Prestige Records Discography: 1961
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1961
Billy Taylor Trio
Billy Taylor (p) Doug Watkins (b) Ray Mosca (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 3, 1961
| 2810 | You Tempt Me | Moodsville MVLP 16 |
| 2811 | Do You Dream Too | - |
| 2812 | You're All That Matters | - |
| 2813 | Interlude | - |
| 2814 | You're Mine | - |
| 2815 | My Heat Sings | - |
| 2816 | I Sigh | - |
| 2817 | Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Love | - |
| 2818 | All Alone | - |
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Johnny Griffin Quintet
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Junior Mance (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, 1st set, January 6, 1961
| Billie's Bounce | Prestige PRLP 7309 | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - |
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Johnny Griffin Quintet
same personnel"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, breakfast set, January 6, 1961
| Light And Lovely | Prestige PRLP 7191, PR 7357 | |
| Straight, No Chaser | Prestige PRLP 7191 | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Bingo Domingo | - | |
| I'll Remember April | Prestige PRLP 7191, PRLP 7309 |
= Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - Live! The Breakfast Show (Prestige PR 7407)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Late Show (Prestige PR 7357)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The First Set (Prestige PRLP 7309)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Johnny Griffin Quintet
same personnel"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, late set, January 6, 1961
| Dee Dee's Dance | Prestige PR 7357 | |
| Billie's Bounce | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Johnny Griffin Quintet
same personnel"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, midnight set, January 6, 1961
| In Walked Bud | Prestige PR 7330 | |
| Land Of Dreams | - | |
| Bean-O | - | |
| Robbins' Nest | - | |
| Our Delight | - | |
| Theme | - |
Willis Jackson Quintet
Willis Jackson (ts) Jimmy Neeley (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Gus Johnson (d) Juan Amalbert (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 10, 1961
| 2819 | I Remember Clifford | Prestige PRLP 7196 |
| 2820 | Oatmeal | Prestige PRLP 7196, PR 7770 |
| 2821 | Sweet Peter Charleston | - |
| 2822 | Estrellita | Moodsville MVLP 17 |
| 2823 | A Twist Of The Blues | Prestige PRLP 7196 |
| 2824 | Careless Love | Prestige 45-194, PRLP 7196 |
| 2825 | Again | Prestige PRLP 7196 |
| 2826 | He Said, She Said, I Said | Prestige 45-194, PRLP 7196 |
* The Best Of Willis Jackson: Soul Stompin' (Prestige PR 7770)
* Willis Jackson - In My Solitude (Moodsville MVLP 17)
* Willis Jackson - Careless Love c/w He Said, She Said, I Said (Prestige 45-194)
Shorty Baker - Adolphus Doc Cheatham Quintet
Shorty Baker, Adolphus Doc Cheatham (tp) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) J.C. Heard (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 17, 1961
| 2827 | Baker's Dozen | Swingville SVLP 2021 |
| 2828 | Night Train | - |
| 2829 | Lullaby In Rhythm | - |
| 2830 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| 2831 | Chitlin's | - |
| 2832 | Good Queen Bess | - |
Betty Roche
Jimmy Neeley (p) Wally Richardson (g) Michel Mulia (b) Rudy Lawless (d) Betty Roche (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1961
| 2833 | Just Squeeze Me | Prestige PRLP 7198 |
| 2834 | For All We Know | - |
| 2835 | Rocks In My Bed | - |
| 2836 | Maybe You'll Be There | - |
| 2837 | I Had The Craziest Dream | - |
| 2838 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - |
| 2839 | Jim | - |
| 2840 | Why Shouldn't I? | - |
| 2841 | I Got It Bad | - |
| 2842 | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
Gene Ammons Quartet
Gene Ammons (ts) Richard Wyands (p) Doug Watkins (b) J.C. Heard (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1961
| 2843 | I Remember You | Moodsville MVLP 18 |
| 2844 | Willow Weep For Me | - |
| 2845 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Moodsville MVLP 18, MVLP 33 |
| 2846 | Something Wonderful | Moodsville MVLP 18, MVLP 35 |
| 2847 | Till There Was You | Moodsville MVLP 18, MVLP 38 |
| 2848 | Something I Dreamed Last Night | Moodsville MVLP 18 |
| 2849 | Answer Me My Love | - |
| 2850 | Little Girl Blue | - |
= The Gene Ammons Story - Gentle Jug (Prestige P 24079, PRCD 24079-2)
* Various Artists - Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 33)
* Various Artists - Music Of Richard Rodgers Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 35)
* Various Artists - The Broadway Scene Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 38)
Gene Ammons Quartet
Gene Ammons (ts) Richard Wyands (p -1/4,7,8) Clarence Anderson (org, p -5,6) Doug Watkins (b) J.C. Heard (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1961
| 1. 2851 | Miss Lucy | Prestige 45-201, PRLP 7192 |
| 2. 2852 | Exactly Like You | Prestige 45-189, PRLP 7192, PR 7708, P 10084; Fantasy OJC 6005 |
| 3. 2853 | Ol' Man River | Prestige 45-189, PRLP 7192 |
| 4. 2854 | Easy To Love | Prestige PRLP 7192; Moodsville MVLP 34 |
| 5. 2855 | Namely You | Prestige 45-201, PRLP 7192 |
| 6. 2856 | Let It Be You | Prestige 45-276, PRLP 7192, PRCD 24249-2 |
| 7. 2857 | Seed Shack | Prestige 45-276, 45-390, PRLP 7192, PRLP 7298, PRLP 7306, P 10084; Fantasy OJC 6005 |
| 8. 2858 | Tangerine | Prestige PRLP 7192 |
* The Best Of Gene Ammons For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7708)
* Gene Ammons Greatest Hits (Prestige P 10084)
* Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, The Sixties (Fantasy OJC 6005, OJCCD 6005-2)
* Various Artists - Music Of Cole Porter Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 34)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Gene Ammons - Biggest Soul Hits (Prestige PRLP 7306)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 (Prestige PRCD 24249-2)
* Gene Ammons - Miss Lucy c/w Namely You (Prestige 45-201)
* Gene Ammons - Exactly Like You c/w Ol' Man River (Prestige 45-189)
* Gene Ammons - Seed Shack c/w Let It Be You (Prestige 45-276)
* Gene Ammons - Canadian Sunset c/w Seed Shack (Prestige 45-390)
Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
Jimmy Forrest (ts) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 3, 1961
| 2859 | Blues And Tonic | Prestige PRLP 7199 |
| 2860 | Whap! | - |
| 2861 | The Honeydripper | Prestige 45-199, PRLP 7199, PR 7481, PR 24013 |
| 2862 | I Want A Little Girl | Prestige PRLP 7199, PR 7596 |
| 2863 | Mr. Lucky | - |
| 2864 | Dink's Blues | Prestige PRLP 7199 |
* Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7481)
* Brother Jack McDuff - Rock Candy (Prestige PR 24013)
* Brother Jack McDuff Plays For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7596)
* Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-199)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Freddie McCoy (vib) Johnny "Hammond" Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Leo Stevens (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 14, 1961
| 2865 | Spring Is Here | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 2866 | Autumn Leaves | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 2867 | Opus De Funk | Prestige 45-407, PR 7420 |
| 2868 | Almost Like Being In Love | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 2869 | Ribs An' Chips | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 2870 | Cry Me A River | - |
| 2871 | Invitation | - |
= Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Stimulation! (Prestige PR 7786)
= Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk (Prestige PRCD 24291-2)
* Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk (Prestige PR 7420, PRCD 24291-2)
* Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Sad Eyes c/w Opus De Funk (Prestige 45-407)
Buddy Tate Quintet
Buddy Tate (ts, cl) Ronnell Bright (p) Wally Richardson (g) George Tucker (b) Roy Brooks (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1961
| 2872 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Swingville SVLP 2029 |
| 2873 | The Salt Mines | - |
| 2874 | Blues For Trix | - |
| 2875 | Makin' Whoopee | - |
| 2876 | East Of The Sun | - |
| 2877 | Overdrive | - |
| 2878 | Boardwalk | - |
Claude Hopkins Quintet
Joe Thomas (tp) Buddy Tate (ts, cl) Claude Hopkins (p) Wendell Marshall (b) J.C. Heard (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 21, 1961
| 2879 | Safari Stomp | Swingville SVLP 2020 |
| 2880 | Late Evening | - |
| 2881 | The Way You Look Tonight | - |
| 2882 | I Surrender, Dear | - |
| 2883 | I Would Do Most Anything For You | - |
| 2884 | Offbeat Blues | - |
| 2885 | I Apologize | - |
Walt Dickerson Quartet
Walt Dickerson (vib) Austin Crowe (p) Bob Lewis (b) Andrew Cyrille (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 24, 1961
| 2886 | Infinite You | Prestige rejected |
| 2887 | Evelyn | - |
| 2888 | Death And Taxes | - |
| 2889 | Elizabeth | - |
| 2890 | Time | - |
| 2891 | The Cry | - |
Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Ronnell Bright (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Ron Carter (b) Andrew Cyrille (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1961
| 2892 | Just A Gigolo | Moodsville MVLP 15 |
| 2893 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | - |
| 2894 | More Than You Know | - |
| 2895 | Speak Low | - |
| 2896 | When Day Is Done | - |
| 2897 | I'll Never Be The Same | - |
| 2898 | Moonglow | - |
Oliver Nelson Quartet With Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Oliver Nelson (ts, as, cl) Richard Wyands (p) George Duvivier (b) Roy Haynes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1961
| 2899 | Six And Four | New Jazz NJLP 8255 |
| 2900 | Mama Lou | - |
| 2901 | Images | - |
| 2902 | Ralph's New Blues | - |
| 2903 | 111-44 | - |
| 2904 | Straight Ahead | - |
= Oliver Nelson - Images (Prestige P 24060)
Shirley Scott Trio
Shirley Scott (org) George Tucker (b) Mack Simpkins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1961
| 2905 | I Don't Mean A Thing | Prestige PRLP 7283 |
| 2906 | Satin Doll | Prestige 45-292, PRLP 7283, PRLP 7298 |
| 2907 | C Jam Blues | Prestige 45-292, PRLP 7283 |
| 2908 | Perdido | Prestige PRLP 7283 |
| 2909 | Mood Indigo | - |
| 2910 | Solitude | - |
| 2911 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Shirley Scott - Satin Doll c/w C Jam Blues (Prestige 45-292)
Walt Dickerson Quartet
Walt Dickerson (vib) Austin Crowe (p) Bob Lewis (b) Andrew Cyrille (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1961
| 2912 | Infinite You | New Jazz NJLP 8254 |
| 2913 | Evelyn | - |
| 2914 | Death And Taxes | - |
| 2915 | The Cry | - |
| 2916 | Elizabeth | - |
| 2917 | Time | - |
Jaki Byard Trio
Jaki Byard (p, as) Ron Carter (b) Roy Haynes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961
| 2918 | Mellow Septet | New Jazz NJLP 8256 |
| 2919 | D.D.L.J. | - |
| 2920 | Medley: Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Ain't Necessarily So | New Jazz NJLP 8256; Moodsville MVLP 33 |
| 2921 | Cinco Y Quarto | New Jazz NJLP 8256 |
| 2922 | Giant Steps | - |
| 2923 | To My Wife | - |
| 2924 | Garnerin' A Bit | - |
| 2925 | When Sunny Gets Blue | Prestige PR 7397, P 24086 |
= Jaki Byard - Giant Steps (Prestige P 24086)
* Various Artists - Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 33)
* Jaki Byard - Out Front! (Prestige PR 7397; Fantasy OJCCD 1842-2)
Red Garland Quintet
Richard Williams (tp) Oliver Nelson (ts, as) Red Garland (p) Peck Morrison (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 16, 1961
| 2926 | Soft Winds | Prestige P 24078; Fantasy OJCCD 769-2 |
| 2927 | Avalon | - |
| 2928 | On Green Dolphin Street | Prestige PRLP 7307 |
| 2929 | Skinny's Blues | Prestige P 24078; Fantasy OJCCD 769-2 |
| 2930 | If You Could See Me Now | Prestige PRLP 7307 |
* Red Garland - Soul Burnin' (Prestige PRLP 7307; Fantasy OJCCD 921-2)
* Red Garland - Rediscovered Masters, Vol. 2 (Fantasy OJCCD 769-2)
Joe Newman Quintet
Joe Newman (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Bill English (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 17, 1961
| 2931 | A.M. Romp | Swingville SVLP 2019 |
| 2932 | Loop-D-Loop | - |
| 2933 | Li'l Darlin' | - |
| 2934 | To Rigmor | - |
| 2935 | Mo-Lasses | Prestige 45-196; Swingville SVLP 2019 |
| 2936 | Just Squeeze Me | Swingville SVLP 2019 |
* Joe Newman - Mo-Lasses, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-196)
Jimmy Hamilton Sextet
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Britt Woodman (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Mel Lewis (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1961
| 2937 | Nits And Wits | Swingville SVLP 2022 |
| 2938 | Gone With The Blues | - |
| 2939 | Mr. Good Blues | - |
| 2940 | Peanut Head | - |
| 2941 | Stupid But Not Crazy | - |
| 2942 | Two For One | - |
Shirley Scott Quintet
Ronnell Bright (p) Shirley Scott (org) Wally Richardson (g) Peck Morrison (b) Roy Haynes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1961
| 2943 | Travelin' Light | Prestige PR 7456 |
| 2944 | You're My Everything | - |
| 2945 | Savoy | - |
| 2946 | Work Song | Prestige PR 7424 |
| 2947 | Down By The Riverside | Prestige PR 7456 |
| 2948 | Chapped Chops | Prestige PR 7424 |
* Shirley Scott - Workin' (Prestige PR 7424)
Etta Jones
Jimmy Neeley (p) Wally Richardson (g) Michel Mulia (b) Rudy Lawless (d) Etta Jones (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 30, 1961
| 2949 | Give Me The Simple Life | Prestige PRLP 7284, PR 7443 |
| 2950 | And Maybe You'll Be There | Prestige PRLP 7194 |
| 2951 | My Heart Tells Me | - |
| 2952 | Looking Back | Prestige PRLP 7284 |
| 2953 | Till There Was You | Prestige 45-198, PRLP 7194 |
| 2954 | And The Angels Sing | Prestige PRLP 7284 |
| 2955 | Love Is The Thing | Prestige PRLP 7194, PR 7443 |
| 2956 | Fools Rush In | Prestige PRLP 7194 |
| 2957 | Though A Long And Sleepless Night | - |
| 2958 | Answer Me My Love | Prestige PRLP 7284 |
| 2959 | Reverse The Changes | Prestige PRLP 7284, PR 7443 |
| 2960 | And This Is My Beloved | unissued |
* Etta Jones' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7443)
* Etta Jones - Something Nice (Prestige PRLP 7194; Fantasy OJC 221, OJCCD 221-2)
= Etta Jones - Love Is The Thing (Prestige PR 7784)
* Etta Jones - Till There Was You c/w All The Way (Prestige 45-198)
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis (g, vo)April 3, 1961
| John Henry | Bluesville BVLP 1036 | |
| When My Baby Left Me | - | |
| Shake 'Em On Down | - | |
| Big Chief Blues | - | |
| Old Blue | - | |
| I'm Going Back To Brownsville | - | |
| Back On My Feet Again | - | |
| White Lightnin' | - | |
| Roberta | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - |
= Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down (Fantasy F 24703, FCD 24703-2)
Furry Lewis
same personnelApril 4, 1961
| Baby You Don't Want Me | Bluesville BVLP 1037 | |
| Done Changed My Mind | - | |
| Goin' To Kansas City | - | |
| Judge Boushay Blues | - | |
| Casey Jones | - | |
| This Time Tomorrow | - | |
| I Will Turn Your Money Green | - | |
| Frankie And Johnnie | - | |
| Longing Blues | - | |
| Long Tall Gal Blues | - |
= Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down (Fantasy F 24703, FCD 24703-2)
Jimmy Hamilton Quartet
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Earl Williams (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 4, 1961
| 2961 | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? | Swingville SVLP 2028 |
| 2962 | Town Tavern Rag | - |
| 2963 | Pan Fried | - |
| 2964 | Definite Difference | - |
| 2965 | Route 9W | - |
| 2966 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | - |
| 2967 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
| 2968 | Dancing On The Ceiling | - |
Willis Jackson Quartet
Willis Jackson (ts) Richard Wyands (p) Peck Morrison (b) Mickey Roker (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 11, 1961
| 2969 | Home | Moodsville MVLP 17 |
| 2970 | Nancy | Moodsville MVLP 17, MVLP 37 |
| 2971 | They Didn't Believe Me | Moodsville MVLP 17 |
| 2972 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | - |
| 2973 | Motherless Child | - |
| 2974 | It Never Entered My Mind | - |
| 2975 | Girl Of My Dreams | Prestige PRLP 7196 |
| 2976 | Solitude | Moodsville MVLP 17 |
* Various Artists - Lusty Moods Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 37)
= Various Artists - Lusty Moods (Status ST 8319)
* Willis Jackson - Really Groovin' (Prestige PRLP 7196)
Pink Anderson
Pink Anderson (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, April 12, 1961
| My Baby Left Me This Morning | Bluesville BVLP 1038 | |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | - | |
| Mama Where Did You Stay Last Night | - | |
| Big House Blues | - | |
| Meet Me In The Bottom | - | |
| Weeping Willow Blues | - | |
| Baby I'm Going Away | - | |
| Thousand Woman Blues | - | |
| I Had My Fun | - | |
| Every Day In The Week | - | |
| Try Some Of That | Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 504-2 |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
The Swingville All Stars
Joe Newman (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Hilton Jefferson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Claude Hopkins (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Billy English (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 14, 1961
| 2977 | Jammin' In Swingville | Swingville SVLP 2025; Fantasy OJCCD 6001-2 |
| 2978 | Spring's Swing | Swingville SVLP 2024 |
| 2979 | Love Me Or Leave Me | - |
| 2980 | Cool Sunrise | Swingville SVLP 2025 |
= The Swingville All Stars - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Swingville SVLP 4001)
= Coleman Hawkins/Pee Wee Russell - Jam Session In Swingville (Prestige P 24051, PRCD 24051-2)
* The Swingville All Stars - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Swingville SVLP 2024, SVLP 4001)
= Coleman Hawkins/Pee Wee Russell - Jam Session In Swingville (Prestige P 24051, PRCD 24051-2)
* Coleman Hawkins - In A Mellow Tone (Fantasy OJCCD 6001-2)
Sidney Maiden
Sidney Maiden (hca, vo) K.C. Douglas (g)Berkeley, CA, April 16, 1961
| Buy Me An Airplane | Bluesville BVLP 1035 | |
| Sweet Little Woman | - | |
| My Black Name | - | |
| Sidney's Fox Chase | - | |
| San Quentin Blues | - | |
| Tell Me, Somebody | - | |
| Blues An' Trouble | - | |
| Hand-Me-Down Baby | - | |
| Sidney's Worried Life Blues | - | |
| Me And My Chauffeur | - | |
| Coal Black Mare | - | |
| I'm Goin' Back Home | - | |
| Sweet Little Woman | Prestige unissued | |
| Sugar Mama | - | |
| Bottle Up And Go | - | |
| - | - | |
| Sidney's Shuffle | - | |
| Me And My Chauffeur | - |
Mercy Dee Walton
Sidney Maiden (hca) Mercy Dee Walton (p, vo) Otis Cherry (d) Marcellus Thomas (vo)Berkeley, CA, April 16, 1961
| Call The Asylum | Prestige unissued | |
| Mad Blues | - | |
| Pity And A Shame | Bluesville BVLP 1039 | |
| Shady Lane | - | |
| After The Fight | - | |
| Your Friend And Woman | - | |
| One Room Country Shack | - | |
| The Drunkard | - | |
| Five Card Hand | - | |
| Have You Ever Been Out In The Country | - | |
| My Little Angel | - | |
| Sidney's And Mercy's Shuffle | - |
Jimmy Forrest Quartet
Jimmy Forrest (ts) Joe Zawinul (p) Tommy Potter (b) Clarence Johnston (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 18, 1961
| 2981 | This Can't Be Love | Prestige PRLP 7202 |
| 2982 | Yesterdays | - |
| 2983 | I Cried For You | - |
| 2984 | I've Got A Right To Cry | - |
| 2985 | By The River St. Marie | - |
| 2986 | Bolo Blues | Prestige 45-197, PRLP 7202, PR 7712 |
| 2987 | That's All | Prestige PRLP 7202 |
| 2988 | Crash Program | - |
* The Best Of Jimmy Forrest (Prestige PR 7712)
* Jimmy Forrest - Remember c/w Bolo Blues (Prestige 45-197)
King Curtis
King Curtis (ts, as, g, vo) Paul Griffin (p) Al Casey, Mae Pierce (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Belton Evans (d) The Cookies (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 25, 1961
| 2989 | Trouble In Mind | Tru-Sound 45-401, TRU 15001 |
| 2990 | Bad Bad Whiskey | Tru-Sound TRU 15001 |
| 2991 | Don't Deceive Me | - |
| 2992 | But That's All Right | Tru-Sound 45-401, TRU 15001 |
| 2993 | I Have To Worry | Tru-Sound 45-406, TRU 15001 |
| 2994 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out | Tru-Sound TRU 15001 |
| 2995 | Woke Up This Morning | - |
| 2996 | Ain't Nobody's Business | - |
| 2997 | Deep Fry | - |
| 2998 | Jivin' Time | Tru-Sound 45-406, TRU 15001; Prestige PR 7709 |
* The Best Of King Curtis (Prestige PR 7709)
* King Curtis - Trouble In Mind c/w But That's All Right (Tru-Sound 45-401)
* King Curtis - I Have To Worry c/w Jivin' Time (Tru-Sound 45-406)
Gene Casey Quartet
Gene Casey (p) George Tucker (b) Mickey Roker (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1961
| 2999 | Untitled Original | Prestige unissued |
| 3000 | Untitled Ballad | - |
| 3001 | Untitled Original | - |
| 3002 | Close Your Eyes | - |
| 3003 | Blue Lou | - |
| 3004 | Untitled Blues | - |
Walt Dickerson Quartet
Walt Dickerson (vib) Austin Crowe (p) Edger Bateman (b) Eustis Guillemet Jr. (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 5, 1961
| 3005 | If I Should Lose You | New Jazz NJLP 8268 |
| 3006 | Ode To A Boy | - |
| 3007 | Sense Of Direction | - |
| 3008 | Why? | - |
| 3009 | Togetherness | - |
| 3010 | You Go To My Head | - |
| 3011 | What's New? | - |
| 3012 | The Good Earth | - |
Joe Newman Quartet
Joe Newman (tp) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Billy English (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1961
| 3013 | Oh, Gee | Swingville SVLP 2027 |
| 3014 | Dacquiri | - |
| 3015 | The Very Thought Of You | - |
| 3016 | Strike Up The Band | - |
| 3017 | The Continental | - |
| 3018 | Blues For Slim | - |
| 3019 | For You | - |
Don Ellis Quintet
Don Ellis (tp, p) Al Francis (vib -1,3/9) Jaki Byard (p, as) Ron Carter (b -2/9) Charlie Persip (d -1/8)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 11, 1961
| 1. 3020 | Despair To Hope | New Jazz NJLP 8257 |
| 2. 3021 | Solo | - |
| 3. 3022 | Cock And Bull | - |
| 4. 3023 | Imitation | - |
| 5. 3024 | Tragedy | - |
| 6. 3025 | Uh-Huh | - |
| 7. 3026 | Prelude And Fugue | Prestige unissued |
| 8. 3027 | Natural H | New Jazz NJLP 8257 |
| 9. 3028 | Four And Three | - |
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quintet
Freddie McCoy (vib) Johnny "Hammond" Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Leo Stevens (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1961
| 3029 | Sad Eyes | Prestige 45-407, PR 7420, PR 7777 |
| 3030 | Shirley's Theme | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 3031 | If Someone Had Told Me | - |
| 3032 | Que Pasa? | Prestige PRLP 7203 |
| 3033 | Gone With The Wind | Prestige PR 7420 |
| 3034 | Stimulation | Prestige PRLP 7203, PR 7705 |
| 3035 | Sticks And Stones | Prestige 45-193, PRLP 7203 |
| 3036 | Because You Left Me | Prestige PRLP 7203, PR 7777 |
* The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith For Lovers (Prestige PR 7777)
* Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Stimulation (Prestige PRLP 7203)
= Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Stimulation! (Prestige PR 7786)
= Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Opus De Funk (Prestige PRCD 24291-2)
* The Best Of Johnny "Hammond" Smith (Prestige PR 7705)
* Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Sad Eyes c/w Opus De Funk (Prestige 45-407)
* Johnny "Hammond" Smith - The End Of A Love Affair c/w Sticks And Stones (Prestige 45-193)
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend (p, g, vo) Tommy Bankhead (g)St. Louis, MO, May 17, 1961
| Cairo's My Baby's Home | Bluesville BVLP 1041 | |
| Tired Of Being Mistreated | - | |
| Rocks Have Been My Pillow | - | |
| Train Is Coming | - | |
| She Just Walked Away | - | |
| I Asked Here If She Loved Me | - | |
| I Got Tired | - | |
| My Home Ain't There | - | |
| All My Money Gone | - | |
| She Drove Me To Drinking | - | |
| My Baby Have Come Back | - |
The Swingville All Stars
Joe Thomas (tp -1,2,4/7) Vic Dickenson (tb -1,2,4/7) Pee Wee Russell (cl -1,2,4/7) Al Sears, Buddy Tate (ts -1,2,4/7) Cliff Jackson (p) Danny Barker (g -1,2,4/7) Joe Benjamin (b) J.C. Heard (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19, 1961
| 1. 3037 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Swingville SVLP 2024 |
| 2. 3038 | So Glad | Swingville SVLP 2025 |
| 3. 3039 | I Want To Be Happy | - |
| 4. 3040 | I May Be Wrong | Swingville SVLP 2024 |
| 5. 3041 | Phoenix | - |
| 6. 3042 | Years Ago | Swingville SVLP 2025 |
| 7. 3043 | Vic's Spot | Swingville SVLP 2024 |
= Coleman Hawkins/Pee Wee Russell - Jam Session In Swingville (Prestige P 24051, PRCD 24051-2)
* The Swingville All Stars - Years Ago (Swingville SVLP 2025)
= The Swingville All Stars - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Swingville SVLP 4001)
= Coleman Hawkins/Pee Wee Russell - Jam Session In Swingville (Prestige P 24051, PRCD 24051-2)
Ahmed Abdul-Malik Sextet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Bilal Abdurrahman (cl, per) Eric Dixon (ts) Calo Scott (cello) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Andrew Cyrille (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1961
| 3044 | La Ibkey | New Jazz 45-512, NJLP 8266, NJLP 8292 |
| 3045 | The Hustlers | New Jazz 45-512, NJLP 8266 |
| 3046 | Hannibal's Carnivals | New Jazz NJLP 8266 |
| 3047 | Out Of Nowhere | New Jazz NJLP 8282 |
| 3048 | Nights On Saturn | New Jazz NJLP 8266 |
| 3049 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3050 | Oud Blues | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Soul Of Cleopatra (New Jazz NJLP 8292)
* Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Sounds Of Africa (New Jazz NJLP 8282)
* Ahmed Abdul-Malik - The Hustlers c/w La Ibkey (New Jazz 45-512)
The Latin Jazz Quintet
Bobby Capers (as) Will Coleman (vib, melodica) Artie Jenkins (p) Bill Ellington (b) Ernest Phil Newsom (d, tim) Juan Amalbert (cga, ldr)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1961
| 3051 | Sunday Got To Meetin' | New Jazz NJLP 8321 |
| 3052 | Ain't Dat Right | Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
| 3053 | Milestones | New Jazz NJLP 8321 |
| 3054 | April Afternoon | Tru-Sound TRU 15003 |
| 3055 | Mambo Bobbie | New Jazz NJLP 8321 |
| 3056 | Rip A Dip | - |
| 3057 | Monk's Bread | - |
| 3058 | Out Of This World | Tru-Sound 45-413, TRU 15003 |
| 3059 | Blues Waltz | New Jazz NJLP 8321 |
* The Latin Jazz Quintet - Hot Sauce (Tru-Sound TRU 15003)
* The Latin Jazz Quintet - Out Of This World, Pt. 1&2 (Tru-Sound 45-413)
Ernestine Allen
King Curtis (ts) Paul Griffin (p) Al Casey, Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Belton Evans (d) Ernestine Allen (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 30, 1961
| 3060 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | Tru-Sound TRU 15004 |
| 3061 | Miss Allen's Blues | - |
| 3062 | I Want A Little Boy | - |
| 3063 | Love For Sale | - |
| 3064 | Lullaby Of Broadway | - |
| 3065 | Mean O' Evil | - |
| 3066 | The Man I Love | - |
| 3067 | Tea For Two | - |
| 3068 | Let It Roll | Tru-Sound 45-405, TRU 15004 |
* Ernestine Allen - Let It Roll, Pt. 1&2 (Tru-Sound 45-405)
Shirley Scott - Stanley Turrentine Quartet
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Shirley Scott (org) Herbie Lewis (b) Roy Brooks (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 2, 1961
| 3069 | 411 West | Prestige PRLP 7205 |
| 3070 | Out Of This World | Prestige PRLP 7205, PR 7773 |
| 3071 | Stanley's Time | Prestige PRLP 7205 |
| 3072 | By Myself | - |
| 3073 | Trane's Blues | - |
| 3074 | Hip Soul | Prestige 45-200, PRLP 7205, PR 7707 |
* The Best Of Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7773)
* The Best Of Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine (Prestige PR 7707)
* Shirley Scott - Hip Soul, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-200)
Etta Jones
Richard Berg, Joe Singer (frh) Mal Waldron (p) George Duvivier (b) Bill English (d) Etta Jones (vo) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond) unidentified stringsRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 9, 1961
| 3075 | All My Life | Prestige PRLP 7204 |
| 3076 | If You Were Mine | Prestige PRLP 7204, PR 7443 |
| 3077 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PRLP 7204 |
| 3078 | I Wish I Didn't Love You So | - |
* Etta Jones' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7443)
Gene Ammons Orchestra
Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry (tp) Oliver Nelson (as, arr) Gene Ammons, George Barrow, Red Holloway (ts) Bob Ashton (bars) Richard Wyands (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Bill English (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
| 3079 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Prestige PRLP 7287 |
| 3080 | Makin' Whoopee | - |
| 3081 | I Want To Be Loved | Prestige 45-319, PRLP 7287, PRCD 24155-2 |
| 3082 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | Prestige PRLP 7287 |
| 3083 | Too Marvelous For Words | Prestige PRLP 7275 |
| 3084 | Love, I've Found You | Prestige 45-294, PRLP 7275, PRLP 7313, PRCD 24155-2 |
| 3085 | The Song Is You | Prestige PRLP 7320, PRCD 24266-2 |
* Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Brother Jack McDuff - Soul Summit, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 7275)
= Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff - Soul Summit (Prestige PRCD 24118-2)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 7313)
* Gene Ammons - Velvet Soul (Prestige PRLP 7320)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRCD 24155-2)
* Gene Ammons - A Stranger In Town (Prestige PRCD 24266-2)
* Gene Ammons - The Party's Over c/w I Want To Be Loved (Prestige 45-319)
* Gene Ammons - Love, I've Found You c/w Tubby (Prestige 45-294)
Roland Alexander Quintet
Marcus Belgrave (tp) Roland Alexander (ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Gene Taylor (b) Clarence Stroman (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 17, 1961
| Pleasure Bent | New Jazz NJLP 8267 | |
| I'll Be Around | - | |
| Dorman Road | - | |
| Lil's Blues | - | |
| Orders To Take Out | - | |
| My Melancholy Baby | - |
Ron Carter Quintet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl -1,3,5,6) Mal Waldron (p) George Duvivier (b -1,3,4) Ron Carter (b -1,3,4, cello -2,5,6) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 20, 1961
| 1. 3086 | Rally | New Jazz NJLP 8265 |
| 2. 3087 | Where? | - |
| 3. 3088 | Yes, Indeed | - |
| 4. 3089 | Bass Duet | - |
| 5. 3090 | Saucer Eyes | - |
| 6. 3091 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | - |
= Eric Dolphy/Ron Carter - Where? (Prestige PR 7843)
= Eric Dolphy/Ron Carter - Magic (Prestige P 24053)
Clea Bradford
Clark Terry (tp) Oliver Nelson (ts) Patti Brown (p) Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook (g) George Duvivier (b) Bill English (d) Clea Bradford (vo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 21, 1961
| 3092 | This Can't Be Love | Tru-Sound TRU 15005 |
| 3093 | If You But Knew | - |
| 3094 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | - |
| 3095 | This Love Of Mine | - |
| 3096 | Somebody Loves Me | - |
| 3097 | Willow Weep For Me | - |
| 3098 | Skylark | - |
| 3099 | These Dues | - |
| 3100 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | - |
| 3101 | I Cried For You | - |
= Clea Bradford With Oliver Nelson And Clark Terry (New Jazz NJLP 8320)
John Wright Quartet
Eddie Williams (ts) John Wright (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Roy Brooks (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 23, 1961
| 3102 | Street | Prestige PRLP 7212 |
| 3103 | Kitty | - |
| 3104 | Back In Jersey | - |
| 3105 | Soul Search | - |
| 3106 | Sparkie | - |
| 3107 | Like Someone In Love | - |
| 3108 | It Could Happen To You | - |
| 3109 | Makin' Out | Prestige 45-212, PRLP 7212 |
* John Wright - Makin' Out, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-212)
Mal Waldron Sextet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl) Booker Ervin (ts -1/4,6,7) Mal Waldron (p) Ron Carter (cello) Joe Benjamin (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 27, 1961
| 1. 3110 | Thirteen | New Jazz NJLP 8269 |
| 2. 3111 | Duquility | - |
| 3. 3112 | Status Seeking | - |
| 4. 3113 | Warp And Woof | - |
| 5. 3114 | Warm Canto | - |
| 6. 3115 | Fire Waltz | - |
| 7. 3116 | We Diddit | - |
= Eric Dolphy - Fire Waltz (Prestige P 24085)
Taft Jordan Quintet
Taft Jordan (tp) Richard Wyands (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 30, 1961
| 3117 | I Didn't Know About You | Moodsville MVLP 21 |
| 3118 | In A Sentimental Mood | - |
| 3119 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me? | - |
| 3120 | Sophisticated Lady | - |
| 3121 | Mood Indigo!!! | - |
| 3122 | Warm Valley | - |
| 3123 | Lost In Meditation | - |
Babs Gonzales
unknown (ts) unknown (p) unknown (b) unknown (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)NYC, June or July, 1961
| We Ain't Got Integration | Prestige 45-204 | |
| Lonely One | - |
K.C. Douglas
K.C. Douglas (g, vo)Oakland, CA, middle 1961
| Broken Heart | Bluesville BVLP 1023 | |
| Hen House Blues | - | |
| Wake Up, Workin' Woman | - | |
| Rootin' Ground Hog | - | |
| Meanest Woman | - | |
| Born In The Country | - | |
| Love Me All Night Long | - | |
| Tell Me | - | |
| Cryin' | - | |
| K.C.'s Doctor Blues | - | |
| You Got A Thing Now | - | |
| Watch Dog Blues | - |
K.C. Douglas
same personnelOakland, CA, middle 1961
| Big Road Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1050 | |
| Howling Blues | - | |
| Move To Kansas City | - | |
| Buck Dance | - | |
| Tore Your Playhouse Down | - | |
| Bottle Up And Go | - | |
| Whiskey Headed Woman | - | |
| Catfish Blues | - | |
| Canned Heat | - | |
| K.C.'s Blues | - | |
| Key To The Highway | - |
Gene Casey Quintet
Gene Casey (p) Bill Ellington (b) Ray Barretto (cga) Manny Oquendo, John Pacheco (per)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 7, 1961
| 3124 | Azur Te | Prestige unissued |
| 3125 | Old Devil Moon | - |
| 3126 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 3127 | The Pachanea Twist | - |
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, July 7, 1961
| Black Gal | Bluesville BVLP 1057; Fantasy OBCCD 586-2 | |
| Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes | - | |
| Good Morning Little School Girl | - | |
| Coffee Blues | - |
= Lightnin' Hopkins - How Many More Years I Got (Fantasy F 24725, FCD 24725-2)
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues (Fantasy OBCCD 586-2)
Roland Kirk - Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
Roland Kirk (ts, mzo, str, fl, siren) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Joe Benjamin (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961
| 3128 | Kirk's Work | Prestige 45-255, PRLP 7210 |
| 3129 | Makin' Whoopee | Prestige PRLP 7210 |
| 3130 | Funk Underneath | Prestige 45-280, 45-420, PRLP 7210 |
| 3131 | Doin' The Sixty-Eight | Prestige 45-255, PRLP 7210 |
| 3132 | Too Late Now | Prestige PRLP 7210 |
| 3133 | Skater's Waltz | - |
| 3134 | Three For Dizzy | Prestige 45-311, PRLP 7210 |
= Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Funk Underneath (Prestige PR 7450)
= Roland Kirk - Pre-Rahsaan (Prestige P 24080)
* Roland Kirk - Kirk's Work c/w Doin' The Sixty-Eight (Prestige 45-255)
* Roland Kirk - Funk Underneath, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-280)
* Roland Kirk - Funk Underneath, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-420)
* Roland Kirk - Three For Dizzy, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-311)
King Curtis
unknown (tp -1) King Curtis, Sam Taylor (ts) Paul Griffin (p) Ernie Hayes (org) Billy Butler (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Ray Lucas (d) unknown (bgo -1)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961
| 1. 3135 | Slow Motion | Tru-Sound TRU 15008 |
| 2. 3136 | Firefly | Tru-Sound TRU 15008; Prestige PR 7709 |
| 3. 3137 | Something Frantic | Tru-Sound TRU 15008; Prestige PR 7775 |
| 4. 3138 | Keep Movin' | - |
* The Best Of King Curtis (Prestige PR 7709)
* The Best Of King Curtis: One More Time (Prestige PR 7775)
Pete Franklin
Pete Franklin (p, g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 1961
| I Got To Find My Baby | Bluesville BVLP 1068 | |
| Lonesome Bedroom Blues | - | |
| Prison Bound | - | |
| Black Gal | - | |
| Grievin' Me | - | |
| Rocky Mountains | - | |
| Six White Horses | - | |
| Sail On | - | |
| My Old Lonesome Blues | - | |
| Guitar Pete's Blues | - |
Scrapper Blackwell
Scrapper Blackwell (p, g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 1961
| "A" Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1047 | |
| Going Where The Moon Crosses The Yellow Dog | - | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | - | |
| Little Girl Blues | - | |
| George Street Blues | - | |
| Blues Before Sunrise | - | |
| Little Boy Blue | - | |
| "E" Blues | - | |
| Shady Lane | - | |
| Penal Farm Blues | - |
Lonnie Johnson With Victoria Spivey
Cliff Jackson (p) Victoria Spivey (p, vo) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, July 13, 1961
| 270 | Long Time Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1044 |
| 271 | Idle Hours | - |
| 272 | Leave Me Or Love Me | - |
| 273 | Darling I Miss You So | - |
| 274 | Please Baby | - |
| 275 | End It All | - |
| 276 | Good Luck Darling | - |
| 277 | You Are My Life | - |
| 278 | Oh Yes, Baby | - |
| 279 | No More Cryin' | - |
| 280 | You Have No Love In Your Heart | - |
| 281 | I Got The Blues So Bad | - |
Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
Harold Vick (ts) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Grant Green (g) Joe Dukes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 14, 1961
| 3139 | Godiva Brown | Prestige PR 7666 |
| 3140 | Our Miss Brooks | rejected |
| 3141 | Sanctified Waltz | Prestige 45-211, PRLP 7220, PR 7481 |
| 3142 | Goodnight, It's Time To Go | Prestige 45-211, PRLP 7220 |
| 3143 | McDuff Speaking | Prestige PRLP 7220 |
| 3144 | I'll Be Seeing You | - |
| 3145 | A Smooth One | - |
* Brother Jack McDuff - Goodnight, It's Time To Go (Prestige PRLP 7220)
* Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7481)
* Jack McDuff - Sanctified Waltz c/w Goodnight, It's Time To Go (Prestige 45-211)
Eric Dolphy - Booker Little Quintet
Booker Little (tp -1,2,4/11) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Mal Waldron (p -1,2,4/11) Richard Davis (b -1,2,4/11) Ed Blackwell (d -1,2,4/11)"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961
| 1. 3146 | warming up and tuning | Prestige rejected |
| 2. 3147 | Status Seeking | Prestige PR 7382 |
| 3. 3148 | God Bless' The Child | - |
| 4. 3149 | Aggression | Prestige PRLP 7294, P 34002 |
| 5. 3150 | Like Someone In Love | - |
| 6. 3151 | Fire Waltz | New Jazz NJLP 8260; Prestige P 34002 |
| 7. 3152 | Bee Vamp | - |
| 8. - | Bee Vamp (alt. take) | Prestige PR 24046, MPP 2517; Fantasy OJCCD 133-2 |
| 9. 3153 | The Prophet | New Jazz NJLP 8260; Prestige P 34002 |
| 10. 3154 | Number Eight (aka Potsa Lotsa) | Prestige PR 7334, P 34002 |
| 11. 3155 | Booker's Waltz | - |
= Eric Dolphy - Status (Prestige P 24070)
* Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 7294, PR 7826; Fantasy OJC 247, OJCCD 247-2)
* The Great Concert Of Eric Dolphy (Prestige P 34002)
* Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 (New Jazz NJLP 8260; Prestige PR 7611; Fantasy OJC 133, OJCCD 133-2)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Eric Dolphy - Dash One (Prestige MPP 2517)
* Eric Dolphy And Booker Little Memorial Album (Prestige PR 7334; Fantasy OJC 353, OJCCD 353-2)
Cliff Jackson's Washboard Wanderers
Ed Allen (tp) Rudy Powell (cl) Cliff Jackson (p) Elmer Snowden (bj) Abe Bolar (b) Floyd Casey (wbd, kazoo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 20, 1961
| 282 | Wolverine Blues | Swingville SVLP 2026 |
| 283 | The Sheik Of Araby | - |
| 284 | I've Found A New Baby | - |
| 285 | Blues In Englewood | - |
Clark Terry Quartet
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Junior Mance (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Charlie Persip (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 21, 1961
| 3157 | Among My Souvenirs | Moodsville MVLP 20 |
| 3158 | In The Alley | - |
| 3159 | Michelle | - |
| 3160 | As You Desire Me | - |
| 3161 | Out In The Cold Again | - |
| 3162 | This Is Always | - |
| 3163 | Lullaby | - |
| 3164 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | Prestige unissued |
| 3165 | The Simple Waltz | Moodsville MVLP 20 |
Etta Jones
Ray Alonge (frh) Phil Bodner, Arthur Clarke, Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson (reeds) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Etta Jones (vo) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond) unidentified stringsRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 25, 1961
| 3166 | You Better Go Now | Prestige PRLP 7204 |
| 3167 | I Laughed At Love | - |
| 3168 | Can You Look Me In The Eyes | - |
| 3169 | This Is My Beloved | - |
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins (g, vo)Houston, TX, July 26, 1961
| Buddy Brown's Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1045 | |
| Wine Spodee-O-Dee | - | |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | Bluesville 45-814, BVLP 1045 | |
| Death Bells | - | |
| DC-7 | Bluesville BVLP 1045 | |
| Going To Dallas To See My Pony Run | - | |
| Jailhouse Blues | - | |
| Blues In The Bottle | - | |
| Beans, Beans, Beans | - | |
| Catfish Blues | - | |
| My Grandpa Is Old Too! | - |
* Lightnin' Hopkins - Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On c/w Death Bells (Bluesville 45-814)
Dick Wellstood's Wallerites
Herman Autrey (tp) Gene Sedric (cl, ts) Dick Wellstood (p) Milt Hinton (b) Zutty Singleton (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 27, 1961
| 297 | Yachtclub Swing | Swingville SVLP 2026 |
| 298 | Brush Lightly | - |
| 299 | Blook's Blues | - |
Etta Jones
Ray Alonge (frh) Phil Bodner, Arthur Clarke, Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson (reeds) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Etta Jones (vo) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond) unidentified stringsRudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 28, 1961
| 3173 | I'm Through With Love | Prestige PRLP 7204 |
| 3174 | Hurry Home | Prestige 45-205, PRLP 7204 |
| 3175 | Unchained Melody | - |
| 3176 | How Deep Is The Ocean? | Prestige PRLP 7204 |
* Etta Jones - Unchained Melody c/w Hurry Home (Prestige 45-205)
Willie Wilson Sextet
Freddie Hubbard (tp) Willie Wilson (tb) Pepper Adams (bars) Duke Pearson (p) Thomas Howard (b) Lex Humphries (d)Bell Sound Studios, NYC, August 2, 1961
| Minor Mishap (take 3) | Black Lion [E] BLCD 760122 | |
| Minor Mishap (take 4) | Jazzline JAZ 33-03 | |
| Number Five (aka Miss Bertha D. Blues) (take 3) | Black Lion [E] BLCD 760122 | |
| Number Five (aka Miss Bertha D. Blues) (take 5) | Jazzline JAZ 33-03 | |
| The Nearness Of You (take 3) | - | |
| Apothegm (take 4) | - | |
| Apothegm (take 6) | Black Lion [E] BLCD 760122 | |
| Lex (take 2) | - | |
| Lex (take 4) | Jazzline JAZ 33-03 | |
| Blues For Alvina (take 3) | Black Lion [E] BLCD 760122 | |
| Blues For Alvina (take 4) | Jazzline JAZ 33-03 | |
| Time After Time (take 2) | - |
= Duke Pearson - Dedication! (Prestige PR 7729; Fantasy OJCCD 1939-2)
= Freddie Hubbard - Groovy! (Fontana [E] 683 290-JCL)
= Freddie Hubbard - Minor Mishap (Black Lion [E] BLP 60122, BLCD 760122)
Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis (g, vo)Memphis, TN, August 10, 1961
| You Got To Move | Bluesville 45-819, BVLP 1032 | |
| Crucifixion | Bluesville BVLP 1032 | |
| I'm Glad I'm In That Number | Bluesville 45-819, BVLP 1032 | |
| There's A Table Sittin' In Heaven | Bluesville BVLP 1032 | |
| Motherless Children | - | |
| There's A Bright Side Somewhere | - | |
| I'll Be All Right Some Day | - | |
| You Better Mind | - | |
| A Little More Faith | - | |
| I'll Fly Away | - | |
| God's Gonna Separate | - | |
| When I Die I'll Live Again | - |
= Blind Gary Davis - When I Die I'll Live Again (Fantasy F 24704, FCD 24704-2)
* Reverend Gary Davis - You Got To Move c/w I'm Glad I'm In That Number (Bluesville 45-819)
Memphis Willie Borum
Memphis Willie B. (g, hca, vo)Memphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Brownsville Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1034 | |
| Country Girl Blues | - | |
| Highway | - | |
| Bad Girl Blues | - | |
| Stuff Is Here | - | |
| Overseas Blues | - | |
| Sop Cryin' Blues | - | |
| Worried Man Blues | - | |
| Mailman Blues | - | |
| Everyday I Have The Blues | - | |
| Mattie Mae | - | |
| Grief Will Kill You | - |
Memphis Willie Borum
same personnelMemphis, TN, August 12, 1961
| Car Machine Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1048, BVLP 1055 | |
| Lonesome Home Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1048 | |
| L&N Blues | - | |
| Hardworking Man Blues | - | |
| Dying Mother Blues | - | |
| Honey Maker Blues | - | |
| P 38 Blues | - | |
| Funny Caper Blues | - | |
| Good Potatoes | - | |
| I Have Found Something New | - | |
| Uncle Sam Blues | - | |
| Wine Drinking Woman | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
Pink Anderson
Pink Anderson (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, August 14, 1961
| The Titanic | Bluesville BVLP 1071 | |
| Boweevil | - | |
| John Henry | - | |
| Betty And Dupree | - | |
| Sugar Babe | - | |
| The Wreck Of The Old 97 | - | |
| I Will Fly Away | - | |
| The Kaiser | - | |
| In The Evening | - |
Baby Tate
Baby Tate (g, vo)Spartanburg, SC, August 14, 1961
| Dupree Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1072 | |
| See What You Done Done | - | |
| What Have I Done To You? | - | |
| Baby, I'm Going | - | |
| Hey Mama, Hey Pretty Girl | - | |
| When Your Woman Don't Want You Around | - | |
| Trucking Them Blues Away | - | |
| Baby, You Just Don't Know | - | |
| Lonesome Over There | - | |
| I Ain't Got No Loving Baby Now | - |
Lucille Hegamin With Willie The Lion And His Cubs
Henry Goodwin (tp) Cecil Scott (cl, ts) Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) Gene Brooks (d) Lucille Hegamin (vo)NYC, August 16, 1961
| 300 | Arkansas Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1052 |
| 301 | Has Anybody Seen My Corine? | - |
| 302 | You'll Want My Love | - |
| 303 | St. Louis Blues | - |
Victoria Spivey With Buster Bailey Blues Busters
Sidney DeParis (tp, tu) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Cliff Jackson (p) Victoria Spivey (p, vo) Zutty Singleton (d)NYC, August 16, 1961
| 304 | Black Snake Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1052 |
| 305 | Going Back Home | - |
| 306 | I Got The Blues So Bad | - |
| 307 | Let Him Beat Me | - |
Alberta Hunter With Buster Bailey Blues Busters
Sidney DeParis (tp, tu) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Cliff Jackson (p) Zutty Singleton (d) Alberta Hunter (vo)NYC, August 16, 1961
| 308 | I Got A Mind To Ramble | Bluesville BVLP 1052 |
| 309 | I've Got Myself A Working Man | - |
| 310 | Chirpin' The Blues | - |
| 311 | You Gotta Reap What You Sow | - |
Shirley Scott Quintet
Joe Newman (tp) Oliver Nelson (ts) Shirley Scott (org) George Tucker (b) Roy Brooks (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1961
| 3177 | Blue Seven | Prestige 45-421, PR 7376 |
| 3178 | How Sweet | Prestige PR 7440; Fantasy OJCCD 1050-2 |
| 3179 | Give Me The Simple Life | Prestige PR 7376 |
| 3180 | Wagon Wheels | - |
| 3181 | Don't Worry 'Bout It Baby, Here I Am | - |
| 3182 | Nancy | - |
* Shirley Scott - Now's The Time (Prestige PR 7440)
* Shirley Scott - Blue Seven, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-421)
Oliver Nelson - Joe Newman Sextet
Joe Newman (tp) Oliver Nelson (ts, as) Hank Jones (p) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 25, 1961
| 3183 | Latino | Prestige PRLP 7236 |
| 3184 | J&B | - |
| 3185 | Ho! | - |
| 3186 | Tipsy | - |
| 3187 | Tangerine | - |
| 3188 | Main Stem | Prestige 45-202, PRLP 7236 |
* Oliver Nelson - Main Stem, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-202)
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quintet
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Gene Ammons (ts) John Houston (p) Buster Williams (b) George Brown (d)Chicago, IL, August 26, 1961
| 11183 | A Mess | Argo LP 697 |
| 11184 | New Blues Up And Down | - |
| 11185 | Time On My Hands | - |
| 11186 | We'll Be Together Again | - |
| 11187 | My Foolish Heart | - |
| 11188 | Red Sails In The Sunset | - |
| 11189 | Headin' West (Water Jug) | - |
| 11190 | A Pair Of Red Pants | - |
| 11191 | Autumn Leaves | - |
| 11192 | But Not For Me | - |
= Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt - We'll Be Together Again (Prestige PR 7606; Fantasy OJCCD 708-2)
Gene Ammons Trio
Gene Ammons (ts) Eddie Buster (org) Gerald Donovan (d)"D.J. Lounge", Chicago, IL, August 29, 1961
| 11195 | Just You, Just Me | Chess unissued |
| 11196 | M.J. Blues | - |
| 11197 | I Can't Get Started | - |
| 11198 | C Jam Blues | Fantasy OJCCD 395-2 |
| 11199 | But Not For Me | - |
| 11200 | Foot Tappin' | Argo LP 698 |
| 11201 | It Could Happen To You | - |
| 11202 | Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
| 11203 | Falling In Love With Love | - |
| 11204 | Please Send Me Someone To Love | - |
| 11205 | Scrapple From The Apple | - |
| 11206 | A.M.-P.M. (Jug's Blue Blues) | - |
| 11207 | Fast Track | - |
= Gene Ammons - Live! In Chicago (Prestige PR 7495; Fantasy OJC 395, OJCCD 395-2)
Jimmy Forrest Quintet
Jimmy Forrest (ts) Hugh Lawson (p) Calvin Newborn (g) Tommy Potter (b) Clarence Johnston (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 1, 1961
| 3189 | Tin Tin Deo | Prestige PRLP 7235 |
| 3190 | Rocks In My Bed | Prestige PRLP 7235, PR 7712 |
| 3191 | Tuxedo Junction | Prestige PRLP 7235 |
| 3192 | The Moon Was Yellow | - |
| 3193 | Moonglow | - |
| 3194 | Organ Glider's Swing | - |
| 3195 | That's All | New Jazz NJLP 8293 |
* The Best Of Jimmy Forrest (Prestige PR 7712)
* Jimmy Forrest - Soul Street (New Jazz NJLP 8293; Fantasy OJCCD 987-2)
= Jimmy Forrest - Soul Street (not released) (Prestige PR 16006)
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, bamboo fl, ob) Barry Harris (p) Ernie Farrow (b, rabat) Lex Humphries (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1961
| 3196 | Love Theme From "The Robe" | Moodsville MVLP 22; Prestige PR 7447 |
| 3197 | Three Faces Of Balal | Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3198 | The Plum Blossom | - |
| 3199 | Love Theme From "Spartacus" | Prestige 45-254, 45-419; Moodsville MVLP 22; Prestige PR 7447 |
| 3200 | Snafu | Prestige 45-254; Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3201 | Purple Flower | Moodsville MVLP 22 |
| 3202 | Ching Miau | - |
| 3203 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3204 | Blues For The Orient | Prestige 45-332; Moodsville MVLP 22 |
= Yusef Lateef - Blues For The Orient (Prestige PR 24035)
* Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers (Prestige PR 7447)
* Yusef Lateef - Love Theme From "Spartacus" c/w Snafu (Prestige 45-254)
* Yusef Lateef - Sea Breeze c/w Love Theme From "Spartacus" (Prestige 45-419)
* Yusef Lateef - I'll Remember April c/w Blues For The Orient (Prestige 45-332)
Eric Dolphy Quartet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Bent Axen (p) Erik Moseholm (b) Jorn Elniff (d)"Berlingske Has", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1961
| (tk.1) | Don't Blame Me | Prestige PR 7350 |
| (tk.2) | Don't Blame Me (alt. take) | Prestige PR 7382 |
| When Lights Are Low | Prestige PR 7366 | |
| (tk.1) | Miss Ann (take 1) | Debut [D] unissued |
| (tk.2) | Miss Ann (take 2) | - |
= Eric Dolphy - Status (Prestige P 24070)
* Eric Dolphy - Here And There (Prestige PR 7382; Fantasy OJCCD 673-2)
= Eric Dolphy - Status (Prestige P 24070)
* Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 3 (Prestige PR 7366; Fantasy OJC 416, OJCCD 416-2)
= Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert (Prestige PR 24027)
Eric Dolphy Quartet
Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl -1,3/12, fl -2) Bent Axen (p -1,3/12) Erik Moseholm (b -1,3/12) Chuck Israels (b -2) Jorn Elniff (d -1,3/12)"Studenterforeningen", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1961
| 1. | Glad To Be Unhappy | Prestige PRLP 7304 |
| 2. | Hi-Fly | - |
| 3. | God Bless' The Child | - |
| 4. | Oleo | - |
| 5. | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PR 7350 |
| 6. | Laura | - |
| 7. | Les (Miss Ann) | - |
| 8. | Woody'n You | Prestige PR 7366 |
| 9. (tk.1) | In The Blues (take 1) | - |
| 10. (tk.2) | In The Blues (take 2) (fs.) | - |
| 11. (tk.3) | In The Blues (take 3) | - |
| 12. (tk.4) | In The Blues (take 4) | - |
= Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert (Prestige PR 24027)
* Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 2 (Prestige PR 7350; Fantasy OJC 414, OJCCD 414-2)
= Eric Dolphy - Status (Prestige P 24070)
* Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 3 (Prestige PR 7366; Fantasy OJC 416, OJCCD 416-2)
= Eric Dolphy - Copenhagen Concert (Prestige PR 24027)
Jesse Powell
Jesse Powell (ts) Adiano Acea (p) Albert Winston (org) Billy Pyles (g) William Curtis (b) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1961
| 3205 | Jumpin' Salty | Tru-Sound 45-404, TRU 15007 |
| 3206 | Malaguena | - |
| 3207 | Feelin' No Pain | Tru-Sound TRU 15007 |
| 3208 | When You're Smiling | Tru-Sound 45-414, TRU 15007 |
* Jesse Powell - Jumpin' Salty c/w Malaguena (Tru-Sound 45-404)
* Jesse Powell - When You're Smiling c/w Hot Stuff (Tru-Sound 45-414)
Buck Clayton - Buddy Tate Quintet
Buck Clayton (tp) Buddy Tate (ts, cl) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1961
| 3209 | Dallas Delight | Swingville SVLP 2030 |
| 3210 | Blue Ebony | - |
| 3211 | A Swing Doll | - |
| 3212 | Don't Mind If I Do | - |
| 3213 | Rompin' At Red Bank | - |
| 3214 | Blue Creek | - |
| 3215 | Blue Breeze | - |
= Buck Clayton/Buddy Tate - Kansas City Hights (Prestige PR 24040)
King Curtis
King Curtis (ts, as) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Billy Butler, Eric Gale (g) Bob Bushnell (b) Ray Lucas (d) Willie Rodriguez (cga, bgo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 19, 1961
| 3216 | Night Train | Tru-Sound TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7775 |
| 3217 | You Came Along Way For St. Louis (Long Way From St. Louis) | Tru-Sound TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7709 |
| 3218 | Honky Tonk | - |
| 3219 | Fever | Tru-Sound TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7775 |
| 3220 | Tuxedo Junction | - |
| 3221 | Lean Baby | - |
| 3222 | The Hucklebuck | Tru-Sound 45-412, TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7775 |
* The Best Of King Curtis: One More Time (Prestige PR 7775)
* The Best Of King Curtis (Prestige PR 7709)
* King Curtis - The Hucklebuck c/w So Rare (Tru-Sound 45-412)
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey (p, vo) Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, September 21, 1961
| Grow Old Together | Bluesville BVLP 1054 | |
| I'm A Red Hot Mama | Bluesville BVLP 1054, BVLP 1055 | |
| Thursday Girl | Bluesville BVLP 1054 | |
| Christmas Without Santa Claus | - | |
| Let's Ride Tonight | - | |
| Wake Up Daddy | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, September 21, 1961
| There'll Be Some Changes Made | Prestige unissued | |
| She Is Something | - |
King Curtis
King Curtis (ts, as) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Billy Butler, Eric Gale (g) Bob Bushnell (b) Ray Lucas (d) Willie Rodriguez (cga, bgo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1961
| 3223 | Soft | Tru-Sound TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7775 |
| 3224 | Tippin' In | Tru-Sound TRU 15006 |
| 3225 | So Rare | Tru-Sound 45-412, TRU 15006 |
| 3226 | Harlem Nocturne | Tru-Sound TRU 15006; Prestige PR 7709 |
* The Best Of King Curtis: One More Time (Prestige PR 7775)
* The Best Of King Curtis (Prestige PR 7709)
* King Curtis - The Hucklebuck c/w So Rare (Tru-Sound 45-412)
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey (p, vo)NYC, September 26, 1961
| That Man | Bluesville BVLP 1054, BVLP 1055 | |
| A Big One | Bluesville BVLP 1054 | |
| What Is This Thing They're Talking About | - | |
| Beautiful World | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson (g, vo)NYC, September 26, 1961
| Baby I Love It | Prestige unissued | |
| Make Love To Me Baby | - |
Oliver Nelson Orchestra
Jerry Kail, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins (frh -1/3) Don Butterfield (tu) Jerry Dodgion (as, fl) Oliver Nelson (as, ts, arr) Eric Dixon (ts, fl -4/6) Bob Ashton (ts, fl, cl) Arthur Clarke (bars -4/6) Peter Makas, Charles McCracken (vlc) Patti Brown (p -4/6) Art Davis (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Ray Barretto (cga, bgo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 29, 1961
| 1. 3227 | Message | Prestige PRLP 7225 |
| 2. 3228 | There's A Yearnin' | - |
| 3. 3229 | Jungleaire | rejected |
| 4. 3230 | Disillusioned | Prestige PRLP 7225 |
| 5. 3231 | Freedom Dance | - |
| 6. 3232 | Emancipation Blues | Prestige 45-213, PRLP 7225 |
* Oliver Nelson - Emancipation Blues, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-213)
Big Joe Williams
Larry Johnson (hca) Big Joe Williams (g, vo) Willie Dixon (b)NYC, October 7, 1961
| 38 Pistol Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1056 | |
| I'm A Fool About My Baby | - | |
| Pearly Mae | - | |
| Walking Blues | - | |
| Highway 45 | - | |
| Meet Me In The Bottom | - | |
| Skinny Mama | - | |
| Jockey Ride Blues | - | |
| Coal And Iceman Blues | - | |
| Army Man Blues | - | |
| Black Gal | - | |
| (Make Me A) Pallet On The Floor | - |
= Big Joe Williams - Walking Blues (Fantasy F 24724, FCD 24724-2)
Big Joe Williams
same personnelNYC, October 7, 1961
| Levee Camp Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1083 | |
| Low Down Dirty Shame | - | |
| Gambling Man | - | |
| Ain't Gonna Rain No More | - | |
| Feel So Good | - | |
| Prowling Ground Hog | - | |
| Back Home Again | - | |
| Sugar Babe | - | |
| Tell Me Mama | - | |
| Studio Blues | - |
= Big Joe Williams - Walking Blues (Fantasy F 24724, FCD 24724-2)
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim (p, org, vo)NYC, October 9, 1961
| Steady Rolling Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1075, BVLP 1055 | |
| Sweet Root Man | - | |
| Mean Mistreatin' Mama | Bluesville BVLP 1075 | |
| Soon One Morning | - | |
| Cella's Boogie | - | |
| Big Legged Woman | - | |
| Rock Me Mama | - | |
| Goin' Down Slow | - | |
| Mr. Freddie Boogie | - | |
| Three Women Blues | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
Gene Ammons Quintet
Gene Ammons (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Art Davis (b) Art Taylor (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 17, 1961
| 3233 | The Breeze And I | Prestige 45-206, PRLP 7208 |
| 3234 | Carbow | Prestige 45-441, PR 7445 |
| 3235 | Moonglow | Prestige 45-226, PRLP 7208 |
| 3236 | The Masquerade Is Over | Prestige PR 7445, PRCD 24249-2 |
| 3237 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | Prestige PR 7445 |
| 3238 | Jug's Blue Blues | Prestige PRLP 7208 |
| 3239 | Lester Leaps In | - |
* Gene Ammons - Boss Soul! (Prestige PR 7445)
= Gene Ammons - Up Tight! (Prestige PRCD 24140-2)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 (Prestige PRCD 24249-2)
* Gene Ammons - The Breeze And I c/w Up Tight (Prestige 45-206)
* Gene Ammons - Carbow c/w Don't Go To Strangers (Prestige 45-441)
* Gene Ammons - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman c/w Moonglow (Prestige 45-226)
Gene Ammons Quintet
Gene Ammons (ts) Patti Bown (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 18, 1961
| 3240 | The Five O'Clock Whistle | Prestige PRLP 7208 |
| 3241 | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman | Prestige 45-226, PRLP 7208, PRCD 24155-2 |
| 3242 | Song Of The Islands | Prestige PR 7445 |
| 3243 | Up Tight! | Prestige 45-206, PRLP 7208 |
| 3244 | Travelin' | Prestige PR 7445 |
| 3245 | Soft Summer Breeze | Prestige PR 7445, PR 7708 |
| 3246 | Don't Go To Strangers | Prestige 45-441, PR 7445, PRCD 24155-2 |
* Gene Ammons - Boss Soul! (Prestige PR 7445)
= Gene Ammons - Up Tight! (Prestige PRCD 24140-2)
* The Best Of Gene Ammons For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7708)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRCD 24155-2)
* Gene Ammons - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman c/w Moonglow (Prestige 45-226)
* Gene Ammons - The Breeze And I c/w Up Tight (Prestige 45-206)
* Gene Ammons - Carbow c/w Don't Go To Strangers (Prestige 45-441)
Jimmy Forrest Quintet
Jimmy Forrest (ts) Hugh Lawson (p) Tommy Potter (b) Clarence Johnston (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 19, 1961
| 3247 | I Love You | New Jazz NJLP 8293 |
| 3248 | Sonny Boy | - |
| 3249 | Soft Winds | Prestige PRLP 7218 |
| 3250 | My Buddy | - |
| 3251 | Robbins' Nest | Prestige PRLP 7218, PR 7712 |
| 3252 | Most Much! | Prestige PRLP 7218 |
| 3253 | Mathilda | - |
| 3254 | Annie Laurie | Prestige 45-208, PRLP 7218, PR 7712 |
| 3255 | Autumn Leaves | Prestige PRLP 7218 |
= Jimmy Forrest - Soul Street (not released) (Prestige PR 16006)
* Jimmy Forrest - Most Much! (Prestige PRLP 7218; Fantasy OJC 350, OJCCD 350-2)
* The Best Of Jimmy Forrest (Prestige PR 7712)
* Jimmy Forrest - Annie Laurie, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-208)
Jesse Powell
Jesse Powell (ts) Steve Gordon (p) Billy Pyles (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Belton Evans (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 3, 1961
| 3256 | Tonight | Tru-Sound 45-407, TRU 15007 |
| 3257 | Cool | - |
| 3258 | Hot Stuff | Tru-Sound 45-414, TRU 15007 |
| 3259 | Bobbie's Twist | Tru-Sound TRU 15007 |
* Jesse Powell - Cool c/w Tonight (Tru-Sound 45-407)
* Jesse Powell - When You're Smiling c/w Hot Stuff (Tru-Sound 45-414)
Oliver Nelson Orchestra
Joe Newman, Clyde Raesinger, Ernie Royal (tp) Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Oliver Nelson (as, ts, arr) Eric Dixon (ts, fl) Art Davis (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Ray Barretto (cga, bgo)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1961
| 3260 | Goin' Up North | Prestige 45-269, PRLP 7225 |
| 3261 | Jungleaire | Prestige PRLP 7225 |
* Oliver Nelson - Azure Te c/w Goin' Up North (Prestige 45-269)
Steve Lacy Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Steve Lacy (ss) Carl Brown (b) Billy Higgins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 14, 1961
| 3262 | Who Knows? | New Jazz NJLP 8271 |
| 3263 | The Mystery Song | - |
| 3264 | San Francisco Holiday | - |
| 3265 | Evidence | - |
| 3266 | Something To Live For | - |
| 3267 | Black Beauty | Prestige unissued |
| 3268 | Let's Cool One | New Jazz NJLP 8271 |
= Steve Lacy/Don Cherry - Evidence (Prestige MPP 2505)
Shirley Scott Trio
Shirley Scott (org) Henry Grimes (b) Otis Finch (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1961
| 3269 | Moonray | Prestige PRLP 7240 |
| 3270 | Doodlin' | - |
| 3271 | The Preacher | - |
| 3272 | Senor Blues | - |
| 3273 | Sister Sadie | Prestige 45-230, PRLP 7240 |
| 3274 | Strollin' | Prestige PRLP 7240 |
* Shirley Scott - Sister Sadie, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-230)
Shirley Scott - Stanley Turrentine Quartet
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Shirley Scott (org) George Tucker (b) Otis Finch (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1961
| 3275 | Ridin' And Runnin' | Prestige PRLP 7226 |
| 3276 | At Last | - |
| 3277 | Violent Blues | Prestige PRLP 7226, PR 7707 |
| 3278 | The Very Thought Of You | Prestige PRLP 7226, PR 7773 |
| 3279 | All Tore Down | Prestige PRLP 7226 |
| 3280 | Hip Twist | Prestige 45-210, PRLP 7226 |
| 3281 | That's All | Prestige PRLP 7226 |
* The Best Of Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine (Prestige PR 7707)
* The Best Of Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7773)
* Shirley Scott - Hip Twist, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-210)
Jimmy Neeley Trio
Jimmy Neeley (p) Michel Mulia (b) Les Jenkins (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 24, 1961
| 3282 | See Who | Prestige unissued |
| 3283 | Joy Blues | - |
| 3284 | Grits And Greens | - |
| 3285 | Someone Like You | - |
| 3286 | Pub Crawlin' | - |
| 3287 | What's Cookin' | - |
Doug Quattlebaum
Doug Quattlebaum (g, vo)Philadelphia, PA, November 27, 1961
| Sweet Little Woman | Bluesville BVLP 1065 | |
| Whiskey Headed Woman | - | |
| Trouble In Mind | - | |
| You Is One Black Rat | - | |
| On My Way To School | - | |
| You Ain't No Good | - | |
| Come Home Blues | - | |
| Mama Don't Allow Me To Stay Out All Night Long | - | |
| Big Leg Woman | - | |
| Baby, Take A Chance With Me | - | |
| Love My Baby | - | |
| Back Night Is Falling | - | |
| So Sweet | - | |
| Worried Life Blues | - |
Gene Ammons - Joe Newman - Brother Jack McDuff Sextet
Joe Newman (tp) Gene Ammons (ts) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Wendell Marshall (b) Walter Perkins (d) Ray Barretto (cga)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 28, 1961
| 3288 | Stormy Monday Blues | Prestige PRLP 7238, PR 7774, P 24071 |
| 3289 | Satin Doll | Prestige PRLP 7238, PR 7708, P 24071 |
| 3290 | Twistin' The Jug | Prestige 45-214, PRLP 7238, PR 7774, P 24071; Fantasy OJC 6005 |
| 3291 | Born To Be Blue | Prestige PRLP 7238, P 24071, PRCD 24249-2 |
| 3292 | Down The Line | Prestige PRLP 7238, P 24071 |
| 3293 | Moten Swing | - |
* The Best Of Gene Ammons With Brother Jack McDuff (Prestige PR 7774)
* The Gene Ammons Story - Organ Combos (Prestige P 24071, PRCD 24071-2)
* The Best Of Gene Ammons For Beautiful People (Prestige PR 7708)
* Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, The Sixties (Fantasy OJC 6005, OJCCD 6005-2)
* Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 (Prestige PRCD 24249-2)
* Gene Ammons - Twistin' The Jug, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-214)
Leonard Gaskin All-Stars
Yank Lawson (tp -1,3) Doc Cheatham (tp -3/6) Cutty Cutshall (tb -1,3) Vic Dickenson (tb -3/6) Edmond Hall (cl -1,3) Buster Bailey (cl -3/6) Dick Wellstood (p) Leonard Gaskin (b, ldr) Herbie Lovelle (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 30, 1961
| 1. | Tin Roof Blues | Swingville SVLP 2031; Good Time Jazz S 10060 |
| 2. | Muskrat Ramble | - |
| 3. | At The Jazz Band Ball | - |
| 4. | Mack The Knife | - |
| 5. | Hindustan | - |
| 6. | Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now | - |
* The Swingville All-Stars - At The Jazz Band Ball (Good Time Jazz S 10060, GTJCD 10060-2)
Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
Harold Vick (ts) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Eddie Diehl (g) Joe Dukes (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 1, 1961
| 3294 | Your Nose Is Open | Prestige PR 7851 |
| 3295 | The Last Goodun | - |
| 3296 | Scram | Prestige PRLP 7275 |
| 3297 | Dink's Dream | Prestige PR 7851 |
| 3298 | Groanin' | - |
| 3299 | Hey Lawdy Mama | - |
| 3300 | Down In My Own Tears | - |
* Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Brother Jack McDuff - Soul Summit, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 7275)
= Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff - Soul Summit (Prestige PRCD 24118-2)
Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland
King Curtis, Oliver Nelson (ts) Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland (hca, g, vo) Herman Foster (p) Billy Butler (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Frank Shea (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1961
| 3301 | I Tried | Tru-Sound TRU 15010 |
| 3302 | Man Of Stone | - |
| 3303 | Chill Me Baby | Prestige 45-316 |
| 3304 | Train Gone Done | Tru-Sound 45-409, TRU 15010 |
| 3305 | I'm Going To Keep Lovin' You | Tru-Sound TRU 15010 |
| 3306 | Something's Gone Wrong In My Life | Tru-Sound 45-409, TRU 15010 |
| 3307 | Baby You Know It's True | Tru-Sound TRU 15010 |
* Eddie Kirkland - Have Mercy On Me c/w Chill Me Baby (Prestige 45-316)
* Eddie Kirkland - Train Gone Done c/w Something (Tru-Sound 45-409)
Willis Jackson Quintet
Willis Jackson (ts) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Bill Jennings (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Frank Shea (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 13, 1961
| 3308 | Jambalaya | Prestige 45-221, PR 7428 |
| 3309 | Backtrack (That Twistin' Train) | Tru-Sound 45-410; Prestige PR 7428 |
| 3310 | Without A Song | - |
| 3311 | Shake Crawl | Prestige PR 7428 |
* Willis Jackson - Jambalaya c/w Thunderbird (Prestige 45-221)
* Willis Jackson - Without A Song c/w Backtrack (Tru-Sound 45-410)
Jesse Powell
Jesse Powell (ts) Adiano Acea (p) Billy Pyles (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)NYC, December 15, 1961
| 3312 | Trees | Tru-Sound TRU 15007 |
| 3313 | The Texas Twister | - |
| 3314 | Blues On The Rocks | - |
| 3315 | From The Soul | - |
John Wright Trio
John Wright (p) Gene Taylor (b) Walter McCants (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 19, 1961
| 3316 | Les I Can't | New Jazz NJLP 8322 |
| 3317 | Be My Love | - |
| 3318 | Stella By Starlight | - |
| 3319 | The Last Amen | - |
| 3320 | But Beautiful | - |
| 3321 | Do I Love You | - |
| 3322 | Sheba | - |
| 3323 | More Than You Know | - |
Yusef Lateef Quartet
Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, ob) Barry Harris (p -4/7) Herman Wright (b) Elvin Jones (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1961
| 1. 3324 | When You're Smiling | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 7447 |
| 2. 3325 | Koko's Tune | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 24007 |
| 3. 3326 | Water Pistol | New Jazz NJLP 8272 |
| 4. 3327 | I'll Remember April | Prestige 45-332; New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 24007 |
| 5. 3328 | Rasheed | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 24007 |
| 6. 3329 | P. Bouk | New Jazz NJLP 8272 |
| 7. 3330 | You've Changed | New Jazz NJLP 8272; Prestige PR 7447 |
* Yusef Lateef Plays For Lovers (Prestige PR 7447)
* Yusef Lateef (Prestige PR 24007)
* Yusef Lateef - I'll Remember April c/w Blues For The Orient (Prestige 45-332)
Blind Snooks Eaglin
Percy Randolph (hca, vo) Lucius Bridge (g, wbd, vo) Blind Snooks Eaglin (g, vo)New Orleans, LA, 1961
| That's All Right | Bluesville BVLP 1046 | |
| Bottle Up And Go | - | |
| Malaguena | Prestige unissued | |
| Who Can Your Good Man Be | - | |
| I Must See Jesus | - | |
| Give Me The Good Old Box Car | - | |
| Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes | Bluesville BVLP 1046 | |
| She's A Black Rat | Prestige unissued | |
| Who's Been Fooling You | - | |
| Don't You Lie To Me | Bluesville BVLP 1046 | |
| Blue Shadows Blues | Prestige unissued | |
| The Walkin' Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1046 | |
| Mean Old World | Prestige unissued | |
| Every Day | - | |
| (Well) I Had My Fun | Bluesville BVLP 1046 | |
| Fly Right (Back) Baby | - | |
| Mailman Passed And He Didn't Leave No News | - | |
| Brown Skinned Woman | - | |
| One More Drink | - | |
| I've Got A Woman | - | |
| I'm A Country Boy | - | |
| Alberta | - |
Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis (g, hca, vo)NYC, 1961
| Say No To The Devil | Bluesville BVLP 1049 | |
| Time Is Drawing Near | - | |
| Hold To God's Unchanging Hand | - | |
| Bad Company Brought Me Here | - | |
| I Decided To Go Down | - | |
| Lord, I Looked Down The Road | - | |
| Little Bitty Baby | - | |
| No One Can Do Me Like Jesus | - | |
| Lost Boy In The Wilderness | - | |
| Trying To Get To Heaven In Due Time | - |
Pink Anderson
Pink Anderson (g, vo)NYC, 1961
| I Got Mine | Bluesville BVLP 1051 | |
| Greasy Greens | - | |
| I Got A Woman 'Way Cross Town | - | |
| Travelin' Man | - | |
| Ain't Nobody Home But Me | - | |
| That's No Way To Do | - | |
| In The Jailhouse Now | - | |
| South Forest Boogie | - | |
| Chicken | - | |
| I'm Going To Walk Through The Streets Of The City | - |
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim (p, vo)1961
| Blues Is Troubles | Bluesville BVLP 1053 | |
| Grinder Man Blues | - | |
| Three-In-One Boogie | - | |
| Letter Home | - | |
| Churnin' Man Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1053, BVLP 1055 | |
| Two Of A Kind | Bluesville BVLP 1053 | |
| The Blacks | - | |
| If You See Kay | Bluesville BVLP 1053, BVLP 1055 | |
| Frankie And Johnny Boogie | Bluesville BVLP 1053 | |
| Mother Earth | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
Smoky Babe
Henry Thomas (hca) Clyde Causey (hca, vo) Smoky Babe (g, vo)Baton Rouge, LA, 1961
| Now Your Man Done Gone | Bluesville BVLP 1063 | |
| Hottest Brand Goin' | - | |
| Something Wrong With My Machine | - | |
| Insect Blues | - | |
| Long Way From Home | - | |
| I'm Goin' Back To Mississippi | - | |
| Melvanie Blues | - | |
| Locomotive Blues | - | |
| Ocean Blues | - | |
| Boogy Woogy Rag | - | |
| Cool Hunt | - | |
| Cold, Cold Snow | - |
J.T. Adams And Shirley Griffith
J.T. Adams, Shirley Griffith (g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, 1961
| Walkin' Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1077 | |
| Match Box Blues | - | |
| Indiana Avenue Blues | - | |
| In The Evening | - | |
| "A" Jump | - | |
| O Mama How I Love You | - | |
| Kansas City | - | |
| Bright Street Jump | - | |
| Done Changed The Lock On My Door | - | |
| Blind Lemon's Blues | - | |
| Naptown Boogie | - |
Shirley Griffith
Shirley Griffith (g, vo)Indianapolis, IN, 1961
| Meet Me In The Bottom | Bluesville BVLP 1087 | |
| River Line Blues | - | |
| Shirley's Jump | - | |
| Take Me Back To Mama | - | |
| Saturday Blues | - | |
| Left Alone Blues | - | |
| Big Road Blues | - | |
| Bye Bye Blues | - | |
| Hard Pill To Swallow | - | |
| Maggie Campbell Blues | - | |
| My Baby's Gone | - |
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Brownie McGhee (g)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, around 1961
| Sonny's Coming | Bluesville BVLP 1059 | |
| Ida Mae | - | |
| Callin' Mama | - | |
| Bad Luck | - | |
| Blues For The Bottom | - |
Tampa Red
Tampa Red (g, kazoo, vo)circa 1961 or 1962???
| How Long | Bluesville BVLP 1043 | |
| Gin Headed Woman | - | |
| You Better Let My Gal Alone | - | |
| Don't Jive Me | - | |
| Dark And Stormy Night | - | |
| Don't You Lie To Me | - | |
| Georgia, Georgia | - | |
| Jelly Whippin' Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1043, BVLP 1055 | |
| Chicago Moan Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1043 | |
| Don't Dog Your Woman | - | |
| Drinkin' My Blues Away | - |
* Memphis Slim/Tampa Red/Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1055; Fantasy OBCCD 544-2)
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