Mercury Records Discography: 1948

1948

Albert Ammons

Orlando Randolph (tp) Riley Hampton (as) Albert Ammons (p) Israel Crosby (b) Jump Jackson (d)

1611-1	Ammons Stomp	Mercury 8075
1611-2	Ammons Stomp (alt. take)	Mercury 8075 (alt.)
1612-1	Baltimore Breakdown	Mercury 8100
1613-1	When You And I Were Young, Maggie	Mercury 8242
1614-1	The Clipper	Mercury 8075
1614-2	The Clipper (alt. take)	Mercury 8075 (alt.)

* Albert Ammons - Ammons Stomp c/w The Clipper (Mercury 8075)
* Albert Ammons - Ammons Stomp c/w The Clipper (some pressings) (Mercury 8075 (alt.))
* Albert Ammons - Baltimore Breakdown c/w In A Little Spanish Town (Mercury 8100)
* Albert Ammons - Rhythm Boogie c/w When You And I Were Young, Maggie (Mercury 8242)

Dinah Washington

unknown (cl) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Dinah Washington (vo) unknown (vocal group)

1824	In The Rain	Mercury 8094, (J) 18PJ 10052/54
1825-2	I Sold My Heart To The Junkman	Mercury 8095, MG 20585; Wing MGW 12223-W

* The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 1: 1946-1949 (Mercury (J) 18PJ 10052/54)
* Dinah Washington - Dinah Might Blues (not released) (Mercury MG 20585)
* Dinah Washington Sings (Wing MGW 12223-W, SRW 16223-W)
* Dinah Washington - Tell Me So c/w In The Rain (Mercury 8094)
* Dinah Washington - Am I Asking Too Much c/w I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (Mercury 8095)

Dinah Washington

unknown (cl) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Dinah Washington (vo)

1785-1

Long John Blues

Mercury 8148, EP 1-3207, MG 20247, MG 20650, C 30033x45; EmArcy 814 184-1; Mercury 314 528 292-2

* Dinah Washington - The Best In Blues (Mercury MG 20247)
* Dinah Washington - Dinah Uncensored (not released) (Mercury MG 20650)
* Dinah Washington - A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) (EmArcy 814 184-1)
* Various Artists - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955 (Mercury 314 528 292-2)
* Dinah Washington - The Blues (Mercury EP 1-3207)
* Dinah Washington - Long John Blues c/w Baby-Get Lost (Mercury 8148)
* Dinah Washington - Salty Papa Blues c/w Long John Blues (Mercury C 30033x45)

Dinah Washington With Mitch Miller Orchestra

Mitch Miller (ob, arr) unknown (cl) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Dinah Washington (vo)

1948-2	I'll Wait	Mercury 8107, (J) 18PJ 10052/54
1950-2	It's Too Soon To Know	Mercury 8107, MG 20579, (J) 18PJ 10052/54

* The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 1: 1946-1949 (Mercury (J) 18PJ 10052/54)
* Dinah Washington - It's Dinah In Bluesville! (not released) (Mercury MG 20579)
* Dinah Washington - I'll Wait c/w It's Too Soon To Know (Mercury 8107)

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys

Joe Shoemate (fiddle -3,4) Lester Flatt (g, vo) Earl Scruggs (g, vo -1,2, bj -3,4) Mac Wiseman (g, vo -1/3, g -4) Howard Watts (b)

1. 2031	God Loves His Children	Mercury 6161, 70064, MG 20358
2. 2032	I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home	Mercury 6161, MG 20542
3. 2033	We'll Meet Again Sweetheart	Mercury 6181, MG 20350, MG 20358
4. 2034	My Cabin In Caroline	Mercury 6181, 72739, MG 20358, MG 20773, MG 20857, SR 61162

* Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs - Country Music (Mercury MG 20358)
* Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs With The Foggy Mountain Boys (Mercury MG 20542)
* Opry Stars - Country Music Jamboree (Mercury MG 20350)
* Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs - The Original Sound (Mercury MG 20773, SR 60773)
* Various Artists - Hootenanny Bluegrass Style (Mercury MG 20857, SR 60857)
* Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs - Original Theme From Bonnie & Clyde (Mercury SR 61162)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - God Loves His Children c/w I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home (Mercury 6161)
* Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs - God Loves His Children c/w Back To The Cross (Mercury 70064, 70064x45)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - We'll Meet Again Sweetheart c/w My Cabin In Caroline (Mercury 6181)
* Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys (no details) (Mercury 72739)

Jackie And Roy / Charlie Ventura Septet

Norman Faye (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Charlie Ventura (ts, bars) Ben Ventura (bars) Roy Kral (p, vo) Gus Cole (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Jackie Cain (vo)

NSC380	If I Had You	National 9055; EmArcy EP 1-6047, MG 26028; Regent MG 6057
NSC381	Euphoria	National 9055; EmArcy EP 1-6046, MG 26028; Regent MG 6057
NSC382	Lonely Woman	Regent MG 6057
NSC383	F.Y.I.	National 9087; EmArcy EP 1-6046, MG 26028; Regent MG 6057
NSC384	Oh, Lady Be Good	EmArcy MG 36015; Regent MG 6057
NSC385	Deed I Do	National 9077; Regent MG 6057
NSC386	Sweet Georgia Brown	Trip TLP 5536
NSC387	Taking A Chance On Love	National unissued
NSC388	Pina Colada	National 9066; Regent MG 6057
NSC389	Blowing Bubbles (I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles)	National 9057; EmArcy EP 1-6047, MG 26028; Regent MG 6057
NSC390	Gone With The Wind	EmArcy EP 1-6046, MG 26028; Regent MG 6057
NSC391	Once In A While	Regent MG 6057

* Jackie And Roy (Regent MG 6057; Savoy MG 12198)
* Charlie Ventura - Jumping With Ventura (EmArcy MG 36015; Universal (J) UCCM 9118)
* Charlie Ventura - F.Y.I. (EmArcy MG 26028)
* Charlie Ventura - Ventura's Venture (EmArcy EP 1-6047)
* Charlie Ventura - F.Y.I. (EmArcy EP 1-6046)
* Jackie And Roy/Charlie Ventura - If I Had You c/w Euphoria (National 9055)
* Charlie Ventura - The A.M.-P.M. Song c/w F.Y.I. (National 9087)
* Charlie Ventura - Pennies From Heaven c/w Deed I Do (National 9077)
* Charlie Ventura - Stop N' Go c/w Pina Colada (National 9066)
* Charlie Ventura - Baby, Baby All The Time c/w Blowing Bubbles (aka I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles) (National 9057)
* Jackie And Roy / Charlie Ventura Septet (no details) (Trip TLP 5536)

The Ravens

Howard Biggs (p, arr) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Maithe Marshall (lead tenor vo) Leonard Puzey (2nd tenor vo) Richard Cannon (baritone vo) Jimmy Ricks (bass vo)

SP118 | STR70124	Silent Night	National 9062; Mercury 70505; Savoy 1540, SJL 2227
SP119 | STR70123	White Christmas	-

* Various Artists - The Ravens - The Greatest Group Of Them All: The Roots Of Rock' N' Roll, Vol. 3 (Savoy SJL 2227)
* The Ravens - Silent Night c/w White Christmas (National 9062)
* The Ravens - White Christmas c/w Silent Night (Savoy 1540)
* The Ravens (no details) (Mercury 70505)

Machito And His Orchestra

Frank Davilla, Bobby Woodlen (tp) Mario Bauza (tp, arr) Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt (as) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p, arr) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Umbaldo Nieto (tim) Graciela (claves -1,2,5,6, claves, vo -3,4) John Bartee, Chico O'Farrill (arr) Machito (dir, maracas, vo -1,5, dir, maracas -2/4,6)

1. 3194	Barbara Batibiri (Babarabatiri)	Mercury 5588, 597x45; Pablo 2625-712
2. 3195	Vaya! Vaya! (Vaya Nina)	Mercury 5408, 596x45; Pablo 2625-712
3. 3196	Finaliza Un Amor	-
4. 3197	Vive Como Yo	Mercury 5398, 598x45; Pablo 2625-712
5. 3198	Tumba El Quinto	-
6. 3199	Babalu	Mercury 597x45; Pablo 2625-712

* Machito And His Afro Cuban Salseros - Mucho Macho (Pablo 2625-712, PACD 2625-712-2)
* Machito - Hall Of The Mambo King c/w Barbara Batibiri (Mercury 5588)
* Machito - Vaya! Vaya! c/w Finaliza Un Amor (Mercury 5408, 5408x45)
* Machito - Vive Como Yo c/w Tumba El Quinto (Mercury 5398, 5398x45)
* Machito - Barbara Batibiri c/w Babalu (Mercury 597x45)
= Machito (Mercury A 1018x45)
* Machito - Vaya! Vaya! c/w Finaliza Un Amor (Mercury 596x45)
= Machito (Mercury A 1018x45)
* Machito - Vive Como Yo c/w Tumba El Quinto (Mercury 598x45)
= Machito (Mercury A 1018x45)

Machito And His Afro-Cubans

Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen (tp) Mario Bauza (tp, ob) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Graciela Perez (vo) Machito (ldr, maracas, claves, vo)

2463	Jungle Drums	Mercury 5304, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2464	Asia Minor	Mercury 5256, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2465	Un Poquito De Tu Amor	-
2466	Liorra Timbero (Llora Timbero)	Mercury 5304, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2793	El Sopon	Mercury 5443, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2794-1	Gone City	Mercury 5352, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2795	Desert Dance (Cleopatra Rumba)	Mercury 5443, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712
2796-1	U-Bla-Ba-Du	Mercury 5352, MG 25009; Pablo 2625-712

* Machito And His Afro Cuban Salseros - Mucho Macho (Pablo 2625-712, PACD 2625-712-2)
* Machito - Latin-American Rhythms (Mercury MG 25009)
* Machito - Jungle Drums c/w Llora Timbero (Mercury 5304)
* Machito - Un Poquito De Tu Amor c/w Asia Minor (Mercury 5256)
* Machito - El Sopon c/w Cleopatra Rhumba (Mercury 5443)
* Machito - Gone City c/w U-Bla-Ba-Du (Mercury 5352)

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine (vo) overdubbed on studio band

NSC404	I Surrender, Dear	National 9115; EmArcy EP 1-6114, MG 36010; Regent MG 6052
NSC405	Memories Of You	EmArcy EP 1-6114, MG 36010; Regent MG 6052
NSC406	Our Love	National 9115; EmArcy EP 1-6116, MG 36010; Regent MG 6052
NSC407	There Are Such Things	National 9096; EmArcy EP 1-6114, MG 36010; Regent MG 6054
NSC408	Say It Isn't So	National 9061; EmArcy EP 1-6114, MG 36010; Regent MG 6054
NSC409	I Do, Do You?	National 9086; EmArcy MG 36029; Regent MG 6054
NSC410	Blues	National 9076; EmArcy MG 36029
NSC411	May I	Regent MG 6052

* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy MG 36010)
* Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love (Regent MG 6052)
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream (Regent MG 6054)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 36029)
* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy EP 1-6114)
* Billy Eckstine - ??? (EmArcy EP 1-6116)
* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear c/w Our Love (National 9115)
* Billy Eckstine - There Are Such Things c/w What's New? (National 9096)
* Billy Eckstine - Without A Song c/w Say It Isn't So (National 9061)
* Billy Eckstine - Solitude c/w I Do, Do You? (National 9086)
* Billy Eckstine - I Only Have Eyes For You c/w Blues (National 9076)

Dinah Washington With possibly Cootie Williams Orchestra

possibly Cootie Williams (tp, ldr) Dinah Washington (vo) unidentified orchestra

2083	Why Can't You Behave	Mercury 8114, 5521x45, EP 1-3042, MG 25002, MG 20585; Wing MGW 12223-W
2084	It's Funny	Mercury 8114, MG 20585, (J) 18PJ 10052/54

* Dinah Washington - Dinah Might Blues (not released) (Mercury MG 20585)
* Dinah Washington Sings (Wing MGW 12223-W, SRW 16223-W)
* The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 1: 1946-1949 (Mercury (J) 18PJ 10052/54)
* Various Artists - 9 Song Hits From Kiss Me Kate - South Pacific (Mercury MG 25002)
* Dinah Washington - Why Can't You Behave c/w It's Funny (Mercury 8114)
* Dinah Washington With possibly Cootie Williams Orchestra (no details) (Mercury 5521x45, EP 1-3042)