Contemporary Records Catalog: 78/45 rpm 300, 45300, EP series
Contemporary 300 series (10 inch 78 rpm/7 inch 45 rpm)
C351 Howard Rumsey - Out Of Somewhere / Viva Zapata!
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 #2.
Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
| 1. LH501 | Out Of Somewhere |
| 2. LH504 | Viva Zapata! No. 1 |
C352 Howard Rumsey - Big Girl / Swing Shift
Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Frank Patchen, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
| LH503 | Swing Shift |
| LH502 | Big Girl |
C353 Shelly Manne - You And The Night And The Music / Gazelle
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
| LK340 | You And The Night And The Music |
| LK342 | Gazelle |
C354 Shelly Manne - Mallets / La Mucura
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.: same session.
Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 1953
| LK341 | La Mucura |
| LK339 | Mallets |
C355 Howard Rumsey - Luau / The Duke You Say!
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
| LK350 | Luau |
| LK353 | The Duke You Say! |
** also released on Contemporary C45-355.
C356 Shelly Manne - You're My Thrill / Afrodesia
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
| LK359 | Afrodesia |
| LK357 | You're My Thrill |
** also released on Contemporary C45-356.
C357 Shelly Manne - Fugue / Sweets
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.: same session.
Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 1953
| LK360 | Sweets |
| LK358 | Fugue |
** also released on Contemporary C45-357.
C358 Dizzy Gillespie - My Man / In The Land Of Oobladee
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Nat Peck, trombone; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Al Jones, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4460 | My Man (as Mon Homme) |
| 53V4466 | V7835 | Ooo-Bla-Dee |
** also released on Contemporary C45-358.
C359 Howard Rumsey - Mambo Los Feliz / Witch Doctor
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone #2; 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.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953
| 1. LK369 | Mambo Los Feliz |
| 2. LK370 | Witch Doctor No. 1 |
** also released on Contemporary C45-359.
C360 Howard Rumsey - Who's Sleepy / Mad At The World
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Bud Shank, flute, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 3, 1954
| LK506 | Who's Sleepy |
| LK507 | Mad At The World |
** also released on Contemporary C45-360.
C361 Shelly Manne - Get Me To The Church On Time / On The Street Where You Live
Andre Previn, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1956
| LK700 | Get Me To The Church On Time |
| LK701 | On The Street Where You Live |
** also released on Contemporary C45-361.
C362 Buddy Collette - Makin' Whoopee / Ruby
Gerald Wilson, trumpet; David Wells, bass trumpet, trombone; William E. Green, alto sax; Buddy Collette, alto, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Jewell Grant, baritone sax; Ernie Freeman, piano; Red Callender, bass; Max Albright, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 13, 1956
| Ruby |
Buddy Collette, alto, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Bill Richmond, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1956
| Makin' Whoopee |
** also released on Contemporary C45-362.
C363 Shelly Manne - Jubilation T. Cornpone / Past My Prime
Andre Previn, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 6, 7 and 25, 1957
| LK706 | Jubilation T. Cornpone |
| LK707 | Past My Prime |
** also released on Contemporary C45-363.
C364 Barney Kessel - My Reverie / Fascinatin' Rhythm
Barney Kessel, guitar; Buddy Collette, flute, alto flute, clarinet; Jules Jacob, oboe, English horn; Howard Terry, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet; George W. Smith, clarinet; Justin Gordon, clarinet, bass clarinet; Andre Previn, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1956
| Fascinating Rhythm |
Barney Kessel, guitar; Ted Nash, flute, clarinet; Jules Jacob, oboe, English horn; Howard Terry, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet; George W. Smith, clarinet; Justin Gordon, clarinet, bass clarinet; Jimmie Rowles, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 1956
| My Reverie |
** also released on Contemporary C45-364.
C365 The Poll Winners - Be Deedle Dee Doo / Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu
Barney Kessel, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, August 19 and 21, 1958
| LK716 | Be Deedle Dee Do |
| LK715 | Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu) |
** also released on Contemporary C45-365.
C366 Helen Humes, Benny Carter - Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home / When The Saints Go Marching In
Helen Humes, vocal; accompanied by: Benny Carter, trumpet, leader; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Andre Previn, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
January 5, 1959
| LK719 | Bill Bailey |
| LK720 | When The Saints Go Marching In |
** also released on Contemporary C45-366.
C367 Shelly Manne - Peter Gunn / Slow & Easy
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax; Victor Feldman, vibes, marimba; Russ Freeman, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, CA, January 19 and 20, 1959
| LK721 | Peter Gunn |
| LK722 | Slow And Easy |
** also released on Contemporary C45-367.
C368 Helen Humes, Benny Carter - Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do / Trouble In Mind
Helen Humes, vocal; accompanied by: Benny Carter, trumpet, leader; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Andre Previn, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
January 27, 1959
| LK724 | 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do |
Helen Humes, vocal; accompanied by: Benny Carter, trumpet, leader; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Andre Previn, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
February 10, 1959
| LK723 | Trouble In Mind |
** also released on Contemporary C45-368.
Contemporary 45-300 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
45-371 Barney Kessel - When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Spanish Scenery
Marvin Jenkins, piano, flute; Barney Kessel, guitar; Jerry Good, bass; Stan Popper, drums.
Contemporary Records' studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 9 and 10, 1961
| Spanish Scenery | |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home |
45-373 Ruth Price, Shelly Manne - Shadrach / They Say It's Spring
Ruth Price, vocal; with Richie Kamuca, tenor sax #1; Russ Freeman, piano; Chuck Berghofer, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Los Angeles, CA, March 3, 4 and 5, 1961
| 1. | They Say It's Spring |
| 2. | Shadrack |
45-374 Barney Kessel - Autumn Leaves / Night Cry
Barney Kessel, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, April 3, 1959
| Autumn Leaves | |
| Night Cry |
45-380 Shelly Manne, Jack Marshall - Poinciana / Stormy Weather
Jack Marshall, guitar; Shelly Manne, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, early 1962
| Poinciana | |
| Stormy Weather |
45-383 Joy Bryan - My Romance / Everything's Coming Up Roses
Joy Bryan, vocal; accompanied by Wynton Kelly, piano; Al Viola, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Frank Butler, drums.
Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, CA, July 26, 28 and 29, 1961
| My Romance | |
| Everything's Coming Up Roses |
45-384 Helyne Stewart - This Can't Be Love / I Hadn't Anyone Till You
Helyne Stewart, vocal; accompanied by Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Phineas Newborn Jr., piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Milt Turner, drums.
Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, CA, August 21 and 22, 1961
| I Hadn't Anyone Till You | |
| This Can't Be Love |
45-385 Art Pepper - Smack Up / Las Cuevas De Mario
Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Art Pepper, alto sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Frank Butler, drums.
Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, CA, October 24 and 25, 1960
| Smack Up | |
| Las Cuevas De Mario |
45-386 Shelly Manne - Exodus Bossa Nova / Zamar Nodad
Shorty Rogers, flugelhorn, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, piano, vibes; Al Viola, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 18 and 20, 1962
| Zamar Nodad (single edit) | |
| Exodus (single edit) |
45-387 Shelly Manne - Tzena, Tzena / Hava Nagila
Shorty Rogers, flugelhorn, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, piano, vibes; Al Viola, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.: same session.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 18 and 20, 1962
| Tzena (single edit) | |
| Hava Nagila (single edit) |
Contemporary Extended Play 4000 series (7 inch EP)
EP C4001 Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 1
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
| LK341 | La Mucura |
| LK340 | You And The Night And The Music |
| LK342 | Gazelle |
| LK339 | Mallets |
EP C4002 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 1
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. LH503 | Swing Shift |
| 2. LH501 | Out Of Somewhere |
| 3. LH502 | Big Girl |
| 4. LH504 | Viva Zapata! No. 1 |
EP C4003 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 2
Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Frank Patchen, piano #1; Hampton Hawes, piano #2; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 21, 1953
| 1. | Four Others |
| 2. | Morgan Davis |
EP C4004 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 3
Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano #1; Frank Patchen, piano #2; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 21, 1953
| 1. | All The Things You Are |
| 2. | Bernie's Tune |
EP C4005 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4
Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Frank Patchen, piano #1; Hampton Hawes, piano #2; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 21, 1953
| 1. | Creme De Menthe |
| 2. | La Soncailli |
EP C4006 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 5
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
| Comin' Thru The Rye Bread | |
| Sunset Eyes |
EP C4007 Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 2
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
| LK359 | Afrodesia |
| LK360 | Sweets |
| LK357 | You're My Thrill |
| LK358 | Fugue |
EP C4008 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 6
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. LK369 | Mambo Los Feliz |
| 2. | Jazz Invention |
| 3. | Love Letters |
| 4. LK370 | Witch Doctor No. 1 |
EP C4009 Barney Kessel Volume 2A
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? |
EP C4010 Barney Kessel Volume 2B
Bob Cooper, oboe, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.: same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 1954
| Barney's Blues | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | |
| A Foggy Day | |
| 64 Bars On Wilshire |
EP C4011 Dizzy In Paris
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Nat Peck, trombone; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Al Jones, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4460 | My Man (as Mon Homme) |
| 53V4462 | Watch Out (as Fais Gaffe) |
| 53V4463 | Moon Nocturne |
| 53V4464 | This Is The Way |
EP C4012 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 5A) - In The Solo Spotlight
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
| Coop | |
| Bud (The Whippet) |
EP C4013 Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1A - The Quintet
Lennie Niehaus, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
| Bottoms Up |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 1954
| I Remember You | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| Day By Day |
EP C4014 Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1B - The Quintet
Lennie Niehaus, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Bob Gordon, baritone sax; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.: same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
| Prime Rib | |
| Inside Out | |
| I'll Take Romance |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 1954
| Whose Blues |
EP C4015 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 6A
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Bud Shank, flute, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 3, 1954
| LK506 | Who's Sleepy |
| LK507 | Mad At The World |
| Sad Sack |
EP C4016 Lennie Niehaus Volume 2A - The Octet
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 |
EP C4017 Lennie Niehaus Volume 2B - The Octet
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.: same session.
Los Angeles, CA, August 23, 1954
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | |
| Night Life | |
| The Night We Called It A Day | |
| Seaside |
EP C4018 Hampton Hawes Trio Vol. 1A - The Trio
Hampton Hawes, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1955
| I Got Rhythm | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love | |
| Feelin' Fine |
EP C4019 Hampton Hawes Trio Vol. 1B - The Trio
Hampton Hawes, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums.: same session.
Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1955
| Blues The Most | |
| Hamp's Blues | |
| Carioca |
Contemporary Double Extended Play series (7 inch EP)
CEP 2-08 Barney Kessel
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 |
CEP 2-09 Shelly Manne
no details.
CEP 2-010 Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4
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 |
CEP 2-011 Shelly Manne Vol. 2
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 |