Contemporary Records Catalog: 2500, 2000 series

Contemporary 2500 series (10 inch LP)

C2501   Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2   1953

Shorty Rogers as name withheld by request, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, string bass, leader; Shelly Manne, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, May 15, 1953

LK350Luau
Comin' Thru The Rye Bread
Taking A Chance On Love
The Big Top
LK353The Duke You Say!
Sunset Eyes

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-972-2 in 1998.

C2502   Henri Renaud's All-Stars - Modern Sounds: France   1953

Jean Liesse, trumpet; Benny Vasseur, trombone; Georges Barboteu, French horn; Sandy Mosse, Andre Ross, tenor sax; William Boucaya, Jean-Louis Chautemps, baritone sax; Henri Renaud, piano; Jimmy Gourley, guitar; Benoit Quersin, bass; Jean-Louis Viale, drums.

Paris, France, April 10, 1953

53V4509You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
53V4510Mahogany Hall Stomp
53V4511Paris Je T'aime
53V4512Thou Swell
53V4513Docteur Wiggins

** originally released on New Sound From France, Vogue (F) LD 131.

C2503   Shelly Manne And His Men   1953

Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Art Pepper as Art Salt, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax; Marty Paich, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 1953

LK341La Mucura
LK340You And The Night And The Music
LK342Gazelle
LK339Mallets

Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, baritone sax; Marty Paich, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 1953

LK359Afrodesia
LK360Sweets
LK357You're My Thrill
LK358Fugue

C2504   Dizzy In Paris   1953

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Nat Peck, trombone; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Al Jones, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.

Paris, France, February 22, 1953

53V4459Always
53V4460My Man (as Mon Homme)
53V4461I Got Rhythm (as Clappin' Rhythm)
53V4462Watch Out (as Fais Gaffe)
53V4463Moon Nocturne
53V4464This Is The Way
53V4465'S Wonderful
53V4466 | V7835Ooo-Bla-Dee

** originally released on Swing (F) M 33324 in 1953.

C2505   Lars Gullin - Modern Sounds - Sweden

Lars Gullin, baritone sax; Putte Lindblom, piano; Yngve Akerberg, bass; Jack Noren, drums.

Stockholm, Sweden, March 11, 1953

8780You Go To My Head
8781The Things We Did Last Summer
8782Ablution
8783Lady Fingers

Weine Renliden, trumpet; Lars Gullin, baritone, alto sax; Putte Lindblom, piano; George Riedel, bass; Jack Noren, drums.

Stockholm, Sweden, March 31, 1953

8798The Front
8799The Boy Next Door
8800North Express
8801Hershey Bar

** originally released on New Sound From Sweden, Vogue (F) LD 139.

C2506   Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)   1953

Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Frank Patchen, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Carlos Vidal, conga drums #4.

Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952

1. LH503Swing Shift
2. LH501Out Of Somewhere
3. LH502Big Girl
4. LH504Viva Zapata! No. 1

Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone #4; Herb Geller, alto sax; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos #1,4.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953

1. LK369Mambo Los Feliz
2.Jazz Invention
3.Love Letters
4. LK370Witch Doctor No. 1

C2507   Mary Lou Williams - Piano '53   1953

no details.

C2508   Barney Kessel   1954

Bud Shank, flute, alto sax; Arnold Ross, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Harry Babasin, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 1953

Tenderly
Bernardo
Vicky's Dream
Just Squeeze Me

same personnel.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 1953

Lullaby Of Birdland
What Is There To Say?
Salute To Charlie Christian
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

C2509   no information

C2510   Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4   1954

Bud Shank, flute, alto flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, English horn; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 and 26, 1954

Aquarium
Warm Winds
Night In Tunisia
Albatross
Still Life
Bag's Groove
Hermosa Summer
Happy Town

C2511   Shelly Manne Vol. 2   1954

Ollie Mitchell, first trumpet; Shorty Rogers, second trumpet; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Paul Sarmento, tuba; Russ Freeman, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, December 18, 1953

Dimension In Thirds
Shapes, Motion, Colors
Alternation

Don Fagerquist, first trumpet; Shorty Rogers, second trumpet, flugelhorn; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Paul Sarmento, tuba; Marty Paich, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, March 17, 1954

Divertimento For Brass & Rhythm
Lullaby
Etude De Concert

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1910-2 in 1998.

C2512   Martial Solal - Modern Sounds - France   1954

Martial Solal, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Pierre Lemarchand, drums.

Paris, France, May 16, 1953

53V4617Dinah
53V4618La Chaloupee
53V4619Ramona
53V4620Once In A While

Martial Solal, piano; Jean-Marie Ingrand, bass; Jean-Louis Viale, drums.

Paris, France, February 24, 1954

54V4773Poinciana
54V4774The Champ
54V4775Farniente
54V4776Pennies From Heaven

** originally released on Martial Solal Trio, Vogue (F) LD 200.

C2513   Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1 - The Quintet   1954

Lennie Niehaus, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954

Prime Rib
Inside Out
I'll Take Romance
Bottoms Up

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 1954

I Remember You
Whose Blues
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Day By Day

C2514   Barney Kessel Volume 2   1954

Bob Cooper, oboe, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 1954

Speak Low
Love Is Here To Stay
On A Slow Boat To China
How Long Has This Been Going On?

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 1954

Barney's Blues
Prelude To A Kiss
A Foggy Day
64 Bars On Wilshire

C2515   Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 5 - In The Solo Spotlight   1954

Stu Williamson, trumpet; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Stan Levey, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1954

Stan
Coop
S & B
Claude
Howard (Concerto For Doghouse)
Bud (The Whippet)

C2516   Shelly Manne Vol. 3 - "The Three"   1955

Shelly Manne, drums; with Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor, baritone sax.

Los Angeles, CA, September 10, 1954

Flip
Autumn In New York
Pas De Trois
Three On A Row
Steeplechase
Abstract No. 1

C2517   Lennie Niehaus Volume 2 - The Octet   1954

Stu Williamson, trumpet; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Lennie Niehaus, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Lou Levy, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 23, 1954

How About You
Figure 8
Patti-Cake
The Way You Look Tonight
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Night Life
The Night We Called It A Day
Seaside

C2518   Shelly Manne & Russ Freeman   1955

Shelly Manne, drums; with Russ Freeman, piano.

Los Angeles, CA, September 14, 1954

The Sound Effects Manne
Everything Happens To Me
Billie's Bounce
With A Song In My Heart
A Slight Minority
Speak Easy

C2519   no information

Contemporary Classical 2000 series (10 inch LP)

C2001   George Barati - String Quartet (1944) -- California String Quartet   1953

California String Quartet: Felix Khuner, David Schneider, violin; Detlev Olshausen, viola; George Barati, cello; George Barati, composer.

released 1953

String Quartet (1944): I. Adagio; Allegro Non Troppo E Risoluto
String Quartet (1944): II. Andante Lusingando
String Quartet (1944): III. Vivace

C2002   John Vincent - Quartet No. 1 In G -- American Art Quartet   1953

The American Art Quartet: Eudice Shapiro, 1st violin; Robert Sushel, 2nd violin; Virginia Majewski, viola; Victor Gottlieb, cello; John Vincent, composer.

Radio Recorders studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 24, 1950

String Quartet No. 1 In G: 1. Allegro
String Quartet No. 1 In G: 2. Andante Cantabile
String Quartet No. 1 In G: 3. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 1 In G: 4. Allegro Energico

C2003   no information