Ira Sullivan Discography
1958 (age 27)
The Ira Sullivan Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet; Nicky Hill, tenor sax; Jodie Christian, piano; Vic Sproles, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.
Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, December 24, 1958
| My Secret Love | Delmark 422 | |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | - | |
| Nicky's Tune #3 | - | |
| Wilbur's Tune #2 | - | |
| Mock And Roll Blues | Delmark DD-422 | |
| Nicky's Tune #2 | Delmark 422 |
* Delmark 422 The Ira Sullivan Quintet - Nicky's Tune
= Delmark DD-422 - 1994
1959
The Ira Sullivan Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, baritone sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Jodie Christian, piano; Vic Sproles, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.
Cunliffe, Chicago, IL, July 26, 1959
| Wilbur's Tune | Delmar DL-402 | |
| My Old Flame | - | |
| Blue Stroll | - | |
| 63rd Street Theme | Delmark DE-402 | |
| Bluzinbee | Delmar DL-402 | |
| Wilbur's Tune (alternate take) | Delmark DE-402 |
* Delmar DL-402 The Ira Sullivan Quintet 1960
= Delmark 402 - 1964
= Delmark DL-402 Ira Sullivan With Johnny Griffin - Blue Stroll 1988
= Delmark DE-402 - 1999
1962 (age 31)
Ira Sullivan And The Chicago Jazz Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flugelhorn; Nicky Hill, tenor sax; Jodie Christian, piano; Don Garrett, bass; Dorell Anderson or Wilbur Campbell, drums.
The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, Bird House, Chicago, IL, March 12, 1962
| Klacktoveedesedsteene | Vee-Jay VJLP 3033 | |
| In Other Words | - | |
| Highlights Of Show 'Nuff | - | |
| Perhaps | - | |
| Love Letters | - | |
| Highlights Of Mohawk | - |
same session.
| Klact-oveeseds-tene | ||
| Fly Me To The Moon | ||
| Shaw 'Nuff | ||
| Perhaps | ||
| Love Letters | ||
| Mohawk | ||
| Si, Si | Vee-Jay NVJ2-950 | |
| Be-Bop / Humpty Dumpty | - |
same session.
| Milestones | - | |
| Sketches | - | |
| Omicron | - | |
| On The Alamo | - | |
| Inchworm | - | |
| Back Home Blues | - | |
| For You, For Me, For Evermore | - |
* Vee-Jay VJLP 3033, VJSR 3033 Ira Sullivan And The Chicago Jazz Quintet - Bird Lives! 1963
= Vee-Jay (J) 22YB-2019 - 1987
= Affinity (E) AFF 71 Ira Sullivan And The Chicago Jazz Quintet - "Bird Lives" 1981
= Vee-Jay NVJ2-950 Ira Sullivan And The Chicago Jazz Quintet - Bird Lives! 1993
1967
Ira Sullivan Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor, soprano sax; Lon Norman, trombone, baritone horn; Dolphe Castellano, piano, electronic harpsichord; William Fry, bass; Jose Cigno, drums, tympani.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, March 2, 1967
| 11851 | Oh Gee! | Atlantic LP 1476 |
| 11852 | Norwegian Wood | - |
| 11853 | This Is All I Ask | unissued |
| 11854 | E Flat Tuba G | Atlantic LP 1476 |
| 11855 | Nineveh | - |
| 11856 | Horizons | - |
| 11857 | Angel Eyes | unissued |
| 11858 | Everything Happens To Me | Atlantic LP 1476 |
| 11859 | If You Are But A Dream | unissued |
| 11860 | Adah | Atlantic LP 1476 |
| 11861 | Sonny Boy | unissued |
| 11862 | Night Life | - |
| 11863 | Junction | - |
| 11864 | Dolph Line | - |
| 11865 | Blues | - |
* Atlantic LP 1476, SD 1476 Ira Sullivan - Horizons 1967
= Discovery DS-873 - 1983
1975 (age 44)
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, soprano sax; Tony Castellano, acoustic piano; Joe Diorio, electric guitar.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, December 9, 1975;
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, January 30, 1976
| Jitterbug Waltz | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, soprano sax; Tony Castellano, acoustic piano.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, December 12, 1975;
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, January 30, 1976
| My Reverie | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, flute, afuche; Joe Diorio, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius as Joco Pastorious, acoustic bass guitar; Steve Bagby, drums; Don Alias, congas.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, December 13, 1975;
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, January 30, 1976
| Portrait Of Sal Larosa | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
1976
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, tenor sax; Tony Castellano, acoustic piano; Joe Diorio, electric guitar; Steve Bagby, drums.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, February 2, 1976;
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, February 3, 1976
| Slightly Arched / Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, soprano sax; Alex Darqui, acoustic piano.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, February 12, 1976;
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, February 13, 1976
| Purples, Violets And Blues | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
Ira Sullivan, flute, overdubbed soprano sax; Alex Darqui, acoustic piano.
| Dove | - |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan, trumpet.
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, March 9, 1976
| Old Hundreth | A&M/Horizon SP-706 |
Ira Sullivan, soprano, tenor sax, overdubbed trumpet.
| Finlandia | - |
* A&M/Horizon SP-706 Ira Sullivan 1976
1977
Ira Sullivan Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax, flute; Jodie Christian, piano; Simon Salz, guitar; Dan Shapera, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.
Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL, October 11 and 20, 1977
| The Girl From Ipanema | Flying Fish FF-075 | |
| Monday's Dance | - | |
| Circumstantial | - | |
| Stranger In Paradise | - | |
| Angel Eyes | - | |
| That's Earl, Brother | - |
* Flying Fish FF-075 Ira Sullivan 1978
Ira Sullivan Trio
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flute, tenor sax; Monte Budwig, bass; Kenneth Nash, drums, percussion, voices.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, December 5, 1977
| Strut | Galaxy GXY-5137 |
* Galaxy GXY-5137 Ira Sullivan - Multimedia 1982
1978
Ira Sullivan Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, alto flute, soprano, tenor sax; Joe Diorio, guitar; John Heard, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Kenneth Nash, percussion.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 20-21, 1978
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | Galaxy GXY-5114 | |
| Send In The Clowns | - | |
| Gong | - | |
| Vento Bravo | - | |
| Peace | - |
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flute, sax; Joe Diorio, guitar; John Heard, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Kenneth Nash, congas, percussion.
| Anthropology | Galaxy GXY-5137 | |
| Multimedia | - | |
| Painted Ladies (A Confiscated Bolero) | - | |
| Autumn Leaves | - |
* Galaxy GXY-5114 Ira Sullivan - Peace 1979
* Galaxy GXY-5137 Ira Sullivan - Multimedia 1982
1980
Ira Sullivan Quartet
Ira Sullivan, flugelhorn, trumpet, alto, tenor sax, flute, afuche cabasa; accompanied by Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass; Duffy Jackson, drums.
Lobel Studios, West New York, NJ, released 1980
| Lonely Moments | Stash ST-208 | |
| Our Delight | - | |
| Bernie's Tune | - | |
| Kim's Lament | - | |
| Can't Get Out Of This Mood | - | |
| On The Seventh Day | - | |
| Satin Doll | - |
* Stash ST-208 The Incredible Ira Sullivan 1980
1981 (age 50)
Ira Sullivan
Red Rodney, trumpet #1, flugelhorn #4,6,7; Ira Sullivan, flugelhorn #1,3, soprano sax #2,5,6, alto sax #4,6,7; Mike Rabinowitz, bassoon #6,7; Garry Dial, piano #1-4,6,7; Jay Anderson, bass #1,2,4-7; Steve Bagby, drums #1,2,4-7.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 14, 1981
| 1. | Sovereign Court | Muse MR 5242 |
| 2. | The More I See You | - |
| 3. | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
| 4. | Together | - |
| 5. | Amazing Grace | - |
| 6. | Central Park West | - |
| 7. | Dolphin Dance | - |
* Muse MR 5242 Ira Sullivan - Does It All! 1983
1982
Ira Sullivan Strings Attached
Strings Attached: Ira Sullivan, trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, alto flute; John Alexander, soprano, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Nancy Nosal, violin; Nicole Yarling, violin, vocal; Debbie Spring, viola; Laurie Haines, cello; Don Militello, piano; David Einhorn, bass; John Yarling, drums; with Peter Einhorn, acoustic, electric guitar; Gavin Davies, drums #2; David Murphy, drums #3; Robert Thomas Jr., hand drums.
Coconuts Recording Co., Miami, FL, January-July, 1982, and May, 1983
| 1. | Our Love And Spirit | Strings Attached AR7140 |
| 2. | Late Nights | - |
| 3. | Looking Glass Falls | - |
| 4. | The Kingdom Within You | - |
| 5. | Ballard | - |
| 6. | Wonderful Sound | - |
| 7. | Brothers | Unicorn Productions HDCD 1698 |
| 8. | Peacock Blues | - |
| 9. | Vento Bravo | - |
* Strings Attached AR7140 Ira Sullivan - Strings Attached 1983
= Pausa PR 7169 - 1985
= Unicorn Productions HDCD 1698 Ira Sullivan - Strings Attached - Update! 1996
1996 (age 65)
Ira Sullivan Quartet
Ira Sullivan, soprano, tenor sax; Bill Carrothers, piano #1-4,7,8; Bobby Peterson, piano #5,6; Billy Peterson, bass; Kenny Horst, drums.
"A" Room, Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 1996, and June 11, 12, 1998
| 1. | It Was A Very Good Year | Go Jazz Records (G) Go 6052 |
| 2. | Dear Old Stockholm | - |
| 3. | Monday's Dance | - |
| 4. | Con Alma | - |
| 5. | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
| 6. | Day By Day | - |
| 7. | Ira's Blues | - |
| 8. | Key Largo | - |
* Go Jazz Records (G) Go 6052 Ira Sullivan - After Hours 2000
2010 (age 79)
Ira Sullivan - Stu Katz Quintet
Ira Sullivan, tenor, alto, soprano sax, trumpet, flugelhorn; Stu Katz, vibes, piano #3; Dan Trudell, piano; Dennis Carroll, acoustic bass; Steve Katz, acoustic bass #7; George Fludas, drums; Lucia Newell, vocal #6.
The Jazz Showcase, Chicago, IL, August 26-29, 2010
| 1. | Blues Two Views | Origin Records 82599 |
| 2. | Gee, Matthew | - |
| 3. | Pennies From Heaven | - |
| 4. | Scrapple From The Apple | - |
| 5. | Lullaby Of The Leaves | - |
| 6. | Yesterdays | - |
| 7. | Take The A Train | - |
| 8. | Stablemates | - |
| 9. | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | - |
* Origin Records 82599 Ira Sullivan & Stu Katz - Live At Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase - A Family Affair 2011