Mercury Records Catalog: 78/45 rpm 5800/5900 series
Mercury 5800 series (10 inch 78 rpm/7 inch 45 rpm)
Mer. 5804 Dinah Washington - New Blow-Top Blues b/w Trouble In Mind
Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Keter Betts (bass) Jimmy Cobb or Gus Johnson (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) Nook Shrier (conductor) unidentified brassNYC, September 24, 1951
| 4223-1 | New Blow-Top Blues |
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1952
| 4733-4 | Trouble In Mind |
Mer. 5809 Basin Street Six - Basin Street Stomp b/w Margie
George Girard (trumpet) Joe Rotis (trombone) Pete Fountain (clarinet) Roy Zimmerman (piano) Bunny Franks (bass) Charlie Duke (drums)Chicago, IL, September 19, 1951
| 4217 | Basin Street Stomp |
| 4218 | Margie |
Mer. 5817 Xavier Cugat - Jungle Flute b/w ???
Diablito (vocals) Xavier Cugat And His OrchestraFine Sound Studios, NYC, 1952
| 4794 | Jungle Flute |
Mer. 5819 Maynard Ferguson - And So I Waited Around b/w Homing Pigeon
Chico Alvarez, Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Dick Kenny (trombone) Abe Most, Bud Shank (alto saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone) Frank Patchen (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Joe Mondragon (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Kay Brown (vocals) Pete Rugolo (arranger)Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 1952
| 4931 | And So I Waited Around |
| 4932 | Homing Pigeon |
Mer. 5827 Ralph Marterie - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams b/w Stompin' At The Savoy
Jerry Dittman, Corny Panico, Art Schindelbeck (trumpet) Ralph Marterie (trumpet, conductor) Paul Crumbaugh, Jim George, Paul Severson, Bobby Speer (trombone) Len Gagliardi, Jack Gaylo (alto saxophone) Kenny Mann, Larry Regan (tenor saxophone) Charlie Spero (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Matt Alagna (piano) Johnny Bibb (guitar) Henry Poston (bass) Henry Riggs (drums) Bob Connally (vocals)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, February, 1952
| 4763 | Boulevard Of Broken Dreams |
| 4766-2 | Stompin' At The Savoy |
Mer. 5829 Xavier Cugat - Festival b/w ???
Abbe Lane, Don Rodney (vocals) Xavier Cugat And His OrchestraFine Sound Studios, NYC, 1952
| 4799 | Festival |
Mer. 5842 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy b/w I Can't Face The Music
unknown (trumpet) Wynton Kelly (piano) unknown (guitar) Keter Betts (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) Walter Rodell (conductor) unidentified brass and stringsChicago, IL, March 24, 1952
| 4896 | Mad About The Boy |
| 4897 | I Can't Face The Music |
Mer. 5852 Ralph Marterie - The Music Goes Round And Round b/w I'm Yours
Jerry Dittman, Warren Kime, Corny Panico, Art Schindelbeck (trumpet) Ralph Marterie (trumpet, conductor) Paul Crumbaugh, Jim George, Paul Severson, Bobby Speer (trombone) Len Gagliardi, Jack Gaylo (alto saxophone) Kenny Mann, Mike Simpson (tenor saxophone) Charlie Spero (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Matt Alagna (piano) unknown (guitar) Henry Poston (bass) Henry Riggs (drums) unknown (chorus)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, October, 1951
| 4635 | The Music Goes Round And Round |
Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 9025 | I'm Yours |
Mer. 5860 Ralph Marterie - Street Scene b/w In A Persian Market
Ralph Marterie (trumpet, conductor) Ennio Bolognini (cello -1) unidentified orchestraUniversal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 1. 9024 | Street Scene |
| 2. 9027 | In A Persian Market |
Mer. 5863 Maynard Ferguson - Roses All The Way b/w Wow!
Chico Alvarez, Maynard Ferguson (trumpet) Shorty Rogers (trumpet -1, trumpet, arranger -2) Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Dick Kenny (trombone) Abe Most, Bud Shank (alto saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone) Frank Patchen (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Joe Mondragon (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Kay Brown (vocals -1) Pete Rugolo (arranger -1)Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 1952
| 1. 4930 | Roses All The Way |
| 2. 4933 | Wow! |
Mer. 5864 Billy Williams - Who Knows b/w It's Best We Say Goodbye
Billy Williams (vocals) Glenn Osser (conductor) unidentified orchestra1952
| 9146 | Who Knows |
| 9149 | It's Best We Say Goodbye |
Mer. 5866 Billy Williams - Azure-Te b/w Stay
Billy Williams (vocals) Glenn Osser (conductor) unidentified orchestra: same session1952
| 9147 | Azure-Te |
| 9148 | Stay |
Mer. 5879 Muggsy Spanier - Tiger Rag b/w South
Muggsy Spanier (cornet) Ralph Hutchinson (trombone) Darnell Howard (clarinet) Floyd Bean (piano) Truck Parham (bass) Barrett Deems (drums)Chicago, IL, May 28, 1952
| 9050 | Tiger Rag |
| 9051 | South |
Mer. 5882 Ralph Marterie - Peanut Vendor b/w Crazy Eyes (Dark Eyes)
Ralph Marterie (trumpet, conductor) unidentified orchestraUniversal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, April, 1952
| 9023 | Peanut Vendor |
| 9026 | Crazy Eyes (Dark Eyes) |
Mer. 5885 Xavier Cugat - African Lament b/w ???
Leslie Scott (vocals) Xavier Cugat And His OrchestraFine Sound Studios, NYC, 1952
| 4800 | African Lament |
Mercury 5900 series (10 inch 78 rpm/7 inch 45 rpm)
Mer. 5906 Dinah Washington - Stormy Weather b/w Makebelieve Dreams
unknown (trumpet) Wynton Kelly (piano) unknown (guitar) Keter Betts (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) Walter Rodell (conductor) unidentified brass and stringsChicago, IL, March 24, 1952
| 4898 | Stormy Weather |
Chicago, IL, 1952
| 9037 | Makebelieve Dreams |