Savoy Records Catalog: 45 rpm 4500, 5800, 8000, 300 series

Savoy 4500 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

45-4500   Milt Jackson - Opus De Funk / Opus And Interlude   1956

Frank Wess, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 28, 1955

69054Opus De Funk
69057Opus And Interlude

45-4501   Frank Wess - Lo-Fi / You'll Do   1956

Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Bennie Powell, trombone; Frank Wess, flute; Ronnell Bright, piano; Freddie Greene, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Frank Foster, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 18, 1956

69247You'll Do
69249Lo-Fi

45-4502   Billy Ver Planck - Summer Evening / Oh Gee, Oh Me, Oh My

Bernie Glow, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Buzzy Brauner, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 26, 1957

SVP6993Summer Evening
SVP6997Oh Gee, Oh Me, Oh My

45-4503   Ernie Wilkins - Blues In 6/4 / Five Cats Swingin'

Harold Baker, Emmet Berry, Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Don Abney, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Ernie Wilkins, original composer, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 15, 1957

Five Cats Swingin'
Blues In 6/4

45-4504   Kenny Clarke - Strollin' / Telefunken Blues   1955

Frank Morgan, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", vibes; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1954

SK4401Strollin'

Henry Coker, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 7, 1955

SKC4669Telefunken Blues

45-4505   Frank Wess - Doin' The Thing / Blues In A Cold Water Flat   1955

Ernie Wilkins, alto sax, arranger; Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 2, 1955

SEW69008Doin' The Thing
SEW69012Blues In A Cold Water Flat

45-4506   Jay & Kai - Bernie's Tune / Blue's For Trombones

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Billy Bauer, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 24, 1954

Blue's For Trombones

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Wally Cirillo, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 26, 1954

Bernie's Tune

45-4507   Miles Davis - Little Willie Leaps / Half Nelson

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3441-3Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3)
S3442-2Half Nelson (orig.-take 2)

45-4508   Charlie Parker - Now's The Time / Ko-Ko

Miles Davis, trumpet #1; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1, trumpet, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

1. S5851-4Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)
2. S5853-2Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa)

45-4509   A.K. Salim - Loping / Duo-Flautist   1957

Joe Wilder, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Herbie Mann, Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; A.K. Salim, composer.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 21, 1957

SAK6987Duo-Flautist
SAK6991Loping

45-4510   Andre Hodeir - On A Riff / Esquisse I

Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax, bass clarinet; Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Eddie Costa, vibes; George Duvivier, bass; Bob Donaldson, drums; Andre Hodeir, composer, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 5, 1957

SAH6976Esquisse I

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March, 1957

SAH6984On A Riff

45-4511   Joe Wilder - Bluebird / Wilder's Moon

Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; with Joe Wilder, trumpet.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 29, 1955

69104How High The Moon (as Wilder's Moon)

Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Clarke, drums; with Herbie Mann, flute; Eddie Jones, bass.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 20, 1955

69115Bluebird

45-4512   Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Million Dollar Baby

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Henry Coker, Dick Kenny, Harold Smith, trombone; John Graas, French horn; Askell Issenbuth, flute; Philip Shuken, alto flute; Harry Steinfeld, oboe; Shirley Thompson, bassoon; Victor Arno, Walt Edelstein, Jack Shulman, Felix Slatkin, violin; Cy Bernhard, Eleanor Slatkin, cello; Barbara Whitney, harp; Paul Smith, piano; Jack Cascales, bass; Specs Wright, drums; Carlos Vidal Bolado, congas; Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.

Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1950

D385-5 | D393Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
D387-3 | D395Million Dollar Baby

45-4513   Jazz For Playgirls - Senor Blues / Winds

Clyde Reasinger, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1957

Senor Blues
Winds

45-4514   Kenny Clarke - Hear Me Talkin' To Ya / Bohemia After Dark   1955

Nat Adderley, cornet; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, alto sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax #2; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Beltone Studios, NYC, June 28, 1955

1. SKC6982Hear Me Talkin' To Ya
2. SKC6984Bohemia After Dark

45-4515   Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - Spontaneous Combustion / A Little Taste   1955

Nat Adderley, cornet; Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1955

SJA6987Spontaneous Combustion
SJA6989A Little Taste

45-4516   Frank Wess - East Wind / Kansas City Side   1956

Frank Wess, flute; Kenny Burrell, solo guitar; Freddie Greene, rhythm guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 20, 1956

69231Kansas City Side
69232East Wind

45-4517   The Modern Jazz Quartet - D And E / True Blues

Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, August 24, 1951

3001D & E

Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, April, 1952

HL324True Blues

45-4518   Art Pepper - These Foolish Things / Straight Life

Art Pepper, alto sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 1952

D6002-4 | D6036These Foolish Things

Art Pepper, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Monte Budwig, bass; Larry Bunker, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1954

D6307-2Straight Life

45-4519   Yusef Lateef - G. Bouk / Kenny Clarke - Plenty For Kenny

Eddie Bert, trombone; Ernie Wilkins, alto, tenor sax; George Barrow, tenor, baritone sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1955

SKC4693Plenty For Kenny

Curtis Fuller, trombone, tambourine, finger cymbals; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, argol, scraper; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass, rabat; Louis Hayes, drums; plus Doug Watkins, finger cymbals, miscellaneous percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 9, 1957

SYL70015G. Bouk

45-4520   Billy Ver Planck - Whoo-ee! / Play Girl Stroll

Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Gus Johnson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 30, 1957

Play Girl Stroll

Clyde Reasinger, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1957

Whoo-ee!

45-4521   Milt Jackson - Now's The Time / Soul In 3/4

Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 23, 1956

69128Now's The Time
69133Soul In 3/4

45-4522   Frank Wess - Miss Blues / Low Life   1957

Joe Newman, trumpet; Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Kenny Burrell, solo guitar; Freddie Greene, rhythm guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Eddie Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 26, 1956

SJN6923Miss Blues
SJN6924Low Life

45-4523   Charlie Byrd - Jive At Five / Four O'Clock Funk

Charlie Byrd, Spanish guitar; Keeter Betts, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 4, 1957

Blues For Night People: 4 O'Clock Funk
Jive At Five

45-4524   Andre Hodeir - Parisian Thoroughfare / Jordu   1957

Roger Guerin, Jean Liesse, trumpet; Nat Peck, trombone; Jean Aldegon, alto sax; Georges Grenu, tenor sax; Armand Mijiani, baritone sax; Sadi, vibes; Pierre Michelot, bass; Christian Garros, drums; Andre Hodeir, musical director.

Paris, France, June 26, 1956

Parisian Thoroughfare

same personnel.

Paris, France, June 27, 1956

Jordu (Minor Encamp)

45-4525   no information

45-4526   Gene Ammons - Chips / Traveling Light

John Coles, trumpet; Lino Murray, trombone; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; McKinley Easton, baritone sax; John Huston, piano; unknown, guitar; Benny Stuberville, bass; George Brown, drums.

Chicago, IL, November 18, 1952

U1163Just Chips (as Chips)
U1166Traveling Light

45-4527   Gene Ammons - Good Time Blues / Street Of Dreams

same session.

Chicago, IL, November 18, 1952

U1164-2Street Of Dreams
U1165-2The Beat (as Goodtime Blues)

** originally released on Street Of Dreams / The Beat, United U-137.

45-4528   Gene Ammons - Red Top / Stairway To The Stars

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, April 15, 1953

S302Red Top

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, June 8, 1953

U1332Stairway To The Stars

45-4529   Gene Ammons - Jim Dog / Fuzzy

same session.

Chicago, IL, June 8, 1953

U1331Fuzzy
U1333Jim Dawgs

Savoy 5800 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

5800   no information

5801   no information

5802   no information

5803   no information

5804   no information

5805   The Psalmeneers - T' Will Be Glory / Over The River

The Psalmeneers.

February 3, 1961

T' Will Be Glory
Over The River

5806   no information

5807   no information

5808   no information

5809   no information

5810   no information

5811   no information

5812   The Southern Stars - Jesus Is Waiting / All Power

The Southern Stars.

March 5, 1962

SSS6301Jesus Is Waiting
SSS6302All Power

Savoy International 8000 series (single)

SA 8000   no information

SA 8001   no information

SA 8002   no information

SA 8003   no information

SA 8004   no information

SA 8005   no information

SA 8006   no information

SA 8007   no information

SA 8008   no information

Savoy 45-300 series (7 inch 45 rpm)

45-300   Charlie Parker - Now's The Time / Red Cross

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar, vocal; Jimmy Butts, bass, vocal; Doc West, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944

S5713-2Red Cross (orig.-take 2)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5851-4Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)

45-301   Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird / Cheryl

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3421-3Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3)
S3422-2Cheryl (orig.-take 2)

45-302   Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff / Buzzy

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5849-1Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3423-5Buzzy (orig.-take)

45-303   Charlie Parker - Half Nelson / Merry-Go-Round

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3442-2Half Nelson (orig.-take 2)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B911-2Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2)

45-304   Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce / Klaunstance

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5850-5Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D832-1Klaunstance (orig.-take 1)

45-305   Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps / Another Hair Do

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3441-3Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D830-3Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3)

45-306   Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff / Sippin' At Bells

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Sadik Hakim, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5852-3Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3443-2Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2)

45-307   Charlie Parker - Bluebird / Parker's Mood

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D831-3Bluebird (orig.-take 3)

Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

B903-3Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3)

45-308   Charlie Parker - Barbados / Riff Warmer

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Joe Harris, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 29, 1947

13005Confirmation (as Riff Warmer)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

B900-4Barbados (orig.-take 4)

45-309   Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm / Perhaps

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D833-3Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B908-6Perhaps (orig.-take 6)

45-310   Charlie Parker - Milestones / Tiny's Tempo

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar, vocal; Jimmy Butts, bass, vocal; Doc West, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944

S5710-3Tiny's Tempo (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3440-1Milestones (orig.-take 1)

45-311   Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko / Marmaduke

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, piano; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5853-2Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B909-6Marmaduke (orig.-take 6)

45-312   Charlie Parker - Donna Lee / Steeplechase

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3420-4Donna Lee (new-take 4)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B910-1Steeplechase (orig.-take 1)

45-313   Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha / Constellation

same personnel.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

B901-2Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2)
B902-4Constellation (orig.-take 4)