Contemporary Records Discography: 1949-1950
1949
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Johnny Lucas, trumpet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, bass sax; Jim MacDonald, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, May 13, 1949
| LK100-4 | Firehouse Stomp | Good Time Jazz 1, EP 1031, EP 2-1, L-1, L-12010 |
| LK101-3 | Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me | Good Time Jazz 1 |
| LK101-4 | - | Good Time Jazz EP 1031, EP 2-1, L-1, L-12010 |
| LK102-2 | Fireman's Lament | Good Time Jazz 2, EP 1031, EP 2-1, L-1, L-12010 |
| LK103-3 | San | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12010 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 1 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-1 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 116 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 1)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-1 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1031 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) not released
* Good Time Jazz 1 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Firehouse Stomp / Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 1949
* Good Time Jazz 2 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Fireman's Lament / San 1949
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #4,8; Bob Helm, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, tuba, string bass.
Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 1949
| 1. LK104-4 | New Orleans Stomp | Good Time Jazz 4, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 2. LK105-5 | Grandpa's Spells | Good Time Jazz 8, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-026 |
| 3. LK106-3 | Papa Dip | Good Time Jazz 4, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-026 |
| 4. LK107-2 | Trouble In Mind | Good Time Jazz 7, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 5. LK108-1 | Chimes Blues | Good Time Jazz 3, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-026 |
| 6. LK109-6 | Turk's Blues (Social Polecat) | Good Time Jazz 7, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 7. LK110-2 | All The Wrongs You've Done To Me | Good Time Jazz 8, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-026 |
| 8. LK111-1 | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street | Good Time Jazz 3, L-4, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12026 Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 1 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12272 - 1961
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-011 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2
* Good Time Jazz L-4 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Turk No. 1 1952
= Vogue (E) LDG 037 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 117 -
* Good Time Jazz 4 Turk Murphy - New Orleans Stomp / Papa Dip 1949
* Good Time Jazz 8 Turk Murphy - Grandpa's Spells / All The Wrongs 1949
* Good Time Jazz 7 Turk Murphy - Trouble In Mind / Turk's Blues 1949
* Good Time Jazz 3 Turk Murphy - Chimes Blues / When My Sugar Walks Down The Street 1949
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, October 8, 1949
| LK116-6 | Brass Bell | Good Time Jazz 5, EP 1032, EP 2-1, L-1, L-12010 |
| LK117-2 | Everybody Loves My Baby | - |
| LK118-3 | Red Hot River Valley | Good Time Jazz 6, EP 1032, EP 2-1, L-1, L-12010 |
| LK119-4 | Riverside Blues | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12010 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 1 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-1 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 116 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 1)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-1 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1032 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (The FH5 Story Part I) not released
* Good Time Jazz 5 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Brass Bell / Everybody Loves My Baby 1949
* Good Time Jazz 6 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Red Hot River Valley / Riverside Blues 1949
Burt Bales Solo
Burt Bales, piano.
Sound Recorders, San Francisco, CA, October 22, 1949
| Temptation Rag | Good Time Jazz L-19, L-12025 | |
| Wild Man Blues | - | |
| Mister Joe | - | |
| Kansas City Man Blues | - | |
| Chicago Breakdown | - | |
| Melancholy | - | |
| New Orleans Joys | - | |
| Midnight Mama | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12025 They Tore My Playhouse Down... ...But I've Sill Got My Bales & Lingle Records 1957
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12025-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-19 Burt Bales After Hours 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 136 - 1955
Burt Bales Trio
Burt Bales, piano; Ed Garland, bass; Minor Hall, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1949
| LK135 | 12th Street Rag | Good Time Jazz 9, EP 1006 |
| LK136 | Dill Pickles | - |
| LK137 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Good Time Jazz 10, EP 1006 |
| LK138 | Canadian Capers | - |
* Good Time Jazz EP 1006 Burt Bales & His Ragtime Piano 1953
* Good Time Jazz 9 Burt Bales - 12th Street Rag / Dill Pickles 1950
* Good Time Jazz 10 Burt Bales - Oh, You Beautiful Doll / Canadian Capers 1950
1950
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #6,8; Bill Napier, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Bill Newman, guitar, banjo; Squire Girsback, tuba, string bass; Stan Ward, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1950
| 1. LK139 | Trombone Rag | Good Time Jazz 18, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 2. LK140 | 1919 Rag | Good Time Jazz 11, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 3. LK141 | Waiting For The Robert E. Lee | Good Time Jazz 12, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 4. LK142 | Struttin' With Some Barbecue | - |
| 5. LK143 | Ragtime Dance | Good Time Jazz 18, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 6. LK144 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Good Time Jazz 17, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
| 7. LK145 | Irish Black Bottom | - |
| 8. LK146 | Curse Of An Aching Heart | Good Time Jazz 11, L-5, L-12026, FCD-60-011 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12026 Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 1 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12272 - 1961
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-011 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz L-5 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Turk 2 1952
= Vogue (E) LDG 078 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 119 -
* Good Time Jazz 18 Turk Murphy - Trombone Rag / Ragtime Dance 1950
* Good Time Jazz 11 Turk Murphy - 1919 Rag / Curse Of An Aching Heart 1950
* Good Time Jazz 12 Turk Murphy - Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Waiting For The Robert E. Lee 1950
* Good Time Jazz 17 Turk Murphy - Darktown Strutters' Ball / Irish Black Bottom 1950
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 1950
| LK147-2 | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Good Time Jazz 13, EP 1033, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12010 |
| LK148-6 | Pagan Love Song | Good Time Jazz 14, EP 1033, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12010 |
| LK149-5 | Yes Sir! That's My Baby | - |
| LK150-3 | Tiger Rag | Good Time Jazz 13, EP 1033, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12010 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12010 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 1 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 120 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (Vol. 3)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1033 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) not released
* Good Time Jazz 13 Firehouse Five Plus Two - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / Tiger Rag 1950
* Good Time Jazz 14 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Pagan Love Song / Yes Sir! That's My Baby 1950
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch, piano; with The Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker), Herbert Haefner, conductor; Ernst Toch, composer.
Vienna, Austria, April 12, 1950
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 38: 1. Molto Pesante; Allegro | Contemporary S8014 | |
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 38: 2. Adagio | - | |
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 38: 3. Rondo Disturbato | - |
* Contemporary S8014 Ernst Toch - Piano Concerto, Op. 38, Concerto For Cello & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 35 1968
Darnell Howard's Frisco Footwarmers / Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Jack Buck, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Clancy Hayes, guitar; Squire Girsback, bass; Gordon Edwards, drums.
San Francisco, CA, April 29, 1950
| CPM-1038 | Pretty Baby | Jazz Man 34; Good Time Jazz L-9, L-12032 |
| CPM-1039 | Some Of These Days | Jazz Man 33; Good Time Jazz L-9, L-12032 |
| CPM-1040 | Dippermouth Blues | - |
| CPM-1041 | St. Louis Blues | Jazz Man 34; Good Time Jazz L-9, L-12032 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12032 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band With Vocals By Clancy Hayes - The Scobey Story Vol. 1 1959
= Vogue (E) LAG 12284 - 1962
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12032-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-9 Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Scobey No. 1 1952
= Vogue (E) LDG 054 - 1955
= Vogue (F) LD 215 -
* Jazz Man 34 Darnell Howard - Pretty Baby / St. Louis Blues 1950
= Good Time Jazz 54 Bob Scobey - Pretty Baby / St. Louis Blues 1952
* Jazz Man 33 Darnell Howard - Dippermouth Blues / Some Of These Days 1950
= Good Time Jazz 53 Bob Scobey - Dippermouth Blues / Some Of These Days 1952
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
Don Kinch, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #2,6; Bill Napier, clarinet; Skippy Anderson, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, tuba, string bass; Stan Ward, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1950
| 1. LK151 | By And By | Good Time Jazz 31, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
| 2. LK152 | After You've Gone | Good Time Jazz 39, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
| 3. LK153 | A Closer Walk With Thee | Good Time Jazz 39, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
| 4. LK154 | Canal Street Blues | Good Time Jazz 40, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
| 5. LK155 | Down By The Riverside | Good Time Jazz 40, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
| 6. LK156 | St. James Infirmary | Good Time Jazz 31, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
| 7. LK157 | Storyville Blues | Good Time Jazz 32, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-011 |
| 8. LK158 | Ory's Creole Trombone | Good Time Jazz 32, L-7, L-12027, FCD-60-026 |
* Good Time Jazz L-12027 Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 2 1957
= Vogue (E) LAG 12273 - 1961
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-011 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites
* Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2
* Good Time Jazz L-7 Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Turk No. 3 1953
= Vogue (E) LDG 180 - 1956
= Vogue (F) LD 181 -
* Good Time Jazz 31 Turk Murphy - By And By / St. James Infirmary 1950
* Good Time Jazz 39 Turk Murphy - After You've Gone / A Closer Walk With Thee 1951
* Good Time Jazz 40 Turk Murphy - Canal Street Blues / Down By The Riverside 1951
* Good Time Jazz 32 Turk Murphy - Storyville Blues / Ory's Creole Trombone 1950
Armand Hug's Trio
Armand Hug, piano; John Senac, bass; Abbie Brunies, drums.
New Orleans, LA, June 4, 1950
| LK161 | Kansas City Stomps | Good Time Jazz 19, EP 1017 |
| LK162 | Froggie Moore (as Frog-I-More Rag) | - |
| LK163 | Good Gravy Rag | Good Time Jazz 20, EP 1017 |
| LK164 | The Cosey Rag | - |
* Good Time Jazz EP 1017 Armand Hug's Ragtime Piano 1953
* Good Time Jazz 19 Armand Hug - Kansas City Stomps / Frog-I-More Rag 1950
* Good Time Jazz 20 Armand Hug - Good Gravy Rag / The Cosey Rag 1950
George Lewis & His New Orleans Music
Elmer Talbert Sr., trumpet; Jim Robinson, trombone; George Lewis, clarinet; Alton Purnell, piano; Lawrence Marrero, banjo; Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageaux, bass; Joe Watkins, drums.
New Orleans, LA, June 5, 1950
| LK165 | Willie The Weeper | Good Time Jazz 15, EP 1005, L-12005 |
| LK166 | Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula | Good Time Jazz 16, EP 1005, L-12005 |
| LK167 | Mama Don't Allow | Good Time Jazz 15, EP 1005, L-12005 |
| LK168 | Burgundy Street Blues | Good Time Jazz 16, EP 1005, L-12005 |
| I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate | unissued |
* Good Time Jazz L-12005 George Lewis & His New Orleans Music, Turk Murphy's Jazz Band, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, Pete Daily's Rhythm Kings - Jazz Band Ball 1955
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12005-2 - 1991
* Good Time Jazz EP 1005 George Lewis & His New Orleans Music 1953
* Good Time Jazz 15 George Lewis - Willie The Weeper / Mama Don't Allow 1950
* Good Time Jazz 16 George Lewis - Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula / Burgundy Street Blues 1950
Wally Rose Trio
Wally Rose, piano; Squire Girsback, bass; Minor Hall, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1950
| LK169 | Gladiolus Rag | Good Time Jazz 25 |
| LK170 | Frog Legs Rag | - |
| LK171 | Red Pepper Rag | Good Time Jazz 26 |
| LK172 | The Pearls | - |
| LK173 | Pineapple Rag | Good Time Jazz 27 |
| LK174 | Cascades Rag | - |
| LK175 | Easy Winners | Good Time Jazz 28 |
| LK176 | King Porter Stomp | - |
* Good Time Jazz 25 Wally Rose - Gladiolus Rag / Frog Legs Rag 1950
* Good Time Jazz 26 Wally Rose - Red Pepper Rag / The Pearls 1950
* Good Time Jazz 27 Wally Rose - Pineapple Rag / Cascades Rag 1950
= Vogue (E) G 2411 -
* Good Time Jazz 28 Wally Rose - Easy Winners / King Porter Stomp 1950
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 1950
| LK177-1 | Down Where The Sun Goes Down | Good Time Jazz EP 1034, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12011 |
| LK177-2 | - | Good Time Jazz 24 |
| LK178-3 | St. Louis Blues | Good Time Jazz 24, EP 1034, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12011 |
| LK179-2 | Frankie & Johnny | Good Time Jazz 23, EP 1034, EP 2-2, L-2, L-12011 |
| LK180-4 | Copenhagen | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12011 The Firehouse Five Plus Two - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 2 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 120 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (Vol. 3)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1034 The Firehouse Five Plus Two (The FH5 Story Part II) not released
* Good Time Jazz 24 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Down Where The Sun Goes Down / St. Louis Blues 1950
* Good Time Jazz 23 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Frankie And Johnny / Copenhagen 1950
John Vincent
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 | Contemporary C2002, M6009 | |
| 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 | - |
* Contemporary M6009, S8009 John Vincent, Includes String Quartet No. 1 In G Played By The American Art Quartet And Consort For Piano And Strings Played By Lukas Foss, Pianist 1961
* Contemporary C2002 John Vincent - Quartet No. 1 In G -- American Art Quartet 1953
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Danny Alguire, cornet; Ward Kimball, trombone; Clarke Mallery, clarinet; Frank Thomas, piano; Harper Goff, banjo; Ed Penner, tuba; Monte Mountjoy, drums.
RCA Victor's Studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1950
| LK181 | 12th Street Rag | Good Time Jazz 29, EP 1035, EP 2-6, L-6, L-12011 |
| LK182 | Wabash Blues | - |
| LK183 | Jingle Bells | Good Time Jazz 30 |
| LK184 | There's A Tavern In The Town | - |
* Good Time Jazz L-12011 The Firehouse Five Plus Two - The Firehouse Five Story Vol. 2 1955
= Good Time Jazz 2GTJCD-22055-2 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story 1991
* Good Time Jazz L-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 118 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 2)
* Good Time Jazz EP 2-6 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) 1953
* Good Time Jazz EP 1035 The Firehouse 5 Plus 2 (Vol. 3) (The FH5 Story Part 3) not released
* Good Time Jazz 29 Firehouse Five Plus Two - 12th Street Rag / Wabash Blues 1950
* Good Time Jazz 30 Firehouse Five Plus Two - Jingle Bells / There's A Tavern In The Town 1950
Burt Bales And The Gin Bottle Three / Jeanne Gayle With The Gin Bottle Four
Joe Darensbourg, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; George Bruns, bass, tuba; Minor Hall, drums; Jeanne Gayle, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1950
| LK185 | Angry | Good Time Jazz 35 |
| LK186 | Doodle Doo Doo | - |
| LK187 | Down Among The Sheltering Palms | Good Time Jazz 36 |
| LK188 | Cake Walking Babies From Home | - |
* Good Time Jazz 35 Burt Bales - Angry / Doodle Doo Doo 1951
* Good Time Jazz 36 Burt Bales - Down Among The Sheltering Palms / Cake Walking Babies 1951