VSP-Verve series (12 inch LP)
Sonny Berman, Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Marky Markowitz, Shorty Rogers (tp) Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, Ralph Pfeffner (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) John LaPorta, Sam Marowitz (as) Mickey Folus, Flip Phillips (ts) Sam Rubinowitch (bars) Red Norvo (vib) Tony Aless (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 25, 1946
| Bijou
|
| Sweet And Lovely
|
| Blowin' Up A Storm
|
| Your Father's Moustache
|
| Everywhere
|
| Mean To Me
|
| Red Top
|
| Panacea
|
Stan Getz (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
| 1496-6 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You
|
Stan Getz (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, August 1, 1955
| 2368-6 | Cherokee
|
| 2371-1 | Jumpin' At The Woodside
|
Harry Edison (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, August 1, 1957
| 21219-2 | Ballad Medley: It Never Entered My Mind / Lush Life / Lullaby Of The Leaves / Makin' Whoopee
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 11, 1957
| 21613-5 | Blues For Janet
|
| 21618-4 | Soft Winds
|
Oscar Peterson (p) Connie Kay (d) replaces Eldridge, Levey
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 19, 1957
| 62VK457 | It Never Entered My Mind
|
Roy Eldridge (tp -3) Vic Dickenson (tb -3) Johnny Hodges (as) Ben Webster (ts -3) Billy Strayhorn (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d)
NYC, April 5, 1958
| 1. 22158-1 | I Didn't Now About You
|
| 2. 22159-3 | Satin Doll
|
| 3. 22162-5 | Saturday Afternoon Blues
|
Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens (tp) Howard McGhee (tp -4) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars) Jimmy Jones (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Billy Strayhorn (arr, cond)
NYC, December 11, 1961
| 1. 61VK573 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
|
| 2. 61VK575 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore
|
| 3. 61VK576 | Jeep's Blues
|
| 4. 61VK577 | Azure
|
| 5. 61VK578 | The Gal From Joe's
|
Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens (tp) Harold Baker (tp -1) Howard McGhee (tp -2) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars) Jimmy Jones (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Billy Strayhorn (arr, cond)
NYC, December 12, 1961
| 1. 61VK580 | Day Dream
|
| 2. 61VK584 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So
|
Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) Roy Eldridge (tp, vo) Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson, Fred Ohms, Kai Winding (tb) Aaron Sachs (cl, ts) Sam Marowitz (as) Hal McKusick (as, cl) Eddie Shu (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Dave McKenna (p) John Drew (b) Gene Krupa (d) Anita O'Day (vo) Manny Albam, Billy Byers, Quincy Jones, Nat Pierce (arr)
NYC, February, 1956
| 2760-2 | 62VK214 | Boogie Blues
|
| 2762-2 | That's What You Think
|
| 2764-6 | 63VK628 | Let Me Off Uptown
|
| 2767-3 | Rockin' Chair
|
| 2768-4 | Leave Us Leap
|
| 2769-7 | After You've Gone
|
| 2770-5 | Wire Brush Stomp
|
Al DeRisi, Mark Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Al Stewart (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Urbie Green, Kai Winding (tb) unknown (tu) Sam Marowitz, Phil Woods (as) Frank Socolow, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Jimmy Gannon (b) Gene Krupa (d) Gerry Mulligan (arr, cond)
Fine Recording, NYC, October 21 & 22, 1958
| 22529-3 | How High The Moon
|
| 22530-3 | 62VK230 | 63VK633 | Disc Jockey Jump
|
| 22531-3 | If You Were The Only Girl In The World
|
Harry Edison (tp) Benny Carter (as, ts) Jimmy Rowles (p, cel) Barney Kessel (g) John Simmons (b) Larry Bunker (d) Billie Holiday (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1955
| 2447-1 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
|
| 2448-3 | What's New?
|
Mal Waldron (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Jo Jones (d) Billie Holiday (vo)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
| Lover Come Back To Me
|
| What A Little Moonlight Can Do
|
Harry Edison (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gene Quill (as) Janet Putnam (harp) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Billie Holiday (vo) unidentified string quartet
NYC, March 4, 1959
| 59XY439 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South
|
Harry Edison (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, August 1, 1957
| 21216-1 | When Your Lover Has Gone
|
| 21217-1 | Candy
|
| 21218-1 | Woody'n You
|
| 21219-2 | Ballad Medley: It Never Entered My Mind / Lush Life / Lullaby Of The Leaves / Makin' Whoopee
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (tp) Leon Comegys, J.J. Johnson, George Mathews (tb) George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson (as) Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodriguez (b) Charlie Persip (d) Candido Camero, Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr)
NYC, May 24, 1954
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Gilbert Valdez (fl) Rene Hernandez (p) Robert Rodriguez (b) Candido Camero, Jose Mangual, Ralph Miranda, Umbaldo Nieto (per)
NYC, June 3, 1954
| 1738-10 | A Night In Tunisia
|
Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (tb) Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (as) Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Marty Flax (bars) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, June 6, 1956
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 7, 1957
| 20828-5 | Jordu
|
| 20832-16 | Tangerine
|
same personnel
NYC, April 8, 1957
Gillespie plays (tp, vo) Liston plays (tb) Golson plays (ts). Chuck Connors (tb) Pee Wee Moore (bars) replaces Levitt, Root, Wilkins
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Johnny Rae (vib, tim) Knobby Totah (b) Santo Miranda (d) Jose Mangual, Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga, bgo, maracas)
"Basin Street East", NYC, June 30, 1959
| 22854 | Cuban Potatoe Chips
|
| 22855 | Come On Mule
|
Leo Ball, Jerry Kail, Ziggy Schatz (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Johnny Rae (vib) Knobby Totah (b) Rudy Collins (d) Ray Barretto (cga) Ray Mantilla, Michael Olatunji (per)
NYC, May 5, 1960
| 26703 | Fife' N' Tambourine Corps
|
Barretto plays (per)
NYC, July 26, 1960
| 26758 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream
|
| 26759 | I'll Remember April
|
no details
Nat Adderley, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Britt Woodman (tb) Cannonball Adderley, Earl Warren (as) Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Jerome Richardson (bars, fl) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (cello) Sam Jones (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, January 22, 1962
| 62VK260 | My One And Only Love
|
| 62VK264 | Two For The Blues
|
| 62VK266 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads
|
Brown plays (b). Tommy Flanagan (p) replaces Hank Jones, Sam Jones
NYC, January 23, 1962
| 62VK258 | Work Song
|
| 62VK259 | It Happened In Monterey
|
| 62VK261 | Tricotism
|
| 62VK262 | Thumbstring
|
| 62VK263 | Cannon Bilt
|
| 62VK265 | Day In, Day Out
|
** reissue of Verve V/V6 8444 entitled "
Ray Brown/Cannonball Adderley - Ray Brown With The All Star Big Band".
Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 13, 1952
| C Jam Blues
|
| 62VK202/203 | Tenderly, Pt. 1&2
|
Herb Ellis (g) replaces Kessel
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 2, 1955
| Anything Goes
|
| Baby, Baby All The Time
|
| Budo
|
| Easy Does It
|
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones (tp) Joe Newman (tp, arr) Quincy Jones (tp, arr -1, arr -2,3) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Graham (as) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Frank Wess (ts, fl, arr) Frank Foster (ts, arr) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Joe Williams (vo) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, January 5, 1956
| 1. 2629-1 | Big Red
|
| 2. 2631-5 | Blues Inside Out
|
| 3. 2635-3 | Stompin' And Jumpin'
|
Foster plays (ts) Wess plays (ts, fl). omit Quincy Jones
NYC, June 27, 1956
| 2912-2 | 62VK450 | Basie's Back In Town
|
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Roy Eldridge (tp -2) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Graham (as) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Frank Foster, Lester Young (ts) Illinois Jacquet (ts -2) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Jo Jones (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 7, 1957
| 1. | Polka Dots And Moonbeams
|
| 2. | One O'Clock Jump (theme)
|
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, circa February, 1949
| 2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234 | Cherokee
|
Oscar Peterson (p, vo) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Alvin Stoller (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1952
| 706-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) John Lewis (p) Clifton "Skeeter" Best (g) Percy Heath (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 12, 1956
Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 27, 1956
| 2672-1 | I'll Never Be The Same
|
| 2676-2 | 62VK467 | Trio Blues
|
Steve Lacy (ss) Cecil Taylor (p) Buell Neidlinger (b) Dennis Charles (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, afternoon, July 6, 1957
J.J. Johnson (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Les Paul (g) Johnny Miller (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| JP1 | 1935 | 123 | Tea For Two, Pt. 1
|
| JP2 | 1936 | 124 | Tea For Two, Pt. 2
|
| JP3 | 1937 | 125 | Tea For Two, Pt. 3
|
| JP4 | 1938 | 126 | Tea For Two, Pt. 4
|
| 455V17 | 251 | Blues, Pt. 1
|
| 456V18 | 252 | Blues, Pt. 2
|
| 457V19 | 253 | Blues, Pt. 3
|
Shorty Sherlock (tp) Red Callender (b) replaces Johnson
| D720B | 258 | Rosetta, Pt. 1
|
| D721B | 259 | Rosetta, Pt. 2
|
J.J. Johnson (tb) replaces Sherlock
Buck Clayton (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (as) Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Benny Fonville (b) Buddy Rich (d)
live in Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1946
| 105 | Bell Boy Blues, Pt. 1
|
| 106 | Bell Boy Blues, Pt. 2
|
| 1941 | 116 | How High The Moon, Pt. 1
|
| 1942 | 117 | How High The Moon, Pt. 2
|
| 1943 | 118 | How High The Moon, Pt. 3
|
| 1944 | 119 | How High The Moon, Pt. 4
|
Shorty Sherock (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Les Paul (g) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| JP6 | 1939 | 120 | I've Found A New Baby, Pt. 1
|
| JP7 | 1940 | 121 | I've Found A New Baby, Pt. 2
|
| JP8 | 122 | I've Found A New Baby, Pt. 3
|
Howard McGhee (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 1884/1886 | 186/188 | Perdido, Pt. 1
|
| 1887/1889 | 189/191 | Perdido, Pt. 2
|
| 2447/2449 | 192/194 | Mordido, Pt. 1
|
| 2450/2452 | 195/197 | Mordido, Pt. 2
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 2, 1955
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson (tb) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Al Haig (p) John Collins (g) Nelson Boyd (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, August 29, 1949
| 279-6 | 63VK638 | There's A Small Hotel
|
Illinois Jacquet (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Oscar Moore (g) Red Callender (b) J.C. Heard (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1951
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
NYC, October 29, 1954
| 2024-1 | 62VK447 | I Can't Get Started With You
|
Don Ferrara (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Sal Mosca (p) Peter Ind (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, May 12, 1957
| 20969-2 | Stairway To The Stars
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, June 26, 1957
| 21047-2 | Ballad Medley: I'm Through With Love / Without A Word Of Warning / Sweet Lorraine / Love Walked In / September Song
|
Art Farmer (tp) Harold Ashby, Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Milt Hinton (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, July, 1958
| 22320-6 | When I Fall In Love
|
J.J. Johnson (tb) Gunther Schuller (frh) Jim Poole (fl) Manny Ziegler (basn) Tony Scott (cl -1,2) Aaron Sachs (cl -3/5) Stan Getz (ts -1,2) Lucky Thompson (ts -3/5) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, March 14, 1955
| 1. 5000-6 | The Queen's Fancy
|
| 2. 5001-4 | Midsommer
|
| 3. 5002 | Sun Dance
|
| 4. 5003 | Django
|
| 5. 5004 | Little David's Fugue
|
** reissue of Norgran MGN 1040 entitled "
The Modern Jazz Society".
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Harry Edison, Al Stewart, Bob Woodlen (tp) unknown (cl) Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera, Flip Phillips (ts) Sol Rabinowitz (ts, bars) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Buddy Rich (d) Rafael Miranda, Chano Pozo (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (maracas) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)
NYC, December 21, 1950 or late 1948
| 557-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Cancion
|
| 558-6 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Pt. 1
|
| 559-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Pt. 2
|
| 560-2 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: 6/8
|
| 561-3 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Jazz
|
| 562-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Rhumba Abierta
|
Mario Bauza, Doug Mettome, Jimmy Nottingham, Al Stewart, Nick Travis (tp) Eddie Bert, Vern Friley, Fred Zito (tb) George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Ben Harrod (as) Flip Phillips, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Don Lamond (d) Luis Miranda (cga) Candido Camero, Jose Mangual (bgo) Umbaldo Nieto (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)
NYC, January 21, 1951
| 468-2 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 1: Introductory
|
| 471-6 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 5: Concion Antigua
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Ben Webster (ts) Billy Strayhorn (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d)
NYC, April 5, 1958
| 22154-1 | Blues-A-Plenty
|
| 22155-3 | Cool Your Motor
|
| 22157-2 | Honey Hill
|
| 22162-5 | Saturday Afternoon Blues
|
Ray Nance (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) replaces Dickenson
NYC, September 10, 1958
| 22450-4 | Not So Dukish
|
| 22452-1 | Preacher Blues
|
Herbie Mann (fl) Jimmy Rowles (p) Howard Roberts (g) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d) Frank DeVol (dir) unidentified strings
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1957
| 21255-5 | Moonlight In Vermont
|
| 21258-8 | 63VK325 | Stardust
|
Herbie Mann (fl) Jimmy Rowles (p) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d)
| 21259-12 | Let's Dance
|
| 21261-7 | St. Louis Blues
|
Herbie Mann (fl) Laurindo Almeida, Tony Rizzi (g) Tony Reyes (b) Milt Holland (d) Frank "Chico" Guerrero (cga)
| 21263-6 | 63VK322 | Frenesi
|
| 21265-2A | 63VK326 | Peanut Vendor
|
Herbie Mann (fl, ts, bcl) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Pete Jolly (p, accor) Victor Feldman (p, vib) Barney Kessel (g) Scott LaFaro (b) Frank De Vito (d)
Los Angeles, CA, April 4, 1958
Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Johnny Rae (vib, tim) Knobby Totah (b) Santo Miranda (d) Jose Mangual, Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga, bgo, maracas)
"Basin Street East", NYC, June 30, 1959
Stan Getz (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
| 1495-1 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
|
Stan Getz (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, August 1, 1955
| 2370-1 | Ballad Medley
|
| 2373-1 | Gladys
|
Conte Candoli (tp) replaces Hampton
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, August 15, 1955
Roy Eldridge (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 11, 1957
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1929 | 101 | JATP Blues, Pt. 1
|
| 1930 | 102 | JATP Blues, Pt. 2
|
| 1931 | 103 | JATP Blues, Pt. 3
|
| 1932 | 104 | JATP Blues, Pt. 4
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| 385 | 62VK228 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1
|
| 386 | 62VK229 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2
|
| 387 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3
|
| 388 | Embraceable You, Pt. 1
|
| 389 | Embraceable You, Pt. 2
|
| 390 | Embraceable You, Pt. 3
|
| 391 | The Closer, Pt. 1
|
| 392 | The Closer, Pt. 2
|
| 393 | The Closer, Pt. 3
|
Lester Young (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 13, 1956
| 2659-1 | Taking A Chance On Love
|
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones (tp) Joe Newman (tp, arr) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Graham (as) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams (vo)
NYC, June 25, 1956
Gerry Mulligan (bars) Teddy Wilson (p) Milton Hinton (b) Specs Powell (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
| 63VK559 | Sweet Georgia Brown
|
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Graham (as) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Frank Foster, Lester Young (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Jo Jones (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 7, 1957
Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 1957
| 21138-1 | 63VK651 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
omit Fitzgerald
Chicago, IL, October 14, 1957
| 21718-5 | 63VK645 | Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
|
Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
NYC, November 6, 1959
Ben Webster (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Jimmy Rowles (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 1959
J.J. Johnson (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Les Paul (g) Johnny Miller (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| 458V22 | 248 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1
|
| 459V23 | 249 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2
|
| 460V24 | 250 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3
|
| D725 | 254 | Body And Soul, Pt. 1
|
| D726 | 255 | Body And Soul, Pt. 2
|
| D727 | 256 | Body And Soul, Pt. 3
|
| D728 | 257 | Body And Soul, Pt. 4
|
Sonny Berman, Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Marky Markowitz, Shorty Rogers (tp) Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, Ralph Pfeffner (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) John LaPorta, Sam Marowitz (as) Mickey Folus, Flip Phillips (ts) Sam Rubinowitch (bars) Red Norvo (vib) Tony Aless (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 25, 1946
| Superman With A Horn
|
| The Man I Love
|
| Four Men On A Horse
|
| The Good Earth
|
| Hallelujah
|
| Wildroot
|
Sonny Berman, Shorty Rogers (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, vo) Flip Phillips (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Tony Aless (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Don Lamond (d)
Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)
NYC, August 4, 1952
Harry Edison (tp) Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, November 1, 1955
| 2532-1 | Mean To Me
|
| 2534-1 | Red Boy Blues
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Lester Young (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Freddie Green (g) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 12, 1956
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Graham (as) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Frank Foster, Lester Young (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Jo Jones (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 7, 1957
Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge (tp) Lester Young (ts, cl) Hank Jones (p) Herb Ellis (g) George Duvivier (b) Mickey Sheen (d)
Fine Recording, NYC, February 8, 1958
| 21932-9 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
"Bushnell Memorial Auditorium", Hartford, CT, September 17, 1954
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
NYC, October 29, 1954
| 2020-1 | The Ballad Medley
|
| 2022-1 | I've Found A New Baby
|
| 2025-6 | Limehouse Blues
|
Bob Cooper (ts) Howard Roberts (g) Jules Bertaux (b) Bobby White (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1957
Bill Holman (ts) Pete Jolly (p) Howard Roberts (g) Red Mitchell (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, 1959
| 22740 | When The Sun Comes Out
|
| 22741 | All The Things You Are
|
| 22743 | Relaxin' At Camarillo
|
| 22744 | Godchild
|
| 22746 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
|
| 22747 | The More I See You
|
| 22748 | Terpsichore
|
Lester Young (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Buddy Rich (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March-April, 1946
| 348-1 | Back To The Land (edited version)
|
| 349-2 | I Cover The Waterfront
|
| 350-2 | Somebody Loves Me
|
| 351-1 | I've Found A New Baby
|
| 352-1 | The Man I Love
|
| 354-1 | 62VK226 | I Want To Be Happy
|
| 355-1 | 62VK471 | Mean To Me
|
Harry Edison (tp) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Benny Carter, Willie Smith (as) Stan Getz, Wardell Gray (ts) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) John Simmons (b) Buddy Rich (d)
Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1953
Harry Edison (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, August 1, 1957
| 21215-1 | 62VK232/233 | Chocolate Sundae, Pt. 1&2
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 11, 1957
| 21614-1 | Big Red's Boogie Woogie
|
| 21615-1 | Tin Roof Blues
|
| 21619-1 | Pap's Blues
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 11, 1957
Art Tatum (p)
Los Angeles, CA, December 28, 1953
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1953
| 1460-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1954
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1955
| 2196-1 | Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
|
| 2197-1 | 62VK445 | Moonlight On The Ganges
|
| 2198-1 | Moon Song
|
same personnel
"Hollywood Bowl", Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 1956
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit
|
Bud Powell (p)
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 2406-1 | 245-1 | I'll Keep Loving You
|
same personnel
NYC, February, 1951
| 571-1 | Parisian Thoroughfare (Parisienne Thorofare)
|
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Taylor (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 2, 1954
| 1728-1 | Buttercup
|
| 1729-3 | Fantasy In Blue
|
Max Roach (d) replaces Taylor
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954
Kenny Clarke (d) replaces Roach
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 13, 1955
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 25, 1955
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, September 13, 1956
| 4006-2 | Woody'n You
|
| 4010-1 | Be-Bop
|
no details
Henry "Red" Allen (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Sam Taylor (ts) Al Williams (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Langston Hughes (nar)
NYC, March 17, 1958
| Blues Montage, Pt. 1,2&3
|
| Testament
|
Jimmy Knepper (tb) Shafi Hadi (ts) Horace Parlan (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Dennis (d) Langston Hughes (nar)
NYC, March 18, 1958
| Consider Me: The Stranger / Midnight Stroll / Backstage
|
| Dream Montage: Weird Nightmare / Double G Train / Jump Monk
|
** reissue of MGM E 3697.
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January-February, 1949
same personnel
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
Curly Russell (b) replaces Brown
NYC, February, 1950
| 342-2 | Get Happy
|
| 344-2 | Sweet Georgia Brown
|
Bud Powell (p)
NYC, February, 1951
| 574-5 | Hallucinations (Budo)
|
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 25, 1955
| 2335-2 | Willow Grove (Willow Groove)
|
same personnel
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 27, 1955
| 2340-1 | Stairway To The Stars
|
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, September 13, 1956
| 4009-1 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 4011-1 | 52nd Street Theme
|
Harry Carney (bars) Billy Strayhorn (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (d) Duke Ellington (arr) unidentified strings
NYC, 1949
Tommy Mace (ob) Charlie Parker (as) Ted Bloom, Sam Kaplan, Stan Karpenia (vln) Dave Uchitel (vla) Bill Rundy (vlc) Wallace McManus (harp) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 16, 1950
Benny Carter (as) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Joe Glover (arr, cond) unidentified horns and strings
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 19, 1952
Harry Betts, Nick DiMaio, Murray McEachern, Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson (tb) Dick DeRisi (frh) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Marty Berman, Jack Dumont, Herman Glunker, Jules Jacobs (woodwinds) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Bobby White (d) Russ Garcia (arr, cond) unidentified strings
Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 1954
| 2101-5 | I Want To Stay Here (Porgy)
|
Al Epstein (= Al Young) (fl, as) Ben Webster (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chet Amsterdam (b) Osie Johnson (d) Ralph Burns (arr, cond) unidentified strings
NYC, September 9, 1955
Johnny Hodges (as) Horst Jankowski (p) Russ Garcia (arr) Wolfram Rohrig (cond) unidentified strings
Stuttgart, West Germany, November 18, 1958
Stan Getz (ts) Blanchie Birdsong (harp) Dave Hildinger (vib) Jan Johansson (p) Freddy Dutton (b) Sperie Karas (d) Russ Garcia (arr, dir) unidentified strings
Baden-Baden, West Germany, March, 1960
| 23177-2 | It Never Entered My Mind
|
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Ralph Burns (arr, dir) unidentified orchestra
NYC?, March 6 & 7, 1961
| 23507-2 | 61VK366 | Try A Little Tenderness
|
no details
Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers (tp) Benny Carter (as) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 13, 1952
Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (d)
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lionel Hampton (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Bushnell Memorial Auditorium", Hartford, CT, September 17, 1954
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 2, 1955
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Willie Smith (as) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 411 | 266 | Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 1
|
| 412 | 267 | Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 2
|
| 309 | The Man I Love, Pt. 1
|
| 310 | The Man I Love, Pt. 2
|
| 311 | The Man I Love, Pt. 3
|
| 312 | The Man I Love, Pt. 4
|
| 313 | The Man I Love, Pt. 5
|
| 314 | The Man I Love, Pt. 6
|
Al Killan, Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (as) Lester Young (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
| 243 | 262 | I Can't Get Started, Pt. 1
|
| 244 | 263 | I Can't Get Started, Pt. 2
|
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1933 | 133 | Slow Drag, Pt. 1
|
| 1934 | 134 | Slow Drag, Pt. 2
|
| 628 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 1
|
| 629 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 2
|
| 630 | I Surrender, Dear, Pt. 3
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| 385 | 62VK228 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1
|
| 386 | 62VK229 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2
|
| 387 | Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3
|
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Bushnell Memorial Auditorium", Hartford, CT, September 17, 1954
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b)
| Nuages
|
| Love For Sale
|
| Come To The Mardi Gras
|
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1929 | 101 | JATP Blues, Pt. 1
|
| 1930 | 102 | JATP Blues, Pt. 2
|
| 1931 | 103 | JATP Blues, Pt. 3
|
| 1932 | 104 | JATP Blues, Pt. 4
|
Buck Clayton (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (as) Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Benny Fonville (b) Buddy Rich (d)
live in Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1946
| 1941 | 116 | How High The Moon, Pt. 1
|
| 1942 | 117 | How High The Moon, Pt. 2
|
| 1943 | 118 | How High The Moon, Pt. 3
|
| 1944 | 119 | How High The Moon, Pt. 4
|
Howard McGhee (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 1884/1886 | 186/188 | Perdido, Pt. 1
|
| 1887/1889 | 189/191 | Perdido, Pt. 2
|
| 2453/2456 | 200/203 | Endido
|