Hal McKusick Discography
1955 (age 31)
Hal McKusick Septet With Betty St. Claire
Phil Sunkel, trumpet; Billy Byers, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet; Gene DiNovi, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
NYC, January, 1955
| Byers Market | Jubilee LP 15 | |
| The Thrill Is Gone | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - |
* Jubilee LP 15 Hal McKusick Plays-Betty St. Claire Sings 1955
Hal McKusick Quartet
Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, February 17, 1955
| Taylor Made | Bethlehem BCP-16 | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | Bethlehem BCP-16, BCP-6035 | |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | Bethlehem BCP-16 | |
| Lullaby For Leslie | - | |
| Minor Matters | - | |
| Blue-Who | Bethlehem BCP-16, BCP-83 | |
| By-Ian | Bethlehem BCP-16 | |
| What's New | - | |
| Interwoven | - | |
| Give 'Em Hal | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-16 Hal McKusick - East Coast Jazz/8 1955
* Bethlehem BCP-6035 Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxophones 1960
* Bethlehem BCP-83 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
Hal McKusick Octet
Hal McKusick, clarinet, alto sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; and Abram Borodkin, Milton Prinz, Lucien Schmit, Harvey Shapiro, cello.
NYC, September 14 and 15, 1955
| F2JB6998 | My Inspiration | RCA Victor LPM-1164 |
| F2JB6999 | Theme | - |
| F2JB7000 | Immortal | - |
| F2JB7001 | Minor Seventh Heave | - |
| F2JB7002 | How Long Has This Been Going On | - |
| F2JB7003 | Can't We Be Friends | - |
| F2JB7004 | Gift Of The Magi | - |
| F2JB7005 | Step Lively Osie | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-1164 Hal McKusick Octet - In A Twentieth-Century Drawing Room 1956
Hal McKusick Octet
Hal McKusick, alto sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Sol Gubin, drums; and Sidney Edwards, Bernard Greenhouse, Lucien Schmit, Harvey Shapiro, cello.
NYC, September 29, 1955
| F2JB7006 | You're A Lucky Guy | RCA Victor LPM-1164 |
| F2JB7007 | Alto Stratus | - |
| F2JB7008 | Brother Jack | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-1164 Hal McKusick Octet - In A Twentieth-Century Drawing Room 1956
1956
Hal McKusick Jazz Workshop
Hal McKusick, alto sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, March 3, 1956
| G2JB2703 | The Day John Brown Was Hanged | RCA Victor LPM-1366; RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB |
| G2JB2704 | Lydian Lullaby | - |
| G2JB2707 | Ain't Nothin' But A Memory Now | RCA Victor LPM-1366 |
* RCA Victor LPM-1366 Hal McKusick - The Jazz Workshop 1957
* RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop - The Arrangers 1988
Hal McKusick Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; George Russell, tambourine; + Bill Barber, tuba.
Webster Hall, NYC, April 3, 1956
| G2JB4302 | Alto Cumulus | RCA Victor LPM-1366 |
| G2JB4303 | Jambangle | RCA Victor LPM-1366; RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB |
| G2JB4304 | Blues For Pablo | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-1366 Hal McKusick - The Jazz Workshop 1957
* RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop - The Arrangers 1988
Hal McKusick Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; + Bill Barber, tuba.
Webster Hall, NYC, April 4, 1956
| G2JB4305 | Tommy Hawk | RCA Victor LPM-1366 |
| G2JB4323 | One Score And Eight Horns Ago | - |
| G2JB4325 | Miss Clara | RCA Victor LPM-1366; RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB |
* RCA Victor LPM-1366 Hal McKusick - The Jazz Workshop 1957
* RCA Bluebird 6471-2-RB The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop - The Arrangers 1988
Hal McKusick Quartette
Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY, November 3, 1956
| Give 'Em Hal | Coral CRL 57116 | |
| When The Sun Comes Out | - | |
| Can't Get Out Of This Mood | - | |
| These Foolish Things | - | |
| Out Of This World | - | |
| This Is New | - | |
| Over The Rainbow | - | |
| Serenade In Blue | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| Irresistible You | - |
* Coral CRL 57116 Hal McKusick Quartette - Jazz At The Academy 1957
Hal McKusick Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, December 31, 1956
| G2JB9796 | Just Leave It Alone | RCA Victor LPM-1366 |
| G2JB9797 | The Blues Train | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-1366 Hal McKusick - The Jazz Workshop 1957
1957
Hal McKusick Quintet Featuring Art Farmer
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Eddie Costa, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
NYC, February 4, 5 and 6, 1957
| 101538 | This Time The Dream's On Me | Coral CRL 57149 |
| 101539 | Isn't It Romantic | Coral CRL 57131 |
| 101540 | Alone Together | - |
| 101541 | That Old Devil Moon | - |
| 101542 | Criss Cross | - |
| 101543 | For Art's Sake | - |
| 101544 | Down And Dirty | - |
| 101545 | Gone With The Wind | - |
| 101546 | When Your Lover Has Gone | - |
| 101547 | Makin' Whoopee | - |
| 101548 | Pon-Su | - |
* Coral CRL 57149 Various Artists - Jazz Cornucopia
* Coral CRL 57131 Hal McKusick Quintet Featuring Art Farmer 1957
Hal McKusick Sextet / Hal McKusick Quintet With Vocal Group
Hal McKusick, with The Key Men.
released March, 1957
| 45-101581 | When I Fall In Love | Coral 9-61801 |
| 45-101582 | Kelly And Me | - |
* Coral 9-61801 Hal McKusick - Kelly And Me / Hal McKusick, Vocal Group - When I Fall In Love 1957
Hal McKusick Quintet
Billy Byers, trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax, clarinet, tenor sax; Eddie Costa, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 27, 1957
| 1417 | Interim | Prestige PRLP 8204; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1811-2 |
| 1418 | Saturday Night | Prestige PRLP 7135 |
| 1419 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | Prestige PRLP 8204; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1811-2 |
| 1420 | Con Alma | - |
| 1421 | Something New | Prestige PRLP 7135 |
| 1422 | Blues Half-Smiling | - |
| 1423 | A Touch Of Spring | - |
| 1424 | The Settlers And The Indians | - |
| 1425 | I'm Glad There Is You | - |
* Prestige PRLP 8204 Phil Woods/Gene Quill/Jackie McLean/John Jenkins/Hal McKusick - Bird Feathers 1958
= New Jazz PRLP 8204 - 1958+
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1735, OJCCD-1735-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRLP 7135 Hal McKusick - Triple Exposure 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1811-2 - 1992
1958
Hal McKusick Quintet
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hal McKusick, bass clarinet, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, March 25, 1958
| 104634 | Sing Song | Decca DL 9209 |
| 104635 | It Never Entered My Mind | - |
| 104636 | Yesterdays | - |
| 104637 | unknown title | unissued |
* Decca DL 9209 Hal McKusick - Cross Section-Saxes 1958
Hal McKusick Septet
Hal McKusick, alto sax; Dick Hafer, Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Jay Cameron, baritone sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, March 28, 1958
| 104638 | La Rue | Decca DL 9209 |
| 104639 | Now's The Time | - |
| 104640 | Whisper Not | - |
| 104641 | The Last Day Of Fall | - |
* Decca DL 9209 Hal McKusick - Cross Section-Saxes 1958
Hal McKusick Sextet
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
NYC, April 7, 1958
| 104642 | Stratusphunk | Decca DL 9209 |
| 104643 | The End Of A Love Affair | - |
| 104644 | You're My Thrill | - |
* Decca DL 9209 Hal McKusick - Cross Section-Saxes 1958
1959
The Hal McKusick Quartet
Hal McKusick.
released 1959
| 45-443 | Ambrose (Just Keep Walking) | Glory 45-292 |
| 45-444 | You're Everywhere | - |
* Glory 45-292 Hal McKusick - Ambrose (Just Keep Walking) / You're Everywhere 1959