Washington Records Catalog: Offbeat 3000, 4000, 4900, 5700 series
Washington Offbeat 3000 series (12 inch LP)
OJ-3001 Charlie Byrd - Jazz At The Showboat 1959
Charlie Byrd, guitar; with Bobby Felder, valve trombone; Kenneth Pasmanick, bassoon; Buck Hill, tenor sax; T. Carson or Charlie Schneer, piano; Keter Betts, bass, cello; Bertell Knox or Eddie Phyfe, drums; Ginny Byrd, vocal.
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, DC, 1958
| Byrd's Word | |
| Blue Turning Grey Over You | |
| Bobby In Bassoonville | |
| Satin Doll | |
| Tri-X | |
| Conversation Piece | |
| What's New | |
| Top's Tune | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | |
| Don't Explain | |
| Buck's Hill |
OJ-3002 Walter Skees - A Little Tenderness
no details.
OJ-3003 Buck Clarke Quintet - Cool Hands 1960
Don McKenzie, vibraharp; Charles Hampton, piano, alto sax, clarinet, wooden flute; Fred Williams, bass; Roscoe Hunter, drums; Buck Clarke, bongo, conga drums.
Washington, DC, December 2 and 3, 1959
| Cool Hands | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love | |
| Second Wind | |
| Mil-Dy | |
| Ed's Blues | |
| X-a-Dose | |
| Lover Man | |
| I'll Remember April | |
| Floretta |
** also released on Vintage Classic Series (It) VCS 019.
OJ-3004 Henry Morgan, Isobel Robins - The Saint And The Sinner 1959
Henry Morgan, humorist; Isobel Robins, actress; with Mickey Leonard, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Steve Little, drums.
released 1959
| Morgan-Tone System | |
| College Medley | |
| Ev'rytime | |
| New Cars | |
| Three Loves | |
| (Commercial) | |
| Because We're Kids | |
| (Cats) | |
| Hi-Fi | |
| Look But Do Not Touch Cha-Cha | |
| Russian Monologue | |
| French Monologue | |
| Married Man | |
| Poetry And Jazz | |
| That Kind Of A Day |
OJ-3005 Charlie Byrd - Byrd In The Wind: Jazz At The Showboat Vol. II 1959
Charlie Byrd, guitar; with Keter Betts, bass; Bertell Knox, drums; and Wallace Mann, flute; Richard White, oboe; Kenneth Pasmanick, bassoon; Buck Hill, tenor sax; Charles Schneer, piano; Ginny Byrd, vocal.
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, DC, March, 1959
| Swing '59 | |
| You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | |
| Showboat Shuffle | |
| Love Letters | |
| Cross Your Heart | |
| Keter's Dirty Blues | |
| You're A Sweetheart | |
| Stars Fell On Alabama | |
| A Long Way From St. Louis | |
| Wait Till You See Her | |
| Georgia | |
| Copacabana |
** also released on Charlie Byrd Trio And Woodwinds - Byrd In The Wind, Riverside RM 449 in 1963, RS 9449 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1086-2 in 2002.
OJ-3006 Charlie Byrd Trio - Jazz At The Showboat Volume 3 1960
Charlie Byrd, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Bertell Knox, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, summer 1960
| Blues For Felix | |
| Gypsy In My Soul | |
| In A Mellotone | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | |
| Travelin' On | |
| Play Fiddle Play | |
| Funky Flamenco | |
| My One And Only | |
| Mama I'll Be Home Some Day | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On? | |
| Who Cares | |
| Lay The Lily Low |
** also released on Offbeat OLP 3006 in 1961. and on Mr. Guitar, Riverside RM 450 in 1963, RS 9450 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-998-2 in 1998.
OJ-3007 Charlie Byrd Trio - Charlie's Choice: Jazz At The Showboat Volume 4 1960
Charlie Byrd, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Buddy Deppenschmidt, drums.
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, DC, 1960
| Taking A Chance On Love | |
| Moonlight In Vermont | |
| Speak Low | |
| Nuages | |
| Everything I've Got Belongs To You | |
| Makin' Whoopee | |
| Django | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | |
| The House Of The Rising Sun | |
| Ring Them Harmonics | |
| Taboo | |
| To Ginny |
** also released on Offbeat OLP 3007 in 1961, OLP 93007 in 1961. and on The Guitar Artistry Of Charlie Byrd, Riverside RM 451 in 1963, RS 9451 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-945-2 in 1997. and on Charlie Byrd Trio - The Guitar Artistry Of Charlie Byrd, Riverside (Du) OLP 3007 in 1964, (Du) OLP 93007 in 1964. and on Guitar Artistry, Riverside R-3005 in 1967, RS-3005 in 1967.
OLP 3008 Charlie Byrd At The Village Vanguard 1961
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, January 15, 1961
| Just Squeeze Me | |
| Why Was I Born? | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| Fantasia On Which Side Are You On? |
** also released on Offbeat OLP 93008 in 1961; Riverside RM 452 in 1963, RS 9452 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-669-2 in 1991.
** part of In Greenwich Village, Milestone M-47049 in 1978.
OLP 3009 Charlie Byrd - Blues Sonata 1962
Barry Harris, piano #4-7; Charlie Byrd, unamplified guitar #1-3, guitar #4-7; Keter Betts, bass; Buddy Deppenschmidt, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 23 and 24, 1961
| 1. | The Blues Sonata: Polonaise Pour Pietro |
| 2. | The Blues Sonata: Ballad In B Minor |
| 3. | The Blues Sonata: Scherzo For An Old Shoe |
| 4. | Alexander's Ragtime Band |
| 5. | Jordu |
| 6. | That Old Devil Called Love |
| 7. | Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
** also released on Offbeat OLP 93009 in 1962; Riverside RM 453 in 1963, RS 9453 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1063-2 in 2001. and on Charlie Byrd, Guitar - Blues Sonata, Riverside (Du) OLP 3009 in 1964, (Du) OLP 93009 in 1964.
OLP 3010 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - Tacet For Neurotics: The Music Of Alec Wilder 1962+
Joe Wilder, trumpet; John Barrows, Jim Buffington, French horn; Don Hammond, flute; Jerry Roth, oboe; Bernard Garfield, bassoon #1-4,6,9,10,12; Harold Goltzer, bassoon #5,7,8,11; Jimmy Carroll, clarinet, bass clarinet; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass #1,2,6,10; Trigger Alpert, bass #3-5,7-9,11,12; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Alec Wilder, composer, personal supervisor.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 12, 19, and July 19, 1956
| 1. | Suggestion For Bored Dancers |
| 2. | She Never Wore Makeup |
| 3. | What Happened Last Night? |
| 4. | Walk Softly |
| 5. | Let's Get Together And Cry |
| 6. | Mama Never Dug This Scene |
| 7. | Pop, What's A Passacaglia? |
| 8. | No Plans |
| 9. | The Endless Quest |
| 10. | Around The World In 2:34 |
| 11. | An Unrelenting Memory |
| 12. | Tacet For Neurotics |
** originally released on Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - New Music Of Alec Wilder, Riverside RLP 12-219 in 1956.
Riverside World Folk Music 4000 series (12 inch LP)
RLP 4001 Various Artists - The Field Recordings Of African Coast Rhythms: Tribal And Folk Music Of West Africa 1954
no details.
RLP 4002 Various Artists - Voice Of The Congo: Tribal Music Of Central Africa
no details.
RLP 4003 Various Artists - Music Of Liberia And The Gold Coast
no details.
RLP 4004 Geoffrey Holder And The Trinidad Humingbirds - Songs Of The Caribbean
no details.
RLP 4005 Various Artists - Festival In Havana
Ignacio Pineiro, Oscar "Floresita" Velasco, Pedro Mena, Carlos Embale, Bienvenido Leon, Adriano Rodriguez, Oracio Endibo, Ana Maria Garcia, Giraldo Rodriguez, Pedro Aspirina, Raul "Nasaco" Diaz, Gerardo Valdes, Nicholas Mauro.
Buena Vista Social Club, Havana, Cuba, spring 1955
| Tumbando Cana (Conga) | |
| El Barracon (Conga) | |
| Consuelate Como Yo (Rumba Guaganco) | |
| Dondon Estabas Anoche (Rumba Guaganco) | |
| Ultima Rumba (Rumba Guaganco) | |
| La Chambelona (Conga Liberal) | |
| Tumba La Cana (Conga Conservatore) | |
| Siento Un Bombo (Conga) | |
| Desengana De Los Roncos (Rumba Guaganco) | |
| Malanga (Rumba Columbia) | |
| Ava Maria Morena (Rumba Yambo) | |
| Mirala Que Linda Viene (Conga) |
** originally released on Cuban Carnival, Judson J 3011.
RLP 4006 Various Artists - Ekonda: Tribal Music Of The Belgian Congo
no details.
RLP 4007 no information
RLP 4008 no information
RLP 4009 no information
Washington Offbeat 4000 series (12 inch LP)
4010 Paul Winter - A Winter's Tale 1957
no details.
O-4011 Ben Bagley's Shoestring Revue
no details.
O-4012 Ben Bagley's Shoestring '57
no details.
O-4013 Take Five With Ronny Graham - Julius Monk Revue
no details.
O-4014 The Pro Musica Erotica - The Restoration Revisited Or The Pursuit Of Happiness
no details.
O-4015 Demi-Dozen - Julius Monk Revue
no details.
O-4016 Pieces Of Eight - Julius Monk Revue
no details.
O-4017 Four Below Strikes Back - Julius Monk Revue
no details.
O-4018 Ronny Graham not released
no details.
O-4019 no information
OLP 4020 Martyn Green - Libertine Limericks And Other Ribaldries, Bawdries, And Conceits 1961
no details.
** originally released on Readings By Martyn Green - A Treasury Of Ribaldry, Riverside RLP 7001 in 1956.
OLP 4021 Oscar Brand - American Drinking Songs
no details.
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-630.
OLP 4022 Patrick Galvin - Irish Drinking Songs
no details.
OLP 4023 Ewan MacColl - Scotch Drinking Songs
no details.
** originally released on Scots Drinking Songs, Riverside RLP 12-605.
Riverside Offbeat Spoken Word 4900 series (12 inch LP)
OLP 4901 Henry Miller - Life As I See It
no details.
Riverside Offbeat 5700 series (12 inch LP)
OLP 5701 Various Sounds - Sounds Of Aircraft: Sound Effects Library Volume 1
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95701.
OLP 5702 Various Sounds - Sounds In An Amusement Park: Sound Effects Library Volume 2
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95702.
OLP 5703 Various Sounds - Musical Backgrounds, Bridges & Effects: Sound Effects Library Volume 3
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95703.
OLP 5704 Various Sounds - Musical Backgrounds, Bridges & Effects: Sound Effects Library Volume 4
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95704.
OLP 5705 Various Sounds - Sounds Of Automobiles: Sound Effects Library Volume 5
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95705.
OLP 5706 Various Sounds - Sounds Of The Home: Sound Effects Library Volume 6
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95706.
OLP 5707 Various Sounds - Famous Marches For Musical Backgrounds: Sound Effects Library Volume 7
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95707.
OLP 5708 Various Sounds - Musical Backgrounds Of Many Lands Vol. 1 Typical Selections: Sound Effects Library Volume 8
no details.
** also released on Offbeat OLP 95708.
QM 5709 Various Sounds - Sounds Of War: Sound Effects Library Volume 9
no details.