Riverside Records Discography: 1951-1956

1951

Paul Barbarin And His Jazz Band

Ernest Cagnolatti (tp) Edward Pierson (tb) Albert Burbank (cl, vo) Lester Santiago (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) Richard McLean (b) Paul Barbarin (d)

New Orleans, LA, January 23, 1951

NO25	Eh La Bas	Circle J 1077; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO26	Lily Of The Valley	Circle J 1077
NO27	Walk Through The Streets Of The City	Circle J 1078; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO28	Just A Closer Walk With Thee	-

* Paul Barbarin/Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-217)
* Paul Barbarin - Eh La Bas c/w Lily Of The Valley (Circle J 1077)
* Paul Barbarin - Walk Through The Streets Of The City c/w Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Circle J 1078)

Jamming At Rudi's

Dick Smith (tp) Conrad Janis (tb) Tom Sharpsteen (cl) Bob Wilber (ss) Eubie Blake, Ralph Sutton (p) Danny Barker (g) George "Pops" Foster (b) Freddie Moore (d, vo)

NYC, January 23, 1951

NY116	Panama	Circle unissued
NY117	Weary Blues	-
NY118	Maryland, My Maryland	-
NY119	See See Rider	Circle L 407; Riverside RLP 12-215
NY120	High Society	-
NY121	That's A Plenty	-
NY144	Danny's Banjo Blues	GHB 50
NY173	When The Saints Go Marching In, I	Circle L 407; Riverside RLP 12-215
NY174	When The Saints Go Marching In, II	-
	Maple Leaf Rag	Circle L 407

* Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session (Riverside RLP 12-215)
* Jamming At Rudi's (Circle L 407)
* Jamming At Rudi's (no details) (GHB 50)

Jamming At Rudi's

Hot Lips Page (tp, vo) Tyree Glenn (tb) Burnie Peacock (cl, as) Paul Quinichette (ts) Dan Burley, Kenny Kersey (p) Danny Barker (g) Walter Page (b) Sonny Greer (d)

NYC, February 10, 1951

NY122	Blues, No. 1	unissued
NY123	Blues, No. 2	-
NY124	Dan Carter Blues	-
NY125	Skiffle Jam	Circle L 410
NY126	Moanin' Dan	-
NY127	Sweet Sue, Just You	-
NY128	Kersey's Boogie	Circle R 3003, L 410
NY129	I've Got The Upper Hand	Circle R 3003
NY130	Sunny Jungle (Drum Rhapsody)	Circle R 3004, L 410
NY131	Main Street	Circle R 3004

* This Is Jazz - Hotter Than That c/w Big Butter And Egg Man (Circle R 3003)
* This Is Jazz - Tishomingo Blues c/w Sensation Rag (Circle R 3004)
* Jamming At Rudi's (no details) (Circle L 410)

Paul Barbarin And His Jazz Band

Ernest Cagnolatti (tp) Edward Pierson (tb) Albert Burbank (cl, vo) Lester Santiago (p) Richard McLean (b) Paul Barbarin (d)

New Orleans, LA, May 8, 1951

NO29	Panama	Circle J 1065
NO30	Just A Little While To Stay Here	Circle J 1065; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO31	Clarinet Marmalade	Circle J 1066; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO32	Fidgety Feet	-

* Paul Barbarin/Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-217)
* Paul Barbarin - Panama c/w Just A Little While To Stay Here (Circle J 1065)
* Paul Barbarin - Clarinet Marmalade c/w Fidgety Feet (Circle J 1066)

Jamming At Rudi's

Dick Smith (tp) Conrad Janis (tb) Tom Sharpsteen (cl) Elmer Schoebel (p) Danny Barker (g, vo) Freddie Moore (d, vo)

NYC, June 7, 1951

NY134	Willie The Weeper	Circle R 3006; Riverside RLP 12-215
NY135	Eh La Bas	-
NY136	When You And I Were Young, Maggie	Circle R 3007; Riverside RLP 12-215
NY137	Down By The Riverside	-

* Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session (Riverside RLP 12-215)
* Jamming At Rudi's - Willie The Weeper c/w Eh La Bas (Circle R 3006)
* Jamming At Rudi's - When You And I Were Young, Maggie c/w Down By The Riverside (Circle R 3007)

Mary Lou Williams Quintet

Elmer "Skippy" Williams (cl) Mary Lou Williams (p) Billy Taylor (b) Al Walker (d) Dave Lambert Singers (vo)

NYC, June 11, 1951

NY151	Walking	Circle R 3008
NY152	De Function (The Great Macbeth)	unissued
NY153	Cloudy	-
NY154	I Won't Let It Bother Me	-

* Mary Lou Williams Quintet (no details) (Circle R 3008)

Mary Lou Williams Trio

Mary Lou Williams (p) Billy Taylor (b) Willie Correa (bgo)

NYC, June 15, 1951

NY155-1	The Sheik Of Araby	Circle R 3008, L 412
NY156	When Dreams Come True	Circle L 412
NY157	Bobo	-
NY158	Kool	-

* Mary Lou Williams Trio (no details) (Circle R 3008, L 412)

Mary Lou Williams Trio

Mary Lou Williams (p) Carl Pruitt (b) Bill Clark (d)

NYC, circa June, 1951

NY159	Lover Come Back To Me	Circle L 412
NY160	S'posin'	Circle R 3009, L 412
NY161	Handy Eyes	Circle L 412
NY162	Tisherome	-

* Mary Lou Williams Trio (no details) (Circle L 412, R 3009)

George Lewis And His New Orleans All Stars

Henry "Red" Allen (tp, vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Lester Santiago (p) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau (b) Paul Barbarin (d)

New Orleans, LA, August 6, 1951

NO41	Darktown Strutters Ball	Riverside RLP 2512
NO42	Hindustan	-
NO43-A	St. James Infirmary (take 1)	-
NO44	Some Of Those Days	-

* George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars And Quartet (Riverside RLP 2512)

George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band

Alvin Alcorn (tp) Bill Matthews (tb) George Lewis (cl) Lester Santiago (p) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau (b) Paul Barbarin (d)

New Orleans, LA, August 20, 1951

NO45	Bill Bailey	Circle L 421; Riverside RLP 12-207
NO45-A	-	Circle unissued
NO46	Dippermouth Blues	Circle L 421; Riverside RLP 12-207
NO47	Tin Roof Blues	-
NO48	It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary	Riverside RLP 12-207
NO49	Bugle Call Rag	Circle L 421; Riverside RLP 12-207
NO49-A	-	Circle unissued

* George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition (Riverside RLP 12-207; Fantasy OJC 1736, OJCCD 1736-2)
* George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars (Circle L 421)

George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band

same personnel

New Orleans, LA, August 26, 1951

NO50	Big Butter And Egg Man, #2	Riverside RLP 2507
NO50-A	Big Butter And Egg Man	Circle L 421
NO51	Bourbon Street Parade, #2	Riverside RLP 2507
NO51-A	Bourbon Street Parade	Circle L 421
NO52	Over The Waves	Riverside RLP 2507
NO53	Who's Sorry Now	-
NO54	Weary Blues (take 1)	Riverside RLP 2507, RLP 12-207
NO54-A	Weary Blues	Circle L 421

* George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition (Riverside RLP 12-207; Fantasy OJC 1736, OJCCD 1736-2)
* George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band And Quartet (Riverside RLP 2507)
* George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars (Circle L 421)

Sharkey And His Kings Of Dixieland

Sharkey Bonano (tp) Julian Laine (tb) Harry Shields (cl) Stanley Mendelson (p) Chink Martin (b, tu) Monk Hazel (d, mel)

New Orleans, LA, October 26 & 30, 1951

NO55	Alice Blue Gown	Circle R 3012; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO56	That Peculiar Rag	Riverside RLP 12-217
NO57	Clarinet Marmalade	Circle unissued
NO58	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	Circle R 3012
NO59	She's Crying For Me	Riverside RLP 12-217
NO60	Missouri Waltz	Circle R 3011; Riverside RLP 12-217
NO61	Land O' Dreams	Riverside RLP 12-217
NO62	Indiana	Circle R 3011; Riverside RLP 12-217

* Paul Barbarin/Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-217)
* Sharkey Bonano - Alice Blue Gown c/w The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Circle R 3012)
* Sharkey Bonano - Missouri Waltz c/w Indiana (Circle R 3011)

Carl Halen And The Washboard Five

Carl Halen (cor) Bob Greene (p) Bob Sann (bj) Charlie Paris (g) Bob Thompson (wbd) Paul Bacon (vo)

NYC, 1951

CLEF5	Doctor Jazz	Knickerbocker 3; Riverside RLP 2502
CLEF6	Heebie Jeebie	-
CLEF7	Willie The Weeper	Knickerbocker 4; Riverside RLP 2502
CLEF8	Cake Walkin' Babies	-

* Carl Halen With Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings And Washboard Five (Riverside RLP 2502)
* Carl Halen - Doctor Jazz c/w Heebie Jeebie (Knickerbocker 3)
* Carl Halen - Willie The Weeper c/w Cake Walkin' Babies (Knickerbocker 4)

Royal Drums Of The Abatutsi, Abatutsi Girls Songs

Belgian Congo, 1951-1952

Lobertina

Riverside RLP 12-112

* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1&2 (Riverside RLP 12-112)

Mary Lou Williams Solo

Mary Lou Williams (p)

NYC, 1951-1952

NY269	Yesterdays	Circle unissued
NY270	It Ain't Necessarily So	-
NY271	Why Evade The Truth	-
NY272	Mary's Waltz	-
NY273	Talk Of The Town	-
NY274	Stompin' At The Savoy	-
NY275	Caravan	-
NY276	Crazy Rhythm	-
NY277	Scorpio	-
NY278	The Man I Love	-
NY279	People Will Say We're In Love	-
NY280	For You	-

1952 (The establishment)

Lizzie Miles And Her New Orleans Boys

Fred Neumann (p) Frank Frederico (g) Joe Loyacano (b) Lizzie Miles (vo)

New Orleans, LA, January 1, 1952

NO67	Careless Love	Circle 2
NO68	I Cried For You	-
NO69	Basin Street Blues	Circle 3
NO70	Ace In The Hole	-

* Lizzie Miles And Her New Orleans Boys (no details) (Circle 2, 3)

Mary Lou Williams Trio

Mary Lou Williams (p) and others

NYC, April 16, 1952

NY165-A	Caravan	Circle R 3013
NY166-A	Yes, We Have No Bananas	-
NY167	Lonely Moments	unissued
NY168	unknown title	-

* Mary Lou Williams Trio (no details) (Circle R 3013)

Bob Hodes's Red Onion Jazz Band

Bob Hodes (cor) Chuck Sonnastine (tb) Bill Stanley (tu) Joe Muranyi (cl) Robin Wetterau (p) Chuck Kling (bj) Bob Thompson (d)

NYC, April, 1952

	Creole Blues	Riverside RLP 2503
	Misery Blues	-
	Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner	-
	London Blues	-
	My Mama Rocks Me	-
	Salty Dog	-
	I'm A Little Blackbird	-
	Snake Rag	-

* Bob Hodes's Red Onion Jazz Band - New Orleans Encore (Riverside RLP 2503)

Ralph Sutton Duo

Ralph Sutton (p) George Wettling (d)

NYC, June 11, 1952

NY175	A-Flat Dream	Circle L 413; Riverside RLP 12-212
NY176	African Ripples	-
NY177	Drop Me Off In Harlem	-
NY179	Fascination	-
NY181	Love Me Or Leave Me	-
NY182	I'm Coming, Virginia	-
NY183	Sugar Rose	-
NY184	Bee's Knees	-

* Ralph Sutton - Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Tradition (Riverside RLP 12-212)
* Ralph Sutton At The Piano (Circle L 413)

1953

Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings

Bob Hodes (cor) Bob Mielke (tb, vo) Bill Napier (cl) Robin Wetterau (p) Gene Mayl (b, tu) Bill Young (d)

Dayton, OH, August, 1953

	Basin Street Blues	Riverside RLP 2504
	When Erastus Plays His Old Kazoo	-
	I'm Sitting On The Top Of The World	-
	Shreveport Stomp	-
	Down Along The Sheltering Palms	-

* Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings (Riverside RLP 2504)

George Lewis Quartet

George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p, vo) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau (b) Dr. Edmond Souchon (vo -5)

New Orleans, LA, September 25, 1953

1.	Dallas Blues	Riverside RLP 2512, RLP 12-131
2.	Red Wing	Riverside RLP 2512, RLP 12-207
3.	Lou-Easy-An-I-A	-
4.	Careless Love	Riverside RLP 2512, RLP 12-116, RLP 12-207
5.	Salty Dog	Riverside RLP 2507, RLP 12-207
6.	St. Phillip Street Breakdown	-
7.	The Old Rugged Cross	-
8.	Cornne Corinna	Riverside RLP 2507

* Various Artists - Kings Of Classic Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-131)
* George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition (Riverside RLP 12-207; Fantasy OJC 1736, OJCCD 1736-2)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 9&10 (Riverside RLP 12-116)
* George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars And Quartet (Riverside RLP 2512)
* George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band And Quartet (Riverside RLP 2507)

Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings

Bob Hodes (cor) Charlie Sonnastine (tb) Joe Darensbourg (cl) Robin Wetterau (p) Jack Vastine (bj, vo) Gene Mayl (b, tu)

Dayton, OH, December 28 & 30, 1953

	Maple Leaf Rag	Empirical EM 102; Riverside RLP 12-259
	Chattanooga Stomp	-
	Wabash Blues	-
	Buddy's Habits	-
	Skid Dat De Dat	-
	Panama Rag	-
	Trouble In Mind	Empirical EM 105; Riverside RLP 12-259
	Careless Love Blues	-
	Ain't Gonna Give You None	-
	Bourbon Street Parade	Empirical EM 105
	High Society	-
	Dippermouth Blues	-
	Yellow Dog Blues	-

* Gene Mayl - At The Hi-Fi Jazz Band Ball (Riverside RLP 12-259)
* Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings (Empirical EM 102)
* Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings (Empirical EM 105)

Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings

same personnel

Dayton, OH, December, 1953

	Irish Black Bottom	Riverside RLP 2505
	Ory's Creole Trombone	-
	Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home	Riverside RLP 2505, RLP 12-210
	Melancholy	Riverside RLP 2505
	Come Back Sweet Papa	-
	Blue Mama's Suicide Wail	Riverside RLP 2505, RLP 12-210
	St. James Infirmary	Riverside RLP 2505, RLP 12-116, RLP 12-210
	Darktown Strutters Ball	Riverside RLP 2505, RLP 12-210
	Sunset Cafe Stomp	Riverside RLP 12-210
	Muskrat Ramble	-
	Weary Blues	-
	Roll, Jordan Roll	-
	Sweet Georgia Brown	-
	Red River Valley	-
	Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me	-
	Big Butter And Egg Man	-

* Gene Mayl - Dixieland In Hi-Fi (Riverside RLP 12-210)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 9&10 (Riverside RLP 12-116)
* Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings - New Orleans Jazz Party (Riverside RLP 2505)

Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings

Bob Hodes (cor) Bob Mielke (tb, vo) Bill Napier (cl) Robin Wetterau (p) Jack Vastine (bj, vo) Gene Mayl (b, tu) Bill Young (d)

Dayton, OH, 1953

	Mecca Flat Blues	Riverside RLP 2504
	Some Of Those Days	-
	I'll Be Gland When You're Dead You Rascal You	-

* Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings (Riverside RLP 2504)

Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp

Sonny Terry (hca, vo) Alec Seward (g, vo)

NYC, 1953

	In The Evening	Riverside RLP 12-644
	Move To Kansas City	-
	John Henry	-
	The Fox Chase (aka Hound Dog Holler)	-
	Louise	-
	Red River	-
	Goodbye Leadbelly	-
	Custard Pie	-
	I Woke Up This Morning And I Could Hardly See	-
	Old Woman Blues	-
	Talkin' About The Blues	-
	Changed The Lock On My Door	-
	Moanin' And Mournin'	-
	Baby, Baby	-

* Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp (Riverside RLP 12-644; Fantasy OBCCD 589-2)

Joe Sullivan Trio

Joe Sullivan (p) Dave Lario (b -1/3) Smoky Stover (d -1/3)

San Francisco, CA, 1953

1.	Gin Mill Blues	Riverside RLP 12-202, RLP 12-158
2.	That's A Plenty	-
3.	A Room With A View	-
4.	Little Rock Gateway	-
5.	Sweet Lorraine	-
6.	Hangover Blues	-
7.	Honeysuckle Rose	-
8.	Summertime	-
9.	Fido's Fantasy	-
10.	My Little Pride And Joy	-
11.	I Cover The Waterfront	-
12.	Farewell To Riverside	-

* Joe Sullivan - New Solos By An Old Master (Riverside RLP 12-202)
* Joe Sullivan - Little Rock Gataway (Riverside RLP 12-158)

1954

George Lewis And His Ragtime Band

Avery "Kid" Howard (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (d, vo)

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Oxford, OH, February 21, 1954

	In The Sweet Bye And Bye	Empirical EM 107
	The Old Rugged Cross	Empirical EM 107; Riverside RLP 12-230
	Bye And Bye	-
	Just A Little While To Stay Here	-
	Sometimes My Burden Is So Hard To Bear	-
	Take My Hand Precious Lord	Empirical EM 107
	Lord, You've Been Good To Me	Empirical EM 107; Riverside RLP 12-230
	Down By The Riverside	Riverside RLP 12-230
	Just A Closer Walk With Thee	-
	When The Saints Go Marching In	-

* George Lewis - Jazz At Vespers (Riverside RLP 12-230; Fantasy OJC 1721, OJCCD 1721-2)
* George Lewis - Spirituals In Ragtime (Empirical EM 107)

Geoffrey Holder's Steel Drum Trio

Geoffrey Holder (timba d, stick, whistler, ldr) Alphonso Marshall (guitar pan) Leonard Ryers (ping pong -1/3) Michael Alexander (ping pong -4/8) Rod Clavery (second pan)

NYC, April 21 & 26, 1954

1.	Dragon Walk	Riverside RLP 8004
2.	Cocoanuts	-
3.	Arima Tonight	-
4.	La Bouet	-
5.	Tennessee Waltz	-
6.	Mike's Mambo	-
7.	Sali Salli Water	-
8.	Mambo Jambo	-

* Geoffrey Holder's Steel Drum Trio (Riverside RLP 8004)

Randy Weston - Sam Gill Duo

Randy Weston (p) Sam Gill (b)

NYC, April 27, 1954

	Get Out Of Town	Riverside RLP 2508
	I Get A Kick Out Of You	-
	I Love You	-
	In The Still Of The Night	-
	Just One Of Those Things	-
	Night And Day	-
	What Is The Thing Called Love	-
	I've Got You Under My Skin	-

* Randy Weston Plays Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (Riverside RLP 2508)

Carl Halen Septet

Carl Halen (cor) George Stell (tb) Jack Pollack (tu) Martin Kollstedt (cl) Fred Cary (p) Jim Carroll (bj, vo) Tom Hyer (d)

Dayton, OH, July 3, 1954

	Four Or Five Times	Empirical EM 104; Riverside RLP 12-231
	Aggravation Blues	-
	Shake That Things	-
	Nagasaki	-
	Angry	Empirical EM 5-3; Riverside RLP 12-231
	Apex Blues	-

* Carl Halen - Gin Bottle Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-231)
* Carl Halen Septet (Empirical EM 104)
* Carl Halen - Angry c/w Apex Blues (Empirical EM 5-3)

Red Onion Jazz Babies

Jim Heanue (cor) Dick Brady (tb) Joe Muranyi (cl) Hank Ross (p) Mike Steig (bj) Bill Stanley (b, tu) Bob Thompson (d)

NYC, September, 1954

	Susie	Empirical EM 106; Riverside RLP 12-260
	Is It True What They Say About Dixie?	-
	Yellow Dog Blues	-
	Too Much Mustard	-
	Why Do I Love You?	-
	Song Of The Island	-
	Red Onion	-
	Oriental Strut	-
	Beadle-Um-Bum	Riverside RLP 12-260
	I'm Nobody's Baby	-
	Sobbin' Blues	-
	Mr. Jelly Lord	-

* Red Onion Jazz Babies - Dance Off Both Your Shoes In Hi-Fi (Riverside RLP 12-260)
* Red Onion Jazz Babies (Empirical EM 106)

Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts

Everett Farey (cor) Bob Helm (cl) Hank Ross (p) Bill Stanley (b, tu) Bob Thompson (wbd)

NYC, October 8, 1954

	Riverside Shake	Riverside RLP 2510, RLP 12-213
	Dawn Club Boys	Riverside RLP 2510, RLP 12-116
	Back Side O' Town	Riverside RLP 2510, RLP 12-213
	Doin' The Plymouth Rock	-
	How'm I'm Gonna Do It	-
	I Don't Want Anymore	-
	Seagull Strut	-
	Daybreak Blues	-

* Bob Helm - San Francisco Style (Riverside RLP 12-213)
* Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 9&10 (Riverside RLP 12-116)
* Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts (Riverside RLP 2510)

Dick Wellstood - Tommy Benford Duo

Dick Wellstood (p) Tommy Benford (d)

NYC, October 25, 1954

	Old Fashioned Love	Riverside RLP 2506
	Mule Walk	-
	Closed Mouth Blues	-
	The Shout	-
	Toddlin' Home	-
	Alligator Crawl	-
	Oh, Bay Whatcha Doing To Me	-
	Liza	-

* The Stride Piano Of Dick Wellstood (Riverside RLP 2506)

Carl Halen Septet

Carl Halen (cor) George Stell (tb) Jack Pollack (tu) Martin Kollstedt (cl) Fred Cary (p) Jim Carroll (bj, vo) Tom Hyer (d)

Dayton, OH, November 6, 1954

	Eccentric	Empirical EM 104; Riverside RLP 12-231
	Wolverine Blues	-
	Pallet On The Floor	-
	Dallas Blues	-
	Oh, Baby	Riverside RLP 12-231
	Milenberg Joys	-

* Carl Halen - Gin Bottle Jazz (Riverside RLP 12-231)
* Carl Halen Septet (Empirical EM 104)

1955

Randy Weston Trio

Randy Weston (p) Sam Gill (b -1/4,6) Art Blakey (d -1/4,6)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1955

1.	Again	Riverside RLP 2515, RLP 12-227
2.	Zulu	-
3.	Pam's Waltz	-
4.	Solemn Meditation	-
5.	If You Cold See Me Now	-
6.	Sweet Sue	-

* Randy Weston - Trio And Solo (Riverside RLP 12-227)
= Randy Weston/Art Blakey - Zule (Jazzland JLP 4)
* The Randy Weston Trio With Art Blakey (Riverside RLP 2515)

Barbara Lea

Johnny Windhurst (tp) Billy Taylor (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Earl May (b) Percy Brice (d) Barbara Lea (vo)

NYC, March 15, 1955

	Love Is Here To Stay	Riverside RLP 2518
	As Long As I Live	-
	Love Me	-

* Barbara Lea - A Woman In Love (Riverside RLP 2518)

Barbara Lea

same personnel

NYC, March 16, 1955

	Thinking Of You	Riverside RLP 2518, RLP 12-808
	A Woman Alone With The Blues	-
	Come Rain Or Come Shine	-
	I Didn't Know About You	-
	The Best Thing For You Is Me	Riverside RLP 2518

* Mundell Lowe/Barbara Lea/Tony Burrello - This Could Lead To Love (Riverside RLP 12-808)
* Barbara Lea - A Woman In Love (Riverside RLP 2518)

Don Elliott - Rusty Dedrick Sextet

Rusty Dedrick (tp -1,3/10) Don Elliott (tp -1/3,5/10) Dick Hyman (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d)

NYC, March 16 & 17, 1955

1.	Dominick Seventh	Riverside RLP 2517, RLP 12-218
2.	When Your Lover Has Gone	-
3.	Gargantuan Chant	-
4.	It's Easy To Remember	-
5.	Vampire Till Ready	-
6.	Your Own Iron	Riverside RLP 12-218
7.	Henry's Mambo	-
8.	The Bull Speaks	-
9.	Mine	-
10.	Theme And Inner Tube	-

* Don Elliott/Rusty Dedrick - New Counterpoint For Six Valves (Riverside RLP 12-218)
= Double Trumpet Doings Featuring Don Elliott (Jazzland JLP 15; Fantasy OJCCD 1925-2)
* Don Elliott/Rusty Dedrick - Six Valves (Riverside RLP 2517)

Thelonious Monk Trio

Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1/6,8) Kenny Clarke (d -1/6,8)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 21 & 27, 1955

1.	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201, RLP 483/484
2.	Sophisticated Lady	Riverside RLP 12-201
3.	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good	-
4.	Black And Tan Fantasy	Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201
5.	Mood Indigo	-
6.	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart	Riverside RLP 12-201
7.	Solitude	Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201
8.	Caravan	Riverside RLP 12-201

* Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington (Riverside RLP 12-201; Fantasy OJC 024, OJCCD 024-2)
= Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (Riverside RS 3015)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington (Riverside REP 111)

Mundell Lowe Quartet

Dick Hyman (p, org, cel) Mundell Lowe (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, August 27, 1955

	Will You Still Be Mine?	Riverside RLP 12-204
	Cheek To Cheek	-
	I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans	-
	I'll Never Be The Same	-

* The Mundell Lowe Quartet (Riverside RLP 12-204; Fantasy OJC 1773, OJCCD 1773-2)

Randy Weston Trio

Randy Weston (p) Sam Gill (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 29 & 31, 1955

	Get Happy	Riverside RLP 12-203
	Fire Down There	-
	Where Are You?	-
	Under Blunder	-
	Dark Eyes	-
	Summertime	-
	Bass Knows	-
	C Jam Blues	-
	A Ballad	-
	Twelfth Street Rag	-

* Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio (Riverside RLP 12-203; Fantasy OJCCD 1870-2)

Mundell Lowe Quartet

Dick Hyman (p, org, cel) Mundell Lowe (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, October 4, 1955

	Bach Revisited	Riverside RLP 12-204
	The Night We Called It A Day	-
	Far From Vanilla	-
	Yes Sir, That's My Baby	-
	All Of You	-

* The Mundell Lowe Quartet (Riverside RLP 12-204; Fantasy OJC 1773, OJCCD 1773-2)

1956

Marty Bell With Don Elliott Quartet

Don Elliott (vib) Bob Corwin (p) Vinnie Burke (b) Jimmy Campbell (d) Marty Bell (vo)

NYC, January 17 & 23, 1956

	I Thought About You	Riverside RLP 12-206
	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	-
	The Girl Next Door	-
	S'posin'	-
	This Can't Be Love	-
	The Love Of My Life	-
	You Go To My Head	-
	Me And You	-
	Moonlight In Vermont	Riverside RLP 12-206, RLP 12-244
	According To Moyle	Riverside RLP 12-206
	I've Found A New Baby	-
	September Song	-

* The Voice Of Marty Bell - The Quartet Of Don Elliott (Riverside RLP 12-206)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)

Reverend Gary Davis

Reverend Gary Davis (g, vo)

NYC, January 29, 1956

	Blow, Gabriel	Riverside RLP 12-148
	Twelve Gates To The City	-
	Samson And Delilah	-
	Oh Lord, Search My Heart	-
	Get Right Church	-
	You Got To Go Down	-
	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning	-
	There Was A Time That I Was Blind	-

* Reverend Gary Davis/Pink Anderson - Gospel, Blues And Street Songs (Riverside RLP 12-148; Fantasy OBC 524, OBCCD 524-2)

Mundell Lowe Quartet

Al Klink (bcl, fl) Mundell Lowe (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, February 20, 1956

	I'll Take Romance	Riverside RLP 12-208
	You Don't Know What Love Is	-
	We'll Be Together Again	-
	I'm Old Fashioned	-
	It's So Peaceful In The Country	-
	Speak Low	-
	Ill Wind	Riverside RLP 12-208, RLP 12-244

* Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe (Riverside RLP 12-208; Fantasy OJCCD 1957-2)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)

Mundell Lowe Quartet

Phil Bodner (ob, ehr) Mundell Lowe (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, March 2, 1956

	Goodbye	Riverside RLP 12-208
	I Dream Too Much	-
	June In January	-
	Memories Of You	-

* Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe (Riverside RLP 12-208; Fantasy OJCCD 1957-2)

Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne

Cecil Payne (bars -1/4,6,7) Randy Weston (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 14 & 21, 1956

1.	I Can't Get Started	Riverside RLP 12-214
2.	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me?	-
3.	Lifetime	-
4.	Little Niles	-
5.	Serenade In Blue	-
6.	The Man I Love	Riverside RLP 12-214, RLP 12-267
7.	These Foolish Things	Riverside RLP 12-214
8.	This Can't Be Love	-

* Randy Weston - With These Hands... (Riverside RLP 12-214; Fantasy OJCCD 1883-2)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)

Thelonious Monk Trio

Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1,3,4) Art Blakey (d -1,3,4)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 17, 1956

1.	Liza	Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209, RLP 12-267
2.	Memories Of You	Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209
3.	You Are Too Beautiful	Riverside RLP 12-209
4.	Just You, Just Me	-

* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside RLP 12-209; Fantasy OJC 064, OJCCD 064-2)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside REP 113)

Thelonious Monk Trio

same personnel

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 3, 1956

	Honeysuckle Rose	Riverside RLP 12-209, RLP 483/484
	Darn That Dream	Riverside RLP 12-209
	Tea For Two	Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209

* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside RLP 12-209; Fantasy OJC 064, OJCCD 064-2)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside REP 113)

Mundell Lowe

Jack Greenberg (reeds) Mundell Lowe (g) George Duvivier (b)

NYC, circa April, 1956

	This Could Lead To Love	Riverside RLP 12-808
	I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest	-
	Wonderful One	-
	I Hadn't Anyone Till You	-

* Mundell Lowe/Barbara Lea/Tony Burrello - This Could Lead To Love (Riverside RLP 12-808)

Mundell Lowe Tentet

Joe Wilder (tp) John Barrows, Jim Buffington (frh) Don Hammond (fl) Jerry Roth (ob) Bernard Garfield (basn) Jimmy Carroll (cl, bcl) Mundell Lowe (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, June 12, 1956

	Walk Softly	Riverside RLP 12-219
	What Happened Last Night?	-
	Tacet For Neurotics	-
	The Endless Quest	-

* Mundell Lowe - New Music Of Alec Wilder (Riverside RLP 12-219)
= Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Tacet For Neurotics: The Music Of Alec Wilder (Offbeat OLP 3010)

Mundell Lowe Tentet

Harold Goltzer (basn) replaces Garfield

NYC, June 19, 1956

	Let's Get Together And Cry	Riverside RLP 12-219
	Pop, What's A Passacaglia?	-
	No Plans	-
	An Unrelenting Memory	-

* Mundell Lowe - New Music Of Alec Wilder (Riverside RLP 12-219)
= Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Tacet For Neurotics: The Music Of Alec Wilder (Offbeat OLP 3010)

Bob Corwin Trio With Don Elliott

Don Elliott (tp) Bob Corwin (p) Ernie Furtado (b) Jimmy Campbell (d)

NYC, June, 1956

	My Shining Hour	Riverside RLP 12-220, RLP 12-267
	Isn't It Romantic	Riverside RLP 12-220
	I'll Remember April	-
	I Remember You	-
	Rico-Jico Joe	-
	It Might As Well Be Spring	-
	I'll Take Romance	-
	Gone With The Wind	-
	It Could Happen To You	-
	Pony Tail	-

* The Bob Corwin Quartet Featuring The Trumpet Of Don Elliott (Riverside RLP 12-220)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)

Coleman Hawkins A Documentary

Coleman Hawkins (speaking)

NYC, summer 1956

	Early Days	Riverside RLP 12-117
	The Henderson Period	-
	Europe In The 30's	-
	Body And Soul	-
	The Coming Of Modern Jazz	Riverside RLP 12-118
	New York: The Toughest Town	-
	Some Thoughts On Today And Tomorrow	-
	Some Thoughts On Rock And Roll	-

* Coleman Hawkins A Documentary, Vol. 1 (Riverside RLP 12-117)
* Coleman Hawkins A Documentary, Vol. 2 (Riverside RLP 12-118)

Mundell Lowe Tentet

Joe Wilder (tp) John Barrows, Jim Buffington (frh) Don Hammond (fl) Jerry Roth (ob) Harold Goltzer (basn) Jimmy Carroll (cl, bcl) Mundell Lowe (g) Milt Hinton (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)

NYC, July 3, 1956

	Suggestion For Bored Dancers	Riverside RLP 12-219
	She Never Wore Makeup	-
	Mama Never Dug This Scene	-
	Around The World In 2:34	-

* Mundell Lowe - New Music Of Alec Wilder (Riverside RLP 12-219)
= Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Tacet For Neurotics: The Music Of Alec Wilder (Offbeat OLP 3010)

Matthew Gee Septet

Kenny Dorham (tp) Matthew Gee (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Joe Knight (p) John Simmons (b) Art Taylor (d)

NYC, July 19, 1956

	Gee!	Riverside RLP 12-221; Jazzland JLP 3
	Kingston Lounge	-
	The Boys From Brooklyn	-

* Matthew Gee - Jazz By Gee! (Riverside RLP 12-221; Fantasy OJCCD 1884-2)
* Kenny Dorham - The Swingers (Jazzland JLP 3)

Matthew Gee Quintet

Matthew Gee (tb) Ernie Henry (as) Joe Knight (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Taylor (d)

NYC, August 22, 1956

	Out Of Nowhere	Riverside RLP 12-221
	I'll Remember April	-
	Joram	-
	Sweet Georgia Brown	-
	Lover Man	-

* Matthew Gee - Jazz By Gee! (Riverside RLP 12-221; Fantasy OJCCD 1884-2)

Ernie Henry Quintet

Kenny Dorham (tp) Ernie Henry (as) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Taylor (d)

NYC, August 23, 1956

	Gone With The Wind	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 3
	Orient	-
	Free Flight	-
	Checkmate	-

* Presenting Ernie Henry (Riverside RLP 12-222; Fantasy OJC 102, OJCCD 1920-2)
* Kenny Dorham - The Swingers (Jazzland JLP 3)

Ernie Henry Quintet

same personnel

NYC, August 30, 1956

	Cleo's Chant	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 14
	Cleo's Chant (alt. take)	Riverside RLP 12-266
	I Should Care	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 14; Riverside RLP 12-244
	Active Ingredients	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 14

* Presenting Ernie Henry (Riverside RLP 12-222; Fantasy OJC 102, OJCCD 1920-2)
* Kenny Dorham And Friends (Jazzland JLP 14)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)

Randy Weston Solo

Randy Weston (p)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 1, 1956

	Little Girl Blue	Riverside RLP 12-227
	We'll Be Together Again	-
	Softness	-
	Lover	-

* Randy Weston - Trio And Solo (Riverside RLP 12-227)
= Randy Weston/Art Blakey - Zule (Jazzland JLP 4)

Bill Evans Solo

Bill Evans (p)

NYC, September 18, 1956

	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Riverside REP 118, RLP 12-223
	Waltz For Debby	-
	My Romance	Riverside RLP 12-223

* Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside RLP 12-223; Fantasy OJC 025, OJCCD 025-2)
* Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside REP 118)

Kenny Drew Trio

Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)

NYC, September 20 & 26, 1956

	Caravan	Riverside RLP 12-224
	Come Rain Or Come Shine	-
	Ruby, My Dear	-
	Weird-O	-
	Taking A Chance On Love	-
	When You Wish Upon A Star	-
	Blues For Nica	-
	It's Only A Paper Moon	-

* Kenny Drew Trio (Riverside RLP 12-224; Fantasy OJC 065, OJCCD 065-2)
= Kenny Drew/Philly Joe Jones/Paul Chambers - The Tough Piano Trio (Jazzland JLP 9)

Bill Evans Trio

Bill Evans (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Paul Motian (d)

NYC, September 27, 1956

	I Love You	Riverside RLP 12-223, RLP 12-272
	Five (theme)	Riverside RLP 12-223
	Conception	-
	Easy Living	-
	Displacement	-
	Speak Low	Riverside REP 118, RLP 12-223
	Our Delight	Riverside RLP 12-223
	No Cover, No Minimum (take 2)	-
	No Cover, No Minimum (take 1)	Milestone M 47063; Fantasy OJCCD 025-2

* Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside RLP 12-223; Fantasy OJC 025, OJCCD 025-2)
* Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions (Riverside RLP 12-272)
* Bill Evans - Conception (Milestone M 47063)
* Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside REP 118)

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)

NYC, October 9, 1956

	Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are	Riverside RLP 12-226
	Pannonica	-
	Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited version)	Riverside RLP 12-266

* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226, RLP 1174; Fantasy OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2)
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)

Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne

Cecil Payne (bars -1/6) Randy Weston (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Al Dreares (d)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 14, 1956

1.	Solemn Meditation	Riverside RLP 12-232
2.	Chessman's Delight	-
3.	Hold 'Em Joe	-
4.	Just A Riff	-
5.	Once In A While	-
6.	Solemn Meditation	-
7.	It's All Right With Me	-
8.	You Go To My Head	-

* Randy Weston/Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia (Riverside RLP 12-232; Fantasy OJC 1747, OJCCD 1747-2)
= Randy Weston/Cecil Payne - Greenwich Village Jazz (Jazzland JLP 13)

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Ernie Henry (as -1) Sonny Rollins (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1) Max Roach (d -1)

NYC, October 15, 1956

1.	Brilliant Corners	Riverside R 45608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RLP 483/484
2.	I Surrender, Dear	Riverside RLP 12-226

* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226, RLP 1174; Fantasy OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2)
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners, Pt. 1&2 (Riverside R 45608)

Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven

Joe Wilder (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Tony Scott (cl, ts, arr) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Al Cohn (ts, bars) Trigger Alpert (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Dick Hyman, Marty Paich (arr)

NYC, October 29, 1956

	Treat Me Rough	Riverside RLP 12-225
	Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today)	-
	Trigger Happy!	Riverside RLP 12-225, RLP 12-267

* Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy! (Riverside RLP 12-225)
= Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Tony Scott - East Coast Sounds (Jazzland JLP 11; Fantasy OJCCD 1012-2)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)

Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven

same personnel

NYC, November 23, 1956

	Looking At You	Riverside RLP 12-225, RLP 12-272
	Tranquilizer	Riverside RLP 12-225
	I Like The Likes Of You	-

* Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy! (Riverside RLP 12-225)
= Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Tony Scott - East Coast Sounds (Jazzland JLP 11; Fantasy OJCCD 1012-2)
* Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions (Riverside RLP 12-272)

Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All Star Seven

same personnel

NYC, November 30, 1956

	I Wish I Were In Love Again	Riverside RLP 12-225
	I Don't Want To Be Alone Again	-
	Trigger Fantasy	-
	Where's That Rainbow?	-

* Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy! (Riverside RLP 12-225)
= Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Tony Scott - East Coast Sounds (Jazzland JLP 11; Fantasy OJCCD 1012-2)

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)

NYC, December 7, 1956

Bemsha Swing

Riverside RLP 12-226

* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226, RLP 1174; Fantasy OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2)
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)

Zoot Sims Quintet

Nick Travis (tp) Zoot Sims (ts, as) George Handy (p, arr) Wilbur Ware (b) Osie Johnson (d)

NYC, December 13 & 18, 1956

	Why Cry?	Riverside RLP 12-228
	Echoes Of You	-
	Swim Jim	-
	Here And Now	-
	Fools Rush In	Riverside RLP 12-228, RLP 12-244
	Osmosis	Riverside RLP 12-228
	Taking A Chance On Love	-

* Zoot Sims - Zoot! (Riverside RLP 12-228; Fantasy OJC 228, OJCCD 228-2)
= Zoot Sims Quintet (Jazzland JLP 2)
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)

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