Prestige Records Catalog: Tru-Sound 15000, 60000, 80000 series

Tru-Sound 15000 series (12 inch LP)

TRU 15001   King Curtis Sings The Blues - Trouble In Mind   1961

Paul Griffin, piano; Al Casey, Hugh McCracken as Mac Pierce, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Belton Evans, drums; King Curtis, vocal, alto sax, guitar; The Cookies: Dorothy Jones, Ethel McCrea, Margaret Ross, background vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 25, 1961

2989Trouble In Mind
2990Bad Bad Whiskey
2991Don't Deceive Me
2992But That's Alright
2993I Have To Worry
2994Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
2995Woke Up This Morning
2996Ain't Nobody's Business
2997Deep Fry
2998Jivin' Time

** also released on Tru-Sound TRU-ST-15001 in 1961; Original Blues Classics OBC-512 in 1987, OBCCD-512-2 in 1992.

TRU 15002   The Jimmy Neeley Trio - Misirlou   1961

Jimmy Neeley, piano; Michel Mulia, bass; Rudy Lawless, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1960

2757Gettin' A Taste
2758Witchcraft
2759Misirlou
2760Time After Time
2761My One And Only Love
2762The Chase
2763Lament For The Lonely
2764Gone With The Wind
2765Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

** also released on Tru-Sound TRU-ST-15002 in 1961.

TRU 15003   Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet - Hot Sauce   1961

Willie Coleman, vibes; Jose Ricci, piano; Bill Ellington, bass; Phil Newsom, drums, timbales; Juan Amalbert, leader, conga drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 6, 1960

2753Polly's Delight
2754Summertime
2755Blue Moon
2756'Round Midnight

Bobby Capers, alto sax #1,3; Willie Coleman, vibes; Artie Jenkins, piano; Bill Ellington, bass; Phil Newsom, drums, timbales; Juan Amalbert, leader, conga drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1961

1. 3052Ain't Dat Right
2. 3054April Afternoon
3. 3058Out Of This World

** part of Prestige PRCD-24128-2 in 1993.

TRU 15004   Ernestine Allen - Let It Roll   1961

King Curtis, tenor sax; Paul Griffin, piano; Al Casey, Chauncey Westbrook, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Ernestine Allen, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 30, 1961

3060Baubles, Bangles And Beads
3061Miss Allen's Blues
3062I Want A Little Boy
3063Love For Sale
3064Lullaby Of Broadway
3065Mean And Evil
3066The Man I Love
3067Tea For Two
3068Let It Roll

** also released on Original Blues Classics OBC-539 in 1991, OBCCD-539-2 in 1991.

TRU 15005   Clea Bradford - These Dues   1961

Clark Terry, trumpet; Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Patti Bown, piano; Chauncey Westbrook, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Billy English, drums; Clea Bradford, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 21, 1961

3092This Can't Be Love
3093If You But Knew
3094They Can't Take That Away From Me
3095This Love Of Mine
3096Somebody Loves Me
3097Willow Weep For Me
3098Skylark
3099These Dues
3100I'll Never Stop Loving You
3101I Cried For You

** also released on Clea Bradford With Oliver Nelson & Clark Terry, New Jazz NJLP 8320 in 1965.

TRU 15006   King Curtis - Old Gold   1961

King Curtis, tenor, alto sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Billy Butler, Eric Gale, guitar; Bob Bushnell, bass; Ray Lucas, drums; Willie Rodriguez, bongos, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 19, 1961

3216Night Train
3217You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
3218Honky Tonk
3219Fever
3220Tuxedo Junction
3221Lean Baby
3222The Hucklebuck

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1961

3223Soft
3224Tippin' In
3225So Rare
3226Harlem Nocturne

TRU 15007   It's Party Time With Jesse Powell   1962

Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Adiano Acea, piano; Albert Winston, organ; Billy Pyles, guitar; William Curtis, bass; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1961

3205Jumpin' Salty
3206Malaguena
3207Feelin' No Pain
3208When You're Smiling

Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Steve Gordon, piano; Billy Pyles, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Belton Evans, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 3, 1961

3256Tonight
3257Cool
3258Hot Stuff
3259Bibbie's Twist

Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Adiano Acea, piano; Billy Pyles, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 15, 1961

3312Trees
3313The Texas Twister
3314Blues On The Rocks
3315From The Soul

TRU 15008   It's Party Time With King Curtis   1962

Sam Taylor, tenor sax; King Curtis, tenor, alto sax; Paul Griffin, piano; Ernie Hayes, organ; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Ray Lucas, drums; + unknown, trumpet; unknown, bongos.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961

3135Slow Motion
3136Firefly
3137Something Frantic
3138Keep Movin'

Sam Taylor, tenor sax; King Curtis, tenor, alto sax; Paul Griffin, piano; Ernie Hayes, organ; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Ray Lucas, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 5, 1962

3339Low Down
3340(Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist
3341The Party Time Twist
3342Free For All
3343Easy Like
3344I'll Wait For You
3345Hot Saxes

TRU 15009   King Curtis - Doing The Dixie Twist   1962

Britt Woodman, trombone; King Curtis, tenor sax; Paul Griffin, piano; Billy Butler, Carl Lynch, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Ray Lucas, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1962

3386Alexander's Ragtime Band
3387A Shanty In Old Shantytown
3388Basin Street Blues
3389When The Saints Go Marching In
3390St. Louis Blues
3391Royal Garden Blues
3392Up A Lazy River
3393Sweet Georgia Brown
3394Muskrat Ramble
3395St. James Infirmary

** also released on Tru-Sound TRU-ST-15009 in 1962.

TRU 15010   Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland - It's The Blues Man!   1962

Eddie Kirkland, vocal, harmonica, guitar; with King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Herman Foster, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Frank Shea, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1961

3301I Tried
3302Man Of Stone
3304Train Done Gone
3305I'm Goin' To Keep Loving You
3306Something's Gone Wrong In My Life
3307Baby You Know It's True

Eddie Kirkland, vocal, harmonica, guitar; with King Curtis, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; George Stubbs, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Ray Lucas, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1962

3423Saturday Night Stomp
3424I'm Gonna Forget You
3425Down On My Knees
3426Don't Take My Heart
3427Daddy Please Don't Cry
3428Have Mercy On Me

** also released on Original Blues Classics OBC-513 in 1987, OBCCD-513-2 in 1993.

TRU 15011   Rock & Roll Buddy Lucas - Down Home Turn Around   1962

Buddy Lucas, tenor sax, harmonica, tambourine; Al Williams, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, bass, Fender bass; Carl Lynch, bass guitar; Herb Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 31, 1962

SA100The Rattle
SA101Papa Dee Dee
SA102Fallout
SA103Crash Party
SA104Show Down

Buddy Lucas, tenor sax, harmonica, tambourine; Bobby Banks, Hammond organ, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, bass, Fender bass; Carl Lynch, bass guitar; Herb Lovelle, drums; The Shouters: Sylvia Shemwell, Dee Dee Warwick as Didi Warrick, vocal; Dionne Warwick as Dion Warrick, vocal, tambourine.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 22, 1962

SA121Long Boy
SA122Hokus Pocus (Abbra-Cadabbra-Sham)
SA123Down Home Turnaround
SA124April Showers
SA125Moonglow

TRU 15012   Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet - The Chant   1963

Victor Allende, flute; Bobby Capers, alto, tenor sax; Willie Bivens, vibes; Willie Gardner, piano; Bill Ellington, bass; Juan Amalbert, drums, congas; Manny Ramos, drums, timbales.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 20, 1962

3497Jackie's Mambo
3498Dorian
3500Yesterday's Child
3501Star Eyes
3502G.T.'s Theme
3503There's No You
3504The Chant
3505Invitation

TRU 15013   The Rhoda Scott Trio - Hey! Hey! Hey!   1963

Joe Thomas, tenor sax, vocal; Rhoda Scott, organ, vocal; Carl Lynch, guitar; Bill Elliot, drums, vocal; The Shouters: Cissy Houston as Emily Garland, Dee Dee Warwick as Delia Warwick, Dionne Warwick, background vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 29, 1962

SA166I Want The Whole World To Know That I Only Have Eyes For You

Joe Thomas, tenor sax, vocal; Rhoda Scott, organ, vocal; Carl Lynch, guitar; Herb Lovelle, drums; The Shouters: Cissy Houston as Emily Garland, Dee Dee Warwick as Delia Warwick, Dionne Warwick, background vocal.

SA167Stand By Me

Joe Thomas, tenor sax, vocal; Rhoda Scott, organ, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Bill Elliot, drums, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 24, 1962

SA185-7Endlessly
SA186-10Sha-bazz
SA187-4If This Isn't Love
SA188-2Ebb Tide
SA189-3Splanky
SA190-3Fly Me To The Moon

TRU 15014   The Rhoda Scott Trio With Joe Thomas And Bill Elliot - Live! At The Key Club   1963

Joe Thomas, tenor sax, flute, vocal; Rhoda Scott, organ, vocal; Bill Elliot, drums, vocal.

Key Club, Newark, NJ, March 23, 1963

Hey-Hey-Hey!
Sha-bazz
The Work Song
I-Yi-Yi-Yi
Watermelon Man
Midnight Sun
Danny Boy
Lil Darlin' (intermission theme)

Tru-Sound Gospel 60000 series (12 inch LP)

TRU-60001   The Clefs Of Calvary - Baptized!   1962

Calvin April, James Phelps, lead vocal; Lester Earl, Willie Harris, Ezell Wilkins, vocal; with Richard Franklin, guitar; Leo Farley, bass.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1962

SA131Save Me
SA132God's Love
SA133Goin' Down To The River
SA134Wait A Little Longer
SA135Troubles Of This World
SA136Oh Lord Remember Me

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 1962

SA137Baptized
SA138A Stranger In Any Land
SA139While The Bloods Running Warm
SA140God Knows The Reason Why
SA141Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine
SA142Father Forgive Them

TRU-60002   The Gate City Singers - Peace In The Valley   1962

Joseph Davison, Leroy Gilligan, Richard Henderson, Bernard Patton, vocal; with Robert Banks, organ; Nathaniel Sanford, guitar; Benjamin Milas, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 7, 1962

SA106No Time To Lose
SA107Something Within
SA109Beams Of Heaven
SA110Every Now And Then

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 29, 1962

SA143Peace In The Valley
SA144Deliverance Will Come
SA145I'll Fly Away
SA146Out On The Ocean Sailing
SA147I'm Here In Jesus Name
SA148I Thank You Jesus

TRU-60003   The Capitol City Stars - We've Come This Far By Faith   1962

Edwin Hall Jr., William Jeter, Elliott McIlwain, Walter Mikell, John Noble, vocal; with Amos Bell, piano; Robert Banks, organ.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1962

SA127It's Alright
SA128Friends Talk About Me
SA129There'll Be Rest For The Weary
SA130Jesus I Love To Call Your Name

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June, 1962

SA158We've Come This Far By Faith
SA159It's Gonna Rain
SA160Lord, Guide My Mind
SA161Another Day
SA162Gonna Walk Right Out
SA163I Love The Lord
SA164I'm So Glad
SA165My God Called Me This Morning

TRU-60004   The Back Home Choir Of The Greater Harvest Baptist Church - Come Out The Wilderness   1962

Jeff Banks, Rev. Banks, J. DeLoatch, Mildred Lane, Ophelia Little, Janie Ross, Robert Ross, Minnie Sirmans, William Thomas, solo vocal; Rev. Charles Banks, organ; Jeff Banks, piano; Herbert Rankin, co-director; Joseph E. DeLoatch Jr.; Walter Straiten; Ella Henry; Janie Ross; Loretta Harrison; Joyce Townes; Ruby Tredwell; Ages Presley; John Davis; Roosevelt Belton; Cathalene Belton; Fannie Dixon; Roberty Gary; William Thomas; Mildred Lane; Melvin Frazier; Russell Blandrng; David Steward; Helene Morant; Isabella Rudolph; Adele Woulard; Ben Sirmans; Minnie A. Sirmans; Willa Troutman; James Hill; Tressy Lofton; Ella Adams; Gerald Murray; Dolores Jackson; Jo Ann Comer; Brenda Wright; Arlene Pleasant; Bobby Wright; James Ford; Clara Terry; Rosetta Sanders; Alice McCloud; Vera Hill; Marion Steward; Dorothy Davis; Margaret Tomlin; Ann Colbert; Naomi Jackson; Thelma Young; Sadie B. Ford; John Sirmans; Ophelia Little; Tommy Reed; Fannie Thomas; Bertha J. McKelvey; Lula Gillespie; Barbara Graham; Robert Ross; Viola Small; Carol Brown; Pat Harrell; Thomas Puryer.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1962

He's So Mighty
I Trust Him
Ride On King Jesus
Without God I Can Do Nothing
He Knows How Much We Can Bear
Climbing High Mountains
Come Out The Wilderness
Yes I Found Him
Jesus
Jordan River

TRU-60005   The Pentacostal Choir Of Detroit, Michigan - Saved!   1963

Rev. Clemmon Anderson, president; Doris Jones, secretary; Columbus Mann, director.

May, 1962

It's Wonderful To Know The Lord
Pray, Pray Always
God's Creation
How Glad I Am
We Don't Have To Sin No More
Save Me If You Will
In The Shelter Of That Rock
Prayer Wheel Turning

TRU-60006   The Psalms Of Grace - Time Is Winding Up   1963

Junita Lynch, Ethel Miller, James Stamps, J.W. Stevenson, Ruth Torrance, solo vocal; J.W. Stevenson, manager.

May, 1962

Till The Day Is Done
There's Not A Friend Like Him
Jesus Loves Me
Move On Up A Little Higher
I've Been In The Storm
I'll Overcome
He Will Provide
I Know You're Going To Miss Me
He's Alright
Time Is Winding Up

TSLP 60007   The Clefs Of Calvary - God's Light   1964

Calvin April, Percy Clark, James Phelps, lead vocal; with Ezell Wilkins, piano; Richard Franklin, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herb Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 5, 1963

Miracle Temple
You Don't Know What I've Been Through
Judgement Bar
Standing Where Jesus Is
Walk With Me
It's Religion
Don't Drive Me Away
On The Battlefield
Let It Run On Me
God's Light

Tru-Sound Latin America 80000 series (12 inch LP)

TRU-80001   Alfredito Valdes - Sabrina! (Pachanga)   1962

Alfredo Lopez, flute; Munos Bouffartique, Felix "Pupi" Lagaretta, Jose "Chombo" Silva, violin; Mike Rios, piano; Armando Albertini, congas; Reynaldo Rodriguez, timbales; Evaristo "Guajaron" Baro, bajo; Pete Bonet, Tony Torres, vocal, guiro, maracas; Alfredito Valdes, leader, vocal, guiro.

released 1962

Charanga En New York
Negra De Sociedad
Sabrina
Manana Te Llevo Nina
Dejate Querer
Almendra
Miu, Miu
Mi Novia Me Boto
Pachanga Flamenca
Quimbombo Que Resbala

TRU-80002   Andres Hernandez Y Su Sexteto Caribe Con 'Wilda Y Mario De Jesus - Recuerdos   1962

Antonio "Terin" Marquec, trumpet; Felipe Devis, guitar, cuatro; Teofilo Ortiz, Fender bass; Ramiro Diaz, congas; Mike Laboy, timbales, tambora; 'Wilda, vocal; Mario "El Boricua" De Jesus, vocal, guiro; Andres Hernandez, leader, vocal, maracas.

released 1962

Pica Mi Gallo
Avisa Me
Oye Mima
Sin Tu Amor
Mulata Resala
Recuerdo De Ipacarai
De Ponce A Guayama
La Polla
Te Adorare
A Casar La Paloma