Mercury MGC 600 series (12 inch LP)
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) J.C. Heard (drums)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July, 1952
| 802-2 | Jam Blues
|
| 804-2 | Ballad Medley
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 4001, MGC 601, MGC 651; Verve MGV 8049.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) J.C. Heard (drums): same session
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July, 1952
| 803-3 | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
| 805-2 | Funky Blues
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 4002, MGC 602, MGC 652; Verve MGV 8050. Verve V/V6 8486 entitled "
Various Artists - Funky Blues".
Oscar Peterson (piano, vocals) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
Los Angeles, CA, November 25, 1951
Oscar Peterson (piano, vocals) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1952
| 708-1 | Just One Of Those Things
|
Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
Los Angeles, CA, early December, 1952
| 904-1 | Let's Do It
|
| 908-6 | Night And Day
|
| 910-1 | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
| 913-8 | Anything Goes
|
| 914-1 | I've Got You Under My Skin
|
| 919-3 | I Love You
|
| 922-2 | In The Still Of The Night
|
| 923-3 | Every Time We Say Goodbye
|
| 925-3 | Begin The Beguine
|
| 926-3 | So Near And Yet So Far
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 603.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass): same session
Los Angeles, CA, early December, 1952
| 906-2 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
|
| 909-5 | Isn't This A Lovely Day
|
| 916-8 | Cheek To Cheek
|
| 927-3 | Blue Skies
|
| 937-3 | Always
|
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, circa December, 1952
| 942-1 | Easter Parade
|
| 943-1 | Alexander's Ragtime Band
|
| 944-1 | The Song Is Ended
|
| 945-1 | Say It Isn't So
|
| 946-1 | Remember
|
| 947-3 | If I Had You
|
| 948-1 | How Deep Is The Ocean
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 604.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass): same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, early December, 1952
| 898-2 | Love Walked In
|
| 899-1 | I Got Rhythm
|
| 901-1 | A Foggy Day
|
| 902-5 | Strike Up The Band
|
| 903-2 | The Man I Love
|
| 905-3 | It Ain't Necessarily So
|
| 907-1 | I've Got A Crush On You
|
| 911-2 | Oh, Lady Be Good
|
| 912-4 | 'S Wonderful
|
| 915-3 | Fascinatin' Rhythm
|
| 920-3 | Somebody Loves Me
|
| 921-4 | I Was Doin' Alright
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 605.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass): same session
Los Angeles, CA, early December, 1952
| 917-5 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
|
| 918-1 | In A Mellow Tone
|
| 924-1 | Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
|
| 928-5 | Take The "A" Train
|
| 929-2 | Sophisticated Lady
|
| 930-4 | Cottontail
|
| 931-1 | Prelude To A Kiss
|
| 932-1 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be
|
| 933-2 | Rockin' In Rhythm
|
| 934-6 | Never No Lament (Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me)
|
| 935-2 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore
|
| 936-1 | John Hardy's Wife
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 606.
Al Killan, Howard McGhee (trumpet) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto sax) Lester Young (tenor sax) Arnold Ross (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 245 | 264 | Lady Be Good, Part 1
|
| 246 | 265 | Lady Be Good, Part 2
|
| 800 | 270 | After You've Gone, Part 1
|
| 801 | 271 | After You've Gone, Part 2
|
Buck Clayton (trumpet) Trummy Young (trombone) Willie Smith (alto sax) Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Kenny Kersey (piano) Benny Fonville (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
live in Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1946
| 105 | Bell Boy Blues, Part 1
|
| 106 | Bell Boy Blues, Part 2
|
| 1941 | 116 | How High The Moon, Part 1
|
| 1942 | 117 | How High The Moon, Part 2
|
| 1943 | 118 | How High The Moon, Part 3
|
| 1944 | 119 | How High The Moon, Part 4
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 608. Verve MG VOL.1 entitled "
Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 1".
Joseph Singer (French horn) Edwin C. Brown (oboe) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Sam Kaplan, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand, Ziggy Smirnoff (violin) Howard Kay, Isadore Zir (viola) Maurice Brown (cello) Verley Mills (harp) Bernie Leighton (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Joe Lippman (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1950
| 442-5 | Dancing In The Dark
|
| 444-3 | Laura
|
Chris Griffin, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (trumpet) Will Bradley, Bill Harris (trombone) unknown (flute, oboe) Toots Mondello, Charlie Parker, Murray Williams (alto sax) Art Drellinger, Hank Ross (tenor sax) Stan Webb (baritone sax) Verley Mills (harp) Lou Stein (piano) Art Ryerson (guitar) Bob Haggart (bass) Don Lamond (drums) unidentified strings, Joe Lippman (arranger, conductor)
First Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, January 22, 1952
| 675-2 | Temptation
|
| 676-3 | Lover
|
| 677-4 | Autumn In New York
|
| 678-4 | Stella By Starlight
|
Jimmy Maxwell, Carl Pool, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (trumpet) Bill Harris, Lou McGarity (trombone) Bart Varsalona (bass trombone) Charlie Parker, Harry Terrill, Murray Williams (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Hank Ross (tenor sax) Danny Bank (baritone sax) Oscar Peterson (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Don Lamond (drums) Joe Lippman (arranger, conductor)
First Ave. & East 44th St., NYC, March 25, 1952
| 756-5 | Night And Day
|
| 757-4 | Almost Like Being In Love
|
| 758-1 | I Can't Get Started
|
| 759-5 | 62VK453 | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 609. Clef MGC 725 entitled "
Night And Day". Verve MGV 8003 entitled "
The Genius Of Charlie Parker #1 - Night And Day".
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, July 1, 1950
| 435-6 | Hallelujah!
|
| 436-6 | Tea For Two
|
Bud Powell (piano)
NYC, February, 1951
| 571-1 | Parisian Thoroughfare (aka Parisienne Thorofare)
|
| 572-1 | Oblivion
|
| 573-1 | Dusky 'N' Sandy (aka Dusk In Sandi)
|
| 574-5 | Hallucinations (aka Budo)
|
| 575-2 | The Fruit
|
| 576-1 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
|
| 577-2 | Just One Of Those Things
|
| 578-1 | The Last Time I Saw Paris
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 610. Clef MGC 739; Verve MGV 8115 entitled "
The Genius Of Bud Powell".
Mercury MGC 1000 series (12 inch LP)
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Fred Astaire (vocals, tap dance)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1952
| 1003-13 | Isn't This A Lovely Day
|
| 1004-9 | 'S Wonderful
|
| 1007-12 | I Used To Be Color Blind
|
| 1013-2 | Lovely To Look At
|
| 1019-10 | Puttin' On The Ritz
|
| 1020-2 | The Continental
|
| 1023-3 | Change Partners
|
| 1027-1 | They All Laughed
|
| 1028-1 | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 1001. Clef MGC 662 entitled "
The Astaire Story, Vol. 1".
** part of Mercury MGC 1001/4.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Fred Astaire (vocals, tap dance): same session
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1952
| 1001-1 | Nice Work If You Can Get It
|
| 1002-17 | Cheek To Cheek
|
| 1012-4 | New Sun In The Sky
|
| 1015-5 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
| 1021-3 | Steppin' Out With My Baby
|
| 1022-7 | I've Got My Eyes On You
|
| 1026-10 | The Carioca
|
| 1031-4 | I Won't Dance
|
| 1033-3 | Dancing In The Dark
|
| 1035-2 | (Ad Lib) Fast Dances
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 1002. Clef MGC 663 entitled "
The Astaire Story, Vol. 2".
** part of Mercury MGC 1001/4.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Fred Astaire (vocals, tap dance): same session
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1952
| 1005-16 | A Fine Romance
|
| 1008-8 | I Love Louisa
|
| 1010-8 | I'm Putting All My Eggs In My Basket
|
| 1014-13 | Night And Day
|
| 1016-7 | No Strings
|
| 1018-7 | Fascinating Rhythm
|
| 1032-1 | I Concentrate On You
|
| 1034-8 | Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
|
| 1036-2 | (Ad Lib) Slow Dances And Medium Dance
|
| 1037-7 | (Ad Lib) Slow Dance
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 1003. Clef MGC 664 entitled "
The Astaire Story, Vol. 3".
** part of Mercury MGC 1001/4.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Fred Astaire (vocals, tap dance): same session
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1952
| 1006-5 | A Foggy Day
|
| 1009-1 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| 1011-6 | Oh, Lady Be Good!
|
| 1017-8 | A Needle In A Haystack
|
| 1024-3 | You're Easy To Dance With
|
| 1025-7 | I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown
|
| 1029-15 | So Near And Yet So Far
|
| 1030-7 | Jam Session For A Dancer (as Instrumental Blues)
|
| 1038-7 | Not My Girl
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 1004. Clef MGC 665 entitled "
The Astaire Story, Vol. 4".
** part of Mercury MGC 1001/4.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano, celeste) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Fred Astaire (vocals, tap dance): same session
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1952
| 1001-1 | Nice Work If You Can Get It
|
| 1002-17 | Cheek To Cheek
|
| 1003-13 | Isn't This A Lovely Day
|
| 1004-9 | 'S Wonderful
|
| 1005-16 | A Fine Romance
|
| 1006-5 | A Foggy Day
|
| 1007-12 | I Used To Be Color Blind
|
| 1008-8 | I Love Louisa
|
| 1009-1 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| 1010-8 | I'm Putting All My Eggs In My Basket
|
| 1011-6 | Oh, Lady Be Good!
|
| 1012-4 | New Sun In The Sky
|
| 1013-2 | Lovely To Look At
|
| 1014-13 | Night And Day
|
| 1015-5 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
| 1016-7 | No Strings
|
| 1017-8 | A Needle In A Haystack
|
| 1018-7 | Fascinating Rhythm
|
| 1019-10 | Puttin' On The Ritz
|
| 1020-2 | The Continental
|
| 1021-3 | Steppin' Out With My Baby
|
| 1022-7 | I've Got My Eyes On You
|
| 1023-3 | Change Partners
|
| 1024-3 | You're Easy To Dance With
|
| 1025-7 | I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown
|
| 1026-10 | The Carioca
|
| 1027-1 | They All Laughed
|
| 1028-1 | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
|
| 1029-15 | So Near And Yet So Far
|
| 1030-7 | Jam Session For A Dancer (as Instrumental Blues)
|
| 1031-4 | I Won't Dance
|
| 1032-1 | I Concentrate On You
|
| 1033-3 | Dancing In The Dark
|
| 1034-8 | Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
|
| 1035-2 | (Ad Lib) Fast Dances
|
| 1036-2 | (Ad Lib) Slow Dances And Medium Dance
|
| 1037-7 | (Ad Lib) Slow Dance
|
| 1038-7 | Not My Girl
|
** same contents as Mercury MGC 1001 #1 + MGC 1002 #2 + MGC 1003 #3 + MGC 1004 #4.
Mercury 35000 series (10 inch LP)
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 1884/1886 | 186/188 | Perdido, Part 1
|
| 1887/1889 | 189/191 | Perdido, Part 2
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.8, MG VOL.8x45; Clef MG VOL.8.
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums): same session
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 2453/2456 | 200/203 | Endido
|
| 198/199 | I Surrender, Dear
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.10, MG VOL.10x45; Clef MG VOL.10.
Al Killan, Howard McGhee (trumpet) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto sax) Lester Young (tenor sax) Arnold Ross (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 241 | 260 | Blues For Norman, Part 1
|
| 242 | 261 | Blues For Norman, Part 2
|
| 243 | 262 | I Can't Get Started, Part 1
|
| 244 | 263 | I Can't Get Started, Part 2
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.2, MG VOL.2x45; Clef MG VOL.2.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Al Killian (trumpet -3,4) Willie Smith (alto sax) Charlie Parker (alto sax -3,4) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (tenor sax) Mel Powell (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 1. 411 | 266 | Crazy Rhythm, Part 1
|
| 2. 412 | 267 | Crazy Rhythm, Part 2
|
| 3. 413 | 268 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 1
|
| 4. 414 | 269 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 2
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.3, MG VOL.3x45; Clef MG VOL.3.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| 458V22 | 248 | Lester Leaps In, Part 1
|
| 459V23 | 249 | Lester Leaps In, Part 2
|
| 460V24 | 250 | Lester Leaps In, Part 3
|
| 455V17 | 251 | Blues, Part 1
|
| 456V18 | 252 | Blues, Part 2
|
| 457V19 | 253 | Blues, Part 3
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.4, MG VOL.4x45; Clef MG VOL.4.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums): same session
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| D725 | 254 | Body And Soul, Part 1
|
| D726 | 255 | Body And Soul, Part 2
|
| D727 | 256 | Body And Soul, Part 3
|
| D728 | 257 | Body And Soul, Part 4
|
Shorty Sherock (trumpet) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
| D720B | 258 | Rosetta, Part 1
|
| D721B | 259 | Rosetta, Part 2
|
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.5, MG VOL.5x45; Clef MG VOL.5.
Buck Clayton (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (tenor sax) Kenny Kersey (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1929 | 101 | JATP Blues, Part 1
|
| 1930 | 102 | JATP Blues, Part 2
|
| 1931 | 103 | JATP Blues, Part 3
|
| 1932 | 104 | JATP Blues, Part 4
|
| 1933 | 133 | Slow Drag, Part 1
|
| 1934 | 134 | Slow Drag, Part 2
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.6, MG VOL.6x45; Clef MG VOL.6.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| JP1 | 1935 | 123 | Tea For Two, Part 1
|
| JP2 | 1936 | 124 | Tea For Two, Part 2
|
| JP3 | 1937 | 125 | Tea For Two, Part 3
|
| JP4 | 1938 | 126 | Tea For Two, Part 4
|
Shorty Sherock (trumpet) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
| JP6 | 1939 | 120 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 1
|
| JP7 | 1940 | 121 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 2
|
| JP8 | 122 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 3
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.7, MG VOL.7x45; Clef MG VOL.7.
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 2447/2449 | 192/194 | Mordido, Part 1
|
| 2450/2452 | 195/197 | Mordido, Part 2
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.9, MG VOL.9x45; Clef MG VOL.9.
Mitch Miller (oboe, English horn) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (violin) Frank Brieff (viola) Frank Miller (cello) Meyer Rosen (harp) Stan Freeman (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Jimmy Carroll (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1949
| 319-5 | 62VK204 | Just Friends
|
| 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me
|
| 321-3 | April In Paris
|
| 322-2 | Summertime
|
| 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 324-3 | If I Should Lose You
|
** also issued on Mercury MGC 101, MGC 101x45, MGC 501; Clef MGC 101, MGC 501; Universal (J) UCCV-9033.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Willie Smith (alto sax) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (tenor sax) Mel Powell (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 309 | The Man I Love, Part 1
|
| 310 | The Man I Love, Part 2
|
| 311 | The Man I Love, Part 3
|
| 312 | The Man I Love, Part 4
|
| 313 | The Man I Love, Part 5
|
| 314 | The Man I Love, Part 6
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.11, MG VOL.11x45; Clef MG VOL.11.
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit
|
| 2175-3 | 243-3 | Celia
|
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass -2,3) Max Roach (drums -2,3)
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 1. 2406-1 | 245-1 | I'll Keep Loving You
|
| 2. 2407-4 | 246-4 | Strictly Confidential
|
| 3. 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
Bud Powell (piano)
NYC, February, 1950
** also issued on Mercury MGC 102, MGC 502; Clef MGC 102, MGC 502; Universal (J) UCCV-9042.
Lu Watters (trumpet) Don Noakes (trombone) Bob Helm (clarinet) Wally Rose (piano) Pat Patton (banjo) Clancy Hayes (banjo, vocals) Dick Lammi (bass, tuba) Bill Dart (drums)
"Hambone Kelly's", El Cerrito, CA, January 15, 1950
| 330-2 | Sage Hen Strut
|
| 331-1 | Skid-Da-De-Dat
|
| 333-1 | Antigua Blues
|
| 336-1 | When The Saints Go Marching In
|
| 337 | Emperor Norton's Hunch
|
| 340 | Copenhagen
|
** also issued on Mercury MGC 103, MGC 503, MGC 503x45; Clef MGC 103, MGC 503.
Hank Jones (piano)
probably NYC, September-October, 1947
| 601 | 236 | 1965-1 | The Night We Called It A Day
|
| 602 | 237 | 1964-1 | Yesterdays
|
| 603 | 238 | 1966-1 | You're Blase
|
| 604 | 239 | 1963-1 | Tea For Two
|
| 605 | 240 | 1967-1 | Blues For Lady Day
|
| 606 | 241 | 1968-1 | Blue Room
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 25022.
Mercury JATP series (10 inch LP)
Al Killan, Howard McGhee (trumpet) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto sax) Lester Young (tenor sax) Arnold Ross (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 241 | 260 | Blues For Norman, Part 1
|
| 242 | 261 | Blues For Norman, Part 2
|
| 243 | 262 | I Can't Get Started, Part 1
|
| 244 | 263 | I Can't Get Started, Part 2
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35003.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Al Killian (trumpet -3,4) Willie Smith (alto sax) Charlie Parker (alto sax -3,4) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (tenor sax) Mel Powell (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 1. 411 | 266 | Crazy Rhythm, Part 1
|
| 2. 412 | 267 | Crazy Rhythm, Part 2
|
| 3. 413 | 268 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 1
|
| 4. 414 | 269 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 2
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35004.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| 458V22 | 248 | Lester Leaps In, Part 1
|
| 459V23 | 249 | Lester Leaps In, Part 2
|
| 460V24 | 250 | Lester Leaps In, Part 3
|
| 455V17 | 251 | Blues, Part 1
|
| 456V18 | 252 | Blues, Part 2
|
| 457V19 | 253 | Blues, Part 3
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35005.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums): same session
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| D725 | 254 | Body And Soul, Part 1
|
| D726 | 255 | Body And Soul, Part 2
|
| D727 | 256 | Body And Soul, Part 3
|
| D728 | 257 | Body And Soul, Part 4
|
Shorty Sherock (trumpet) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
| D720B | 258 | Rosetta, Part 1
|
| D721B | 259 | Rosetta, Part 2
|
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
** reissue of Mercury MG 35006.
Buck Clayton (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (tenor sax) Kenny Kersey (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1929 | 101 | JATP Blues, Part 1
|
| 1930 | 102 | JATP Blues, Part 2
|
| 1931 | 103 | JATP Blues, Part 3
|
| 1932 | 104 | JATP Blues, Part 4
|
| 1933 | 133 | Slow Drag, Part 1
|
| 1934 | 134 | Slow Drag, Part 2
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35007.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
| JP1 | 1935 | 123 | Tea For Two, Part 1
|
| JP2 | 1936 | 124 | Tea For Two, Part 2
|
| JP3 | 1937 | 125 | Tea For Two, Part 3
|
| JP4 | 1938 | 126 | Tea For Two, Part 4
|
Shorty Sherock (trumpet) Illinois Jacquet, Jac McVea (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Les Paul (guitar) Red Callender, Johnny Miller (bass) Lee Young (drums)
| JP6 | 1939 | 120 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 1
|
| JP7 | 1940 | 121 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 2
|
| JP8 | 122 | I've Found A New Baby, Part 3
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35008.
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 1884/1886 | 186/188 | Perdido, Part 1
|
| 1887/1889 | 189/191 | Perdido, Part 2
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35000.
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums): same session
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 2447/2449 | 192/194 | Mordido, Part 1
|
| 2450/2452 | 195/197 | Mordido, Part 2
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35009.
Howard McGhee (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums): same session
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 27, 1947
| 2453/2456 | 200/203 | Endido
|
| 198/199 | I Surrender, Dear
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35002.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Willie Smith (alto sax) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (tenor sax) Mel Powell (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 309 | The Man I Love, Part 1
|
| 310 | The Man I Love, Part 2
|
| 311 | The Man I Love, Part 3
|
| 312 | The Man I Love, Part 4
|
| 313 | The Man I Love, Part 5
|
| 314 | The Man I Love, Part 6
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35011.
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| 382 | The Opener, Part 1
|
| 383 | The Opener, Part 2
|
| 384 | The Opener, Part 3
|
| 385 | 62VK228 | Lester Leaps In, Part 1
|
| 386 | 62VK229 | Lester Leaps In, Part 2
|
| 387 | Lester Leaps In, Part 3
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.12x45; Clef MG VOL.12.
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums): same session
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| 388 | Embraceable You, Part 1
|
| 389 | Embraceable You, Part 2
|
| 390 | Embraceable You, Part 3
|
| 391 | The Closer, Part 1
|
| 392 | The Closer, Part 2
|
| 393 | The Closer, Part 3
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.13x45; Clef MG VOL.13.
Buck Clayton (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Willie Smith (alto sax -1/3) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (tenor sax) Kenny Kersey (piano) Irving Ashby (guitar -1/3) Billy Hadnott (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| 1. 625 | I Got Rhythm, Part 1
|
| 2. 626 | I Got Rhythm, Part 2
|
| 3. 627 | I Got Rhythm, Part 3
|
| 4. 628 | I Surrender, Dear, Part 1
|
| 5. 629 | I Surrender, Dear, Part 2
|
| 6. 630 | I Surrender, Dear, Part 3
|
** also issued on Mercury MG VOL.14x45; Clef MG VOL.14.
Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Benny Carter (alto sax) Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 13, 1952
| Jam Session Blues
|
| The Trumpet Battle
|
| Ballad Medley
|
| Perdido
|
| Cottontail
|
Willie Smith (alto sax) Hank Jones (piano) Gene Krupa (drums)
| Idaho
|
| Sophisticated Lady
|
| Flying Home
|
| Drum Boogie
|
Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (drums)
Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
| Sweet Georgia Brown
|
| Cheek To Cheek
|
| C Jam Blues
|
| 62VK202/203 | Tenderly, Part 1 & 2
|
| Seven Come Eleven
|
** also issued on Clef MG VOL.15. Verve MG VOL.8 entitled "
Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8".
Mercury MGC 100 series (10 inch LP)
Hank Jones (piano)
probably NYC, September-October, 1947
| 601 | 236 | 1965-1 | The Night We Called It A Day
|
| 602 | 237 | 1964-1 | Yesterdays
|
| 603 | 238 | 1966-1 | You're Blase
|
| 604 | 239 | 1963-1 | Tea For Two
|
| 605 | 240 | 1967-1 | Blues For Lady Day
|
| 606 | 241 | 1968-1 | Blue Room
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 25022.
Mitch Miller (oboe, English horn) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (violin) Frank Brieff (viola) Frank Miller (cello) Meyer Rosen (harp) Stan Freeman (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Jimmy Carroll (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1949
| 319-5 | 62VK204 | Just Friends
|
| 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me
|
| 321-3 | April In Paris
|
| 322-2 | Summertime
|
| 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 324-3 | If I Should Lose You
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35010.
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit
|
| 2175-3 | 243-3 | Celia
|
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass -2,3) Max Roach (drums -2,3)
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 1. 2406-1 | 245-1 | I'll Keep Loving You
|
| 2. 2407-4 | 246-4 | Strictly Confidential
|
| 3. 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
Bud Powell (piano)
NYC, February, 1950
** reissue of Mercury MG 35012.
Lu Watters (trumpet) Don Noakes (trombone) Bob Helm (clarinet) Wally Rose (piano) Pat Patton (banjo) Clancy Hayes (banjo, vocals) Dick Lammi (bass, tuba) Bill Dart (drums)
"Hambone Kelly's", El Cerrito, CA, January 15, 1950
| 330-2 | Sage Hen Strut
|
| 331-1 | Skid-Da-De-Dat
|
| 333-1 | Antigua Blues
|
| 336-1 | When The Saints Go Marching In
|
| 337 | Emperor Norton's Hunch
|
| 340 | Copenhagen
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35013.
Lester Young (tenor sax) Nat King Cole (piano) Buddy Rich (drums)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March-April, 1946
| 348-1 | Back To The Land (complete version)
|
| 349-1 | I Cover The Waterfront
|
| 350-2 | Somebody Loves Me
|
| 351-1 | I've Found A New Baby
|
Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, March, 1950
| 360-5 | Lover
|
| 361-1 | Don't Take Your Love From Me
|
| 362-2 | Flip's Boogie
|
| 363-1 | Feelin' The Blues
|
| 364-1 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
| 365-3 | Blue Room
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 25023.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass)
NYC, March, 1950
| 375-1 | They Didn't Believe Me
|
| 376-3 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
| 377-1 | Where Or When
|
| 378-3 | Three O'Clock In The Morning
|
| 379-1 | All The Things You Are
|
| 380-1 | Oscar's Blues
|
** originally intended as Mercury MG 25024.
** also issued on Clef MGC 106.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 18, 1949
| I Only Have Eyes For You
|
| Fine And Dandy
|
| Carnegie Blues
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 107.
Lester Young (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, March, 1950
| 366-2 | Too Marvelous For Words
|
| 368-4 | Encore
|
| 369-2 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams
|
| 370-2 | 62VK227 | Up 'N' Adam
|
Lester Young (tenor sax) John Lewis (piano) Joe Shulman (bass) Bill Clark (drums)
NYC, July, 1950
| 430-1 | Three Little Words
|
| 433-4 | Neenah
|
Lester Young (tenor sax) John Lewis (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
NYC, January 16, 1951
| 485-1 | Undercover Girl Blues
|
| 486-3 | Frenesi
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 108; Universal (J) UCCV-9044.
Joseph Singer (French horn) Edwin C. Brown (oboe) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Sam Kaplan, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand, Ziggy Smirnoff (violin) Howard Kay, Isadore Zir (viola) Maurice Brown (cello) Verley Mills (harp) Bernie Leighton (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Joe Lippman (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1950
| 442-5 | Dancing In The Dark
|
| 443-2 | You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere
|
| 444-3 | Laura
|
| 445-4 | East Of The Sun
|
| 446-2 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| 447-4 | Easy To Love
|
| 448-2 | I'm In The Mood For Love
|
| 449-2 | I'll Remember April
|
** also issued on Mercury MGC 509; Clef MGC 509; Universal (J) UCCV-9112.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass)
NYC, March, 1950
Oscar Peterson (piano) Major Holley (bass)
NYC, May 8, 1950
| 394-1 | Little White Lies
|
| 400-1 | Get Happy
|
| 401-2 | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
| 404-1 | Robbin's Nest
|
| 406-5 | Lover
|
| 407-3 | Exactly Like You
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 110.
Nelson Williams (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Al McKibbon (bass) Sonny Greer (drums)
NYC, January 15, 1951
| 477-2 | You Blew Out The Flame In My Heart (as Rabbit's Blues)
|
| 479-1 | Blue Fantasia
|
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano -1) Billy Strayhorn (piano -2) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Sonny Greer (drums)
NYC, March 3, 1951
| 1. 515-3 | 62VK240 | Castle Rock
|
| 2. 517-3 | Globetrotter
|
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Joe Marshall (drums)
NYC, January 13, 1952
| 656-3 | Sideways
|
| 657-7 | A Pound Of Blues
|
| 659-2 | Who's Excited
|
same personnel
NYC, January 17, 1952
| 660-2 | Sweeping The Blues Away
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 111; Universal (J) UCCV-9036.
Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman (trumpet) Ernie Henry (alto sax) Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Rudy Williams (baritone sax) Johnny Acea (piano) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Lee Abrams (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1951
| 494-4 | Later For The Happenin'
|
Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Carl Perkins (piano) Oscar Moore (guitar) Red Callender (bass) J.C. Heard (drums)
| 497-1 | Speedliner
|
| 499-5 | Pastel
|
| 500-2 | All Of Me
|
Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) John Collins (guitar) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
NYC, May 24, 1951
| 548-2 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
|
| 549-2 | Cotton Tail
|
| 550-3 | Weary Blues
|
| 551-4 | Groovin'
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 112; Universal (J) UCCV-9116.
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Buddy Tate (tenor sax) Teddy Brannon (piano) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Charlie Smith (drums)
NYC, August, 1951
| 579-6 | Baby, What's The Matter With You
|
| 580-6 | Yard Dog
|
| 581-3 | Sweet Lorraine
|
| 582-5 | Jumbo The Elephant
|
Roy Eldridge (trumpet) unidentified orchestra, George Williams (director)
NYC, December, 1951
| 644-6 | Basin Street Blues
|
| 645-2 | I Remember Harlem
|
| 646-4 | Easter Parade
|
| 647-3 | I See Everybody's Baby
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 113; Universal (J) UCCV-9047.
Al Killian, Irving Lewis, Everett McDonald, Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Art Robey (trumpet, vocals) Frank Bradley, Burt Johnson, Tommy Pederson, Phil Washburne (trombone) Gus McReynolds, Frank Papalardo (alto sax) Kurt Bloom, Don Raffell (tenor sax) Charlie Barnet (tenor, soprano, alto sax) Bob Dawes (baritone sax) Billy Miller (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ed Mihelich (bass) George Jenkins (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, February 3, 1947
James Campbell, Joe Graves, Dave Nichols, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (trumpet) Walt Benson, Porky Cohen, Fred Zito (trombone) Frank Papalardo, Walt Weidler (alto sax) Kurt Bloom, Jack Henderson (tenor sax) Charlie Barnet (tenor, soprano, alto sax) Bob Dawes (baritone sax) Bill Miller (piano) Bob Bain (guitar) Frank Siravo (bass) Dick Shanahan (drums) Bunny Briggs, Jean Louise (vocals)
NYC, August 25, 1947
| AP3133 | 741-1 | Jubilee Jump
|
omit Briggs, Louise
Los Angeles, CA, September 2, 1947
| AP3157 | 744-2 | Deep Purple
|
James Campbell, Joe Graves, Jimmy Nottingham, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (trumpet) Walt Benson, Porky Cohen, Fred Zito (trombone) Walter Weidler, Wolfgang Weidler (alto sax) Kurt Bloom, Bud Shank (tenor sax) Charlie Barnet (tenor, soprano, alto sax) Bob Dawes (baritone sax) Claude Williamson (piano) unknown (guitar) Don Totsi (bass) Dick Shanahan (drums) Bunny Briggs (vocals) Billy May (arranger)
NYC, November 30, 1947
| AP3194 | 746-2 | Southern Fried
|
| AP3196 | 742-1 | Charleston Alley
|
| AP3197 | 743-3 | Gal From Joe's
|
Johnny Cappola, Dick Collins, Carlton McBeath, Al Del Simone (trumpet) Ziggy Elmer, Lewis McCreary, Dave Wells (trombone) Rene Bloch, Dick Meldonian (alto sax) Bill Holman, Eddie Wasserman (tenor sax) Charlie Barnet (tenor, soprano, alto sax) Bob Dawes (baritone sax) Claude Williamson (piano) Ed Mihelich (bass) John Markham (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, March 5, 1951
| 747-2 | Cherokee
|
| 748-1 | Skyliner
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 114.
possibly Tony Miranda (French horn) possibly Danny Bank (flute) Lee Konitz (alto sax) Ralph Burns (piano, arranger) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums) unidentified strings
NYC, August 7, 1951
| 601 | Places Please
|
| 602 | Tantallon
|
| 603 | Terrisita
|
| 604 | Cameo
|
| 605 | Someday Somewhere
|
| 606 | Spring Is
|
| 607 | Lileth
|
| 608 | Vignette At Verney's
|
** also issued on Mercury MGC 115x45; Clef MGC 115.
Oscar Peterson (piano, vocals) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1952
| 701-1 | The Astaire Blues
|
| 706-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 116; Universal (J) UCCV-9040.
Conte Candoli (trumpet) Charlie Ventura (tenor, baritone, bass sax) Jimmy Wisner (piano) Ace Tesone (bass) Louis "Chick" Kenny (drums)
NYC, March 7, 1951
| 523-6 | Avalon
|
| 524-1 | I'm Confessin'
|
| 525-9 | Bugle Call Rag
|
| 527-6 | That Old Feeling
|
Charlie Ventura (tenor sax) Marty Napoleon (piano) Chubby Jackson (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, August 8, 1951
| 597-11 | After You've Gone
|
| 598-1 | Love Is Just Around The Corner
|
| 599-3 | Old Man River
|
| 600-6 | O.H. Blues
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 117.
Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Billie Holiday (vocals)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 1952
| 764-3 | East Of The Sun
|
| 765-1 | Blue Moon
|
| 766-1 | You Go To My Head
|
| 767-2 | You Turned The Tables On Me
|
| 768-1 | Easy To Love
|
| 769-3 | These Foolish Things
|
| 770-3 | I Only Have Eyes For You
|
| 771-1 | Solitude
|
** also issued on Mercury MGC 118x45; Clef MGC 118; Universal (J) UCCV-9032.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Irving Ashby (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 1952
| 692-2 | You Go To My Head
|
| 693-3 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| 694-3 | There's A Small Hotel
|
| 695-2 | You Turned The Tables On Me
|
| 696-1 | These Foolish Things
|
| 697-2 | I Can't Get Started
|
| 698-1 | Blue Moon
|
| 699-2 | East Of The Sun
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 119; Universal (J) UCCV-9115.
Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (trombone) Marshall Royal (alto sax, clarinet) Ernie Wilkins (alto, tenor sax) Floyd Johnson, Paul Quinichette (tenor sax) Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax) Count Basie (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (bass) Gus Johnson (drums) Neal Hefti (arranger)
NYC, January 17, 1952
| 665-4 | New Basie Blues
|
| 666-4 | Sure Thing
|
| 667-2 | Why Not
|
| 668-4 | Fawncy Meeting You
|
add Sy Oliver (arranger)
NYC, January 25, 1952
| 688-6 | Jive At Five
|
| 691-5 | Every Tub
|
Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (trombone) Marshall Royal (alto sax, clarinet) Ernie Wilkins (alto, tenor sax, arranger) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (tenor sax) Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax) Count Basie (piano, organ) Freddie Green (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (bass) Gus Johnson (drums) Bixie Crawford (vocals -2) Buck Clayton, Andy Gibson, Buster Harding, Nat Pierce, Don Redman, A.K. Salim (arranger)
NYC, July 22 & 23, 1952
| 1. 825-2 | Hob Nail Boogie
|
| 2. 827-3 | Paradise Squat
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 120.
Charlie Ventura (tenor, baritone sax) Teddy Napoleon (piano) Gene Krupa (drums)
NYC, March 19, 1952
| 725-1 | St. Louis Blues
|
| 727-1 | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
|
| 728-1 | Stardust
|
| 729-1 | Perdido
|
| 731-3 | Fine's Idea
|
| 732-5 | 62VK231 | 63VK629 | Drum Boogie
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 121.
Sonny Criss (alto sax) Hampton Hawes (piano) Iggy Shevack (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 1949
| 272-6 | Colidad
|
| 273-4 | Tornade
|
| 274-1 | The First One
|
| 275-3 | Blues For The Boppers
|
Leonard Hawkins (trumpet) Frank Rosolino, Tommy Turk (trombone) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Cecil Payne (baritone sax) Mickey Crane (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, December 1, 1949
| 315-4 | Two By Four
|
| 316-3 | Bye Bye Blues
|
| 317-2 | Encore
|
| 318-2 | The Beat
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 122.
George Girard (trumpet) Santo Pecora (trombone) Pete Fountain (clarinet) Armand Hug (piano) John Sinac (bass) Santo Pecora (drums)
New Orleans, LA, June, 1950
| 416-2 | Listen
|
| 417-4 | March Of The Mardi Gras
|
| 418-2 | My Lou'siana
|
| 419-2 | Mahogany Hall Stomp
|
George Girard (trumpet) Santo Pecora (trombone) Pete Fountain (clarinet) Fred Laudeman (piano) Lou Massenter (bass) Eddie Grady (drums)
New Orleans, LA, 1950
| 356-1 | Canal Street Romp
|
| 357-2 | Basin Street Blues
|
| 358-2 | 12th Street Rag
|
| 359-3 | Rose Of The Rio Grande
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 123.
Lester Young (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, March, 1950
Lester Young (tenor sax) John Lewis (piano) Joe Shulman (bass) Bill Clark (drums)
NYC, July, 1950
Lester Young (tenor sax) John Lewis (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
NYC, January 16, 1951
| 483-2 | Thou Swell
|
| 488-2 | Little Pee Blues
|
same personnel
NYC, March 8, 1951
| 529-3 | A Foggy Day
|
| 530-1 | In A Little Spanish Town
|
| 531-1 | Let's Fall In Love
|
| 532-2 | Down 'N Adam
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 124; Universal (J) UCCV-9045.
Eddie Bert, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson (trombone) Bart Varsalona (bass trombone) Jack Greenberg, Sam Marowitz, Pete Mondello, Murray Williams (sax) Ralph Burns (piano) Chubby Jackson (bass) Don Lamond (drums)
NYC, January 15, 1952
| 648-2 | You're Blase
|
| 649-1 | Bill Not Phil
|
| 650-3 | D'Anjou
|
| 651-4 | Imagination
|
Chuck Frankenhouser, Bernie Glow, Neal Hefti, Al Porcino, Nick Travis (trumpet) Eddie Bert, Vernon Friley, Bill Harris (trombone) Bart Varsalona (bass trombone) George Berg, Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick, Pete Mondello, Murray Williams (sax) Ralph Burns (piano) Sam Herman (guitar) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Tiny Kahn (drums)
NYC, March 19, 1952
| 733-6 | Blackstrap
|
| 734-1 | Gloomy Sunday
|
| 735-4 | Bijou
|
| 736-2 | Poogerini
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 125.
Dick Hyman (piano) Slim Gaillard (guitar, vocals) Ernie Shepard (bass, vocals) Herbie Lovelle (drums) Pepe Benque (bongos)
NYC, March 5, 1951
| 519-2 | Laughing In Rhythm
|
| 520-2 | Soony Roony
|
Buddy Tate (tenor sax) Maceo Williams (piano) Slim Gaillard (guitar, vocals) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Charlie Smith (drums)
NYC, May 25, 1951
Harry Carney or Cecil Payne (baritone sax) Slim Gaillard as Bulee Gaillard (guitar, vocals) unidentified strings, and others
NYC, January 24, 1952
| 684-2 | St. Louis Blues
|
| 685-1 | I Know What To Do
|
| 686-3 | Tax Payer's Blues
|
| 687-2 | Eatin' With The Boogie
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 126.
Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass)
NYC, August, 1950
| 454-1 | Squatty Roo
|
| 458-1 | Salute To Garner
|
| 459-2 | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
| 460-2 | What's New
|
| 461-1 | Dark Eyes
|
same personnel
NYC, January 19, 1951
Oscar Peterson (piano, vocals) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
Los Angeles, CA, November 25, 1951
| 635-5 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along
|
Oscar Peterson (piano, vocals) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums -1)
Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1952
| 1. 707-2 | Rough Ridin'
|
| 2. 710-1 | But Not For Me
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 127.
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Sonny Greer (drums)
NYC, February 28, 1951
| 512-3 | 62VK241 | Jeep's Blues
|
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Joe Marshall (drums)
NYC, January 17, 1952
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Al Sears (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Barney Richmond (bass) Joe Marshall (drums)
San Francisco, CA, March 25, 1952
| 760-4 | Tenderly
|
| 762-3 | Duke's Blues, Part 1 & 2
|
| 763-6 | Tea For Two
|
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett or Teddy Brannon (piano) Red Callender (bass) J.C. Heard (drums) Al Hibbler (vocals)
San Francisco, CA, July 17, 1952
Emmett Berry (trumpet) Lawrence Brown (trombone) Johnny Hodges (alto sax) Ben Webster (tenor sax) Leroy Lovett (piano) Red Callender (bass) J.C. Heard (drums) Al Hibbler (vocals)
Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
** also issued on Clef MGC 128; Universal (J) UCCV-9037.
Joe Newman (trumpet) Russell Jacquet (trumpet, vocals) Ernie Henry (alto sax) Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Rudy Williams (baritone sax) Johnny Acea (piano) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Lee Abrams (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1951
| 496-1 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) John Collins (guitar) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
NYC, May 24, 1951
Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright (trumpet) Henry Coker, Matthew Gee (trombone) Ernie Henry, Earl Warren (alto sax) Lowell Hastings, Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Cecil Payne (baritone sax) John Acea (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Al Lucas (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums) A.K. Salim (arranger)
NYC, March 21, 1952
| 754-7 | Bluesitis
|
| 755-3 | Swinging Home
|
Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Count Basie (organ) Freddie Green (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Jimmy Crawford (drums)
NYC, July 22, 1952
| 818-4 | 62VK217 | Lean Baby
|
| 819-6 | Somewhere Along The Way
|
| 820-8 | The Cool Rage
|
| 821-3 | 62VK216 | Port Of Rico
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 129.
Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Mickey Crane (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
NYC, December 5, 1949
| 325-3 | Drowsy
|
| 326-12 | Vortex
|
| 328-1 | But Beautiful
|
Harry Edison (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Billy Bauer (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, July 1, 1950
| 439-4 | Be Be
|
| 440-4 | Dream A Little Dream Of Me
|
Bill Harris (trombone) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Dick Hyman (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Jo Jones (drums)
NYC, March 8, 1951
| 537-5 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
|
Bill Harris (trombone) Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Lou Levy (piano) Jimmy Woode (bass, vocals) Joe McDonald (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1951
| 614-3 | Broadway
|
| 617-2 | Apple Honey
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 133.
Mercury MGC 500 series (10 inch LP)
Charlie Ventura (tenor, baritone sax) Teddy Napoleon (piano) Gene Krupa (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| Stompin' At The Savoy
|
| Body And Soul
|
| 63VK634 | Dark Eyes
|
same personnel
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 27, 1946
| 911 | 219 | Idaho, Part 1
|
| 912 | 220 | Idaho, Part 2
|
same personnel
live in NYC, June, 1952
** also issued on Clef MGC 600; Verve MGV 8031.
Mitch Miller (oboe, English horn) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (violin) Frank Brieff (viola) Frank Miller (cello) Meyer Rosen (harp) Stan Freeman (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Jimmy Carroll (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 30, 1949
| 319-5 | 62VK204 | Just Friends
|
| 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me
|
| 321-3 | April In Paris
|
| 322-2 | Summertime
|
| 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 324-3 | If I Should Lose You
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35010.
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit
|
| 2175-3 | 243-3 | Celia
|
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass -2,3) Max Roach (drums -2,3)
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 1. 2406-1 | 245-1 | I'll Keep Loving You
|
| 2. 2407-4 | 246-4 | Strictly Confidential
|
| 3. 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
Bud Powell (piano)
NYC, February, 1950
** reissue of Mercury MG 35012.
Lu Watters (trumpet) Don Noakes (trombone) Bob Helm (clarinet) Wally Rose (piano) Pat Patton (banjo) Clancy Hayes (banjo, vocals) Dick Lammi (bass, tuba) Bill Dart (drums)
"Hambone Kelly's", El Cerrito, CA, January 15, 1950
| 330-2 | Sage Hen Strut
|
| 331-1 | Skid-Da-De-Dat
|
| 333-1 | Antigua Blues
|
| 336-1 | When The Saints Go Marching In
|
| 337 | Emperor Norton's Hunch
|
| 340 | Copenhagen
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 35013.
no details
** also issued on Clef MGC 504 entitled "
no details".
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Harry Edison, Al Stewart, Bob Woodlen (trumpet) unknown (clarinet) Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt (alto sax) Jose Madera, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Sol Rabinowitz (tenor, baritone sax) Leslie Johnakins (baritone sax) Rene Hernandez (piano) Roberto Rodriguez (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Rafael Miranda, Chano Pozo (congas) Jose Mangual (bongos) Ubaldo Nieto (timbales) Machito (maracas) Chico O'Farrill (arranger, conductor)
NYC, December 21, 1950 or late 1948
| 557-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Cancion
|
| 558-6 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Part 1
|
| 559-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Mambo, Part 2
|
| 560-2 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: 6/8
|
| 561-3 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Jazz
|
| 562-4 | Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Rhumba Abierta
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 505; Universal (J) UCCV-9118.
Slim Gaillard (piano, guitar, drums, vocals) Tiny "Bam" Brown (bass, vocals)
"Embassy Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1946
| D461 | 305 | Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony), Part 1: Introduzione-Pianissimo (Softly, Most Softly)
|
| D462 | 306 | Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony), Part 2: Recitative E Finale (C Jam?)
|
| D463 | 307 | Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony), Part 3: Andante Cantabile In Modo De Blues (With A Floy Floy)
|
| D464 | 308 | Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony), Part 4: Presto Con Stomp (Of Much Scat)
|
Meade "Lux" Lewis (piano)
| D266 | 652 | Medium Boogie
|
| D267 | 653 | Fast Boogie
|
| D268 | 654 | Slow Boogie
|
| D269 | 655 | Honky Tonk Train Blues
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 506.
Bud Powell (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, February, 1950
| 341-2 | So Sorry Please
|
| 342-2 | Get Happy
|
| 343-1 | Sometimes I'm Happy
|
| 344-2 | Sweet Georgia Brown
|
| 346-1 | April In Paris
|
| 347-1 | Body And Soul
|
Bud Powell (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, July 1, 1950
| 435-6 | Hallelujah!
|
| 436-10 | Tea For Two
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 507; Universal (J) UCCV-9113.
Al Killan, Howard McGhee (trumpet) Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto sax) Lester Young (tenor sax) Arnold Ross (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Lee Young (drums)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 245 | 264 | Lady Be Good, Part 1
|
| 246 | 265 | Lady Be Good, Part 2
|
| 800 | 270 | After You've Gone, Part 1
|
| 801 | 271 | After You've Gone, Part 2
|
Buck Clayton (trumpet) Trummy Young (trombone) Willie Smith (alto sax) Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips (tenor sax) Kenny Kersey (piano) Benny Fonville (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
live in Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1946
| 105 | Bell Boy Blues, Part 1
|
| 106 | Bell Boy Blues, Part 2
|
| 1941 | 116 | How High The Moon, Part 1
|
| 1942 | 117 | How High The Moon, Part 2
|
| 1943 | 118 | How High The Moon, Part 3
|
| 1944 | 119 | How High The Moon, Part 4
|
Joseph Singer (French horn) Edwin C. Brown (oboe) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Sam Kaplan, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand, Ziggy Smirnoff (violin) Howard Kay, Isadore Zir (viola) Maurice Brown (cello) Verley Mills (harp) Bernie Leighton (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Joe Lippman (arranger, conductor)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 5, 1950
| 442-5 | Dancing In The Dark
|
| 443-2 | You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere
|
| 444-3 | Laura
|
| 445-4 | East Of The Sun
|
| 446-2 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| 447-4 | Easy To Love
|
| 448-2 | I'm In The Mood For Love
|
| 449-2 | I'll Remember April
|
** reissue of Mercury MGC 109.
Lu Watters (trumpet) Warren Smith (trombone) Bob Helm (clarinet) Wally Rose (piano) Pat Patton (banjo) Clancy Hayes (banjo, vocals) Dick Lammi (bass, tuba) Bill Dart (drums)
"Hambone Kelly's", El Cerrito, CA, 1950
| 420 | Doctor Jazz
|
| 421 | Irish Black Bottom
|
| 422 | Beale Street Blues
|
| 423 | Shake That Thing
|
| 424 | Tin Roof Blues
|
| 425 | Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me
|
| 426 | Royal Garden Blues
|
| 427 | Sweet Georgia Brown
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 510.
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (trumpet) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (alto sax) Charlie Parker (alto sax -2,4) Jose Madera (tenor sax) Flip Phillips (tenor sax -1,3) Leslie Johnakins (baritone sax) Rene Hernandez (piano) Roberto Rodriguez (bass) Luis Miranda (congas) Jose Mangual (bongos) Ubaldo Nieto (timbales) Machito (arranger, conductor)
NYC, December 20, 1948
| 1. 2154-9 | 300 | No Noise, Part 1
|
| 2. 2155-2 | 301-2 | No Noise, Part 2
|
| 3. 2156 | 302 | Bucabu
|
| 4. 2157-1 | 303 | Mango Mangue
|
Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (trumpet) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (alto sax) Charlie Parker (alto sax -2) Jose Madera (tenor sax) Flip Phillips (tenor sax -1,3/5) Leslie Johnakins (baritone sax) Rene Hernandez (piano) Roberto Rodriguez (bass) Luis Miranda (congas) Jose Mangual (bongos) Ubaldo Nieto (timbales) Machito (arranger, conductor)
NYC, January, 1949
| 1. 2170-2 | 297 | Caravan
|
| 2. 2171-1 | 298-1 | Okiedoke
|
| 3. 2173-9 | 304 | Flying Home
|
| 4. 481 | Tanga, Part 1
|
| 5. 482 | Tanga, Part 2
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 511.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Carlos Vidal (bongos)
NYC, February-March, 1949
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, May 5, 1949
| 2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Thelonious Monk (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)
NYC, June 6, 1950
| 410-4 | Bloomdido
|
| 411-4 | An Oscar For Treadwell
|
| 412-6 | Mohawk
|
| 413-2 | My Melancholy Baby
|
| 414-6 | Leap Frog
|
| 415-3 | Relaxin' With Lee
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV-9034.
Charlie Parker (alto sax) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Teddy Kotick (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Luis Miranda (congas) Jose Mangual (bongos)
NYC, March 12, 1951
| 540-6 | My Little Suede Shoes
|
| 541-2 | Up Poquito De Tu Amor
|
| 542-9 | Tico Tico
|
Benny Harris (trumpet -1/3,5) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Teddy Kotick (bass) Max Roach (drums) possibly Jose Mangual (bongos)
NYC, January 23, 1952
| 1. 679-4 | Mama Inez
|
| 2. 680-3 | La Cucaracha
|
| 3. 681-6 | Estrellita
|
| 4. 682-3 | Begin The Beguine
|
| 5. 683-1 | La Paloma
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 513; Universal (J) UCCV-9043.
no details
** transfered to Clef MGC 514.
Alejandro Vivar (trumpet) Gus Maas (tenor sax) Bebo Valdes (piano) Kiki Hernandez (bass) Bill Barritto (drums) Rolando Alfonso (congas)
Miami, FL, 1952
| Blues For Andre
|
| Con Poco Loco
|
| Desconfianza
|
| Taboo
|
| Duerme
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 515.
Maurice Vander (piano) Django Reinhardt (guitar) Pierre Michelot (bass) Jean-Louis Viale (drums)
Paris, France, March 10, 1952
| 17276 | Blues For Ike
|
| 17277 | September Song
|
| 17278 | Night And Day
|
| 17279 | Insensiblement
|
| 17280 | Manoir De Mes Reves
|
| 17281 | Nuages
|
| 17282 | Brazil
|
| 17283 | Confessin'
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 516.