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-1ARhythm And Bugs
L-1Tricks

101   Savoy Dictators - Jam And Crackers / Heyfus-Geyfus   1943

same session.

NYC, 1939

1102Heyfus-Geyfus
444Jam 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

S2020Don't Stop Now

same session.

S2041Paratroop Boogie (piano solo)

103   Bonnie Davis - That Ain't Right / I Can't Get Started

same session.

NYC, 1942

S2021That Ain't Right
S2023I 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

S2028Why Don't You Do Right (sextette)
S2032He 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

S2045As Time Goes By
S2048One Night In Your Heart

108   Ross Leonard - Moon Nocturne / It Can't Be Wrong   1943

same session.

NYC, 1942

S2046Moon Nocturne
S2047It 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

S2030Bunny's Boogie (instrumental)
S2034Knock 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

S6601No Love Blues
S6602AI Don't Stand For That Jive

111   no information

112   Bonnie Davis - So Long / Get In Touch With Me

same session.

NYC, 1942

S6600Get In Touch With Me
S6603ASo Long

113   The Bunny Banks Trio - Jitterbug Waltz / Bonnie Davis - It Ain't Good For Me

same session.

NYC, 1942

S2031Jitterbug Waltz (instrumental)
S2033It Ain't Good For Me

114   Ross Leonard - Judge To Jail / no info

Ross Leonard, vocal; Buddy Kline Eight.

NYC, 1942

L7709Judge 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

S2050And So It Gone

Hank Hill And The Hill Toppers.

S7704APut 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

S7708Send Me Some Roses

Hank Hill And The Hill Toppers.

S7721Johnny Doughboy Polka

118   Teddy Tucker - Make With The Bullets, Benny / Oh, Theodora   1943

Teddy Tucker's Band And The Hill Toppers.

NYC, 1943

L9636Make With The Bullets, Benny
L9639Oh, Theodora

119   Teddy Tucker - Cuddle Up A Little Closer / She Didn't Lay That Pistol Down   1944

Teddy Tucker.

NYC, 1942

L7720Cuddle Up A Little Closer

Teddy Tucker's Band And The Hill Toppers.

NYC, 1943

L9638She 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

S5367Chowder
S5368Git 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

S5560You're Not Doing Your Homework
S5562Shoo 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

S5379King Cotton (as Swingin' Eyes)
S5381More Of The Same

129   Bobby Sherwood - Bob's Mob / Bombardier, No. 39

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 1944

S5380Bob's Mob (as Mother Knickerbocker)
S5382Flight 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

S5418Hallelujah 8-9-10
S5419You 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

S5420Mirror Mirror On The Wall
S5421You 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

S5432Kentucky
S5433When 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

S5434They All Wanted You For Me
S5435Sorry 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

S2020Don't Stop Now

same session.

S2032He 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

S5475Bye Bye Baby
S5476My Lucky Day

5511   Miss Rhapsody - Hey Lawdy Mama / Groovin' The Blues

same session.

NYC, July 6, 1944

S5477Hey Lawdy Mama
S5478Groovin' 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

S6602AI 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

S5749I 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

S5745I Would If I Could
S5747Fortune Tellin' Man

5514   Helen Humes - Keep Your Mind On Me / Suspicious Blues

same session.

NYC, November 20, 1944

S5746Keep Your Mind On Me
S5748Suspicious 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

S5807Deep Sea Blues
S5808-3Bring 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

S5860Upstairs
S5863Forget 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

S5864Jockey Blues
S5865Just 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

S2020Don't Stop Now

same session.

S2032He 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

S6603ASo Long

Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Ed McKaine, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Bonnie Davis, vocal.

NYC, December 10, 1945

S5861Let 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

S5883Desperate G.I. Blues
S5885Boogie Woogie Hannah

5527   Cousin Joe - Weddin' Day Blues / You Got It Comin' To You

same session.

NYC, January 13, 1946

S5882Weddin' Day Blues
S5884You 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

S6602AI Don't Stand For That Jive

same personnel.

NYC, January 20, 1944

S5560You'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

S5814He May Be Your Man
S5817I 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

S5760That's The Stuff (as Watch Out)
S5761Knockabout Blues (as Carolina Blues)

5534   Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Easy Ridin' Buggy / Women Lover Blues

same session.

NYC, December 12, 1944

S5762Easy Ridin' Buggy
S5763Women Lover Blues

5535   Little Boy Fuller - Shake Your Stuff / Lazy Bug Blues

Little Boy Fuller, guitar, vocal.

NYC, October 22, 1946

S3390Shake Your Stuff
S3392Lazy 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

S3424Old Man Blues
S3426Too 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

S3428Auto Mechanic Blues
S3431Country Boy Boogie

5539   Gerald Clark - Drusilla / Walter Winchell

The Duke Of Iron, vocal #1; Gerald Clark, and others.

NYC, December, 1939

1. US1124-1Drusilla
2. US1125-1Walter 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

S3425Death House Blues
S3427Big 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

S3429I'm Talking About It
S3430Dollar 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

US1284-1How Long, How Long Blues
US1285-1Shake 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

S3475Doc's Boogie
S3477My Good Pott

5546   Doc Pomus - Fruity Woman Blues / My New Chick

same session.

NYC, November 6, 1947

S3474My New Chick
S3476Fruity Woman Blues

5547   Baby Face Lewis - Dusty Road / Grandma And Grandpa

Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis, guitar, vocal.

1947?

L9650Dusty Road
L9653Grandma And Grandpa

5548   Brownie McGhee - First And Fifteenth Stuff / Mabelle

Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.

NYC, August 5, 1947

S3436First And Fifteenth Stuff

possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.

NYC, October 20, 1947

S3457Mabelle

5549   Sonny Terry - Run Away Women / Shake Down

Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.

NYC, December 12, 1944

S5764Run Away Women (as Hootin' The Blues)
S5765Shake 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

S35-112-2Robbie-Doby Boogie
S35-115-1Hard 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

S3510-2Married Woman Blues

Hal Singer, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Heywood Jackson, drums.

NYC, spring 1948

S35-113-1My 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

S35-121Boar Hog Blues
S35-122Eloise

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

S3478Teddy Bear

Gene Coy, drums; and others.

NYC, June 30, 1948

S35-137Killer Diller

5556   Washboard Pete - Christmas Blues / Neighborhood Blues

Ralph Willis, guitar, vocal; Pete Sanders, washboard.

NYC, 1948

S35-160Christmas Blues
S35-163Neighborhood 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

S23015I Was Fooled
S23016Confused

5558   Birmingham Sam - Lowdown Midnight Boogie / Landing Blues

John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocal.

Detroit, MI, 1948-1949

D1106Lowdown Midnight Boogie
D1107Landing 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

S3438Running Away From Love

Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.

NYC, December 19, 1947

S3508Wrong 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

S36-104Travelin' Shoes
S36-105I 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

S3439Good Thing Gone

Pritchard Cheesman, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.

NYC, March 22, 1949

S36-120New 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

S3437Three Woman Blues

possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.

NYC, October 20, 1947

S3459Poor Boy Blues