Harold Vick Catalog

1963 (age 27)

Harold Vick - Steppin' Out!   Blue Note BLP 4138   1964

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.5Trimmed In Blue
tk.7Vicksville
tk.12Steppin' Out
tk.14Our Miss Brooks
tk.16Dotty's Dream
tk.17Laura

** also released on Blue Note BST 84138 in 1964, CDP 7243 8 52433 2 5 in 1996.

Harold Vick - Our Miss Brooks / Vicksville   Blue Note 45-1897   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.15Our Miss Brooks (short version)

1966 (age 30)

Harold Vick - The Caribbean Suite   RCA Victor LPM-3677   1967

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Vick, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Albert Dailey, piano; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Walter Booker, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Montego Joe, Manuel Ramos, Latin percussion.

NYC, June 15, 1966

TPA1-5080Bongo Chant
TPA1-5081Beguine
TPA1-5082Wha' Hupp'n
TPA1-5083Leticia
TPA1-5084Mango Walk
TPA1-5085Tiempo Medio Lento

same personnel.

NYC, June 16, 1966

TPA1-5086Barbados
TPA1-5087Dance Of The Zombies
TPA1-5088Jamaica Farewell
TPA1-5089Haitian Ritual
TPA1-5090Saga Boy

Harold Vick - Straight Up   RCA Victor LPM-3761   1967

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Harold Vick, sax; Warren Chiasson, vibes; Al Dailey, piano; Everett Barksdale, guitar #5,6; Walter Booker, bass; Hugh Walker, drums.

NYC, October 3, 1966

1. TPA1-7805A Rose For Wray (Bossa)
2. TPA1-7806Gone With The Wind
3. TPA1-7807We'll Be Together Again
4. TPA1-7809Like A Breath Of Spring (Bossa)
5. TPA1-7810Lonely Girl
6. TPA1-7811Straight Up

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Harold Vick, sax; Warren Chiasson, vibes; Al Dailey, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Hugh Walker, drums.

NYC, October 4, 1966

TPA1-7812Flamingo
TPA1-7813If I Should Lose You
TPA1-7814Winter Blossom

1967

Harold Vick - Commitment   Muse MR 5054   1974

Harold Vick, uncredited reeds; Walter Bishop, piano; Victor Feldman, piano, vibes; Malcolm Riddick as Malcolm Reddick, guitar; Ben Tucker or Herb Bushler, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, May 1 and 2, 1967

Commitment
H.N.I.C.
A Time And A Place
Out Of It
Wild Is The Wind
Blue Gardenia
From Within

Harold Vick - Watch What Happens   RCA Victor LPM-3902   1968

Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Tom McIntosh, trombone; Harold Vick, sax; Joe Farrell, George Marge, reeds; John Blair, violin; Teddy Charles, vibes; Herbie Hancock, piano; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Dave Carey, percussion; Ed Bland, arranger, conductor.

NYC, August 21, 1967

UPA1-8513Serenata
UPA1-8514Autumn Sunset
UPA1-8515Guava Jelly

Lawrence Lucie, guitar; replaces McIntosh.

NYC, August 22, 1967

UPA1-8516This Hotel
UPA1-8517Watch What Happens
UPA1-8518Where Butterflies Play
UPA1-8519Eloquence
UPA1-8520Whisper Not

Harold Vick, sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums.

NYC, August 23, 1967

UPA1-8521If Ever I Would Leave You
UPA1-8522Ode To Trane
UPA1-8523Angel Eyes

1973

Sir Edward - The Power Of Feeling   Encounter EN 3004   1973

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, tenor, alto sax; Omar Clay, vibes; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar; Victor Gaskin, bass; David Lee, drums; Jumma Santos, congas.

Venture Sound, Somerville, NJ, late 1973

Keep On Moving On

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar; Victor Gaskin, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Jumma Santos, bongos.

Where Is The Love

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, flute, soprano sax; Omar Clay, marimba; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar, flute; Victor Gaskin, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Jumma Santos, congas.

People Make The World Go Around

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, electric tenor sax, wah-wah; Omar Clay, vibes; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar; Wilbur Bascomb Jr., electric bass; David Lee, drums.

Stocking Cap

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, electric sax, wah-wah; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar; Victor Gaskin, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Jumma Santos, congas; Omar Clay, percussion.

Rocky Mount Willie

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, Fender Rhodes; George Davis, guitar; Victor Gaskin, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Omar Clay, tambourine.

Betcha By Golly Wow

Harold Vick as Sir Edward, soprano sax, flute; Joe Bonner, piano; George Davis, guitar, flute; Wilbur Bascomb Jr., bass; David Lee, drums; Jumma Santos, percussion.

Peace, K.D.

1974

Harold Vick - Don't Look Back   Strata-East SES-7431   1974

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Kiane Zawadi, euphonium; George Davis, alto flute; Harold Vick, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, piano, tuba; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Minot Sound, White Plains, NY, November, 1974

Don't Look Back

Virgil Jones, flugelhorn; Kiane Zawadi, euphonium; Harold Vick, flute; George Davis, alto flute; Joe Bonner, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Melody For Bu

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Kiane Zawadi, euphonium; George Davis, alto flute; Harold Vick, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, electric piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Senor Zamora

Harold Vick, bass clarinet, flute; Joe Bonner, piano, percussion; George Davis, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums, percussion; Jimmy Hopps, percussion.

Stop And Cop

Harold Vick, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Lucille

Harold Vick, bass clarinet, alto flute, flute, soprano sax; Joe Bonner, electric piano.

Prayer

1977 (age 41)

Harold Vick - After The Dance   Wolf Records WOLF 1202   1977

Harold Vick, sax; Wayne Andre, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Jon Faddis, Paul Faulise, Jack Jeffers, Walter Kane, Victor Paz, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Waymon Reed, Alan Rubin, David Taylor, horns; Sanford Allen, Julien Barber, Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gersham, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Gene Orloff, Max Pollikoff, Tony Posk, Mathew Raimondi, Alan Shulman, Emanuel Vardi, strings; Richard Tee, piano; Arthur Jenkins, synthesizer; Eric Gale, guitar; Anthony Jackson, bass #1-3,5-8; Will Lee, bass #4; Stephen Gadd, drums; Ralph MacDonald, percussion #1-3,5-8; Dom Um Romao, percussion #4; Patti Austin, Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Ullanda McCullough, Zachery Sanders, Raymond Simpson, background vocal; William Eaton, string arranger, horn arranger, conductor.

Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1977

1.After The Dance
2.Ghetto Fantasy
3.You Are Everything
4.I Go To Rio
5.Things Ain't Right
6.A Touch Of Your Love
7.In My Life
8.Blue In The Face