Ralph Sharon Catalog
1949 (age 26)
Ralph Sharon - Lady Bird / September In The Rain Technidisc (E) TDA 501
Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Muddell, bass; Laurie Morgan, drums.
London, England, late 1949
| Lady Bird | |
| September In The Rain |
** also released on Blue Star (F) 5001.
Ralph Sharon - Sweet Lorraine / Shaw 'Nuff Technidisc (E) TDA 502
same session.
London, England, late 1949
| Sweet Lorraine | |
| Shaw 'Nuff |
1950
Ralph Sharon - Burman's Bauble / Boptical Illusion Melodisc (E) 1118
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Pete Chilver, guitar; Jack Fallon, bass; Martin Ashton, drums.
London, England, March 27, 1950
| Mel.1 | Burman's Bauble |
| Mel.2 | Boptical Illusion |
Ralph Sharon - I've Got You Under My Skin / There's A Small Hotel Melodisc (E) 1119
same session.
London, England, March 27, 1950
| Mel.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin |
| Mel.4 | There's A Small Hotel |
Ralph Sharon - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / The Very Thought Of You Melodisc (E) 1129
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Dave Goldberg, guitar; Jack Fallon, bass; Martin Ashton, drums.
London, England, August 29, and September 14, 1950
| Mel.19 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |
| Mel.24 | The Very Thought Of You |
Ralph Sharon - Sloppy Joe / You Go To My Head Melodisc (E) 1161
same session.
London, England, August 29, and September 14, 1950
| Mel.25 | Sloppy Joe |
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Martin Ashton, drums.
London, England, January 9, 1951
| Mel.65 | You Go To My Head |
1951
Ralph Sharon - Heart And Soul / You Are My Lucky Star Melodisc (E) 1176
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Martin Ashton, drums.
London, England, January 9, 1951
| Mel.63 | Heart And Soul |
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Howard, bass; Rex Bennett, drums.
London, England, March 22, 1951
| Mel.110 | You're A Lucky Star |
Ralph Sharon - Two Sleepy People / Stalking The Stork Melodisc (E) 1156
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Martin Ashton, drums.
London, England, January 9, 1951
| Mel.66 | Two Sleepy People |
| Mel.68 | Stalking The Stork |
Ralph Sharon - Someone To Watch Over Me / Don's Dilemma Melodisc (E) 1200
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Howard, bass; Rex Bennett, drums.
London, England, March 22, 1951
| Mel.107 | Don's Dilemma |
Keith Bird, tenor sax; Martin Slavin, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Leon Roy, drums.
London, England, October 25, 1951
| Mel.229 | Someone To Watch Over Me |
Ralph Sharon - I Get A Kick Out Of You / Skylark Melodisc (E) 1201
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Howard, bass; Rex Bennett, drums.
London, England, March 22, 1951
| Mel.108 | Skylark |
Keith Bird, tenor sax; Martin Slavin, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Leon Roy, drums.
London, England, October 25, 1951
| Mel.228 | I Get A Kick Out Of You |
Ralph Sharon - Slightly Oliver / A Bachelor Gay Melodisc (E) 1169
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Howard, bass; Rex Bennett, drums.
London, England, March 22, 1951
| Mel.112 | Slightly Oliver |
| Mel.113 | A Bachelor Gay |
Ralph Sharon - Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / Serenade In Blue Melodisc (E) 1213
Keith Bird, tenor sax; Martin Slavin, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Alan Metcalf, guitar; Bert Howard, bass; Leon Roy, drums.
London, England, October 25, 1951
| Mel.231 | Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
same personnel.
London, England, November 13, 1951
| Mel.249 | Serenade In Blue |
Ralph Sharon - Where Or When / Bill Melodisc (E) 1227
same session.
London, England, November 13, 1951
| Mel.248 | Where Or When |
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Alan Graham, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Roy Plummer, guitar; Joe Muddell, bass; Harvey Bord, drums.
London, England, June 6, 1952
| Mel.349 | Bill |
1952
Ralph Sharon Sextet Lyragon (E) AF-1 1953
Tommy Whittle, tenor sax; Alan Graham, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Ike Isaacs, guitar; Joe Muddell, bass; Ken Harris, drums.
London, England, November 2, 1952
| R936 | Love Walked In |
| R938 | Room 504 |
| Deep Purple | |
| We'll Gather Lilacs |
Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Alan Graham, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Ike Isaacs, guitar; Joe Muddell, bass; Ken Harris, drums.
London, England, November 11, 1952
| As Time Goes By | |
| She's Funny That Way | |
| I'm Shooting High | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves And Spring Fever London (US) LL 1339
Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Muddell, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 2, 1952
| DR17341 | One Morning In May |
| DR17343 | It Might As Well Be Spring |
| DR17344 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year |
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 9, 1952
| DR17382 | A Garden In The Rain |
| DR17384 | Spring Secret |
| DR17385 | March Winds And April Showers |
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Weedon, guitar; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, March 5, 1953
| DR17650 | Falling Leaves |
| DR17651 | Autumn Mist |
| DR17652 | September In The Rain |
| DR17653 | Early Autumn |
| DR17657 | Shine On Harvest Moon |
| DR17660 | Indian Summer |
Ralph Sharon - Spring Fever Decca (E) LF 1107
Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Muddell, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 2, 1952
| DR17342 | I'll Remember April |
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 9, 1952
| DR17383 | Spring Song |
** also released on London (US) LL 733.
1953 (age 30)
Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves Decca (E) LF 1138
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Weedon, guitar; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, March 5, 1953
| DR17655 | September Song |
| DR17658 | October Twilight |
Ralph Sharon - September Song / Indian Summer Decca (E) F 10191
same session.
London, England, March 5, 1953
| DR17656 | September Song (diff version) |
1955
Ralph Sharon - Easy Jazz London (US) LL 1488
J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, May 27, 1955
| Manhattan | |
| Two Sleepy People | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | |
| Man On The Couch | |
| Just Because We're Kids | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Mood For Mitch | |
| There's A Small Hotel | |
| Love Walked In | |
| Can't Get Out Of This Mood | |
| Plutocrat At The Automat | |
| Slightly Oliver |
1956
Sue And Ralph Sharon - Mr & Mrs Jazz Bethlehem BCP-13 1957
J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano, vocal; Joe Puma, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Sue Ryan, vocal #2,4,6,8,10.
NYC, November, 1956
| 1. | It Don't Mean A Thing |
| 2. | A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues |
| 3. | A Fine Romance |
| 4. | Huguette Waltz |
| 5. | I Could Have Told You |
| 6. | A Trout, No Doubt |
| 7. | Mynah Lament |
| 8. | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair |
| 9. | Just You, Just Me |
| 10. | Nothing At All |
| 11. | That Goldblatt Magic |
Ralph Sharon Bethlehem BCP-41 1956
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jay Cave, bass; Christy Febbo, drums.
NYC, 1956
| Don't Be That Way | |
| Give Me The Simple Life | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
| I'm Glad There Is You | |
| I'm Beginning To See The Light | |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | |
| Steeplechase | |
| Angel Eyes | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
| Bluz For Suz |
1957
The Ralph Sharon Sextet - Around The World In Jazz Rama RLP 1001 1957
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, January 9, 10, and February 5, 7, 1957
| Tipperary Fairy | |
| Strictly Occidental | |
| Ask An Alaskan | |
| Blue In Peru | |
| Prettily Italy | |
| Piccadilly Panic | |
| Sorta Spanish | |
| Parisienne Eyeful | |
| Stateside Panic | |
| Hassle In Havana | |
| Gibraltar Rock | |
| Just A Japanese Side-Man |
** also released on Columbia (E) 33SX 1090.
1958
Ralph Sharon - Time / Friend's Blues Argo 5315
Ralph Sharon, piano; Allan Mack, bass; Billy Exiner, drums; Candido, congas.
NYC, June 3, 1958
| U-8814 | Time |
Ralph Sharon Quartet And Friend - 2:38 A.M. Argo LP-635 1958
same session.
NYC, June 3, 1958
| U-8815 | Ol' Man River |
| U-8816 | Friend's Blues |
| U-8816A | Blues |
| U-8817 | Garden In The Rain |
| U-8818 | I'll Never Let You Go (as I'll Never Be The Same) |
| U-8819 | Teach Me Tonight |
| U-8820 | How Long Has This Been Going On |
| U-8821 | Love Me Or Leave Me |
| U-8822 | Linguine, Lovers Lullaby |