Pozo (cga) A.K. Salim (arr, dir)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957
| 70125 | Blu-Binsky | Savoy MG 12118 |
| - | Blu-Binsky (alt. take) | Savoy 7567 93006-2 |
| 70126 | R-U 1-2 | Savoy MG 12118 |
| 70127 | Pretty For The People | - |
| - | Pretty For The People (alt. take) | Savoy 7567 93006-2 |
| 70128 | Ba-Lu-Ee-Du | Savoy MG 12118 |
| 70129 | Shirley Ray | - |
| 70130 | Takin' Care Of Business | - |
* A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People (Savoy 7567 93006-2)
Abbey Lincoln
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1/8,10,11, b -9) Paul Chambers (b -1/8,10,11) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)NYC, October 28, 1957
| 1. | Strong Man | Riverside R 45601, RLP 12-251 |
| 2. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | - |
| 3. | My Man | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 4. | That's Him | Riverside R 45602, RLP 12-251 |
| 5. | I Must Have That Man | - |
| 6. | I Must Have That Man (take 3) | Fantasy OJCCD 085-2 |
| 7. | Porgy (take 1) | - |
| 8. | Porgy | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 9. | Don't Explain | - |
| 10. | When A Woman Loves A Man | - |
| 11. | Can't Help Lovin' That Man | Riverside unissued |
* Abbey Lincoln - Strong Man c/w Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe (Riverside R 45601)
* Abbey Lincoln - That's Him c/w I Must Have That Man (Riverside R 45602)
Benny Golson Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1957
| Hymn To The Orient | Riverside RLP 12-256 | |
| Blues On Down | - | |
| Namely You | Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 12-284 |
= Benny Golson - Reunion (Jazzland JLP 85, JLP 985)
= Benny Golson - Blues On Down (Milestone M 47048)
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)
Max Roach Quartet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 20, 1957
| 16635 | JB158-7 | Raoul | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 16636 | JB159-2 | This Time The Dream's On Me | - |
| 16637 | JB160-1 | Tune Up | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, December 23, 1957
| 16644 | JB161-4 | Confirmation | EmArcy MG 36127 |
| 16645 | JB162-11 | Apres Vous (Au Privave) | - |
| 16646 | JB163-6 | Anthropology | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 16647 | JB164-2 | Yardbird Suite | EmArcy MG 36127 |
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Benny Golson Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 23, 1957
| Reunion | Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 1124 | |
| Venetian Blues | - | |
| Out Of The Past | - |
= Benny Golson - Reunion (Jazzland JLP 85, JLP 985)
= Benny Golson - Blues On Down (Milestone M 47048)
* Sonny Rollins/Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo (Riverside RLP 1124)
1958
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Ramsey Lewis (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958
| Crackle Hut | Argo LP 623 | |
| Speculate | - | |
| That Old Devil Called Love | - | |
| Audio Blues | - | |
| C.M. | - | |
| Four-X | - |
= Max Roach/Art Blakey (Chess 2ACMJ 406)
= Max Roach/Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion (Chess CH2 92511)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, February 11, 1958
| Someday I'll Find You | Riverside RLP 12-258 | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
| Till There Was You (take 4) | - | |
| Shadow Waltz | - | |
| Till There Was You (take 3) | Milestone M 47007; Fantasy OJCCD 067-2 |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986)
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, March 7, 1958
| The Freedom Suite | Riverside RLP 12-258 |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986)
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Max Roach Duo
Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 7, 1958
| There Will Never Be Another You | Fantasy OJCCD 304-2 |
Max Roach Quartet
Kenny Dorham (tp) George Coleman (ts) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1958
| 17277 | JB229-7 | Billie's Bounce | EmArcy MG 36127 |
| 17278 | JB230-7 | Ko-Ko | - |
| 17279 | JB231-1 | Parker's Mood | - |
Max Roach Quintet
Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts) Eddie Baker (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Max Roach (d)Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, June 3, 1958
| 16982 | Shirley (mono version) | EmArcy MG 36132 |
| JB323 | Shirley (stereo version) | Mercury SR 60128 |
| 16983 | Memo To Maurice (mono version) | EmArcy MG 36132 |
| JB324 | Memo To Maurice (stereo version) | Mercury SR 60128 |
| 16984 | JB325 | Stella By Starlight | EmArcy MG 36132; Mercury SR 60128 |
| 16985 | JB326 | Sporty | - |
| 16986 | My Old Flame (mono version) | EmArcy MG 36132 |
| JB327 | My Old Flame (stereo version) | Mercury SR 60128 |
| JB328 | Stompin' At The Savoy | - |
| 16987 | Stompin' At The Savoy (mono outchorus) | EmArcy MG 36132 |
* Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (not released?) (Mercury SR 60128)
= Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (Mercury (J) 195J 41)
Max Roach New Quintet
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)summer 1958
| 17644 | Love For Sale | EmArcy MG 36140 |
Dinah Washington
Blue Mitchell (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Harold Ousley (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| 17638 | Lover Come Back To Me | EmArcy MG 36141 |
| 17639 | Crazy Love | - |
| Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair | Mercury (J) 18PJ 10215/18; EmArcy (J) EJD 1039 | |
| Me And My Gin (Gimmie Me A Pig Foot) | - | |
| 17640 | Back Water Blues | EmArcy MG 36141 |
* The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 3: 1956-1958 (Mercury (J) 18PJ 10215/18)
* Dinah Washington/Terry Gibbs/Max Roach/Don Elliott - Newport '58 (EmArcy (J) EJD 1039)
Terry Gibbs Sextet
Urbie Green (tb) Don Elliott (mel, vib) Terry Gibbs (vib) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo -3)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| 1. 17641 | Backstage Blues | EmArcy MG 36141 |
| 2. 17642 | Julie And Jake | - |
| 3. 17643 | All Of Me | - |
Max Roach New Quintet
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| 17645 | La Villa | EmArcy MG 36140 |
| 17646 | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 17647 | Deeds, Not Words | Mercury (J) 195J 42 |
| 17648 | Minor Mode | EmArcy MG 36140 |
| 17649 | Tune Up | - |
Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble
Al Portch (frh) Max Roach (d) Irving Farberman, Everette Firth, Lloyd McCausland, Arthur Press, Charles Smith, Harold Thompson, Walter Tokarczyk (per) Corinne Curry (soprano voice) Harold Faberman (cond, dir)"Music Barn Of The Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 17, 1958
| 17925 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Max's Variation | EmArcy MG 36144 |
| 17926 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Bach | - |
| 17927 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Beethoven | - |
| 17928 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Debussy | - |
| 17929 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Stravinsky | - |
| 17930 | Evolution (2nd Movement) | - |
| 17950 | Evolution (1st Movement) | - |
| 17951 | Evolution (3rd Movement) | - |
| 17952 | The Music Inn Suite - The Music Inn #1 | - |
| 17953 | The Poodle Tower | - |
| 17954 | Soliloquy #1 (Guest A, Female) | - |
| 17955 | Potting Shed Passacaglia | - |
| 17956 | Soliloquy, #2 (Guest B, Male) | - |
| 17957 | Stephanie B | - |
| 17958 | Duo Concertante (Guest A And Guest B) | - |
| 17959 | The Music Inn, #2 | - |
Max Roach New Quintet
Booker Little (tp -1/6) Ray Draper (tu -1/6) George Coleman (ts -1/6) Art Davis (b -1/6) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 4, 1958
| 1. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Riverside RLP 12-280; Milestone M 47016 |
| 2. | Filide | Riverside RLP 12-280 |
| 3. | It's You Or No One | - |
| 4. | Jodie's Cha-Cha | Riverside R 45417, RLP 12-280; Milestone M 47016 |
| 5. | Deeds, Not Words | Riverside REP 145, RLP 12-280 |
| 6. | Larry-Larue | Riverside R 45417, RLP 12-280; Milestone M 47016 |
| 7. | Conversation | Riverside REP 145, RLP 12-280; Milestone M 47016 |
= Max Roach - Conversation (Jazzland JLP 79, JLP 979)
= Max Roach - Conversations (Milestone M 47061)
* Art Blakey/Max Roach/Elvin Jones/Philly Joe Jones - The Big Beat (Milestone M 47016, MCD 47016-2)
* Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words (Riverside REP 145)
* Max Roach - Jodie's Cha-Cha c/w Larry-Larue (Riverside R 45417)
Max Roach New Quintet
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d): same personneltelevision broadcast, "Stars Of Jazz", KABC-TV, Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1958
| Minor Mode Blues | Calliope CAL 3013 | |
| The Scene Is Clean | - | |
| Love For Sale | - |
Booker Little 4 And Max Roach
Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts -1,3/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1958
| 1. | Milestones | United Artists UAL 4034 |
| 2. | Sweet And Lovely | - |
| 3. | Rounder's Mood | - |
| 4. | Dungeon Waltz | - |
| 5. | Jewel's Tempo | - |
| 6. | Moonlight Becomes You | - |
Max Roach New Quintet
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, November 4, 1958
| Milano | Time T 70003 | |
| Tuba De Nod | - | |
| Variations On The Scene | - | |
| Pieces Of Quincy (Pies Of Quincy) | - | |
| Old Folks | - | |
| Sadiga | - | |
| Gandolfo's Bounce | - |
= Max Roach (Time M 52087, S 2087)
George Russell Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond)NYC, November 24, 1958
| 105627 | A Helluva Town | Decca DL 9216 |
1959 (The age of 35)
Max Roach Quintet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)Fine Recording, NYC, January 22, 1959
| 18128-9 | Lepa | Mercury MG 20457 |
| 18129-7 | Connie's Bounce | - |
| 18137-5 | Prelude | - |
| 18138-11 | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 18139-5 | Timpanalli | - |
| 18140-4 | There's No You | - |
| 18141-7 | A Little Sweet | - |
= Max Roach - The Many Sides Of Max (Mercury MG 20911, SR 60911; Universal (J) UCCM 9125)
Max Roach Quintet And Buddy Rich Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp -1/13) Willie Dennis, Julian Priester (tb -1/13) Phil Woods (as -1/13) Stanley Turrentine (ts -1/13) John Bunch (p -1/13) Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin (b -1/13) Buddy Rich, Max Roach (d) Gigi Gryce (arr, cond -1/13)Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959
| 1. 18386 | Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) | Mercury unissued |
| 2. 18387-6 | Yesterdays | Mercury MG 20448; EmArcy EMS 2-402 |
| 3. 18388-3 | Limehouse Blues | Mercury 826 987-2 |
| 4. 18388-7 | - | Mercury MG 20448; EmArcy EMS 2-402 |
| 5. 18389-6 | The Casbah | Mercury 826 987-2 |
| 6. 18389-8 | - | Mercury MG 20448 |
| 7. 18390-2 | Big Foot | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 8. 18390-3 | - | Mercury MG 20448; EmArcy 814 190-1 |
| 9. 18390-7 | - | Mercury 826 987-2 |
| 10. 18391-10 | Sleep | Mercury MG 20448; EmArcy EMS 2-402 |
| 11. 18392-2 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye | - |
| 12. 18393-4 | Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) | Mercury 826 987-2 |
| 13. 18393-8 | - | Mercury MG 20448, PPSD 1-12 |
| 14. 18403-1 | Figure Eights | Mercury MG 20448; EmArcy EMS 2-402 |
* Buddy Rich - Both Sides (EmArcy EMS 2-402)
* Max Roach - Standard Time (EmArcy 814 190-1)
* Various Artists - Mercury Perfect Presence (Mercury PPSD 1-12)
* Buddy Rich/Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach (Mercury 826 987-2)
* The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (Mosaic MD7-201)
Max Roach Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)Capitol Studios, NYC, July 21, 1959
| 18778 | The More I See You | Mercury MG 20491 |
| 18779 | All The Way | unissued |
| 18780 | Lotus Blossom | Mercury MG 20491 |
| 18781 | Quiet As It's Kept | - |
| 18782 | As Long As You're Living | - |
| 18783 | Juliano | unissued |
| 18784 | To Lady | Mercury MG 20491 |
| 18785 | Juliano | - |
Max Roach Sextet
Tommy Turrentine (tp -7/9,19/22) Julian Priester (tb -4/6,12,13,19/22) Stanley Turrentine (ts -10,14/17,19/22) Ray Bryant (p) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo -19/22)Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, October 9 & 10, 1959
| 1. 19315-1 | Speak Low | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 2. 19315-2 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 3. 19315-3 | - | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 4. 19316-1 | Never Let Me Go | - |
| 5. 19316-2 | - | - |
| 6. 19316-7 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 7. 19317-2 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 8. 19317-5 | - | - |
| 9. 19317-7 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 10. 19318-2 | Namely You | - |
| 11. 19319-4 | Moon Faced, Starry Eyed | - |
| 12. 19320-3 | Wild Is The Wind | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 13. 19320-4 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 14. 19321-2 | You're Mine, You | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 15. 19321-4 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 16. 19321-5 | - | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 17. 19321-6 | - | - |
| 18. 19322-1 | You're My Thrill | - |
| 19. 19323-2 | I Concentrate On You | - |
| 20. 19323-4 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
| 21. 19324-4 | Never Leave Me | Mosaic MD7-201 |
| 22. 19324-6 | - | Mercury MG 20539 |
* The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (Mosaic MD7-201)
Abbey Lincoln
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)NYC, 1959
| Afro Blue | Riverside RLP 12-308 | |
| Let Up | - | |
| Laugh Clown Laugh | - | |
| Long As You're Living | - |
1960
Tommy Turrentine Sextet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb -2/7) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Horace Parlan (p -1/3,5/7) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, January 19, 1960
| 1. | Gunga Din | Time T 70008 |
| 2. | Webb City | - |
| 3. | Time's Up | - |
| 4. | Long As You're Living | - |
| 5. | Too Clean | - |
| 6. | Two, Three, One, Oh! | - |
| 7. | Blues For J.P. | - |
Stan "The Man" Turrentine Quartet
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, early 1960
| Let's Groove | Time M 52086 | |
| Stolen Sweets | - | |
| Minor Mood | - |
same location, date
| Sheri | Time M 52086 | |
| Mild Is The Mood | - | |
| My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me | - |
Max Roach Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)"Fruit Hall", Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960
| Lotus Blossom | Enja (G) ENJ 4074-1 | |
| Drum Conversation | - | |
| The Villa | - | |
| Long As You're Living | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Prelude | Enja (G) ENJ 4074-2 | |
| Drum Talk | - |
Max Roach Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnellive in Paris, France, February-March, 1960
| Juliano (Kardouba) (To Lady) | BYG (J) YX 4019; Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1028, EJ 1035 | |
| The Villa (Stop Motion) | BYG (J) YX 4019; Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1035 |
= Max Roach - Again! (Affinity (E) AFFD 32)
* Max Roach/Phil Woods/Thelonious Monk - Europa Jazz (Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1028)
* Art Blakey/Freddie Hubbard/Horace Silver/Max Roach - Europa Jazz (Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1035)
Max Roach Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelBarclay Studios, Paris, France, March 1, 1960
| 19900 | Petit Dejeuner | Mercury MG 20594 |
| 19901 | Un Nouveau Compet | - |
| 19902 | Parisian Sketches: The Tower / The Champs / The Caves / The Left Bank / The Arch | - |
= Max Roach - Parisian Sketches (Mercury MG 20760, SR 60760)
Max Roach Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelBarclay Studios, Paris, France, March 2, 1960
| 19898 | Nica | Mercury MG 20594 |
| 19899 | Liberte | - |
= Max Roach - Parisian Sketches (Mercury MG 20760, SR 60760)
Sonny Clark Trio
Sonny Clark (p) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, March 23, 1960
| Minor Meeting | Time T 70010 | |
| Nica | - | |
| Junka | - | |
| Sonia | - | |
| Sonny's Crib | - | |
| Blues Mambo | - | |
| Blues Blue | - |
Charles Mingus - Gunther Schuller Orchestra
Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams (tp) Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Robert DiDomenica (fl) Harry Shulman (ob) John LaPorta (as, cl) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Bill Barron, Joe Farrell (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Roland Hanna (p) Charles McCracken (cello) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Dannie Richmond (d) Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott (per) Gunther Schuller (cond)NYC, May 24, 1960
| 20093 | Half-Mast Inhibition | Mercury MG 20627 |
| 20094 | Mingus Fingus, No. 2 | - |
| 20095 | Bemoanable Lady | - |
| 20096 | Yusef Isef Too | unissued |
= Charles Mingus - Mingus Revisited (Limelight LM 82015, LS 86015)
Max Roach Sextet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Coleman Hawkins (ts -1) James Schenck (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 31, 1960
| 1. | Driva' Man | Candid CJM 8002 |
| 2. | Freedom Day | - |
Max Roach Octet
Booker Little (tp -2) Julian Priester (tb -2) Walter Benton (ts -2) James Schenck (b -2) Max Roach (d) Michael Olatunji (cga -2) Tomas DuVall, Raymond Mantilla (per -2) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 6, 1960
| 1. | Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace | Candid CJM 8002 |
| 2. | Tears For Johannesburg | - |
Jazz Artists Guild
Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham (tp -1) Booker Little (tp -2) Julian Priester (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Cecil Payne (bars -1) Peck Morrison (b) Max Roach (d) Jo Jones (d -2) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960
| 1. | Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah | Candid CJM 8019 |
| 2. | Cliff Walk | Candid CJM 8022 |
* Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels (Candid CJM 8022, CJS 9022; Barnaby BR 5022; Candid (E) CCD 79022)
Randy Weston Orchestra
Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Williams (tp) Clark Terry (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Sahib Shihab (as, bars) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, ob) Budd Johnson (ts, cl) Jerome Richardson (bars, picc) Cecil Payne (bars, as) Randy Weston (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Les Spann (g, fl) Ron Carter, George Duvivier (b) Candido (cga) Wilbert "G.T." Hogan, Michael "Babatunde" Olatunji, Armando Peraza, Charlie Persip, Max Roach (per) Martha Flowers, Brock Peters (vo) Tuntemeke Sanga (nar)NYC, November, 1960
| Introduction | Roulette SR 65001, RE 130 | |
| Uhuru Kwanza (1st Movement) | - | |
| African Lady (2nd Movement) | - | |
| Bantu (3rd Movement) | - | |
| Kucheza Blues (4th Movement) | - |
* Randy Weston - Echoes Of An Era: Bantu Afrika (Roulette RE 130)
Max Roach and others
Max Roach (d) and othersprobably 1960
| 20050 | Still Life | Mercury unissued |
1961
Abbey Lincoln
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl, picc) Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Roger Sanders, Robert White (cga) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961
| Straight Ahead | Candid 45-602 (later), CJM 8015 | |
| When Malindy Sings | Candid 45-602, CJM 8015 | |
| In The Red | Candid CJM 8015 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Left Alone | - | |
| African Lady | Candid 45-602, CJM 8015 | |
| African Lady (take 4) | Candid (G) CS 9033 | |
| Retribution | Candid 45-602 (later), CJM 8015 |
* Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (G) CS 9033, (E) CCD 79033)
* Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead c/w Retribution (Candid 45-602 (later))
* Abbey Lincoln - When Malindy Sings c/w African Lady (Candid 45-602)
Booker Little Sextet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Don Friedman (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d, timp, vib) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961
| We Speak | Candid CJM 8027 | |
| Quiet, Please | - | |
| Quiet, Please (take 1) | Candid (G) CS 9033 | |
| A New Day | Candid CJM 8027 |
* Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (G) CS 9033, (E) CCD 79033)
Booker Little Sextet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Don Friedman (p) Ron Carter (b) Max Roach (d, timp, vib) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
| Strength And Sanity | Candid CJM 8027 | |
| Moods In Free Time | - | |
| Moods In Free Time (take 5) | Candid (E) CCD 79033 | |
| Man Of Words | Candid CJM 8027, (E) CCD 79000 | |
| Hazy Hues | Candid CJM 8027 | |
| Hazy Hues (take 5) | Candid (G) CS 9033 |
* Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (G) CS 9033, (E) CCD 79033)
* Various Artists - Candid Jazz (Candid (E) CCD 79000)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Clark Terry (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo) Lou Blackburn, Murray McEachern, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman (tb) Les Spann (fl, g) Harry Smiles (ob) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Babe Clark (ts, cl) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sonny Greer, Dave Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach (d) Lawrence Brown (cond)NYC, May 1, 2 & 3, 1961
| Nite | United Artists UAL 4092 | |
| - | unissued | |
| unknown title | - | |
| Paris Blues | - | |
| Autumnal Suite | United Artists UAL 4092 | |
| - | unissued | |
| Birdie Jungle | United Artists UAL 4092 | |
| - | unissued | |
| Paris Stairs | United Artists UAL 4092 | |
| - | unissued | |
| - | - | |
| Autumnal Suite | - | |
| Paris Blues | United Artists UAL 4092 | |
| - | unissued |
Max Roach Nonet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga) Carlos "Totico" Eugenio (cowbell) Abbey Lincoln (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 1, 1961
| 10460 | Garvey's Ghost | Impulse A 8, ASD 9228 |
| 10461 | Mendacity | Impulse A 8, ASD 9228, ASH 9253-3 |
* Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials (Impulse ASD 9228)
* Various Artists - The Saxophone (Impulse ASH 9253-3)
Max Roach Octet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (bcl, fl) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 3, 1961
| 10462 | Mama | Impulse A 8, ASH 9272-3 |
| 10463 | Tender Warriors | Impulse A 8 |
* Various Artists - The Drums (Impulse ASH 9272-3)
Max Roach Septet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (fl) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 8, 1961
| 10468 | Praise For A Martyr | Impulse A 8 |
Max Roach Octet
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, fl) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 9, 1961
| 10473 | Man From South Africa | Impulse A 8 |
1962
Max Roach Sextet
Richard Williams (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Baker (vo) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (cond) 16 vocals choirFine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 15, 1962
| 10776 | It's Time | Impulse A 16 |
| 10777 | Living Room | - |
Max Roach Sextet
Richard Williams (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Baker (vo) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (cond) 16 vocals choir: same personnelFine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 26, 1962
| 10790 | Another Valley | Impulse A 16 |
| 10791 | The Profit | - |
Max Roach Sextet
Richard Williams (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Baker (vo) Abbey Lincoln (vo -1) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (cond) 16 vocals choirFine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 27, 1962
| 1. 10792 | Lonesome Lover | Impulse A 16 |
| 2. 10793 | Sunday Afternoon | - |
| 3. 10794 | Prelude | unissued |
Slide Hampton Orchestra
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
| CO69988 | Our Waltz | Epic LA 16030 |
| CO69989 | It's All Right With Me | - |
| CO69990 | The Drum Suite, Pt. 1 | - |
Slide Hampton Orchestra
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): same personnelNYC, April 9, 1962
| CO69991 | Gallery Groove | Epic LA 16030 |
| CO69992 | Fump | - |
| CO69993 | The Drum Suite, Pt. 2 | - |
| CO69994 | Like Someone In Love | - |
| Well, You Needn't | Columbia FC 38509 |
* Various Artists - Almost Forgotten: Various-Instrumentalists (Columbia FC 38509)
Slide Hampton Orchestra
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): same personnelNYC, April 18, 1962
| CO70068 | Lover | Epic LA 16030 |
| Stella By Starlight | - | |
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 3 | - | |
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 4 | - | |
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 5 | - |
Duke Ellington Trio
Duke Ellington (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, September 17, 1962
| Money Jungle | United Artists UAJ 14017; Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower) | - | |
| Very Special | - | |
| Warm Valley | - | |
| REM Blues | Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| A Little Max (Parfait) | - | |
| A Little Max (Parfait) (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 46398-2 | |
| Wig Wise | United Artists UAJ 14017; Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Switch Blade | Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Caravan | United Artists UAJ 14017; Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Backward Country Boy Blues | Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Solitude | United Artists UAJ 14017; Blue Note BT 85129 | |
| Solitude (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 46398-2 |
* Duke Ellington - Money Jungle (Blue Note BT 85129, CDP 7 46398-2)
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962
| Speak, Brother, Speak! | Fantasy LP 6007 | |
| A Variation | - |
1964 (The age of 40)
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)"Old Fellows", Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 1964
| Driva' Man | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 110 | |
| Tears For Johannesburg | - | |
| Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace | - | |
| All Africa | - | |
| Freedom Day | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo): same personnellive in Paris, France, January 18, 1964
| The Highest Mountain (This Night Mountain) | BYG (J) YX 4018 | |
| Ceciliana | - | |
| Mop Mop | - | |
| Jordu | - | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| Who Will Buy? | BYG (J) YX 4019 | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| Long As You're Living | - |
= Max Roach - Again! (Affinity (E) AFFD 32)
* Max Roach And Friends - Historical Masters, Vol. 2 (BYG (J) YX 4019)
= Max Roach - Again! (Affinity (E) AFFD 32)
Max Roach Quartet
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo): same personnellive in Stockholm, Sweden, January, 1964
| Who Will Buy? | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 110 | |
| Driva' Man | - | |
| Tears For Johannesburg | - |
Charlie Parker Tribute All Stars
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Arthur Harper (b) Max Roach (d) Father O'Connor (nar)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 4, 1964
| UPAS-3862 | Buzzy | RCA Victor LPM 3783 |
| UPAS-3863 | Now's The Time | - |
| UPAS-3864 | Wee | - |
| Father O'Connors Comments | - |
Max Roach Trio
Hasaan Ibn Ali (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 4, 1964
| 8385 | Three-Four Vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways | Atlantic LP 1435 |
| 8386 | Din-Ka Street | - |
| 8387 | Almost Like Me | - |
Max Roach Trio
Hasaan Ibn Ali (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d): same personnelNYC, December 7, 1964
| 8388 | Hope So Elmo | Atlantic LP 1435 |
| 8389 | Off My Back Jack | - |
| 8390 | Pay Not Play Not | - |
| 8391 | To Inscribe | - |
1965
Max Roach Sextet
Freddie Hubbard (tp -1,2) Roland Alexander (ss -1) James Spaulding (as -1,2) Ronnie Mathews (p -1,2) Jymie Merritt (b -1,2) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 14, 1965
| 1. 9413 | St. Louis Blues | Atlantic LP 1467 |
| 2. 9414 | Lament | unissued |
| 3. 9415 | The Drum Also Waltzes | Atlantic LP 1467 |
Max Roach Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp) James Spaulding (as) Ronnie Mathews (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 20, 1965
| 9436 | In The Red (A Christmas Carol) | Atlantic LP 1467 |
| 9437 | Nommo | - |
1966
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)NYC, April 25, 1966
| 10175 | For Big Sid | Atlantic LP 1467 |
| 10176 | Variations On 'Round About Midnight | unissued |
| 10177 | Nommo | - |
| 10662 | Drums Unlimited | Atlantic LP 1467 |
Max Roach Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp) James Spaulding (as, ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
| Nommo | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108 | |
| Drum Solo In 5/4 Time | private tape |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
| Love Walked In (Title Unknown) | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108 | |
| Lover | Unique Jazz UJ 029; Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 | |
| Poinciana | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108 |
* Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 029)
* Sonny Rollins - European Concerts (Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502)
1967
Vi Redd With Max Roach Quintet
Charles Tolliver (tp) Vi Redd (as, vo) Odean Pope (ts) Stanley Cowell (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)London, England, circa September 24-30, 1967
| unknown titles | Crescent unissued |
1968
Max Roach Quartet
Steve Lacy (ss) Franco D'Andrea (p) Giovanni Tommaso (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)broadcast, Rome, Italy, April 27, 1968
| Milindy | Joker (J) UPS 2056 | |
| Prayer Protest From "Freedom Now Suite" | - | |
| For Big Sid | - | |
| Drums Unlimited | - | |
| Drums In Five | - | |
| The Profit | - | |
| Prelude | - |
Max Roach Quartet With Scandinavian Big Band
Steve Lacy (ss) Franco D'Andrea (p) Giovanni Tommaso (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo) unidentified big bandOslo, Norway, May, 1968
| Patty Pat And Midnight Variations | Joker (J) UPS 2056 |
Max Roach Quintet
Charles Tolliver (tp) Gary Bartz (as) Stanley Cowell (p) Jymie Merritt (el-b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 24, 1968
| 14760 | Effi | Atlantic unissued |
| 14761 | Drought | - |
| 14762 | Abstrutions | - |
Max Roach Quintet
Charles Tolliver (tp) Gary Bartz (as) Stanley Cowell (p, el-p) Jymie Merritt (el-b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 25, 1968
| 14753 | Effi | Atlantic SD 1510 |
| 14754 | 'Round About Midnight | unissued |
| 14755 | Equipoise | Atlantic SD 1510 |
| 14756 | Abstrutions | unissued |
| 14757 | Libra | Atlantic SD 1510 |
| 14758 | Absolutions | - |
| 14759 | Members, Don't Git Weary | unissued |
Max Roach Quintet
Charles Tolliver (tp) Gary Bartz (as) Stanley Cowell (p, el-p) Jymie Merritt (el-b) Max Roach (d) Andy Bey (vo)NYC, July 26, 1968
| 14931 | Members, Don't Git Weary | Atlantic SD 1510 |
| 14932 | Abstrutions | - |
1971 (The age of 47)
Max Roach Sextet With The J.C. White Singers
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Eddie Mathias (el-b) Max Roach (d, arr) Ralph MacDonald (per) Ruby McClure, Dorothy White, J.C. White (vo) William Bell, Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (arr) unidentified 22 voicesNYC, April 7, 1971
| 21899 | Troubled Waters | Atlantic SD 1587 |
| 21900 | Go Down, Moses (Let Thy People Go) | - |
| 21901 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | - |
| 21902 | Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? | - |
Max Roach Sextet With The J.C. White Singers
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Eddie Mathias (el-b) Max Roach (d, arr) Ralph MacDonald (per) Ruby McClure, Dorothy White, J.C. White (vo) William Bell, Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (arr) unidentified 22 voices: same personnelNYC, April 8, 1971
| 21903 | Drum Solo | unissued |
| 21904 | Joshua | Atlantic SD 1587 |
| 21905 | Somebody's Knocking | unissued |
| 21906 | Garden Of Prayer | Atlantic SD 1587 |
| 21907 | Lift Every Voice | unissued |
1972
Newport In New York '72
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Stan Getz (ts) John Blair (vln) Milt Jackson (vib) Mary Lou Williams (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d) Big Black (cga)Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
| 25536 | Bags' Groove | Cobblestone CST 9025-2; Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40446 |
| 25537 | A Night In Tunisia | - |
= Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 (Cobblestone CST 9032-6)
* Various Artists - Newport In New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 2 (Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40446)
Brother Ahh's Group
Brother Ahh (frh, fl, natural sounds, cond) Howard Johnson (tu) Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, per) Max Roach (d, per, voice) The 90 voice Sound Awareness EnsembleNYC, 1972 or 1973
| Love Piece | Strata-East SES 1973-1 |
1973
M'Boom
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, vib, mar, xyl, timp, per) Ray Mantilla (Latin per, cga, bgo, tim)"International Jazz Festival", Laren, Holland, August 25, 1973
| Giselle Suite | Baystate (J) RVJ 6001 | |
| Jihad Es Mort | - |
1975 (The age of 51)
The Bop Session
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) John Lewis (p -1,5) Hank Jones (p -2/4,6) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, May 19 & 20, 1975
| 1. | Blues 'N Boogie | Sonet (Swd) SNTF 692 |
| 2. | Confirmation | - |
| 3. | Groovin' High | - |
| 4. | Lover Man | - |
| 5. | All The Things You Are | - |
| 6. | Lady Bird | - |
1976
Max Roach - Archie Shepp Duo
Archie Shepp (ts) Max Roach (d)Paris, France, summer 1976
| Sweet Mao: La Preparation / La Marche / Le Commencement | Uniteledis (F) UN 128976 | |
| Suid Afrika '76 | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman or Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)Swiss radio broadcast, Lausanne, Switzerland, October or September 2, 1976
| Nommo | Victor (J) SMJ 6225 | |
| Nommo (Continued) | - |
1977
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d)"Yubin Chokin Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977
| Calvary | Denon (J) YX 7508 | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| It's Time | - | |
| Mr. Papa Jo | Denon (J) YX 7509 | |
| Scott Free, Pt. 1 | - | |
| Scott Free, Pt. 2 | - |
* Max Roach Quartet Live In Tokyo, Vol. 2 - Scott Free (Denon (J) YX 7509)
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d): same personnellive in Rome, Italy, July 27, 1977
| The Martyr, Pt. 1 | Horo (It) HDP 9-10 | |
| The Martyr, Pt. 2 | - | |
| Six Bits Blues, Pt. 1 | - | |
| Six Bits Blues, Pt. 2 | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel"BIM Huis", Amsterdam, Holland, August 17, 1977
| It's Time | Baystate (J) RVJ 6029 | |
| Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart | - |
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)Long View Farm Studio, Massachusetts, MA, August 30, 1977
| Big Sid | Baystate (J) RVJ 6021 | |
| Jas Me | - | |
| J.C. Mose-Is | - | |
| Five For Paul | - | |
| Mr. Hi-Hat | - | |
| South Africa '76 | - |
Max Roach - Dollar Brand Duo
Dollar Brand (p) Max Roach (d)National Studios, NYC, September 20, 1977
| Streams Of Consciousness | Baystate (J) RVJ 6016 | |
| Inception | - | |
| Acclamation | - | |
| Consanguinity | - |
1978
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)Paris, France, June 10, 1978
| Confirmation | Fluid (F) FLU 103 | |
| Giant Steps | - | |
| The Profit | - | |
| Sunday Afternoon | - | |
| Soliloquy | - |
Max Roach - Anthony Braxton Duo
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, sn) Max Roach (d)Milan, Italy, September, 1978
| Birth | Black Saint (It) BSR 0024 | |
| Magic And Music | - | |
| Tropical Forest | - | |
| Dance Griot | - | |
| Spirit Possession | - | |
| Soft Shoe | - | |
| Rebirth | - |
1979 (The age of 55)
M'Boom
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, per, vib, mar, xyl, timp) Ray Mantilla (cga, bgo, tim, Latin per) Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (per, bells -3,8)NYC, July 25, 26 & 27, 1979
| 1. | Onomatopoeia | Columbia IC 36247 |
| 2. | Twinkletoes | - |
| 3. | Caravanserai | - |
| 4. | January V | - |
| 5. | The Glorious Monster | - |
| 6. | Rumble In The Jungle | - |
| 7. | Morning/Midday | - |
| 8. | Epistrophy | - |
| 9. | Kujichagalia | - |
Max Roach - Archie Shepp Duo
Archie Shepp (ts) Max Roach (d)"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979
| The Long March | hatHut (Swt) 2R13; hatArt (Swt) CD 6041 | |
| U-Jaama | - | |
| Triptich: For Big Sid / Drums Unlimited / Papa Jo | hatHut (Swt) 2R13; hatArt (Swt) CD 6042 | |
| South Africa Goddam | - | |
| J.C. Mose-Is | hatHut (Swt) 2R13; hatArt (Swt) CD 6041 | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| It's Time | hatHut (Swt) 2R13; hatArt (Swt) CD 6042 | |
| Giant Steps | hatArt (Swt) CD 6042 |
* Max Roach/Archie Shepp - The Long March, I (hatArt (Swt) CD 6041)
* Max Roach/Archie Shepp - The Long March, II (hatArt (Swt) CD 6042)
Max Roach - Anthony Braxton Duo
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, sn, cbcl, cl, fl) Max Roach (per, gongs, tuned cymb)"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1979
| One In Two-Two In One: Side A | hatHut (Swt) 2R06; hatArt (Swt) CD 6030 | |
| One In Two-Two In One: Side B | - | |
| One In Two-Two In One: Side C | - | |
| One In Two-Two In One: Side D | - |
= Max Roach/Archie Shepp - The Long March (hatArt (Swt) 4026)
* Max Roach/Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One (hatArt (Swt) CD 6030)
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts, fl, ob) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d, p, per, vo)Milan, Italy, September 10, 11 & 17, 1979
| Reflections | Soul Note (It) SN 1003 | |
| Mwalimu | - | |
| A Place Of Truth | - | |
| China's Waltz | - | |
| Mail Order | - | |
| Japanese Dream | - | |
| Magic | - | |
| Back To Basics | - | |
| Ode From Black Picture Show | - |
Max Roach - Cecil Taylor Duo
Cecil Taylor (p) Max Roach (d, per, gongs)"McMillin Theatre", Columbia University, NYC, December 15, 1979
| Duets, Pt. I | Soul Note (It) SN 1100/1 | |
| Duets, Pt. II | - | |
| Duets, Pt. III | - | |
| Duets, Pt. IV | - |
1980
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)NYC, January 29, 1980
| Oobala Babala | Jazz Records JR 3 |
Max Roach Quartet plus
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts, fl, ob) Walter Bishop Jr. (p -5) Calvin Hill (b, vo) Max Roach (d, per)NYC, early March, 1980
| 1. | Medley: The Dream / It's Time | Columbia FC 37376 |
| 2. | I Remember Clifford | - |
| 3. | Reach For It | - |
| 4. | Lonesome Lover | - |
| 5. | Wefe (We-Fay) | - |
| 6. | Six Bits Blues | - |
| 7. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 8. | Red River Road | - |
| 9. | Giant Steps | - |
| 10. | Chattahoochee Red | - |
1982
Max Roach - Connie Crothers Duo
Connie Crothers (p) Max Roach (d)NYC, February 26, 1982
| Symbols | New Artists NA 1001 | |
| Let 'Em Roll | - | |
| Swish | - | |
| Creepin' In | - | |
| Ballad, No. 1 | - | |
| Trading | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp -1/4,6,7) Odean Pope (ts) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)Milan, Italy, July 22 & 23, 1982
| 1. | In The Light | Soul Note (It) SN 1053 |
| 2. | Straight, No Chaser | - |
| 3. | Ruby My Dear | - |
| 4. | Henry Street Blues | - |
| 5. | If You Could See Me Now | - |
| 6. | Good Bait | - |
| 7. | Tricotism | - |
1983
Max Roach Quartet With The Swedenborg String Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Dayne Armstrong (ts) Lars Holm, Ulrika Jansson (vln) Anders Lindgren (vla) Kerstin Elmquist (vlc) Phil Bowler (el-b) Max Roach (d, per)"Vielharmonie", Munich, West Germany, November 7, 1983
| A Little Booker | Soul Note (It) SN 1073 | |
| Bird Says | - |
1984 (The age of 60)
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, per)Milan, Italy, May 31, 1984
| Scott Free, Pt. I | Soul Note (It) SN 1103 | |
| Scott Free, Pt. II | - |
Max Roach Quartet plus
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Tony Scott (cl -2) Lee Konitz (as -2) Odean Pope (ts, voice) Tommaso Lama (g -2) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, key, per, vib, voice)Milan, Italy, June 2, 25 & 26, 1984
| 1. | It's Christmas Again | Soul Note (It) SN 1153 |
| 2. | Christina | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, vo)Berlin, West Germany, July 16, 1984
| Good Bait | Repertoire (G) RR 4902-CC | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Jordu | - | |
| Giant Steps | - | |
| Six Bits | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Papa Jo | - | |
| (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You | - |
M'Boom
Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (xyl, cabasa) Joe Chambers (mar) Eli Fountain (vib) Max Roach (bass d) Freddie Waits (tom-tom, per) Ray Mantilla (cga, tim, bgo) Warren Smith (timp) Eddie Allen (woodblocks, per) Roy Brooks (slapstick, per) Fred King (concert bells)NYC, October 16, 17 & 18, 1984
| It's Time | Soul Note (It) SN 1059 |
same location, date
| Jamaican Sun | Soul Note (It) SN 1059 |
same location, date
| Street Dance | Soul Note (It) SN 1059 |
same location, date
| Mr. Seven | Soul Note (It) SN 1059 |
same location, date
| A Quiet Place | Soul Note (It) SN 1059 |
Max Roach With String Quartet
Donald Bauch, Guillermo Figueroa (vln -2,6,7) Louise Schulman (vla -2,6,7) Chris Finckel (vlc -2,6,7) Max Roach (d, per)NYC, October 19, 20 & 21, 1984
| 1. | Survivors | Soul Note (It) SN 1093 |
| 2. | The Third Eye | - |
| 3. | Billy The Kid | - |
| 4. | Jas Me | - |
| 5. | The Drum Also Waltzes | - |
| 6. | Sassy Max (Self Portrait) | - |
| 7. | The Smoke That Thunders | - |
1985
Max Roach Quintet With The Uptown String Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Cecelia Hobbs, Johnny Williams (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Eileen Folson (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d) Ray Mantilla (per -1)"Platinum Factory", Brooklyn, NY, January 4, 7 & 8, 1985
| 1. | Bird Says | Soul Note (It) SN 1109 |
| 2. | Sis | - |
| 3. | A Little Booker | - |
| 4. | Easy Winners | - |
1986
Max Roach Quartet With String Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Zela Terry (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (per)NYC, October 1 & 2, 1986
| Bright Moments | Soul Note (It) SN 1159 | |
| Elixir Suite | - | |
| Hi-Fly | - | |
| Tribute To Duke And Mingus | - | |
| Double Delight | - |
1989 (The age of 65)
Max Roach - Dizzy Gillespie Duo
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Max Roach (d)"Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis", Bobigny, Paris, France, March 23, 1989
| In The Beginning, Pt. 1 | A&M CD 6404 | |
| In The Beginning, Pt. 2 | - | |
| The Arrival | - | |
| Versailles | - | |
| Place De La Concorde | - | |
| Georges Cinq | - | |
| Struttin' On The Champs | - | |
| Medley: Brother K South Africa Goddamn | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Word | - | |
| Fountain Blues | - | |
| Bastille Day | - | |
| The Underground | - | |
| The Antilles | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Messin' Around | - | |
| Metamorphosis | - | |
| Just Dreaming | - | |
| Nairobi | - | |
| Allen's Alley (Wee) | - | |
| The Theme | - | |
| The Smoke That Thunders | - | |
| Oo Pa Pa Da | - |
Max Roach And Dizzy Gillespie Interview
Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach (nar) Christian Gauffre (intv)Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
| Interview | A&M CD 6404 |
Paris All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo -1/6,8,9) Jackie McLean, Phil Woods (as) Stan Getz (ts -1/6,8,9) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,8,9) Hank Jones (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)"La Grande Halle", La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
| 1. | Steeplechase (Birks' Works) | A&M 75021 5300-2 |
| 2. | Warm Valley | - |
| 3. | Drummers' Sweet: The Third Eye / Billy The Kid / The Drum Also Waltzes | - |
| 4. | Old Folks | - |
| 5. | Yardbird Suite | - |
| 6. | Con Alma | - |
| 7. | Cherokee | - |
| 8. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 9. | Oo-Pa-Pa-Da | - |
1990
Max Roach Solo
Max Roach (d)Rev'O Jazz, Paris, France, September 15, 1990
| Self Portrait | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 | |
| Drums Unlimited | - |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)The Marquee At The Tralf, Buffalo, NY, November 30, 1990
| Tricotism | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 |
1991
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, April 29, 1991
| Mwalimu | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 |
Max Roach With Chorus
George Cables (p) Max Roach (d) Robbin L. Balfour, Priscilla Baskerville, Ronell Bey, James Gainer, Florence Jackson, Karen Jackson, Lucille J. Jacobsen, Greg Jones, T. Ray Lawrence, John Motley, Christopher Pickens, Sarah Ann Rodgers, Abraham Shelton, Brenda Lee Taub, Thomas Young (vo)NYC, June 15, 1991
| Ghost Dance, Pt. I | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 | |
| Ghost Dance, Pt. III | - |
M'Boom
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Eli Fountain, Fred King, Ray Mantilla, Francisco Mora, Max Roach, Warren Smith (per)Astoria, NY, June 24, 1991
| Ghost Dance, Pt. II | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 | |
| A Quiet Place | - | |
| Street Dance | - |
Max Roach Quartet With String Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Eileen Folson (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 25, 1991
| A Little Booker | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 |
Max Roach Quartet
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)NYC, June 25, 1991
| The Profit | Enja (G) ENJ 7021/22-2 | |
| Tears | - |
1992
Cecil Bridgewater Nonet plus
Cecil Bridgewater (tp, flh) Steve Turre (tb) Earl McIntyre (btb) Mark Taylor (frh) Roger Byam (ss, ts) Antonio Hart (as) Roland Hanna (p) Tyrone Brown (b) Michael Carvin, Max Roach (d)NYC, 1992
| As I Live And Breathe | Mesa/Bluemoon R2-79187 | |
| Scott Free | - |
1993
Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston
Max Roach (d) David Epstein (cond) The New Orchestra Of BostonUniversity Of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, December 2, 1993
| Festival Journey: Movement I: Outbursts, Thunder, Clouds And Mists | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813-2 | |
| Festival Journey: Movement II: Bells, Drones And Spiritual Fantasy | - | |
| Festival Journey: Movement III: Strutting | - |
1995 (The age of 71)
Max Roach And The So What Brass Quintet
Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Gordon (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Marshall Sealy (frh) Robert Stewart (tu) Max Roach (d)Sound On Sound, NYC, October 5, 1995
| Ghost Dance | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813-2 |
1999 (The age of 75)
Beijing Trio
Jon Jang (p -1/3,5) Max Roach (d) Jiebing Chen (erhu -2/5)Belmont, CA, 1999
| 1. | Moon Over The Great Wall | Asian Improv AIR 0044 |
| 2. | Sweet Whisper Of A Flower | - |
| 3. | Heart In A Different Place | - |
| 4. | Fallen Petals | - |
| 5. | Now's The Time | - |
2002
Clark Terry - Max Roach Quartet
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Don Friedman (p) Marcus McLaurine (b) Max Roach (d)Avatar Recording Studios, NYC, March 10, 2002
| Statements | Columbia/Legacy CK 87171 | |
| Let's Cool One | - | |
| Brushes And Brass | - | |
| Simple Waltz | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Lil Max | - | |
| But Beautiful | - | |
| The Profit | - | |
| When I Fall In Love | - | |
| For Dancers Only | - | |
| Makin' Whoopie | - | |
| To Basie With Love | - | |
| The Nearness Of You | - |