Herbie Nichols Catalog

1952 (age 33)

Various Artists - I Just Love Jazz Piano!   Savoy MG 12100   1957

Herbie Nichols, piano; possibly Danny Barker, guitar; Chocolate Williams, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, March 6, 1952

HL313Who's Blues
HL314'S Wonderful
HL315Nichols And Dimes

Thelonious Monk With The Gigi Gryce Quartet / Herbie Nichols   Savoy Jazz SJL 1166   1986

same session.

NYC, March 6, 1952

HL314-?'S Wonderful (alternate take)
HL315-?Nichols And Dimes (alternate take)

1955

Herbie Nichols Trio   Blue Note (J) K18P-9272   1983

Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955

tk.1The Third World
tk.3Step Tempest
tk.4Dance Line
tk.6Blue Chopsticks
tk.9Double Exposure
tk.10Cro-Magnon Nights

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955

tk.16Amoeba's Dance
tk.18Brass Rings
tk.202300 Skidoo
tk.22It Didn't Happen
tk.23Crisp Day
tk.24Shuffle Montgomery

** same as The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1, Blue Note BLP 5068 in 1955 + The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2, BLP 5069 in 1955.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols   Mosaic MR5-118   1987

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955

tk.2The Third World (alternate take)
tk.8Double Exposure (alternate take)
tk.11Cro-Magnon Nights (alternate take)

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955

tk.14It Didn't Happen (alternate take)
tk.17Brass Rings (alternate take)
tk.192300 Skidoo (alternate take)
tk.21Shuffle Montgomery (alternate take)

Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955

tk.5Applejackin' (alternate take)
tk.12The Gig (alternate take)

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955

tk.2Furthermore (alternate take 1)
tk.3Furthermore
tk.5117th Street (alternate take)
tk.6117th Street
tk.7Sunday Stroll
tk.10Nick At T's
tk.11Furthermore (alternate take 2)
tk.13'Orse At Safari
tk.14Applejackin' (alternate take)
tk.15Applejackin'

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.3Mine (alternate take)
tk.10Trio (alternate take)
tk.11The Spinning Song (alternate take)
tk.14Riff Primatif (alternate take)
tk.15Query (alternate take)

** also released on Mosaic MD3-118 in 1987; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352 2 0 in 1997.

Herbie Nichols Trio   Blue Note BLP 1519   1956

Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955

tk.4The Gig
tk.6Hangover Triangle
tk.8Lady Sings The Blues
tk.10Chit-Chatting
tk.11House Party Starting

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955

tk.12Terpsichore

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.1Wildflower
tk.4Mine
tk.12The Spinning Song
tk.16Query

1956

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   1984

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.8Argumentative Variation (aka Trio)
tk.13Riff Primatif (mistitled as Riff Primitif)

1957

Herbie Nichols Trio - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love   Bethlehem BCP-81   1958

Herbie Nichols, piano; George Duvivier, bass #1-8,10; Danny Richmond, drums #1-8,10.

NYC, November 10, 1957

1.Too Close For Comfort
2.Every Cloud
3.Argumentative
4.Love, Gloom, Cash, Love
5.Portrait Of Ucha
6.Beyond Recall
7.All The Way
8.45 Degree Angle
9.Infatuation Eyes
10.S' Crazy Pad