Mercury Records Discography: 1950
1950 (The 5th anniversary)
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer (p) Frankie Laine (vo) Harry Geller (cond) unidentified orchestra, and othersJanuary, 1950
| 3132 | The Cry Of The Wild Goose | Mercury 5363, MG 25027, MG 20069, MG 20587 |
| 3133 | Black Lace | Mercury 5363, MG 25026, MG 20083 |
* Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together (Mercury MG 20083)
* Frankie Laine (Mercury MG 25027)
* Frankie Laine - ??? (Mercury MG 25026)
* Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose c/w Black Lace (Mercury 5363)
* Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra (no details) (Mercury MG 20587)
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) Teddy Stewart (d) Dinah Washington (vo) unidentified orchestra and vocal groupNYC, February 7, 1950
| 3130-1 | Journey's End | Mercury 8169, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
* Dinah Washington - Journey's End c/w ??? (Mercury 8169)
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
Teddy Stewart (d) Dinah Washington (vo) unidentified orchestraNYC, February 27, 1950
| 3182-3 | It Isn't Fair | Mercury 8187, 8194x45, MG 25060, EP 1-3023, MG 20119 |
| 3183-5 | My Kind Of Man | Mercury 8194, 8206, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3184-2 | If I Loved You | Mercury 8206, 1343x45, MG 25138, MG 20119 |
| 3185-2 | Why Don't You Think Things Over | Mercury 8192, MG 25060, MG 20120 |
* The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 2: 1949-1952 (Mercury (J) 18PJ 10055/57)
* Dinah Washington - Music For Late Hours (Mercury MG 20120)
* Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 25060)
* Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 25138)
* Presenting Dinah Washington (Mercury EP 1-3023)
* Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man c/w I Wanna Be Loved (Mercury 8194)
* Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man c/w If I Loved You (Mercury 8206)
* Dinah Washington - How Deep Is The Ocean c/w Why Don't You Think Things Over (Mercury 8192)
* Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears c/w If I Loved You (Mercury 1343x45)
= Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington (Mercury A 135x45)
* Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra (no details) (Mercury 8187, 8194x45)
Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
Muggsy Spanier (cor) George Brunies (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Floyd Bean (p) Truck Parham (b) Sid Catlett (d)Chicago, IL, March 27, 1950
| 3373 | Dixie Flyer | Mercury 5424, MG 25095, MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055 |
| 3374 | Lazy Piano Man | - |
| 3375 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Mercury 5460, MG 25095, MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055 |
| 3376 | Feather Brain | - |
* Various Artists - Vol. 7 - The Jazz Giants: Dixieland (EmArcy MG 36055)
* Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band (Mercury MG 25095; EmArcy MG 26011)
* Muggsy Spanier - Dixie Flyer c/w Lazy Piano Man (Mercury 5424)
* Muggsy Spanier - Sweet Georgia Brown c/w Feather Brain (Mercury 5460)
Erroll Garner Trio
Erroll Garner (p) John Simmons (b) Harold "Doc" West (d)NYC, April 12, 1950
| 1252 | 10346 | Bonnie Boy | EmArcy MG 26016, EP 1-6025, MG 36026; Wing MGW 12134 |
| 1253 | 10347 | Tippin' Out With Erroll | - |
| 1254 | 10348 | Relaxin' At Sugar Ray's | - |
| 1256 | 10349 | Minor With The Trio | EmArcy MG 26016, EP 1-6026, MG 36026; Wing MGW 12134 |
| 1257 | 10390 | No Noon | - |
| 1258 | 10391 | Cologne | - |
| 1259 | 10392 | Lazy River | EmArcy MG 26016, EP 1-6026, MG 36026; Mercury MG 20803; Wing MGW 12134 |
* Erroll Garner - Moods (Wing MGW 12134)
* Erroll Garner - Best Of Garner (Mercury MG 20803, SR 60803)
* Erroll Garner - Garnering (EmArcy MG 26016)
* Erroll Garner - Garnering (EmArcy EP 1-6025)
* Erroll Garner - No Moon (EmArcy EP 1-6026)
Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra
possibly Benny Powell (tb) Ernie Wilkins (as) Cecil Payne (bars) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Teddy Stewart (d) Dinah Washington (vo) unidentified orchestraNYC, May 9, 1950
| 3407-1 | Big Deal | Mercury (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3407-3 | - | Mercury 8187, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3408-4 | I'll Never Be Free | Mercury 8187, MG 25060, MG 20120 |
| 3409-1 | I Wanna Be Loved | Mercury (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3409-3 | - | Mercury 8181, 8194, MG 25060, MG 20119 |
| 3410-1 | Love (Me) With Misery | Mercury 8181 |
* Dinah Washington - Music For Late Hours (Mercury MG 20120)
* Dinah Washington - Music For A First Love (Mercury MG 20119)
* Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 25060)
* Dinah Washington - I Wanna Be Loved c/w Love (Me) With Misery (Mercury 8181)
* Dinah Washington - My Kind Of Man c/w I Wanna Be Loved (Mercury 8194)
* Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra (no details) (Mercury 8187)
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer (p) Frankie Laine (vo) Harry Geller (cond) unidentified orchestra, and othersJune, 1950
| 3260 | Stars And Stripes Forever | Mercury 5421 |
| 3261 | Thanks For Your Kisses | Mercury 5421; Wing MGW 12202 |
| 3262 | Music Maestro Please | Mercury 5458, MG 25124, EP 1-3001, MG 20083, MG 20587 |
* Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together (Mercury MG 20083)
* Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please (Mercury MG 25124)
* Frankie Laine - Stars And Stripes Forever c/w Thanks For Your Kisses (Mercury 5421)
* Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please c/w Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Mercury 5458)
* Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra (no details) (Mercury EP 1-3001, MG 20587)
Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
Muggsy Spanier (cor) Harry Graves (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Floyd Bean (p) Truck Parham (b) Don Chester (d)Chicago, IL, August 10, 1950
| 3675 | Home | Mercury 5494, MG 25095; EmArcy EP 1-6021; Mercury MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055; Mercury EP 1-3188 |
| 3676 | It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary | Mercury 5494, MG 25095; EmArcy EP 1-6021; Mercury MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055 |
| 3677 | Caution Blues | Mercury 5528, MG 25095; EmArcy EP 1-6021; Mercury MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055 |
| 3678 | Alabama Jubilee | Mercury 5528, MG 25095; EmArcy EP 1-6021; Mercury MG 20171; EmArcy MG 36055; Mercury EP 1-3144, EP 1-3188 |
* Various Artists - Vol. 7 - The Jazz Giants: Dixieland (EmArcy MG 36055)
* Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band (Mercury MG 25095; EmArcy MG 26011)
* Muggsy Spanier - Alabama Jubilee (EmArcy EP 1-6021)
* Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band (Mercury EP 1-3188)
* Muggsy Spanier - Home c/w It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary (Mercury 5494)
* Muggsy Spanier - Caution Blues c/w Alabama Jubilee (Mercury 5528)
* Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band (no details) (Mercury EP 1-3144)
Machito And His Latin-American Orchestra
Mario Bauza, Frank Davilla, Bobby Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt (as) Jose Madera (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Umbaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (maracas, arr, dir)NYC, August, 1950
| 3666 | Mambo Is Here To Stay | Mercury 5484; Pablo 2625-712 |
| 3667 | Mambo Jambo | - |
| 3668 | Pa Que No Me Lioves Mas | unissued |
| 3669 | Arrollando | - |
* Machito - Mambo Is Here To Stay c/w Mambo Jambo (Mercury 5484)
Dinah Washington With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
Dinah Washington (vo) Jimmy Carroll (cond) unidentified orchestra, including stringsNYC, September 1, 1950
| 3691-2 | Harbor Lights | Mercury 5488, 5510x45, 1342x45, C 30032x45, MG 25138, 20119 |
| 3692-3 | I Cross My Fingers | Mercury 5488, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3693-1 | Time Out For Tears | Mercury 5503, 1343x45, MG 25138, 20119 |
| 3694-2 | Only A Moment Ago | Mercury 5503, 20119 |
* Dynamic Dinah! - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 25138)
* Dinah Washington - Harbor Lights c/w I Cross My Fingers (Mercury 5488)
* Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears c/w Only A Moment Ago (Mercury 5503)
* Dinah Washington - How Deep Is The Ocean c/w Harbor Lights (Mercury 1342x45)
= Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington (Mercury A 135x45)
* Dinah Washington - Time Out For Tears c/w If I Loved You (Mercury 1343x45)
= Dynamic Dinah - The Great Voice Of Dinah Washington (Mercury A 135x45)
* Dinah Washington With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra (no details) (Mercury 5510x45, C 30032x45, 20119)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
Benny Sims (fiddle, b -1/3,7,8,11,12, fiddle, b, vo -4/6, fiddle, vo -9, fiddle -10) Curly Seckler (mand -1/3,8,12, mand, vo -4/6,9/11) Earl Scruggs (bj -1/3,5,8,11,12, bj, g, vo -4, bj, vo -6,7,9,10) Lester Flatt (g, vo -1/8,10/12, g -9) Jody Rainwater (b, mand -1/8,12, b -9/11)Radio WDAE Studio, Tampa, FL, October 20, 1950
| 1. 7057 | Doin' My Time | Mercury 6333, MG 20358 |
| 2. 7058 | Pike Country Breakdown | Mercury 6396, MG 20358 |
| 3. 7059 | Cora Is Gone | Mercury 6302 |
| 4. 7060 | Preachin' Prayin' Singin' | Mercury 70016, MG 20358 |
| 5. 7061 | Pain In My Heart | Mercury 6317 |
| 6. 7062 | Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms | Mercury 6372, MG 20358 |
| 7. 7063-4 | Back To The Cross | Mercury 70064 |
| 8. 7064 | Farewell Blues | Mercury 6333, MG 20358 |
| 9. 7065 | Salty Dog Blues | Mercury 6396, MG 20358 |
| 10. 7066 | Take Me In A Lifeboat | Mercury 6317 |
| 11. 7067 | Will The Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping) | Mercury 70016 |
| 12. 7068 | I'll Just Pretend | Mercury 6372, MG 20358 |
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Doin' My Time c/w Farewell Blues (Mercury 6333)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Pike Country Breakdown c/w Salty Dog Blues (Mercury 6396)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Cora Is Gone c/w ??? (Mercury 6302)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Preachin' Prayin' Singin' c/w Will The Roses Bloom (Where She Lies Sleeping) (Mercury 70016, 70016x45)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Pain In My Heart c/w Take Me In A Lifeboat (Mercury 6317)
* Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms c/w I'll Just Pretend (Mercury 6372)
* Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs - God Loves His Children c/w Back To The Cross (Mercury 70064, 70064x45)
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra
Clyde McCoy (tp) Chris Abbott (vo) unidentified orchestra1950
| 3098-1 | The Canasta Song | Mercury 5354 |
| 3099-1 | I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate | Mercury 5354, MG 25141, EP 1-3179, MG 20110 |
* Clyde McCoy - Date For Dancing (Mercury MG 25141)
* Clyde McCoy - Late For Dancing (Mercury EP 1-3179)
* Clyde McCoy - The Canasta Song c/w I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Siste Kate (Mercury 5354)
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (vo) and others1950
| 3282 | Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Mercury 5458, MG 25124, MG 20083 |
| 3283 | I Was Dancing With Someone | Mercury 5495 |
* Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please (Mercury MG 25124)
* Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please c/w Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Mercury 5458)
* Frankie Laine - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) c/w I Was Dancing With Someone (Mercury 5495)
Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra
Carl Fischer (p) Frankie Laine (vo) Jud Conlon Singers (vocal group -4/7) Harry Geller (cond) unidentified orchestra, and others1950
| 1. 3726 | If I Were A Bell | Mercury 5500, MG 25088; Wing MGW 12158 |
| 2. 3727 | A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome | unissued |
| 3. 3728 | Sleepy Ol' River | Mercury 5500, MG 25124, EP 1-3001, MG 20083 |
| 4. 3812 | I'm Gonna Live Till I Die | Mercury 5544, MG 25100; Wing MGW 12158 |
| 5. 3813 | A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome | Mercury 5544, MG 25124, MG 20083 |
| 6. 3814 | Merry Christmas Everywhere | Mercury 5553 |
| 7. 3815 | What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas? | - |
* Frankie Laine - Songs For People Together (Mercury MG 20083)
* Frankie Laine - Music Maestro Please (Mercury MG 25124)
* Frankie Laine - If I Were A Bell c/w Sleepy Ol' River (Mercury 5500)
* Frankie Laine - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die c/w A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome (Mercury 5544)
* Frankie Laine - Merry Christmas Everywhere c/w What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas? (Mercury 5553)
* Frankie Laine With Harry Geller's Orchestra (no details) (Mercury MG 25088, EP 1-3001, MG 25100)
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (vo) and others1950
| 3377 | I'm In The Mood For Love | Mercury 1114, 1178, EP 1-3047, MG 25024, MG 20080; Wing MGW 12202 W |
* Oscar Peterson - Piano Solos (not released?) (Mercury MG 25024)
= Oscar Peterson - Piano Solos (Mercury MGC 106; Clef MGC 106)
* Frankie Laine - Till We Meet Again c/w I'm In The Mood For Love (Mercury 1114)
= Frankie Laine - Meet Me At Midnight (Mercury A 59)
* Frankie Laine - Cherie I Love You c/w I'm In The Mood For Love (Mercury 1178, 1178x45)
= Frankie Laine (Mercury A 81)
* Frankie Laine (no details) (Mercury EP 1-3047; Wing MGW 12202 W)