Paul Quinichette Discography

1951 (age 35)

Paul Quinichette Sextet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Bill Doggett, organ; Freddie Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951

4247-2Cross FireVerve 314 543 750-2
4247-4--
4247-6-Mercury 8256; EmArcy MG-26021, MG-36027, (J) 175J-5/6
4579-1SandstoneEmArcy MG-26021, MG-36027, (J) 175J-5/6
4579-4-Verve 314 543 750-2
4580PrevueMercury 8256; EmArcy MG-26021, MG-36027, (J) 175J-5/6
4581-3No TimeVerve 314 543 750-2
4581-5-EmArcy MG-26021, MG-36027, (J) 175J-5/6

* EmArcy MG-36027   Paul Quinichette - The Vice "Pres"   1955
= Universal (J) UCCM-9119   -   2002
= Verve 314 543 750-2   -
* EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* EmArcy MG-26021   Lester Young, Paul Quinichette - Pres Meets Vice-Pres   1954
* Mercury 8256   Paul Quinichette - Cross Fire / Prevue

1952

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Buck Clayton, trumpet #1-6; Dicky Wells, trombone #1-6; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano #1-6, organ #7-9; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

Fulton Recording, NYC, January 30, 1952

1. 4815-6Shad RoeMercury 8287; EmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
2. 4816-5Paul's BunionMercury 70020; EmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
3. 4816-6-Verve 314 543 750-2
4. 4817-3Crew CutEmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
5. 4817-4-Verve 314 543 750-2
6. 4818-6The HookMercury 8287; EmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
7. 4819-7SamieMercury 70020; EmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
8. 4820-4I'll Always Be In Love With YouMercury 8272; EmArcy MG-26022, MG-36027
9. 4821-2SequelMercury 8272; EmArcy MG-26035, MG-36050

* EmArcy MG-36027   Paul Quinichette - The Vice "Pres"   1955
= Universal (J) UCCM-9119   -   2002
= Verve 314 543 750-2   -
* EmArcy MG-36050   Various Artists - Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I   1956
* EmArcy MG-26022   Paul Quinichette - The Vice "Pres"   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* EmArcy MG-26035   Paul Quinichette - Sequel   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* Mercury 8287   Paul Quinichette - Shad Roe / The Hook
* Mercury 70020, 70020x45   Paul Quinichette - Paul's Bunion / Samie   1952
* Mercury 8272   Paul Quinichette - I'll Always Be In Love With You / Sequel

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Joe Newman, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkin, alto sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Bobby Tucker, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass #1,2; Al McKibbon, bass #3,4; Gus Johnson, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, July, 1952

1. 9346Bustin' SudsEmArcy MG-26035
2. 9347Let's Make It-
3. 9348P.Q. BluesEmArcy 16009, MG-26022, MG-36027
4. 9349Bot, Bot-

* EmArcy MG-36027   Paul Quinichette - The Vice "Pres"   1955
= Universal (J) UCCM-9119   -   2002
= Verve 314 543 750-2   -
* EmArcy MG-26035   Paul Quinichette - Sequel   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* EmArcy MG-26022   Paul Quinichette - The Vice "Pres"   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* EmArcy 16009, 16009x45   Paul Quinichette - P.Q. Blues / Bot, Bot

The Birdland Quintet / Paul Quinichette Quintet

Paul Quinichette as Vice Prez, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

NYC, December 8, 1952

4005You Belong To MeJax 5001; Dale EP 204, LP 22; Xanadu 208; Mainstream MDCD 722
4006Green Is Blue-
4007-?Birdland Jump (alternate take)Mainstream MDCD 722
4007Birdland JumpJax 5005; Dale EP 204, LP 22; Mainstream 56025, MDCD 722; Xanadu 208
4008Sleepy Time GalJax 5005; Dale EP 204, LP 22; Mainstream 56025; Xanadu 208

* Xanadu 208   Frankie Socolow, John Hardee, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette - Bebop Revisited Vol. 6   1986
* Mainstream 56025, S/6025   Stan Getz - A Look At Yesterday   1965
= Vogue (F) INT 40019   -
= Mainstream MRL 364   -   1972
= America (F) AM 6159   Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Wardell Gray, Dave Lambert, Benny Green, Allen Eager - Yesterday   1981
* Mainstream MDCD 722   Stan Getz, Paul Quinichette, Wardell Gray - A Look At Yesterday   1991
* Dale LP 22   Paul Quinichette
* Dale EP 204   Paul Quinichette
* Jax 5001   The Birdland Quintet - You Belong To Me / Green Is Blue
* Jax 5005   The Birdland Quintet - Birdland Jump / Sleepy Time Gal

1953

Paul Quinichette Quintet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Marlowe Morris, organ; Jerome Darr, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Les Erskine, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, January, 1953

9452-8Galoshes And RubbersMercury 70138; EmArcy MG-26035, MG-36050
9453-9People Will Say We're In LoveMercury 70086; EmArcy MG-26035, MG-36051
9454-9Rose Of BirdlandMercury 70138; EmArcy MG-26035, MG-36051
9455-4No ParkingMercury 70086; EmArcy MG-26035

* EmArcy MG-36050   Various Artists - Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I   1956
* EmArcy MG-36051   Various Artists - Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II   1956
* EmArcy MG-26035   Paul Quinichette - Sequel   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* Mercury 70138, 70138x45   Paul Quinichette - Galoshes And Rubbers / Rose Of Birdland   1953
* Mercury 70086, 70086x45   Paul Quinichette - People Will Say We're In Love / No Parking   1953

Paul Quinichette Quartet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Marlowe Morris, organ; Jerome Darr, guitar; Jo Jones, drums.

NYC, September 25, 1953

85269The Heat's OffDecca 28921, ED 2292, DL 8176; MCA MCA-1336
85270MineDecca 28921, ED 2293, DL 8176; MCA MCA-1336
85271The Heat's OnDecca 29292, ED 2291, DL 8176; MCA MCA-1336
85272The Very Thought Of YouDecca 29292; MCA MCA-1336

* Decca DL 8176; Brunswick (E) LAT 8099   Bennie Green, Paul Quinichette - Blow Your Horn!
* MCA MCA-1336   Various Artists - The Chase And The Steeple Chase   1980
* Decca ED 2292   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's Off / I Remember Harlem
* Decca ED 2293   Paul Quinichette - Mine / Humpty Dumpty
* Decca ED 2291   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's On / I Can't Give You Anything But Love
* Decca 28921   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's Off / Mine
* Decca 29292   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's On / The Very Thought Of You

1954

Paul Quinichette Quintet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Golden, piano, organ; Skeeter Best, guitar; Jimmy Richardson, bass; Les Erskine, drums.

NYC, February 9, 1954

85845Swinging The BluesDecca 29056; Brunswick (E) 05292; MCA MCA-1336
85846Humpty DumptyDecca 29197, ED 2293, DL 8176; MCA MCA-1336
85847I Remember HarlemDecca 29056, ED 2292, DL 8176; Brunswick (E) 05292; MCA MCA-1336
85848I Can't Give You Anything But LoveDecca 29197, ED 2291, DL 8176; MCA MCA-1336

* MCA MCA-1336   Various Artists - The Chase And The Steeple Chase   1980
* Decca DL 8176; Brunswick (E) LAT 8099   Bennie Green, Paul Quinichette - Blow Your Horn!
* Decca ED 2293   Paul Quinichette - Mine / Humpty Dumpty
* Decca ED 2292   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's Off / I Remember Harlem
* Decca ED 2291   Paul Quinichette - The Heat's On / I Can't Give You Anything But Love
* Decca 29056   Paul Quinichette - I Remember Harlem / Swinging The Blues
* Brunswick (E) 05292   Paul Quinichette - Swinging The Blues / I Remember Harlem
* Decca 29197   Paul Quinichette - Humpty Dumpty / I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Paul Quinichette Quintet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones or John Williams, piano; Jerome Darr, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

NYC, July, 1954

10590SundayEmArcy MG-26035

* EmArcy MG-26035   Paul Quinichette - Sequel   1954
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Sam Most, flute; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Jerome Darr, Barry Gabbraith, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Harold Wing, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, November 4, 1954

11065Plush Life (alternate take)Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61
-Plush LifeEmArcy MG-36003
11066You're Crying-
11067Shorty George-
11068Pablo's Roonie-

* Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61, (J) 30JD-22/25   Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album   1984
* EmArcy MG-36003   Moods Featuring Paul Quinichette   1955
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Al Hall, bass; Tommy Lopez, congas; Manny Oquendo, bongos; Willie Rodriguez, timbales.

Fine Sound, NYC, November 22, 1954

11069Tropical IntrigueEmArcy MG-36003
11070GrasshopperEmArcy MG-36003, MG-36071
11071Dilemma DiabloEmArcy MG-36003
11072I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me-

* EmArcy MG-36003   Moods Featuring Paul Quinichette   1955
= EmArcy (J) 175J-5/6   The Complete Paul Quinichette On EmArcy   1985
* EmArcy MG-36071   Various Artists - Volume VIII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Drum Role   1956

1956 (age 40)

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, trumpet #1-3,5,7,8; Henry Coker, trombone #1-3,5,7,8; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Bill Graham, baritone sax #1-3,5,7,8; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Ed Jones, bass; Sonny Payne, drums.

NYC, July 16, 1956

1.Come Rain Or Come ShineDawn 222, DLP 1109
2.Pardon The Blues, PleaseDawn DLP 1109
3.Start HereDawn DLP 1109, DLP 1124
4.Pennies From HeavenDawn DLP 1109
5.Happy FeelingDawn 222, DLP 1109, DLP 1123
6.Honeysuckle RoseDawn DLP 1109
7.Big Deal-
8.The Kid From Denver-

* Dawn DLP 1109   Paul Quinichette - The Kid From Denver   1956
= Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30063   -
* Dawn DLP 1124   Various Artists - Jazz For Hi-Fi Lovers   1956
* Dawn DLP 1123   Various Artists - Critics' Choice   1957
* Dawn 222   Paul Quinichette - Happy Feeling / Come Rain Or Come Shine

Paul Quinichette Quintet/Sextet

Gene Roland, trumpet #2-4; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Sonny Payne, drums.

NYC, October, 1956

1.These Foolish ThingsDawn DLP 1126
2.Along About This Time Last Year-
3.If I'm LuckyJazztone (Eu) J-1245
4.No Moon At AllDawn unissued

* Dawn DLP 1126   Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, Wardell Grey - Tenors Anyone?   1958
* Jazztone (Eu) J-1245   Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival   1950s
= Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245   Various Artists - Festival Du Jazz Moderne   1950s

1957

Paul Quinichette's New Stars

Curtis Fuller, trombone #1-3,5; Sonny Red Kyner, alto sax #1-3,5; John Jenkins, alto sax #2-5; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 10, 1957

1. 1250CirclesPrestige PRLP 7103
2. 1251Blue DotsPrestige 45-106, PRLP 7103
3. 1252On The Sunny Side Of The StreetPrestige PRLP 7103
4. 1253My Funny ValentineOriginal Jazz Classics OJCCD-076-2
5. 1254Cool-LypsoPrestige PRLP 7103

* Prestige PRLP 7103   Paul Quinichette - On The Sunny Side   1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-076   -   1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-076-2   -   1996
* Prestige 45-106   Paul Quinichette - Blue Dots Parts 1 & 2   1957

Paul Quinichette - John Coltrane Quintet

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax #1-4; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 17, 1957

1. 1270Cattin'Prestige PRLP 7158, P-24110
2. 1271Anatomy-
3. 1272Vodka-
4. 1273Sunday-
5. 1274Tea For TwoStatus ST 8317; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-460-2
6. 1275Exactly Like YouPrestige PRLP 7158, P-24110

* Prestige PRLP 7158   Cattin' With Coltrane And Quinichette   1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-460, OJCCD-460-2   -   1990
* Prestige P-24110   John Coltrane - Bahia   1983
* Status ST 8317   Donald Byrd-Kenny Burrell-Frank Foster-Hank Mobley-Mal Waldron-Curtis Fuller-Paul Quinichette-Hank Jones - Body & Soul   1965

Paul Quinichette Sextet

Gene Roland, trumpet; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Doyle Salathiel, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

NYC, August 13, 1957

Big GeorgeHarmony HL 7196
No Knox BluesSavoy Jazz SJL 1172

* Harmony HL 7196   Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival
* Savoy Jazz SJL 1172   Oscar Pettiford - Discoveries   1987

Paul Quinichette Sextet

Shad Collins, trumpet; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 18, 1957

1369Rock-A-Bye BasiePrestige PRLP 7127
1370Texas Shuffle-
1371Out The Window-
1372Diggin' For Dex-
1373Jive At Five-

* Prestige PRLP 7127   Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce - For Basie   1958
= Swingville SVLP 2036, SVST 2036   Paul Quinichette, Jo Jones, Shad Collins, Nat Pierce, Walter Page, Freddie Green - For Basie   1963
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-978-2   Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce - For Basie   1998
= Prestige P-24109   Buck Clayton/Shad Collins/Freddie Greene/Eddie Jones/Jo Jones/Walter Page/Nat Pierce/Paul Quinichette/Jack Washington - Basie Reunions   1982

1959

Paul Quinichette And His Orchestra

Shad Collins, Harry Edison, Dick Vance, Snooky Young, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Jo Jones, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 20, 1959

Jump The Blues AwayUnited Artists UAL 4024
Jump For Me-
Like Basie (as Like Who)-
The Holy Main-
Big D-
P.Q.-

* United Artists UAL 4024, UAS 5024   Paul Quinichette - Like Basie!   1959
= United Artists UAL 4054, UAS 5054   Paul Quinichette And His Swingtette - Like Who?   1959
= United Artists UAL 4077, UAS 5077   Paul Quinichette   1960