Savoy Records Catalog: 78 rpm 100, 5500 series
Savoy 100 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
100 Savoy Dictators - Tricks / Rhythm And Bugs 1942
Hal Mitchell, Chippy Outcalt, trumpet; Howard Scott, trombone; Bobby Plater, alto sax; Count Hastings, tenor sax; Clem Moorman, piano; Willie Johnson, guitar; Al Henderson, bass; Danny Gibson, drums.
NYC, 1939
| L-1A | Rhythm And Bugs |
| L-1 | Tricks |
101 Savoy Dictators - Jam And Crackers / Heyfus-Geyfus 1943
same session.
NYC, 1939
| 1102 | Heyfus-Geyfus |
| 444 | Jam And Crackers |
102 Bonnie Davis - Don't Stop Now / Bunny Banks - Paratroop Boogie 1943
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S2020 | Don't Stop Now |
same session.
| S2041 | Paratroop Boogie (piano solo) |
103 Bonnie Davis - That Ain't Right / I Can't Get Started
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S2021 | That Ain't Right |
| S2023 | I Can't Get Started |
104 Bonnie Davis - He Knows How To Knock Me Out / Why Don't You Do Right 1943
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S2028 | Why Don't You Do Right (sextette) |
| S2032 | He Knows How To Knock Me Out |
105 no information
106 no information
107 Ross Leonard - As Time Goes By / One Night In Your Heart
Ross Leonard, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, 1942
| S2045 | As Time Goes By |
| S2048 | One Night In Your Heart |
108 Ross Leonard - Moon Nocturne / It Can't Be Wrong 1943
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S2046 | Moon Nocturne |
| S2047 | It Can't Be Wrong |
109 The Bunny Banks Trio - Knock Me Out With A Boogie Bar / Bunny's Boogie
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S2030 | Bunny's Boogie (instrumental) |
| S2034 | Knock Me Out With A Boogie Bar (instrumental) |
110 Bonnie Davis - No Love Blues / Bonnie Davis, Clem - I Don't Stand For That Jive
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S6601 | No Love Blues |
| S6602A | I Don't Stand For That Jive |
111 no information
112 Bonnie Davis - So Long / Get In Touch With Me
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S6600 | Get In Touch With Me |
| S6603A | So Long |
113 The Bunny Banks Trio - Jitterbug Waltz / Bonnie Davis - It Ain't Good For Me
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S2031 | Jitterbug Waltz (instrumental) |
| S2033 | It Ain't Good For Me |
114 Ross Leonard - Judge To Jail / no info
Ross Leonard, vocal; Buddy Kline Eight.
NYC, 1942
| L7709 | Judge To Jail |
115 Hank Hill - Pistol Packin' Mama / Don't Forget To Write A Letter 1943
no details.
116 Hank Hill, Ross Leonard - Put Your Arms Around Me Honey / And So It Gone 1943
Ross Leonard, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, 1942
| S2050 | And So It Gone |
Hank Hill And The Hill Toppers.
| S7704A | Put Your Arms Around Me Honey |
117 Hank Hill, Ross Leonard - Send Me Some Roses / Johnny Doughboy Polka
Ross Leonard, vocal; Buddy Kline Eight.
NYC, 1942
| S7708 | Send Me Some Roses |
Hank Hill And The Hill Toppers.
| S7721 | Johnny Doughboy Polka |
118 Teddy Tucker - Make With The Bullets, Benny / Oh, Theodora 1943
Teddy Tucker's Band And The Hill Toppers.
NYC, 1943
| L9636 | Make With The Bullets, Benny |
| L9639 | Oh, Theodora |
119 Teddy Tucker - Cuddle Up A Little Closer / She Didn't Lay That Pistol Down 1944
Teddy Tucker.
NYC, 1942
| L7720 | Cuddle Up A Little Closer |
Teddy Tucker's Band And The Hill Toppers.
NYC, 1943
| L9638 | She Didn't Lay That Pistol Down |
120 no information
121 no information
122 no information
123 no information
124 no information
125 Arlene Johnson, Paul Martel - Chowder / Git Wid It 1944
Arlene Johnson, vocal; Paul Martel Orchestra.
NYC, January 21, 1944
| S5367 | Chowder |
| S5368 | Git Wid It |
126 Bonnie Davis - You're Not Doing Your Homework / Shoo Shoo Baby 1944
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, January 20, 1944
| S5560 | You're Not Doing Your Homework |
| S5562 | Shoo Shoo Baby |
127 no information
128 Bobby Sherwood - King Cotton / More Of The Same
Charles Cognata, Eddie Greene, Bob Higgins, Bill Moore, trumpet; Bobby Sherwood, trumpet, guitar, vocal; Al Chait, Dave Clark, Bob Leeman, trombone; Ray Beckenstein, Eddie Lucas, alto sax; Frank Meyers, Dave Pell, tenor sax; Evan Biken, baritone sax; Hal Becker, piano; Basil Hutchinson, guitar; Joe Genelli, bass; Roy Harte, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 1944
| S5379 | King Cotton (as Swingin' Eyes) |
| S5381 | More Of The Same |
129 Bobby Sherwood - Bob's Mob / Bombardier, No. 39
same session.
Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 1944
| S5380 | Bob's Mob (as Mother Knickerbocker) |
| S5382 | Flight No. 39 (as Bombardier No. 39) |
130 Red River Dave - I'd Like To Give My Dog To Uncle Sam / I'm Leavin' Cause There's Nothin' Left To Do 1944
no details.
131 no information
132 no information
133 no information
134 no information
135 no information
136 no information
137 no information
138 no information
139 no information
140 Denny Beckner - Hallelujah 8-9-10 / You Can Take My Heart 1944
Denny Beckner And His Mad Cap Merrymakers.
NYC, March 14, 1944
| S5418 | Hallelujah 8-9-10 |
| S5419 | You Can Take My Heart |
141 Denny Beckner - Mirror Mirror On The Wall / You Got To Talk Me Into It Baby
same session.
NYC, March 14, 1944
| S5420 | Mirror Mirror On The Wall |
| S5421 | You Got To Talk Me Into It Baby |
142 Ross Leonard, Peggy Dale - Kentucky / When You Put On That Old Blue Suit
Cy Baker, trumpet, leader; Peggy Dale, Ross Leonard, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
NYC, April 3, 1944
| S5432 | Kentucky |
| S5433 | When You Put On That Old Blue Suit |
143 Ross Leonard - They All Wanted You For Me / Sorry For You
same session.
NYC, April 3, 1944
| S5434 | They All Wanted You For Me |
| S5435 | Sorry For You |
Savoy 5500 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
5500 Bonnie Davis - Don't Stop Now / He Knows How To Knock Me Out
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S2020 | Don't Stop Now |
same session.
| S2032 | He Knows How To Knock Me Out |
5501 no information
5502 no information
5503 no information
5504 no information
5505 no information
5506 no information
5507 no information
5508 no information
5509 no information
5510 Miss Rhapsody - Bye Bye Baby / My Lucky Day
Emmett Berry, trumpet; Walter "Foots" Thomas, tenor sax; Reuben "June" Cole, piano; Harold Underhill, guitar; Billy Taylor, bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Viola Wells, vocal.
NYC, July 6, 1944
| S5475 | Bye Bye Baby |
| S5476 | My Lucky Day |
5511 Miss Rhapsody - Hey Lawdy Mama / Groovin' The Blues
same session.
NYC, July 6, 1944
| S5477 | Hey Lawdy Mama |
| S5478 | Groovin' The Blues |
5512 Bonnie Davis, Clem - I Don't Stand For That Jive / Lloyd Thompson - I Wonder
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S6602A | I Don't Stand For That Jive |
Bobby Stark, trumpet; Prince Robinson, clarinet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Leonard Feather, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Denzil Best, drums; Lloyd Thompson, vocal.
NYC, November 20, 1944
| S5749 | I Wonder |
5513 Helen Humes - I Would If I Could / Fortune Tellin' Man
Bobby Stark, trumpet; Prince Robinson, clarinet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Leonard Feather, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Denzil Best, drums; Helen Humes, vocal.
NYC, November 20, 1944
| S5745 | I Would If I Could |
| S5747 | Fortune Tellin' Man |
5514 Helen Humes - Keep Your Mind On Me / Suspicious Blues
same session.
NYC, November 20, 1944
| S5746 | Keep Your Mind On Me |
| S5748 | Suspicious Blues |
5515 no information
5516 Rubberlegs Williams - Deep Sea Blues / Bring It On Home
Miles Davis, trumpet; Herbie Fields, clarinet, tenor sax; Teddy Brannon, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Eddie Nicholson, drums; Rubberlegs Williams, vocal.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, April 24, 1945
| S5807 | Deep Sea Blues |
| S5808-3 | Bring It On Home (mst. take 3) |
5517 Bonnie Davis, The Piccadilly Pipers - Upstairs / Bonnie Davis - Forget It, You're Still In Love
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Ed McKaine, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, December 10, 1945
| S5860 | Upstairs |
| S5863 | Forget It, You're Still In Love |
5518 Lloyd Thompson - Jockey Blues / Just In Case You Change Your Mind
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Ed McKaine, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Melba Smith, vocal; Lloyd Thompson, leader.
NYC, December 10, 1945
| S5864 | Jockey Blues |
| S5865 | Just In Case You Change Your Mind |
5519 Bonnie Davis - Don't Stop Now / He Knows How To Knock Me Out
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S2020 | Don't Stop Now |
same session.
| S2032 | He Knows How To Knock Me Out |
5520 no information
5521 no information
5522 no information
5523 no information
5524 no information
5525 Bonnie Davis, Clem - Let Me Play With You Poodle / Bonnie Davis - So Long
same session.
NYC, 1942
| S6603A | So Long |
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Ed McKaine, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, December 10, 1945
| S5861 | Let Me Play With You Poodle |
5526 Cousin Joe - Desperate G.I. Blues / Boogie Woogie Hannah
Leonard Hawkins, trumpet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Kenny Watts, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums; Cousin Joe, vocal.
NYC, January 13, 1946
| S5883 | Desperate G.I. Blues |
| S5885 | Boogie Woogie Hannah |
5527 Cousin Joe - Weddin' Day Blues / You Got It Comin' To You
same session.
NYC, January 13, 1946
| S5882 | Weddin' Day Blues |
| S5884 | You Got It Comin' To You |
5528 no information
5529 no information
5530 no information
5531 Bonnie Davis - You're Not Doing Your Homework / Bonnie Davis, Clem - I Don't Stand For That Jive
Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
NYC, 1942
| S6602A | I Don't Stand For That Jive |
same personnel.
NYC, January 20, 1944
| S5560 | You're Not Doing Your Homework |
5532 Viola Wells - He May Be Your Man / I Feel For You
Freddie Webster, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Walter Thomas, tenor sax; Reuben "June" Cole, piano; Harold Underhill, guitar; Billy Taylor, bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Miss Rhapsody, vocal.
NYC, May 15, 1945
| S5814 | He May Be Your Man |
| S5817 | I Feel For You |
5533 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - That's The Stuff / Knockabout Blues
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.
NYC, December 12, 1944
| S5760 | That's The Stuff (as Watch Out) |
| S5761 | Knockabout Blues (as Carolina Blues) |
5534 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Easy Ridin' Buggy / Women Lover Blues
same session.
NYC, December 12, 1944
| S5762 | Easy Ridin' Buggy |
| S5763 | Women Lover Blues |
5535 Little Boy Fuller - Shake Your Stuff / Lazy Bug Blues
Little Boy Fuller, guitar, vocal.
NYC, October 22, 1946
| S3390 | Shake Your Stuff |
| S3392 | Lazy Bug Blues |
5536 Cousin Joe - Old Man Blues / Too Tight To Walk Loose
Steve Henderson, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Al Matthews, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums; Cousin Joe, vocal.
NYC, May 21, 1947
| S3424 | Old Man Blues |
| S3426 | Too Tight To Walk Loose |
5537 no information
5538 Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues / Country Boy Boogie
Champion Jack Dupree, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Baby Dodds, drums.
NYC, May 28, 1947
| S3428 | Auto Mechanic Blues |
| S3431 | Country Boy Boogie |
5539 Gerald Clark - Drusilla / Walter Winchell
The Duke Of Iron, vocal #1; Gerald Clark, and others.
NYC, December, 1939
| 1. US1124-1 | Drusilla |
| 2. US1125-1 | Walter Winchell |
5540 Cousin Joe - Death House Blues / Big Fat Mama
Steve Henderson, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Al Matthews, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums; Cousin Joe, vocal.
NYC, May 21, 1947
| S3425 | Death House Blues |
| S3427 | Big Fat Mama |
5541 Brownie McGhee - I'm Talking About It / Dollar Bill
Champion Jack Dupree, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Baby Dodds, drums.
NYC, May 28, 1947
| S3429 | I'm Talking About It |
| S3430 | Dollar Bill |
5542 no information
5543 no information
5544 Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins - How Long, How Long Blues / Shake It And Break It
Danny Polo, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Joe Sullivan, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Artie Shapiro, bass; George Wettling, drums; Joe Turner, vocal.
NYC, January 15, 1940
| US1284-1 | How Long, How Long Blues |
| US1285-1 | Shake It And Break It |
** originally released on Savoy 649.
5545 Doc Pomus - My Good Pott / Doc's Boogie
Bill Moore, trumpet; Ray Abrams, Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Reggie Ashby, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums; Doc Pomus, vocal.
NYC, November 6, 1947
| S3475 | Doc's Boogie |
| S3477 | My Good Pott |
5546 Doc Pomus - Fruity Woman Blues / My New Chick
same session.
NYC, November 6, 1947
| S3474 | My New Chick |
| S3476 | Fruity Woman Blues |
5547 Baby Face Lewis - Dusty Road / Grandma And Grandpa
Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis, guitar, vocal.
1947?
| L9650 | Dusty Road |
| L9653 | Grandma And Grandpa |
5548 Brownie McGhee - First And Fifteenth Stuff / Mabelle
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
| S3436 | First And Fifteenth Stuff |
possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1947
| S3457 | Mabelle |
5549 Sonny Terry - Run Away Women / Shake Down
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.
NYC, December 12, 1944
| S5764 | Run Away Women (as Hootin' The Blues) |
| S5765 | Shake Down (as Shake Down Blues) |
5550 Brownie McGhee - Robbie-Doby Boogie / Hard Bed Blues
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Heywood Jackson, drums.
NYC, spring 1948
| S35-112-2 | Robbie-Doby Boogie |
| S35-115-1 | Hard Bed Blues |
5551 Brownie McGhee - My Fault / Married Woman Blues
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
| S3510-2 | Married Woman Blues |
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Heywood Jackson, drums.
NYC, spring 1948
| S35-113-1 | My Fault |
5552 Tennessee Bill - Up In The Mountain / Too Many Women Blues
no details.
5553 Alabama Red - Boar Hog Blues / Eloise
Ralph Willis, guitar, vocal.
NYC, June 8, 1948
| S35-121 | Boar Hog Blues |
| S35-122 | Eloise |
5554 Billye Williams - Disgusted Woman Blues / Good Luck Old Boy
unknown, alto, tenor sax, piano, bass, drums; Billye Williams, vocal.
Chicago, IL, October 15, 1948
| Disgusted Woman Blues | |
| Good Luck Old Boy |
5555 Gene Coy - Killer Diller / The Beale Street Gang - Teddy Bear
Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Milt Buckner, piano; possibly Curly Russell, bass; possibly Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 8, 1947
| S3478 | Teddy Bear |
Gene Coy, drums; and others.
NYC, June 30, 1948
| S35-137 | Killer Diller |
5556 Washboard Pete - Christmas Blues / Neighborhood Blues
Ralph Willis, guitar, vocal; Pete Sanders, washboard.
NYC, 1948
| S35-160 | Christmas Blues |
| S35-163 | Neighborhood Blues |
5557 Brownie McGhee, Hal Singer - I Was Fooled / Confused
George Rhodes, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Gene Ramey, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 20, 1948
| S23015 | I Was Fooled |
| S23016 | Confused |
5558 Birmingham Sam - Lowdown Midnight Boogie / Landing Blues
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocal.
Detroit, MI, 1948-1949
| D1106 | Lowdown Midnight Boogie |
| D1107 | Landing Blues |
5559 Brownie McGhee - Running Away From Love / Wrong Man Blues
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
| S3438 | Running Away From Love |
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
| S3508 | Wrong Man Blues |
5560 Chicago Davis, Hal Singer - Travelin' Shoes / I Feel So Good
William Moore, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, trombone; Hal Singer, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; possibly George Rhodes, piano; Walter Buchanan, bass; Butch Ballard, drums; Chicago Davis, vocal.
NYC, February 9, 1949
| S36-104 | Travelin' Shoes |
| S36-105 | I Feel So Good |
5561 Brownie McGhee - New Baseball Boogie / Good Thing Gone
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
| S3439 | Good Thing Gone |
Pritchard Cheesman, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1949
| S36-120 | New Baseball Boogie |
5562 no information
5563 no information
5564 no information
5565 Brownie McGhee - Three Woman Blues / Poor Boy Blues
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
| S3437 | Three Woman Blues |
possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1947
| S3459 | Poor Boy Blues |