Richie Kamuca Discography
1956 (age 26)
Richie Kamuca Quartet
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Vince Guaraldi, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
NYC, January 11, 1956
| A Gal In Calico | Keynote unissued | |
| Ginza | - | |
| It's You Or No One | - | |
| It Had To Be You | - | |
| Lost April | - | |
| Moonlight Becomes You | - | |
| The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | - | |
| One Man's Famine | - |
Richie Kamuca Quartet
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 26, 1956
| If I Should Lose You | Pacific Jazz JWC-505, CDP 7 92931 2 |
* Pacific Jazz JWC-505 Various Artists - Solo Flight 1957
= World Pacific JWC-505 - 1958
* Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931 2 Chet Baker, Art Pepper - The Route 1989
Richie Kamuca - Bill Perkins Quintet
Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1956
| Cotton Tail | Liberty LRP-3051 | |
| I Want A Little Girl | - | |
| Blues For Two | - | |
| Indian Summer | - | |
| Don't Be That Way | - | |
| Oh! Look At Me Now | - | |
| Spain | - | |
| Pick A Dilly | - |
* Liberty LRP-3051 Tenors Head-On Featuring Bill Perkins And Richie Kamuca
= Pacific Jazz CDP 0777 7 97195 2 5 - 1992
1957
Richie Kamuca Quartet
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, June, 1957
| Just Friends | Mode MOD-LP 102 | |
| Rain Drain | - | |
| What's New | - | |
| Early Bird | - | |
| Nevertheless | - | |
| Me And My Only Love | - | |
| Fire One | - | |
| Cherokee | - |
* Mode MOD-LP 102 Richie Kamuca Quartet
= V.S.O.P. #17 CD - 1988
1970 (age 40)
Richie Kamuca - Buddy Tate Quintet
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax #1,4-7; Buddy Tate, tenor sax #1-3,7; Mundell Lowe, guitar #1,7; Monty Budwig, bass; Chuck Flores, drums.
Donte's, North Hollywood, CA, May 17 and 18, 1970
| 1. | Broadway | Cellar Door Records dividend; SSJ (J) XQAM-1611 |
| 2. | Mack The Knife | - |
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 4. | Jumpin' At The Woodside | - |
| 5. | Marianne | - |
| 6. | My Funny Valentine | - |
| 7. | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
* SSJ (J) XQAM-1611 Richie Kamuca And Buddy Tate - Live At Donte's-1970 - Back To The Ballroom 2009
1974
Richie Kamuca - Lee Konitz Quintet
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Jake Hanna, drums.
Donte's, North Hollywood, CA, 1974
| Baby, Baby All The Time | Cellar Door Records CLLR-102 | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Lester Leaps In | - |
* Cellar Door Records CLLR-102 Richie Kamuca, Lee Konitz - Live At Donte's 2010
1976
Richard Kamuca Quartet
Richard Kamuca, tenor sax, vocal; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Nick Ceroli, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, late 1976
| I Concentrate On You | Jazzz Records JAZZZ 104 | |
| If I Love Again | - | |
| Some Other Spring | - | |
| Say It Isn't So | - | |
| Symphony | - | |
| Flying Down To Rio | - | |
| When Day Is Done | - | |
| 'Tis Autumn | - |
* Jazzz Records JAZZZ 104 Richard Kamuca Quartet 1976 1976
= Concord Jazz CJ-41 Richie Kamuca - Richie 1977
1977 (aged 46)
Richie Kamuca Duo
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Dave Frishberg, piano.
Los Angeles, CA, early 1977
| I Didn't Know About You | Concord Jazz CJ-39 | |
| All Alone | - | |
| Three Little Words | - | |
| With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair | - | |
| Harlem Butterfly | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-39 Richie Kamuca - Drop Me Off In Harlem 1977
Richie Kamuca Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Donald Bailey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, early 1977
| Dizzy Atmosphere | Concord Jazz CJ-96 | |
| If You Could See Me Now | - | |
| Chi-Chi | - | |
| Barbados | - | |
| Confirmation | - | |
| Blues In B Flat | - | |
| Medley: Willow Weep For Me / Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| Hot House | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-96 Richie Kamuca - Charlie 1979
Richie Kamuca Trio
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax, vocal; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, February 2, 1977
| Drop Me Off In Harlem | Concord Jazz CJ-39 | |
| Dear Bix | - | |
| It Must Be True | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-39 Richie Kamuca - Drop Me Off In Harlem 1977