Verve Records Catalog: Reissue 2500 series

Verve Reissue 2500 series (12 inch LP)

VE2 2500 not used

VE2 2501 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950

Doug Mettome, Al Porcino, Ray Wetzel (tp) Bill Harris, Bart Varsalona (tb) Vincent Jacobs (frh) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker, Sonny Salad, Murray Williams (as) Pete Mondello, Flip Phillips (ts) Manny Albam (bars) Manny Fidler, Sid Harris, Sam Kaplan, Harry Katzman, Gene Orloff, Ziggy Smirnoff (vln) Nat Nathanson, Fred Ruzilla (vla) Joe Benaventi (vlc) Tony Aless (p) Curly Russell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Diego Iborra (cga, bgo) Neal Hefti (arr, cond)

NYC, December, 1947, autumn 1948

2071-5 | 62VK205

Repetition

Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)

NYC, February 10, 1949

2081-5

The Bird

Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo)

NYC, February-March, 1949

2542 \| 292-3	Cardboard
2543-2 \| 293-4	Visa

omit Turk, Vidal

NYC, May 5, 1949

2755-5 \| 294-3	Segment
2756-5 \| 295-5	Passport (common)

Mitch Miller (ob, ehr) Charlie Parker (as) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (vln) Frank Brieff (vla) Frank Miller (vlc) Meyer Rosen (harp) Stan Freeman (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Jimmy Carroll (arr, cond)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1949

319-5 \| 62VK204	Just Friends
320-3	Everything Happens To Me
321-3	April In Paris
322-2	Summertime
323-2	I Didn't Know What Time It Was
324-3	If I Should Lose You

Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

NYC, March, 1950

371-4	Star Eyes
372-12	Blues (Fast)
373-2	I'm In The Mood For Love

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d)

NYC, June 6, 1950

410-4	Bloomdido
411-4	An Oscar For Treadwell
412-6	Mohawk
413-2	My Melancholy Baby
414-4	Leap Frog
414-6	-
415-3	Relaxin' With Lee

VE2 2502 Lester Young/Teddy Wilson/Oscar Peterson - Pres And Teddy And Oscar

Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)

NYC, August 4, 1952

883-2	Ad Lib Blues
884-1	Just You, Just Me
885-1	Tea For Two
886-1	Indiana
887-1	These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
888-2	I Can't Get Started
889-1	Stardust
891-1	On The Sunny Side Of The Street
892-3	Almost Like Being In Love
893-4	I Can't Give You Anything But Love
894-1	There'll Never Be Another You
895-2	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Lester Young (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 13, 1956

2657-1 \| 62VK455	Pres Returns
2658-1	Prisoner Of Love
2659-1	Taking A Chance On Love
2660-1	All Of Me
2661-1	Louise
2662-2	Love Is Here To Stay
2663-1	Loves Me Or Leave Me

VE2 2503 Billie Holiday - The First Verve Sessions

Charly Shavers (tp) Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March 26, 1952

764-3	East Of The Sun
765-1	Blue Moon
766-1	You Go To My Head
767-2	You Turned The Tables On Me
768-1	Easy To Love
769-3	These Foolish Things
770-3	I Only Have Eyes For You
771-1	Solitude

J.C. Heard (d) replaces Stoller

Los Angeles, CA, April, 1952

784-1	Everything I Have Is Yours
785-4	Love For Sale
786-4	Moonglow
787-3	Tenderly
788-2	If The Moon Turns Green
789-3	(You Forgot To) Remember
790-1	Autumn In New York

Joe Newman (tp) Paul Quinichette (ts) Oscar Peterson (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Gus Johnson (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

NYC, July 27, 1952

839-6	My Man
840-4	Lover Come Back To Me
841-3	Stormy Weather
842-2	Yesterdays
843-2	He's Funny That Way
844-3	I Can't Face The Music

Charlie Shavers (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

NYC, April 14, 1954

1567-1	How Deep Is The Ocean?
1568-1	What A Little Moonlight Can Do
1569-5	I Cried For You

VE2 2504 Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Historic Recordings

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
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
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

Shorty Sherock (tp) Red Callender (b) replaces Johnson

same location, date

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

Shorty Sherlock (tp) replaces Sherock

same location, date

D720B \| 258	Rosetta, Pt. 1
D721B \| 259	Rosetta, Pt. 2

J.J. Johnson (tb) replaces Sherlock

same location, date

JP5 | 115

Bugle Call Rag

possibly Buck Clayton, Joe Guy (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Willie Smith (as) possibly Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Milt Raskin (p) possibly Irving Ashby (g) Red Callender (b) David Coleman (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946

	Body And Soul
	Strange Fruit
	Trav'lin' Light
	He's Funny That Way
	The Man I Love
	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
	All Of Me
	Billie's Blues

VE2 2505 Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -3,4) Sonny Rollins (ts -1,2) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)

NYC, December 11, 1957

1. 21845-2 \| 62VK451	Wheatleigh Hall
2. 21846	Sumphin'
3. 21847-1	Con Alma
4. 21848-14	Haute Mon'

same personnel

NYC, December 19, 1957

21857 \| 62VK497	The Eternal Triangle
21857A	On The Sunny Side Of The Street
21857B \| 62VK498	After Hours
21857C \| 63VK627	I Know That You Know

** same contents as Verve MGV 8260 + MGV 8262.

VE2 2506 The Genius Of Bud Powell

Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)

NYC, January-February, 1949

2174-5 \| 242-5	Tempus Fugit
2175-3 \| 243-3	Celia

Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b -2,3) Max Roach (d -2,3)

NYC, February-May, 1949

1. 2406-1 \| 245-1	I'll Keep Loving You
2. 2407-4 \| 246-4	Strictly Confidential
3. 2408-3 \| 247-3	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

same personnel

NYC, circa February, 1949

2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234

Cherokee

Buddy Rich (d) replaces Roach

NYC, July 1, 1950

435-6	Hallelujah!
436-10	Tea For Two

Bud Powell (p)

NYC, February, 1951

571-1	Parisian Thoroughfare (aka Parisienne Thorofare)
572-1	Oblivion
573-1	Dusky 'n' Sandy (aka Dusk In Sandi)
574-5	Hallucinations (aka Budo)
575-2	The Fruit
576-1	A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
577-2	Just One Of Those Things
578-1	The Last Time I Saw Paris

VE2 2507 Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - Porgy And Bess

Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Russ Garcia (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, August 18, 1957

21290-3 \| 65VK362	Summertime
21291-6 \| 65VK363	Bess, You Is My Woman Now
21292-10 \| 65VK364	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
21293-2 \| 65VK365	It Ain't Necessarily So

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 19, 1957

21294-6 \| 65VK366	There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
21295-9 \| 65VK367	A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
21296-9 \| 65VK306	Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
21298 \| 65VK375	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Russ Garcia (cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 1957

21360-1 \| 65VK368	I Wants To Stay Here
21361-4 \| 65VK369	My Man's Gone Now
21362-14 \| 65VK370	What You Want With Bess
21363-7 \| 65VK371	Buzzard Song
21364-4 \| 65VK372	Oh Doctor Jesus
21365-1	Here Comes De Honey Man
21366-2 \| 65VK374	Oh Der's So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman)

Russ Garcia Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1957

21708 | 65VK361

Porgy And Bess - Overture

Louis Armstrong (vo) Russ Garcia Orchestra

Chicago, IL, October 14, 1957

21714

Crab Man

** reissue of Verve MGV 4011-2.

VE2 2508 Norman Granz' Jam Session - The Charlie Parker Sides

Charlie Shavers (tp) Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, July, 1952

802-2	Jam Blues
803-3	What Is This Thing Called Love?
804-2	Ballad Medley
805-2	Funky Blues

VE2 2509 Bill Evans Trio/Duo

Bill Evans (p) Gary Peacock (b) Paul Motian (d)

NYC, December 18, 1963

63VK744	For Heaven's Sake
63VK745	A Sleepin' Bee
63VK746	Always
63VK747	Everything Happens To Me
63VK748	Dancing In The Dark
63VK749	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
63VK750	I'll See You Again
63VK751	Little Lulu

Bill Evans (p) Jim Hall (g)

NYC, April 7, 1966

100061	Turn Out The Stars
100062	All Across The City

same personnel

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 10, 1966

100369	I've Got You Under My Skin
100370	My Man's Gone Now
100371	Angel Face
100372	Jazz Samba

** same contents as Verve V/V6 8578 + V/V6 8655.

VE2 2510 Stan Getz - The Chick Corea/Bill Evans Sessions

Stan Getz (ts) Bill Evans (p) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d)

NYC, May 5, 1964

64VK352 \| 73L5874	My Heart Stood Still
64VK353 \| 73L5876	Grandfather's Waltz
64VK354 \| 73L5875	Melinda

Ron Carter (b) replaces Davis

NYC, May 6, 1964

64VK355 \| 73L5873	Funkallero
64VK356 \| 73L5872	But Beautiful
64VK357 \| 73L5871	Night And Day

Stan Getz (ts) Chick Corea (p) Ron Carter (b) Grady Tate (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1967

102414	Sweet Rain
102417	O Grande Amor
102419	Litha

same personnel

NYC, March 30, 1967

102483	Con Alma
102484	Windows

VE2 2511 Ella Fitzgerald - The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Buddy Bregman (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, February 7, 1956

20061-5	Why Can't You Behave?
20062-3	I Love Paris
20063-4	Do I Love You
20064-6	Everytime We Say Goodbye
20065-5	I Am In Love
20066-15	Ridin' High
20067-3	It's All Right With Me
20068-5	From This Moment On
20069-1	Just One Of Those Things
20070-5	Too Darn Hot

Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

same location, date

20071-2	Miss Otis Regrets
20072-2	Get Out Of Town
20073-2	Easy To Love

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, February 8, 1956

20075-2	So In Love
20076-4	You Do Something To Me
20077-3	In The Still Of The Night
20078-7	Begin The Beguine
20079-7	All Through The Night
20080-4	Always True To You In My Fashion
20081-8	It's Delovely
20082-2	Ace In The Hole
20083-8	Love For Sale
20084-10	Anything Goes
20086-1	Let's Do It

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Buddy Bregman (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, February 9, 1956

20089-1	I Get A Kick Out Of You
20091-2	I've Got You Under My Skin
20092-2	What Is This Thing Called Love?
20093-5	All Of You
20094-2	Don't Fence Me In

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 1956

20121-10	Night And Day
20123-3	You're The Top
20124-8	I Concentrate On You

** reissue of Verve MGV 4001-2 entitled "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book".
** same contents as Verve MGV 4049 + MGV 4050.

VE2 2512 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1950-1951

Joseph Singer (frh) Edwin C. Brown (ob) Charlie Parker (as) Sam Kaplan, Howard Kay, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand, Ziggy Smirnoff (vln) Isadore Zir (vla) Maurice Brown (vlc) Verley Mills (harp) Bernie Leighton (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1950

442-5	Dancing In The Dark
443-2	You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere
444-3	Laura
445-4	East Of The Sun
446-2	They Can't Take That Away From Me
447-4	Easy To Love
448-2	I'm In The Mood For Love
449-2	I'll Remember April

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

	What Is This Thing Called Love?
	April In Paris
	Repetition
	Easy To Love
	Rocker (aka I'll Remember April)

Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts -2) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

NYC, October, 1950

1.	Celebrity
2.	Ballade

Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)

NYC, January 17, 1951

489-3	Au Privave
490-5	She Rote
491-1	K.C. Blues
492-2	Star Eyes

Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo)

NYC, March 12, 1951

540-6	My Little Suede Shoes
541-2	Up Poquito De Tu Amor
542-9	Tico Tico
543-3	Fiesta
544-7	Why Do I Love You?

Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d)

RCA 24th Street Studios, NYC, August 8, 1951

609-4	Blues For Alice
610-4	Si Si
611-4	Swdish Schnapps
612-2 \| 62VK459	Back Home Blues
613-2	Lover Man

VE2 2513 Wes Montgomery - The Small Group Recordings

Wynton Kelly (p) Wes Montgomery (g) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)

"Half Note", NYC, June 24, 1965

65VK493	No Blues
65VK494	If You Could See Me Now

same personnel

"Half Note", NYC, June 25, 1965

	Willow Weep For Me
	Portrait Of Jennie

same personnel

"Half Note", NYC, September 17, 1965

105618	Impressions
	Misty

same personnel

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1965

65VK495	Unit Seven
65VK496	Four On Six
65VK497	What's New?

Jimmy Smith (org) Wes Montgomery (g) Grady Tate (d) Ray Barretto (cga)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 28, 1966

101292	Mellow Mood
101293	James And Wes

VE2 2514 Various Artists - Masters Of The Modern Piano

Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 25, 1955

2332-2	Conception
2334-3	Heart And Soul
2335-2	Willow Grove (aka Willow Groove)

same personnel

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 27, 1955

2333-1	Bean And The Boys
2338-4	East Of The Sun
2340-1	Stairway To The Stars

Steve Lacy (ss) Cecil Taylor (p) Buell Neidlinger (b) Dennis Charles (d)

'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, afternoon, July 6, 1957

	Johnny Come Lately
	Nona's Blues
	Tune 2

Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Mary Lou Williams (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)

'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957

	Zodiac Suite: Virgo / Libra / Aries
	The Carioca

Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bars) Paul Bley (p) Steve Swallow (b)

NYC, August 4, 1961

61VK268	Ictus
61VK271	Carla

Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)

"Half Note", NYC, June, 1965

Blues On Purpose

Bill Evans (p) Chuck Israels (b) Arnold Wise (d)

"Town Hall", NYC, February 21, 1966

104807	Beautiful Love
104809	My Foolish Heart

VE2 2515 Billie Holiday - Stormy Blues

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Willie Smith (as) Bobby Tucker (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Chico Hamilton (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1954

1930-2	Love Me Or Leave Me
1931-5	P.S. I Love You
1932-6	Too Marvelous For Words
1933-7	Softly
1935-3	I Thought About You
1936-6	What A Little Moonlight Can Do
1937-1	Willow Weep For Me
1938-3	Stormy Blues

Charlie Shavers (tp) Tony Scott (cl) Budd Johnson (ts) Carl Drinkard (p) Billy Bauer (g) Leonard Gaskin (b) Cozy Cole (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

NYC, February 14, 1955

2274-1	Say It Isn't So
2275-5	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
2276-4	I Wished On The Moon
2277-3	Always
2278-2	Everything Happens To Me
2279-2	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2280-2	Ain't Misbehavin'

Harry "Sweets" 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 23, 1955

2438-2	I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
2439-2	Prelude To A Kiss
2440-1	I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
2441-3	When Your Lover Has Gone
2442-4	Gone With The Wind
2443-2 \| 62VK225	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
2444-1	It Had To Be You
2445-5	Nice Work If You Can Get It

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1955

2446-3	Come Rain Or Come Shine
2447-1	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

VE2 2516 Lester Young - Lester Swings

Lester Young (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Buddy Rich (d)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March-April, 1946

348-1	Back To The Land (edited ver.)
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
353-1	Peg O' My Heart
354-1 \| 62VK226	I Want To Be Happy
355-1 \| 62VK471	Mean To Me

Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

NYC, March, 1950

366-2	Too Marvelous For Words
367-1	'Deed I Do
368-4	Encore
369-2	Polka Dots And Moonbeams
370-2 \| 62VK227	Up 'N' Adam

Lester Young (ts) John Lewis (p) Joe Shulman (b) Bill Clark (d)

NYC, July, 1950

430-1	Three Little Words
431-2	Count Every Star
432-1	It All Depends On You
433-4	Neenah
434-2	Jeepers, Creepers

Lester Young (ts) John Lewis (p) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d)

NYC, January 16, 1951

483-2	Thou Swell
484-2	September In The Rain
485-1	Undercover Girl Blues
486-3	Frenesi
487-2	Pete's Cafe
488-2	Little Pee Blues

same personnel

NYC, March 8, 1951

529-3	A Foggy Day
530-1	In A Little Spanish Town
531-1	Let's Fall In Love
532-2	Down 'N Adam
533-1 \| 62VK439	Lester Swings
534-1	Slow Motion Blues

VE2 2517 Count Basie - Sixteen Men Swinging

Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder (tp) Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts, arr) Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, arr) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g, arr) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d) Neal Hefti, Johnny Mandel (arr)

NYC, December 12, 1953

1403-3	Peace Pipe
1404-3	Straight Life
1405-1	Bubbles
1406-2	Softly With Feeling
1407-6	Cherry Point
1408-1	Base Goes Wess
1409-5	Right On
1410-1	The Blues Done Come Back

Wess plays (ts) Foster plays (ts, arr) Basie plays (p) Green plays (g). Thad Jones (tp) Bill Hughes (tb) Manny Albam (arr) replaces Wilder, Chambers, Mandel

NYC, August 16, 1954

1887-6	Slow But Sure
1888-3	You For Me
1889-2	She's Just My Size
1890-4	Soft Drink
1891-2	Two For The Blues
1892-4	Blues Backstage
1893-4	I Feel Like A New Man
1894-1	Down For The Count

Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb) Bill Hughes (tb -1/3,5/10, p -4) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts, arr) Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p, org -1/3,5/10) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d) Buster Harding, Neal Hefti (arr)

NYC, August 17, 1954

1. 1895-7	Stereophonic
2. 1896-2	Sixteen Men Swinging
3. 1896-4	-
4. 1897-4	Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo
5. 1898-4	Perdido
6. 1899-2	Mambo Mist
7. 1900-2	Eventide
8. 1901-1	Two Franks
9. 1902-1	Ain't Misbehavin'
10. 1903-1	Rails

VE2 2518 Jazz At The Philharmonic - Bird And Pres - The '46 Concerts

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Al Killian (tp -3,4) Willie Smith (as) Charlie Parker (as -3,4) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)

"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946

1. 411 \| 266	Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 1
2. 412 \| 267	Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 2
3. 413 \| 268	Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1
4. 414 \| 269	Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2
5. 309	The Man I Love, Pt. 1
6. 310	The Man I Love, Pt. 2
7. 311	The Man I Love, Pt. 3
8. 312	The Man I Love, Pt. 4
9. 313	The Man I Love, Pt. 5
10. 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)

same location, date

241 \| 260	Blues For Norman, Pt. 1
242 \| 261	Blues For Norman, Pt. 2
243 \| 262	I Can't Get Started, Pt. 1
244 \| 263	I Can't Get Started, Pt. 2
245 \| 264	Lady Be Good, Pt. 1
246 \| 265	Lady Be Good, Pt. 2
800 \| 270	After You've Gone, Pt. 1
801 \| 271	After You've Gone, Pt. 2

Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Willie Smith (as -5/7) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Irving Ashby (g -5/7) Billy Hadnott (b) Buddy Rich (d)

"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946

1. 1929 \| 101	JATP Blues, Pt. 1
2. 1930 \| 102	JATP Blues, Pt. 2
3. 1931 \| 103	JATP Blues, Pt. 3
4. 1932 \| 104	JATP Blues, Pt. 4
5. 625	I Got Rhythm, Pt. 1
6. 626	I Got Rhythm, Pt. 2
7. 627	I Got Rhythm, Pt. 3

VE2 2519 Ella Fitzgerald - The Rodgers And Hart Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Buddy Bregman (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 1956

20217-5	This Can't Be Love
20218-5	The Lady Is A Tramp
20219-7	I've Got Five Dollars
20220-3	Lover

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 1956

20223-3	Ten Cents A Dance
20224-3	I Wish I Were In Love Again
20225-2	Mountain Greenery
20226-7	Johnny One Note
20227-10	Give It Back To The Indians

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 29, 1956

20228-3	Blue Moon
20229-3	Thou Swell
20230-1	Manhattan
20231-4	There's Small Hotel
20232-3	I Didn't Know What Time It Was

Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

same location, date

20233-6	With A Song In My Heart
20234-4	To Keep My Love Alive
20235-3	Bewitched
20236-4	Wait Till You See Her

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Buddy Bregman (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 1956

20237-2	My Romance
20238-3	My Heart Stood Still
20239-1	A Ship Without A Sail
20240-1	Have You Met Miss Jones?
20241-2	Here In My Arms

same session

20242-2	It Never Entered My Mind
20243-2	Little Girl Blue
20244-6	Spring Is Here
20245-2	My Funny Valentine
20246-1	I Could Write A Book

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) unidentified small group

Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 1956

20247-4	Blue Room
20248-3	Dancing On The Ceiling
20249-6	Where Or When
20250-1	Isn't It Romantic?
20251-2	You Took Advantage Of Me

Ben Webster (ts) Stuff Smith (vln) Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, September 4, 1956

20266-6

Ev'rything I've Got Belongs To You

** reissue of Verve MGV 4002-2 entitled "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book".

VE2 2520 Ben Webster/Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Giants

Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Alvin Stoller (d)

Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1957

21764-4	Blues For Yolanda
21765-2	Maria
21766-2	It Never Entered My Mind
21767-2	Prisoner Of Love
21768-3	Tangerine
21769-4	La Rosita
21770-2	Cocktail On Two
21771-4	Shine On Harvest Moon
21772-2	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Roy Eldridge (tp) Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Les Spann (g) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)

NYC, April 9, 1959

26357-1	Budd Johnson
26358-3	De-Dar
26359-2	Young Bean
26360-3	Time After Time
26361-3	In A Mellow Tone

VE2 2521 Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - Diz And Getz

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953

1367-4	Girl Of My Dreams
1368-7 \| 63VK624	It Don't Mean A Thing
1369-1	It's The Talk Of The Town
1370-1	Siboney, Pt. 1
1371-2	Siboney, Pt. 2
1372-3 \| 63VK622	Exactly Like You
1373-3	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
1374-1	Impromptu

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1956

4029-2	Bebop
4030-2	We (My Honey And Me)
4031-3	Dark Eyes
4032-3	Lover Come Back To Me

VE2 2522 Machito/Chico O'Farrill/Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban Jazz

Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as) Charlie Parker (as -2,3) Jose Madera (ts) Flip Phillips (ts -1) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (arr, cond)

NYC, December 20, 1948

1. 2154-9 \| 300	No Noise, Pt. 1
2. 2155-2 \| 301-2	No Noise, Pt. 2
3. 2157-1 \| 303	Mango Mangue

Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as) Charlie Parker (as -1) Jose Madera (ts) Flip Phillips (ts -2,3) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (arr, cond)

NYC, January, 1949

1. 2171-1 \| 298-1	Okiedoke
2. 481	Tanga, Pt. 1
3. 482	Tanga, Pt. 2

Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Harry "Sweets" 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) Bobby Escoto (vo) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)

NYC, November 24, 1951

641-1	Havana Special
642-5	Carioca
643-2	Fiesta Time

omit Escoto

NYC, 1951

563-3	Avocadoes
565-3	JATP Mambo
567-2	Alemendra
568-1	The Disappearance
569-2	Cuban Blues

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

1711-4	Manteca Theme
1712-4	Contraste
1713-4	Jungle
1714-4	Rhumba Finale

VE2 2523 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1952-1954

Chris Griffin, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (tp) Will Bradley, Bill Harris (tb) unknown (fl, ob) Toots Mondello, Charlie Parker, Murray Williams (as) Art Drelinger, Hank Ross (ts) Stan Webb (bars) Verley Mills (harp) Lou Stein (p) Art Ryerson (g) Bob Haggart (b) Don Lamond (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond) unidentified strings

First Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, January 22, 1952

675-2	Temptation
676-3	Lover
677-4	Autumn In New York
678-4	Stella By Starlight

Benny Harris (tp -1/3,5) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) possibly Jose Mangual (bgo)

NYC, January 23, 1952

1. 679-4	Mama Inez
2. 680-3	La Cucaracha
3. 681-6	Estrellita
4. 682-3	Begin The Beguine
5. 683-1	La Paloma

Jimmy Maxwell, Carl Pool, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (tp) Bill Harris, Lou McGarity, Bart Varsalona (tb) Charlie Parker, Harry Terrill, Murray Williams (as) Flip Phillips, Hank Ross (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Oscar Peterson (p) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Don Lamond (d) Joe Lippman (arr, cond)

First Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, March 25, 1952

756-5	Night And Day
757-4	Almost Like Being In Love
758-1	I Can't Get Started
759-5 \| 62VK453	What Is This Thing Called Love?

Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)

Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, December 30, 1952

1118-3	The Song Is You (I Hear Music)
1119-7 \| 62VK440	Laird Bird
1120-2	Kim
1121-2	Cosmic Rays

Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)

Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953

1238-7	In The Still Of The Night
1239-9	Old Folks
1240-9	If I Love Again

Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)

Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953

1246-3	Chi Chi
1247-1	I Remember You
1248-1	Now's The Time
1249-3	Confirmation

Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Jerome Darr (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, March 31, 1954

1531-7	I Get A Kick Out Of You
1532-1	Just One Of Those Things
1533-2	My Heart Belongs To Daddy
1534-1	I've Got You Under My Skin

Billy Bauer (g) Art Taylor (d) replaces Darr, Haynes

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 10, 1954

2115-5 \| 62VK472	Love For Sale
2116-3	I Love Paris

VE2 2524 Dizzy Gillespie/Roy Eldridge - Diz And Roy

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)

NYC, October 29, 1954

2016-1 \| 63VK625	Sometimes I'm Happy
2017-3	Algo Bueno
2018-1	Trumpet Blues
2020-1	The Ballad Medley
2021-1	Blue Moon
2022-1	I've Found A New Baby
2023-5	Pretty Eyed Baby
2024-1 \| 62VK447	I Can't Get Started With You
2025-6	Limehouse Blues

Harry "Sweets" Edison, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

NYC, November 2, 1955

2540-1	Tour De Force
2541-3	Steeplechase

VE2 2525 Ella Fitzgerald - The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book

Don Fagerquist (tp) Bob Cooper (ts) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle (arr, dir) unidentified strings, and others

Los Angeles, CA, January 5, 7 & 8, 1959

22617-5	Soon
22618-8	I Got Rhythm
22619-3	Our Love Is Here To Stay
22620-9	They Can't Take That Away From Me
22622-3	A Foggy Day
22623-5	The Man I Love
22624-2	I'm Biding My Time
22629-3	Clap Yo' Hands (Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie)
22631-6	You've Got What Gets Me
22632-5	Embraceable You
22633-3	I've Got A Crush On You
22635-9A	Lady Be Good

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1959

22749-5	I Can't Be Bothered Now
22750-5	Of Thee I Sing
22753-6	Fascinating Rhythm

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle's Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 1959

22769-2	Someone To Watch Over Me
22770-7	Nice Work If You Can Get It
22772-10	But Not For Me (spiced master)
22773-15	Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
22777-8	They All Laughed

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 1959

22775-16	Lorelei
26433-7	Small We Dance
26434-3	That Certain Feeling
26437-3	Half Of It Dearie Blues

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 1959

26438-6	'S Wonderful
26439-3	Who Cares?
26443-3	By Strauss

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 1959

26444-11	My Cousin From Milwaukee
26445-9	Things Are Looking Up

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, July 18, 1959

26453-4

Isn't It A Pity?

VE2 2526 The Genius Of Bud Powell, Vol. 2

Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Taylor (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 2, 1954

1726-2	Moonlight In Vermont
1727-1	Spring Is Here
1728-1	Buttercup

same personnel

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 4, 1954

1760-1 \| 62VK235	It Never Entered My Mind
1761-3	A Foggy Day
1762-1	Time Was

Max Roach (d) replaces Taylor

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954

2140-3	That Old Black Magic (alt. take 1)
2141-1	'Round About Midnight

Bud Powell (p) Lloyd Trotman (b) Art Blakey (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 11, 1955

2154-2	Thou Swell
2155-2	Someone To Watch Over Me
2157-2	Tenderly

same personnel

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 12, 1955

2159-3

I Get A Kick Out Of You (alt. take)

Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 13, 1955

2162-1	Mediocre
2164-2	Epistrophy
2165-1	Dance Of The Infidels

Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 25, 1955

2333-4

Bean And The Boys

same personnel

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, April 27, 1955

2338-1	East Of The Sun (alt. take)
2339-3	Lady Bird (alt. take 2)
2341-4	Lullaby In Rhythm
2342-9	Star Eyes
2343-1	Confirmation

Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Osie Johnson (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, September 13, 1956

4001-1	My Heart Stood Still
4002-1B	Blues In The Closet
4004-4	I Know That You Know
4006-2	Woody'n You
4007-2	I Should Care
4008-1	Now's The Time
4009-1	I Didn't Know What Time It Was

VE1 2527 Lester Young/Roy Eldridge - The Jazz Giants '56

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

2646-2	I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans
2647-2	I Didn't Know What Time It Was
2648-4	Gigantic Blues
2649-2	This Year's Kisses
2650-2	You Can Depend On Me

** reissue of Norgran MGN 1056 entitled "Various Artists - The Jazz Giants '56".

VE1 2528 Stan Getz - Focus

Stan Getz (ts) Allan Martin, Gerald Tarack (vln) Jacob Glick (vla) Bruce Rogers (vlc) Steve Kuhn (p) John Neves (b) Roy Haynes (d) Eddie Sauter (arr) Hershey Key (cond) unidentified woodwinds

NYC, July 14, 1961

61VK275	I'm Late, I'm Late
61VK276	Her
61VK277	Pan
61VK278	I Remember When

same personnel

NYC, July 28, 1961

61VK279	Night Rider
61VK280	Once Upon A Time
61VK281	A Summer Afternoon

** reissue of Verve V/V6 8412.

VE2 2529 Billie Holiday - All Or Nothing At All

Harry "Sweets" 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

2448-3	What's New?
2449-8	A Fine Romance
2450-1	I Hadn't Anyone Till You
2451-3	I Get A Kick Out Of You
2452-2	Everything I Have Is Yours
2453-3	Isn't This A Lovely Day?

Charlie Shavers (tp) Tony Scott (cl, arr) Paul Quinichette (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Aaron Bell (b) Lenny McBrowne (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

NYC, June 6, 1956

2850-5 \| 62VK224	Trav'lin' Light
2851-3	I Must Have That Man
2853-1	Some Other Spring
2854-4	Lady Sings The Blues

Charlie Shavers (tp) Tony Scott (cl, arr -2/4) Paul Quinichette (ts -2/4) Wynton Kelly (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Aaron Bell (b -2/4) Lenny McBrowne (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

NYC, June 7, 1956

1. 2855-12	Strange Fruit
2. 2856-1	God Bless' The Child
3. 2857-8	Good Morning, Heartache
4. 2858-1	No Good Man

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Billie Holiday (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1956

2914-3	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2915-6	Cheek To Cheek
2916-4	Ill Wind
2917-8	Speak Low

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 18, 1956

2929-4	We'll Be Together Again
2930-3	All Or Nothing At All
2931-6	Sophisticated Lady
2932-6	April In Paris

VE2 2530 Ben Webster - Ballads

Ben Webster (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)

NYC, March 30, 1954

1527-1	Love's Away
1528-4	You're Mine, You
1529-1	My Funny Valentine
1530-5	Sophisticated Lady

Tony Scott (cl) Ben Webster (ts) Mac Ceppos, Richard Dickler, Milt Lomask, David Novales, Misha Edward Russell, Rudolph Sims (strings) Billy Strayhorn (p, arr) George Duvivier (b) Louis Bellson (d) Ralph Burns (dir)

NYC, May 28, 1954

1721-6	Love Is Here To Stay
1722-2	It Happens To Be Me
1723-1	All Too Soon
1724-2	Chelsea Bridge

Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Ben Webster (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Teddy Wilson (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Louis Bellson (d) Ralph Burns (arr, cond) unidentified strings

NYC, December 15, 1954

2134-5	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2135-3	Prelude To A Kiss
2136-5	Willow Weep For Me
2137-2	Come Rain Or Come Shine

Al Young (Al Epstein) (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

2506-2	There Is No Greater Love
2507-2	Teach Me Tonight
2508-1	What Am I Here For?
2509-3	Until Tonight
2510-10	My Greatest Mistake
2511-2	Blue Moon
2512-4	Early Autumn
2513-1	We'll Be Together Again

VE2 2531 Roy Eldridge - Dale's Wail

Roy Eldridge (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (org) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)

NYC, December 13, 1952

1081-2	Roy's Riff
1082-1	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
1083-7 \| 62VK207	Rockin' Chair
1084-4	Little Jazz

Eldridge plays (tp). Jo Jones (d) replaces Heard

NYC, April 20, 1953

1222-1	Love For Sale
1223-5 \| 62VK206	Dale's Wail
1224-3	The Man I Love
1225-2	Oscar's Arrangement

Roy Eldridge (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, September 14, 1954

1961-1	If I Had You
1962-2	Blue Moon
1963-5	Stormy Weather
1964-1	Sweethearts On Parade
1965-3	A Foggy Day
1966-1	I Only Have Eyes For You
1967-1	Sweet Georgia Brown
1968-1	The Song Is Ended

VE2 2532 Johnny Hodges - The Smoothe One

Harold Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Les Spann (g, fl) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)

NYC, April 7, 1959

26324A-3	First Klass
26325-5	Second Klass
26326-4	Straight Back
26328-4	Steerage
26329-5	Third Klass

same personnel

NYC, April 8, 1959

26330-5	Meet The Frog
26331-1	Nite Life
26332-2	My Melancholy Baby
26333-10	Lotus Blossom
26334-6	Free For All

Harold Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln) Lawrence Brown, Mitchell "Bootie" Wood (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Harold Ashby (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d)

NYC, September 8, 1960

26773	Br' Rabbit
26774	Starting With You (I'm Through)
26775	The Hare
26776	The Things You Miss
26777	I Told You Son
26778	Wiggle Awhile
26779	Get Ready
26780	Peaches
26781	Hygiene

** same contents as Verve MGV 8350 + MGV 8391.

VE1 2533 The Modern Jazz Sextet - Dizzy Meets Sonny

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

2652-6	Tour De Force
2653-1	Dizzy Meets Sonny
2654-1	Ballad Medley
2655-1	Blues For The Bird
2656-1	Mean To Me

** reissue of Norgran MGN 1076 entitled "The Modern Jazz Sextet".

VE2 2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions

Anita O'Day (vo) Billy May Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 1959

22786A-2	Just One Of Those Things
22789-7	Easy To Love

Anita O'Day (vo) Jimmy Giuffre (arr, dir) unidentified orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 1959

26301-5	Come Rain Or Come Shine
26302-3	You're A Clown
26303-1	Easy Come, Easy Go
26304-13	A Lover Is Blue

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 1959

26306-4	Gone With The Wind
26307-4	Hershey Bar
26308-2	My Heart Belongs To Daddy

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 1959

26310-6	The Way You Look Tonight
26311-5	It Had To Be You

Anita O'Day (vo) Billy May Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1959

22798-6	I Got A Kick Out Of You
22801-2	Get Out Of Town
22802-2	What Is This Thing Called Love?
22803-9	Night And Day

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, June 6, 1960

23244-12	Johnny One Note
23245-5	Lover
23246-3	Have You Met Miss Jones?

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, June 8, 1960

23253-2

Ten Cents A Dance

Herb Pomeroy (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis (tb) Walt Levinsky (cl, as) Phil Woods (as) Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Anita O'Day (vo) Gary McFarland (arr, dir) and others

NYC, October 16, 1961

61VK482	The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men
61VK483	Up State
61VK484	You Come A Long Way From St. Louis
61VK486	Boogie Blues
61VK487	A Woman Alone With The Blues
61VK489	Night Bird

VE2 2535 Ella Fitzgerald - The Duke Ellington Song Book

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp -2) Ray Nance (tp, vln) Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, June 24, 1957

1. 21033-6	Day Dream
2. 21034-6	Take The "A" Train

omit Gillespie

Los Angeles, CA, June 25, 1957

21036-6	Everything But You
21037-6	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
21038-3	Drop Me Off At Harlem
21039-4	Lost In Meditation
21040-4	I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln) Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts -1,2) probably Coleman Hawkins (ts -3/5) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, June 26, 1957

1. 21049-2	Clementine
2. 21050	I'm Just A Lucky So And So
3. 21051-12	I'm Beginning To See The Light
4. 21052	I Didn't Know About You
5. 21053-3	Rockin' In Rhythm

Frank Foster (ts) replaces Gonsalves, Hawkins

Los Angeles, CA, June 27, 1957

21063-3	All Too Soon
21064-8	Caravan
21065-7	Bli-Blip
21066-8	Chelsea Bridge
21067-4	Perdido
21068-2	The E And D Blues

Carney plays (bars). Harold Baker (tp) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Billy Strayhorn (p) replaces Foster, Fitzgerald

NYC, September 3, 1957

21557

Portrait Of Ella: Royal Ancestry / All Heart / Beyond Category / Total Jazz

VE2 2536 Ben Webster - Soulville

Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)

Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 1957

21740-4 \| 62VK239	Love Come Back To Me
21741-1	Where Are You?
21742-5 \| 62VK238	Makin' Whoopee
21743-5	Ill Wind
21744-6	Late Date
21745-2	Time On My Hands
21749-1	Soulville

Ed Thigpen (d) replaces Ellis, Levey

NYC, November 6, 1959

22989-6	Sunday
22990-1	When Your Lover Has Gone
22991-4	The Touch Of Your Lips
22992-3	In The Wee, Small Hours Of The Morning
22993-1	This Can't Be Love
22994-1	Bye Bye Blackbird
22995-3	How Deep Is The Ocean?

VE2 2537 Gerry Mulligan/Stan Getz/Paul Desmond - Mulligan And Getz And Desmond

Paul Desmond (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Joe Benjamin (b) Dave Bailey (d)

Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August 2, 1957

21221 \| 62VK527	Body And Soul
21222 \| 62VK526	Blues In Time
21224 \| 62VK530	Wintersong

same personnel

NYC, August 27, 1957

21323 \| 62VK532	Fall Out
21324 \| 62VK529	Line For Lyons
21325 \| 62VK531	Battle Hymn Of The Republican
21326 \| 62VK468 \| 62VK528	Standstill

Stan Getz (ts, bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars, ts) Lou Levy (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)

Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 1957

21700-4 \| 63VK365	That Old Feeling
21701-3 \| 63VK366	This Can't Be Love
21702-3 \| 63VK367	A Ballad
21703-1	Scrapple From The Apple
21704-2	I Didn't Know What Time It Was
21705-3 \| 63VK362	Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
21706-1 \| 63VK364	Too Close For Comfort
21707-1 \| 63VK363	Anything Goes

VE2 2538 Lester Young - Mean To Me

Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) John Ore (b) Connie Kay (d)

Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 10, 1954

2107-1	Another Mambo
2108-1	Come Rain Or Come Shine
2109-2	Rose Room
2110-2	Somebody Loves Me
2111-2	Kiss Me Again
2112-2	It Don't Mean A Thing
2113-1	I'm In The Mood For Love
2114-2	Big Top Blues

Harry "Sweets" 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
2533-2	That's All
2534-1	Red Boy Blues
2535-1	Pennies From Heaven
2536	She's Funny That Way
2537-1	One O'Clock Jump

VE1 2539 Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Frank DeVol Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, July 15 & 16, 1960

26717-9	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
26718-5	Jingle Bells
26719-7	Frosty The Snowman
26722-7	Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
26724-3	Winter Wonderland
26725-7	Let It Snow
26726-3	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
26728-4	Have Yourself A Merry Little

same personnel

Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1960

26723-9	The Christmas Song (remake)
26727-9	White Christmas (remake)
26741-5	Good Morning Blues
26742-13	Sleigh Ride

** reissue of Verve MGV 4042.

VE2 2540 Ella Fitzgerald - The Duke Ellington Song Book, Vol. 2

Ben Webster (ts) Stuff Smith (vln) Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, September 4, 1956

20252-4	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
20253-1	Rocks In My Bed
20254-3	Cottontail
20255-1	Just Squeeze Me
20256-4	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
20257-2	Solitude
20258-6	Sophisticated Lady
20259-2	Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
20260-1	It Don't Mean A Thing
20261-4	Prelude To A Kiss
20262-1	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
20263-3	Satin Doll
20264-2	Azure
20265-5	In A Sentimental Mood
20266-6	Ev'rything I've Got Belongs To You

Ben Webster (ts -1,3/5) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, October 17, 1957

1. 21773-5	In A Mellow Tone
2. 21774-6	Mood Indigo
3. 21775-8	Love You Madly
4. 21776-11	Lush Life
5. 21777-9	Squatty Roo

VE2 2541 Tony Williams - Once In A Lifetime

no details

VE2 2542 Count Basie - Paradise Squat

Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts) Floyd Johnson, Paul Quinichette (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Gus Johnson (d) Neal Hefti (arr)

NYC, January 17, 1952

665-4	New Basie Blues
666-4	Sure Thing
667-2	Why Not?
668-4	Fawncy Meeting You

add Sy Oliver (arr)

NYC, January 25, 1952

688-6	Jive At Five
689-5	No Name
690-5	Redhead
691-5	Every Tub

Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts, arr) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Oscar Peterson (p -16) Count Basie (p, org) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Ray Brown (b -16) Gus Johnson (d) Bixie Crawford (vo -6,7) Buck Clayton, Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Nat Pierce, Don Redman, A.K. Salim (arr)

NYC, July 22 & 23, 1952

1. 822-6	Jack And Jill
2. 823-2	Bread
3. 824-7	There's A Small Hotel
4. 825-2	Hob Nail Boogie
5. 826-4	Basie Talks
6. 827-2	Paradise Squat
7. 827-3	-
8. 828-1	U.F.O.
9. 828-5	Like A Ship At Sea
10. 829-3	Bunny
11. 830-5	Tippin' On The Q.T.
12. 831-3	Blee Blop Blues (Tippin' On The Q.T.)
13. 832-5	Cash Box
14. 833-4	Bootsie
15. 834-2	Tom Whaley
16. 836-5	Be My Guest
17. 837-2	You're Not The Kind (Blee Blop Blues)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts -1) Oscar Peterson (p -1, org -2) Count Basie (org -1, p -2) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Gus Johnson (d)

same location, date

1. 835-7	Blues For The Count And Oscar
2. 838-2	Extended Blues

Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d) Al Hibbler (vo)

NYC, December 12, 1952

964-7	Let Me Dream
965-4	Sent For You Yesterday
966-1	Goin' To Chicago

VE2 2543 Lionel Hampton - The Blues Ain't News To Me

Billy Brooks, Wallace Davenport, Ed Mullens, Ed Preston (tp) Al Hayse, Hal Roberts, Arnett Sparrow (tb) Willie Ruff (frh) James Araki, Bobby Plater (as) Ritney Brauer, Eddie Chamblee (ts) Joe Evans (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d, vo) Dwight Mitchell (p) Billy Mackel (g) Peter Badie (b) Rufus Jones, Buddy Rich (d) Isarova Hernandez (cga)

Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1955

2388-4	Red River
2389-6	G.H.Q.
2390-6	Imagination
2391-2 \| 62VK223	Midnight Sun
2392-2 \| 62VK222	Air Mail Special
2393-1	Flying Home
2394-1	It's A Blue World
2395-3	Swingin' On C
2397-5	The Blues Ain't News To Be

Willie Ruff (frh) Lionel Hampton (vib) Dwight Mitchell (p) Billy Mackel (g) Peter Badie (b) Rufus Jones (d) Isarova Hernandez (cga)

Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1955

2398-6

I Only Have Eyes For You

Billy Brooks (tp) Eddie Chamblee (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Billy Mackel (g) Peter Badie (b) Rufus Jones (d) Vicki Lee (vo)

Los Angeles, CA, September 6, 1955

2486-2	Pig Ears And Rice
2487-9	Baby Don't Love Me No More

VE2 2544 Illinois Jacquet - The Cool Rage

Illinois Jacquet (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Oscar Moore (g) Red Callender (b) J.C. Heard (d)

Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1951

499-5	Pastel
500-2	All Of Me

Illinois Jacquet (ts) Hank Jones (p) John Collins (g) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)

NYC, May 24, 1951

545-4	Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
546-6	Mean To Me
548-2	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright (tp) Henry Coker, Matthew Gee (tb) Ernie Henry, Earl Warren (as) Lowell Hastings, Illinois Jacquet (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Acea (p) Freddie Green (g) Al Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d) A.K. Salim (arr)

NYC, March 21, 1952

753-5	Boot 'Em Up
754-7	Bluesitis
755-3	Swinging Home

Illinois Jacquet (ts) Hank Jones (p) Count Basie (org) Freddie Green (g) Ray Brown (b) Jimmy Crawford (d)

NYC, July 22, 1952

818-4 \| 62VK217	Lean Baby
819-6	Somewhere Along The Way
820-8	The Cool Rage
821-3 \| 62VK216	Port Of Rico

Illinois Jacquet (ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Hank Jones (org) Joe Sinacore (g) Al Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d)

NYC, December 31, 1952

1122-10	Fat Man Boogie
1123-3	Blues In The Night
1124-9	Where Are You?
1125-3	What's The Riff?

Russell Jacquet (tp) Matthew Gee (tb) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Johnny Acea (p) Al Lucas (b) Shadow Wilson (d)

NYC, December 11, 1953

1389-5	Blue Nocturne
1393-1	It's The Talk Of The Town
1394-7	Heads

Russell Jacquet (tp -1,2) Matthew Gee (tb -1,2) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Ben Webster (ts -3,4) Leo Parker (bars -1,2) John Acea (p) Al Lucas (b) Osie Johnson (d) Chino Pozo (cga -1,2)

NYC, December 13, 1954

1. 2117-5	Jacquet Dilemma
2. 2120-1	Saph
3. 2121-1	The Kid And The Brute
4. 2122-2	I Wrote It For The Kid

Illinois Jacquet (ts) Wild Bill Davis (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Johnny Williams (d)

NYC, April 21, 1958

22222	The Fluke
22223	No Sweat
22224	Night Out
22225	Flyin' Home

VE2 2545 Bill Evans - California Here I Come

Bill Evans (p) Eddie Gomez (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)

"Village Vanguard", NYC, August 17 & 18, 1967

	California Here I Come
	Polka Dots And Moonbeams
	Turn Out The Stars
	Stella By Starlight
	You're Gonna Hear From Me
	In A Sentimental Mood
	G Waltz
	On Green Dolphin Street
	Gone With The Wind
	If You Could See Me Now
	Alfie
	Very Early
	'Round About Midnight
	Emily
	Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams