Please note that some of the sessions in the Lucky Thompson discography are of enormous historical significance and have been reissued so many times that it is virtually impossible to include all issues.
I wish to acknowledge the following sources which were of great help in compiling this discography. You will find references to them throughout.
Eli “Lucky” Thompson 1943-1950: Roots of Modern Jazz – The Be Bop Era, Vol. 13 by Dieter Salemann, self-published, 2001
Lucky Thompson Discography, Part One, 1944-51 by Tony Williams, self-published, 1967
Lucky Thompson Discography by Bob Weir, Names & Numbers, 2010
All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong by Jos Willems, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006
Count Basie: A Biodiscography by Chris Sheridan, Greenwood Press, 1986
The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography by Edward M. Komara, Greenwood Press, 1998
Benny Carter: A Life in American Music, Second Edition, Volume II by Morroe Berger, Edward Berger and James Patrick, Studies In Jazz, No. 40, The Scarecrow Press and Institute of Jazz Studies Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, 2001
Hendersonia: The Music of Fletcher Henderson and His Musicians – A Biodiscography, by Walter C. Allen, self-published, 1973
History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone: Black Artists, Vols. 1-6, by Jan Evensmo, The Norwegian Jazz Archives, Oslo, Norway, 1996-
The Tenor Sax of Eli “Lucky” Thompson, a solography compiled by Jan Evensmo
The AFRS Jubilee Transcription Series [online version]. This is a revision of the work of Rainer E. Lotz and Ulrich Neuert by Carl A. Hallstrom and Bo Scherman and is now only available on the Internet Archive.
Harlem Jazz Adventures: A European Baron’s Memoir, 1934-1969 (Studies in Jazz, No. 65), Timme Rosenkrantz with Fradley Hamilton Garner, Ed., The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, 2012
The Lucky Thompson Discography, Part 1: 1943-1950
by Noal Cohen
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1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key.
Note: As of March 15, 2019, most digital download issues will no longer be displayed. This decision was made because of the ephemeral nature of these issues, sometimes deficient audio quality and legitimacy questions.
Date: October 6, 1943
Location: Camp Breckenridge, KY
Label: AFRS
Lionel Hampton Band - AFRS Transcription
Lionel Hampton (ldr), Cat Anderson, Roy McCoy, Joe Morris, Joe Newman, Lamar Wright, Jr. (t), Fred Beckett, Al Hayse, Booty Wood (tb), Earl Bostic, Gus Evans (as), Arnett Cobb, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d), Eric Miller (g), Milt Buckner (p), Vernon King (b), Fred Radcliffe (d), Rubel Blakey, Dinah Washington (v)
a. | In the Bag(Robert Crowder, Gladys Hampton) | |
b. | I Heard You Cried Last Night(Ted Grouya, Jerry Kruger) | |
c. | Stormy Weather(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) | |
d. | Hamp's Boogie Woogie(Lionel Hampton) | |
e. | Flying Home(Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman) |
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AFRS Electrical Transcription171 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 171 (1943)
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Rubel Blakey (v) on b; Dinah Washington (v) on c.
This appears to be the first example of Lucky Thompson on any recording. He does not solo on any of the titles from this concert. This band made some additional radio broadcasts in November 1943 (see following session). I have not auditioned this session. The information shown comes from the Salemann discography and is also found in Weir’s discography. The personnel are apparently based on the known Hampton band members in the latter part of 1943. but are not confirmed.
Date: November 12, 1943
Location: Famous Door, New York City
Label: [private recording]
Lionel Hampton Band on Radio
Lionel Hampton (ldr), Cat Anderson, Roy McCoy, Joe Morris, Joe Newman, Lamar Wright, Jr. (t), Fred Beckett, Al Hayse, Booty Wood (tb), Earl Bostic, Gus Evans (as), Arnett Cobb, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Lionel Hampton (vib), Eric Miller (g), Milt Buckner (p), Vernon King (b), Fred Radcliffe (d)
a. | She's Funny That Way(Richard Whiting, Charles N. Daniels [Neil Moret]) - 5:08 | |
b. | Nola(Felix Arndt) |
Both titles unissued. |
a - Lionel Hampton (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Earl Bostic (as) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) identity not certain; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Milt Buckner (p) 4 bars
The Hampton band appeared at the Famous Door in New York City in November and December of 1943. Several radio broadcasts took place from that venue on the Mutual (MBS) network with dates according to Salemann of November 6, 12, 13 and 28. The personnel come from Salemann and are apparently based on the known Hampton band members in the latter part of 1943. but are not confirmed. The tenor saxophone soloist on track a does, in fact, sound like Thompson. I have only auditioned one other title from these dates and that is an incomplete version of “Swinging’ at the Famous Door” (3:54) broadcast on Nov. 28, 1943. There is a tenor sax solo on that but it does not sound like Thompson.
Date: March 8, 1944
Location: New York City
Label: Commodore
Hot Lips Page Sextet
Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (ldr), Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t, v), Lem Johnson, Lucky Thompson (ts), Ace Harris (p), John Simmons (b), Sid Catlett (d)
a. | A4730-1 | My Gal Is Gone (Cryin' Won't Bring Her Back)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:12 Commodore 78593 (1944)
Commodore 787535
London (Eng.) LP 12"HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
London (Fr.) LP 12"180.004 — Sax Scene (1974)
Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12"GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
Commodore LP 12"XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1982)
Teldec (Ger.) LP 12"6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1983)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
Commodore CDCCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
History (Ger.) CD20.1947HI — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158892 — Hot Lips Page Story (1997)
Import CD57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Legacy CD22 — Best of the Blues (2005)
Legacy CD170 — History of the Blues, Pt. 1 (2005)
Commodore (Eu.) CD9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing
Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors
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b. | A4730-TK1alt | My Gal Is Gone (Cryin' Won't Bring Her Back)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:29 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
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c. | A4731-1 | Rockin' at Ryan's(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 2:48 Commodore 78571 (1944)
Commodore 787534
London (Eng.) LP 12"HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
London (Fr.) LP 12"180.004 — Sax Scene (1974)
Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12"GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
Commodore LP 12"XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1982)
Teldec (Ger.) LP 12"6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1983)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
Commodore CDCCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
History (Ger.) CD20.1947HI — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD4048 — Hot Lips Page - Introduction To Best Recordings: 1929-1945 (1997)
Import CD57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950 (2003)
Commodore (Eu.) CD9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing
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d. | A4731-2alt | Rockin' at Ryan's(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 2:57 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
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e. | A4732-1 | You'd Be Frantic Too (Frantic Blues)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:13 Commodore 78571 (1944)
Commodore 787534
London (Eng.) LP 12"HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
London (Fr.) LP 12"180.004 — Sax Scene (1974)
Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12"GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
Commodore LP 12"XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1982)
Teldec (Ger.) LP 12"6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1983)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
Commodore CDCCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
History (Ger.) CD20.1947HI — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD4048 — Hot Lips Page - Introduction To Best Recordings: 1929-1945 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158892 — Hot Lips Page Story (1997)
Import CD57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels, 1938-1947 (2009)
Commodore (Eu.) CD9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing
Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors
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f. | A4732-TK2alt | You'd Be Frantic Too (Frantic Blues)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:24 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
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g. | A4733-1alt | The Blues Jumped a Rabbit (The Blues Jumped the Rabbit, Bag O' Bones)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:21 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2064 — Hot Lips Page: The Alternative Takes 1937-1949 (2003)
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h. | A4733-2 | The Blues Jumped a Rabbit (The Blues Jumped the Rabbit, Bag O' Bones)(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:17 Commodore 78593 (1944)
Commodore 787535
London (Eng.) LP 12"HMC 5004 — Sax Scene (1974)
London (Fr.) LP 12"180.004 — Sax Scene (1974)
Commodore (Jpn.) LP 12"GXC 3147 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"K23P 6615 — Sax Scene: 5 Tenor Giants (1979)
Commodore LP 12"XFL 16569-1 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1982)
Teldec (Ger.) LP 12"6.25524 — Commodore Classics: Swing Street Showcase (1983)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
Commodore CDCCD 7004 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Chu Berry/Lucky Thompson (1988)
History (Ger.) CD20.1947HI — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
Charly (Eng.) CD8355 — Rock the House: Birth of Rock 'N Roll, Vol. 4 (1999)
Import CD57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues (2000)
Seagull CD111106 — Black & White Blues (2000)
Documents (Ger.) CD111106 — Black & White Blues (2003)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950 (2003)
Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2 (2008)
Commodore (Eu.) CD9031 72723-2 — Commodore Classics In Swing
Rockin' Chair (Swi.) CD477 — Chu Berry-Don Byas-Lucky Thompson: Mainstream Tenors
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Mosaic LP 12"MR23-128 — The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume II (1989)
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Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) on a-b, e-h.
a - Ace Harris (p) 4-bar intro; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind 48-bar (4 choruses) Page vocal; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Ace Harris (p) 4-bar intro; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind 48-bar (4 choruses) Page vocal; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
c - Sid Catlett (d) 4-bar intro; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lem Johnson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Ace Harris (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 36 bars (3 choruses)
d - Sid Catlett (d) 4-bar intro; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lem Johnson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Ace Harris (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 36 bars (3 choruses)
e - Ace Harris (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind 36-bar (3 choruses) Page vocal; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
f - Ace Harris (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind 36-bar (3 choruses) Page vocal; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
g - Ace Harris (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 48 bars (4 choruses); John Simmons (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking; Lem Johnson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
h - Ace Harris (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 48 bars (4 choruses); John Simmons (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking; Lem Johnson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: May 26, 1944
Location: New York City
Label: Decca
Lucky Millinder Band and Wynonie Harris
Lucky Millinder (ldr), Leroy Elton Hill, Ludwig 'Joe' Jordan, Curtis Murphy, Freddie Webster (t), Joe Britton, Alfred Cobbs, Gene Simon (tb), Preston Love, Bill Swindell (as), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Lucky Thompson, Elmer Williams (ts), Ernest Leavy (bar), Lawrence Lucie (g), Ellis Larkins (p), Al McKibbon (b), Panama Francis (d), Judy Carol, Wynonie Harris (v)
a. | 72177 | Hurry, Hurry(Benny Carter, Richard Larkin)
- 2:59 Decca 7818609 (1944)
Brunswick (Eng.) 7803561
MCA LP 12"2-4064 — Singin' the Blues (1974)
MCA (Jpn.) LP 12"3527 — Blues In the Forties (1976)
MCA LP 12"1319 — Lucky Days 1941-1945 (1980)
Affinity (Eng.) LP 12"AFS 1004 — Apollo Jump (1983)
MCA (Fr.) LP 12"510065 — Lucky Days 1941-1945
Classics (Fr.) CD885 — Wynonie Harris 1944-1945 (1996)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1056 — Lucky Millinder: Back Beats (1996)
ABM (Eng.) CD1159 — Jump Blues Magic (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 20 — Rockin' the Blues (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDPVCD 115 — Apollo Jump (2002)
Acrobat CDACMCD 4029 — Lucky Millinder: Jukebox Hits 1942-1951 (2005)
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b. | 72178 | Darlin'(Frances Kraft Reckling, Lucius 'Lucky' Millinder)
- 3:08 Decca 7818779 (1944)
Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12"JB 609 — Shorty's Got To Go (1984)
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c. | 72179 | I Can't See for Lookin'(Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford)
- 3:08 Decca 7818609 (1944)
Brunswick (Eng.) 7803561
Decca 7810185
Juke Box Lil (Swd.) LP 12"JB 613 — Let It Roll Again (1985)
Proper (Eng.) CDPVCD 115 — Apollo Jump (2002)
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d. | 72180 | Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well?(Eddie De Lange, John Benson Brooks)
- 2:58 Decca 7818674 (1944)
Mercury LP 12"MGH 25011 — Original Golden Hits of the Great Blues Singers Volume IX (1964)
Stash LP 12"ST 104 — Tea Pad Songs Volume 2 (1976)
MCA LP 12"1319 — Lucky Days 1941-1945 (1980)
Affinity (Eng.) LP 12"AFS 1004 — Apollo Jump (1983)
MCA (Fr.) LP 12"510065 — Lucky Days 1941-1945
Classics (Fr.) CD885 — Wynonie Harris 1944-1945 (1996)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1056 — Lucky Millinder: Back Beats (1996)
ABM (Eng.) CD1159 — Jump Blues Magic (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 20 — Rockin' the Blues (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDPVCD 115 — Apollo Jump (2002)
Acrobat CDACMCD 4029 — Lucky Millinder: Jukebox Hits 1942-1951 (2005)
Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2 (2008)
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Classics (Fr.) CD1026 — Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra 1943-1947 (1998)
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Lucky Thompson (ts) on c; Judy Carol (v) on b-c; Wynonie Harris (v) on a, d.
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge
Date: November 30, 1944
Location: New York City
Label: Continental
Hot Lips Page Septet
Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (ldr), Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t, v), Vic Dickenson (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Sam Allen (g), Hank Jones (p), Carl 'Flat Top' Wilson (b), Jesse Price (d)
a. | 3291 | The Lady in Bed(Leonard Feather)
- 2:52 Continental 786002 (1945)
Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78740
Continental LP 12"CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy (1962)
History (Ger.) CD20.1947HI — Nothing But the Blues: The Blues Jumped the Rabbit (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
Forlane (Fr.) CD19133 — Jazzin' the Blues (1996)
Import CD57704 (40 CD Box) — Nothing But the Blues (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159882 — Vic Dickenson: A True Trombone Master 1940-1946 (2001)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD160452 — Hot Lips Page: On the Blues Side 1940-1950 (2003)
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b. | 3292 | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You(Andy Razaf, Don Redman)
- 2:40 Continental 786002 (1945)
Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78740
Continental LP 12"CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy (1962)
Classics (Fr.) CD809 — Hot Lips Page 1940-1944 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158892 — Hot Lips Page Story (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
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c. | 3293 | Big D Blues(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 2:56 Continental 786003 (1945)
Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78718
Remington EPREP 82 — Rhythm Blues
Remington LP 10"RLP 1035 — Moods In Blues
Continental LP 12"CLP 16007 — Hot and Cozy (1962)
Black & Blue (Fr.) LP 12"33377 — Blues Anthology, Vol. 3
Classics (Fr.) CD950 — Hot Lips Page 1944-1946 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158892 — Hot Lips Page Story (1997)
ABM (Eng.) CD1062 — Harlem Blues (1999)
Acrobat CDACRCD 155 — Harlem Blues (2002)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels, 1938-1947 (2009)
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d. | 3294 | It Ain't Like That(Oran 'Hot Lips' Page)
- 3:00 Continental 786003 (1945)
Royal Jazz (Fr.) 78718
Remington EPREP 82 — Rhythm Blues
Remington LP 10"RLP 1035 — Moods In Blues
Storyville (Ger.) LP 12"6.28474DP — Swingin' and Boppin' (1979)
Plymouth LP 12"12-122 — Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
Classics (Fr.) CD950 — Hot Lips Page 1944-1946 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
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Black & Blue (Fr.) LP 12"33008 — Hot Lips Page/Rubberlegs Williams 1944
Polydor (Ger.) LP 12"423.236 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45
Sonet (Dan.) LP 12"SLP 1003 — The Continental Story, Vol. 1
Storyville (Dan.) LP 12"SLP 818 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45
Storyville (Dan.) LP 12"ST 21028 — Swing Classics, Vol. 1: 1944/45
Teichiku (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 1592R — The Continental Sessions, Vol. 1
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8206 — The Continental Sessions, Volume 2 (2002)
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a - Vic Dickenson (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with obbligati by Thompson and Allen; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 8 bars; Hank Jones (p) 4-bar interlude; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 16 bars with Dickenson obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 8 bars
c - Hank Jones (p) 8-bar intro; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Thompson and Dickenson obbligati; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 12 bars (1 choruse)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Sam Allen (g) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Vic Dickenson (tb) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 16 bars starting at bridge and 6-bar coda
Date: December 6, 1944
Location: Liederkranz Hall, New York City
Label: Columbia
Count Basie Orchestra: Classics
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman, Al Stearns (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | CO33953-1 | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 3:20 Columbia 7836831 (1945)
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 2994
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 379 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionSD 24 (1945)
Columbia LP 12"CL 754 — Count Basie Classics (1955)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5001 — Basie, Brown & Benny (1958)
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 066TL — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Harmony LP 12"HL 7229 — Basie's Best (1960)
Muza (Pol.) LP 12"XL 0404 — Basie's Best (1962)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"52494 — Basie's Best (1967)
Harmony LP 12"HS 11247 — Basie's Best (1967)
CBS (Du.) LP 12"67209 — Jazz Greatest Hits: Superb Super Jazz Party (1971)
CBS (Fr.) LP 12"68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era (1973)
Columbia Special Products LP 12"CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie (1982)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"21063 — Basie Boogie (1983)
Pausa LP 12"PR 9013 — Basie's Best (1983)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Franklin Mint LP 12"Vols. 69-72 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Saxophone Stylists (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
CBS LP 12"LSP 14701 — Jazz Stars/Jazz Classics
Columbia LP 12"P 13312 — Basie's Best
Columbia LP 12"P7S 5122 — Big Bands Revisited
Columbia LP 12"PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
CBS (Austria) CD462963-2 — Basie Boogie (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD152302 — Jazz Anthology 1943/44 (1995)
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CDP 13312 — Basie's Best (1995)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
Golden Sounds CD927 — Swinging Big Bands: The Myths (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79097 2 3 — Golden Greats: Count Basie (2002)
Bud Music (Sp.) CD3007 — At Last...Swing! (2003)
Columbia CDC4K 87110 — America's #1 Band! - Count Basie and His Orchestra - The Columbia Years (2003)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952 (2003)
JSP (Eng.) CD922 — Basically Basie (2005)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD2741 34344 — Swinging the Blues (2005)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra (2009)
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b. | CO33954-1 | Jimmy's Blues(Jimmy Rushing)
- 2:54 Columbia 7836831 (1945)
Odeon (Ger.) 7828179
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 2992
Columbia LP 12"CL 754 — Count Basie Classics (1955)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5001 — Basie, Brown & Benny (1958)
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 066TL — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Harmony LP 12"HL 7229 — Basie's Best (1960)
Muza (Pol.) LP 12"XL 0404 — Basie's Best (1962)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"52494 — Basie's Best (1967)
Harmony LP 12"HS 11247 — Basie's Best (1967)
Columbia Special Products LP 12"CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie (1982)
Pausa LP 12"PR 9013 — Basie's Best (1983)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
CBS (Fr.) LP 12"66502 — Histoire de la Musique Populaire Americaine
Columbia LP 12"P 13312 — Basie's Best
Columbia LP 12"PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 009TL — Basie, Brown & Benny
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CDP 13312 — Basie's Best (1995)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Import CD64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952 (2003)
ASV/Living Era (Eng.) CD299 — One O'Clock Jump (2004)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra (2009)
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c. | CO33954-2alt | Jimmy's Blues(Jimmy Rushing)
- 2:46 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
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d. | CO33955-1 | I Didn't Know About You(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
- 3:18 Columbia 7836766 (1945)
Jazz Man LP 12"JAZ 5006 — Ain't It the Truth (1981)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
Queen Disc (It.) LP 12"035 — Count Basie, Chapter 6: 1942-1947
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD28449 — Ain't It the Truth (1997)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Eagle Rock Entertainment CD007 — The Count Basie Box (2002)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Import CD64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952 (2003)
Collectables CDCOL 8052 — Ain't It the Truth (2004)
Collectables CDCOL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra (2009)
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e. | CO33956-1 | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton)
- 2:34 Columbia 7836766 (1945)
Odeon (Ger.) 7828179
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 2992
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 285 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionSY 174
CBS (Fr.) LP 12"68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era (1973)
Embassy (Eng.) LP 12"EMB 31195 — Better Git It In Your Soul (1975)
Columbia Special Products LP 12"CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie (1982)
Time Life LP 12"STL J22 — Giants of Jazz: Count Basie (1982)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"21063 — Basie Boogie (1983)
Big Band Era (Ger.) LP 12"20186 — The Cotton Club (1985)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Franklin Mint LP 12"Vols. 69-72 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Saxophone Stylists (1985)
CBS LP 12"LSP 14701 — Jazz Stars/Jazz Classics
Columbia LP 12"P7S 5122 — Big Bands Revisited
Record Bazaar (It.) LP 12"RB 59 — Jazz Giants, Vol. 2
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
CBS (Austria) CD462963-2 — Basie Boogie (1989)
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD152302 — Jazz Anthology 1943/44 (1995)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
Disky (Du.) CD85972 — Best of Swing (2000)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53348 — The Boogie Woogie (2000)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79098 2 3 — Golden Greats: Greatest Swing (2002)
Eagle Rock Entertainment CD007 — The Count Basie Box (2002)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952 (2003)
Import CD64020 — Count Basie Jukebox Hits 1940-1952 (2003)
ASV/Living Era (Eng.) CD299 — One O'Clock Jump (2004)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD2741 34344 — Swinging the Blues (2005)
Dream Catcher (Eng.) CD1027 — The R&B Years 1942-45, Vol. 2 (2008)
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f. | CO33956-2alt | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton)
- 2:30 Columbia LP 12"CL 754 — Count Basie Classics (1955)
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 066TL — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Harmony LP 12"HL 7229 — Basie's Best (1960)
Muza (Pol.) LP 12"XL 0404 — Basie's Best (1962)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"52494 — Basie's Best (1967)
Harmony LP 12"HS 11247 — Basie's Best (1967)
Pausa LP 12"PR 9013 — Basie's Best (1983)
Ajaz LP 12"248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
Columbia LP 12"P 13312 — Basie's Best
Columbia LP 12"PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics
Columbia CDCK 47918 — The Essence of Count Basie (1991)
Tristar CD80847 — Basie Boogie (1994)
Prime Cuts CD1311 — Basie Boogie (1995)
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CDP 13312 — Basie's Best (1995)
Columbia CDCK 64966 — This Is Jazz, Vol. II: Count Basie (1996)
Eclipse Music Group CD64798 — Sophisticated Lady (1996)
Kaz (Eng.) CD310 — Count Basie: The Classic Tracks (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159122 — Count Basie: Blues & Boogie Woogie 1937-1947 (1998)
St. Clair CD4715 — The Roots of Swing 'N Jive: Jumpin' At the Woodside (1998)
Goldies (Du.) CDGLD 25363 — Swing Time: For Dancers Only (1999)
St. Clair CD5726 — Forever Gold: Count Basie (1999)
Direct Source CD6109 — Big Band Sounds (2000)
Direct Source CD7518 — Big Band Sounds: Count Basie (2000)
Direct Source CD2702 — Celebrating the Best of Jazz: Count Basie (2001)
Legacy CD006 — The Big Band Swing (2001)
Sony/BMG CDA3K 53375 — Classic Jazz (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79097 2 3 — Golden Greats: Count Basie (2002)
Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
St. Clair CD99622 — Best of the Big Bands (2002)
Sony (Int.) CD509611-2 — Count Basie 1936-1961 (2003)
CMG CD27234 — Basie's Boogie (2005)
Pegasus (Eng.) CDPGDCD 039 — Jump For Me (2005)
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CD93712 — Big Band Swing Classics (2005)
Collectables CDCOL 8111 — Basie's Boogie (2006)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra (2009)
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CBS (Fr.) LP 12"66102 — The Complete Count Basie, Vol. 11-20: 1941-1951 (1980)
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Thelma Carpenter (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c.
a - Jimmy Powell (as) 16 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 12 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 16 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
b - Jimmy Rushing (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Wells obbligato
c - Jimmy Rushing (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Wells obbligato
d - Thelma Carpenter (v) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Count Basie (p) 36, 8, 8, 8, 16 bars
f - Count Basie (p) 36, 8, 8, 8, 16 bars
There is some confusion regarding which take of "Red Bank Boogie" is the "master" so some of the issue assignments shown are unconfirmed until I can examine all the issues.
The discographical information provided in the 2003 CD compilation Columbia C4K 87110 is incorrect, giving the recording date for track a as Feb. 26, 1945 and the matrix number as CO93553-1.
In the live Count Basie sessions listed below, many of the issues have serious speed/pitch problems. The timings shown may not represent reality. Also, the titles "Andy's Blues," "Blue Room Jump" and "Back Door Romp" are all very similar arrangements. "B-flat Blues" is not a blues at all but rather based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Much of the information on these sessions comes from Count Basie: A Biodiscography by Chris Sheridan, Greenwood Press, 1986.
Date: December 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 0:51 unissued
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b. | Swing Shift(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 3:30 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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c. | Beaver Junction(Harry Edison) / arr: Buster Harding
- 4:17 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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d. | inc | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You(Andy Razaf, Don Redman)
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Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.
According to Salemann, the Basie Band played the Blue Room of Hotel Lincoln in New York City from December 18, 1944 to February 10, 1945. This was a WOR Mutual Radio broadcast. Track a is an introduction. Lucky Thompson does not solo on any tracks. According to Sheridan, track d is just a fragment.
Date: December 23, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)
a. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 0:40 unissued
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b. | inc | It's Sand Man(Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 2:52 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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c. | inc | Blue Room Jump(Count Basie, Milt Ebbins, Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson
- 4:23 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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d. | inc | Kansas City Stride(Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
- 3:35 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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e. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 3:18 unissued
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e.
b - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 10 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 34 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
c - Count Basie (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 26 bars; Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 62 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking
d - Count Basie (p) 16-bar intro; Count Basie (p) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Jimmy Powell (as) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 18 bars; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Shadow Wilson (d) fills with band
e - Count Basie (p); Rudy Rutherford (cl); Lucky Thompson (ts)
This was a CBS Radio Broadcast with Ray Arlington the MC. Tracks a and e are the theme and include the introductory and closing remarks. They have not been auditioned. Tracks b-d are incomplete.
Date: Autumn 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, 7 West 46th St., New York City
Label: [private recording]
Private Recording of Timme Rosenkrantz: Don Byas and Lucky Thompson
Kirt Bradford (as), Don Byas, Lucky Thompson (ts), Ted Brannon (p), Al Hall (b), unknown (d)
a. | Body and Soul(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) - 11:28 | |
b. | Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 10:19 |
Both titles on: |
Mosaic CDMD10-277 — Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946 (2023)
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unknown (d) on b.
a - Ted Brannon (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ted Brannon (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Don Byas (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kirt Bradford (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars and cadenza starting at bridge
b - Ted Brannon (p) 36 bars (approximately); Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars then stops playing on the bridge and Byas takes over; Don Byas (ts) 80 bars beginning on the bridge of Thompson's chorus; Kirt Bradford (as) 128 bars (2 choruses); Don Byas (ts) 192 bars (3 choruses) at faster tempo; Lucky Thompson (ts) 192 bars (3 choruses); Al Hall (b) 64 bars (1 chorus) walking; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Kirt Bradford (as) 8 bars; Don Byas (ts) 8 bars then simultaneous improvisation with Thompson, Bradford
This jam session was privately recorded on acetates in the apartment of Timme Rosenkrantz. The discs are part of the Rosenkrantz collection stored at Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark). The information comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen and from Bob Weir. I am not absolutely sure of the tenor sax solo assignments. The discography in Rosenkrantz’s memoir, Harlem Jazz Adventures, places this session in Autumn 1944.
Date: Late 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, New York City
Label: [private recording]
Private Recording of Timme Rosenkrantz
Benny Harris (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Oscar Pettiford (b), Others Unknown (var)
a. | Just You, Just Me(Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) | |
b. | Mop Mop (Boff Boff)(Teddy Wilson, J.C. Heard, Van Alexander [Al Feldman], Coleman Hawkins) |
Both titles unissued. |
This jam session was privately recorded on acetates in the apartment of Timme Rosenkrantz. The discs are part of the Rosenkrantz collection stored at Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark). The date and personnel are uncertain. The information comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen. These titles have not been auditioned. The discography in Rosenkrantz’s memoir, Harlem Jazz Adventures, describes the status of track b as “deteriorated.”
Date: Autumn 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, 7 West 46th St., New York City
Label: [private recording]
Private Recording of Timme Rosenkrantz: Don Byas, Lucky Thompson and Thelonious Monk
Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t), Kirt Bradford (as), Don Byas, Lucky Thompson (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Al Hall (b), unknown (d)
a. | Variation on Rockin' in Rhythm(composer unknown)
- 5:47 Storyville (Dan.) CD1018439 — Timme's Treasures (2015)
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b. | inc | Crazy Rhythm(Joseph Meyer, Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn) - 8:39 |
c. | Lullaby in Rhythm(Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Walter Hirsch, Clarence Profit) - 10:16 | |
d. | inc | What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter) - 11:11 |
e. | #1inc | I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
f. | #2inc | I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
g. | inc | Sweet Georgia Brown(Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) |
All titles on: |
Mosaic CDMD10-277 — Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946 (2023)
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Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) on b-d; Kirt Bradford (as) on a-d, g; Don Byas (ts) on a-e; Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-d, f; Thelonious Monk (p) on a-d, f-g; unknown (d) on a-d.
a - Thelonious Monk (p) 8-bar intro; Kirt Bradford (as) 64 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Don Byas (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses)
b - Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) in progress (incomplete); Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Thelonious Monk (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Don Byas (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kirt Bradford (as) 64 bars (2 choruses); Thelonious Monk (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (0.75 chorus)
c - Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 48 bars (1.5 choruses); Thelonious Monk (p) 12 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Don Byas (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kirt Bradford (as) 96 bars (3 choruses); Don Byas (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Thelonious Monk (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 112 bars (3.5 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 112 bars (3.5 choruses) entering at bridge - solo stops for a few bars at one point; Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Don Byas (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kirt Bradford (as) 64 bars (2 choruses); Thelonious Monk (p) 24 bars (0.75 chorus)
Track a is listed as "Let's Go" on early versions of the Storyville CD, apparently based on the fact that someone is heard saying that phrase at the beginning of the performance. This is a 32-bar "I Got Rhythm" contrafact, the A-sections of which are very reminiscent of Duke Ellington’s "Rockin' in Rhythm." The Storyville CD lists only Byas on tenor saxophone but there are two tenor solos, the first of which is by Lucky Thompson. Many thanks to Anthony Barnett and Cornelis Hazevoet.
Tracks b-d come from the archives of the Syddansk Universitets Bibliotek (SDUB) (thanks to Hans Henning Jensen) and are all incomplete, beginning in progress. Lucky Thompson and Thelonious Monk are not acknowledged in the discographical information accompanying the archival tapes, but their presence is unquestionable. Evensmo indicates the trumpet player is Hot Lips Page and the alto saxophonist is Kirt Bradford.
Tracks e-g have not been auditioned.
The discography in Rosenkrantz’s memoir, Harlem Jazz Adventures, places this session in Autumn 1944. That source does not list "Sweet Georgia Brown."
Date: December 26, 1944
Location: Timme Rosenkrantz Home, 7 West 46th St., New York City
Label: [private recording]
Private Recording of Timme Rosenkrantz
Bobby Pratt (tb), Gene Sedric, Lucky Thompson (ts), Stuff Smith (vn, v), Erroll Garner (p), George Wettling (d), Inez Cavanaugh (v)
a. | Toe Jam Blues - 8:08 AB Fable (Eng.) CDABCD2-007/8 — Stuff Smith: 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concerts & Apartment Performances (2002)
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b. | inc | Am I Blue(Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
- 2:00 unissued
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c. | inc | Am I Blue(Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
- 0:40 unissued
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d. | inc | Am I Blue(Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
- 1:02 unissued
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e. | Pt. 1-ed. | Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind)(Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson)
- 3:22 Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78Y 8170
Selmer (Fr.) 78Y 7228
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158912 — Stuff Smith: The Mad Genius of the Violin, Vol. 1 (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1061 — Onyx Club Spree (1997)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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f. | Pt. 2-ed. | Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind)(Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson)
- 3:33 Ducretet-Thomson (Fr.) 78Y 8170
Selmer (Fr.) 78Y 7228
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158912 — Stuff Smith: The Mad Genius of the Violin, Vol. 1 (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1061 — Onyx Club Spree (1997)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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g. | unedited | Test Pilots (Test Pilot, Flyin' Blind)(Erroll Garner, Stuff Smith, Lucky Thompson)
- 9:08 AB Fable (Eng.) CDABCD2-007/8 — Stuff Smith: 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concerts & Apartment Performances (2002)
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h. | All the Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 11:25 Storyville (Dan.) CD1018439 — Timme's Treasures (2015)
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Bobby Pratt (tb) on a, d-h; Gene Sedric (ts) on a; Lucky Thompson (ts) on b-h; Stuff Smith (vn) on a-g, (v) on b; Inez Cavanaugh (v) on b-d, h.
a - Erroll Garner (p); Gene Sedric (ts); Stuff Smith (vn); Bobby Pratt (tb); Gene Sedric (ts)
g - Lucky Thompson (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Bobby Pratt (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Erroll Garner (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Stuff Smith (vn) 96 bars (3 choruses)
h - Erroll Garner (p) 8-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses); Inez Cavanaugh (v) 36 bars (1 chorus); Erroll Garner (p) 72 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars (1 chorus)
This was a jam session at the home of Timme Rosenkrantz. Most issued versions of "Test Pilots" are edited. The only unedited version is track g which includes a rehearsal take and ambient conversation. Tracks e and f comprise one continuous track on some issues. Fragments of two other unidentified titles without Lucky Thompson are present on the original acetates. Information on this session comes from Frank Buchmann-Moller via Hans Henning Jensen and from Bob Weir. For further information see Desert Sands: The Recordings of Stuff Smith, by Anthony Barnett, Allardyce, East Sussex, UK, 1995. "Test Pilots" is very similar harmonically to "Air Mail Special." The discography in Rosenkrantz’s memoir, Harlem Jazz Adventures, indicates that track h was recorded on December 12, 1944.
Date: December 27, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)
a. | inc | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton - 2:12 |
b. | I'm Making Believe(Mack Gordon, James Monaco) | |
c. | inc | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton - 2:02 |
d. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie) - 6:15 |
All titles unissued. |
a - Count Basie (p)
c - Jimmy Powell (as); Buddy Tate (ts); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t)
d - Count Basie (p) intro; Earle Warren (as); Joe Newman (t); Lucky Thompson (ts)
This was a WOR Mutual Radio Broadcast. Track b is announced but the performance was not preserved. Sheridan's Basie biodiscography indicates that track c was issued on the LP Everybody's 3004 (The Basie Special) but that is wrong. Sheridan notes that Lucky Thompson's solo on track d is interrupted by a news flash about a train crash in Michigan. I have not auditioned any of these performances so solo information comes from Sheridan.
Date: December 31, 1944
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)(Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg) - 4:30 | |
b. | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton | |
c. | Avenue C(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton |
All titles unissued. |
Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a; Jimmy Rushing (v) on a.
a - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Count Basie (p); Rudy Rutherford (cl); Jimmy Rushing (v)
b - Count Basie (p)
These tracks are apparently U.S. Coast Guard transcriptions. These titles have not been auditioned. It is likely but not confirmed that Thompson solos on track c.
Date: January 1, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)
a. | Love Jumped Out(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 3:45 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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b. | inc | After a While (After Awhile)(Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Abner Silver)
- 2:07 unissued
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c. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 2:14 unissued
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on c; Earle Warren (v) on b.
a - Joe Newman (t); Buddy Tate (ts); Count Basie (p); Dickie Wells (tb)
b - Earle Warren (as); Earle Warren (v)
c - Count Basie (p) intro; Rudy Rutherford (cl)
Track c includes closing remarks. Lucky Thompson does not solo on any of these tracks. Only track a has been auditioned so solo information comes from Sheridan.
Date: January 11, 1945
Location: CBS Playhouse No. 2, New York City
Label: V-Disc
Count Basie Orchestra V-Disc Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Joe Marshall (d), Thelma Carpenter, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | VP1115 (NVP1187, D5TC123) | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 5:06 V-Disc 78199B (1945)
V-Disc 78419B (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 (1979)
First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 55 — Memorial: William Count Basie (1984)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Century (Jpn.) LP 12"20EL 5502 — Count Basie
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD08 — Jive At Five (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159322 — Buddy Tate: Texas Tenor Sax 1939-1947 (2000)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Eagle Rock Entertainment CD007 — The Count Basie Box (2002)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD5175 — Harlem Was the Place: 1929-1952 (2007)
Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CDCTPL 002 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 2
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b. | VP1116 (XP34117) | Jimmy's Blues(Jimmy Rushing)
- 3:02 V-Disc 78240B (1945)
V-Disc 78460B (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 379 (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1010 — Big Band, Vol. 3 (1982)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1011 — Big Band, Vol. 1
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
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c. | VP1116 (XP34117-1) | Take Me Back, Baby(Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Tab Smith)
- 3:10 V-Disc 78240B (1945)
V-Disc 78460B (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1010 — Big Band, Vol. 3 (1982)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1011 — Big Band, Vol. 1
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
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d. | VP1120 | Playhouse No. 2 Stomp (Variations on "I Got Rhythm")(George Gershwin, Count Basie) / arr: Count Basie
- 4:48 V-Disc 78219A (1945)
V-Disc 78439A (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 (1979)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Century (Jpn.) LP 12"20EL 5502 — Count Basie
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Vintage Jazz Classics CDVJC 1018-2 — Beaver Junction: The Legendary V-Disc and Jubilee Masters (1992)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159322 — Buddy Tate: Texas Tenor Sax 1939-1947 (2000)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CDCTPL 001 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 1
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e. | VP1176-4 (B42164) | Just an Old Manuscript(Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman
- 3:26 V-Disc 78575A (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 (1979)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
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f. | VP1280 | On the Upbeat(Al Killian) / arr: Turk Van Lake
- 3:52 V-Disc 78248B (1945)
V-Disc 78468B (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 (1979)
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1006 — The Stars of Jazz, Vol. 2 (1982)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3038 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 1 (1989)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 505 — Count Basie: V-Discs 1944-45
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-032 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 1, 1944-1945
History (Ger.) CD20.1902HI — One O'Clock Jump (1989)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Drive Archive (Can.) CD41063 — On the Upbeat (1995)
Classics (Fr.) CD801 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Import CD62789 (40 CD Box) — Big Band Box (2000)
Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CDCTPL 002 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 2
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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g. | All of Me(Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
unissued
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h. | Call Me Darling(Bert Reisfeld, Mort Fryberg, Rolf Marbet, Dorothy Dick)
- 3:52 AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 574 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d; Thelma Carpenter (v) on h; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c.
a - Jimmy Powell (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
b - Jimmy Rushing (v) 60 bars (5 choruses) with Wells obbligato
c - Count Basie (p) 6-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Wells and Powell obbligati
d - Count Basie (p) 36 bars; Al Killian (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge; Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
f - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Ted Donnelly (tb) 8 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 16 bars; Count Basie (p) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars
Master numbers come from the Sheridan Basie discography.
Date: January 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)
a. | Swingin' the Blues(Count Basie, Ed Durham) / arr: Eddie Durham - 3:48 | |
b. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:07 |
Both titles unissued. |
a, b performed as medley
a - Ted Donnelly (tb); Lucky Thompson (ts); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t)
This was a WOR Mutual Radio broadcast. The announcer is Ed Pearson. Track b is just a fragment under the announcer's comments. These titles have not been auditioned.
Date: January 20 or 29, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You(Andy Razaf, Don Redman) | |
b. | After a While (After Awhile)(Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Abner Silver) | |
c. | On the Upbeat(Al Killian) | |
d. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie) | |
e. | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) |
All titles on: |
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 502 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 502 (1945)
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Jimmy Rushing (v) on a; Earle Warren (v) on b.
These titles have not been auditioned.
Date: January 25, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:26 |
b. | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton) / arr: Count Basie - 2:18 | |
c. | This Heart of Mine(Harry Warren, Ralph Freed) - 3:11 | |
d. | I'm Gonna See My Baby(Phil Moore) - 2:25 | |
e. | Paging Mr. Green(composer unknown)
- 3:25 AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945)
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f. | Sleigh Ride in July(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:43 |
All titles on: |
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 551 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 551 (1945)
Cassettes Only Cassette0514 — Count Basie
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CDDSOY 2115 — Time Alone Will Tell (2018)
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Maxine Johnson (v) on c, f; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.
b - Count Basie (p)
c - Maxine Johnson (v)
d - Jimmy Rushing (v)
e - Lucky Thompson (ts); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Dickie Wells (tb); Count Basie (p)
f - Maxine Johnson (v)
Sheridan indicates that the version of track e on AFRS ONS 592 is edited. These titles have not been auditioned so solo information comes from Sheridan.
Date: January 31, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson (v)
a. | inc | Unknown Title - 2:34 unissued
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b. | inc | I Didn't Know About You(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
- 1:55 unissued
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c. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 0:48 unissued
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d. | inc | I'm Fer It Too(Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
- 3:55 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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e. | inc | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 4:48 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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f. | inc | Avenue C(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 2:43 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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g. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie)
- 0:10 unissued
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Maxine Johnson (v) on b.
a - Lucky Thompson (ts); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Dickie Wells (tb)
b - Maxine Johnson (v)
d - Dickie Wells (tb) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Al Killian (t) 24 bars (2 choruses)
e - Count Basie (p) 11 bars (in progress at start); Jimmy Powell (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
f - Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Dickie Wells (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses)
This was a CBS Radio broadcast with Bob Heift as announcer. All tracks are incomplete. I have only auditioned tracks d-f so information on the soloists on the other tracks comes from Sheridan's Basie discography. Sheridan shows track e as unissued but it is probably the "Taps Miller" on Everybody's 3004 and the digital releases shown.
Date: February 1, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d)
a. | inc | Honeysuckle Rose(Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 2:48 |
WNEW Electrical TranscriptionWP 4 (1945)
Radiola LP 12"2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story (1980)
Collectors Items (Eng.) LP 12"017 — Friends of Fats, Volume Two (1987)
Radiola CDCD2MR 112/113 — The Fats Waller Story (1995)
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This fragment was part of the Second Annual Swing Session broadcast on WNEW. Martin Block is the announcer. The transcription includes an interview with Count Basie. This title has not been auditioned.
Date: February 2, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | SSC-3-29-2 | Swing Shift(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 3:52 AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
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b. | Solo Flight(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy - 2:39 | |
c. | Wish You Were Waiting for Me(David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 3:14 | |
d. | Together(Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva) - 3:07 | |
e. | inc | Hey! Rube(Count Basie, Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson - 1:48 |
All titles on: |
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 551 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 551 (1945)
Cassettes Only Cassette0514 — Count Basie
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CDDSOY 2115 — Time Alone Will Tell (2018)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d; Maxine Johnson (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.
a - Count Basie (p); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Buddy Tate (ts)
b - Count Basie (p)
c - Maxine Johnson (v)
d - Rudy Rutherford (cl); Jimmy Rushing (v); Count Basie (p); Lucky Thompson (ts); Count Basie (p)
e - Lucky Thompson (ts); Count Basie (p)
Only track a has been auditioned so solo information comes from Sheridan.
Date: February 4, 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:38 |
b. | Aces and Faces(Buck Clayton) - 3:26 | |
c. | Don't Cry Baby(Jimmy Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger) - 2:47 | |
d. | Just an Old Manuscript(Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman - 3:34 | |
e. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 2:13 |
All titles on: |
AFRS Electrical Transcription139 — AFRS Bandwagon No. 139 (1945)
Giants of Jazz LP 12"GOJ 1004 — Kansas City Style (1977)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b, e; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.
b - Count Basie (p) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars starting at bridge; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Ted Donnelly (tb) 16 bars (identity not certain); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars
c - Jimmy Rushing (v) 16 bars with Edison obbligato; Jimmy Rushing (v) 16 bars
d - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge; Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
e - Count Basie (p) 24 bars to sign off
This was an NBC Radio Fitch Bandwagon broadcast. The announcers are Jack Irish and Dick Powell.
Date: February 1945
Location: Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln, New York City
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra Live in New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | SSC-5-9-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:24 |
b. | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)(Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg) - 4:37 | |
c. | I Walked In(Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:06 | |
d. | Blue Room Jump(Count Basie, Milt Ebbins, Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson
- 3:59 Jazum LP 12"3 — Jazum-3 (1970)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
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e. | Back Door Romp(composer unknown)
- 3:31 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
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f. | I Didn't Know About You(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 4:18 | |
g. | 'Tain't Me(Lem Davis, Jack Palmer)
- 3:40 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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All titles on: |
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionONS 592 — AFRS One Night Stand No. 592 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b, e; Maxine Johnson (v) on f; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b, g; Earle Warren (v) on c.
b - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Count Basie (p); Rudy Rutherford (cl); Jimmy Rushing (v); Lucky Thompson (ts); Jimmy Rushing (v)
c - Earle Warren (v)
d - Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses)
e - Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 48 bars (4 choruses)
f - Maxine Johnson (v)
g - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Jimmy Rushing (v) 8 bars
Only tracks d, e and g have been auditioned so solo information for the other tracks comes from Sheridan.
Date: February 13, 1945
Location: Liederkranz Hall, New York City
Label: Lang-Worth
Count Basie Orchestra: Lang-Worth Transcriptions
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | YTNY-4109-1 | Sugar Hill Shuffle(Eli Robinson)
- 3:40 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 141 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionCI 55 (1945)
Windmill (Eng.) LP 12"WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973)
Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12"SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare (1983)
Ariston (It.) LP 12"AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Ariston (It.) LP 12"ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH6-605 — Rock-a-Bye-Basie, Live
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12"18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra
Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12"JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45
Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12"2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young
Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12"VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984
Drive Archive (Can.) CD41063 — On the Upbeat (1995)
Soundies CDSCD 4132 — Big Band Bash (2000)
RST (Austria) CD91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc (2001)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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b. | YTNY-4109-1 | I Should Care(Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl)
- 3:10 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 141 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 41 (1945)
Soundies CDSCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
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c. | YTNY-4108-1 | Just an Old Manuscript(Andy Razaf, Don Redman) / arr: Don Redman
- 3:03 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 149 (1945)
Windmill (Eng.) LP 12"WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973)
Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12"SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare (1983)
Ariston (It.) LP 12"AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Ariston (It.) LP 12"ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript
Century (Jpn.) LP 12"20EL 5502 — Count Basie
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12"18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra
Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12"JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45
Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12"2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young
Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12"VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984
Drive Archive (Can.) CD41063 — On the Upbeat (1995)
RST (Austria) CD91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc (2001)
Naxos Jazz CD8120820 — Circus In Rhythm: Radio Transcriptions and V-Discs 1944-1945 (2006)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD697 — This and That (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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d. | YTNY-4109-1 | Wish You Were Waiting for Me(David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
- 2:53 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 141 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 187 (1945)
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript
Soundies CDSCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
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e. | YTNY-4108-1 | Harvard Blues(Count Basie, Tab Smith, Eddie Frazier)
- 3:38 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 149 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 41 (1945)
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH3-308 — Just An Old Manuscript
Palm (Eng.) LP 12"30-12 — Count Basie & His Orchestra
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f. | YTNY-4108-1 | Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe(Sammy Fain, Ralph Freed)
- 3:17 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 149 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 9 (1945)
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH1-109 — On Tour
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g. | YTNY-4109-1 | I Didn't Know About You(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
- 3:00 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 141 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 187 (1945)
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH1-109 — On Tour
Soundies CDSCD 4128 — Count Basie: The Lang-Worth Transcriptions (2000)
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h. | YTNY-4108-1 | I'm Fer It Too(Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
- 2:24 Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionAS 149 (1945)
Lang-Worth Electrical TranscriptionDL 9 (1945)
Windmill (Eng.) LP 12"WMD 197 — Sugar Hill Shuffle (1973)
Delta-Krem (Hung.) LP 12"SLPXL 17779 — The Golden Era of Jazz 1: Count Basie Live and Rare (1983)
Ariston (It.) LP 12"AR 12065 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Ariston (It.) LP 12"ARJ 15007 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young and Lucky Thompson/Jazz Story
Blue Heaven Records LP 12"BH1-109 — On Tour
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Jazz Panorama (Swd.) LP 12"18 — Count Basie & His Orchestra
Jazzline (Ger.) LP 12"JL 20806 — Broadcasts 1944-45
Music for Pleasure (Eng.) LP 12"2MO56-64865 — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5160 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"CCO 2726 — Count Basie and His Orchestra Featuring Lester Young
Vanstory (Fr.) LP 12"VS 3407 — Jubilee 1904-1984
Drive Archive (Can.) CD41063 — On the Upbeat (1995)
RST (Austria) CD91732 — Count Basie and His Orchestra On V-Disc (2001)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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Circle (Eng.) CDCCD 130 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1944 and 1945 (1992)
West Hill Radio Archives/Music & Arts CD4884 — Old Manuscripts: Broadcast Transcriptions 1944/45 (1999)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a-b; Maxine Johnson (v) on d, g; Jimmy Rushing (v) on e; Earle Warren (v) on b, f.
a - Rudy Rutherford (cl) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 12 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Killian (t) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 8 bars
b - Earle Warren (v)
c - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge; Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
d - Maxine Johnson (v)
e - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Jimmy Rushing (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Wells obbligato
f - Earle Warren (v)
g - Maxine Johnson (v)
h - Dickie Wells (tb) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars; Count Basie (p) 12 bars; Al Killian (t) 24 bars
Date: February 24, 1945
Location: United States Air Force Base, Dover, NJ
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra: Coca Cola Spotlight Bands Broadcast
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p, v), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Maxine Johnson (v)
a. | Avenue C(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton | |
b. | Wish You Were Waiting for Me(David Saxon, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) | |
c. | Harvard Blues(Count Basie, Tab Smith, Eddie Frazier)
- 3:28 Everybody's LP 12"EV 3004 — The Basie Special (1984)
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d. | Evelina(Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) |
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AFRS Electrical TranscriptionSB 607 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 607 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionSB 762 — AFRS Spotlite Bands No. 762 (1945)
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Count Basie (v) on c; Maxine Johnson (v) on b; Earle Warren (v) on d.
Only track c has been auditioned. Sheridan provides no information on the other three tracks.
Date: February 26, 1945
Location: Liederkranz Hall, New York City
Label: Columbia
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman, Al Stearns (t), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), unknown (str), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lynne Sherman (v)
a. | CO34352-1 | Avenue C(Buck Clayton)
- 3:07 Columbia 78CB 4
Columbia 78DF 3468
Columbia (Fr.) EPESDF 1009 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1954)
Columbia EPB 2100 — A Little Bit of Basie
Columbia LP 10"CL 6079 — Dance Parade (1949)
Columbia (Eng.) LP 10"33S 1054 — The Count (1954)
Columbia LP 10"CL 2560 — Basie Bash (1956)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 10"FP 1026 — Count Basie Highlights, 1942-1946
Columbia LP 12"CL 754 — Count Basie Classics (1955)
Fontana (Du.) LP 12"682 066TL — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TFL 5077 — Count Basie Classics (1960)
Harmony LP 12"HL 7229 — Basie's Best (1960)
Muza (Pol.) LP 12"XL 0404 — Basie's Best (1962)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"52494 — Basie's Best (1967)
Harmony LP 12"HS 11247 — Basie's Best (1967)
CBS (Fr.) LP 12"68254 — Classics From the Big Band Era (1973)
Columbia Special Products LP 12"CSP 173 — The Legendary Count Basie (1982)
Pausa LP 12"PR 9013 — Basie's Best (1983)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"248 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 14
Columbia LP 12"P 13312 — Basie's Best
Columbia LP 12"PMS 38 — Count Basie Classics
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
Sony Music Spec. Prod. CDP 13312 — Basie's Best (1995)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD152342 — Jazz Anthology: Memorable Jazz Hi-Lites 1945 (1996)
Classics (Fr.) CD934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (1997)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36711-2 — Swinging the Blues (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD5741211/20 — Les Trésors du Jazz 1944-1951 (2002)
Columbia CDC4K 87110 — America's #1 Band! - Count Basie and His Orchestra - The Columbia Years (2003)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952 (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 76 — The Arranger's Touch (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1403 — The Arranger's Touch: Things To Come (2004)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-7852 — Blues By Basie/Dance Parade (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-7853 — First Time! The Count Meets the Duke/Count Basie Classics (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-1110 — Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra (2009)
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b. | CO34352-2alt | Avenue C(Buck Clayton)
- 3:03 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
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c. | CO34352-3alt | Avenue C(Buck Clayton)
- 2:58 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
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d. | CO34352-4alt | Avenue C(Buck Clayton)
- 3:34 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
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e. | CO34353-1 | This Heart of Mine(Harry Warren, Ralph Freed)
- 3:05 Columbia 7836795 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 285 (1945)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
Classics (Fr.) CD934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (1997)
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
Platinum Collection CD08 — Jazz After Dark (2006)
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f. | CO34354-1 | That Old Feeling(Lew Brown, Sammy Fain)
- 3:14 Columbia 7836795 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 285 (1945)
CBS (Eu.) LP 12"88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946 (1985)
Ajaz LP 12"256 — Count Basie In Discographical Order, Vol. 15
CBS (Eu.) Cassette44-88674 — Count Basie, Vol. 5: 1942 & 1944-1946
Columbia CDCK 66374 — Count Basie and His Great Vocalists (1995)
Classics (Fr.) CD934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (1997)
Gallerie (Eng.) CD413 — A Portrait of Count Basie (1998)
Planet Media and Entertainment (Eng.) CD2038 — Count Basie At His Best (2002)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11209 — Count Basie: Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings (2003)
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g. | CO34354-2alt | That Old Feeling(Lew Brown, Sammy Fain)
- 3:34 Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2058 — Count Basie Volume 4, 1941-1945: The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (2002)
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CBS (Fr.) LP 12"66102 — The Complete Count Basie, Vol. 11-20: 1941-1951 (1980)
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unknown (str) on e-g; Lynne Sherman (v) on e-g.
a - Count Basie (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dickie Wells (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars
b - Count Basie (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dickie Wells (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars
c - Count Basie (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dickie Wells (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars
d - Count Basie (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dickie Wells (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars
e - Lynne Sherman (v)
f - Count Basie (p) 8 bars; Lynne Sherman (v)
g - Count Basie (p) 8 bars; Lynne Sherman (v)
An unidentified string section is present on tracks e-g.
The discographical information provided in the CD compilation Columbia C4K 87110 is incorrect, giving the recording date for track a as October 9, 1945 in Los Angeles and Illinois Jacquet in place of Thompson.
Date: May 7, 1945
Location: New York City
Label: Duke
Freddie Green and His Kansas City Seven
Freddie Green (ldr), Buck Clayton (t), Dickie Wells (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Freddie Green (g), Sammy Benskin (p), Al Hall (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Sylvia Syms (v)
a. | DU4907 | I'm in the Mood for Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:35 Duke 78113 (1945)
Elsa (Nor.) EP1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Classics (Fr.) CD968 — Buck Clayton 1945-1947 (1998)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Jasmine (Eng.) CDJASMCD 2600 — Kansas City Sax (2003)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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b. | DU4909 | Sugar Hips(Dickie Wells)
- 2:39 Duke 78113 (1945)
Elsa (Nor.) EP1 — Freddie Green/Frank Socolow
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Classics (Fr.) CD968 — Buck Clayton 1945-1947 (1998)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Jasmine (Eng.) CDJASMCD 2600 — Kansas City Sax (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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c. | Get Lucky(composer unknown)
Duke 78114
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d. | I'll Never Be the Same(Matt Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn)
Duke 78114
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Sylvia Syms (v) on a, d.
a - Sammy Benskin (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Sylvia Syms (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with Clayton obbligato
b - Sammy Benskin (p) 6 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 18 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars; Buck Clayton (t) 16 bars
The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson discography places this session in September 1945. Duke 114 may never have been issued. Tracks c and d have not been auditioned.
Date: May 14, 1945
Location: NBC Studio 8H, Radio City, New York City
Label: V-Disc
Count Basie Orchestra: V-Disc Session
Count Basie (ldr), Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Al Killian, Ed Lewis (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Earle Warren (as, v), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Taps Miller, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | VP1356 | High Tide (I Ain't Mad at You)(Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford)
- 5:28 V-Disc 78483B (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 574 (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionDB 284
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"03 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 1
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1982)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3968 — Count Basie, Vol. 1: Swingin' the Blues (1982)
Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12"LPJT 4 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1984)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Alto LP 12"702 — Count Basie/Anita O'Day
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Jazz Archives LP 12"62 — Count Basie Featuring Anita O'Day and the Tadd Dameron Trio 1945/1948
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
Time Life CDOPCD 4537 — V-Disc: The Songs That Went To War (1992)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD157922 — Count Basie Featuring Anita O'Day and the Tadd Dameron Trio 1945/1948 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD241 — Count Basie: The Quintessence Vol. 2, 1942-1952 (2003)
Jasmine (Eng.) CDJASBOX 16-4 — Swinging On a V-Disc (2006)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD697 — This and That (2006)
Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CDCTPL 003 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 3
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b. | VP1357 | Sent for You Yesterday(Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing) / arr: Eddie Durham
- 2:11 V-Disc 78534B (1945)
AFRS Electrical TranscriptionBML P 574 (1945)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1982)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3968 — Count Basie, Vol. 1: Swingin' the Blues (1982)
Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
IAJRC LP 12"44 — Kansas City Memories (1985)
FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12"502 — Count Basie
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD697 — This and That (2006)
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c. | VP1357 | Jimmy's Boogie Woogie (Boogie Woogie, I May Be Wrong but I Won't Be Wrong Always)(Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing)
- 1:46 V-Disc 78534A (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"15 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 3
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3970/2 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1982)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3969 — Count Basie, Vol. 2: Topsy (1982)
Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12"LPJT 4 — Count Basie & His Orchestra (1984)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 4085 — The Great Pianists Meet Boogie Woogie, Vol. 5 (1984)
IAJRC LP 12"44 — Kansas City Memories (1985)
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Century (Jpn.) LP 12"20EL 5502 — Count Basie
FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12"502 — Count Basie
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
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d. | VP1686 (XP35422) | Tippin' on the Q.T.(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 3:40 V-Disc 78627A (1945)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Century (Jpn.) LP 12"20EL 5502 — Count Basie
FDC Special (Fr.) LP 12"502 — Count Basie
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Phontastic (Swd.) CD7673 — It's Been a Long, Long Time: 1945 (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
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e. | JBB296 (D6TC-6466) | San Jose(Count Basie)
- 2:37 V-Disc 78744A (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12"KV 117 — Basie Strides Again
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
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f. | JBB296 (D6TC-6466) | B-Flat Blues (B-Flat)(composer unknown)
- 2:30 V-Disc 78744A (1945)
Palm Club (Fr.) LP 10"04 — Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vol. 2
Disques Festival (Fr.) LP 12"ALB 147 — The Best of Count Basie 1944/45 (1988)
Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12"KV 117 — Basie Strides Again
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5522 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1990)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158082 — Count Basie: The Golden Years, Vol. 4 (1996)
Proper (Eng.) CD1019 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 19 — The Count Basie Story (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1175 — The Count Basie Story: Harvard Blues (2001)
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g. | JDB297 (D6TC-6467) | Sweet Lorraine(Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish)
- 3:58 V-Disc 78802A (1945)
Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12"KV 117 — Basie Strides Again
Elap CD50173742 — Blue Skies (2002)
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Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5005 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2 (1979)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3046 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 2 (1989)
Jazz Society (Swd.) LP 12"AA 506 — Count Basie: The V-Discs, Vol. 2
Phonogram (Jpn.) LP 12"15PJ-033 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 2, 1944-1945
Official (Dan.) CD83046-2 — Count Basie: V-Discs, Volume 2 (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD934 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (1997)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a, c-d, f; Taps Miller (v) on a; Jimmy Rushing (v) on b-c; Earle Warren (v) on g.
a - Dickie Wells (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buck Clayton (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Taps Miller (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) scatting; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) at bridge; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars walking
b - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 36 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars
c - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 60 bars (5 choruses) with Rutherford cl obbligato
d - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 24 bars; Jimmy Powell (as) 16 bars; Buck Clayton (t) 16 bars starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; J. J. Johnson (tb) 8 bars bridge
e - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Jimmy Powell (as) 8 bars bridge; Dickie Wells (tb) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 8 bars bridge
f - Buddy Tate (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Rudy Rutherford (bar) 16 bars starting at bridge; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
g - Count Basie (p) intro; Karl George (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Earle Warren (v) 32 bars (1 chorus)
Track c is called "Jimmy's Boogie Woogie." Track a includes an ensemble vocal.
Date: June 5, 1945
Location: Paramount Theater, New York City
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Orchestra Live In New York City
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Al Killian, Ed Lewis (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), Preston Love, Jimmy Powell, Earle Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Pearl Bailey, Maxine Johnson (v)
a. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:32 |
b. | B-Flat Blues (B-Flat)(composer unknown) - 2:20 | |
c. | I'm Gonna See My Baby(Phil Moore) - 2:12 | |
d. | Duration Blues(Johnny Mercer) - 2:32 | |
e. | inc | Red Bank Boogie(Count Basie, Buck Clayton) - 2:43 |
All titles unissued. |
Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b; Pearl Bailey (v) on d; Maxine Johnson (v) on c.
b - Buddy Tate (ts) 16 bars; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars starting at bridge; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
c - Maxine Johnson (v)
d - Pearl Bailey (v)
e - Count Basie (p)
This was a WNEW Tribute To Glenn Miller broadcast with Martin Block the announcer. The program included performances by Cab Calloway with unknown accompaniment. Sheridan notes that this broadcast took place just before Earl Warren and Jimmy Powell left the Basie band so three alto saxophonists are, in fact, present with Preston Love the new addition. Track e has not been auditioned.
Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra and Guests: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lena Horne, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | HD5-MM-5699-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:31 |
b. | B-Flat Blues (B-Flat)(composer unknown) - 2:24 | |
c. | Sent for You Yesterday(Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing) - 1:23 | |
d. | HD5-MM-7870-1 | Honeysuckle Rose(Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 2:38 |
e. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie) - 3:38 |
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AFRS Electrical Transcription140 — AFRS Jubilee No. 140 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on b; Lena Horne (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.
b - Count Basie (p); Buddy Tate (ts); Rudy Rutherford (cl); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Lucky Thompson (ts); Count Basie (p)
c - Count Basie (p) intro; Jimmy Rushing (v)
d - Lena Horne (v)
e - Count Basie (p) intro; Preston Love (as); Count Basie (p); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Lucky Thompson (ts)
The recording dates of this and the following AFRS transcriptions are not known precisely. This broadcast also included a comedy routine by Timmie Rogers and vocals by the Gingersnaps. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program closes with "One O'Clock Jump" but probably performed by the NBC Studio band. These titles have not been auditioned. Solo information comes from Sheridan.
Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore (v)
a. | HD5-MM-7895-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:24 |
b. | Basie Boogie(Count Basie, Milt Ebbins)
- 2:15 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
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c. | What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?(Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman)
- 2:41 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
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d. | HD5-MM-7896-1 | Gotta Be This or That(Sunny Skylar)
- 3:45 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
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e. | Andy's Blues(Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson
- 3:55 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
Kaydee (Swd.) LP 12"KD 2 — A Jumpin' Jubilee
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AFRS Electrical Transcription141 — AFRS Jubilee No. 141 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e; Ann Moore (v) on c.
b - Count Basie (p) 24, 20, 36 bars
c - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Ann Moore (v)
d - Count Basie (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Dickie Wells (tb) 8 bars bridge; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 8 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 8 bars bridge
e - Count Basie (p) 30 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Snooky Young (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 84 bars (7 choruses)
The dubbing date is July 9, 1945. This program also included performances by the King Sisters and the Alvino Rey Orchestra as well as a comedy routine by Eddie Green and Hattie McDaniels. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump."
Date: July 15, 1945
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Count Basie Band: Lamplighter Broadcast
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, Dickie Wells (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | Royal Garden Blues(Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams)
- 4:30 Vogue (Fr.) CDVG 655.004 — Lamplighter's All Star Jazz (1990)
Jazz Hour (Du.) CDJHR 73597 — The Lamplighter's Jazz Sessions (1999)
Hep (Eng.) CD87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
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b. | Body and Soul(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
- 3:59 Hep (Eng.) CD87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
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c. | Evenin'(Mitchell Parish, Harry White) - 2:34 | |
d. | inc | I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 7:53 Hep (Eng.) CD87 — The Lamplighter All Stars Broadcasts - 1945 (2009)
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Origin Jazz Library LP 12"OJL 8101 — Hollywood Jumps! 1945
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Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) on a, c-d; Snooky Young (t) on a, c-d; Ted Donnelly (tb) on a, c-d; Dickie Wells (tb) on a, c-d; Rudy Rutherford (cl) on a, c-d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.
a - Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Dickie Wells (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 48 bars (4 choruses)
b - Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses)
c - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 96 bars (3 choruses)
d - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 64 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Dickie Wells (tb) 64 bars exchanges with Donnelly
This is a broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Yerxa is one of the MCs. Track d fades out under his closing comments. Track a is called "Count Down" on the CD reissues.
Sources indicate the presence of Green and Richardson and the announcer describes the ensemble as "Count Bill Basie and ten of his great sidemen." But I hear no bass or guitar. This may be due to those instruments being off-mic.
Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Martha Lewis, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | HD5-MM-7970-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:35 |
b. | Avenue C(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 2:44 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
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c. | I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You)(Raymond Egan, Tom Pitts, Roy K. Marsh, Paul Whiteman)
- 2:26 First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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d. | HD5-MM-7971-1 | Hey! Rube(Count Basie, Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson
- 2:45 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
Palm International (Swd.) LP 12"POM 1 — The Big Bands
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e. | I Should Care(Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl) - 1:40 | |
f. | My, What a Fry(Sir Charles Thompson) / arr: Sir Charles Thompson
- 3:39 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
Palm International (Swd.) LP 12"POM 1 — The Big Bands
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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AFRS Electrical Transcription142 — AFRS Jubilee No. 142 (1945)
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Martha Lewis (v) on e; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.
b - Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Dickie Wells (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars
c - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Count Basie (p) 8 bars; Jimmy Rushing (v) 70 bars (2 choruses and coda)
d - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Preston Love (as) 20 bars; Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses)
e - Martha Lewis (v)
f - Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Preston Love (as) 8 bars bridge
The dubbing date is July 16, 1945. This program also included performances by the Hoosier Hot Shots, Alvino Rey and piano solos by Art Tatum. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump."
Date: July 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t, v), Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr, June Richmond (v)
a. | HD5-MM-5554-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:35 |
b. | Queer Street(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 2:56 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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c. | Are You Livin' Old Man(Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham, Abner Silver)
- 3:07 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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d. | Ol' Man River(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 2:30 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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e. | I'm Beginning to See the Light(Duke Ellington, Harry James, Don George, Johnny Hodges)
- 2:12 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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f. | HD5-MM-5555-1 | Hey! John(Joe Thomas)
- 2:16 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
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g. | High Tide (I Ain't Mad at You)(Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford)
- 4:20 Joyce LP 12"5002 — Count Basie's Second Jubilee
Kaydee (Swd.) LP 12"KD 2 — A Jumpin' Jubilee
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AFRS Electrical Transcription143 — AFRS Jubilee No. 143 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on g; Traverse Crawford (v) on e-f; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (v) on g; Lee Gaines (v) on e-f; Carl Jones (v) on e-f; Kelsey Pharr (v) on e-f; June Richmond (v) on c-d.
b - Count Basie (p) 24 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 32 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 8 bars
c - June Richmond (v)
d - Count Basie (p) intro; June Richmond (v)
e - Traverse Crawford (v); Lee Gaines (v); Carl Jones (v); Kelsey Pharr (v)
f - Traverse Crawford (v); Lee Gaines (v); Carl Jones (v); Kelsey Pharr (v)
g - Dickie Wells (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars starting at bridge; Rodney Richardson (b) 8 bars bridge walking
The dubbing date is July 23, 1945. This program also included a comedy routine by Victor Borge. The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform on tracks e and f. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. Track g includes an ensemble vocal. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump."
Date: July 1945
Location: Casa Manana, Culver City, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | Gotta Be This or That(Sunny Skylar) | |
b. | Swing Shift(Buck Clayton) / arr: Buck Clayton | |
c. | I Want a Little Girl(Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) | |
d. | Exactly Like You(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) |
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AFRS Electrical TranscriptionMC 39 — AFRS Magic Carpet No. 39 (1945)
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Jimmy Rushing (v) on c-d.
These titles have not been auditioned and Sheridan provides no solo information.
Date: August 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra and Guests: AFRS Christmas Show
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Bing Crosby, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr (v)
a. | HD5-MM-5713-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:30 |
b. | Jumpin' at Ten(composer unknown)
- 3:52 Jazz Society (Swd.) 78AA 555
First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 55 — Memorial: William Count Basie (1984)
Musica Jazz (It.) LP 12"2MJP 1023 — I Grandi Del SAX-TENORE (1984)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"427 — Count Basie
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
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c. | Just a Sittin' and a Rockin'(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines)
- 2:39 Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD697 — This and That (2006)
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d. | HD5-MM-5714-1 | Gotta Be This or That(Sunny Skylar) - 2:23 |
e. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie)
- 3:34 Mexie-L EP101 — Love (2003)
First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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AFRS Electrical Transcription — AFRS Jubilee Christmas Show 1945 (1945)
Vintage Jazz Classics CDVJC 1016-2 — All-Star Christmas Jubilee (1993)
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Traverse Crawford (v) on c; Bing Crosby (v) on d; Lee Gaines (v) on c; Carl Jones (v) on c; Kelsey Pharr (v) on c.
b - Ted Donnelly (tb) 16 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 16 bars starting at bridge; Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Shadow Wilson (d) 8 bars; Ed Lewis (t)
c - Traverse Crawford (v); Lee Gaines (v); Carl Jones (v); Kelsey Pharr (v); Count Basie (p) 8 bars bridge
d - Bing Crosby (v)
e - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Preston Love (as) 8 bars bridge; Count Basie (p) 8 bars bridge; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses)
This was the 1945 Christmas Jubilee program distributed in December of that year. The dubbing date is August 8, 1945. This program also included a comedy routine by Eddie Green and two Lena Horne vocals on which she is backed by Basie and a small group. In addition to track c, the Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform a brief version of "Jingle Bells" to begin the program accompanied by Basie and the rhythm section only. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump" but performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Bing Crosby is featured on track d.
Date: September 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Excelsior
Timmie Rogers with the Stomp Russell Trio and Lucky Thompson
Timmie Rogers, Al 'Stomp' Russell (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Joe Cowan (g, bkv), Al 'Stomp' Russell (p, bkv), Doc Bosso (b, bkv), Johnny Otis (d), Timmie Rogers (v)
a. | TR136A | Fla-Ga-La-Pa(Roy Alfred, Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts)
- 3:18 Excelsior 78136 (1945)
Blaze CD103 — Jiving on Central Avenue: Postwar R&B in Los Angeles, Volume 3 (2011)
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b. | TR136B | Drop Another Nickel in the Juke Box(Marcel Mayes)
- 2:41 Excelsior 78136 (1945)
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c. | TR137A | Concerto for Tipple(composer unknown)
Excelsior 78137 (1945)
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d. | TR137B | I Got a Gal 65 and I'm Just 23(composer unknown)
Excelsior 78137 (1945)
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e. | TR138A | Daddy-O(Timmie Rogers)
- 3:04 Excelsior 78138 (1945)
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f. | TR138B | Hep Paderewski from Basin Street(composer unknown)
- 3:01 Excelsior 78138 (1945)
Blaze CD103 — Jiving on Central Avenue: Postwar R&B in Los Angeles, Volume 3 (2011)
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a - Timmie Rogers (v) 32 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars; Joe Cowan (g) 4 bars; Al 'Stomp' Russell (p) 4 bars; Timmie Rogers (v) 10 bars
b - Timmie Rogers (v) 40 bars; Al 'Stomp' Russell (p) 16 bars; Joe Cowan (g) 16 bars starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars; Timmie Rogers (v) 8 bars and coda
e - Timmie Rogers (v) 42 bars; Al 'Stomp' Russell (p) 8 bars; Joe Cowan (g) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 4 bars; Timmie Rogers (v) 10 bars
f - Timmie Rogers (v) verse; Timmie Rogers (v) 32 bars; Joe Cowan (g) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Timmie Rogers (v) 16 bar
Comedian/vocalist Timmie Rogers also plays a guitar-like instrument called a tipple. Excelsior 137 may never have been issued. The guitarist and bassist are identified in the Lord and Bruyninckx discographies but listed as unknown in Salemann's Lucky Thompson discography. They along with Russell provide backup vocals. Weir's discography suggests the bassist could be Ike Isaacs. Tracks c and d have not been auditioned.
Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | HD5-MM-12530-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) |
b. | Rambo(J. J. Johnson, Jon Hendricks) / arr: J. J. Johnson
- 3:24 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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c. | Mean to Me(Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
- 4:02 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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d. | HD5-MM-12531-1 | Jimmy's Boogie Woogie (Boogie Woogie, I May Be Wrong but I Won't Be Wrong Always)(Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing)
- 1:48 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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e. | Andy's Blues(Andy Gibson) / arr: Andy Gibson
- 3:15 Joyce LP 12"5001 — Count Basie's Jubilee
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AFRS Electrical Transcription147 — AFRS Jubilee No. 147 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on d-e; Ann Moore (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on d.
b - J. J. Johnson (tb) 16 bars starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Count Basie (p) 8 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars bridge
c - Ed Lewis (t) 16 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars; Ann Moore (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Snooky Young (t) 12 bars (identity uncertain)
d - Count Basie (p) 4-bar intro; Jimmy Rushing (v) 60 bars (5 choruses) with Love and Rutherford obbligati
e - Count Basie (p) 30 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Snooky Young (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Count Basie (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 60 bars (5 choruses)
The dubbing date is September 10, 1945. This program also included performances by the Sam Donahue Orchestra and Bob Crosby. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. Track e is announced as "Astructed" and listed on Joyce 5001 as "Boogie Woogie" on side 2 of the LP. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump."
Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Ann Moore, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | HD5-MM-12555-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) |
b. | I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby)(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
- 2:36 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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c. | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 2:43 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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d. | HD5-MM-12556-1 | Jivin' Joe Jackson(Count Basie) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 2:11 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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e. | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 4:18 Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
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f. | theme | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 1:48 |
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AFRS Electrical Transcription148 — AFRS Jubilee No. 148 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on e-f; Ann Moore (v) on d; Jimmy Rushing (v) on c.
b - Count Basie (p) 14-bar intro; Snooky Young (t) 8 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 24 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 54 bars; Count Basie (p) 8 bars
c - Count Basie (p) 1 chorus playing melody; Jimmy Rushing (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Snooky Young (t) 8 bars; Jimmy Rushing (v) 16 bars
d - Ann Moore (v)
e - Count Basie (p) 8-bar intro; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 24 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Count Basie (p) 8 bars bridge
f - Count Basie (p); Rudy Rutherford (cl)
The dubbing date is September 17, 1945. This program also included performances by the Sam Donahue Orchestra, Mel Torme and the Mel-Tones and Bob Crosby. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman.
Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Traverse Crawford, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, Kelsey Pharr, Jimmy Rushing (v)
a. | HD5-MM-12627-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:45 |
b. | Rhythm Man(Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) / arr: Jimmy Mundy - 2:21 | |
c. | Gotta Be This or That(Sunny Skylar)
- 2:34 Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 29 — This and That (1982)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD697 — This and That (2006)
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d. | Jazz Me Blues(Tom Delaney) / arr: Jimmy Mundy - 2:31 | |
e. | HD5-MM-12628-1 | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone(Sam Stept, Sidney Clare)
- 2:50 First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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f. | It's Sand Man(Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Buck Clayton
- 2:45 Bandstand LP 12"7128 — Jazz Highlights of the 1930's & 40's (1975)
First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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AFRS Electrical Transcription149 — AFRS Jubilee No. 149 (1945)
AFRS Electrical Transcription223 — AFRS Jubilee No. 223 (1945)
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Rudy Rutherford (cl) on e; Traverse Crawford (v) on c; Lee Gaines (v) on c; Carl Jones (v) on c; Kelsey Pharr (v) on c; Jimmy Rushing (v) on e.
b - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Count Basie (p); Lucky Thompson (ts); Snooky Young (t)
c - Traverse Crawford (v); Lee Gaines (v); Carl Jones (v); Kelsey Pharr (v)
d - Count Basie (p) intro; Count Basie (p); Snooky Young (t); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t); Lucky Thompson (ts); Ted Donnelly (tb); Snooky Young (t)
e - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars; Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars playing melody; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 8 bars; Jimmy Rushing (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); J. J. Johnson (tb) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge
f - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 10 bars; Count Basie (p) 10 bars; Buddy Tate (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Count Basie (p) 8 bars bridge
The dubbing date is September 24, 1945. This program also included performances by Dick Haymes, Jeri Southern and Alvino Rey. The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocalists Jones, Crawford, Pharr and Gaines) perform on track c. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump," performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Tracks a-d have not been auditioned. Solo information for those comes from Sheridan's Basie discography.
Date: September 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Count Basie Orchestra and The Delta Rhythm Boys: AFRS Session
Count Basie (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young (t), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, Dickie Wells (tb), George Dorsey, Preston Love (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar, cl), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Lena Horne (v)
a. | HD5-MM-12688-1 (theme) | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) - 0:35 |
b. | San Jose(Count Basie)
- 2:27 First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
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c. | One for My Baby(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:38 | |
d. | Good for Nothin' Joe(Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 3:20 | |
e. | Tush(Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
- 3:31 First Heard (Eng.) LP 12"FH 22 — Count Basie and His Orchestra 1946 (1978)
Intermedia LP 12"QS 5039 — Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing: The Classic Count (1982)
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5024 — Count Basie On V-Disc, Vol. 3
Flutegrove (Eng.) LP 12"FL 7 — The Great Count Basie Band 1945
SRI Jazz CD310132 — Classic Count (1999)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD694 — Jumpin' At Ten (2006)
Golden Age of Jazz (It.) CDJZCD 303 — Count Basie: The Essential V-Discs 1943-48
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AFRS Electrical Transcription150 — AFRS Jubilee No. 150 (1945)
AFRS Electrical Transcription224 — AFRS Jubilee No. 224 (1945)
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Lena Horne (v) on c-d.
b - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 16 bars; Preston Love (as) 8 bars; Dickie Wells (tb) 8 bars; Count Basie (p) 8 bars
c - Lena Horne (v)
d - Lena Horne (v)
e - Dickie Wells (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 28 bars
The dubbing date is October 1, 1945. This program also included performances by Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, the Slim Gaillard Trio and Alvino Rey. The announcers are Verne Smith and Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman. The program signs off over Basie's theme, "One O'Clock Jump," performed by Alvino Rey and the AFRS Orchestra. Tracks a, c and d have not been auditioned.
Date: Fall 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Excelsior
Lucky Thompson All Stars (octet)
Lucky Thompson (ldr), Karl George (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Doggett (p), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (d), Thelma Thompson (Thelma Lowe, Thelma Love) (v)
a. | OR144A | You're in My Heart to Stay(Lucky Thompson, Thelma Lowe (Love, Thompson))
Excelsior 78TR 144 (1945)
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b. | OR144B | Short Day(Lucky Thompson, Williams)
Excelsior 78TR 144 (1945)
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c. | OR145A-2 | No Good Man Blues(Lucky Thompson, Thelma Lowe (Love, Thompson))
- 3:11 Excelsior 78TR 145 (1945)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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d. | OR145B-2 | Why Not?(Lucky Thompson)
- 2:53 Excelsior 78TR 145 (1945)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Charly (Eng.) CDCPCD 8194-2 — The Birth of Bebop (1996)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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e. | OR146A-2 | Irresistible You(Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
- 3:22 Excelsior 78TR 146 (1945)
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
Membran (Ger.) CD222800 387 — The Ultimate Jazz Archive (2005)
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f. | OR146B-2 | Phace(Freddie Green)
- 2:45 Excelsior 78TR 146 (1945)
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1113 — Lucky Thompson 1944-1947 (2000)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0038 — Lucky Moments (2003)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22843 — Lucky Thompson: Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
Membran (Ger.) CD222800 387 — The Ultimate Jazz Archive (2005)
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Thelma Thompson (Thelma Lowe, Thelma Love) (v) on a, c.
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); J. J. Johnson (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Thelma Thompson (Thelma Lowe, Thelma Love) (v) 36 bars (3 choruses)
d - Bill Doggett (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Karl George (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; J. J. Johnson (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bill Doggett (p) 24 bars
e - Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) mostly melody; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars mostly melody
f - Rudy Rutherford (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Karl George (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Bill Doggett (p) 8 bars bridge
Thelma Thompson (Lowe, Love) was Lucky Thompson's wife. Tracks a and b have not been auditioned.
Date: Between October 9 & 20, 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Modern Records
Russell Jacquet Orchestra
Russell Jacquet (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Harry 'Parr' Jones, Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young (t), Russell Jacquet (t, v), Ted Donnelly, J. J. Johnson, Eli Robinson (tb), Preston Love, Willie Smith (as), Illinois Jacquet, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bar), Freddie Green (g), Bill Doggett (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Albert Wichard (d)
a. | MM129A | Mean and Evil Old World (Mean and Evil World)(Russell Jacquet, Robertson) - 2:50 |
b. | MM129B | Blues(Traditional) - 3:28 |
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Modern Records 78129 (1945)
Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78595
Classics (Fr.) CD1145 — Russell Jacquet 1945-1949 (2000)
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Russell Jacquet (v) on a.
The personnel shown come from the label of Modern Music 129. Salemann suggests that Ed Lewis, Emmett Berry, Rodney Richardson and Shadow Wilson are present in place of Gerald Wilson, Parr Jones, Billy Hadnott and Al Wichard, respectively and that Vic Dickenson is in the trombone section. The date range comes from Salemann although most other sources place this session in 1946. Lucky Thompson does not solo on either track.
Several sources including the label of Jazz Selection 686, the Evensmo Lucky Thompson solography and the Lord discography indicate that Thompson is present on 2 titles recorded by Slim Gaillard for King during September or October 1945: "Vout Orenee" (mtx. no. 5008) and "Please Wait for Me" (mtx. no. 5009). The matrix numbers are close to those of the following session suggesting the same ensemble was used on both. On the other hand, both the Weir and Salemann Lucky Thompson discographies do not include the earlier Gaillard session. Thompson does not solo on either of the titles in question, therefore I am not including them here.
Date: October 11, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Queen
Slim Gaillard Ensemble
Slim Gaillard (ldr), Karl George, Howard McGhee (t), Teddy Edwards, Wild Bill Moore, Lucky Thompson (ts), Fletcher Smith (p), Bam Brown (b), Leo Watson (d), Slim Gaillard (v)
a. | 5014 | Slim Gaillard's Boogie(Slim Gaillard)
- 2:42 Queen 784121 (1945)
Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78686
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti (1989)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945
Classics (Fr.) CD864 — Slim Gaillard 1945 (1995)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD550.282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945 (1995)
President (Eng.) CDPLCD 551 — Roots of Rock 'N Roll, Vol. 1: Big Band, Blues and Boogie (1996)
Moon (It.) CDMCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy (1997)
President (Eng.) CDPLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti (1997)
Charly (Eng.) CD279 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CD1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2000)
Castle Music (Eng.) CDPIESD 140 — Roots of Rhythm and Blues (2000)
Acrobat CDACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2002)
King CD6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 62 — Laughing In Rhythm (2003)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1141 — The Extrovert Spirit of Slim Gaillard (2014)
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b. | 5014alt | Slim Gaillard's Boogie(Slim Gaillard)
King EPKEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1 (1954)
Parlophone (Eng.) EPGEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man (1956)
King LP 10"295-80 — Slim Gaillard: The Vout Man Plays (1954)
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c. | 5015 | Harlem Hunch(Slim Gaillard)
- 2:39 Queen 784127 (1945)
Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78642
King EPKEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1 (1954)
Parlophone (Eng.) EPGEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man (1956)
King LP 10"295-80 — Slim Gaillard: The Vout Man Plays (1954)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti (1989)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945
Classics (Fr.) CD864 — Slim Gaillard 1945 (1995)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD550.282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945 (1995)
Charly (Eng.) CD82702 — Jukebox Jive: The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll (1997)
Moon (It.) CDMCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam (1997)
President (Eng.) CDPLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti (1997)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD4063 — Slim Gaillard 1938-1946 (1999)
Charly (Eng.) CD279 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CD1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2000)
Acrobat CDACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2002)
King CD6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 62 — Laughing In Rhythm (2003)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1141 — The Extrovert Spirit of Slim Gaillard (2014)
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d. | 5016 | Tutti Frutti(Slim Gaillard, Doris Fisher)
- 2:43 20th Century 782010 (1945)
Jazz Circle Basel (Swi.) LP 12"JCB 20 — McGhee Special (1981)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti (1989)
Classics (Fr.) CD864 — Slim Gaillard 1945 (1995)
Moon (It.) CDMCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy (1997)
President (Eng.) CDPLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti (1997)
Charly (Eng.) CD279 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (1999)
Rhino CDR2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956) (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CD1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2000)
Acrobat CDACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2002)
King CD6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 62 — Laughing In Rhythm (2003)
Viper (Eng.) CDCD 039 — The Song Before the Song (2007)
Hep (Eng.) CD86 — Slim Gaillard: Ice Cream On Toast 1937-47 (2008)
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e. | 5017 | Travelin' Blues(Slim Gaillard)
- 3:00 Queen 784121 (1945)
Jazz Selection (Fr.) 78688
King EPKEP 297 — The Vout Orenee Man, Vol. 1 (1954)
Parlophone (Eng.) EPGEP 8595 — The Vout Orenee Man (1956)
King LP 10"295-80 — Slim Gaillard: The Vout Man Plays (1954)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1018 — Slim Gaillard 1945: Tuitti Fruitti (1989)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 JA 5196 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945
Classics (Fr.) CD864 — Slim Gaillard 1945 (1995)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) CD550.282 — Slim Gaillard: Trio-Quartet-Orchestra, Los Angeles 1945 (1995)
Moon (It.) CDMCD 081-2 — Cool Fantasy (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam (1997)
Charly (Eng.) CD279 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (1999)
King CD6012 — Shuckin' and Jivin' (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 62 — Laughing In Rhythm (2003)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1141 — The Extrovert Spirit of Slim Gaillard (2014)
Gusto Digital Download — Music Sampler, Vol. 1: Instrumental Rhythm & Blues - Rhythm & Blues 1945-1951 (2009)
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Slim Gaillard (v) on c-e.
a - Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Howard McGhee (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Fletcher Smith (p) 12 bars (1 chorus)
c - Fletcher Smith (p) 4-bar intro; Slim Gaillard (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with George obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Fletcher Smith (p) 8 bars; Slim Gaillard (v) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge
d - Slim Gaillard (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Teddy Edwards (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) (identity uncertain); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars starting at bridge; Slim Gaillard (v) 24 bars with trumpet obbligato
e - Fletcher Smith (p) 4-bar intro; Slim Gaillard (v) 44 bars talking with horn solos:; Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Teddy Edwards (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
Most discographies place this session in September 1945 but Salemann indicates the recording was done between October 9 and 20. The date shown comes from the Weir discography. Track b is called "Slim's Boogie" on the EP releases and has not been auditioned.
Date: November 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Bel-Tone
Bob Mosely & All Stars (septet) with Marion Abernathy
Bob Mosley (ldr), Karl George (t), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Phillips (g), Bob Mosley (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Marion Abernathy (v)
a. | BTJ34? | Bee Boogie Boo(Bob Mosley)
- 2:46 Bel-Tone 78J 752 (1946)
Bel-Tone 78J 764 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
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b. | BTJ35-1 | Stormy Mood(Marion Abernathy)
- 3:01 Bel-Tone 78J 752 (1946)
Bel-Tone 78J 763 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
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c. | BTJ36-2 | Baggin' the Boogie(Biff Jones)
- 3:09 Bel-Tone 78J 751 (1946)
Bel-Tone 78J 763 (1946)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
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d. | BTJ37-3 | Voot Rhythm (Vout Rhythm)(Lucky Thompson)
- 2:50 Bel-Tone 78J 751 (1946)
Bel-Tone 78J 764 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
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Marion Abernathy (v) on b-c.
a - Marshal Royal (cl) 8-bar intro; Bob Mosley (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Marshal Royal (cl) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Bob Mosley (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bob Mosley (p) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Royal obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
c - Charles Mingus (b) 4-bar intro; Bob Mosley (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Marion Abernathy (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Royal obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Charles Mingus (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Karl George (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Marshal Royal (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Bob Mosley (p) 24 bars (2 choruses)
Bel-Tone J 751 titles track d as "Voot Rhythm" with the matrix number shown (based on examination of the issue stored at the Institute of Jazz Studies by this discographer). Salemann indicates the matrix number for this track as BT 34 (label) or BTJ-34-3 (wax) based on his examination of an original issue. I have not examined a copy of Bel-Tone J 752 and cannot confirm the matrix number for track a. Williams indicates the matrix number for track a is BTJ37-5 and that for track d, BTJ34-3. He also places this session in December 1945. The Weir discography indicates the following matrix numbers: a, BTJ 37-5, b, BTJ 35-1, c, BTJ 36-2 or 3, d, BTJ 34-3.
Date: November 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Black & White
Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford and His All Stars (octet)
Estelle Edson, Oscar Pettiford (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Leon Beck (bar), Charlie Norris (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Roy Porter (d), Estelle Edson (v)
a. | BW163 | Be-Baba-Le-Ba(Helen Humes)
- 2:41 Black & White 78760 (1946)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
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b. | BW164 | Rhythm in a Riff(Billy Eckstine)
- 3:09 Black & White 78760 (1946)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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c. | BW165 | I Changed the Lock on the Door(Estelle Edson, Oscar Pettiford)
- 2:55 Black & White 78761 (1946)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
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d. | BW166 | Don't Drive This Jive Away(Oscar Pettiford, Estelle Edson)
- 2:53 Black & White 78761 (1946)
Black & White 78840 (1946)
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1071 — Bass Hits (1998)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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Mosaic CDMD11-273 — Classic Black & White Sessions (2022)
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a - Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Estelle Edson (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Estelle Edson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus) stop time with Pettiford breaks; Estelle Edson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oscar Pettiford (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Estelle Edson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Estelle Edson (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Oscar Pettiford (b) 8 bars; Estelle Edson (v) 20 bars starting at bridge
c - Estelle Edson (v) 36 bars (3 choruses); Oscar Pettiford (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Estelle Edson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Estelle Edson (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with George obbligato; Charlie Norris (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Wilbert Baranco (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Estelle Edson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Williams dates this session as mid-1946. Salemann indicates ca. October/November 1945 and Weir c. November 1945.
Date: November 12, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Sunset
Willie Smith Sextet
Willie Smith (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Willie Smith (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Eddie Safranski (b), Lee Young (d)
a. | SRC-127-14 | I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby)(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 2:39 Black Lion LP 12"BLP 30112 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1 (1971)
Intercord (Ger.) LP 12"28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset (1971)
Polydor (Ger.) LP 12"2460 132/3 — Jammin' On Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Audio Fidelity LP 12"BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset
Black Lion CDBLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing (1992)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction (2002)
Retrospective (Eng.) CDRTS 4368 — Willie Smith: Alto Sax All-Time Greats - His 48 Finest 1934-56 (2020)
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b. | SRC-127-15 | I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby)(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 2:35 Sunset 78SRC 7560 (1945)
Swing (Fr.) 78388
Monarch LP 10"202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2 (1952)
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c. | SRC-127-16 | I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby)(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 2:31 Black Lion LP 12"BLP 30113 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 2 (1971)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1 (1971)
Intercord (Ger.) LP 12"28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset (1971)
Audio Fidelity LP 12"BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset
Black Lion CDBLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing (1992)
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d. | SRC-132-7 | Windjammer(Eddie Laguna) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 2:58 Swing (Fr.) 78380
Vogue (Eng.) EPEPV 1090 — After Hours (1955)
Monarch LP 10"205 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 5 (1952)
Black Lion LP 12"BLP 30112 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1 (1971)
Intercord (Ger.) LP 12"28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset (1971)
Polydor (Ger.) LP 12"2460 132/3 — Jammin' On Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Audio Fidelity LP 12"BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset
Black Lion CDBLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing (1992)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1062 — McGhee Special (1997)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction (2002)
Retrospective (Eng.) CDRTS 4368 — Willie Smith: Alto Sax All-Time Greats - His 48 Finest 1934-56 (2020)
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e. | SRC-133-3 | Skylark(Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 3:15 Swing (Fr.) 78380
Vogue (Eng.) EPEPV 1090 — After Hours (1955)
Monarch LP 10"205 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 5 (1952)
Black Lion LP 12"BLP 30112 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1 (1971)
Intercord (Ger.) LP 12"28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset (1971)
Polydor (Ger.) LP 12"2460 132/3 — Jammin' On Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Audio Fidelity LP 12"BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset
Black Lion CDBLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing (1992)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1062 — McGhee Special (1997)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction (2002)
Retrospective (Eng.) CDRTS 4368 — Willie Smith: Alto Sax All-Time Greats - His 48 Finest 1934-56 (2020)
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f. | SRC-134-1 (Pt. 1) | Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 3:49 Sunset 78SRC 7562 (1945)
Swing (Fr.) 78372
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g. | SRC-135-1 (Pt. 2) | Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 3:38 Sunset 78SRC 7562 (1945)
Swing (Fr.) 78372
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h. | SRC-134/5 (complete) | Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Thompson
- 8:55 Vogue (Eng.) EPEPV 1110 — After Hours Jam Session (1955)
Monarch LP 10"202 — Monarch All Star Jazz, Vol. 2 (1952)
Black Lion LP 12"BLP 30112 — Jammin' At Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"SFJL 918 — Jammin' At Sunset Vol. 1 (1971)
Intercord (Ger.) LP 12"28404-2Z/1-2 — Jammin' At Sunset (1971)
Polydor (Ger.) LP 12"2460 132/3 — Jammin' On Sunset, Volume 1 (1971)
Audio Fidelity LP 12"BL 132/3 — Jammin' At Sunset
Black Lion CDBLCD 760171 — Sunset Swing (1992)
Ocium (Sp.) CDOCM 0013 — Willie Smith: A Sound of Distinction (2002)
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a - Lee Young (d) 4-bar intro; Willie Smith (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Arnold Ross (p) 8 bars bridge; Howard McGhee (t) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lee Young (d) 4 bars
b - Lee Young (d) 4-bar intro; Willie Smith (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Arnold Ross (p) 8 bars bridge; Howard McGhee (t) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lee Young (d) 4 bars
c - Lee Young (d) 4-bar intro; Willie Smith (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Arnold Ross (p) 8 bars bridge; Howard McGhee (t) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lee Young (d) 4 bars
d - Arnold Ross (p) 4-bar intro; Willie Smith (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Howard McGhee (t) 8 bars; Arnold Ross (p) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Arnold Ross (p) 8 bars
e - Willie Smith (as) 16 bars; Howard McGhee (t) 5 bars at bridge; Arnold Ross (p) 3 bars completing bridge; Willie Smith (as) 8 bars; Arnold Ross (p) 8 bars bridge; Willie Smith (as) 5 bars; Arnold Ross (p) coda
h - Arnold Ross (p) 4-bar intro; Howard McGhee (t) 64 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 128 bars (2 choruses); Willie Smith (as) 64 bars (1 chorus); Arnold Ross (p) 56 bars (incomplete chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 64 bars (1 chorus); Eddie Safranski (b) 48 bars walking
This session is a discographical nightmare! The information shown is the best I have been able to cobble together based on analyzing all the materials that I've examined so far and differs from other sources. (See also: Rolf L. Jungquist, "Discography: Sunset Records - Willie Smith's Two Versions of 'I Found a New Baby'," IAJRC Journal, Summer 1999, pp.22-24)
There exist four takes of "I've Found a New Baby" recorded by Willie Smith for the Sunset label in November 1945. In my opinion, the only take of this title without Lucky Thompson was recorded on November 5, 1945 with an ensemble that had Vido Musso on tenor sax, Buddy Childers on trumpet and Andre Previn on piano. This take (matrix SRC-127-5) times at 2:35 and sounds to me like Musso rather than Thompson is present (issued on Black Lion BLP 30121, BLCD 760189, Intercord 28419-0 MB - Previn At Sunset). Some sources, however, claim that McGhee and not Childers is the trumpet player. It is troubling that all takes of this title use matrix numbers consistent with the November 5 date. On the other hand, there is a gap in the matrix numbers that suggests 127-5 may have been recorded at the November 5 session with Musso and 127-14,15,16 on November 12.
Three takes have Thompson and McGhee present and it should be noted that the version issued on 78 Sunset 7560 (which lists Thompson and NOT Musso on the label), and probably Swing (Fr.) 388, seems to have been reissued only on Monarch 10" LP 202 since by aural and waveform comparison, it is non-identical with any of the other 3 versions that appear on Black Lion LPs and CDs. (On the other hand, Salemann and Jungquist indicate that 127-15 was mislabeled 127-16 by the reissuers and other discographers. Alhough these takes are very similar, I detect subtle differences that convince me there are, in fact, three takes of "I've Found a New Baby" with Lucky Thompson.)
But the situation is even murkier. The copy of Sunset 7560 that I examined has the matrix numbers reversed on the disc labels! "I've Found a New Baby" shows SRC-126-6 (below left) while the flip side, "All the Things You Are" (recorded on November 5) shows SRC-127-15 (below right). But in the wax, "I've Found a New Baby" shows SRC-127-15 and the flip side, SRC-126-6 which are the expected assignments. As if this wasn't enough confusion, the cover of Black Lion BLP 30113 shows a reproduction of the label of Sunset 7560 correctly showing SRC-127-15 for I've Found a New Baby (below center). Were there more than one pressings of this 78?
A version of "I've Found a New Baby" is present on Swing 388 (78), Vogue (Eng.) EPV 1090 (EP), LD 032 (10-inch LP) and Pearl/Topaz TPZ 1062 (CD) but not having gained access to these issues thus far, I have been unable determine which take occurs on each.
"Lover Come Back To Me" is called "Experiment Perilous" and was initially issued on two sides of Sunset SRC 7562 as parts 1 and 2. In order to fit on a 10-inch 78, track f has part of the studio chatter deleted but the musical performance is complete although split at the end of Thompson's solo.The complete nearly nine-minute version begins with 2:30 of studio chatter and false starts. The actual complete performance of "Lover Come Back To Me" has a duration of 6:22. Strangely, Arnold Ross's solo is only 56 bars long on all issues (64 bars is a full chorus).
Date: November 28, 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Apollo
Duke Henderson and Rabon Tarrant with Lucky Thompson's All Stars
Duke Henderson, Rabon Tarrant, Lucky Thompson (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (cl), unknown (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Duke Henderson, Rabon Tarrant (v)
a. | S 1145 | Don't Keep Me Waiting(Duke Henderson)
- 2:36 Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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b. | S 1146-2 | I'll Be True(Rabon Tarrant)
- 3:17 Apollo 78395 (1946)
Delmark CDDD 756 — McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (2002)
Blue Moon (Sp.) CDBMCD 6032 — The Complete Jack McVae/Rabon Tarrant 1944-1952, Vol. 2 (1945-1946) (2004)
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c. | S 1147 | Mama Bear Blues(Duke Henderson)
- 2:38 Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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d. | S 1148 | S.H. Blues(Duke Henderson)
- 2:40 Apollo 78400 (1946)
Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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e. | S 1149 | Not Worth a Dime(Duke Henderson)
- 2:50 Delmark CDDD 657 — West Coast Jive (1992)
Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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f. | S 1150-2 | Hey, Hey, Hey, Baby(Rabon Tarrant)
- 3:15 Apollo 78395 (1946)
Delmark CDDD 756 — McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (2002)
Blue Moon (Sp.) CDBMCD 6032 — The Complete Jack McVae/Rabon Tarrant 1944-1952, Vol. 2 (1945-1946) (2004)
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g. | S 1151 | Fool Hearted Woman(Duke Henderson)
- 2:34 Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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h. | S 1152 | H.D. Blues (Hot Dog Blues)(Duke Henderson)
- 2:44 Apollo 78400 (1946)
Delmark CDDD 657 — West Coast Jive (1992)
Delmark CDDD 668 — Get Your Kicks (1994)
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Duke Henderson (ldr) on a, c-e, g-h, (v) on a, c-e, g-h; Rabon Tarrant (ldr) on b, f, (v) on b, f.
a - Duke Henderson (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Thompson and Porter obbligati; Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as) 12 bars (1 chorus); Duke Henderson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Rabon Tarrant (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Rabon Tarrant (v) 16 bars starting at bridge
c - Gene Porter (cl) 4 bars; Duke Henderson (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Porter and George obbligati; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Duke Henderson (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 4-bar intro; Duke Henderson (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with guitar and Thompson obbligati
e - Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Duke Henderson (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Grant, Porter George obbligati
f - Wilbert Baranco (p) 40 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rabon Tarrant (v) 48 bars (4 choruses); Gene Porter (cl) 24 bars (2 choruses)
g - unknown (g) 4-bar intro; Duke Henderson (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with guitar, Grant, Thompson, Porter obbligati
h - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Duke Henderson (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Thompson, Porter, George, guitar obbligati
Mingus is assumed to be the bassist but this is not certain.
Date: ca. December 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Melodisc
George's Dukes and a Duchess
Marion Abernathy, Karl George (ldr), Karl George (t), unknown (as, g, p, b, d), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marion Abernathy (v)
a. | 25578 | Slowin' Down the Blues(composer unknown)
- 2:39 Melodisc 78M 1004 (1946)
Melodisc 78M 1004 [a] (1946)
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b. | 25583 | The Hour of Parting(Mischa Spoliansky)
- 2:56 Melodisc 78M 1003 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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c. | 25590 | Abernathy's Boogie(Marion Abernathy)
- 2:51 Melodisc 78M 1003 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
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d. | 25593 | Cherokee(Ray Noble)
- 2:41 Melodisc 78M 1004 (1946)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2072 — A Proper Introduction to Lucky Thompson: Just One More Chance (2004)
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IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3066 — Melodisc Records of Hollywood, 1945-46 (2010)
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Marion Abernathy (v) on a, c.
a - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Karl George (t) rubato intro; Karl George (t) 30 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 10 bars; Karl George (t) 16 bars starting at bridge
c - Marion Abernathy (v) 36 bars (3 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 12 bars (1 chorus); Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 20 bars (1 chorus and coda)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 8-bar intro; Karl George (t) 32 bars (0.5 chorus); unknown (as) 16 bars; Karl George (t) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 128 bars (2 choruses)
The complete personnel and exact date of recording are unknown. It also unknown why the matrix numbers are not consecutive. Weir dates this session as c. mid-December 1945.
Date: Late 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Exclusive
Basin Street Boys and Judy Carol
Basin Street Boys, Judy Carol (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Charlie Norris (g), Eddie Beal (p), Charlie Drayton (b), Stan Levey (d), Judy Carol, Gene Price, Reuben Saunders, Artie Waters, Ormande Wilson (v)
a. | 1019 | I Want to Love and Be Loved(Leon Rene)
- 3:08 Exclusive 78215 (1946)
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b. | 1020 | Changes(Ben Carter)
- 2:52 Exclusive 78215 (1946)
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c. | 1021 | Jumpin' at the Jubilee(Ben Carter, Marcel Le Mayes)
- 2:30 Exclusive 78220 (1946)
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d. | 1022 | Nothing Ever Happens to Me(Ben Carter, Gene Price)
- 3:04 Exclusive 78220 (1946)
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Official (Dan.) LP 12"3034 — I Sold My Heart To the Junkman (1989)
Night Train CD7028 — Satchelmouth Baby (1995)
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Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-c; Stan Levey (d) on c-d; Judy Carol (v) on a-b.
a - Judy Carol (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 4 bars (2 + 2); Lucky Thompson (ts) 4 bars (2 + 2)
b - Judy Carol (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) Obbligato behind Carol
c - Charlie Norris (g) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars; Charlie Norris (g) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
d - Eddie Beal (p) 2-bar intro
Williams places this session in August or September 1946. Salemann says late 1945 and Weir February 1946.
Date: Between December 10 and 17, 1945
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Boyd Raeburn Orchestra with Dizzy Gillespie: AFRS Session
Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Boyd Raeburn (bsx), Tony Rizzi (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p, cel), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)
a. | Tonsillectomy (Tonsilectomy)(George Handy) / arr: George Handy
- 2:40 AFRS Electrical Transcription189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189
Joyce LP 12"5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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c. | A Night in Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) / arr: Dizzy Gillespie
- 3:07 Amiga (Ger.) LP 12"8.55.841 — Charlie Parker (1981)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDMJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997)
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e. | Yerxa (Elegy Movement from Jitterbug Suite)(George Handy, Hal McKusick) / arr: George Handy
- 3:45 AFRS Electrical Transcription189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189
Joyce LP 12"5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee
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f. | The Eagle Flies(Johnny Mandel) / arr: Johnny Mandel
- 4:10 AFRS Electrical Transcription189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189
Joyce LP 12"5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee
Sounds of Swing LP 12"115 — Out Of This World
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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AFRS Electrical Transcription163 — AFRS Jubilee No. 163 (1945)
AFRS Electrical Transcription209 — AFRS Jubilee No. 209
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"1 — The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra On the Air, Vol. 1 (1980)
Canby CD1004 — Radio Days: Boyd Raeburn and Dizzy Gillespie Jubilee (1995)
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
RST (Austria) CDJUBCD 1011-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 11 - No. 163 & 162 (1996)
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Dizzy Gillespie (t) on c; Dodo Marmarosa (cel) on b; David Allyn (v) on b; Ginny Powell (v) on d.
a - Ray Linn (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars over 1 chorus; Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars bridge
b - David Allyn (v); Dodo Marmarosa (cel) 4 bars
c - Dizzy Gillespie (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Jackie Mills (d) 4 bars; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 20 bars; Britt Woodman (tb) cadenza (identity uncertain)
d - Ginny Powell (v); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars (4+4); Ginny Powell (v)
e - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
f - Ray Linn (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Harry Klee (as) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars (4+4); Britt Woodman (tb) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 34 bars (1 chorus preceded by break); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars bridge
According to Dizzy Gillespie discographer Chris Sheridan, the recording date is probably December 16, 1945. The personnel are speculative. The bassist could be Joe Mondragon and the guitarist Dave Barbour. "One O'Clock Jump" is used as the theme at the beginning and end of this live radio show but it is uncertain whether the Raeburn band actually performs it or if it is a recording of the Basie Band. Dizzy Gillespie is guest soloist on track c. This was the last AFRS program of 1945. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC for this studio concert. This concert also included a performance by "Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six" (Dizzy Atmosphere; with Charlie Parker) on which Lucky Thompson did not participate. The timings shown are those for the musical performances without dialogue.
Date: December 10, 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Apollo
Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars (octet)
Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Milt Jackson (vib), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Dinah Washington (v)
a. | S1170-3 | Wise Woman Blues(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 2:49 Apollo 78368 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) LP 12"538483651 — Blues For a Day (2019)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
L'Art Vocal (Fr.) CD70021 — L'Art Vocal Volume 21: Dinah Washington 1943-1947 (1990)
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 051 — Mad About the Boy (1996)
Charly (Eng.) CDCDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues (1996)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947 (1998)
Going For a Song (Eng.) CDGFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1999)
Direct Source CD6520 — Shades of Blue (2000)
Direct Source CD7603 — Steel Blues (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Direct Source CD4307 — Shades of Blue (2001)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats (2002)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day (2002)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
Newsound 2000 (Eng.) CDNEW 220 — Café Continental (2002)
Our World CD3317 — Blues For a Day (2003)
Blues Forever CD68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues (2004)
Madacy CD4343 — 20 Best of Blues (2004)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CDSNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues (2005)
Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD9839756 — Queen Dinah (2006)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan
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b. | S1171-2 | Walking Blues(Thelma Lowe (Love, Thompson))
- 2:42 Apollo 78374 (1946)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Columbia River CD218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CDMCD 1341 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 153 — Boppers and the Blues (2002)
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c. | S1172-2 | No Voot No Boot(Duke Henderson, Eduardo Paim)
- 3:02 Apollo 78368 (1946)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
Columbia River CD218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
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d. | S1173-? | Chewing Woman Blues (Chewin' Mama Blues)(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 2:53 Apollo 78396 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 051 — Mad About the Boy (1996)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
Direct Source CD6520 — Shades of Blue (2000)
Direct Source CD4307 — Shades of Blue (2001)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Cleopatra Master Classics CD8074 — This Is Blues (2007)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan
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Official (Dan.) LP 12"3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988)
Delmark LP 12"DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992)
Delmark LP 12"LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama (2008)
6 Spices (Du.) LP 12"6S 229006 (180 g.) — Mellow Mama (2009)
Delmark CDDD 451 — Mellow Mama (1994)
Delmark (Jpn.) CDPCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945 (1995)
Penny CDPYCD 178 — Portrait Of Dinah Washington (1996)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (1997)
Pearl Flapper CD7818 — How To Do It (1997)
History (Ger.) CD20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me (1998)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
Planet Media (Eng.) CD1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads (2000)
Cleopatra CD0959 2 — Anthology (2001)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1269 — Evil Gal Blues (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 43 — The Queen Sings (2002)
Penny CDNST 106 — Dinah's Blues (2003)
Cleopatra Master Classics CD8041 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2005)
Cleopatra CD5368 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2011)
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a - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Jackson obbligato
b - Dinah Washington (v) 48 bars (4 choruses) with Thompson, George, Jackson obbligati
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind Washington vocal over 24 bars (2 choruses); Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 12 bars (1 chorus); Charles Mingus (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Grant obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: December 12, 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Apollo
Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars (octet)
Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Milt Jackson (vib), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Dinah Washington (v)
a. | S1174-2 | My Lovin' Papa(Duke Henderson)
- 3:05 Apollo 78371 (1946)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD17036 — Jazz Legends (1993)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 051 — Mad About the Boy (1996)
Charly (Eng.) CDCDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947 (1998)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
Planet Media (Eng.) CD1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads (2000)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats (2002)
Blues Forever CD68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues (2004)
Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CDSNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues (2005)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD5209 — La Reine: The Queen 1943-1957 (2008)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan
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b. | S1175-1 | Rich Man's Blues(Thelma Lowe (Love, Thompson))
- 2:56 Apollo 78374 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
L'Art Vocal (Fr.) CD70021 — L'Art Vocal Volume 21: Dinah Washington 1943-1947 (1990)
Charly (Eng.) CDCDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues (1996)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947 (1998)
Going For a Song (Eng.) CDGFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1999)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection (2001)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day (2002)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
Our World CD3317 — Blues For a Day (2003)
Madacy CD4343 — 20 Best of Blues (2004)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CDSNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues (2005)
Columbia River CD — Oh Sister: Best of Southern Blues (2009)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD22 — La Grande Epoque du Jazz Vocal 1923-1945
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c. | S1176-? | Beggin' Mama Blues(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 2:52 Parody 7820,001 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
Direct Source CD6520 — Shades of Blue (2000)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD204325 — Stairway To the Stars (2000)
Planet Media (Eng.) CD1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads (2000)
Direct Source CD4307 — Shades of Blue (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
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d. | S1177-? | All or Nothing Blues(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 2:51 Parody 7820,001 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD17036 — Jazz Legends (1993)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 051 — Mad About the Boy (1996)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
Going For a Song (Eng.) CDGFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1999)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD204325 — Stairway To the Stars (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 969 — Vocal and Jazz Ecstasy (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats (2002)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CDPLATCD 550 — Stairway To the Stars (2003)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan
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Official (Dan.) LP 12"3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988)
Delmark LP 12"DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992)
Delmark LP 12"LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama (2008)
6 Spices (Du.) LP 12"6S 229006 (180 g.) — Mellow Mama (2009)
Delmark CDDD 451 — Mellow Mama (1994)
Delmark (Jpn.) CDPCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945 (1995)
Penny CDPYCD 178 — Portrait Of Dinah Washington (1996)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (1997)
Pearl Flapper CD7818 — How To Do It (1997)
History (Ger.) CD20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me (1998)
Columbia River CD218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington (2000)
Cleopatra CD0959 2 — Anthology (2001)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1269 — Evil Gal Blues (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 43 — The Queen Sings (2002)
Penny CDNST 106 — Dinah's Blues (2003)
Cleopatra Master Classics CD8041 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2005)
Cleopatra CD5368 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2011)
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a - Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Dinah Washington (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Jackson obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
c - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 36 bars (3 choruses) with Jackson obbligato; Wilbert Baranco (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Grant obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with George obbligato
Most sources indicate that tracks c and d were issued on the Parrot label but that's incorrect (Thanks to Uwe Weiler for providing scans of the Parody disc labels).
Date: December 13, 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Apollo
Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson and his All Stars (octet)
Lucky Thompson, Dinah Washington (ldr), Karl George (t), Jewell (Jewel) Grant (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Milt Jackson (vib), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Dinah Washington (v)
a. | S1178-3 | Mellow Mama Blues(Jessie Mae Robinson)
- 3:09 Apollo 78371 (1946)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 051 — Mad About the Boy (1996)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947 (1998)
Planet Media (Eng.) CD1049 — Beat, Blues and Ballads (2000)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
Bluenite (Du.) CDBN 229 — Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan
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b. | S1179-2 | My Voot Is Really Vout(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 3:07 Apollo 78388 (1946)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
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c. | S1180-1 | Blues for a Day(John Willie 'Shifty' Henry)
- 2:53 Apollo 78388 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Rosetta LP 12"RR 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1984)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) LP 12"538483651 — Blues For a Day (2019)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
Rosetta CDRRCD 1313 — Wise Woman Blues (1992)
Charly (Eng.) CDCDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues (1996)
Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD14 — Jazz Voices: The Women (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159152 — The Queen of the Blues 1943-1947 (1998)
LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD55656 — Essential Jazz Ballads (1998)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
Going For a Song (Eng.) CDGFS 240 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1999)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
Direct Source CD6520 — Shades of Blue (2000)
Direct Source CD4307 — Shades of Blue (2001)
LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD17142 — Essential Jazz Ballads (2001)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CD8030 — Dinah Washington: Cabu Collection (2001)
Disky (Du.) CD7243 5 79184 2 8 — Golden Greats (2002)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36745-2 — Blues For a Day (2002)
Our World CD3317 — Blues For a Day (2003)
Blues Forever CD68003 — The Best of Dinah Washington: The Queen of the Blues (2004)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CDSNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues (2005)
Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD9839756 — Queen Dinah (2006)
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d. | S1181-? | Pacific Coast Blues(Charles Mingus)
- 2:39 Apollo 78396 (1946)
Grand Award LP 12"33-318 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1955)
Columbia (Du.) LP 12"HPX 115 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1958)
Top Rank (Eng.) LP 12"RX 3006 — The Blues (1959)
Golden Guinea (Eng.) LP 12"GGL 0366 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
Grand Award LP 12"GA 264 SD — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues (1966)
ABC (Ger.) LP 12"27596 XAT — Memories (1976)
Swingtime (It.) LP 12"ST 1005 — Lucky Thompson, Vol. 1 - Test Pilot (1985)
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"FPX 125 — Dinah Washington Sings the Blues
Charly (Eng.) CDCDDIG 20 — The Queen Of the Blues (1996)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD306502 — Low Down Blues (1997)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CD306 2 — Legendary Song Stylist (1999)
United Audio Entertainment (Du.) CDUAE 30722 — Dinah Washington and Lena Horne (1999)
ABM (Eng.) CD1270 — I Know How To Do It (2001)
Fabulous CD104 — I Know How To Do It (2002)
Hallmark (Eng.) CD700202 — Low Down Blues (2002)
Our World CD3317 — Blues For a Day (2003)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
Delta (Ger.) CD17272 — Blues For a Day (2005)
Snapper/Charly (Eng.) CDSNAP 908CDX — The Queen Of the Blues (2005)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 1680 — This Is Jazz (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 121 — Jazz Noire: Darktown Sleaze from the Mean Streets of 1940s LA (2011)
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Official (Dan.) LP 12"3004 — The Complete Dinah Washington, Vol. 1: 1943-1945 (1988)
Delmark LP 12"DL 451 — Mellow Mama (1992)
Delmark LP 12"LPDS 451 — Mellow Mama (2008)
6 Spices (Du.) LP 12"6S 229006 (180 g.) — Mellow Mama (2009)
Delmark CDDD 451 — Mellow Mama (1994)
Delmark (Jpn.) CDPCD 4704 — Dinah Washington: First Solo Recordings 1945 (1995)
Penny CDPYCD 178 — Portrait Of Dinah Washington (1996)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2073 — Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side) (1997)
Pearl Flapper CD7818 — How To Do It (1997)
History (Ger.) CD20.3041HI — You Can Depend On Me (1998)
Columbia River CD218019 — Cocktail Hour: Dinah Washington (2000)
Cleopatra CD0959 2 — Anthology (2001)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD220239 — Hall of Fame: Dinah Washington (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1269 — Evil Gal Blues (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 43 — The Queen Sings (2002)
Penny CDNST 106 — Dinah's Blues (2003)
Cleopatra Master Classics CD8041 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2005)
Cleopatra CD5368 — Dinah Washington: Anthology 1943-1959 - The Deluxe Edition (2011)
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a - Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with George obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Porter (cl) obbligato
b - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with George obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus) with Porter (cl) obbligato; Charles Mingus (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Jackson obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Milt Jackson (vib) 4-bar intro; Dinah Washington (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Jackson, Thompson obbligati; Gene Porter (bar) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dinah Washington (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: Late December 1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Standard Transcription Service
Boyd Raeburn Orchestra: Standard Transcriptions
Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Boyd Raeburn (bsx), Tony Rizzi (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)
a. | YTH-1576 | Tonsillectomy (Tonsilectomy)(George Handy) / arr: George Handy
- 3:08 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"22 — Memphis In June (1980)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
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b. | Rip Van Winkle(George Handy, Howard Leeds, Bob Wells) / arr: George Handy
- 3:16 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
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c. | Forgetful(George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy
- 3:17 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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d. | Memphis in June(Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: George Handy
- 3:48 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"22 — Memphis In June (1980)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Sounds of Swing LP 12"115 — Out Of This World
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
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e. | YTH-1577 | I Don't Care Who Knows It(Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) / arr: George Handy
- 1:54 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"22 — Memphis In June (1980)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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f. | If I Loved You(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Johnny Mandel
- 3:48 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) CD22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
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g. | How Deep Is the Ocean?(Irving Berlin) / arr: Johnny Mandel
- 2:54 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"22 — Memphis In June (1980)
Sounds of Swing LP 12"115 — Out Of This World
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
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h. | Yerxa (Elegy Movement from Jitterbug Suite)(George Handy, Hal McKusick) / arr: George Handy
- 3:43 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-200 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD22 — March of the Boyds: '45-'48 (2000)
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i. | YTH-1597-1A | Boyd's Nest(Milt Kleeb) / arr: Milt Kleeb
- 2:59 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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j. | Blue Prelude(Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) / arr: Eddie Finckel
- 3:06 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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k. | Picnic in the Wintertime(George Handy) / arr: George Handy
- 3:03 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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l. | High Tide (I Ain't Mad at You)(Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rudy Rutherford)
- 2:06 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Big Band Landmarks LP 12"IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
First Time LP 12"FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Onward To Yesterday LP 12"OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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m. | Are You Livin' Old Man(Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham, Abner Silver)
- 2:35 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Golden Era LP 12"15014 — Hep Boyds (1975)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"3 — Boyd Raeburn: On the Air, Vol. 2 (1975)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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n. | YTH-1598-1 | Tush(Dickie Wells) / arr: Dickie Wells
- 2:58 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Cicala/Jazz Live (It.) LP 12"BLJ 8007 — New Sounds In the Forties (1974)
Big Band Landmarks LP 12"IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
First Time LP 12"FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Onward To Yesterday LP 12"OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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o. | Concerto for Duke(Duke Ellington, George Williams) / arr: George Williams
- 3:33 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Cicala/Jazz Live (It.) LP 12"BLJ 8007 — New Sounds In the Forties (1974)
Big Band Landmarks LP 12"IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
First Time LP 12"FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Onward To Yesterday LP 12"OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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p. | Where You At?(George Handy, Jack Segal) / arr: George Handy
- 3:00 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Golden Era LP 12"15014 — Hep Boyds (1975)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"3 — Boyd Raeburn: On the Air, Vol. 2 (1975)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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q. | Out of This World(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) / arr: George Handy
- 2:57 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-202 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"3 — Boyd Raeburn: On the Air, Vol. 2 (1975)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Sounds of Swing LP 12"115 — Out Of This World
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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r. | YTH-1713 | Boyd Meets Stravinsky(Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
- 2:52 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-207 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"3 — Boyd Raeburn: On the Air, Vol. 2 (1975)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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s. | Personality(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: George Handy
- 2:54 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-207 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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t. | Dalvatore Sally(George Handy) / arr: George Handy
- 3:02 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-207 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Big Band Landmarks LP 12"IX — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
First Time LP 12"FTR 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Onward To Yesterday LP 12"OTY 1515 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944-46
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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u. | Blue Echoes(Justo Carreras, Joe Farver, Fred Meadows) / arr: George Handy
- 3:08 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-207 (1946)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) LP 12"EJLP 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Echo Jazz (Eng.) CDEJCD 13 — Boyd Raeburn (1990)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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v. | I Only Have Eyes for You(Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: George Handy
- 3:18 Standard Transcription Service Electrical TranscriptionX-207 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) CD42 — The Transcription Performances 1946 (1995)
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Audiophonic CDABR 60812 — Out Of This World! (2006)
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David Allyn (v) on c-f, k, p-q, u-v; Ginny Powell (v) on b, d, m, p, s.
a - Ray Linn (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars over 1 chorus; Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars bridge
g - Ray Linn (t) 20 bars (identity uncertain); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
h - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
i - Harry Klee (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Ray Linn (t) 8 bars (identity uncertain); Harry Babasin (b) 4 bars walking; Ray Linn (t) 8 bars (identity uncertain); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses)
j - Harry Klee (as) 16 bars (identity uncertain); Lucky Thompson (ts) 10 bars; Wilbur Schwartz (as) 8 bars (identity uncertain)
l - Ray Linn (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge
m - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 4-bar intro; Ginny Powell (v) with male vocal backup responses; Lucky Thompson (ts) 18 bars; Ginny Powell (v) with male vocal backup responses
n - Ray Linn (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (4X4); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 4 bars (2+2) at bridge
o - Lucky Thompson (ts) 4 bars; Jackie Mills (d) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars (bridge of "It Don't Mean a Thing")
u - David Allyn (v); Britt Woodman (tb) 14 bars basically melody (identity uncertain); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars (4+4); David Allyn (v)
These transcription recordings were probably done at several sessions. The personnel are not confirmed. The guitarist may be Al Hendrickson. The bassist may be Joe Mondragon. Track o is a medley of "Mood Indigo," "C Jam Blues," "Sophisticated Lady" and "It Don't Mean a Thing."
There are additional Standard transcriptions recorded around this time by the Raeburn band but the Salemann and Weir discographies as well as the liner notes to Hep CD 42 indicate that Lucky Thompson is not present, having been replaced by Guy McReynolds; however, the tenor saxophone soloist on certain titles like "Two Spoos In An Igloo" and "Night In Tunisia" sounds very much like Thompson.
Regarding the solo assignments above, only those tracks containing a Lucky Thompson solo are included. After recent (August 2016) reanalysis, it is my conclusion that the tenor saxophone solo on track r is by Ralph Lee and NOT Lucky Thompson. In some cases, I'm not absolutely sure about the identity of the alto sax, trumpet and trombone soloists although Harry Klee, Ray Linn and Britt Woodman, respectively, are the most likely candidates.
Date: ca. January 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Bel-Tone
Slim Gaillard Septet
Slim Gaillard (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marshal Royal (cl), Slim Gaillard (g, v), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Bam Brown (b, v), Zutty Singleton (d)
a. | BTJ58-3 | Chicken Rhythm(Slim Gaillard, D. Squires)
- 3:02 Bel-Tone 78762 (1946)
Majestic 7810004
Majestic 789005
Varsity 785022
Royale LP 10"75 — Rhythm and Boogie (1952)
Royale LP 10"VLP 6049 — Rhythm and Boogie (1952)
Allegro Elite LP 10"4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1068 — Slim's Jam (1997)
ABM (Eng.) CD1257 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2000)
Acrobat CDACRCD 151 — Vout For Voutoreenees (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
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b. | BTJ59-1 | Santa Monica Jump(Slim Gaillard)
- 2:59 Bel-Tone 78761 (1946)
Majestic 7810003
Majestic 789004
Allegro Elite LP 10"4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD4063 — Slim Gaillard 1938-1946 (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CD1347 — Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) (2003)
Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950 (2007)
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c. | BTJ60-1 | Mean Pretty Mama(Slim Gaillard)
- 3:03 Bel-Tone 78762 (1946)
Majestic 7810002
Majestic 789003
Varsity 785022
Proper (Eng.) CD1348 — Opera In Vout (2003)
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d. | BTJ61-2 | School Kids' Hop (Schoolkids Hop)(Slim Gaillard)
- 2:54 Bel-Tone 78758 (1946)
Majestic 7810004
Majestic 789005
Royale LP 10"75 — Rhythm and Boogie (1952)
Royale LP 10"VLP 6049 — Rhythm and Boogie (1952)
Allegro Elite LP 10"4050 — Slim Gaillard Plays
Proper (Eng.) CD1348 — Opera In Vout (2003)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1141 — The Extrovert Spirit of Slim Gaillard (2014)
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Halo LP 12"50273 — Slim Gaillard With Dizzy Gillespie and Orchestra (1957)
Ultraphonic LP 12"50273 — Gaillard and Gillespie (1958)
Polydor Special (Eng.) LP 12"545107 — Chicken Rhythm (1969)
Alamac LP 12"QSR 2441 — Slim's Jam: Slim Gaillard 1945-6 (1972)
Putti Putti LP 12"01 — Roots of Vouty (1983)
Storyville (Dan.) LP 12"SLP 809 — Chicken Rhythm
Drive Archive (Can.) CD42441 — Slim's Jam (1996)
Classics (Fr.) CD962 — Slim Gaillard 1946 (1997)
President (Eng.) CDPLCD 558 — Cement Mixer, Putti Putti (1997)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 62 — Laughing In Rhythm (2003)
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Bam Brown (v) on a, d; Slim Gaillard (v) on a, c-d.
a - Slim Gaillard (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with Brown (v); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Marshal Royal (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Slim Gaillard (g) 8 bars bridge; Dodo Marmarosa (p) 8 bars; Slim Gaillard (v) 36 bars with Brown (v)
b - Zutty Singleton (d) 4-bar intro; Marshal Royal (cl) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Slim Gaillard (g) 8 bars last chorus bridge
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Slim Gaillard (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Royal obbligato; Howard McGhee (t) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Slim Gaillard (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with Brown (v); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Marshal Royal (cl) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Slim Gaillard (v) 52 bars with Brown (v)
Date: ca. January 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: G & G
Johnny Criner with Wilbert Baranco
Wilbert Baranco, Johnny Criner (ldr), Karl George (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dave Barbour (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Phil Stephens (b), Johnny Criner (v)
a. | 1024-A | Railroad Man(Joe Greene)
- 2:51 G & G 781024 (1946)
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b. | 1024-B | I Got My Money Blues(Johnny Criner)
- 2:47 G & G 781024 (1946)
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c. | 1025 | Down Home Blues(composer unknown)
G & G 781025 (1946)
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d. | 1025 | Bring What Daddy Needs(composer unknown)
G & G 781025 (1946)
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a - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Johnny Criner (v) 24 bars (2 choruses) with George obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Criner (v) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dave Barbour (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Criner (v) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Wilbert Baranco (p) 4-bar intro; Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind 24-bar (2 choruses) Criner vocal; Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Johnny Criner (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
This is vocalist/comedian Johnny Criner with the Wilbert Baranco Quintet. Williams dates this session as mid-1946 while Salemann and Weir indicate January. Tracks c and d have not been auditioned. Track a can be auditioned on YouTube. Track b can also be auditioned on YouTube.
Date: January 11, 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Atomic
Dodo Marmarosa Trio and Quartet
Dodo Marmarosa (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Ray Brown (b), Jackie Mills (d)
a. | 225A | Mellow Mood(Dodo Marmarosa)
- 3:13 Atomic 78225 (1946)
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 3250
Smithsonian Collection CDRD 039 (vol. 3) — Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Piano, Volume 3 (1989)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1063 — The Jazz Year 1946 (1997)
Lone Hill (Sp.) CDLHJ 10119 — Dodo Marmarosa Trio: Complete Studio Recordings (2004)
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b. | 225B | How High the Moon(William Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton)
- 2:54 Atomic 78225 (1946)
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 3250
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
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c. | 226A | Dodo's Blues(Dodo Marmarosa)
- 3:13 Atomic 78226 (1946)
Conifer CD638 — Modern Jazz: The Beginnings (1997)
Louisiana Red Hot CD638 — Modern Jazz: The Beginnings (1999)
Lone Hill (Sp.) CDLHJ 10119 — Dodo Marmarosa Trio: Complete Studio Recordings (2004)
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d. | 226B | I Surrender Dear(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
- 2:20 Atomic 78226 (1946)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
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Onyx LP 12"ORI 212 — Central Avenue Breakdown, Volume 1 (1974)
Raretone (It.) LP 12"5020FC — Experiment In Bop (1988)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CDFDC 5174 — Bebop Revisited (1990)
Classics (Fr.) CD1165 — Dodo Marmarosa 1945-1950 (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2055 — A Proper Introduction To Dodo Marmarosa: Dodo's Dance (2004)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.89/27.90 — Dodo Marmarosa: On The Coast 1945-1947, 1952 (2018)
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Lucky Thompson (ts) on b, d.
a - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ray Brown (b) 16 bars (0.5 chorus)
b - Lucky Thompson (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 34 bars
c - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Ray Brown (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 24 bars (2 choruses)
d - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) and cadenza
Date: January 24, 1946
Location: Billy Berg's, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Dizzy Gillespie and His Rebop Six Live at Billy Berg's
Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t, v), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Milt Jackson (vib), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)
a. | Salt Peanuts(Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) - 2:03 |
Meexa Discox (Fr.) LP 12"1776 — Rappin' With Bird (1970)
Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"SPJ 123 — Yardbird In Lotus Land (1975)
Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12"ITJ 70132 — Yardbird In Lotus Land (1976)
Phoenix Jazz LP 12"17 — Yardbird In Lotus Land (1977)
Verve LP 12"B0032477-01 — Bird In LA (2021)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDMJCD 121 — Charlie Parker Vol. 5: Young Bird - 1945-1946 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDMJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997)
Swan CD1002 — New Bird (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 99 — Chasin' the Bird (2005)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11250 — Town Hall Concert, New York, 1945 (2006)
RLR (Sp.) CD88642 — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Complete Live At Birdland (2009)
Verve CD00602507408459 — Bird In LA (2021)
Verve CDB0032479-02 — Bird In LA (2021)
Philology (It.) CDW 844-2 — Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 14
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a - Stan Levey (d) 8-bar intro; Stan Levey (d) 8 bars; Charlie Parker (as) 8 bars; Ray Brown (b) 8 bars walking; Milt Jackson (vib) 16 bars; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 16 bars
This performance was broadcast on WEAF in New York City.
Date: Late January 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Excelsior
Charles Mingus Orchestra
Charles Mingus (ldr), Karl George, John Plonsky (t), Henry Coker (tb), Willie Smith (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar, cl), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p), Charles Mingus (b), Lee Young (d), Claude Trenier (v)
a. | OR162-A | Ain't Jivin' Blues(Charles Mingus, Cryor)
- 2:53 Excelsior 78162 (1946)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
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b. | OR162-B | Baby, Take a Chance with Me(Charles Mingus)
- 2:49 Excelsior 78162 (1946)
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c. | OR163-A | Shuffle Bass Boogie(Charles Mingus)
- 2:54 Excelsior 78163 (1946)
Parlophone (Eng.) 78R 3197
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
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d. | OR163-B | Weird Nightmare(Charles Mingus)
- 3:04 Excelsior 78163 (1946)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 77 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel (2004)
Proper (Eng.) CD1405 — Charlie Mingus: The Young Rebel - Pacific Coast Blues (2004)
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Uptown CDUPCD 27.48 — Charles Baron Mingus, West Coast, 1945-49 (2000)
Jazz Factory (Sp.) CDJFCD 22825 — Charles Mingus: Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings (2002)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD205789 — Shuffle Bass Boogie (2002)
Membran (Ger.) CD221953 — Mingus Fingers (2004)
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Claude Trenier (v) on a-b, d.
a - Claude Trenier (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Wilbert Baranco (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Karl George (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Claude Trenier (v) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Claude Trenier (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Willie Smith (as) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Charles Mingus (b) 8 bars bridge; Claude Trenier (v) 8 bars
c - Charles Mingus (b) 4-bar intro; Wilbert Baranco (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Charles Mingus (b) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Wilbert Baranco (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Willie Smith (as) 12 bars (1 chorus); Charles Mingus (b) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Claude Trenier (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Claude Trenier (v) 8 bars
The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson Discography places Lucky Thompson on several other Mingus-led sessions for the 4 Star, Fentone and Dolphin labels but this is not confirmed by other sources and those sessions are not included herein.
Date: Late January 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Melodisc
Marion Abernathy and Karl George: George's Dukes and a Duchess
Marion Abernathy, Karl George (ldr), Karl George (t), unknown (tb, p), Lucky Thompson (ts), Marion Abernathy (v), Others Unknown (var)
a. | KFI27339B (27336) | Abernathy's Voo It Voo It(composer unknown)
- 2:02 Melodisc 78M 1001 (1946)
Melodisc 78M 1001 [b]
Acrobat CDADDCD 3066 — Melodisc Records of Hollywood, 1945-46 (2010)
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b. | KFI30742 (28019) | I'm Gonna See My Baby(Phil Moore)
- 3:12 Melodisc 78M 1001A (1946)
Melodisc 78M 1001 [b]
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
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c. | KFI30744 (28024) | They Can't Take That Away from Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:48 Melodisc 78M 1002 (1946)
Melodisc 78M 1002 [b]
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d. | KFI30746 (28032) | Frantic Blues(Brock)
- 2:54 Melodisc 78M 1002A (1946)
Melodisc 78M 1002 [b]
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
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a - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Marion Abernathy (v) 34 bars; Karl George (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Marion Abernathy (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars
c - Marion Abernathy (v) 36 bars (1 chorus); Karl George (t) 8 bars bridge; Marion Abernathy (v) 12 bars
d - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 24 bars (2 choruses); unknown (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); unknown (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Marion Abernathy (v) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Most of the players in this big band remain unidentified. Salemann's discography suggests one of the trombonists is Vic Dickenson. Salemann reports that the matrix numbers on the 78 labels are those shown here in parentheses while the matrix numbers in the disc wax are those listed first. He also notes that these titles were issued on four 78 records, each of which had a Howard McGhee track on the reverse side. This session may have been recorded in December of 1945 or early February of 1946. Track c is called "You Can't Take That Away From Me" and no composer credits are shown on the 78 label. The label used the same catalog numbers more than once.
Date: Late January 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Black & White
Wilbert Baranco and His Rhythm Bombardiers
Wilbert Baranco (ldr), John Burk (Burks, Burke), Karl George, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young (t), Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker, Vic Dickenson, George Washington (tb), Marvin Johnson, Willie Smith (as), Fred Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p, v), Charles Mingus (b), Earl Watkins (d)
a. | BW183-2 | Night and Day(Cole Porter) / arr: Wilbert Baranco
- 3:17 Black & White 7841 (1946)
Tops LP 10"L 951 — Cool and Crazy!
Tops LP 12"L 1526 — Party Favorites (1957)
Universal/Saga (Fr.) CD9829946 — Black California: Central Avenue 1945-1950 (2007)
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b. | BW184-2 | Weeping Willie(Wilbert Baranco) / arr: Wilbert Baranco
- 3:12 Black & White 7841 (1946)
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c. | BW185-2 | Everytime I Think of You(Wilbert Baranco) / arr: Wilbert Baranco
- 2:33 Black & White 7842 (1946)
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d. | BW186-2 | Baranco Boogie(Wilbert Baranco) / arr: Wilbert Baranco
- 3:05 Black & White 7842 (1946)
Tops EPE 530
Tops LP 10"L 930 — Hot Piano
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Official (Dan.) LP 12"3032 — The Anonymous Mr. Gillespie (1989)
Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12"SOL 513 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 2
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
Mosaic CDMD11-273 — Classic Black & White Sessions (2022)
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Wilbert Baranco (v) on c.
a - Vic Dickenson (tb) 32 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Vic Dickenson (tb) 8 bars
b - Willie Smith (as) 24 bars; Howard McGhee (t) 16 bars; Willie Smith (as) 10 bars
c - Wilbert Baranco (v); Karl George (t); Wilbert Baranco (v)
d - Wilbert Baranco (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Howard McGhee (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Wilbert Baranco (p) 48 bars (4 choruses)
Track d includes ensemble vocals.
Most sources indicate that Dizzy Gillespie is present on this session. The Black & White 78s list a "J. Burk" which, it seems, has been assumed to be a pseudonym for John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. A 1946 article reproduced in the liner notes to Solid Sender 513 reports the formation of Baranco's new band and indicates that Gillespie is present but does not solo on any of the 4 titles recorded for Black & White. Noted discographer Chris Sheridan reports that Gillespie denied being on this session. After listening again to the trumpet solos on tracks b and d, it is my opinion that they are performed by Howard McGhee. It seems strange that if Gillespie was present, he would not have been featured. As far as a trumpet player named "J. Burk" is concerned, there was, in fact, such a person and it could be the John Burke or John Burks who recorded with Leo Parker for Blue Note in 1961. So after reevaluating all the pertinent information, as of June 2011, I am deleting Gillespie from the personnel on this session.
The Tony Williams Lucky Thompson Discography suggests that Lucky Thompson is present on several sessions on the Pan-American label, under the leadership of Clifford Lang, recorded in 1946; however, no details are given and other sources confirming the existence of such sessions could not be found. After auditioning the 78s Pan-American 137 ("Stardust," "Begin the Beguine"), 141 ("Widow Jenkins Blues," "Try Try Again") and 142 ("Exactly Like You," "These Foolish Things"), I find no evidence for the presence of Thompson. Pan-American 142 lists the personnel on the labels and Thompson is not included.
Date: Early February 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Boyd Raeburn Orchestra: AFRS Session
Boyd Raeburn (ldr), Ray Linn, Dale Pierce, Nelson Shelladay, Zeke Zarchy (t), Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman, Fred Zito (tb), Harry Klee (as, f), Wilbur Schwartz (as, cl), Ralph Lee, Lucky Thompson (ts), Hy Mandel (bar), Gail Laughton, Loretta Thompson (hrp), Al Hendrickson (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), David Allyn, Ginny Powell (v)
a. | Boyd Meets Stravinsky(Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
- 3:17 Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD5741211/20 — Les Trésors du Jazz 1944-1951 (2002)
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b. | Temptation(Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) / arr: George Handy
- 2:52 Joyce LP 12"5010 — Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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c. | There's No You(Hal Hopper, Tom Adair) / arr: George Handy
- 4:16 Joyce LP 12"5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee
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d. | Memphis in June(Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: George Handy
- 3:53 Joyce LP 12"5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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e. | Two Spoos in an Igloo(Eddie Finckel, Boyd Raeburn) / arr: Eddie Finckel
- 2:34 AFRS Electrical Transcription189 — AFRS Jubilee No. 189
Joyce LP 12"5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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AFRS Electrical Transcription169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169 (1946)
RST (Austria) CDJUBCD 1007-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 7 - No. 169 & 81 (1996)
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David Allyn (v) on c-d; Ginny Powell (v) on b, d.
a - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Ray Linn (t) 24 bars (2 choruses) (identity uncertain); Harry Klee (as) 24 bars (2 choruses) (identity uncertain); Britt Woodman (tb) 18 bars (identity uncertain); Jackie Mills (d) 6 bars
b - Ginny Powell (v)
c - David Allyn (v); Wilbur Schwartz (cl) 12 bars; David Allyn (v)
d - David Allyn (v); Ginny Powell (v); Britt Woodman (tb) 8 bars (identity uncertain); Ginny Powell (v)
e - Ray Linn (t) 8 bars (identity uncertain); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Ray Linn (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) (identity uncertain); Harry Klee (as) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge (identity uncertain)
The personnel are speculative. "One O'Clock Jump" is used as the theme at the beginning and end of this live radio show but it is uncertain whether the Raeburn band actually performs it or if it is a recording of the Basie Band. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC. The timings of these tracks vary among issues depending on how much dialogue between Whitman and Raeburn is included. The timings shown are those of the musical performances. This show included two solo performances by Dodo Marmarosa, "Deep Purple" and "Tea For Two" which are not listed here. For another performance from this show, see the following session. In the solo listings above, identities of the alto sax, trumpet and trombone soloists are unconfirmed.
Date: Early February 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Octet from the Boyd Raeburn Orchestra: AFRS Session
Ray Linn (ldr), Ray Linn (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Wilbur Schwartz (cl), Harry Klee (f), Al Hendrickson (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d)
a. | Caravan(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) - 3:09 |
AFRS Electrical Transcription169 — AFRS Jubilee No. 169 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"3 — Boyd Raeburn: On the Air, Vol. 2 (1975)
Joyce LP 12"5011 — Boyd Raeburn's Second Jubilee
Hep (Eng.) CD1 — Jubilee Performances - 1946 (1995)
RST (Austria) CDJUBCD 1007-2 — The Best of AFRS Jubilee: Volume 7 - No. 169 & 81 (1996)
Storyville (Dan.) CDSTCD 8313 — Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1945-1946 (2001)
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a - Harry Klee (f) 16 bars bridge; Harry Klee (f) 32 bars; Harry Klee (f) 32 bars
This performance was part of the previous session and the octet made up of Raeburn band members with Linn announced as leader. The timing shown is that of the musical performance without any dialogue.
Date: February 4, 1946
Location: Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, CA
Label: Dial
Dizzy Gillespie Septet with Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arvin Garrison (g), George Handy (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)
a. | D1000 | Diggin' for Diz (Diggin' Diz)(George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie) - 2:51 |
Dial 781004 [ii] (1946)
Jazz Selection (Swd.) 784020
Swing (Fr.) 78384
Vogue (Eng.) 78V 2244
Dial LP 10"207 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (1950)
Vogue (Eng.) LP 10"LDE 004 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1
Vogue (Fr.) LP 10"LD 057 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1
Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"SPJ 101 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1 (1970)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) LP 12"EOR 9028G — Charlie Parker On Dial (1973)
Warner Bros. LP 12"6BS 3159 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Recordings (1977)
Stateside/Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12"ITJ 70232/3 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Volumes 1 (West Coast Days) & 2 (New York Days) (1985)
Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters (1988)
Official (Dan.) LP 12"3056-2 — The Most Important Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1989)
Sony (Eu.) LP 12"88985448241 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (2017)
Blue Ribbon LP 12"BRS 8011 — The Early Bird
Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12"ITJ 50001 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1
Spotlite (Eng.) CDCP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1986)
Official (Dan.) CD83056-2 — The Most Important Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1989)
Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1990)
I Maestri del Jazz (It.) CD1036 — Things To Come (1990)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDCJ25 5043/6 — Charlie Parker On Dial Completed (1990)
Stash CDSTCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1 (1991)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 4-101 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions (1993)
Stash CDSTCD 567/68/69/70 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Sessions (1993)
Blue Moon (Sp.) CDBMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2 (1994)
BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1994)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters (1995)
Toshiba (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 0001/10 — The Complete Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker (1995)
Jazz Classics CD5010 — The Complete Dial Sessions (1996)
Jazz Classics CD5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2 (1996)
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
Jazz Classics CD6012 — The Complete Dial Masters: Modern Jazz Trumpets (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDMJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 132 — Gillespie/Berman/Navarro On Dial: All Known Existing Takes (1997)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1997)
Toshiba (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6201 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 1 (1998)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11107 — Charlie Parker: The Street Beat (2000)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes (2000)
MCI (It.) CDBirdbox 001 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 (2000)
Savoy CD92911-2 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17079 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948 (2002)
JSP (Eng.) CD915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 66231/4 — Charlie Parker On Dial: The Complete Sessions (2003)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11152 — The Complete Dial Sessions (2004)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 44402 — Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions (2004)
LaserLight/Delta (Ger.) CD40012 — 100 Years of Jazz (2004)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes (2005)
Documents (Ger.) CD222921 — Now's the Time (2005)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD2741355/56 — Diggin' Diz (2005)
Weton-Wesgram CDIEJC 501 — Jazz Colours (2006)
ESP Disk CD4050-2 — Bird In Time: 1940-1947 (2008)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes (2008)
House of Jazz (Du.) CD220157 — Kind of Gillespie (2009)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 50015 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2010)
Mosaic CDMD9-260 — The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions (2014)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 55675 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Masters (2015)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCU 5769 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2016)
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a - George Handy (p) 16 bars bridge; Charlie Parker (as) 16 bars (0.25 chorus); Dizzy Gillespie (t) 16 bars (0.25 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.25 chorus); Arvin Garrison (g) 16 bars bridge; George Handy (p) 16 bars (0.25 chorus)
The Komara Charlie Parker Dial discography indicates February 5 as the recording date.
Regarding the Boyd Raeburn session of February 5, 1946 for Jewell Records (later reissued on Savoy), Salemann, in his Lucky Thompson discography, insists that based on aural evidence, Thompson is not present on "Boyd Meets Stravinsky" (matrix JRC133-2) and that the tenor sax solo is by Ralph Lee. A similar view is offered by Jack McKinney in his notes for Savoy SJL 2250 (Jewells). On the other hand, the 1995 Savoy (Nippon Columbia) CD reissue SV 0273 (Jewells) indicates that Thompson is the "guest" tenor sax soloist on this track as does the booklet accompanying the box set Smithsonian DMM 6-0610 (Big Band Jazz). I had always assumed that Thompson was the soloist on this track but after recently (August 2016) reanalyzing this track and other versions of "Boyd Meets Stravinsky," it is now my opinion that the tenor saxophone soloist is, in fact, Ralph Lee. The solo does not display Thompson's tone, conception and assuredness and sounds like Lee is struggling at the breakneck tempo. Actually, to my ears, the only version of this composition on which Thompson solos is the AFRS Jubilee 169 transcription from early February 1946 (see above).
Date: February 6-7, 1946
Location: Electro Broadcasting Studios, Glendale, CA
Label: Dial
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t, v), Lucky Thompson (ts, v), Milt Jackson (vib, v), Al Haig (p), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d)
a. | D1001E | Confirmation(Charlie Parker)
- 2:57 Dial 781004 [ii] (1946)
Dial 781007 (1946)
Dial 781008 [i] (1946)
Dial 781008 [ii] (1946)
Dial 78D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947 (1946)
Blue Star (Fr.) 7860 (1948)
Esquire (Eng.) 7810-040 (1949)
Cupol (Swd.) 784318
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight
Dial LP 10"212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1952)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Saga (Eng.) LP 12"ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1966)
Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12"6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1973)
Smithsonian Collection LP 12"R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946 (1976)
Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12"KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1 (1980)
Everest LP 12"FS 365 — Diz and the Bird (1981)
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1063 — The Jazz Year 1946 (1997)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6212 — Bebop On Dial (1998)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia (2002)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947 (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Smith & Co. (Eng.) CDSCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie (2010)
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b. | D1002E | Diggin' for Diz (Diggin' Diz)(George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie)
- 2:53 Dial 781005 (1946)
Blue Star (Fr.) 7860 (1948)
Esquire (Eng.) 7810-040 (1949)
Cupol (Swd.) 784318
Dial 78unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight
Dial LP 10"212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1952)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Saga (Eng.) LP 12"ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1966)
Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12"6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1973)
Smithsonian Collection LP 12"R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946 (1976)
Everest LP 12"FS 365 — Diz and the Bird (1981)
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"MMS 1204 — The Bop
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Music Parade (It.) LP 12"LEL 13 — The Bop
BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD74321 14165-2 — Jazz Gallery: Dizzy Gillespie 1937-1953 (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie (1997)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947 (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
Naxos Jazz CD8120708 — Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2: Dizzy Atmosphere (2003)
Smith & Co. (Eng.) CDSCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie (2010)
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c. | D1003A | Dizzy Atmosphere (Dynamo, Dynamo A, Dynamo B)(Dizzy Gillespie)
- 2:58 Dial 781001 [i] (1946)
Dial 781001 [ii] (1946)
Dial 781001 [v] (1946)
Swing (Fr.) 78383 (1952)
Monogram (Can.) 78126
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight
Dial LP 10"212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1952)
Vogue (Eng.) LP 10"LDE 006 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (1952)
Vogue (Fr.) LP 10"LD 058 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (1952)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Smithsonian Collection LP 12"R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946 (1976)
Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12"KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1 (1980)
Everest LP 12"FS 365 — Diz and the Bird (1981)
Sony (Eu.) LP 12"88985448251 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (2017)
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie (1997)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD224 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Quintessence - New York, Chicago 1940-1947 (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Naxos Jazz CD8120708 — Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2: Dizzy Atmosphere (2003)
House of Jazz (Du.) CD220157 — Kind of Gillespie (2009)
Smith & Co. (Eng.) CDSCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie (2010)
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d. | D1003B | Dizzy Atmosphere (Dynamo, Dynamo A, Dynamo B)(Dizzy Gillespie)
- 2:55 Dial 781001 [i] (1946)
Dial 781001 [iii] (1946)
Dial 781001 [iv] (1946)
Swing (Fr.) 78383 (1952)
Dial LP 10"212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1952)
Vogue (Eng.) LP 10"LDE 006 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (1952)
Vogue (Fr.) LP 10"LD 058 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (1952)
Sony (Eu.) LP 12"88985448251 — Originators Of Modern Jazz (2017)
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie (1997)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159922 — Milt Jackson: Soul Boppers, No. 175 (2001)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia (2002)
Membran (Ger.) CD222446 — La Ronde Suite (2007)
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e. | D1004E | When I Grow Too Old to Dream(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 2:53 Dial 781004 [i] (1946)
Dial 781008 [ii] (1946)
Dial 78D-1 (album) — Bebop 1947 (1946)
Dial 78unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet
Monogram (Can.) 78126
Jazztone (Eur.) EPJ-707 — Dizzy (1956)
Guilde Belge du Disque (Belgian) EPJAZ 707 — Dizzy
Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) EPJ 707 — Dizzy
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Saga (Eng.) LP 12"ERO 8005 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1966)
Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12"6907 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Cool Blues (1973)
Everest LP 12"FS 365 — Diz and the Bird (1981)
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12"SMS 7143 — Bop
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD 8008 — Bird & Sarah (1991)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53122 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1950 - Night In Tunisia (1992)
Jazz Roots (It.) CD56055 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946 (1993)
Jazz Portraits (Sp.) CD14554 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946 (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99 (1997)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53314 — Night In Tunisia: Dizzy Gillespie Small Groups (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1982HI — Anthropology: From Swing To Bebop (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1986HI — From Swing To Bop (2000)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
TIM (Ger.) CD205889 — Dizzy Atmosphere (2001)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD220185 — Hall of Fame: Dizzy Gillespie (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
Jazz Forever (It.) CD7021 — The Best of Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD222800 387 — The Ultimate Jazz Archive (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD222433 — Dizzy Atmosphere (2007)
Membran (Ger.) CD222446 — La Ronde Suite (2007)
House of Jazz (Du.) CD220157 — Kind of Gillespie (2009)
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f. | D1005A | 'Round Midnight(Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams)
- 2:46 Dial 781001 [ii] (1946)
Dial 781001 [iii] (1946)
Dial 781001 [iv] (1946)
Dial 781001 [v] (1946)
Dial 781003 [i] (1946)
Blue Star (Fr.) 78106 (1949)
Esquire (Eng.) 7810-028 (1949)
Dial 78unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet
Jazztone (Eur.) EPJ-707 — Dizzy (1956)
Guilde Belge du Disque (Belgian) EPJAZ 707 — Dizzy
Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) EPJ 707 — Dizzy
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP-2822 — Dizzy Gillespie: 'Round About Midnight
Dial LP 10"212 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1952)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Cicala/Jazz Live (It.) LP 12"BLJ 8017 — The Bop Masters (1976)
Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12"KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1 (1980)
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53122 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1950 - Night In Tunisia (1992)
Jazz Roots (It.) CD56055 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946 (1993)
Jazz Portraits (Sp.) CD14554 — Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups 1945-1946 (1994)
Classics (Fr.) CD935 — Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946 (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158812 — Dizzy Gillespie: 1940-1946, No. 99 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8006 — Dizzy Gillespie (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDEMCD 02 — Essential Jazz Masters: Dizzy Gillespie (1999)
Best of Jazz (Fr.) CD4064 — An Introduction to Dizzy Gillespie: His Best Recordings 1937-1947 (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1982HI — Anthropology: From Swing To Bebop (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1986HI — From Swing To Bop (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD159922 — Milt Jackson: Soul Boppers, No. 175 (2001)
Jazz Magazine (Fr.) CD17 — Jazz Collection 1946 (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CD1218 — Things To Come: The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 (2001)
TIM (Ger.) CD205889 — Dizzy Atmosphere (2001)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36734-2 — Night In Tunisia (2002)
Naxos Jazz CD8120582 — Groovin' High: Classic Recordings 1942-1949 (2002)
Past Perfect (Ger.) CD220185 — Hall of Fame: Dizzy Gillespie (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 30 — The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 (2002)
Jazz Forever (It.) CD7021 — The Best of Dizzy Gillespie: Small Groups (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD222800 387 — The Ultimate Jazz Archive (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD222433 — Dizzy Atmosphere (2007)
Membran (Ger.) CD221941 — Dizzy Atmosphere/A Night In Tunisia (2007)
House of Jazz (Du.) CD220157 — Kind of Gillespie (2009)
Smith & Co. (Eng.) CDSCCD 2412 — When Be-Bop Was King: Dizzy Gillespie (2010)
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g. | D1005B | 'Round Midnight(Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams)
- 2:47 Metronome (Swd.) 78B 578
Smithsonian Collection LP 12"R004 P2 13455 — Dizzy Gillespie: The Development of An American Artist, 1940-1946 (1976)
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Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"SPJ 132 — The Tempo Jazzmen/The Hermanites: Confirmation (1981)
Toshiba (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 0001/10 — The Complete Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker (1995)
Jazz Classics CD6012 — The Complete Dial Masters: Modern Jazz Trumpets (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDMJCD 119 — Dizzy Gillespie Volume 6: 1945-1946 (1997)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 132 — Gillespie/Berman/Navarro On Dial: All Known Existing Takes (1997)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6207 — Dizzy Gillespie and Modern Trumpets (1998)
Mosaic CDMD9-260 — The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions (2014)
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Dizzy Gillespie (v) on e; Milt Jackson (v) on e; Lucky Thompson (v) on e.
a - Milt Jackson (vib) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting at bridge; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Haig (p) 8 bars bridge
b - Stan Levey (d) 4-bar intro; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 4 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars bridge; Milt Jackson (vib) 16 bars; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 32 bars (0.5 chorus); Al Haig (p) 16 bars bridge; Ray Brown (b) 4 bars
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Dizzy Gillespie (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Haig (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Milt Jackson (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Dizzy Gillespie (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Haig (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Dizzy Gillespie (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with Jackson, Thompson (Three Angels); Lucky Thompson (ts) 12 bars; Dizzy Gillespie (t) 8 bars
f - Dizzy Gillespie (t) 8 bars head; Milt Jackson (vib) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Al Haig (p) 8 bars
g - Dizzy Gillespie (t) 8 bars head; Milt Jackson (vib) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Al Haig (p) 8 bars
The fate of alternate takes D1001A-D, D1002A-D and D1004A-D listed in Komara's Charlie Parker Dial discography is unknown (presumed lost) and they are not included here. Weir's Lucky Thompson discography lists an unissued test pressing of an alternate take of "Diggin' For Diz." Track c is called "Dynamo A" and track d is called "Dynamo B." This ensemble was called "Tempo Jazz Men." The vocal trio on track e was called "The Three Angels." It should be noted that Dial Records used the same 78 catalog number more than once, pairing tracks differently or using slightly altered titles on various pressings. I have tried to bring some order to this confusion by adding small roman numerals to differentiate the issues having the same catalog number. All issues of the tracks from this famous session are not listed.
Date: February or March 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Wilbert Baranco Orchestra
Wilbert Baranco (ldr), Hobart Dotson, Karl George, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Melba Liston, George Washington, Britt Woodman (tb), Buddy Collette, Jackie Kelso (John Kelson, Jr., Jack Kelson) (as), Fred Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts), Gene Porter (bar), Buddy Harper (g), Wilbert Baranco (p, v), Charles Mingus (b), Earl Watkins (d)
a. | Bugle Call Rag(Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel)
- 3:04 Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Hindsight CDHBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Rhino CDR2 75872 — Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956) (1999)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
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b. | Night and Day(Cole Porter)
- 3:10 Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Hindsight CDHBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
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d. | Baranco Boogie(Wilbert Baranco)
- 5:50 Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Swing House (Eng.) LP 12"SWH 30 — Hey Lawdy: R and B and Boogie Woogie, Vol. 2 (1982)
Hindsight CDHBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
Sounds of Yesteryear/Submarine (Eng.) CD739 — More of the Real Sound of R & B and Boogie Woogie (2007)
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AFRS Electrical Transcription175 — AFRS Jubilee No. 175 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) CD15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)
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Wilbert Baranco (v) on c.
a - Snooky Young (t) 18 bars; Britt Woodman (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Wilbert Baranco (p) 16 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 18 bars; Earl Watkins (d) 4 bars; Jackie Kelso (John Kelson, Jr., Jack Kelson) (as) 12 bars (1 chorus); Earl Watkins (d) 4 bars
b - Britt Woodman (tb) 28 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Britt Woodman (tb) 8 bars
c - Wilbert Baranco (v); Karl George (t) 8 bars; Wilbert Baranco (v)
d - Wilbert Baranco (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Hobart Dotson (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Snooky Young (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Fred Simon (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Melba Liston (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Britt Woodman (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Collette (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Jackie Kelso (John Kelson, Jr., Jack Kelson) (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Wilbert Baranco (p) 48 bars (4 choruses)
The personnel are speculative in all sources of information on this AFRS concert. Ralph Bledsoe may be in the trombone section in place of Coker. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was the MC. The show also included performances by vocalist Monette Moore and the Vivien Garry Trio. "One O'Clock Jump" was used as the introduction and signoff theme but it is not known if it was performed live or if a recording by the Basie band was used for the broadcast. The soloists are announced during the performance of track d. Other solo assignments were made with the assistance of Chris Sheridan's liner notes to Hep CD 15.
Date: February 17, 1946
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Lamplighter Radio Show
Ted Buckner (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal (p), Red Callender (b), Zutty Singleton (d), Joe Turner (v)
a. | Tea for Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
unissued
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b. | inc | I'm a Lovin' Man(Joe Turner)
- 4:52 Vogue (Fr.) CDVG 655.004 — Lamplighter's All Star Jazz (1990)
Jazz Hour (Du.) CDJHR 73597 — The Lamplighter's Jazz Sessions (1999)
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c. | Sweet Georgia Brown(Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard)
unissued
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Joe Turner (v) on b.
b - Eddie Beal (p) intro; Joe Turner (v) 120 bars (10 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) simultaneously with Buckner; Lucky Thompson (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ted Buckner (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Joe Turner (v) 24 bars to fade out
This is a KPAS radio broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Tracks a and c have not been auditioned. The Lord, Salemann and Weir discographies give the recording date as June 23, 1946 but this is incorrect. The glass acetate discs on which the tracks were recorded indicate the date shown. The June 23, 1946 Lamplighter show featured a completely different ensemble not including Lucky Thompson (Thanks to Dr. Robert Sunenblick for this information).
Date: March or April 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: 4 Star
Ben Carter with Lucky Thompson
Ben Carter (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), unknown (g, p, b, d), Ben Carter (v)
a. | 336ME-2 | I Need a Knife, Fork and a Spoon(Ben Carter, Gene Price)
- 2:39 4 Star 781103 (1946)
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b. | 337ME-3 | Get Away from My Back Door(Ben Carter)
- 2:43 4 Star 781103 (1946)
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c. | 338ME-3 | Baby, Then I Don't Want Love(Ben Carter)
- 3:05 4 Star 781104 (1946)
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d. | 380ME-1 (?) | Cat and the Fiddle(Ben Carter)
- 3:07 4 Star 781104 (1946)
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a - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Ben Carter (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with guitar obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); unknown (p) 8 bars bridge with Carter talking; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Ben Carter (v) 16 bars starting at bridge with guitar obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars coda with Carter vocal
b - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Ben Carter (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with guitar obbligato; Ben Carter (v) 34 bars (1 chorus and 2-bar coda) talking and singing with Thompson obbligato
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) 4-bar stop-time intro; Ben Carter (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with guitar obbligato; Ben Carter (v) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) talking; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Ben Carter (v) 16 bars including coda
d - unknown (p) 4-bar intro; Ben Carter (v) 32 bars (1 chorus) with guitar obbligato; Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); unknown (p) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; Ben Carter (v) 16 bars entering at bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) 2 bars coda; unknown (b) 2 bars coda
This is NOT the famous saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger Benny Carter. The complete personnel are unknown.
These rare performances can be auditioned on YouTube: Track1, Track 2, Track 3, Track 4.
Date: March 3, 1946
Location: Streets of Paris Club, Hollywood, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Lamplighter Radio Show: Boyd Raeburn All Stars
Jackie Mills (ldr), Britt Woodman (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Harry Babasin (b), Jackie Mills (d), Frankie Laine (v)
a. | inc | Perdido(Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 1:28 |
b. | Blues - 2:54 | |
c. | Rockin' Chair(Hoagy Carmichael) - 3:51 | |
d. | inc | How High the Moon(William Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 4:36 |
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Uptown CDUPCD 27.89/27.90 — Dodo Marmarosa: On The Coast 1945-1947, 1952 (2018)
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Frankie Laine (v) on c.
a - Dodo Marmarosa (p) 25 bars (in progress at beginning of track)
b - Jackie Mills (d) intro; Dodo Marmarosa (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 80 bars (6+ choruses); Britt Woodman (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses)
c - Frankie Laine (v) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 Bars (0.5 chorus); Frankie Laine (v) 16 Bars (0.5 chorus)
d - Lucky Thompson (ts) 42 bars (in progress at beginning of track); Britt Woodman (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Dodo Marmarosa (p) 96 bars (3 choruses)
This is a KXLA broadcast of one of Ted Yerxa's Lamplighter Sunday afternoon shows. Yerxa is the announcer who describes drummer Mills as the leader. He also mentions a trumpeter named “Jack Miles” who, according to the CD liner notes, is Ray Linn. But no trumpet is heard on any of the tracks.
Before the CD was issued in 2018, the late Dr. Robert Sunenblick, owner of Uptown Records, had indicated to me that three other titles were broadcast on this date: “The Man I Love,” “That Ain’t Right” and “I Got Rhythm.” Track 6 on CD 1 of the Uptown set is titled “The Man I Love (intro only)” but is only an announcement.
The timings shown include announcements and applause.
Date: Spring 1946
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Atomic
David Allyn and Quintet
David Allyn (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Hendrickson (g), George Styles (p), Frank Davenport (Devenport) (cel), Bob Stone (b), David Allyn (v)
a. | A235-1 | Chinero(Lyle Griffin, Frank Davenport [Devenport]) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
- 3:00 Atomic 78235 (1946)
Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12"SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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b. | A235-2 | Sweet and Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles N. Daniels [Neil Moret]) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
- 2:53 Atomic 78235 (1946)
Solid Sender (Ger.) LP 12"SOL 514 — Small Label Gems of the Forties, Vol. 3
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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c. | A236-1 | Snowbound(Red Callender, Lyle Griffin) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
- 2:54 Atomic 78236 (1946)
IAJRC CDCD 1001 — The Tenor Sax of Lucky Thompson: The Beginning Years (1991)
Indigo (Eng.) CD2104 — Smooth Sailing (1999)
Hep (Eng.) CD95 — David Allyn: Where You At? - '41-'63 (2013)
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d. | A236-2 | Penthouse Serenade(Will Jason, Val Burton) / arr: Frank Davenport (Devenport)
- 2:59 Atomic 78236 (1946)
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Lucky Thompson (ts) on a-c; George Styles (p) on a-c.
a - Al Hendrickson (g) rubato intro; David Allyn (v); Al Hendrickson (g) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars; David Allyn (v)
b - Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind Allyn vocal (also Hendrickson obbligato); Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind Allyn vocal
c - Lucky Thompson (ts) obbligato behind Allyn vocal; Al Hendrickson (g) 6 bars; David Allyn (v) with Hendrickson obbligato
IAJRC CD 1001 indicates that drummer Alvin Stoller is present but the Salemann and Weir Lucky Thompson discographies list no drummer. I have auditioned tracks a-c (but not d) and agree that no drummer is present.
It has been suggested in the liner notes to Hep 95 and apparently elsewhere, that George Styles is really a pseudonym for Dodo Marmarosa.
The following AFRS transcriptions by the Jimmy Mundy Orchestra are problematical. I have listed them in the order shown in the AFRS archives which may or may not have any relation to reality. Certain titles listed more than once may be the same performance included in more than one broadcast. The actual recording dates of these sessions are not known and the range shown is suggested by Salemann's discography. As was usually the case, "One O'Clock Jump" was used as the introduction and sign-off them but these performances are not listed since it is not known if the theme was recorded at the time of the other titles or simply taken from existing recordings. Matrix numbers for the titles issued on V-Discs come from the Tony Williams discography. Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman was usually the MC. It should be noted that the LP Golden Era 15060 has tracks that run too fast, in fact, in keys a whole step above where they should be. The liner notes also indicate that all tracks were performed by one band which is not true.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra: AFRS Session
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d)
a. | Skymaster (Rhythm Man)(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:03 Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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b. | D6TC6032 | Hello, Goodbye, Forget It(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:53 V-Disc 78713 (1946)
Fonit Cetra (It.) LP 12"VDL 1007 — Great Soloists, Vol. 1 (1982)
Hep (Eng.) CD15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
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c. | D6TC5964 | Fiesta in Brass(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 4:04 V-Disc 78691 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
Golden Era LP 12"15060 — Fiesta In Brass
Hep (Eng.) CD15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
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AFRS Electrical Transcription181 — AFRS Jubilee No. 181 (1946)
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a - Ray Linn (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Eddie Beal (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars (0.5 chorus); Ray Hagan (d) 8 bars
b - Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars bridge; McClure 'Red Mack' Morris (t) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Willie Smith (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses)
Performances by Erroll Garner and the Delta Rhythm Boys are not included although part of this show.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra: AFRS Session
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d)
a. | Step and Fetch It (Stepin Fetchit)(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy - 4:32 |
AFRS Electrical Transcription182 — AFRS Jubilee No. 182 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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a - McClure 'Red Mack' Morris (t) 16 bars; McClure 'Red Mack' Morris (t) 8 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 20 bars
This performance may actually come from AFRS Jubilee 197 as indicated in the liner notes to Hep CD 48. According to Salemann, the performance of "Everything But You" on this show actually comes from AFRS Jubilee 172 on which Lucky Thompson is not present. Peformances by Herb Jeffries, the Tommy Todd Trio and the King Sisters which were part of this show also are not included here.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra: AFRS Session
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d)
a. | Queer Street(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:14 Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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b. | D6TC5941 | Fiesta in Blue(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 4:05 V-Disc 78678 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
Golden Era LP 12"15060 — Fiesta In Brass
Hep (Eng.) CD15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)
Classics (Fr.) CD1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001)
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c. | Fiesta in Brass(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 4:05 Hindsight CDHBCD 504 — Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions: 1942-1946 (1998)
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d. | D6TC6019 | Air Mail Special (Good Enough to Keep)(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 2:54 V-Disc 78701 (1946)
Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Dan (Jpn.) LP 12"VC 5009 — The Great Big Bands On V-Disc (1979)
Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
Golden Era LP 12"15060 — Fiesta In Brass
Kiva-Elec (Jpn.) LP 12"KV 123 — The Great Big Band On V-Disc
Hep (Eng.) CD15 — Groovin' High In L.A. 1946 (1992)
ABM (Eng.) CD1065 — California Boppers (1999)
Classics (Fr.) CD1200 — Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra 1937-1947 (2001)
Acrobat CDACRCD 143 — California Boppers (2003)
Collection Hugues Panassié (Fr.) CDCTPL 003 — Jazz In V-Discs, Vol. 3
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AFRS Electrical Transcription187 — AFRS Jubilee No. 187 (1946)
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a - Eddie Beal (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); McClure 'Red Mack' Morris (t) 30 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
b - Ray Linn (t)
c - Willie Smith (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Lucky Thompson (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses)
d - Irving Ashby (g) 24 bars; Ray Linn (t) 16 bars (0.5 chorus) (identity uncertain); Babe Russin (ts) 16 bars starting at bridge
I am not absolutely certain that the version of track c on Hindsight 504 is this one. Performances by Helen Humes and The Five Amitones that were part of this show are not included here.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra: AFRS Session
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d), Jimmy Mundy (v)
a. | Solo Flight(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:16 Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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b. | Bumble Boogie(Jack Fina) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:05 Caracol (Fr.) LP 12"424 — Big Bands of the Savoy
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c. | Rhythm Was All I had(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 3:16 Hep (Eng.) LP 12"15 — Groovin' High (1978)
Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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d. | Fiesta in Blue(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy
- 4:19 Hep (Eng.) CD48 — They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (2002)
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e. | Skymaster (Rhythm Man)(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy |
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AFRS Electrical Transcription196 — AFRS Jubilee No. 196 (1946)
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Jimmy Mundy (v) on c.
a - Irving Ashby (g)
b - Eddie Beal (p)
c - Eddie Beal (p) 8 bars; Jimmy Mundy (v)
d - Ray Linn (t)
e - Ray Linn (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Eddie Beal (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lucky Thompson (ts) 16 bars
Salemann feels that performances of "Banana Boat" and "Johnny Comes Marching Home" from this program, featuring the Starlighters vocal group, were actually recorded with the AFRS Orchestra and not this ensemble. Starlighters discographer Adrian Daff communicates his thoughts that these two performances were borrowed from Standard Transcription R-171 (Matty Malneck Orchestra) and not from an AFRS recording. Track e may be the same performance as on AFRS Jubilee 181 or it may be the version found on Golden Era 15060. Track a includes 20 seconds of dialog at the beginning.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra: AFRS Session
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), Clyde Hurley, Ray Linn, McClure 'Red Mack' Morris, Walter Williams (t), Vernon Brown, Henry Coker, Britt Woodman (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Les Robinson, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Lucky Thompson (ts), Dick Clark (bar), Irving Ashby (g), Eddie Beal, Milt Raskin (p), Artie Shapiro (b), Ray Hagan (d)
a. | Step and Fetch It (Stepin Fetchit)(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy | |
b. | Air Mail Special (Good Enough to Keep)(Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) / arr: Jimmy Mundy |
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AFRS Electrical Transcription197 — AFRS Jubilee No. 197 (1946)
AFRS Electrical Transcription296 — AFRS Jubilee No. 296 (1946)
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These are probably the same performances as on AFRS 182 and 187. Salemann feels that performances of "I Left My Heart In Mississippi" and "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" from this program, featuring vocalist Herb Jeffries, were recorded with the AFRS Orchestra and not this ensemble. This show also included three titles by the Page Cavanaugh Trio.
Date: Probably Between March and May 1946
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
Jimmy Mundy (ldr), unknown (t), Lucky Thompson (ts), Call Cobbs (p), Others Unknown (var)
a. | Queer Street(Jimmy Mundy) / arr: Jimmy Mundy - 3:13 |
Golden Era LP 12"15060 — Fiesta In Brass
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a - Call Cobbs (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); unknown (t) 30 bars; Lucky Thompson (ts) 8 bars
This unique version of "Queer Street" begins with someone, probably Mundy, announcing that the soloists will be Call Cobbs and Lucky Thompson. No discographies show sessions on which both of these musicians participate and Cobbs is not listed in the liner notes to Golden Era 15060. This may or may not be from an AFRS transcription. Mundy's orchestra performed this title on AFRS Jubilee Nos. 171 and 258 but the AFRS discography lists neither Cobbs nor Thompson among the personnel of either of those shows (actually no personnel are specified for 258). As noted above, this LP has speed problems and this performance is in G when it should be in F. The timing shown is after speed correction. On the LP, this tracks times at 2:52.
Date: March 28, 1946
Location: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Label: Dial
Charlie Parker Septet
Charlie Parker (ldr), Miles Davis (t), Charlie Parker (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Arvin Garrison (g), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Vic McMillan (b), Roy Porter (d)
a. | D1010-1alt | Moose the Mooche(Charlie Parker)
- 2:56 Dial LP 10"201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1950)
Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10"6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop (1952)
B&C (Eng.) LP 12"Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
Warner Bros. LP 12"2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird (1977)
Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12"WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird (1977)
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD10-1 — The Charlie Parker Story In Words and Music (1993)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker (1997)
Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947 (2001)
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b. | D1010-2 | Moose the Mooche(Charlie Parker)
- 3:00 Dial 781003 [ii] (1946)
Dial 781004 [i] (1946)
Blue Star (Fr.) 78134 (1949)
Celson 78QB 7075 (1950)
Celson 78QB 7083 (1950)
Esquire (Eng.) 7810-078 (1950)
Dial 78unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet
Jazztone (Eur.) EPJ-702 — Charlie Parker and His Stars (1956)
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia (1960)
Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP45-3015 — Jazz Masters: Charlie Parker - Miles Davis (1964)
Dial LP 12"905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (1951)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12"RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols (1961)
Summit (Eng.) LP 12"AJS 3 — Bird Symbols (1961)
Charlie Parker LP 12"PLP 407 — Bird Symbols (1962)
Charlie Parker LP 12"PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis (1962)
MGM (Eng.) LP 12"65104 — Bird Symbols (1963)
Egmont (Eng.) LP 12"AJS 3 — Bird Symbols (1965)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"CV 982 — Bird Symbols (1965)
Verve (Eng.) LP 12"VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols (1965)
B&C (Eng.) LP 12"Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
America (Fr.) LP 12"DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1971)
Saga (Eng.) LP 12"ERO 8053 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy (1973)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3717 — Miles Davis (1974)
Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12"6912 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 7: Get Happy (1974)
DJM (Eng.) LP 12"DJML 062 — Bird and Miles (1975)
Everest LP 12"FS 283 — Miles Davis (1975)
Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12"MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2 (1975)
Vogue (Eng.) LP 12"VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest (1976)
Teichiku/Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols (1978)
Union (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 99V — Bird Symbols (1978)
Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12"KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1 (1980)
Amiga (Ger.) LP 12"8.55.841 — Charlie Parker (1981)
Charlie Parker LP 12"CP 505 — West Coast Time (1981)
Charlie Parker (Eng.) LP 12"CPT 5003 — Rare Bird: Live Sessions 1945-1951 (1983)
Jazz Reactivation/PRT (Eng.) LP 12"JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1984)
Stateside/Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12"ITJ 70232/3 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Volumes 1 (West Coast Days) & 2 (New York Days) (1985)
Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters (1988)
America (Fr.) LP 12"008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology
Archives of Jazz LP 12"AJ 503 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3: Miles Davis
Avenue (Eng.) LP 12"1017 — Bird and Miles
Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12"UPS 15V — Bird Symbols
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12"67405 — Bird Symbols
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Napoleon (It.) LP 12"NLP 11059 — The Bop Originators
Spotlite (Eng.) CDCP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1986)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CDCDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop (1988)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947 (1988)
Official (Dan.) CD83011-2 — Boss Bird (1988)
Parade (Eng.) CDPAR 2002 — The Highest Flying Bird (1989)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird" (1990)
Rhapsody (Eng.) CDRHCD 5 — Bird Symbols (1990)
That's Jazz (Eng.) CDTJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia (1990)
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD 8010 — Bird & Miles (1991)
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD 8004 — West Coast Time (1991)
Stash CDSTCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1 (1991)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants (1991)
Trace (Du.) CD040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise (1992)
Blue Moon (Sp.) CDBMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2 (1994)
BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1994)
Jazz Hour (Du.) CDJHR 73531 — Bird of Paradise, Vol. 1 (1995)
Music Club (Eng.) CDMCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood (1995)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters (1995)
Jazz Classics CD5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2 (1996)
Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD11 — Out of Nowhere (1996)
Music Club CD50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood (1996)
Starlite (Swi.) CDCDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives! (1996)
Collectables CDCOL 5788 — Bird Symbols (1997)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98 (1997)
Meteor (Eng.) CDCDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997)
Rhino CDR2 72260 — Yardbird Suite (1997)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1997)
Disky (Du.) CDSD 88538-2 — Jazz For Everyone (1998)
Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947 (1998)
Gold Sound (It.) CDDCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis (1998)
Retro (Eng.) CDR2CD40-32 — The Encyclopedia of Jazz (1998)
Classics (Fr.) CD980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947 (1999)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11108 — Ornithology (1999)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones (1999)
Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CDPLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 2 — The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming from Storyville to 52nd Street (1999)
Proper (Eng.) CD1108 — History of Jazz Drumming, Vol. 4: Modernism (1999)
Toshiba (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker (1999)
Body & Soul (Fr.) CD3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947 (2000)
Chrisly (Ger.) CDCR 80006 — Charlie Parker: The Anthology (2000)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight (2000)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years (2000)
Deja Vu (It.) CDR2CD40-32 — The Encyclopedia of Jazz (2001)
Naxos Jazz CD8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947 (2001)
Recall (Eng.) CDSMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise (2001)
TIM (Ger.) CD205892 — Milestones (2001)
Dreyfus Jazz (Fr.) CDFDM 36724-2 — Now's the Time (2002)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954 (2002)
Metro Music (Eng.) CD071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 46 — Boss Bird (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1281 — Ornithology (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948 (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17116 — Timeless Miles Davis With Charlie Parker (2002)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions (2002)
Gemini (Nor.) CD303 — Milestones (2003)
JSP (Eng.) CD915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003)
Pazzazz (Ger.) CD2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris (2004)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17180 — Birdsong (2004)
Cleopatra Master Classics CD8031 — Charlie Parker: The Very Best of the Dial Years (2005)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 44432 — The Complete Dial Sessions - Master Takes (2005)
Documents (Ger.) CD222921 — Now's the Time (2005)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD2741369/70 — Bird of Paradise (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD222800 387 — The Ultimate Jazz Archive (2005)
Proper (Eng.) CDINTROCD 2077 — Star Eyes (2005)
Universe CDUV 141/2 — The Yardbird Sessions (2005)
Membran (Ger.) CD220942 — Denial (2006)
Platinum Collection CD08 — Jazz After Dark (2006)
Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CDPLATBX 2271 — Charlie Parker: 50 Original Recordings (2006)
Noble Jazz/Edel (Ger.) CD0181362ERE — Parker's Mood (2007)
Primo (Czech Rep.) CDPRMCD 6043 — The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker (2007)
Le Chant du Monde (Fr.) CD5741661/66 — Charlie Parker: The Bebop Revolution - The Complete Studio Master Takes (2008)
Brilliant Jazz (Du.) CD8248 — Charlie Parker with Miles Davis: The Savoy Recordings (2009)
Smith & Co. (Eng.) CDSCCD 2409 — When Be-Bop Was King: Charlie Parker (2010)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 50015 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2010)
Upbeat Jazz (Eng.) CD1703 — The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming from Storyville to 52nd Street (2010)
AAO Music CDUMMC 53532 — Miles Davis: 3rd Special Edition - Jazz Legend (2011)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 55675 — Charlie Parker: The Complete Dial Masters (2015)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCU 5769 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2016)
Charlie Parker (Jpn.) CD28ED 5084 — Bird Symbols
GP (Eur.) CD25.4323 — Bird of Paradise
Jazz Roots (It.) CD56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite
Spot Light CD4431 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Koko
Teichiku/Baybridge (Jpn.) CD30CP 73 — Bird Symbols
That's Jazz (Eng.) CDTJ 403 — Charlie Parker: 54 Greatest Bebop Jazz Hits
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c. | D1010-3alt | Moose the Mooche(Charlie Parker)
- 2:58 Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"SPJ 105 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5 (1970)
America (Fr.) LP 12"DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1971)
America (Fr.) LP 12"008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDITJ 50005 — Charlie Parker On Dial, Vol. 5 (2000)
Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947 (2001)
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d. | D1011-1alt | Yardbird Suite(Charlie Parker)
- 2:37 Dial LP 10"201 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1950)
Blue Star (Fr.) LP 10"6811 — Charlie Parker and His Orchestra: Be-Bop (1952)
B&C (Eng.) LP 12"Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
Society (Eng.) LP 12"1026 — Charlie Parker: Ornithology (1966)
Sagapan (Eng.) LP 12"6913 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 8: Ornithology (1974)
Stateside/Spotlite (Jpn.) LP 12"ITJ 70232/3 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Volumes 1 (West Coast Days) & 2 (New York Days) (1985)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDCP32 5103 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1986)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CDCDB 1202 — Charlie Parker: Genius of Bebop (1988)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53007 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947 (1988)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53069 — Charlie Parker: Inspired By the Movie "Bird" (1990)
That's Jazz (Eng.) CDTJ 009 — A Night In Tunisia (1990)
Stash CDSTCD 25 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 2 (1991)
Trace (Du.) CD040134-2 — The World of Miles Davis: Bird of Paradise (1992)
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD10-1 — The Charlie Parker Story In Words and Music (1993)
Jazz Hour (Du.) CDJHR 73531 — Bird of Paradise, Vol. 1 (1995)
Starlite (Swi.) CDCDB 1032/33 — Bird Lives! (1996)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD158802 — Charlie Parker: 1944-1946, No. 98 (1997)
Masters of Jazz (Fr.) CDR2CD 8008 — Charlie Parker (1997)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6123 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (1997)
Giants of Jazz (Fr.) CD0217 — Charlie Parker: Masterworks 1946-1947 (1998)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53306 — Miles Davis: Milestones (1999)
Chrisly (Ger.) CDCR 80006 — Charlie Parker: The Anthology (2000)
History (Ger.) CD20.1981HI — 'Round Midnight (2000)
EPM Musique (Fr.) CD156012 — Lucky Start (2001)
K-Tel (Eng.) CD3105 — Essential Jazz (2001)
Neatwork (Austria) CDRP 2008 — The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947 (2001)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17116 — Timeless Miles Davis With Charlie Parker (2002)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 50015 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2010)
AAO Music CDUMMC 53532 — Miles Davis: 3rd Special Edition - Jazz Legend (2011)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCU 5769 — The Charlie Parker Story On Dial, Vol. 1: West Coast Days (2016)
Jazz Roots (It.) CD56011 — Charlie Parker: Bebop Genius - Yardbird Suite
Spot Light CD4431 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1: Koko
That's Jazz (Eng.) CDTJ 403 — Charlie Parker: 54 Greatest Bebop Jazz Hits
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e. | D1011-4 | Yardbird Suite(Charlie Parker)
- 2:52 Dial 781003 [i] (1946)
Dial 781003 [ii] (1946)
Blue Star (Fr.) 78134 (1949)
Celson 78QB 7075 (1950)
Esquire (Eng.) 7810-078 (1950)
Dial 78unnumbered album — Charlie Parker Septet with Gabriel On Trumpet
Sonet (Dan.) EPSXP 2815 — Night In Tunisia (1960)
Savoy/Musidisc (Fr.) EP45-3015 — Jazz Masters: Charlie Parker - Miles Davis (1964)
Concert Hall Society LP 10"CHJ 1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird (1955)
Jazztone LP 10"J-1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird
Jazztone (It.) LP 10"J-1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird
Dial LP 12"905 — Alternate Masters, Vol. 2 (1951)
Concert Hall Society (Eng.) LP 12"BJ 1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Jazztone LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (1955)
Baronet LP 12"B-105 — A Handful of Modern Jazz (1959)
Rhapsody (Eng.) LP 12"RHAP 5 — Bird Symbols (1961)
Summit (Eng.) LP 12"AJS 3 — Bird Symbols (1961)
Charlie Parker LP 12"PLP 407 — Bird Symbols (1962)
Charlie Parker LP 12"PLP 824 — Many Miles of Davis (1962)
MGM (Eng.) LP 12"65104 — Bird Symbols (1963)
Egmont (Eng.) LP 12"AJS 3 — Bird Symbols (1965)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"CV 982 — Bird Symbols (1965)
Verve (Eng.) LP 12"VLP 9105 — Bird Symbols (1965)
B&C (Eng.) LP 12"Bird 1 (10 LP box) — The Essential Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1966)
America (Fr.) LP 12"DX3 AM 008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1971)
Joker (It.) LP 12"SM 3717 — Miles Davis (1974)
DJM (Eng.) LP 12"DJML 062 — Bird and Miles (1975)
Everest LP 12"FS 283 — Miles Davis (1975)
Pickwick (Eng.) LP 12"MPD 181 — Jazz Anthology, Vol. 2 (1975)
Vogue (Eng.) LP 12"VJT 3002-1/2/3 — Bird's Nest (1976)
Warner Bros. LP 12"2WB 3198 — The Very Best of Bird (1977)
Warner Bros. (Ger.) LP 12"WB 66081 — The Very Best of Bird (1977)
Teichiku/Baybridge (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6091 — Bird Symbols (1978)
Union (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 99V — Bird Symbols (1978)
Kings Of Jazz (It.) LP 12"KLJ 20007 — Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie At Their Rarest of All Rare Performances, Vol. 1 (1980)
Amiga (Ger.) LP 12"8.55.841 — Charlie Parker (1981)
Charlie Parker LP 12"CP 505 — West Coast Time (1981)
Charlie Parker (Eng.) LP 12"CPT 5003 — Rare Bird: Live Sessions 1945-1951 (1983)
Jazz Reactivation/PRT (Eng.) LP 12"JR 116 — Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1984)
Giants of Jazz (It.) LP 12"LPJT 41 — Charlie Parker: Apex of Bebop, Vol. 2 (1986)
Spotlite (Eng.) LP 12"JU6 7333 — Bird Lives: The Complete Dial Masters (1988)
America (Fr.) LP 12"008/9/10 — Charlie Parker Anthology
Archives of Jazz LP 12"AJ 503 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3: Miles Davis
Avenue (Eng.) LP 12"1017 — Bird and Miles
Charlie Parker (Jpn.) LP 12"UPS 15V — Bird Symbols
Columbia (Fr.) LP 12"2C 062-95819 — Archives of Jazz, Vol. 3
Explosive (Fr.) LP 12"528013 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Franklin Mint LP 12"Vols. 41-44 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Bebop Legends
Guilde du Jazz (Fr.) LP 12"J 1004 — The Art of Charlie Parker/The Fabulous Bird
Hall of Fame LP 12"JG 620 — Takin' Off
Jazz Society (Fr.) LP 12"67405 — Bird Symbols
Jazztone (Eur.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Jazztone (S. Afr.) LP 12"J-1204 — Giants of Modern Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Napoleon (It.) LP 12"NLP 11059 — The Bop Originators
Official (Dan.) CD83011-2 — Boss Bird (1988)
Parade (Eng.) CDPAR 2002 — The Highest Flying Bird (1989)
Accord/Musidisc (Fr.) CD500.122 — Charlie Parker Anthology (1990)
Rhapsody (Eng.) CDRHCD 5 — Bird Symbols (1990)
Black Label (Can.) CDBLCD 8004 — West Coast Time (1991)
Royal Collection (Du.) CDRC 83144 — Miles Davis & Freddie Hubbard: Super Horns (1991)
Stash CDSTCD 23 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1 (1991)
Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 5635 — The Modern Jazz Giants (1991)
Blue Moon (Sp.) CDBMCD 1008 — The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2 (1994)
BMG/Makin' Friends (Ger.) CD74321 14174 2 — Jazz Gallery: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1994)
Music Club (Eng.) CDMCCD 205 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood (1995)
Spotlite (Eng.) CDSPJ-CD 109-2 — Charlie Parker: The Dial Masters (1995)
Stash CDSTB 2503 — The Charlie Parker Collection, Vol. 2 (1995)
Jazz Classics CD5003 — The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1&2 (1996)
Jazz Greats (Eng.) CD11 — Out of Nowhere (1996)
Music Club CD50003 — Charlie Parker: In a Soulful Mood (1996)
Collectables CDCOL 5788 — Bird Symbols (1997)
Meteor (Eng.) CDCDMT 030 — Yardbird Suite (1997)
Pearl/Topaz Jazz CDTPZ 1058 — Dodo Lives (1997)
Rhino CDR2 72260 — Yardbird Suite (1997)
Gold Sound (It.) CDDCD 809 — Selection of Miles Davis (1998)
Classics (Fr.) CD980 — Charlie Parker 1945-1947 (1999)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11108 — Ornithology (1999)
Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CDPLATCD 498 — Bird of Paradise (1999)
Toshiba (Jpn.) CDTOCJ 6101 — The Best of Charlie Parker (1999)
Body & Soul (Fr.) CD3042402 — Miles Davis: The Early Years, Vol. 1 - 1945-1947 (2000)
Definitive (Sp.) CDDRCD 11149 — Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes (2000)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 0913-2 — Charlie Parker Featuring Miles Davis: The Best of the Dial Years (2000)
Verve CD314 549 084-2 — Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Charlie Parker (2000)
Naxos Jazz CD8120571 — Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947 (2001)
Prism Entertainment (Eng.) CDPLATBX 708 — The History of Jazz (2001)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 17 — Young Miles (2001)
Recall (Eng.) CDSMDCD 348 — Bird of Paradise (2001)
TIM (Ger.) CD205892 — Milestones (2001)
Castle Pulse (Eng.) CDPBXCD 904 — Giants of Jazz (2002)
Fremeaux & Associes (Fr.) CD225 — Charlie Parker: The Quintessence - New York, Los Angeles, Toronto 1947-1954 (2002)
Metro Music (Eng.) CD071 — Charlie Parker Plays It Cool (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CDBox 46 — Boss Bird (2002)
Proper (Eng.) CD1281 — Ornithology (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17120 — Best of the Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings (2002)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17149 — The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 1944-1948 (2002)
Stardust/Cleopatra CDCLP 1194 — Charlie Parker: Dial Masters & Roost Sessions (2002)
Gemini (Nor.) CD303 — Milestones (2003)
JSP (Eng.) CD915 — Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17310 — Savoy On Central Avenue (2003)
Bud Music (Sp.) CD3012 — Free As a Bird (2004)
Metro Music (Eng.) CD140 — Miles Davis Plays It Cool (2004)
Pazzazz (Ger.) CD2PAZZ 042 — April In Paris (2004)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17180 — Birdsong (2004)
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