Mercury Records Catalog: 20800/60800 series
Mercury 20800/60800 series B (12 inch LP)
MG 20800 Roland Kirk - Reeds And Deeds
Virgil Jones (tp) Charles Greenlea (tb) Roland Kirk (ts, mzo, str, cl, fl) Harold Mabern (p) Abdullah Rafik (b) Walter Perkins (d)NYC, February 25, 1963
| 25706 | Land Of Peace |
| 25707 | Lonesome August Child |
| 25708 | Limbo Boat |
| 25709 | Hay Ro |
| 25710 | Waltz Of The Friends |
NYC, February 26, 1963
| 25711 | This Is Always |
| 25712 | Reeds And Deeds |
| 25713 | Song Of The Countrymen |
MG 20801 Benny Golson - Turning Point
Benny Golson (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)NYC, October 30, 1962
| 22471 | PB5293 | Alone Together |
| 22472 | PB5294 | Turning Point |
| 22473 | PB5295 | Three Little Words |
NYC, October 31, 1962
| 22474 | PB5296 | The Masquerade Is Over |
| 22475 | PB5297 | Stella By Starlight |
NYC, November 1, 1962
| 22476 | PB5298 | How Am I To Know? |
| 22477 | PB5299 | Dear Kathy |
** part of Mosaic MD7-225.
MG 20802 The Great Hits Of Leroy Van Dyke
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60802.
MG 20803 Erroll Garner - Best Of Garner
Erroll Garner (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Charlie Smith (d)NYC, September 8, 1949
| 1009-a2 | 11556 | Scatterbrain |
NYC, April 12, 1950
| 1259 | 10392 | Lazy River |
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, July 27, 1954
| 10850 | All Of A Sudden (My Heart Sings) |
| 10851 | I've Got The World On A String |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1954
| 1. 10841 | Imagination |
| 2. 10842 | Oh, Lady Be Good |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, March 14, 1955
| 11383 | A Cottage For Sale |
| 11398 | Don't Be That Way |
MG 20804 Del Wood - Piano Roll Blues
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60804.
MG 20805 Lesley Gore - I'll Cry If I Want To
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60805.
MG 20806 The Shacklefords - Until You've Heard ... You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60806.
MG 20807 not used
MG 20808 The Platters Sing ... !Latino!
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60808.
MG 20809 Various Artists - Original Golden Hits Of The Great Groups
Gus Backus, William Blakely, David Lerchey, Clarence Quick, Norman Wright (vo) Carl Stevens (cond) unidentified orchestraUniversal Recorders, Chicago, IL, May, 1957
| 15541 | Come Along With Me |
MG 20810 Various Artists - Hit Motion Picture Themes
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60810.
MG 20811 Various Artists - Broadway's Big Hits
Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (frh) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tu) Charles McCoy (hca) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (p, org) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (g) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (b) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (d) James Johnson (timp) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (per) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)NYC, June 15, 1962
| 25135 | A Taste Of Honey |
MG 20812 Terry Gibbs - Plays Jewish Melodies In Jazztime
Sam Kutcher (tb) Ramon "Ray" Musiker (cl) Terry Gibbs (vib, mar) Alan Logan, Alice McLeod (p) Herman Wright (b) Bobby Pike (d) Sol Gage (d, mar)A&R Studios, NYC, January 11 & 12, 1963
| 22686 | Papirossen (Cigarettes) |
| 22687 | Shaine Une Zees (Pretty & / Sweet) |
| 22688 | My Yiddische Momme |
| 22690 | And The Angels Sing |
A&R Studios, NYC, January 12 or March 11, 1963
| 22823 | Nyah Shere (New Dance) |
| 22824 | Vuloch (Folk Dance) |
| 22825 | Kazachok (Russian Dance) |
| 22826 | Bei Mir Bist Du Schon |
| 22827 | S&S |
MG 20813 Various Artists - Irving Berlin Songs
Harry Edison (tp) Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan (vo) Hal Mooney (cond) unidentified orchestraNYC, April 25, 1957
| 15328 | Alexander's Ragtime Band |
| 15334 | Always |
Fine Recording, NYC, March, 1960?
| 19844 | Cheek To Cheek |
Fine Recording, NYC, March 7, 1962
| 24320 | Let Me Sing And I'm Happy |
MG 20815 Boris Karloff - Tales Of The Frightened, Vol. 1
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60815.
MG 20816 Boris Karloff - Tales Of The Frightened, Vol. 2
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60816.
MG 20818 Damita Jo - This One's For Me
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60818.
MG 20821 Josh White - The Beginning, Vol. 2
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60821.
MG 20822 Big Bill Broonzy Memorial
Ransom Knowling (b) Big Bill Broonzy (vo, g)Chicago, IL, November 8, 1951
| 4522 | Stump Blues |
| 4523 | Get Back |
| 4524 | Willie Mae |
Chicago, IL, November 9, 1951
| 4530 | Southbound Train |
Chicago, IL, December 10, 1951
| 4649 | John Henry |
| 4651 | Bill Bailey |
| 4653 | Blue Tail Fly |
| 4655 | In The Evening |
MG 20823 Terry Gibbs - El Nutto (not released)
Terry Gibbs (vib) Alice McLeod (p) Herman Wright (b) John Dentz (d)A&R Studios, NYC, April 15, 1963
| 22913 | Hey Pretty |
| 22914 | El Flippo |
| 22915 | The Nightie Night Waltz |
| 22916 | Sleepy Head Blues |
| 22917 | The Young Ones |
| 22918 | Little "S" |
| 22919 | El Nutto |
| 22920 | Lonely Days |
| 22921 | Just For Laughs |
| 22922 | Little "C" |
MG 20826 Various Artists - Original Golden Hits Of The Great Blues Singers
King Curtis (ts) Teddy Charles (vib) Sammy Price (p) George Barnes, Al Caiola (g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Joe Marshall (d) Chuck Willis (vo, g) The Cues (vocal group) Reggie Obrecht (dir)NYC, February 14, 1958
| 2978 | What Am I Living For? |
MG 20827 Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford
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
| 11118-4 | Yesterdays |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 19, 1955
| 11121-11 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 11122-8 | Laura |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 20, 1955
| 11126-4 | Willow Weep For Me |
| 11127-7 | Stardust |
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
| 11359-7 | Take The "A" Train |
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
| 11363-15 | If I Love Again |
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955
| 11366-2 | Cherokee (Indian Love Song) |
| 11368-4 | Sandu |
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12460-8 | Time |
MG 20829 Dinah Washington - The Good Old Days
Bob Merrill, Cootie Williams (tp) Robert Cole (as) William Parker (ts) Arnold Jarvis (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Leonard Swain (b) Sylvester "Vess" Payne (d) Dinah Washington (vo)NYC, December 30, 1947
| 1592-1 | Record Ban Blues |
NYC, September 27, 1949
| 2998-1 | Shuckin' And Jivin' |
Los Angeles, CA, June 1, 1951
| 4367-6 | What's The Matter With Baby |
Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1951
| 4374-2 | I'm Crying |
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1952
| 4734-7 | When The Sun Goes Down |
Chicago, IL, 1952
| 9036 | My Devotion |
Chicago, IL, early 1953
| 9582 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
NYC, June 10, 1953
| 9791-9 | Go Pretty Daddy |
| 9797 | I Ain't Goin' To Cry No More |
circa June-July, 1953
| 9920 | Set Me Free |
NYC, February 5, 1954
| 10243 | Old Man's Darlin' |
circa March, 1954
| 10388 | One Arabian Night |
** also issued on Mercury SR 60829.
MG 20830 Brook Benton - Best Ballads Of Broadway
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60830.
MG 20831 Sarah Vaughan - Sassy Swings The Tivoli
Kirk Stuart (p) Charles Williams (b) George Hughes (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)"Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall", Copenhagen, Denmark, July 18, 1963
| 29209 | I Feel Pretty |
| 29238 | Misty |
| 29239 | What Is This Thing Called Love? |
| 29240 | Lover Man |
| 29241 | Sometimes I'm Happy |
| 29242 | Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey |
| 29243 | Tenderly |
| 29244 | Sassy's Blues |
| 29245 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
| 29246 | I Cried For You |
MG 20832 Xavier Cugat - Cugi's Cocktails
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60832.
MG 20833 Buddy DeFranco/Tommy Gumina - Pol-Y-Tones
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Tommy Gumina (accor) John Doling (b) John Guerin (d, per)World Pacific Studios, West Hollywood, CA, July 1, 2 & 15, 1963
| 29509 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year |
| 29510 | My Man's Gone Now |
| 29511 | Gravy Waltz |
| 29512 | I Remember Bird |
| 29513 | Bus Driver In The Sky |
| 29514 | My Ship |
| 29515 | Nica's Dream |
| 29516 | When I Fall In Love |
| 29526 | Nica's Dream (short version) |
MG 20835 Shirley Horn With Horn
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60835.
MG 20836 The Ballad Side Of George Jones
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60836.
MG 20838 The Chad Mitchell Trio - Singin' Our Minds
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60838.
MG 20839 The Three Sounds - Some Like It Modern
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60839, (J) PHCE 6012.
MG 20840 Faron Young - Aims At The West
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60840.
MG 20843 Buddie Emmons - Steel Guitar Jazz
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60843, (J) PHCE 6009.
MG 20844 The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra
Virgil Jones, Richard Williams (tp) Charles Greenlea, Tom McIntosh (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Roland Kirk (ts, mzo, str, cl, fl) Harold Mabern (p) Richard Davis (b) Albert Heath (d) Benny Golson (arr, cond)A&R Studios, NYC, June 11, 1963
| 25797 | Ecclusiastics |
| 25798 | By Myself |
| 25799 | Roland Speaks |
| 25800 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |
| 25801 | Variations On A Theme By Hindemith |
A&R Studios, NYC, June 12, 1963
| 1. 25802 | I've Got Your Number |
| 2. 25803 | Between The Fourth And The Fifth Step |
| 3. 25804 | April Morning |
| 4. 25805 | Get In The Basement |
| 5. 25806 | Abstract Improvisation |
MG 20845 Don Tiare And Orch Exotiqu - The Music Of Les Baxter
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60845.
MG 20847 Anita Carter Of The Carter Family
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60847.
MG 20849 Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60849.
MG 20850 not used
MG 20851 not used
MG 20854 Bobby Scott - 108 Pounds Of Heartache
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60854.
MG 20855 Harry Simeone - The Wonderful Songs Of Folk
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60855.
MG 20856 Jerry Byrd - Blue Hawaiian Steel Guitar
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60856.
MG 20857 Various Artists - Hootenanny Bluegrass Style
Earl Scruggs (bj) Mac Wiseman (g) Lester Flatt (g, vo) Joe Shoemate (fiddle) Howard Watts (b)WROL Studio, Knoxville, TN, autumn 1948
| 2034 | My Cabin In Caroline |
Cincinnati, OH, April-May, 1949
| 2608 | Bouquet In Heaven |
Cincinnati, OH, December 11, 1949
| 2665 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown |
MG 20858 The Country Gentleman - Folk Session Inside
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60858.
MG 20859 Erroll Garner With Full Orchestra - Music From The Paramount Motion Picture "A New Kind Of Love"
Bob Enevoldsen, Carroll "Cappy" Lewis, Dick Nash, Dick Noel, George Roberts (tb) Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Chuck Gentry, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Ted Nash (reeds, woodwinds) Erroll Garner (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Mitchell (b) Larry Bunker, Irving Cottler, Alvin Stoller (d, per) Leith Stevens (cond) 4 violas, 4 violoncellos, harpLos Angeles, CA, July, 1963
| 30609 | Theme From A New Kind Of Love |
| 30610 | Mimi |
| 30611 | Louise |
| 30612 | Fashion Interlude |
| 30613 | Steve's Song |
| 30614 | Paris Mist |
| 30615 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me |
| 30616 | In The Park In Paree |
| 30617 | Paris Mist (Bossa Nova) |
| 30618 | The Tease |
MG 20862 The Smothers Brothers - Curb Your Toung, Knave
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60862.
MG 20863 Quincy Jones - Explores Music Of Henry Mancini
Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp) Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Tony Miranda, Bob Northern (frh) Harvey Phillips (tu) Roland Kirk, Jerome Richardson, Stan Webb (woodwinds) Margaretha Ross (harp) Gary Burton (vib) Bobby Scott (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Martin Groupp (per) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)NYC, February 5, 1964
| Days Of Wine And Roses | |
| Moon River | |
| Dreamsville | |
| (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It |
NYC, February 6, 1964
| Charade | |
| Peter Gunn |
MG 20864 Dave Van Ronk - Ragtime Jug Stompers
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60864.
MG 20879 The Freedom Singers - We Shall Overcome
Bertha Gober, Rutha Harris, Bernice Johnson, Charles Neblett, Cordell Hull Reagon (vo)maybe Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, maybe October 7, 1963
| 29392 | We Shall Not Be Moved |
| 29461 | We Shall Overcome (LP version) |
maybe Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, maybe October 15, 1963
| 29410 | Dogs (The Dog Song) |
| 29411 | Woke Up |
| 29412 | I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow |
| 29413 | Sylvie |
| 29414 | Pick A Bale Of Cotton |
| 29415 | Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around |
| 29416 | Cotton-Eyed Joe |
| 29417 | Get On Board |
| 29418 | Freedom Train |
| 29419 | This Little Light Of Mine |
MG 20883 Roy Drusky - Songs Of The Cities
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60883.
MG 20886 Brook Benton - Born To Sing The Blues
Brook Benton (vo) Luchi De Jesus (arr, cond) unidentified orchestraNovember 28 & 29, 1963
| Born To Sing The Blues | |
| Daddy Knows | |
| Why Don't You Write Me | |
| So Little Time | |
| Since I Met You Baby | |
| The Sun's Gonna Shine In My Door | |
| After Midnight (That's When I Miss You The Most) | |
| Every Goodbye Ain't Gone | |
| I Worry 'Bout You | |
| God Bless The Child | |
| Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care) | |
| I'll Never Be Free |
MG 20887 The Clebanoff Strings - A Film Concert
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60887.
MG 20888 Xavier Cugat - Cugat Caricatures
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60888.
MG 20889 Moms Mabley - Out On A Limb
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60889.
MG 20891 The Chad Mitchell Trio - Reflecting
Jacob Ander (g) Paul Prestopino (g, mand, bj) Joe Frazier, Mike Kobluk, Chad Mitchell (vo) Milt Okun (arr)probably maybe 1963
| Barry's Boys | |
| The Virgin Mary | |
| The Tarrier Song | |
| What Did You Learn In School Today | |
| The Hip Song (It Does Not Pay To Be Hip) | |
| The Banks Of Sicily | |
| Tell Old Bill | |
| Queen Elinor's Confession | |
| Stewball | |
| The First Time Ever | |
| Medley: In The Summer Of His Years / Rally Round The Flag | |
| The Sinking Of Reuben James |
MG 20892 not used
MG 20893 The Platters - Encore Of Golden Hits Of The Groups
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60893.
MG 20894 Roland Kirk - Kirk In Copenhagen
Roland Kirk (ts, fl, mzo, str, nose fl, siren) Sonny Boy Williamson (hca -5) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen or Don Moore (b) J.C. Moses (d)"Club Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, October, 1963
| 1. | Narrow Bolero |
| 2. | No Title, No. 1 |
| 3. | Cabin In The Sky |
| 4. | On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets |
| 5. | The Monkey Thing |
| 6. | Mingus-Griff Song |
| 7. | Mood Indigo |
| 8. | Rock-A-Bye Baby / The Nearness Of You / No Title, No. 3 |
| 9. | Half A Triple |
MG 20895 The Glaciers - From Sea To Ski
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60895.
MG 20896 Faron Young - Story Songs For Country Folks
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60896.
MG 20897 not used
MG 20899 Dave Dudley - Songs About The Working Man
no details
** also issued on Mercury SR 60899.