Austin Powell Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: 27 Jun 1939
Location: RCA Victor Studio C, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Jimmy Henderson (g), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl), Chuck Barksdale (b)

a. BS 040053-1 Gang Busters(Austin Powell) - 3:06
Bluebird 78B-8248 — Please Don't Leave Me Now / Gang Busters   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788518 — Gang Busters / Please Don't Leave Me Now   (1939)
RCA Victor 7820-2794 — Gang Busters / Please Don't Leave Me Now   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
b. BS 040054-1 Chant Of The Rain(Austin Powell) - 2:48
Bluebird 78B-8402 — I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water / Chant Of The Rain   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788521 — I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water / Chant Of The Rain   (1939)
RCA Victor 7820-2795 — Chant Of The Rain / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
c. BS 040055-1 I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water(Eddie Miller) - 2:47
Bluebird 78B-8402 — I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water / Chant Of The Rain   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788521 — I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water / Chant Of The Rain   (1939)
RCA Victor 7820-2795 — Chant Of The Rain / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
JSP CDJSP 7775A — Vocal Groups - Classic Doo-Wop Remastered/1   (2006)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 001 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1925-42/4   (2008)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 002 — Highlights From The History Of Rhythm & Blues 1925-142   (2009)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 008 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1925-42/4   (2010)
d. BS 040056-1 Nuts To You(Austin Powell) - 2:31
Bluebird 78B-8216 — Killin' Jive / Nuts To You   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788517 — Killin' Jive / Nuts To You   (1939)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
e. BS 040057-1 Killin' Jive(Austin Powell) - 2:49
Bluebird 78B-8216 — Killin' Jive / Nuts To You   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788517 — Killin' Jive / Nuts To You   (1939)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Stash LP 12"ST 104 — Tea Pad Songs Volume Two   (1976)
Stash LP 12"ST 120 — A Very Special Stash (The Best Of Reefer Songs)   (1981)
P-Vine CDPCD-5799 — The Very Best Of Jive Transcriptions   (2002)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 148 — Drink Up - Light Up! Jazz Noire Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze/1   (2011)
Fantastic Voyage LP 12"FVDV 148 — Drink Up - Light Up! Jazz Noire Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze/2   (2013)
f. BS 040058-1 Killer Diller Man From The South(Austin Powell) - 2:27
Bluebird 78B-10484 — Killer Diller Man From The South / Thursday Evening Swing   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788519 — Killer Diller Man From The South / Thursday Evening Swing   (1939)
g. BS 040059-1 Thursday Evening Swing(Austin Powell) - 2:26
Bluebird 78B-10484 — Killer Diller Man From The South / Thursday Evening Swing   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788519 — Killer Diller Man From The South / Thursday Evening Swing   (1939)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
h. BS 040060-1 We Cats Will Swing For You(Austin Powell) - 2:37
Bluebird 78B-10547 — Till The Day I Die / We Cats Will Swing For You   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788520 — We Cats Will Swing For You / Till The Day I Die   (1939)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
i. BS 040061-1 Till The Day I Die(Austin Powell) - 3:05
Bluebird 78B-10547 — Till The Day I Die / We Cats Will Swing For You   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788520 — We Cats Will Swing For You / Till The Day I Die   (1939)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
j. BS 040062-1 Please Don't Leave Me Now(Austin Powell) - 3:06
Bluebird 78B-8248 — Please Don't Leave Me Now / Gang Busters   (1939)
Montgomery Ward 788518 — Gang Busters / Please Don't Leave Me Now   (1939)
RCA Victor 7820-2794 — Gang Busters / Please Don't Leave Me Now   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55101 — Killin' Jive: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1939-1940)   (1999)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)


Date: 7 Dec 1939
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Jimmy Henderson (g), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl), Chuck Barksdale (b)

a. BS 044322-2 Mr. Rhytm Man(Austin Powell) - 2:46
Bluebird 78B-8465 — Mr. Rhytm Man / Gone   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788769 — Mr. Rhytm Man / Gone   (1940)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Transparency CD0316 — The Eternal Myth Revealed, Vol.1/07   (2012)
b. BS 044323-1 When I Grow Too Old To Dream(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:47
Bluebird 78B-8443 — When I Grow Too Old To Dream / Left With The Thought Of You   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788768 — When I Grow Too Old To Dream / Left With The Thought Of You   (1940)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
c. BS 044324-1 Public Jitterbug No. 1(Austin Powell) - 2:50
Bluebird 78B-8429 — I Miss You So / Public Jitterbug No. 1   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788767 — I Miss You So / Public Jitterbug No. 1   (1940)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
d. BS 044325-1 That's On, Jack, That's On(Austin Powell) - 2:31
Bluebird 78B-8489 — That's On, Jack, That's On / Just A Roamer   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788770 — That's On, Jack, That's On / Just A Roamer   (1940)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
e. BS 044326-1 Gone(Austin Powell) - 2:32
Bluebird 78B-8465 — Mr. Rhytm Man / Gone   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788769 — Mr. Rhytm Man / Gone   (1940)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
f. BS 044327-1 Just A Roamer(Austin Powell) - 3:06
Bluebird 78B-8489 — That's On, Jack, That's On / Just A Roamer   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788770 — That's On, Jack, That's On / Just A Roamer   (1940)
g. BS 044328-1 I Miss You So(Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin) - 2:49
Bluebird 78B-8429 — I Miss You So / Public Jitterbug No. 1   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788767 — I Miss You So / Public Jitterbug No. 1   (1940)
RCA Victor 7820-2072 — I Miss You So / Dig These Blues - The Cats And The Fiddle/The Four Clefs   (1946)
RCA Victor 4550-0077 — I Miss You So / Dig These Blues - The Cats And The Fiddle/The Four Clefs   (1950)
RCA Victor 4547-4393 — I Miss You So / Another Day   (1951)
RCA Victor 78420-0077 — I Miss You So / Dig These Blues - The Cats And The Fiddle/The Four Clefs   (1955)
RCA Victor 45447-0077 — I Miss You So / Dig These Blues - The Cats And The Fiddle/The Four Clefs   (1955)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
P-Vine CDPCD-93947 — That's Jig Time!! - The Best of Jive Vocal Groups 1   (2015)
h. BS 044329-1 Left With The Thought Of You(Chuck Barksdale) - 2:55
Bluebird 78B-8443 — When I Grow Too Old To Dream / Left With The Thought Of You   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788768 — When I Grow Too Old To Dream / Left With The Thought Of You   (1940)
All titles on:
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/1   (1976)
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55101 — Killin' Jive: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1939-1940)   (1999)
Fabulous CDFABCD 191 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 1 1939-1940   (2007)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)


Date: 31 Jul 1940
Location: RCA Victor Studio C, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Herbie Miles (g, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), Chuck Barksdale (b, bkv)

a. BS 049350-2 You're So Fine(Austin Powell, Bill Johnson) - 3:07
Bluebird 78B-8560 — You're So Fine / Pig's Idea   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788904 — Pig's Idea / You're So Fine   (1940)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
b. BS 049351-1 That's All I Mean To You(Austin Powell, Archie Powell) - 3:12
Bluebird 78B-8535 — Nothing / That's All I Mean To You   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788903 — That's All I Mean To You / Nothing   (1940)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
c. BS 049352-1 Hush-A-Bye Love(Margie Gibson, Arvid Garrett) - 3:07
Bluebird 78B-8585 — Hush-A-Bye Love / Swing The Scales   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788905 — Swing The Scales / Hush-A-Bye Love   (1940)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
d. BS 049353-1 Swing The Scales(Bill Johnson, Austin Powell) - 2:28
Bluebird 78B-8585 — Hush-A-Bye Love / Swing The Scales   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788905 — Swing The Scales / Hush-A-Bye Love   (1940)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
e. BS 049354-1 Nothing(Bill Johnson, Austin Powell) - 2:36
Bluebird 78B-8535 — Nothing / That's All I Mean To You   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788903 — That's All I Mean To You / Nothing   (1940)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
f. BS 049355-1 Hep Cat's Holiday(Herbie Miles) - 2:32
Bluebird 78B-8519 — Hep Cat's Holiday / In The Midst Of A Dream   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788902 — Hep Cat's Holiday / In The Midst Of A Dream   (1940)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Saga CD066 484-2 — Saga Jazz 41 - Jazz Cats - Felix and Other Cats   (2003)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
g. BS 049356-1 In The Midst Of A Dream(Austin Powell) - 3:11
Bluebird 78B-8519 — Hep Cat's Holiday / In The Midst Of A Dream   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788902 — Hep Cat's Holiday / In The Midst Of A Dream   (1940)
Oldays CDODR-6508 — I Miss You So - Bluebird Years 1939-1940   (2018)
h. BS 049357-2 Pigs Idea(Ernie Price, Austin Powell) - 2:30
Bluebird 78B-8560 — You're So Fine / Pig's Idea   (1940)
Montgomery Ward 788904 — Pig's Idea / You're So Fine   (1940)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55101 — Killin' Jive: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1939-1940)   (1999)


Date: 20 Jan 1941
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (p, g, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), Chuck Barksdale (b, bkv)

a. BS 059135-1 I'll Always Love You Just The Same(Tiny Grimes) - 2:59
Bluebird 78B-8639 — I'll Always Love You Just The Same / One Is Never Too Old To Swing   (1941)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Philology CDW 0955.2 A — Bird's Eyes Vol. 124   (2012)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
b. BS 059136-2 I'm Singing (so Help Me)(Tiny Grimes) - 2:22
Bluebird 78B-8685 — I'm Singing (So Help Me) / My Darling   (1941)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
c. BS 059137-2 One Is Never Too Old To Swing(Tiny Grimes, Edgar Battle) - 2:56
Bluebird 78B-8639 — I'll Always Love You Just The Same / One Is Never Too Old To Swing   (1941)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
d. BS 059138-1 Until I Met You(Austin Powell) - 3:11
Bluebird 78B-8705 — Until I Met You / Crawlin' Blues   (1941)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
e. BS 059139-1 I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out (Let My Wig Come Down)(Austin Powell, Herbie Miles, Ernie Price, Tiny Grimes) - 3:06
Bluebird 78B-8665 — I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out / If I Dream Of You   (1941)
RCA Victor 7820-3260 — If I Dream Of You / I'm Gonna Pull My Hair   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 030 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1 - 1940-41/3   (2014)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
f. BS 059140-2 My Darling(Austin Powell) - 2:59
Bluebird 78B-8685 — I'm Singing (So Help Me) / My Darling   (1941)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
g. BS 059141-1 If I Dream Of You(Fred Sargeant, Howard Marx) - 3:12
Bluebird 78B-8665 — I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out / If I Dream Of You   (1941)
RCA Victor 7820-3260 — If I Dream Of You / I'm Gonna Pull My Hair   (1948)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/1   (2020)
h. BS 059142-1 Crawlin' Blues(Tiny Grimes, Chick Bozier) - 3:10
Bluebird 78B-8705 — Until I Met You / Crawlin' Blues   (1941)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55102 — Hep Cats Swing: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1941-1946)   (1999)


Date: 10 Oct 1941
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (p, g, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv)

a. BS 064975-1 I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire(Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Eddie Durham, Bennie Benjamin) - 3:08
Bluebird 78B-8847 — I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / Blue Skies   (1942)
b. BS 064976-1 Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 3:04
Bluebird 78B-8847 — I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / Blue Skies   (1942)
El Toro CDR&B 103 — Too Late Too Be Good! - Vocal Harmony Vanguard 1937-52   (2003)
c. BS 064977-1 Another Day(Leonard Reed) - 3:04
Bluebird 78B-8902 — Another Day / Stomp, Stomp   (1942)
RCA Victor 4547-4393 — I Miss You So / Another Day   (1951)
d. BS 064978-1 Stomp, Stomp(Tiny Grimes) - 2:55
Bluebird 78B-8902 — Another Day / Stomp, Stomp   (1942)
Rhino CDR4 70717 — Guitar Player Presents Legends Of Guitar - Jazz Vol. 1   (1990)
All titles on:
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55102 — Hep Cats Swing: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1941-1946)   (1999)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)


Date: 17 Oct 1941
Location: RCA Victor Studio A, Chicago, IL
Label: Bluebird

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (p, g, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), Chuck Barksdale (b, bkv)

a. BS 070300-2 Sighing And Crying(Tiny Grimes) - 2:24
Bluebird 78B-8870 — Sighing And Crying / Lawdy Clawdy   (1942)
b. BS 070301-1A Part Of Me Blues(Austin Powell) - 3:07
Bluebird 78B-8932 — Part Of Me / Life's Too Short   (1942)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
c. BS 070302-1 Lawdy Clawdy(Tiny Grimes, Austin Powell) - 2:57
Bluebird 78B-8870 — Sighing And Crying / Lawdy Clawdy   (1942)
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2 5531 — I Miss You So/2   (1976)
Fabulous CDFABCD 196 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 2 1940-1941   (2003)
d. BS 070303-1A Life's Too Short (To Worry About That)(Jones, Les Maguire) - 3:14
Bluebird 78B-8932 — Part Of Me / Life's Too Short   (1942)
Living Era CDCDAJA 5475 — We Cats Will Swing For You   (2003)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55102 — Hep Cats Swing: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1941-1946)   (1999)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)


Date: 1 Aug 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Manor

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Herbie Miles (g, tpl, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, bkv, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, v, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv)

a. S 1307-S I Miss You So(Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin) - 3:05
Regis 786000 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1946)
Manor 786000 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1947)
Arco 781264 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1950)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 17279 AR — Street Corner Symphonies - The Complete Story Of Doo Wop, Volume 1 - 1939-1949   (2012)
b. S 1308-S Romance Without Finance(Tiny Grimes) - 2:19
Manor 781023 — Romance Without Finance / Life's Too Short   (1946)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
c. S 1309-S Life's Too Short(Barry Eastmond, Philip Galdston) - 3:20
Manor 781023 — Romance Without Finance / Life's Too Short   (1946)
d. S 1310-S My Sugar's Sweet To Me(Austin Powell) - 2:34
Regis 786000 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1946)
Manor 786000 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1947)
Arco 781264 — I Miss You So / My Sugar's Sweet To Me   (1950)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
P-Vine CDPCD-93947 — That's Jig Time!! - The Best of Jive Vocal Groups 1   (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55102 — Hep Cats Swing: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1941-1946)   (1999)

Austin Powell (v) on b-d, (bkv) on a; Ernie Price (v) on a, (bkv) on b-d.


Date: August 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Manor

The Cats And The Fiddle, June Davis (ldr), Herbie Miles (g, tpl, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, bkv, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv), June Davis (v), The Cats And The Fiddle (grp)

a. C 1338 I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water(Eddie Miller) - 2:30
Manor 781045 — I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water / Walkie Talkie - The Cats And The Fiddle/Rudy Richardson   (1946)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
b. C 1339 Please Don't Leave Me Now(Austin Powell) - 2:58
Manor 781037 — Please Don't Leave Me Now / Shorty's Got To Go   (1946)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
c. C 1340 Shorty's Got To Go(Austin Powell) - 2:47
Manor 781037 — Please Don't Leave Me Now / Shorty's Got To Go   (1946)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
d. C 1341 Gin Misery Blues(June Davis) - 2:38
Manor 781038 — Gin Misery Blues / J.D. Blues   (1946)
e. C 1342 J.D. Blues(June Davis) - 2:22
Manor 781038 — Gin Misery Blues / J.D. Blues   (1946)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55102 — Hep Cats Swing: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1941-1946)   (1999)

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr) on a-c, (grp) on d-e; June Davis (ldr) on d-e, (v) on d-e; Austin Powell (v) on a-c, (bkv) on d-e.


Date: March 1947
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Manor

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Herbie Miles (g, tpl, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv)

a. F 1467 That's My Desire(Carroll Loveday, Helmy Kresa) - 3:24
Manor 781064 — That's My Desire / When Elephants Roost In Bamboo Trees   (1947)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
b. F 1468 When Elephants Roost In Bamboo Trees(Austin Powell) - 2:49
Manor 781064 — That's My Desire / When Elephants Roost In Bamboo Trees   (1947)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
c. F 1469 They Don't Understand(Steele) - 3:11
Manor 781067 — They Don't Understand / I'm Stuck With You   (1947)
d. F 1470 Where Are You(Austin Powell) - 3:12
Manor 781078 — Where Are You / I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out   (1947)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
e. F 1471 I'm Stuck With You(Tiny Grimes) - 3:06
Manor 781067 — They Don't Understand / I'm Stuck With You   (1947)
f. F 1472 I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out (Let My Wig Come Down)(Austin Powell, Herbie Miles, Ernie Price, Tiny Grimes) - 2:32
Manor 781078 — Where Are You / I'm Gonna Pull My Hair Out   (1947)
Charly CDCPCD 8355-2 — Rock The House - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4/1   (1999)
Paradoxx CD5605045-1 — Rock The House - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4/1   (2000)
g. F 1474 You're So Fine(Austin Powell, Bill Johnson) - 2:58
Manor 781086 — You're So Fine / Darling Can't We Make A Date   (1947)
h. F 1475 Darling, Can't We Make A Date(Austin Powell) - 2:47
Manor 781086 — You're So Fine / Darling Can't We Make A Date   (1947)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55106 — Start Jive Talkin': Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1947-1950)   (2000)


Date: 5 Mar 1947
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: RCA Victor

William "Bill" Johnson (ldr), William "Bill" Johnson (cl, as, v), Egbert "Sharkie" Victor (p, bkv), Clifton "Skeeter" Best (g, bkv), Jimmy Robinson (b, bkv), Gus Gordon (d, v), Lupe Cartiero, Lucky Millinder, Austin Powell, Mel Wettergreen, Doc Wheeler (v), The Musical Notes (grp)

a. D7VB 627 Pretty Eyed Baby(Leonard "Len" Mosely, Mary Lou Williams, William Johnson) - 2:30
RCA Victor 7820-2235 — Pretty Eyed Baby / You Didn't Have To Say I Love You   (1947)
El Toro CDR&B 103 — Too Late Too Be Good! - Vocal Harmony Vanguard 1937-52   (2003)
Tone Productions CDTP 119 — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2005)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
b. D7VB 628/100-A/IN 143 Don't You Think I Oughta Know(Mel Wettergreen, William "Bill" Johnson) - 2:49
Harlem (New York) 781011 — Don't You Think I Oughta Know / Stuff In D Flat   (1947)
RCA Victor 7820-2225 — Don't You Think I Oughta Know / Shorty's Got To Go   (1947)
Tone Productions CDTP 119 — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2005)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
c. D7VB 629 That Night We Said Goodbye(Mel Wettergreen, William "Bill" Johnson) - 3:05
RCA Victor 7820-2298 — That Night We Said Goodbye / Sharkies' Boogie   (1947)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
d. D7VB 630 You Didn't Have To Say I Love You(William "Bill" Johnson) - 2:53
RCA Victor 7820-2235 — Pretty Eyed Baby / You Didn't Have To Say I Love You   (1947)
Tone Productions CDTP 119 — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2005)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
e. D7VB 631 Shorty's Got To Go(Lucky Millinder) - 2:53
RCA Victor 7820-2225 — Don't You Think I Oughta Know / Shorty's Got To Go   (1947)
Proper CDP 1273 - Properbox 044 — The Dawn Of Doo-Wop/1   (2002)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
f. D7VB 632 Half A Love(Lupe Cartiero, William "Bill" Johnson) - 3:10
RCA Victor 7820-2363 — Half A Love / Leave It To Fate, Gate   (1947)
Tone Productions CDTP 119 — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2005)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
g. D7VB 633 Leave It To Fate, Gate(Powell, William "Bill" Johnson) - 2:38
RCA Victor 7820-2363 — Half A Love / Leave It To Fate, Gate   (1947)
Tone Productions CDTP 119 — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2005)
Tone Productions CDTP 119A — Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes, Featuring Gus Gordon's Tenor Lead (1947-1954)   (2014)
h. D7VB 634 Sharkies' Boogie(Egbert Victor) - 2:26
RCA Victor 7820-2298 — That Night We Said Goodbye / Sharkies' Boogie   (1947)
i. 1011-B Stuff In D Flat(William "Bill" Johnson) - 2:51
Harlem (New York) 781011 — Don't You Think I Oughta Know / Stuff In D Flat   (1947)

Gus Gordon (d) on a-e, g-i, (v) on b-d, f; Lupe Cartiero (v) on f-g; William "Bill" Johnson (v) on a, c-g; Lucky Millinder (v) on e; Austin Powell (v) on g; Mel Wettergreen (v) on c-d; Doc Wheeler (v) on g; Clifton "Skeeter" Best (bkv) on a-g; Jimmy Robinson (bkv) on a-g; Egbert "Sharkie" Victor (bkv) on a-g.


Date: February 1948
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Manor

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Herbie Miles (g, tpl, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv)

a. I 1619 That's What I Thought You Said(Austin Powell, Ernie Price) - 2:46
Manor 781140 — That's What I Thought You Said / The New Look Blues   (1948)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
b. I 1620 Honey, Honey, Honey(Puss Donahoo, Rene LaMarre, Vivianne Greene) - 2:39
Manor 781112 — Honey Honey Honey / I'm Afraid Of You   (1948)
c. I 1621 I'm Afraid Of You(Freed, Hollander) - 2:40
Manor 781112 — Honey Honey Honey / I'm Afraid Of You   (1948)
Fabulous CDFABCD 263 — We Cats Will Swing For You Volume 3 1941-1948   (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
d. I 1622 The New Look Blues(Austin Powell, Ernie Price) - 2:49
Manor 781140 — That's What I Thought You Said / The New Look Blues   (1948)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55106 — Start Jive Talkin': Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1947-1950)   (2000)


Date: September 1949
Location: unknown recording studio, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Gotham

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Shirley Moore (p, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernest Price (tpl), George Steinbeck (b, bkv), Johnny "Scat" Davis (d, bkv), Ernie Price (bkv)

a. alt I'll Never, Never Let You Go(Keene, Stratoti, Bargby) - 2:50
b. CF 1 I'll Never, Never Let You Go(Keene, Stratoti, Bargby) - 2:54
Gotham 78G 197 — I'll Never, Never Let You Go / Start Talking, Baby   (1949)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 821 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1988)
Collectables LP 12"VCL 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Dynamic (Germany) CDDGS 124 — Dynamite Group Sounds Vol. 24 - 26 Explosive Group Harmony Sides   (2001)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
c. CF 2 Do You Really Love Me?(Austin Powell) - 3:24
Gotham 78G 239 — Do You Really Love Me / Movin' Out Today   (1950)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 821 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1988)
Collectables LP 12"VCL 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Bear Family CDBCD 17280 AR — Street Corner Symphonies - The Complete Story Of Doo Wop, Volume 2 - 1950   (2012)
d. alt Start Talking Baby(Austin Powell) - 3:27
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 821 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1988)
Collectables LP 12"VCL 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
e. CF 3 Start Talking Baby(Austin Powell) - 2:57
Gotham 78G 197 — I'll Never, Never Let You Go / Start Talking, Baby   (1949)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 821 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1988)
Collectables LP 12"VCL 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
f. CF 4 Movin' Out Today(Austin Powell, Jimmy Davis) - 2:38
Gotham 78G 239 — Do You Really Love Me / Movin' Out Today   (1950)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 821 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1988)
Collectables LP 12"VCL 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5321 — Tiny Grimes And Friends   (1990)
All titles on:
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55106 — Start Jive Talkin': Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1947-1950)   (2000)


Date: 23 Mar 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

The Cats And The Fiddle (ldr), Doris Nighton (p, bkv), Austin Powell (g, v, dir), Ernie Price (tpl, bkv), George Steinbeck (b, bkv), Johnny "Scat" Davis (d, v, bkv)

a. 76018-A Wine Drinker(Bill Gaines) - 2:23
Decca 7848151 — Wine Drinker / Lover Boy   (1950)
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55106 — Start Jive Talkin': Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1947-1950)   (2000)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)
b. 76019-A Out In The Cold Again(Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom)
unissued
c. 76020-A Lover Boy(Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 2:43
Decca 7848151 — Wine Drinker / Lover Boy   (1950)
Dee-Jay CDDJ-CD 55106 — Start Jive Talkin': Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (1947-1950)   (2000)
Jasmine CDJASCD 875 — That's On, Jack, That's On - Selected Singles 1939-1950/2   (2020)


Date: 19 Apr 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Atlantic

Austin Powell (ldr), Danny Johnson (g), Austin Powell (g, v), Eddie Johnson (man), Thomas Harrod, Charlie Hooser (tpl), unknown (b, d), Buzz Cottman (vl), The James Quintet (grp)

a. 834 What More Can I Ask(Noble, Wynn)
b. 835 Wrong Again(George Cory, Douglass Cross)
c. 836 I Surrender Dear(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
All titles unissued.


Date: 28 May 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Atlantic

Austin Powell (ldr), Danny Johnson (g), Austin Powell (g, v), Eddie Johnson (man), Thomas Harrod, Charlie Hooser (tpl), unknown (b, d), Buzz Cottman (vl), The James Quintet (grp)

a. A 845 Wrong Again(George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 3:00
Atlantic 78968 — Wrong Again / What More Can I Ask   (1952)
Atlantic 4545-968 — Wrong Again / What More Can I Ask   (1952)
Tone Productions CDTP 113 — 78 RPM R&B Vocal Groups Volume Three   (2003)
b. A 846 What More Can I Ask(Noble, Wynn) - 3:10
Atlantic 78968 — Wrong Again / What More Can I Ask   (1952)
Atlantic 4545-968 — Wrong Again / What More Can I Ask   (1952)
c. A 847 There I Go, There I Go(unknown)
unissued


Date: 2 Jul 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Atlantic

Ruth Brown (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Harry "Piano Man" Van Walls (p), Danny Johnson, Austin Powell (g), Eddie Johnson (man), Thomas Harrod, Charlie Hooser (tpl), unknown (b, d), Buzz Cottman (vl), Ruth Brown (v), The James Quintet (grp)

a. A 869 Have A Good Time(Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 3:17
Atlantic 78973 — Have A Good Time / Daddy Daddy   (1952)
Atlantic 4545-973 — Have A Good Time / Daddy Daddy   (1952)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 16 — Sweet Baby Of Mine   (1979)
Atlantic LP 12"P-6189A — R.B. Blues   (1980)
Route 66 CDRBD 016 — Sweet Baby Of Mine   (1985)
Atlantic CD7567 82061 2 2 — Miss Rhythm - Greatest Hits And More/1   (1989)
Classics CDCLA 5084 — The Chronological Ruth Brown 1951-1953   (2004)
Indigo CDIGOCD 2550 — Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean   (2004)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2067 — A Proper Introduction To Ruth Brown: Teardrops From My Eyes   (2004)
Rhino CDR2 122684 — The Definitive Soul Collection/1   (2007)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3076 — Say It Again - Ruth Brown In The '60s   (2016)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 254 — Three Classic Albums Plus Singles 1949-1957/3   (2017)
Acrobat CDACQCD 7158 — The Queen Of R&B - The Singles & Albums Collection 1949-61/1   (2021)


Date: 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Austin Powell (ldr), Austin Powell (g, v), rest unknown (grp)

a. 80610 Some Other Spring(Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) - 3:12
b. 80611 All This Can't Be True(Holmes Daylie) - 2:47
Both titles on:
Decca 7848206 — All This Can't Be True / Some Other Spring   (1952)
Decca 459-48206 — All This Can't Be True / Some Other Spring   (1952)


Date: 27 Aug 1954
Location: Fine Recording Studios, New York
Label: Mercury

Timmie Rogers (ldr), George "Big Nick" Nicholas (ts, v), Austin Powell, Timmie Rogers, Dottie Smith, Jackie Start (v), rest unknown (orc)

a. YW 10912 If I Give My Heart To You(Jimmie Crane, Jimmy Brewster, Al Jacobs) - 2:30
b. YW 10913 Teedle Dee Teedle Dum(Albert C. Fields, George Walker Nicholas, Timmie Rogers) - 2:47
Big Nick's 45JBJ 1057 — Jibba Jab / Teedle Dee Teedle Dum - Tic And Toc/Timmie Rogers   (2015)
Both titles on:
Mercury 7870451 — If I Give My Heart To You / Teedle Dee Teedle Dum   (1954)
Mercury 4570451x45 — If I Give My Heart To You / Teedle Dee Teedle Dum   (1954)


Date: mid 50s
Location: Cadillac Hotel, Miami, FL
Label: Art

Linton Garner (ldr), Linton Garner (p), Austin Powell (g, v), rest unknown (grp)

a. 152-A O.F.C.(Linton Garner)
b. 152-B Double "A" Mambo(Linton Garner, L. Lazar) - 2:32
Jazzman LP 10"JMANBK 094 — Jukebox Mambo Vol. III/5   (2017)
Jazzman LP 12"JMANLP 094 — Jukebox Mambo Vol. III/2   (2017)
Jazzman CDJMANCD 094 — Jukebox Mambo Vol. III   (2017)
Both titles on:
Art 4545-152 — O.F.C. / Double "A" Mambo   


Date: 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Vik

Tic And Toc (ldr), George "Big Nick" Nicholas, Austin Powell (ts, v), rest unknown (orc), Howard Biggs (dir)

a. G4Pw 8137 Jibba Jab(Ruby Fisher) - 2:23
Big Nick's 45JBJ 1057 — Jibba Jab / Teedle Dee Teedle Dum - Tic And Toc/Timmie Rogers   (2015)
b. G4PW 8139 I'm A Big Boy Now(John Davenport, Eddie Cooley) - 2:03
Both titles on:
Vik 78X 0248 — Jibba Jab / I'm A Big Boy Now   (1956)
Vik 454X 0248 — Jibba Jab / I'm A Big Boy Now   (1956)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 207 — The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962/2   (2014)


Date: 28 Aug 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Mercury

Louis Jordan (ldr), Louis Jordan (as, v), Austin Powell (ts, v), Jackie Davis (org), Irving Ashby (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Marvin Oliver (d), Dorothy Smith (v)

a. YW 15727-2 The Jamf(Louis Jordan) - 2:32
Mercury LP 12"MG 20331 — Man, We're Wailin'   (1958)
Mercury CD838 219-2 — Rock 'N' Roll   (1989)
Mercury CDUCCU-3012 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 4207B — The Later Years 1953-1957/2   (2008)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 244 — Rock Doc!   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263403 — Route 66 - The 1956-1957 Mercury Sides   (2011)
Mercury CDUICY-77437 — Rock 'N' Roll   (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6423 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2017)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 93 — Southern Bred Vol. 27 - Tennessee & Arkansas R&B Rockers - Toodle Loo Tennessee   (2022)
Mercury CDLD 80 029 — Man, We're Wailin'   
Trip CDTLP 5571 — Man, We're Wailin'   
b. YW 15728-1 Because Of You(Avery Parrish, Erskine Hawkins) - 2:23
c. YW 15729-9 Route 66(Bobby Troup) - 2:55
Mercury LP 12"MG 20331 — Man, We're Wailin'   (1958)
Mercury CDUCCU-3012 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 4207B — The Later Years 1953-1957/2   (2008)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 244 — Rock Doc!   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263403 — Route 66 - The 1956-1957 Mercury Sides   (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6423 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2017)
Mercury CDLD 80 029 — Man, We're Wailin'   
Trip CDTLP 5571 — Man, We're Wailin'   
d. YW 15730-3 Saturday Night Fish Fry(Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh) - 2:37
Mercury LP 12"MG 20331 — Man, We're Wailin'   (1958)
Mercury LP 12"SR 61186 — Original Gold Soul/1   (1969)
Mercury LP 12"SRM 2-600 — Original Gold Soul/1   (1969)
Mercury CD838 219-2 — Rock 'N' Roll   (1989)
Mercury Cassette314 512 523 4 1 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CassetteP4 12523 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Verve CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Jazz Heritage Cassette313784X — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1994)
Mercury CDUCCU-3012 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 4207B — The Later Years 1953-1957/2   (2008)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 244 — Rock Doc!   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263403 — Route 66 - The 1956-1957 Mercury Sides   (2011)
Mercury CDUICY-77437 — Rock 'N' Roll   (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6423 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2017)
Mercury CDLD 80 029 — Man, We're Wailin'   
Trip CDTLP 5571 — Man, We're Wailin'   
e. YW 15731-6 I Never Had A Chance(Irving Berlin) - 2:47
Mercury 7871206 — I've Found My Peace Of Mind / I Never Had A Chance   (1957)
Mercury 4571206x45 — I've Found My Peace Of Mind / I Never Had A Chance   (1957)
Mercury LP 12"MG 20331 — Man, We're Wailin'   (1958)
Mercury CDUCCU-3012 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2005)
Oldays CDODR-6423 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2017)
Mercury CDLD 80 029 — Man, We're Wailin'   
Trip CDTLP 5571 — Man, We're Wailin'   
f. YW 15732-9 I Cried For You(Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed) - 2:08
All titles on:
Bear Family LP 12"BFX 15207 — Rockin' & Jivin' 1956/57 Vol. 2   (1986)

Louis Jordan (v) on b-f; Dorothy Smith (v) on c-d, f.


Date: 29 Aug 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Mercury

Louis Jordan (ldr), Louis Jordan (as, v), Austin Powell (ts), Jackie Davis (org), Irving Ashby (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Marvin Oliver (d), Dorothy Smith (v)

a. YW 15733-5 Got My Mojo Working(McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield) - 2:49
Mercury CD838 219-2 — Rock 'N' Roll   (1989)
Mercury CDUICY-77437 — Rock 'N' Roll   (2015)
b. YW 15734-3 Sunday(Jule Styne, Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller) - 2:22
Mercury Cassette314 512 523 4 1 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CassetteP4 12523 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Verve CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Jazz Heritage Cassette313784X — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1994)
c. YW 15735-3 Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) - 2:32
Mercury Cassette314 512 523 4 1 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CassetteP4 12523 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Verve CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Jazz Heritage Cassette313784X — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1994)
d. YW 15736-3 The Slop(Louis Jordan) - 2:31
Mercury Cassette314 512 523 4 1 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CassetteP4 12523 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Mercury CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Verve CD314 512 523 2 7 — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1992)
Jazz Heritage Cassette313784X — No Moe! - The Greatest Hits   (1994)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/4   (2019)
e. YW 15737-3 A Man Ain't A Man(Eddie "Tex" Curtis) - 2:34
f. YW 15738-2 I Hadn't Anyone Till You(Ray Noble) - 2:33
g. YW 15798-1 The Nearness Of You(Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 2:57
h. YW 15799-4 I've Found My Peace Of Mind(Connie "Pee Wee" Crayton) - 2:18
All titles on:
Mercury LP 12"MG 20331 — Man, We're Wailin'   (1958)
Bear Family LP 12"BFX 15207 — Rockin' & Jivin' 1956/57 Vol. 2   (1986)
Mercury CDUCCU-3012 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 4207B — The Later Years 1953-1957/2   (2008)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 244 — Rock Doc!   (2008)
Hoodoo CD263403 — Route 66 - The 1956-1957 Mercury Sides   (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6423 — Man, We're Wailin'   (2017)
Mercury CDLD 80 029 — Man, We're Wailin'   
Trip CDTLP 5571 — Man, We're Wailin'   

Louis Jordan (v) on a-c, e, g-h; Dorothy Smith (v) on a, e, h.


Date: 13 Jun 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Robert "Bubber" Johnson (ldr), Teddy Charles (vib), Billy Valentine (p), Mat Mathews (acc), Clifton "Skeeter" Best, Austin Powell (g), Wendell Marshall (b), David "Panama" Francis (d), Ruth Berman (hrp), Robert "Bubber" Johnson (v), chorus (bkv)

a. K 8965-2 I Surrender Dear(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) - 2:30
King 785143 — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
Delta (Canada) 45D 3045X — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
King 4545-5143 — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
King LP 12"624 — Sings Sweet Love Songs   (1958)
King CDKSCD 1403 — Come Home - Original Blues   (1994)
b. K 8966 Welcome Home(Robert "Bubber" Johnson, Fred Mendelsohn) - 1:47
King LP 12"960 — Mister Johnson - 24 Great Songs   (1966)
c. K 8967-1 Everybody's With You When You're Winning(Henry Glover, Robert "Bubber" Johnson) - 2:25
King 785143 — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
Delta (Canada) 45D 3045X — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
King 4545-5143 — Everybody's With You When You're Winning / I Surrender Dear   (1958)
d. K 8974 Time Was(Anna Sosenko) - 2:37
King 785174 — Time Was / One Good Reason   (1958)
King 4545-5174 — Time Was / One Good Reason   (1958)
King LP 12"624 — Sings Sweet Love Songs   (1958)


Sessions Reported: 23

Performances Reported: 114

Unique Songs Reported: 104

Unique Issues Reported: 160