Johnny Lytle Catalog

1960 (age 28)

Johnny Lytle Trio - Blue Vibes   Jazzland JLP 22   1960

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Milton Harris, organ; Albert Heath, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 16, 1960

Blue Vibes
Over The Rainbow
For Heaven's Sake
Movin' Nicely
Autumn Leaves
Mister Strudel
Canadian Sunset

** also released on Jazzland JLP 922S in 1960.

1961

Johnny Lytle Trio - Happy Ground!   Jazzland JLP 44   1961

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Milt Harris, organ; 'Peppy' Hinnant, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, March 23, 1961

Lela
Secret Love
When I Fall In Love
Tag Along
It's All Right With Me
Happy Ground
My Funny Valentine
Take The "A" Train

** also released on Jazzland JLP 944S in 1961. and on Johnny Lytle Trio - Happy Ground, Riverside RM 470 in 1963, RS 9470 in 1963.

1962 (age 30)

The Soulful Vibes Of Johnny Lytle - Nice And Easy   Jazzland JLP 67   1962

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax #1-6; Johnny Lytle, vibes; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, January 29, 1962

1.But Not For Me
2.Soul Time
3.That's All
4.322-Wow!
5.Coroner's Blues
6.Nice And Easy
7.Old Folks

** also released on Jazzland JLP 967 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1013-2 in 1999.

Johnny Lytle Trio - Moon Child   Jazzland JLP 81   1962

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Milt Harris, organ; Peppy Hinnant, drums; with Steve Cooper, bass #2-4,6-8; Ray Barretto, congas #1,2,4-6,8.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 2, 1962

1.Moon Child
2.Work Song
3.The Nearness Of You
4.The Moor Man
5.A Taste Of Honey
6.When My Dreamboat Comes Home
7.Moonlight In Vermont
8.The House Of Winchester

** also released on Jazzland JLP 981 in 1962. and on Moon Child, Riverside R-3017 in 1968, RS-3017 in 1968.
** part of Johnny Lytle Trios With Ray Barretto And Milt Hinton - Got That Feeling!, Milestone MCD-47093-2 in 2001.

1963

Johnny Lytle Trio - Got That Feeling!   Riverside RM 456   1963

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Milt Harris, organ; Peppy Hinnant, drums; plus Milt Hinton, bass.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, April 3, 1963

Got That Feeling!
Pow-Wow
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Big John Grady
The Breeze And I
It Ain't Necessarily So
Lela
Love Is Here To Stay
The Soulful One

** also released on Riverside RS 9456 in 1963.
** part of Johnny Lytle Trios With Ray Barretto And Milt Hinton - Got That Feeling!, Milestone MCD-47093-2 in 2001.

Johnny Lytle - The Village Caller!   Riverside RM 480   1966

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Milt Harris, organ; Bob Cranshaw, bass; "Peppy" Hinnant, drums; Willie Rodriguez, percussion.

NYC, September 18, 1963

The Village Caller
On Green Dolphin Street
Can't Help Loving Dat Man
Pedro Strodder
Kevin Devin
You Don't Know What Love Is
Unhappy Happy Soul
Solitude

** also released on Riverside RS 9480 in 1966; Original Jazz Classics OJC-110 in 1984, OJCCD-110-2 in 1998. and on A Groove, Riverside R-3003 in 1967, RS-3003 in 1967.

1965

Johnny Lytle - The Loop   Tuba LP 5001   1966

Johnny Lytle, vibes, marimba; Wynton Kelly, piano #2-5,7-9; Milt Harris, organ #1,3-10; George Duvivier, bass; "Peppy" Hinnant, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas.

NYC, circa mid 1965

1.The Loop
2.The More I See You
3.The Man
4.Time After Time
5.Big Bill
6.Possum Grease
7.Cristo Redentor
8.The Shyster
9.My Romance
10.Hot Sauce

** also released on Tuba SR 5001 in 1966.

1966

Johnny Lytle - New And Groovy   Tuba LP 5002   1967

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano #2-5; Milt Harris, organ; George Duvivier, bass; "Peppy" Hinnant, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, congas #1,2,4,5.

NYC, January 21, 1966

1.The Snapper
2.Summertime
3.The Shadow Of Your Smile
4.Too Close For Comfort
5.El Marcel

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Milt Harris, organ; George Duvivier, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, congas, tambourine.

NYC, January 22, 1966

Selim
Come And Get It
The Pulpit
Chanukah
Screamin' Loud

** also released on Tuba SR 5002 in 1967.

1967

Johnny Lytle - Done It Again   Pacific Jazz PJ-10125   1967

Johnny Lytle, vibes, xylophone; Jimmy Foster, organ; Major Holley, bass; Peppy Hinant, drums; Don Alias, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, early-mid 1967

Done It Again
People
Sunny
Sleepy Dozer
Zote
Jungle Child
If Ever I Should Leave You
That's The Way I Feel
The Nearness Of You
Happy Preacher

** also released on Pacific Jazz ST-20125 in 1967.

Johnny Lytle - Swingin' At The Gate   Pacific Jazz PJ-10129   1967

Johnny Lytle, vibes, xylophone, beer bottle; Jimmy Foster, organ; Larry Gales, bass; Jozell Carter, drums; Carlos "Potato" Valdes, congas.

Top Of The Gate-Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, August-November, 1967

Minor Soul
Gonna Get That Boat
Cherish
Mongo
Blues Time
Just A Feelin' Good
When I Fall In Love
Jugee Boogie

** also released on Pacific Jazz ST-20129 in 1967.

Johnny Lytle - A Man And A Woman   Solid State SS 18014   1967

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Jim Foster, organ; Richard Davis, bass; Bill Hinnant, drums; Johnny Pacheco, Latin drums.

NYC, 1967

Stronger Than Us
Today It's You
Samba Saravah
A Man And A Woman
A Man And A Woman (alternate take)
Stronger Than Us (Bossa Nova)
In Our Shadow

1968

Johnny Lytle - The Sound Of Velvet Soul   Solid State SS 18026   1968

Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Joe Farrell, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess, sax; Johnny Lytle, vibes; Richard Davis, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Johnny Pacheco, percussion; Manny Albam, arranger.

NYC, 1968

The Thing To Do
We're Bluesin'
L.A. Soul
Street Scene
Live For Life
Under The Rising Sun
On A Clear Day
Somewhere
Up Up And Away
Suddenly You

1969

Johnny Lytle - Be Proud   Solid State SS 18044   1968

Johnny Lytle, vibes; unknown, organ; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; unknown, percussion; unidentified vocal group.

NYC, 1969

Be Proud (Of What You Are)
You've Got To Love The World
Rosen Forest
Daahoud
Sit Tight
Killiano
September Of My Years
Above The Clouds
Monday, Monday

Johnny Lytle - Close Enough For Jazz   Solid State SS 18056   1969

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Billy Nunn, organ; Paul West, bass; Jozell Carter, drums; Lawrence Killian, congas; Marcel Lytle, vocal.

NYC, 1969

Tenderly
Just A Little Bit Of Holiness
Gwink
Embraceable You
At Last
Close Enough For Jazz
Agapee / Polemos
Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good

1971

Johnny Lytle - The Soulful Rebel   Milestone MSP 9036   1972

Johnny Lytle, vibes; Billy Nunn, organ; David Spinozza, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass; Jozell Carter, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Decca Studios, NYC, July 15, 1971

Gunky
The New Village Caller
Didn't We
Lela
The Soulful Rebel Suite
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is

1972 (age 40)

Johnny Lytle - People And Love   Milestone MSP 9043   1973

Marvin Cabell, tenor sax, flute, alto flute; Betty Glamann, harp; Johnny Lytle, vibes; Butch Cornell as Daahoud Hadi, electric piano, organ; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jozell Carter, drums; Arthur Jenkins, congas, percussion.

Mercury Sound Studios, NYC, August, 1972

Where Is The Love
Libra
Family
Tawhid
People Make The World Go 'Round

1977

Johnny Lytle - Everything Must Change   Muse MR 5158   1978

Dave Schnitter, tenor sax #5; Robbin Gordon, harp; Johnny Lytle, vibes; John Patton, keyboards; Paul Marshall, ARP; George Duvivier, bass; Al Foster, drums; Paul Marshall, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 31, 1977

1.Send In The Clowns
2.Where Or When
3.The Village Caller
4.Everything Must Change
5.Lela
6.It Wasn't Easy

1980

Johnny Lytle - Fast Hands   Muse MR 5185   1980

Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny Lytle, vibes, percussion; Mickey Tucker, keyboards; Mervyn Bronson, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Larry Killian, congas, percussion; with Fred Miller, percussion #2.

Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY, April 17, 1980

1.Sister Silver
2.Tomorrow
3.Brightness
4.Bein' Green
5.The Man
6.Blues To Be There

** part of Easy Easy - Fast Hands/Happy Ground, 32 Jazz 32031 in 1997.

1981

Johnny Lytle - Good Vibes   Muse MR 5271   1982

Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny Lytle, vibes; Neal Creque, piano; David Braham, ARP string synthesizer; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass, acoustic bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ralph Dorsey, percussion.

Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY, October 8, 1981

So What
Turn The Hands Of Time
New York, New York
Didn't We
After Supper
Aaron's Theme

1989 (age 57)

Johnny Lytle - Happy Ground   Muse MR 5387   1991

Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny Lytle, vibes; David Braham, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Peter Martin Weiss, bass; Greg Bandy, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 15, 1989

Happy Ground
A Child Is Born
Little Sunflower
What Now My Love
St. Louis Blues
Melinda

** also released on Muse MCD 5387 in 1991.
** part of Easy Easy - Fast Hands/Happy Ground, 32 Jazz 32031 in 1997.

1991

Johnny Lytle - Moonchild   Muse MCD 5431   1992

Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny Lytle, vibes; Benny Green, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Cecil Brooks III, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

Sear Sound, NYC, August 31, 1991

Meet Ben Bailey
Caravan
Here's That Rainy Day
Watch What Happens
Moonchild
I Don't Want To Leave You
Well You Needn't