Mercury Records Discography: 1951
1951
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Don Johnson (trumpet) George Washington (trombone) Walter Henry (alto saxophone) Lorenzo Holden, James Von Streeter (tenor saxophone) Johnny Otis (vibraphone) Devonia Williams (piano) Pete Lewis (guitar) Mario Delagarde (bass) Leard Bell (drums) Linda Hopkins (vocals) The Barreleers (vocal group)Los Angeles, CA, January 9, 1951
| SLA13014 | Doggin' Blues | Savoy 780; EmArcy MG 36014 |
| SLA13015 | Chitlin' Switch | Savoy 824 |
| SLA13016 | Warning Blues | Savoy 812 |
| SLA13017 | Living And Loving You | Savoy 780 |
* Savoy 780 Johnny Otis - Doggin' Blues b/w Living And Loving You
* Savoy 824 Johnny Otis - Get Together Blues b/w Chitlin' Switch
* Savoy 812 Johnny Otis - Warning Blues b/w I'll Ask My Heart
Roy Eldridge Quintet/Sextet
Roy Eldridge (trumpet, vocals) Leppe Sundevall (bass trumpet -2/5) Carl-Henrik Norin (tenor saxophone -2/5) Charles Norman (piano) Thore Jederby (bass) Anders Burman (drums)Stockholm, Sweden, January 20, 1951
| 1. mr184 | Echoes Of Harlem | Metronome (Swd) B 555, BLP 7; Prestige 737; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| 2. mr185 | School Days | Metronome (Swd) B 544, MEP 47, BLP 7; Prestige 737; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| 3. mr186 | Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 1 | Metronome (Swd) B 546, BLP 7; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| 4. mr187 | Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 2 | - |
| 5. mr188 | The Heat's On | Metronome (Swd) B 544, MEP 47, BLP 7; EmArcy MG 36084 |
* Metronome (Swd) BLP 7; Blue Star (F) BLP 6809 Roy Eldridge Favorites
= Prestige PRLP 114 Roy Eldridge In Sweden
* Metronome (Swd) MEP 47 Roy Eldridge Favourites
* Metronome (Swd) B 555; Esquire (E) 10-200 Roy Eldridge - Echoes Of Harlem b/w They Raided The Joint
* Prestige 737 Roy Eldridge - Echoes Of Harlem b/w School Days
* Metronome (Swd) B 544; Esquire (E) 10-135 Roy Eldridge - School Days b/w The Heat's On
* Metronome (Swd) B 546 Roy Eldridge - Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 1&2
Roy Eldridge Sextet
Roy Eldridge (trumpet, vocals) Leppe Sundevall (bass trumpet) Carl-Henrik Norin (tenor saxophone) Charles Norman (piano) Thore Jederby (bass) Anders Burman (drums)Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 1951
| mr189 | No Rolling Blues | Metronome (Swd) B 560, BLP 7; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| mr190 | They Raided The Joint | Metronome (Swd) B 555, MEP 47, BLP 7; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| mr191 | Estrad Swing (Roy's Got Rhythm) | Metronome (Swd) B 560, BLP 7; EmArcy MG 36084 |
* Metronome (Swd) BLP 7; Blue Star (F) BLP 6809 Roy Eldridge Favorites
= Prestige PRLP 114 Roy Eldridge In Sweden
* Metronome (Swd) MEP 47 Roy Eldridge Favourites
* Metronome (Swd) B 560; Esquire (E) 10-235 Roy Eldridge - No Rolling Blues b/w Estrad Swing
* Metronome (Swd) B 555; Esquire (E) 10-200 Roy Eldridge - Echoes Of Harlem b/w They Raided The Joint
Roy Eldridge And His Gramercy Five
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Ove Lind (clarinet) Charles Norman (harpsichord) Gunnar Almstedt (bass) Anders Burman (drums)Stockholm, Sweden, January 29, 1951
| mr212 | Noppin' John | Metronome (Swd) B 547; EmArcy MG 36084 |
| mr213 | Scottie | Metronome (Swd) B 547, MEP 47; EmArcy MG 36084 |
* Metronome (Swd) MEP 47 Roy Eldridge Favourites
* Metronome (Swd) B 547; Prestige 747; Esquire (E) 10-155 Roy Eldridge - Noppin' John b/w Scottie
Big Jim Wynn And His Band
Eddie "Goo Goo" Hutcherson (trumpet) Eddie Hale (alto saxophone) Eddie Davis (tenor saxophone) Big Jim Wynn (baritone saxophone) Zell Kindred (piano) Charles "Chuck" Norris (guitar) Robert "Buddy" Woodson (bass) Robert "Snake" Sims (drums, vocals)Los Angeles, CA, February 15, 1951
| 3856 | Strange Love | Mercury 8226 |
| 3857 | West Coast Lover | unissued |
| 3858 | Dog House Blues | Mercury 8226 |
| 3859 | Guzzle, Guzzle, Guzzle | unissued |
Dinah Washington
possibly Wynton Kelly (piano) unknown (guitar) Walter Buchanan (bass) unknown (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) unidentified brassNYC, February 27, 1951
| 3877-2 | Fine Fine Daddy | Mercury 8232, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 3878-1 | Please Send Me Someone To Love | Mercury 8231; Wing MGW 12140 |
| 3879-2 | 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do | Mercury 8231, MG 20585; Wing MGW 12223-W |
| 3880-2 | I'm So Lonely I Would Cry | Mercury 8232, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
* Wing MGW 12140 Dinah Washington - Late Late Show
* Mercury MG 20585 Dinah Washington - Dinah Might Blues (not released)
* Wing MGW 12223-W, SRW 16223-W Dinah Washington Sings
* Mercury 8232 Dinah Washington - Fine Fine Daddy b/w I'm So Lonely I Would Cry
* Mercury 8231 Dinah Washington - Please Send Me Someone To Love b/w 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra
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) Bob Connally, Doris Drew (vocals -1) The Meadowlarks (vocal group -2) The Marlin Sisters (vocal group -3/10)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, late spring 1951
| 1. 4301 | Didn't Yer Mother Ever Tell Ya Nothin' | Mercury 5657 |
| 2. 4302 | You Better Stop (Tellin' Lies About Me) | - |
| 3. 4303 | Waltz Of The Wind | Mercury MG 25102, EP 1-3182 |
| 4. 4304 | Castle Rock | Mercury 5658, MG 25102, EP 1-3033, MG 20066, MG 20336 |
| 5. 4305 | September Song | - |
| 6. 4306 | A Trumpeter's Lullaby | Mercury 5679, MG 25102, EP 1-3138; Wing MGW 12155 |
| 7. 4307 | Alice Blue Gown | Mercury 5712, MG 25102, EP 1-3139, MG 20066 |
| 8. 4308 | Alone | Mercury MG 25102, EP 1-3137, MG 20066 |
| 9. 4309-2 | Beautil Ohio | Mercury 5679, MG 25102, EP 1-3033, MG 20066 |
| 10. 4310 | Once In A While | Mercury 5712, MG 25102, EP 1-3033, MG 20066 |
* Mercury MG 20336 The Hits That Made Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra Famous
* Wing MGW 12155 Ralph Marterie - Trumpeters Lullaby
* Mercury MG 25102 Ralph Marterie - Marterie Moods
* Mercury EP 1-3033 Ralph Marterie - ???
* Mercury 5657 Ralph Marterie - Didn't Yer Mother Ever Tell Ya Nothin' b/w You Better Stop (Tellin' Lies About Me)
* Mercury 5658 Ralph Marterie - Castle Rock b/w September Song
* Mercury 5679 Ralph Marterie - A Trumpeter's Lullaby b/w Beautil Ohio
* Mercury 5712 Ralph Marterie - Alice Blue Gown b/w Once In A While
* Mercury EP 1-3182, EP 1-3138, EP 1-3139, EP 1-3137 Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra (no details)
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington (vocals) Jimmy Carroll (arranger, conductor) unidentified orchestra, including stringsNYC, April 12, 1951
| 4041-1 | My Heart Cries For You | Mercury 8209, MG 25140, MG 20120 |
| 4042-3 | I Apologize | - |
| 4043-1 | I Won't Cry Anymore | Mercury 8211, MG 25140, MG 20120 |
| 4044-3 | Don't Say You're Sorry Again | - |
* Mercury MG 25140 Dinah Washington - Blazing Ballads
* Mercury 8209 Dinah Washington - My Heart Cries For You b/w I Apologize
* Mercury 8211 Dinah Washington - I Won't Cry Anymore b/w Don't Say You're Sorry Again
Dinah Washington
Clyde Reasinger, Tom Reeves (trumpet) Art Pearlman, Roger White (trombone) Ed Freeman (alto saxophone) Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson (tenor saxophone) John Koch (baritone saxophone) Wynton Kelly or Ike Carpenter (piano) Chuck Norris (guitar) Joe O'Rear (bass) Dick Stanton (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) Ike Carpenter (conductor)Los Angeles, CA, June 1, 1951
| 4367-6 | What's The Matter With Baby | Mercury MG 20622 |
| 4368-2 | Don't Hold It Against Me | Mercury MG 20247 |
| 4369-5 | Be Fair To Me | Mercury 8249, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 4370-3 | Just One More Chance (alt. take) | Mercury (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 4370-5 | Just One More Chance | Mercury 5736, MG 25140, MG 20120 |
= Mercury MG 20829, SR 60829 Dinah Washington - The Good Old Days
* Mercury MG 20247 Dinah Washington - The Best In Blues
* Mercury (J) 18PJ 10055/57 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 2: 1949-1952
* Mercury MG 20120 Dinah Washington - Music For Late Hours
* Mercury MG 25140 Dinah Washington - Blazing Ballads
* Mercury 8249 Dinah Washington - Be Fair To Me b/w Saturday Night
* Mercury 5736 Dinah Washington - Just One More Chance b/w Baby Did You Hear
Dinah Washington
Clyde Reasinger, Tom Reeves (trumpet) Art Pearlman, Roger White (trombone) Ed Freeman (alto saxophone) Bob Hardaway, Bob Robinson (tenor saxophone) John Koch (baritone saxophone) Wynton Kelly or Ike Carpenter (piano) Joe O'Rear (bass) Dick Stanton (drums) Dinah Washington (vocals) Ike Carpenter (conductor): omit NorrisLos Angeles, CA, June 2, 1951
| 4371-3 | Saturday Night | Mercury 8249, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 4372-4 | If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving | Mercury 5665, (J) 18PJ 10055/57 |
| 4373-5 | I'm A Fool To Want You | - |
| 4374-2 | I'm Crying | Mercury MG 20622 |
* Mercury MG 20622, SR 60622 Dinah Washington - The Good Old Days (not released)
= Mercury MG 20829, SR 60829 Dinah Washington - The Good Old Days
* Mercury 8249 Dinah Washington - Be Fair To Me b/w Saturday Night
* Mercury 5665 Dinah Washington - If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving b/w I'm A Fool To Want You
Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band
Muggsy Spanier (cornet) Ralph Hutchinson (trombone) Darnell Howard (clarinet) Floyd Bean (piano) Truck Parham (bass) Barrett Deems (drums) Buddy Charles (vocals)Chicago, IL, August 29, 1951
| 4192 | Moonglow | Mercury 5717 |
| 4193 | Sunday | Mercury 5717, MG 20171 |
* Mercury 5717 Muggsy Spanier - Moonglow b/w Sunday
Memphis Slim And His Orchestra
Purcell Brockenborough, Neil Green (tenor saxophone) Memphis Slim (piano, vocals) Ransom Knowling (bass) Oscar Larkin (drums) Terry Timmons (vocals -2)Chicago, IL, September 10, 1951
| 1. 4194 | Train Is Comin' | Mercury 70063, 314 528 292-2 |
| 2. 4195 | The Question | Mercury 8281, 314 528 292-2 |
* Mercury 70063, 70063x45 Memphis Slim - Train Is Comin' b/w Drivin' Me Mad
* Mercury 8281 Memphis Slim - The Question b/w Never Let Me Love
Ray Snead
Gail Brockman (trumpet) Eddie Chamblee (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Eddie Ware (piano) Ike Perkins (guitar) Johnny Pate (bass) Al Williams (drums) unknown (percussion) Ray Snead (vocals)Chicago, IL, September 14, 1951
| 4207 | Sweet Lovin' Baby | unissued |
| 4208 | Don't Play For Me No Clown | Mercury 8250 |
| 4209 | I'm A Good Rockin' Daddy | Mercury 8250, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4210 | Ball My Blues Away | unissued |
* Mercury 8250 Ray Snead - Don't Play For Me No Clown b/w I'm A Good Rockin' Daddy
Basin Street Six
George Girard (trumpet) Joe Rotis (trombone) Pete Fountain (clarinet) Roy Zimmerman (piano) Bunny Franks (bass) Charlie Duke (drums)Chicago, IL, September 19, 1951
| 4211 | That's A Plenty | Mercury 1247x45, MG 25111, MG 20151 |
| 4212 | Tin Roof Blues | Mercury MG 25111, EP 1-3115, MG 20151 |
| 4213 | Muskrat Ramble | Mercury 1247x45, MG 25111, EP 1-3115, MG 20151 |
| 4214 | Farewell Blues | Mercury 5739, 1248x45, MG 25111, EP 1-3116, MG 20151 |
| 4215 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South | Mercury 1248x45, MG 25111, EP 1-3115, MG 20151 |
| 4216 | Lazy River | Mercury 5739, 1249x45, MG 25111, EP 1-3238 |
| 4217 | Basin Street Stomp | Mercury 5809, 1249x45, MG 25111, MG 20151 |
| 4218 | Margie | Mercury 5809, MG 25111, EP 1-3115, MG 25211 |
| 4219 | Last Night On The Back Porch (I Loved Her Best Of All) | unissued |
* Mercury MG 25111; EmArcy MG 26012 Basin Street Six
* Mercury MG 25211 Various Artists - Pop Parade, Vol. 2
* Mercury 1247x45 Basin Street Six - That's A Plenty b/w Muskrat Ramble
= Mercury A 104x45 Basin Street Six
* Mercury 1248x45 Basin Street Six - Farewell Blues b/w When It's Sleepy Time Down South
= Mercury A 104x45 Basin Street Six
* Mercury 1249x45 Basin Street Six - Lazy River b/w Basin Street Jump
= Mercury A 104x45 Basin Street Six
* Mercury 5739, 5739x45 Basin Street Six - Farewell Blues b/w Lazy River
* Mercury 5809 Basin Street Six - Basin Street Stomp b/w Margie
* Mercury EP 1-3115, EP 1-3116, EP 1-3238 Basin Street Six (no details)
Dinah Washington With Nook Shrier Orchestra
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
| 4220-3 | Mixed Emotions | Mercury 5728, 1384x45, MG 25140, MG 20120 |
| 4221-1 | Cold Cold Heart | Mercury 5728, 1384x45, MG 25140, MG 20120, C 30032x45 |
| 4222-1 | Baby Did You Hear | Mercury 5736, MG 25140, MG 20120 |
| 4223-1 | New Blow-Top Blues | Mercury 5804, 8269, EP 1-3207, MG 20247, MG 20650; EmArcy 814 184-1; Mercury 314 528 292-2 |
* Mercury MG 20247 Dinah Washington - The Best In Blues
* Mercury MG 20650 Dinah Washington - Dinah Uncensored (not released)
* EmArcy 814 184-1 Dinah Washington - A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side)
* Mercury 314 528 292-2 Various Artists - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955
* Mercury MG 25140 Dinah Washington - Blazing Ballads
* Mercury EP 1-3207 Dinah Washington - The Blues
* Mercury 1384x45 Dinah Washington - Mixed Emotions b/w Cold Cold Heart
* Mercury 5728, 5728x45 Dinah Washington - Mixed Emotions b/w Cold Cold Heart
* Mercury 5736 Dinah Washington - Just One More Chance b/w Baby Did You Hear
* Mercury 5804 Dinah Washington - New Blow-Top Blues b/w Trouble In Mind
* Mercury 8269, 8269x45 Dinah Washington - New Blow-Top Blues b/w Trouble In Mind
* Mercury C 30032x45 Dinah Washington With Nook Shrier Orchestra (no details)
Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra
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) Maury Lathowers, Kenny Mann (tenor saxophone) Charlie Spero (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Matt Alagna (piano) Johnny Bibb (guitar) Henry Poston (bass) Henry Riggs (drums) Buddy Charles (vocals -1)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, circa September, 1951
| 1. 4200 | It's All In The Game | Mercury MG 25121, EP 1-3182 |
| 2. 4201 | Tenderly | Mercury MG 25121, EP 1-3139, MG 20066 |
| 3. 4202 | Big Banana Boat | unissued |
* Mercury MG 25121 Ralph Marterie - Junior Prom
* Mercury EP 1-3182, EP 1-3139 Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra (no details)
Memphis Slim And His Orchestra
Nelson Berry, Neil Green (tenor saxophone) Memphis Slim (piano, vocals) John Frazier (bass) Oscar Larkin (drums) Terry Timmons (vocals -1,4)Chicago, IL, October 1, 1951
| 1. 4238 | Drivin' Me Mad | Mercury 70063, 314 528 292-2 |
| 2. 4239 | Never Let Me Love | Mercury 8281, 314 528 292-2 |
| 3. 4240 | Train Time | Mercury 8251, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4. 4241 | Blue Evening | - |
* Mercury 70063, 70063x45 Memphis Slim - Train Is Comin' b/w Drivin' Me Mad
* Mercury 8281 Memphis Slim - The Question b/w Never Let Me Love
* Mercury 8251 Memphis Slim - Train Time b/w Blue Evening
Paul Quinichette Sextet
Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Bill Doggett (organ) Freddie Green (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (bass) Gus Johnson (drums)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 4247-2 | Cross Fire | Verve 314 543 750-2 |
| 4247-4 | - | - |
| 4247-6 | - | Mercury 8256; EmArcy EP 1-6006, MG 26021, MG 36027, (J) 175J 5/6 |
| 4579-1 | Sandstone | EmArcy EP 1-6006, MG 26021, MG 36027, (J) 175J 5/6 |
| 4579-4 | - | Verve 314 543 750-2 |
| 4580 | Prevue | Mercury 8256; EmArcy EP 1-6002, MG 26021, MG 36027, (J) 175J 5/6 |
| 4581-3 | No Time | Verve 314 543 750-2 |
| 4581-5 | - | EmArcy EP 1-6002, MG 26021, MG 36027, (J) 175J 5/6 |
* EmArcy (J) 175J 5/6 The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy
* EmArcy MG 26021 Lester Young/Paul Quinichette - Pres Meets Vice-Pres
* EmArcy EP 1-6006 Lester Young/Paul Quinichette - Who's Cooler
* EmArcy EP 1-6002 Lester Young/Paul Quinichette - Pres Meets Vice-Pres
* Mercury 8256 Paul Quinichette - Cross Fire b/w Prevue
Julian Dash And His Orchestra
Ted Donnelly (trombone) Julian Dash, Bobby Green (tenor saxophone) Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone) Freddie Jefferson (piano) Lee Stanfield (bass) Sonny Payne (drums) Big Bob Kornegay as Texas Bob (vocals) Carmen Taylor (vocals -1,2)NYC, October 11, 1951
| 1. 4589 | Can't You See | unissued |
| 2. 4590 | Can't Understand | Mercury 8255 |
| 3. 4591 | Blue Velvet | - |
| 4. 4592 | Midnight Rock | unissued |
James Moody And His Band
John Grims (trumpet) Bob Range (trombone) James Moody (tenor, alto saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) John Acea (piano) Larry Goins (bass) Chink Williams (drums)NYC, October 24, 1951
| 4605 | Serenade In Blue | EmArcy MG 26004, EP 1-6010, MG 36031 |
| 4606 | Margie | - |
| 4607 | Moody's Home | - |
| 4608 | Wiggle Wag | - |
= EmArcy (J) 195J 10104 The Complete James Moody On EmArcy
* EmArcy MG 26004 James Moody - The Moody Story
* EmArcy EP 1-6010 James Moody - Moody's Home
Dinah Washington With The Ravens
unknown (piano) unknown (bass) unknown (drums) Joe Van Loan, Leonard Puzie, Jimmy Ricks, Warren Suttles, Dinah Washington (vocals)NYC, October 25, 1951
| 4613 | Out In The Cold Again | Mercury 8257, MG 20585; Wing MGW 12223-W |
| 4614-1 | Hey, Good Looking | - |
* Wing MGW 12223-W, SRW 16223-W Dinah Washington Sings
* Mercury 8257 Dinah Washington - Out In The Cold Again b/w Hey, Good Looking
Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra
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) Wyn Strocke (vocals -3) The Vagabonds (vocal group -1) unknown (chorus -1,2) unidentified chorus (-3)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, October, 1951
| 1. 4633 | The Object Of My Affection | Mercury 5759, MG 25121, EP 1-3182, MG 20066 |
| 2. 4635 | The Music Goes Round And Round | Mercury 5852 |
| 3. 4734 | Lulu Had A Baby | Mercury 5759, 5787 |
* Mercury MG 25121 Ralph Marterie - Junior Prom
* Mercury 5759 Ralph Marterie - The Object Of My Affection b/w Lulu Had A Baby
* Mercury 5852 Ralph Marterie - The Music Goes Round And Round b/w I'm Yours
* Mercury 5787 Ralph Marterie - Lulu Had A Baby b/w Perdido
* Mercury EP 1-3182 Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra (no details)
Big Bill Broonzy
Bob Call (piano -8) Ransom Knowling (bass) Big Bill Broonzy (vocals, guitar)Chicago, IL, November 8, 1951
| 1. 4521-2 | Hey Hey | Mercury 8271; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury 71352x45, MG 20905 |
| 2. 4522 | Stump Blues | EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20822 |
| 3. 4523 | Get Back | EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20822, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4. 4524 | Willie Mae | Mercury 8261; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20822, 314 528 292-2 |
| 5. 4525-1 | Walkin' Down A Lonesome Road | Mercury 8271; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20905 |
| 6. 4526 | Mopper's Blues | Mercury 8284; EmArcy MG 36137 |
| 7. 4527 | I Know She Will | Mercury 8284; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20905, 314 528 292-2 |
| 8. 4528 | Hollerin' Blues | Mercury 8261; EmArcy MG 36137 |
* Mercury MG 20905, SR 60905 Big Bill Broonzy - Remembering Big Bill
* Mercury MG 20822, SR 60822 Big Bill Broonzy Memorial
* Mercury 314 528 292-2 Various Artists - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955
* Mercury 71352x45 Big Bill Broonzy - Hey Hey b/w Tomorrow
* Mercury 8271 Big Bill Broonzy - Hey Hey b/w Walkin' Down A Lonesome Road
* Mercury 8261 Big Bill Broonzy - Willie Mae b/w Hollerin' Blues
* Mercury 8284 Big Bill Broonzy - Mopper's Blues b/w I Know She Will
Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra
Oett "Sax" Mallard (alto saxophone) Bill Casimir (tenor saxophone) Bob Call (piano) Big Bill Broonzy (guitar, vocals) Ransom Knowling (bass) Judge Riley (drums)Chicago, IL, November 9, 1951
| 4529 | Leavin' Day | Mercury 70039; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury 314 528 292-2 |
| 4530 | Southbound Train | Mercury 70039; EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MG 20822, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4531 | Tomorrow | EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury 71352x45, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4532 | You Changed | EmArcy MG 36137; Mercury MEP 49, 314 528 292-2 |
* Mercury MG 20822, SR 60822 Big Bill Broonzy Memorial
* Mercury 314 528 292-2 Various Artists - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955
* Mercury 71352x45 Big Bill Broonzy - Hey Hey b/w Tomorrow
* Mercury 70039, 70039x45 Big Bill Broonzy - Leavin' Day b/w Southbound Train
* Mercury MEP 49 Big Bill Broonzy And His Big Little Orchestra (no details)
Sax Mallard And His Orchestra
Oett "Sax" Mallard (alto saxophone) Bill Casimir (tenor saxophone) Bob Call (piano) Big Bill Broonzy (guitar) Ransom Knowling (bass) Judge Riley (drums)Chicago, IL, November 9, 1951
| 4533 | The Bunny Hop | Mercury 70002 |
Robert Lockwood Jr. And His Band
Sunnyland Slim (piano, vocals) Robert Lockwood Jr. (guitar, vocals) Ernest "Big" Crawford (bass) Alfred "Big Man" Wallace (drums)Chicago, IL, November 15, 1951
| 4538 | (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself A Hole | Mercury 8260, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4539 | Dust My Broom | - |
| 4540 | Glory For Man | Mercury 314 528 292-2 |
| 4541 | My Daily Wish | - |
* Mercury 8260 Robert Lockwood Jr. - (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself A Hole b/w Dust My Broom
Carmen Taylor With Julian Dash And His Orchestra
Bobby Johnson (trumpet) Ted Donnelly, Bob Range (trombone) Bobby Smith (alto saxophone) Julian Dash (tenor saxophone) Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone) Freddie Jefferson (piano) Lee Stanfield (bass) Sonny Payne (drums) Carmen Taylor (vocals)NYC, November 15, 1951
| 4615 | It's All Over Again | Mercury 8262 |
| 4616 | Cry | - |
Memphis Slim And His Orchestra
Nelson Berry, Neil Green (tenor saxophone, vocals) Memphis Slim (piano, vocals) Henry Taylor (bass) Oscar Larkin (drums)Chicago, IL, November 16, 1951
| 4542 | No Mail Blues | Mercury 8266, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4543 | Gonna Need My Help Someday | - |
* Mercury 8266 Memphis Slim - No Mail Blues b/w Gonna Need My Help Someday
Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra
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) Bill Snary (vocals -3) The Jack Halloran Singers (vocal group -3)Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, November, 1951
| 1. 4641 | Autumn Leaves | Mercury 5782, EP 1-3136; Wing MGW 12155 |
| 2. 4642 | Perdido | Mercury 5767, 5787, MG 25121, EP 1-3136, MG 20066 |
| 3. 4643 | Tell Me Why | Mercury 5767, MG 25164 |
| 4. 4644 | Never Before | unissued |
* Mercury MG 20066 Ralph Marterie - Dance Band In Town
* Mercury MG 25121 Ralph Marterie - Junior Prom
* Mercury MG 25164 Various Artists - Hit Parade
* Mercury 5782 Ralph Marterie - Autumn Leaves b/w ???
* Mercury 5767 Ralph Marterie - Perdido b/w Tell Me Why
* Mercury 5787 Ralph Marterie - Lulu Had A Baby b/w Perdido
* Mercury EP 1-3136 Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra (no details)
Sunnyland Slim And His Trio
Sunnyland Slim (piano, vocals) Robert Lockwood Jr. (guitar) Moody Jones (bass) Alfred "Big Man" Wallace (drums)Chicago, IL, December 9, 1951
| 4629 | Ain't Nothing But A Child | Mercury 8277, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4630 | Brown Skinned Woman | - |
| 4631 | Hit The Road Again | Mercury 8264, 314 528 292-2 |
| 4632 | Gin Drinkin' Baby | - |
* Mercury 8277 Sunnyland Slim - Hit The Road Again b/w Gin Drinkin' Baby
* Mercury 8264 Sunnyland Slim - Ain't Nothin' But A Child b/w Brown Skinned Woman
Big Bill Broonzy
Ernest "Big" Crawford (bass) Big Bill Broonzy (vocals, guitar)Chicago, IL, December 10, 1951
| 4649 | John Henry | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6058, MG 36052; Mercury MG 20822 |
| 4650 | Crawdad | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6058; Mercury MG 20905 |
| 4651 | Bill Bailey | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6058, MG 36052; Mercury MG 20822 |
| 4652 | Make Me Get Away | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6058; Mercury MG 20905 |
| 4653 | Blue Tail Fly | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6059, MG 36052; Mercury MG 20822 |
| 4654 | Backwater Blues | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6059, MG 36052 |
| 4655 | In The Evening | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6059, MG 36052; Mercury MG 20822 |
| 4656 | Trouble In Mind | EmArcy MG 26034, EP 1-6059, MG 36052 |
* Mercury MG 20822, SR 60822 Big Bill Broonzy Memorial
* Mercury MG 20905, SR 60905 Big Bill Broonzy - Remembering Big Bill
* EmArcy MG 26034 Big Bill Broonzy - Folk Blues
* EmArcy EP 1-6058 Big Bill Broonzy - Folk Blues
* EmArcy EP 1-6059 Big Bill Broonzy - Blues
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Orvill Minor (trumpet) Fats Dennis, Clifford Jenkins, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Jay McShann (piano) Gene Griddins (guitar) Pee Wee Crayton (guitar, vocals) Lloyd Anderson (bass) Cooky Jackson (drums)Kansas City, KS, December 19, 1951
| 4619-2 | The Duke And The Brute | EmArcy MG 26006 |
= EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Don Johnson, Gerald Wilson (trumpet) John Pettigrew, George Washington (trombone) Floyd Turnham (alto saxophone) Lorenzo Hoderness, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Curtis Lowe (baritone saxophone) Devonia Williams (piano) Pete Lewis (guitar) Mario Delagarde (bass) Leard Bell (drums) Emanuel "Gaucho" Vaharandes (congas) Johnny Otis (vocals, vibraphone, drums)Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 1951
| 4712 | Untitled Instrumental | Mercury 845 825-2 |
| 4713-1 | Oopy Doo | Mercury 8263; EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4714 | The Jones | unissued |
| 4715 | Danny Boy | - |
* Mercury 845 825-2 Various Artists - Back Beat: The Rhythm Of The Blues, Vol. 1
* Mercury 8263 Johnny Otis - Oopy Doo b/w Stardust
Johnny Otis And His Orchestra
Don Johnson, Gerald Wilson (trumpet) John Pettigrew, George Washington (trombone) Floyd Turnham (alto saxophone) Lorenzo Hoderness, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Curtis Lowe (baritone saxophone) Devonia Williams (piano) Pete Lewis (guitar) Mario Delegarde (bass) Leard Bell (drums) Emanuel "Gaucho" Vaharandes (congas) Johnny Otis (vocals, vibraphone, drums): Mario Delegarde (bass) replaces DelagardeLos Angeles, CA, December 26, 1951
| 4716-1 | One O'Clock Jump | EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4716-2 | - | - |
| 4716-3 | - | - |
| 4717-1 | One Nighter Blues | Mercury 8273; EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4718-1 | Goomp Blues | - |
| 4719-1 | Stardust | EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4719-2 | - | - |
| 4719-3 | - | Mercury 8263; EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
* Mercury 8273 Johnny Otis - One Nighter Blues b/w Goomp Blues
* Mercury 8263 Johnny Otis - Oopy Doo b/w Stardust
Ben Webster Sextet
Maynard Ferguson (trumpet) Benny Carter (alto saxophone) Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Gerald Wiggins (piano) John Kirby (bass) George Jenkins (drums)Los Angeles, CA, December 27, 1951
| 4720-1 | Randle's Island (Randall's Island) | EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4720-2 | - | EmArcy EP 1-6012, MG 26006, MG 36050 |
| 4720-3 | - | EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| 4721-1 | Old Folks | - |
| 4721-2 | - | - |
| 4721-3 | - | EmArcy EP 1-6012, MG 26006 |
| 4722-1 | King's Riff | EmArcy EP 1-6012, MG 26006, MG 36050 |
| 4723-1 | You're My Thrill (false start) | EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 |
| - | You're My Thrill | - |
| 4723-2 | - | EmArcy EP 1-6012, MG 26006 |
* EmArcy MG 26006 Ben Webster - The Big Tenor
= EmArcy (J) 175J 3/4 The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy
* EmArcy EP 1-6012 Ben Webster - The Big Tenor
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra
Clyde McCoy (trumpet) Chris Abbott (vocals -1) Billie Jane Bennett (vocals -2/4) unidentified orchestra1951
| 1. 3942 | Wait For Me | Mercury 5550 |
| 2. 3943 | Stack-O-Lee | Mercury 5551, MG 25141, EP 1-3179 |
| 3. 3944 | When You're Smiling | Mercury 5551, 5621, MG 25141, MG 20110 |
| 4. 3945 | The Memphis Blues | Mercury 5550, 5621, MG 25141, MG 20110 |
* Mercury MG 25141 Clyde McCoy - Date For Dancing
* Mercury EP 1-3179 Clyde McCoy - Late For Dancing
* Mercury 5550 Clyde McCoy - Wait For Me b/w The Memphis Blues
* Mercury 5551 Clyde McCoy - Stack-O-Lee b/w When You're Smiling
* Mercury 5621 Clyde McCoy - When You're Smiling b/w The Memphis Blues
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (vocals) unidentified orchestraParis, France, maybe 1951
| 4475 | Romans Aux Etoiles | Mercury MG 25151 |
| 4478 | Boneca De Pixe | Mercury MG 25105 |
| 4479 | Olele Olele | Mercury MG 25151 |
| 4480 | Revoir Paris (Maria Bonita) | Mercury MG 25105 |
| 4481 | Y A Pas Trois Moyens | unissued |
| 4482 | Princesse Sans Amour | Mercury MG 25105 |
| 4483 | Te Voyo Benn (Do I Love You) | Mercury MG 25105, MG 25151 |
| 4484 | Pacadora | Mercury MG 25151 |
| 4485 | Serenade Celeste | - |
| 4486 | You're The Greatest Love | Mercury MG 25105 |
| 4487 | Chiquita Madame | - |
| 4488 | Santa Chiare (Munastero 'E Santa Chiara) | Mercury MG 25151 |
| 4489 | Minuit | - |
| 4490 | Peg De Mon Coeur (Peg O' My Heart) | Mercury MG 25105 |
| 4491 | Paris, Paris | - |
| 4492 | Bahiana | Mercury MG 25151 |
* Mercury MG 25105 The Inimitable Josephine Baker
Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra
Clyde McCoy (trumpet) Chris Abbott (vocals -1) unknown (vocal group -3) unidentified orchestramaybe 1951
| 1. 4285 | Because Of Rain | Mercury 5648 |
| 2. 4286 | A Stranger In Town | Mercury 5667, MG 25141 |
| 3. 4287 | How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm | - |
| 4. 4288 | St. Louis Blues | Mercury 5648, 25141, EP 1-3179, MG 20110 |
* Mercury MG 25141 Clyde McCoy - Date For Dancing
* Mercury EP 1-3179 Clyde McCoy - Late For Dancing
* Mercury 5648 Clyde McCoy - Because Of Rain b/w St. Louis Blues
* Mercury 5667 Clyde McCoy - A Stranger In Town b/w How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm
* Mercury 25141 Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra (no details)
Carmen Taylor
Carmen Taylor (vocals) and othersNYC, possibly 1951
| 4688 | Please Tell Me Why | Mercury 70000 |
| 4689 | Let Me Know You Love Me | - |