Ralph Sharon Discography
1949 (age 26)
Ralph Sharon And His Bobtet
Harry Roche, trombone; Harry Klein, alto sax; Ronnie Scott, tenor sax; Bob Burns, baritone sax #3; Ralph Sharon, piano; Dave Goldberg, guitar; Charles Short, bass; Martin Ashton, drums; Doreen Henry, vocal.
London, England, November 9, 1949
| 1. | Euphoria | Harmony (E) unissued |
| 2. | How High The Moon | - |
| 3. | Zanzibar | - |
Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Muddell, bass; Laurie Morgan, drums.
London, England, late 1949
| Lady Bird | Technidisc (E) TDA 501 | |
| September In The Rain | - | |
| Sweet Lorraine | Technidisc (E) TDA 502 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - |
* Technidisc (E) TDA 501; Blue Star (F) 5001 Ralph Sharon - Lady Bird / September In The Rain
* Technidisc (E) TDA 502 Ralph Sharon - Sweet Lorraine / Shaw 'Nuff
1950
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Melodisc (E) 1118 |
| Mel.2 | Boptical Illusion | - |
| Mel.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Melodisc (E) 1119 |
| Mel.4 | There's A Small Hotel | - |
* Melodisc (E) 1118 Ralph Sharon - Burman's Bauble / Boptical Illusion
* Melodisc (E) 1119 Ralph Sharon - I've Got You Under My Skin / There's A Small Hotel
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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.16 | The Way You Look Tonight | rejected |
| Mel.19 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Melodisc (E) 1129 |
| Mel.24 | The Very Thought Of You | - |
| Mel.25 | Sloppy Joe | Melodisc (E) 1161 |
* Melodisc (E) 1129 Ralph Sharon - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / The Very Thought Of You
* Melodisc (E) 1161 Ralph Sharon - Sloppy Joe / You Go To My Head
1951
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Melodisc (E) 1176 |
| Mel.65 | You Go To My Head | Melodisc (E) 1161 |
| Mel.66 | Two Sleepy People | Melodisc (E) 1156 |
| Mel.68 | Stalking The Stork | - |
* Melodisc (E) 1176 Ralph Sharon - Heart And Soul / You Are My Lucky Star
* Melodisc (E) 1161 Ralph Sharon - Sloppy Joe / You Go To My Head
* Melodisc (E) 1156 Ralph Sharon - Two Sleepy People / Stalking The Stork
Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Howard, bass; Rex Bennett, drums.
London, England, March 22, 1951
| Mel.106 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | unissued |
| Mel.107 | Don's Dilemma | Melodisc (E) 1200 |
| Mel.108 | Skylark | Melodisc (E) 1201 |
| Mel.109 | A Foggy Day | rejected |
| Mel.110 | You're A Lucky Star | Melodisc (E) 1176 |
| Mel.111 | The Folks Who Live On The Hill | unissued |
| Mel.112 | Slightly Oliver | Melodisc (E) 1169 |
| Mel.113 | A Bachelor Gay | - |
* Melodisc (E) 1200 Ralph Sharon - Someone To Watch Over Me / Don's Dilemma
* Melodisc (E) 1201 Ralph Sharon - I Get A Kick Out Of You / Skylark
* Melodisc (E) 1176 Ralph Sharon - Heart And Soul / You Are My Lucky Star
* Melodisc (E) 1169 Ralph Sharon - Slightly Oliver / A Bachelor Gay
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Melodisc (E) 1201 |
| Mel.229 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Melodisc (E) 1200 |
| Mel.230 | This Can't Be Love | unissued |
| Mel.231 | Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart | Melodisc (E) 1213 |
* Melodisc (E) 1201 Ralph Sharon - I Get A Kick Out Of You / Skylark
* Melodisc (E) 1200 Ralph Sharon - Someone To Watch Over Me / Don's Dilemma
* Melodisc (E) 1213 Ralph Sharon - Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / Serenade In Blue
Ralph Sharon Sextet
same personnel.
London, England, November 13, 1951
| Mel.247 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | unissued |
| Mel.248 | Where Or When | Melodisc (E) 1227 |
| Mel.249 | Serenade In Blue | Melodisc (E) 1213 |
| Mel.250 | April In Paris | unissued |
* Melodisc (E) 1227 Ralph Sharon - Where Or When / Bill
* Melodisc (E) 1213 Ralph Sharon - Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / Serenade In Blue
1952
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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.347 | These Foolish Things | unissued |
| Mel.348 | Sometimes I'm Happy | - |
| Mel.349 | Bill | Melodisc (E) 1227 |
| Mel.350 | It Don't Mean A Thing | unissued |
* Melodisc (E) 1227 Ralph Sharon - Where Or When / Bill
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Lyragon (E) J 705, AF-1 |
| R938 | Room 504 | - |
| Deep Purple | Lyragon (E) AF-1 | |
| We'll Gather Lilacs | - |
* Lyragon (E) AF-1 Ralph Sharon Sextet 1953
* Lyragon (E) J 705 Ralph Sharon - Love Walked In / Room 504
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Lyragon (E) AF-1 | |
| She's Funny That Way | - | |
| I'm Shooting High | - | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - |
* Lyragon (E) AF-1 Ralph Sharon Sextet 1953
Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Muddell, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 2, 1952
| DR17341 | One Morning In May | Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17342 | I'll Remember April | Decca (E) LF 1107 |
| DR17343 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17344 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year | - |
* London (US) LL 1339 Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves And Spring Fever
* Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 733 Ralph Sharon - Spring Fever
Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, December 9, 1952
| DR17382 | A Garden In The Rain | Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17383 | Spring Song | Decca (E) LF 1107 |
| DR17384 | Spring Secret | Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17385 | March Winds And April Showers | - |
* London (US) LL 1339 Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves And Spring Fever
* Decca (E) LF 1107; London (US) LL 733 Ralph Sharon - Spring Fever
1953 (age 30)
Ralph Sharon Quartet
Ralph Sharon, piano; Bert Weedon, guitar; Jack Fallon, bass; Tony Kinsey, drums.
London, England, March 5, 1953
| DR17650 | Falling Leaves | Decca (E) LF 1138; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17651 | Autumn Mist | - |
| DR17652 | September In The Rain | - |
| DR17653 | Early Autumn | - |
| DR17654 | 'Tis Autumn | unissued |
| DR17655 | September Song | Decca (E) LF 1138 |
| DR17656 | September Song (diff version) | Decca (E) F 10191 |
| DR17657 | Shine On Harvest Moon | Decca (E) LF 1138; London (US) LL 1339 |
| DR17658 | October Twilight | Decca (E) LF 1138 |
| DR17659 | It Might As Well Be Spring | unissued |
| DR17660 | Indian Summer | Decca (E) F 10191, (E) LF 1138; London (US) LL 1339 |
* London (US) LL 1339 Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves And Spring Fever
* Decca (E) LF 1138 Ralph Sharon - Autumn Leaves
* Decca (E) F 10191 Ralph Sharon - September Song / Indian Summer
1955
Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | London (US) LL 1488 | |
| 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 | - |
* London (US) LL 1488 Ralph Sharon - Easy Jazz
1956
Ralph Sharon Sextet With Sue Ryan
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 | Bethlehem BCP-13 |
| 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 | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-13 Sue And Ralph Sharon - Mr & Mrs Jazz 1957
Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jay Cave, bass; Christy Febbo, drums.
NYC, 1956
| Don't Be That Way | Bethlehem BCP-41 | |
| 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 | Bethlehem BCP-41, BCP-84 | |
| Bluz For Suz | Bethlehem BCP-41 |
* Bethlehem BCP-41 Ralph Sharon 1956
* Bethlehem BCP-84 Various Artists - Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three 1958
= Bethlehem EXLP-6 Various Artists - Bethlehem's Best 1956
1957
The Ralph Sharon Sextet
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 | Rama RLP 1001 | |
| 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 | - |
* Rama RLP 1001 The Ralph Sharon Sextet - Around The World In Jazz 1957
= Columbia (E) 33SX 1090 -
1958
Ralph Sharon Quartet And Friend
Ralph Sharon, piano; Allan Mack, bass; Billy Exiner, drums; Candido, congas.
NYC, June 3, 1958
| U-8813 | Easy To Go | Chess unissued |
| U-8814 | Time | Argo 5315 |
| U-8815 | Ol' Man River | Argo LP-635, EP-1077 |
| U-8816 | Friend's Blues | Argo 5315, LP-635 |
| U-8816A | Blues | Argo LP-635, EP-1077 |
| U-8817 | Garden In The Rain | Argo LP-635 |
| U-8818 | I'll Never Let You Go (as I'll Never Be The Same) | - |
| U-8819 | Teach Me Tonight | Argo LP-635, EP-1077 |
| U-8820 | How Long Has This Been Going On | Argo LP-635 |
| U-8821 | Love Me Or Leave Me | - |
| U-8822 | Linguine, Lovers Lullaby | Argo LP-635, EP-1077 |
| U-8823 | I Got It Bad | Chess unissued |
| U-8824 | I Wished On The Moon | - |
* Argo LP-635 Ralph Sharon Quartet And Friend - 2:38 A.M. 1958
* Argo EP-1077 Ralph Sharon And His Friends - 2:38 A.M.
* Argo 5315 Ralph Sharon - Time / Friend's Blues