Joe Puma Catalog

1954 (age 27)

Joe Puma - East Coast Jazz/3   Bethlehem BCP-1012   1955

Don Elliott, vibes; Barry Galbraith, Joe Puma, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Teddy Sommer, drums.

NYC, November 30, 1954

Loris
A Little Rainy
What Is There To Say
Hallelujah
How About You
Pumatic
Liza
Moon Song

1956

Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival   Harmony HL 7196

Tom Stewart, baritone horn; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Herbie Mann, tenor sax; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Herb Wasserman, drums.

NYC, June 13, 1956

Give Me The Simple Life

Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival   Jazztone (Eu) J-1245   1950s

Tom Stewart, baritone horn; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Herb Wasserman, drums.

NYC, June 13, 1956

Indian Blanket

** also released on Festival Du Jazz Moderne, Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245 in 1950s.

1957 (age 30)

Joe Puma - Wild Kitten   Dawn DLP 1118   1957

Mat Mathews, accordion; Joe Puma, guitar; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, February 25, 1957

Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Rigamarole
Sportin' With Morton
But Not For Me

Mat Mathews, accordion; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, February, 1957

Rose Room
Wild Kitten
Soon
Rosalie Ann

Joe Puma Quartet And Trio   Jubilee JLP 1070

Eddie Costa, vibes; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass.

NYC, late summer 1957

Ubas
Blues For Midge
Stablemates

Bill Evans, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Paul Motian, drums.

I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Mother Of Earl
Indian Summer

1960

Joe Puma And The Audiobon All-Stars - Like Tweet: Jazz Versions Of Authentic Bird Calls   Columbia CL 1618   1961

Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano, organ; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Joe Puma, guitar, bass guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

NYC, October 13, 1960

CO65773Thistle Serenade (American Goldfinch)
CO65774Skippin' South (Wood Pewee)
CO65775Noah's Ark (Redwinged Blackbird)
CO65776Shades Of Twilight (Baltimore Oriole)

Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Jerome Richardson, flute, piccolo, tenor sax; Bobby Jaspar, flute, tenor sax; Dick Hyman, piano, organ; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Joe Puma, guitar, bass guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

NYC, January 6, 1961

CO65879Flight Patterns (Song Sparrow)
CO65880Cotton Candy Clouds (Whip-Poor-Will)
CO65881Panic In The Birdcage

same personnel.

NYC, January 13, 1961

CO65882Like Tweet (White Crowned Sparrow)
CO65883Bird's Eye View (Scarlet Tanager)
CO65884Melancholy Bird (Purple Finch)
CO65885Sturnella (Meadowlark)

** also released on Columbia CS 8418 in 1961.

1984 (age 57)

Joe Puma, Hod O'Brien, Red Mitchell - Shining Hour   Reservoir RSR 102   1987

Hod O'Brien, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass.

NYC, June 1, 1984

Lovely
My Shining Hour
Mood Indigo
Remember
For All We Know
Love Nest
Little Joe's Waltz

** also released on Reservoir RSR CD 102 in 1997.

1997 (age 70)

Joe Puma - It's A Blue World   Euphoria 175   1999

Joe Puma, guitar; Murray Wall, bass; Eddie Locke, drums.

NYC, October 27 and 28, 1997

It's A Blue World
For You
My Romance
See Jim, See Jane, See Joe (C-Jam Blues In Bb)
I'll Never Stop Loving You
Sing
Only Trust Your Heart
Just For You
Sweet Sue
I'll Remember April