Riverside Records Discography: 1951-1952
1951
Paul Barbarin And His Jazz Band
Ernest Cagnolatti, trumpet; Edward Pierson, trombone; Albert Burbank, clarinet, vocal #1; Lester Santiago, piano; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo; Richard McLean, bass; Paul Barbarin, drums.
New Orleans, LA, January 23, 1951
| 1. NO25 | Eh La Bas | Circle J-1077; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| 2. NO26 | Lily Of The Valley | Circle J-1077 |
| 3. NO27 | Walk Through The Streets Of The City | Circle J-1078; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| 4. NO28 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-217 Sharkey Bonano And Paul Barbarin - New Orleans Contrasts 1956
* Circle J-1077 Paul Barbarin - Eh La Bas / Lily Of The Valley 1951
* Circle J-1078 Paul Barbarin - Walk Through The Streets Of The City / Just A Closer Walk With Thee 1951
Jamming At Rudi's
Dick Smith, trumpet; Conrad Janis, trombone; Tom Sharpsteen, clarinet; Bob Wilber, soprano sax; Ralph Sutton as John Jeffrey, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Pops Foster, bass; Freddie Moore, drums.
NYC, January 23, 1951
| NY116 | Panama | unissued |
| NY117 | Weary Blues | - |
| NY118 | Maryland, My Maryland | - |
| NY119 | See See Rider | Circle L-407; Riverside RLP 12-215 |
| NY120 | High Society | - |
| NY121 | That's A Plenty | - |
| NY173 | When The Saints Go Marching In I | - |
| NY174 | When The Saints Go Marching In II | - |
Eubie Blake, piano.
| Maple Leaf Rag | Circle L-407 |
* Riverside RLP 12-215 Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session 1956
* Circle L-407 Jamming At Rudi's No. 1 1951
Jamming At Rudi's
Hot Lips Page, trumpet, vocal; Tyree Glenn, trombone; Burnie Peacock, clarinet, alto sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Dan Burley, Kenny Kersey, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.
NYC, February 10, 1951
| NY122 | Blues No. 1 | unissued |
| NY123 | Blues No. 2 | - |
| NY124 | Dan Carter Blues | - |
| NY125 | Skiffle Jam | Circle L-410 |
| NY126 | Moanin' Dan | - |
| NY127 | Sweet Sue | - |
| NY128 | Kersey's Boogie | Circle R-3003 (alt.), L-410 |
| NY129 | I've Got The Upper Hand | Circle R-3003 (alt.) |
| NY130 | Sunny Jungle (as Drum Rhapsody) | Circle R-3004 (alt.), L-410 |
| NY131 | Main Street | Circle R-3004 (alt.) |
* Circle L-410 Jamming At Rudi's No. 2 1951
* Circle R-3003 (alt.) Jamming At Rudi's - Kersey's Boogie / I've Got The Upper Hand
* Circle R-3004 (alt.) Jamming At Rudi's - Drum Rhapsody / Main Street
Ray Foxley Solo
Ray Foxley, piano.
Birmingham, England, February 28, 1951
| RHC47 | The Diamond King | Riverside unissued |
| RHC48 | Vieux Carre Blues | - |
| RHC49 | Fig Leaf Rag | - |
| RHC50 | Levee Rambler Blues | - |
| RHC51 | Tom Cat Blues | - |
| RHC52 | Bordello Rag | - |
| RHC53 | Supersonic Rag | - |
| RHC54 | Frenchmans Stomp | - |
| RHC55 | Jelly Roll Blues | - |
| RHC56 | Mama 'Nita | - |
Paul Barbarin And His Jazz Band
Ernest Cagnolatti, trumpet; Edward Pierson, trombone; Albert Burbank, clarinet; Lester Santiago, piano; Richard McLean, bass; Paul Barbarin, drums.
New Orleans, LA, May 8, 1951
| NO29 | Panama | Circle J-1065 |
| NO30 | Just A Little While To Stay Here | Circle J-1065; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO31 | Clarinet Marmalade | Circle J-1066; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO32 | Fidgety Feet | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-217 Sharkey Bonano And Paul Barbarin - New Orleans Contrasts 1956
* Circle J-1065 Paul Barbarin - Panama / Just A Little While To Stay Here 1951
* Circle J-1066 Paul Barbarin - Clarinet Marmalade / Fidgety Feet 1951
Conrad Janis And His Tailgate Jazz Band
Dick Smith, trumpet; Conrad Janis, trombone; Tom Sharpsteen, clarinet; Elmer Schoebel, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Freddie Moore, drums.
NYC, May 8, 1951
| NY144 | Danny's Banjo Blues | GHB 50 |
* GHB 50 no information
Conrad Janis And His Tailgate Jazz Band
Dick Smith, trumpet; Conrad Janis, trombone; Tom Sharpsteen, clarinet; Elmer Schoebel, piano; Danny Barker, guitar, vocal #2; Freddie Moore, drums, vocal #4.
NYC, June 7, 1951
| 1. NY134 | Willie The Weeper | Circle R-3006; Riverside RLP 12-215 |
| 2. NY135 | Eh La Bas | - |
| 3. NY136 | When You And I Were Young, Maggie | Circle R-3007; Riverside RLP 12-215 |
| 4. NY137 | Down By The Riverside | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-215 Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session 1956
* Circle R-3006 Conrad Janis - Willie The Weeper / Eh La Bas
* Circle R-3007 Conrad Janis - When You And I Were Young, Maggie / Down By The Riverside
Mary Lou Williams Quintet
Elmer "Skippy" Williams, clarinet; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Billy Taylor, bass; Al Walker, drums; Dave Lambert Singers, vocal trio.
NYC, June 11, 1951
| NY151 | Walking | Circle R-3008 |
| NY152 | De Function (The Great Macbeth) | unissued |
| NY153 | Cloudy | - |
| NY154 | I Won't Let It Bother Me | - |
* Circle R-3008 Mary Lou Williams - Walking / The Sheik Of Araby
Mary Lou Williams Trio
Mary Lou Williams, piano; Billy Taylor, bass; Willie Correa, bongos.
NYC, June 15, 1951
| NY155-1 | The Sheik Of Araby | Circle R-3008, L-412 |
| NY156 | When Dreams Come True | Circle L-412 |
| NY157 | Bobo | - |
| NY158 | Kool | - |
* Circle L-412 Mary Lou Williams Trio
* Circle R-3008 Mary Lou Williams - Walking / The Sheik Of Araby
The Merseysippi Jazz Band
John Lawrence, cornet; Frank Parr, trombone; Don Lydiatt, clarinet; Frank Robinson, piano; Ken Baldwin, Ron Miller, banjo; Dick Goodwin, bass; George Bennett, drums.
Liverpool, England, June 21, 1951
| HC57 | Cake-Walking Babies From Home | Riverside unissued |
| HC58 | Hysterics Rag | - |
| HC59 | Down In Honky Tonk Town | - |
| HC60 | My Journey To The Sky | - |
| HC61 | Coney Island Washboard | - |
| HC62 | Merseysippi Rag | - |
| HC63 | Milenberg Joys | - |
| HC64 | Drop That Sack | - |
| HC65 | Working Man Blues | - |
| HC66 | Snag It | - |
| HC67 | Chattanooga Stomp | - |
Mary Lou Williams Trio
Mary Lou Williams, piano; Carl Pruitt, bass; Bill Clark, drums.
NYC, circa June, 1951
| NY159 | Lover Come Back To Me | Circle L-412 |
| NY160 | S'posin' | Circle R-3009, L-412 |
| NY161 | Handy Eyes | Circle L-412 |
| NY162 | Tisherome | - |
* Circle L-412 Mary Lou Williams Trio
* Circle R-3009 Mary Lou Williams - S'posin' / no info
George Lewis And His New Orleans All Stars
Henry "Red" Allen, trumpet, vocal; Jim Robinson, trombone; George Lewis, clarinet; Lester Santiago, piano; Lawrence Marrero, banjo; Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, bass; Paul Barbarin, drums.
New Orleans, LA, August 6, 1951
| NO41 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Riverside RLP 2512 |
| NO42 | Hindustan | - |
| NO43-A | St. James Infirmary (take 1) | - |
| NO44 | Some Of Those Days | - |
* Riverside RLP 2512 George Lewis - New Orleans All Stars And Quartet Featuring Red Allen 1955
George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band
Alvin Alcorn, trumpet; Bill Matthews, trombone; George Lewis, clarinet; Lester Santiago, piano; Lawrence Marrero, banjo; Alcide (Slow Drag) Pavageau, bass; Paul Barbarin, drums.
New Orleans, LA, August 20, 1951
| NO45 | Bill Bailey | Circle L-421; Riverside RLP 12-207 |
| NO45-A | - | Circle unissued |
| NO46 | Dipper Mouth Blues | Circle L-421; Riverside RLP 12-207 |
| NO47 | Tin Roof Blues | - |
| NO48 | It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary | Riverside RLP 12-207 |
| NO49 | Bugle Call Rag | Circle L-421; Riverside RLP 12-207 |
| NO49-A | - | Circle unissued |
* Riverside RLP 12-207 George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1736 - 1989
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1736-2 - 1990
* Circle L-421 George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars
George Lewis' New Orleans Jazz Band
same personnel.
New Orleans, LA, August 26, 1951
| NO50 | Big Butter And Egg Man #2 | Riverside RLP 2507 |
| NO50-A | Big Butter And Egg Man | Circle L-421 |
| NO51 | Bourbon Street Parade #2 | Riverside RLP 2507 |
| NO51-A | Bourbon Street Parade | Circle L-421 |
| NO52 | Over The Waves | Riverside RLP 2507 |
| NO53 | Who's Sorry Now | - |
| NO54 | Weary Blues (take 1) | Riverside RLP 2507, RLP 12-207 |
| NO54-A | Weary Blues | Circle L-421 |
* Riverside RLP 12-207 George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1736 - 1989
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1736-2 - 1990
* Riverside RLP 2507 George Lewis - New Orleans Jazz Band And Quartet 1954
* Circle L-421 George Lewis' New Orleans All Stars
Sharkey And His Kings Of Dixieland
Joseph "Sharkey" Bonano, trumpet; Julian Laine, trombone; Harry Shields, clarinet; Stanley Mendelson, piano; "Chink" Martin, tuba, bass; "Monk" Hazel, drums, mellophone.
New Orleans, LA, October 26 and 30, 1951
| NO55 | Alice Blue Gown | Circle R-3012; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO56 | That Peculiar Rag | Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO57 | Clarinet Marmalade | Circle unissued |
| NO58 | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Circle R-3012 |
| NO59 | She's Crying For Me | Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO60 | Missouri Waltz | Circle R-3011; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO61 | Land O' Dreams | Riverside RLP 12-217 |
| NO62 | Indiana | Circle R-3011; Riverside RLP 12-217 |
* Riverside RLP 12-217 Sharkey Bonano And Paul Barbarin - New Orleans Contrasts 1956
* Circle R-3012 Sharkey Bonano - Alice Blue Gown / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 1952
* Circle R-3011 Sharkey Bonano - Missouri Waltz / Indiana 1952
Carl Halen And The Washboard Five
Carl Halen, cornet; Bob Greene, piano; Bob Sann, banjo; Charlie Paris, guitar; Bob Thompson, washboard; Paul Bacon, vocal.
NYC, 1951
| CLEF5 | Doctor Jazz | Knickerbocker 3; Riverside RLP 2502 |
| CLEF6 | Heebie Jeebie | - |
| CLEF7 | Willie The Weeper | Knickerbocker 4; Riverside RLP 2502 |
| CLEF8 | Cake Walkin' Babies | - |
* Riverside RLP 2502 Carl Halen With The Washboard Five And Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings 1952
* Knickerbocker 3 Carl Halen - Doctor Jazz / Heebie Jeebie
* Knickerbocker 4 Carl Halen - Willie The Weeper / Cake Walkin' Babies
Royal Drums Of The Abatutsi, Abatutsi Girls Songs
Royal Drums Of The Abatutsi, Abatutsi Girls Songs.
Belgian Congo, 1951-1952
| Lobertina | Riverside RLP 12-112 |
* Riverside RLP 12-112 Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz Volumes 1 & 2: Backgrounds / Ragtime
= Riverside SDP 11 Various Artists - Riverside History Of Classic Jazz 1956
= Riverside RB-005 - 1986
= Riverside 3RBCD-005-2 - 1994
Mary Lou Williams Solo
Mary Lou Williams, piano.
NYC, 1951-1952
| NY269 | Yesterdays | Circle unissued |
| NY270 | It Ain't Necessarily So | - |
| NY271 | Why Evade The Truth | - |
| NY272 | Mary's Waltz | - |
| NY273 | Talk Of The Town | - |
| NY274 | Stompin' At The Savoy | - |
| NY275 | Caravan | - |
| NY276 | Crazy Rhythm | - |
| NY277 | Scorpio | - |
| NY278 | The Man I Love | - |
| NY279 | People Will Say We're In Love | - |
| NY280 | For You | - |
1952 (founded)
Lizzie Miles And Her New Orleans Boys
Fred Neumann, piano; Frank Frederico, guitar; Joe Loyacano, bass; Lizzie Miles, vocal.
New Orleans, LA, January 1, 1952
| NO67 | Careless Love | Circle 2 |
| NO68 | I Cried For You | - |
| NO69 | Basin Street Blues | Circle 3 |
| NO70 | Ace In The Hole | - |
* Circle 2 Lizzie Miles - Careless Love / I Cried For You
* Circle 3 Lizzie Miles - Basin Street Blues / Ace In The Hole
Mary Lou Williams Trio
Mary Lou Williams, piano; and others.
NYC, April 16, 1952
| NY165-A | Caravan | Circle R-3013 |
| NY166-A | Yes, We Have No Bananas | - |
| NY167 | Lonely Moments | unissued |
| NY168 | unknown title | - |
* Circle R-3013 Mary Lou Williams - Caravan / Yes, We Have No Bananas
Bob Hodes And The Red Onion Jazz Band
Bob Hodes, trumpet #1,3-8; Charlie Sonnanstine, trombone, vocal; Joe Muranyi, clarinet, vocal; Robin Wetterau, piano; Chuck Kling, banjo; Bill Stanley, tuba; Bob Thompson, drums.
NYC, April, 1952
| 1. | Creole Belles | Riverside RLP 2503 |
| 2. | Misery Blues | - |
| 3. | Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner | - |
| 4. | London Blues | - |
| 5. | Snake Rag | - |
| 6. | My Mama Rocks Me | - |
| 7. | Salty Dog | - |
| 8. | I'm A Little Blackbird | - |
* Riverside RLP 2503 Bob Hodes And The Red Onion Jazz Band - New Orleans Encore 1953
Ralph Sutton Duo
Ralph Sutton, piano; George Wettling, drums.
NYC, June 11, 1952
| NY175 | A-Flat Dream | Circle L-413; Riverside RLP 12-212 |
| NY176 | African Ripples | - |
| NY177 | Drop Me Off In Harlem | - |
| NY179 | Fascination | - |
| NY181 | Love Me Or Leave Me | - |
| NY182 | I'm Comin' Virginia | - |
| NY183 | Sugar Rose | - |
| NY184 | Bee's Knees | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-212 Ralph Sutton - Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Tradition 1956
* Circle L-413 Ralph Sutton At The Piano
Rhythmic Chants Of Southern Negro Street Vendors
Rhythmic Chants Of Southern Negro Street Vendors.
Charleston, SC, circa 1952
| Street Cries Of Charleston | Riverside RLP 12-112 |
* Riverside RLP 12-112 Various Artists - The Riverside History Of Classic Jazz Volumes 1 & 2: Backgrounds / Ragtime
= Riverside SDP 11 Various Artists - Riverside History Of Classic Jazz 1956
= Riverside RB-005 - 1986
= Riverside 3RBCD-005-2 - 1994