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Date: Oct 21, 1937
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Vocalion
The Three Spades (ldr), Al Jennings, Bill Jennings (g, v), Jerry Daniels (v)
| a. | 21934-2 | Rusry Hinge(The Three Spades)
- 2:49 Doctor Jazz CDDJ-010-II — Dinnertime For Hungry Collectors - Mostly Unissued Performances Of The Legends Of Jazz/2 (2013)
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| b. | 21935-1 | Yeah Man(The Three Spades)
- 2:36 Tone Productions CDTP 123 — The Five Jones Boys (1930's) Including Selections By The Four Blackbirds & The Three Spades (2005)
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| c. | Pan-Pan(The Three Spades)
- 1:58 Tone Productions CDTP 123 — The Five Jones Boys (1930's) Including Selections By The Four Blackbirds & The Three Spades (2005)
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| d. | Fu Manchu(The Three Spades)
- 2:30 Tone Productions CDTP 123 — The Five Jones Boys (1930's) Including Selections By The Four Blackbirds & The Three Spades (2005)
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Date: December 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, St. Louis, MO
Label: Town & Country
Stuff Smith (ldr), Charles Fox (p), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Stuff Smith (vn, v)
| a. | TC 509 | Won't You Take A Lesson In Love?(Stuff Smith)
- 2:49 Town & Country 78503 — Won't You Take A Lesson In Love? / Take A Walk (1947)
AB Fable CDABCD 2-020 — Blows 'N' Rhythm - The Hottest Bows 1939-1959/2 (2008)
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| b. | TC 510 | Night Falls Again(Stuff Smith)
- 2:56 Town & Country 78505 — Night Falls Again / Up Jumped The Devil (1947)
Classics CDCLA 1081 — The Chronological Stuff Smith 1944-1946 (1999)
AB Fable CDABCD 2-008 — 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concert & Apartment Performances/2 (2002)
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| c. | TC 511 | Take A Walk(Stuff Smith)
- 2:52 Town & Country 78503 — Won't You Take A Lesson In Love? / Take A Walk (1947)
AB Fable CDABCD 2-020 — Blows 'N' Rhythm - The Hottest Bows 1939-1959/2 (2008)
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| d. | TC 512 | Up Jumped The Devil(Jimmy Mundy)
- 2:42 Town & Country 78505 — Night Falls Again / Up Jumped The Devil (1947)
Classics CDCLA 1081 — The Chronological Stuff Smith 1944-1946 (1999)
AB Fable CDABCD 2-008 — 1944-1946 Studio, Broadcast Concert & Apartment Performances/2 (2002)
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Date: August 20-29, 1948
Location: The Rag Doll, Chicago, IL
Label: WBML Radio broadcast
The Rag Doll broadcast
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson, Edwin "Eddie" Johnson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | take 1 | Caldonia(Fleecie Moore) |
| b. | take 1 | How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 4:42 |
| c. | take 2 | How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 4:38 |
| d. | Mean And Evil Blues(Claude DeMetrius, Irene Higginbotham) - 3:52 | |
| e. | take 2 | Caldonia(Fleecie Moore) - 3:52 |
| All titles on: |
Swing House LP 12"SWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
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a, b; d, e performed as medleys
Edwin "Eddie" Johnson (ts) on b.

Date: September 1948
Location: NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS Jubilee
Jubilee Show #305
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Peggy Thomas (v), ensemble (bkv)
| a. | D 31601-D3Nlive | Texas And Pacific(Jack Wolfine, Joseph Hirsch)
- 3:06 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| b. | D 31601-D3Nlive | That's Why We Can't Agree(Louis Jordan)
- 2:45 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| c. | D 31601-D3Nlive | Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
- 2:43 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| d. | D 31601-D3Nlive | I Like 'Em Fat Like That(Louis Jordan, J. Mayo Williams, Claude DeMetrius)
- 3:54 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| e. | D31602-D3N live | Don't Worry 'Bout Me(Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom)
- 3:06 Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| f. | D31602-D3N live | Let The Good Times Roll(Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore)
- 2:42 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
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| g. | D31602-D3N live | The Drippy Drippers(Louis Jordan)
- 4:21 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| h. | D31602-D3N live | That's All Right For You(James Henderson)
- 2:45 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
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Louis Jordan (v) on a-b, d, f, h; Peggy Thomas (v) on c, e; ensemble (bkv) on b.

Date: February 1949
Location: Empire Room, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS Jubilee
Jubilee Shows #335 & 338
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, ts, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Bixie Crawford (v), ensemble (bkv)
| a. | Choo Choo Ch'Boogie(Milt Gabler, David Darling, Vaughn Horton) - 2:28 | |
| b. | Let The Good Times Roll(Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore)
- 2:44 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
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| c. | Daddy-O(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 2:53 | |
| d. | Five Guys Named Moe(Jerry Bresler, Larry Wynn) - 3:06 | |
| e. | Buzz Me(Fleecie Moore, Danny Baxter) - 2:49 | |
| f. | Knock Me A Kiss(Andy Razaf, Mike Jackson) - 4:31 | |
| g. | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:37 | |
| h. | All For The Love Of Lil(Jim Wynn, Jerry Bresler) - 2:39 | |
| i. | Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) - 2:25 | |
| j. | Safe, Sane And Single(Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Louis Jordan)
- 2:36 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
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| k. | Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'(Joe Greene) - 3:40 | |
| l. | Broke But Happy(Walter Thomas)
- 4:15 Swing House LP 12"SWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 14 — Good Times (1980)
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| m. | How Long Must I Wait For You?(Lucky Millinder, Black) - 3:23 |
| All titles on: |
Swing House LP 12"SWH 1 — Prime Cuts (1978)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 1 — Prime Cuts (1978)
Sounds Of Yesteryear CDDSOY 619 — On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2003)
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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie is a Title Variation of Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie (Vaughn Horton, Milt Gabler, Denver Dorling)
Bixie Crawford (v) on c; Louis Jordan (v) on a, c-f, h-k, m; ensemble (bkv) on a, d, h, j.

Date: February 1949
Location: Empire Room, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS Jubilee
Jubilee Show #350
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, ts, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), ensemble (bkv)
| a. | live | Choo Choo Ch'Boogie(Milt Gabler, David Darling, Vaughn Horton)
- 2:26 Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| b. | live | Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) - 2:36 |
| c. | live | Safe, Sane And Single(Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Louis Jordan) - 3:04 |
| d. | live | Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'(Joe Greene) - 3:43 |
| e. | live | All For The Love Of Lil(Jim Wynn, Jerry Bresler) - 2:56 |
| f. | live | Buzz Me(Fleecie Moore, Danny Baxter) - 2:50 |
| g. | live | How Long Must I Wait For You?(Lucky Millinder, Black) - 3:24 |
| h. | live | Broke But Happy(Walter Thomas) - 6:40 |
| All titles on: |
RST CDJUBCD 1017-2 — The Best Of AFRS Jubilee Vol. 17 - No. 347 & 350 (1999)
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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie is a Title Variation of Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie (Vaughn Horton, Milt Gabler, Denver Dorling)
Louis Jordan (v) on a-g; ensemble (bkv) on a, c, e, g.

Date: Feb 7, 1949
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | DLA 4887-A | Safe, Sane And Single(Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Louis Jordan)
- 2:39 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7824587 — You Broke Your Promise / Safe, Sane And Single (1949)
Classics CDCLA 1134 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1947-1949 (2000)
Habana CD112501 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 01 - Let The Good Times Roll (2004)
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| b. | DLA 4888-A | I Know What I've Got(Sid Robin, Louis Jordan)
- 2:51 Decca 7824815 — School Days / I Know What I've Got (1949)
Jukebox Lil LP 12"JB 605 — Cole Slaw (1983)
Jukebox Lil CDRBD 605 — Cole Slaw (1985)
Classics CDCLA 1134 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1947-1949 (2000)
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| c. | DLA 4889-A | You Broke Your Promise(Edward Pola, George Wyle, Irving Taylor)
- 2:48 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7824587 — You Broke Your Promise / Safe, Sane And Single (1949)
MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
Proper CDP 1287 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/3 Look Out! (2003)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/5 (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 905D — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/4 (2001)
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Date: late March 1949
Location: Empire Room, Hollywood, CA
Label: AFRS Jubilee
Jubilee Shows #335 & 338
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, ts, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Bixie Crawford, ensemble (v)
| a. | D 40011live | Choo Choo Ch'Boogie(Milt Gabler, David Darling, Vaughn Horton)
- 2:28 Swing House LP 12"SWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| b. | D 40011live | Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan)
- 2:25 Swing House LP 12"SWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| c. | D 40011live | Safe, Sane And Single(Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Louis Jordan)
- 2:36 Swing House LP 12"SWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
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| d. | D 40011live | Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'(Joe Greene)
- 3:36 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| e. | D 40011live | All For The Love Of Lil(Jim Wynn, Jerry Bresler)
- 2:30 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| f. | D 40012live | Buzz Me(Fleecie Moore, Danny Baxter)
- 2:49 Swing House LP 12"SWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Swing House CassetteCSWH 9 — Louis Jordan Collates (1979)
Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
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| g. | D 40012live | How Long Must I Wait For You?(Lucky Millinder, Black)
- 3:18 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| h. | D 40012live | Broke But Happy(Walter Thomas)
- 4:08 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| i. | D 40586live | Let The Good Times Roll(Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore)
- 2:36 Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| j. | D 40586live | Daddy-O(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
- 2:43 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| k. | D 40586live | Five Guys Named Moe(Jerry Bresler, Larry Wynn)
- 2:58 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| l. | D 40586live | Buzz Me(Fleecie Moore, Danny Baxter)
- 2:44 Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| m. | D 40586live | Safe, Sane And Single(Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Louis Jordan)
- 2:41 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| n. | D 40587live | Danny Boy(traditional)
- 3:21 Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| o. | D 40587live | Knock Me A Kiss(Andy Razaf, Mike Jackson)
- 4:17 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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| p. | D 40587live | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:35 Submarine CDDATOM4 — Live Jive (1989)
Bandstand CDBDCD 1531 — Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Bandstand CDTKCB-30746 — Five Guys Named Moe (1992)
Best (2) CDBSTCD 9103 — Good Times (1992)
Jazz Unlimited CD201 2080 — Hey Everybody - It's Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (2004)
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Choo Choo Ch'Boogie is a Title Variation of Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie (Vaughn Horton, Milt Gabler, Denver Dorling)
Louis Jordan (ldr) on a-m, o-p, (as) on a-g, i-m, o-p, (ts) on h, (v) on a-g, i-m, o-p; Aaron Izenhall (t) on a-m, o-p; Josh Jackson (ts) on a-m, o-p; Bill Doggett (p) on a-m, o-p; Bill Jennings (g) on a-m, o-p; Bob Bushnell (b) on a-m, o-p; Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d) on a-m, o-p; Bixie Crawford (v) on j; ensemble (v) on a, c.

Date: Spring 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Gotham
Jimmy Preston (ldr), Jimmy Preston (as, v), Danny Turner (as), Benny Golson (ts), Len Bailey (bar), James "Hen Gates" Foreman (p), Bill Jennings (g), Leroy Tibbs (b), Harry "Skeets" Marsh (d)
| a. | JP 27 | Hay Ride(Harold "Doc" Bagby)
- 2:24 Gotham 78G 228 — Hay Ride / Early Morning Blues (1950)
Flyright CDFLY CD 33 — Jimmy Preston 1948-1950 (1985)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 806 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1986)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
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| b. | JP 28 | Early Morning Blues(Jimmy Preston)
- 3:21 Gotham 78G 228 — Hay Ride / Early Morning Blues (1950)
Flyright CDFLY CD 33 — Jimmy Preston 1948-1950 (1985)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 806 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1986)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
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| c. | JP 29 | Estellina Bim Bam(Jimmy Preston)
- 2:49 Gotham 78G 240 — Do The Bump / Estellina Bim Bam (1950)
Flyright CDFLY CD 33 — Jimmy Preston 1948-1950 (1985)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 806 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1986)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
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| d. | JP 30 | Let's Hang Out Tonight(Jimmy Preston)
- 2:42 Gotham 78G 246 — Let's Hang Out Tonight / Potato Salad (1950)
Flyright CDFLY CD 33 — Jimmy Preston 1948-1950 (1985)
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| e. | JP 30 altalt | Let's Hang Out Tonight(Jimmy Preston)
- 2:38 Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 827 — Jimmy Preston Volume 2 - Rock The Joint (1955)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5327 — Jimmy Preston Volume 2 - Rock The Joint (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 53327 — Jimmy Preston Volume 2 - Rock The Joint (1990)
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| f. | JP 31 | Potato Salad(Jimmy Preston)
- 2:31 Gotham 78G 246 — Let's Hang Out Tonight / Potato Salad (1950)
Flyright CDFLY CD 33 — Jimmy Preston 1948-1950 (1985)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 806 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1986)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5306 — Jimmy Preston Volume 1 (1990)
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Date: Jun 26, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 76540 | I Want A Roof Over My Head(Harvey Oliver Brooks)
- 2:38 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7827129 — Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) / I Want A Roof Over My Head (1950)
Decca 459-27129 — Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) / I Want A Roof Over My Head (1950)
MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
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| b. | 76541 | Show Me How (You Milk The Cow)(Paone)
- 2:50 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7827129 — Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) / I Want A Roof Over My Head (1950)
Decca 459-27129 — Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) / I Want A Roof Over My Head (1950)
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| c. | 76542 | Blue Light Boogie, Part 1(Dave Bartholomew, Jessie Mae Robinson)
- 2:38 Decca 7827114 — Blue Light Boogie (1950)
Decca 459-27114 — Blue Light Boogie (1950)
Decca LP 12"DL 8551 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Festival LP 12"FL 7065 — Let The Good Times Roll (1959)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 85 — Let The Good Times Roll (1965)
Decca LP 12"DL 7-5035 — Greatest Hits (1968)
Decca LP 12"DL 75035 — Greatest Hits (1968)
Coral LP 12"CR 59 — Let The Good Times Roll (1970)
Coral LP 12"CRLM 1042 — Let The Good Times Roll (1970)
MCA LP 12"MCA 274 — Greatest Hits (1973)
MCA LP 12"510.053 — Greatest Hits 1945-1950 (1974)
MCA LP 12"2-4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCA 5512-9 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCA2-4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCFM 2715 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1975)
MCA CassetteMCAC 274 — Greatest Hits (1980)
MCA LP 12"COPS 10322 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA LP 12"MCL 1631 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA CassetteMCLC 1631 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA LP 12"MCM 5005 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1985)
MCA LP 12"MCM 5005 — Golden Greats (1985)
MCA CassetteMCMC 5005 — Golden Greats (1985)
MCA CDDMCL 1631 — Golden Greats (1988)
MCA CDMCAD 4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1989)
Indigo CDIGODCD 105 — The R&B Hits 1950/2 (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/3 (2004)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/2 (2021)
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| d. | 76543 | Blue Light Boogie, Part 2(Dave Bartholomew, Jessie Mae Robinson)
- 2:50 Decca 7827114 — Blue Light Boogie (1950)
Decca 459-27114 — Blue Light Boogie (1950)
Decca LP 12"DL 8551 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Festival LP 12"FL 7065 — Let The Good Times Roll (1959)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 85 — Let The Good Times Roll (1965)
Decca LP 12"DL 7-5035 — Greatest Hits (1968)
Decca LP 12"DL 75035 — Greatest Hits (1968)
Coral LP 12"CR 59 — Let The Good Times Roll (1970)
Coral LP 12"CRLM 1042 — Let The Good Times Roll (1970)
MCA LP 12"MCA 274 — Greatest Hits (1973)
MCA LP 12"510.053 — Greatest Hits 1945-1950 (1974)
MCA LP 12"2-4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCA 5512-9 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCA2-4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan/1 (1975)
MCA LP 12"MCFM 2715 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1975)
MCA CassetteMCAC 274 — Greatest Hits (1980)
MCA LP 12"COPS 10322 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA LP 12"MCL 1631 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA CassetteMCLC 1631 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1981)
MCA LP 12"MCM 5005 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1985)
MCA LP 12"MCM 5005 — Golden Greats (1985)
MCA CassetteMCMC 5005 — Golden Greats (1985)
MCA CDDMCL 1631 — Golden Greats (1988)
MCA CDMCAD 4079 — The Best Of Louis Jordan (1989)
Indigo CDIGODCD 105 — The R&B Hits 1950/2 (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/3 (2004)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/2 (2021)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/6 (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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Date: Aug 15, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Ella Fitzgerald (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v, dir), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Ella Fitzgerald (v)
| a. | 76731 | Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own(Irving Taylor)
- 3:12 MCA Coral LP 12"0082.055 — The Famous Duos/2 (1978)
MCA Coral LP 12"COPS 8842 — The Famous Duos/2 (1978)
GRP CDGRD 2-619 — 75th Birthday Celebration/2 (1993)
GRP CDGRP 26192 — 75th Birthday Celebration/2 (1993)
Habana CD112501 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 01 - Let The Good Times Roll (2004)
Membran CD22798-382/B — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 42/2 Ella Fitzgerald (1946-1954) (2005)
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| b. | 76732 | I'll Never Be Free(George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin) - 3:09 |
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Decca 7827200 — Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own / I'll Never Be Free (1950)
Decca 459-27200 — Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own / I'll Never Be Free (1950)
MCA LP 12"MCL 1807 — Louis Jordan & Friends (1984)
Classics CDCLA 1195 — The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald 1950 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
Essential Jazz Classics CDEJC 55732 — The Complete 1942-1953 Vocal Duets/2 (2018)
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Date: Aug 18, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 76736 | Tamburitza Boogie(Crienica, Vaughan)
- 3:13 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7827203 — Tamburitza Boogie / Trouble Then Satisfaction (1950)
Decca 459-27203 — Tamburitza Boogie / Trouble Then Satisfaction (1950)
MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5017 — Louis Jordan 1938-1950/2 (2001)
Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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| b. | 76737 | (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse(Moore, Gary McFarland)
- 2:34 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 459-27324 — Lemonade / (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse (1950)
MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Charly LP 12"CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
Charly CassetteTC-CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
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| c. | 76738 | Lemonade(Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan)
- 3:16 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 459-27324 — Lemonade / (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse (1950)
MCA LP 12"510.146 — More Stuff (1939-1954) (1976)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Charly LP 12"CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
Charly CassetteTC-CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5017 — Louis Jordan 1938-1950/2 (2001)
Habana CD112501 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 01 - Let The Good Times Roll (2004)
Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16706 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1951 (2005)
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| d. | 76739 | It's A Great, Great Pleasure(Bill Tennyson, Jr., Louis Jordan)
- 3:07 Jazz Club LP 12"JC 123 — Louis Jordan And His Tympani Five
T D LP 12"TD 001 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Decca 7827424 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great Great Pleasure (1951)
Decca 7827428 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great, Great Pleasure (1951)
Decca 459-27424 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great Great Pleasure (1951)
Official LP 12"6025 — Out Of Print (1988)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5017 — Louis Jordan 1938-1950/2 (2001)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/6 (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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Wild Bill Davis (org) on a, c-d.

Date: Aug 20, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 76740 | You Will Always Have A Friend(Joe Willoughtby, Louis Jordan)
- 3:00 Decca 7827620 — I Can't Give You Anything But Love / You Will Always Have A Friend (1951)
Jukebox Lil LP 12"JB 605 — Cole Slaw (1983)
Jukebox Lil CDRBD 605 — Cole Slaw (1985)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
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| b. | 76741 | Louisville Lodge Meeting(Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl)
- 3:23 Decca 459-27969 — Louisville Lodge Meeting / Work, Baby, Work (1952)
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| c. | 76742 | Trouble Then Satisfaction(Vaughan, Stranger)
- 3:20 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7827203 — Tamburitza Boogie / Trouble Then Satisfaction (1950)
Decca 459-27203 — Tamburitza Boogie / Trouble Then Satisfaction (1950)
MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
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| d. | 76743 | Crazy Baby(Carter) - 2:55 |
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/6 (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
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Crazy Baby intro quotes Charlie Parker's Billie's Bounce !
Date: Aug 23, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Armstrong (ldr), Louis Armstrong, Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v, dir), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 76744 | Life Is So Peculiar(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
- 3:20 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5017 — Louis Jordan 1938-1950/2 (2001)
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| b. | 76745 | You Rascal, You(Sam Theard)
- 3:05 Sir Val ReelSV 7005 — Satchmo's Golden Favorites
Decca LP 12"DL 74137 — Satchmo's Golden Favorites (1960)
Decca ReelST7 4137 — Satchmo's Golden Favorites (1960)
Festival ReelFL 30.691 — Satchmo's Golden Favorites (1961)
MCA Coral ReelCOPS 7005 — Satchmo's Golden Favorites (1973)
Franklin Mint LP 12"GJR 002 — Louis Armstrong Vol. 2 (1982)
Franklin Mint LP 12"JAZZ 01 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time - Jazz Masterpieces/2 (1982)
MCA CassetteMCAC 31346 — The Best Of The Decca Years, Vol. 1 The Singer (1989)
MCA CDMCABD 31346 — The Best Of The Decca Years, Vol. 1 The Singer (1989)
MCA CDMCAD 31346 — The Best Of The Decca Years, Vol. 1 The Singer (1989)
MCA LP 12"257134-1 — Les Plus Belles Chansons De Louis Armstrong - Hello Louis !/2 (1990)
MCA CD257135-5 — Les Plus Belles Chansons De Louis Armstrong - Hello Louis !/2 (1990)
MCA CD257136-2 — Les Plus Belles Chansons De Louis Armstrong - Hello Louis !/2 (1990)
MCA CDMCD 18031 — Les Plus Belles Chansons De Louis Armstrong - Hello Louis !/2 (1990)
GRP CDGRP 26382 — Highlights From His American Decca Years/2 (1994)
MCA CD052638-2 — Highlights From His American Decca Years/2 (1994)
GRP CassetteGRC 9872 — Louis Armstrong (1997)
GRP CDGRBD 9872 — Louis Armstrong (1997)
GRP CDGRD 9872 — Louis Armstrong (1997)
GRP CDMVCJ-14003 — Louis Armstrong (1997)
Verve CD314 543 699-2 — The Ultimate Collection/2 (2000)
Le Chant Du Monde CD574 1219 — Les Trésors Du Jazz 1944-1951/09 (2002)
Habana CD112501 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 01 - Let The Good Times Roll (2004)
Le Chant Du Monde CD574 1923 — La Grande Histoire Du Jazz - Au Temps Du Ragtime Et Du Swing 1898-1952/24 (2010)
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Decca 7827212 — Life Is So Peculiar / You Rascal, You (1950)
Decca 459-27212 — Life Is So Peculiar / You Rascal, You (1950)
MCA LP 12"MCA 3051 — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong And His Friends (1972)
MCA LP 12"510176 — Satchmo And Friends 1946-1955 (1977)
MCA Coral LP 12"0082.055 — The Famous Duos/1 (1978)
MCA Coral LP 12"COPS 8842 — The Famous Duos/1 (1978)
MCA LP 12"204.873 — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong And His Friends (1982)
MCA CassetteMCLC 1772 — Louis & Friends (1983)
MCA LP 12"MCL 1807 — Louis Jordan & Friends (1984)
Lotus LP 12"LOP 14120 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five (1986)
Lotus CassetteLCS 14120 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five (1986)
The Entertainers CDCD 0250 — Louis Armstrong & Guests (1990)
MCA LP 12"VIM-5588 — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong And His Friends (1991)
Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/6 (1992)
MCA LP 12"MCL 1772 — Louis & Friends (1993)
Ambassador CDCLA 1918 — Because Of You 1950-1953 (1995)
Ambassador CDCLA 1920-3 — The Happy Fifties/3 (1995)
Proper CDP 1196 - Properbox 024 — C'est Si Bon - Satchmo In The Forties/4 New Orleans Function (2000)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1233 — The Chronological Louis Armstrong 1950-1951 (2002)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
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Date: late 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Derby
Jimmy Preston (ldr), Jimmy Preston (as, v), Benny Golson (ts), unknown (bar), James "Hen Gates" Foreman (p), Bill Jennings (g), Leroy Terry (b), Harry "Skeets" Marsh (d), Burnetta Evans (v)
| a. | D-680 | Oh Babe!(Louis Prima, Milton Kabak)
- 2:45 Derby 78748 — Oh Babe! / Stop That Baby (1951)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/4 (2004)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/4 (2005)
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| b. | D-681 | Stop That Baby(Jimmy Preston)
- 2:32 Derby 78748 — Oh Babe! / Stop That Baby (1951)
El Toro CDR&B 105 — Lovin' Times Blues - Great Jump And R&B Duets (2003)
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| c. | Derby Express(Jimmy Preston)
unissued
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Date: Dec 21, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 80299 | Teardrops From My Eyes(Rudolph Toombs)
- 2:59 Jazz Club LP 12"JC 123 — Louis Jordan And His Tympani Five
T D LP 12"TD 001 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Decca 7827424 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great Great Pleasure (1951)
Decca 7827428 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great, Great Pleasure (1951)
Decca 459-27424 — Teardrops From My Eyes / It's A Great Great Pleasure (1951)
Official LP 12"6025 — Out Of Print (1988)
Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/6 (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 905E — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five/5 (2001)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1005 — The R&B Years 1951/1 (2004)
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| b. | 80300 | If You've Got Some Place To Go(Milt Ebbins)
- 3:10 Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
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Teardrops From My Eyes is a Title Variation of It's Raining Tears From My Eyes (Rudolph Toombs)

Date: Mar 1, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Wild Bill Davis (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 80633 | Weak Minded Blues(Louis Jordan) / arr: Wild Bill Davis
- 2:28 Decca 7827547 — Weak Minded Blues / Is My Pop In There? (1951)
Decca 459-27547 — Weak Minded Blues / Is My Pop In There? (1951)
Jukebox Lil LP 12"JB 605 — Cole Slaw (1983)
Jukebox Lil CDRBD 605 — Cole Slaw (1985)
Indigo CDIGODCD 2500 — The R&B Hits 1951/2 (2002)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1005 — The R&B Years 1951/2 (2004)
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| b. | 80634 | Is My Pop In There?(Taylor, Vaughan) / arr: Wild Bill Davis
- 2:28 Decca 7827547 — Weak Minded Blues / Is My Pop In There? (1951)
Decca 459-27547 — Weak Minded Blues / Is My Pop In There? (1951)
Jukebox Lil LP 12"JB 605 — Cole Slaw (1983)
Jukebox Lil CDRBD 605 — Cole Slaw (1985)
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| c. | 80635 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) / arr: Wild Bill Davis
- 2:28 Decca 7827620 — I Can't Give You Anything But Love / You Will Always Have A Friend (1951)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1238 — The Chronological Louis Jordan 1950-1951 (2002)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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Date: Jun 5, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry (t), Bob Burgess, Leon Comegys (tb), Louis Jordan (as, v), Oliver Nelson (as), Marty Flax, Josh Jackson, Reuben Philips (ts), Jimmy Peterson (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 81121 | If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?(Fred Norman, Bob Friedman, Wallace Bishop)
- 2:56 Decca 7827648 — If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? / How Blue Can You Get (1951)
Decca 459-27648 — If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? / How Blue Can You Get (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
Saga CD066 536-2 — Saga Jazz 38 - Rhythm And Blues Big Bands (2203)
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| b. | 81122 | Trust In Me(Milton Ager, Ned Wever, Jean Schwarz)
- 3:27 Decca 7827784 — Trust In Me / Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (1951)
Decca 459-27784 — Trust In Me / Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (1951)
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| c. | 81123 | Louisville Lodge Meeting(Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl)
- 3:28 Decca 7827969 — Louisville Lodge Meeting / Work, Baby, Work (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
Saga CD066 567-2 — Saga City - A Jazz Travel Guide (2003)
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| d. | 81124 | How Blue Can You Get(Jane Feather)
- 2:44 Decca 7827648 — If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? / How Blue Can You Get (1951)
Decca 459-27648 — If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? / How Blue Can You Get (1951)
MCA LP 12"MCA2 4064 — Singin' The Blues/2 (1974)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Lotus LP 12"LOP 14120 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five (1986)
Lotus CassetteLCS 14120 — Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five (1986)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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| e. | 81125 | Happy Birthday Boogie(Louis Jordan) - 2:08 |
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Date: Jun 13, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry (t), Bob Burgess, Leon Comegys (tb), Louis Jordan (as, v), Oliver Nelson (as), Josh Jackson, Reuben Phillips (ts), Marty Flax (bar), Jimmy Peterson (p), Wild Bill Davis (org, v), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 81148 | May Every Day Be Christmas(Louis Jordan)
- 3:09 Decca 7827806 — May Every Day Be Christmas / Bone Dry (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
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| b. | 81149 | Please Don't Leave Me(Wild Bill Davis)
- 3:14 Decca 7827694 — Please Don't Leave Me / Three Handed Woman (1951)
Decca 459-27694 — Please Don't Leave Me / Three Handed Woman (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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| c. | 81150 | Bone Dry(Zee Zee Barrows)
- 3:00 Decca 7827806 — May Every Day Be Christmas / Bone Dry (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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| d. | 81151 | I Love That Kinda Carryin' On(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:32 MCA LP 12"510.180 — Harlem Jazz 1930-1951 - La Légende Du "Savoy" Par 21 Big-Bands/3 (1977)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
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| e. | 81152 | Three Handed Woman(Ben Raleigh, H. Taylor)
- 2:44 Decca 7827694 — Please Don't Leave Me / Three Handed Woman (1951)
Decca 459-27694 — Please Don't Leave Me / Three Handed Woman (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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| f. | 81153 | Fat Sam From Birmingham(Bob Astor, Williams)
- 2:58 Star Performance LP 12"SP 3001 — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca 7828983 — The Soon-A Baby / Fat Sam From Birmingham (1953)
Decca 459-28983 — The Soon-A Baby / Fat Sam From Birmingham (1954)
MCA LP 12"510.146 — More Stuff (1939-1954) (1976)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Charly LP 12"CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
Charly CassetteTC-CDX 7 — Jivin' With Jordan/2 (1985)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Wild Bill Davis (v) on b; Louis Jordan (v) on a, c-f.

Date: Jun 14, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | CO 46387 | Eyesight To The Blind(Sonny Boy Williamson II)
- 2:48 Okeh 786808 — Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin' / Eyesight To The Blind (1951)
Okeh 454-6808 — Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin' / Eyesight To The Blind (1951)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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| b. | CO 46388 | Chicken Gumbo(Mahlon Merrick, Wiloughby)
- 2:29 Okeh 786836 — Chicken Gumbo / Hi-Didle-Didle (1951)
Okeh 454-6836 — Chicken Gumbo / Hi-Didle-Didle (1951)
Epic LP 12"LG 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Epic LP 12"LN 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Phillips LP 12"B 07103 L — At Birdland (1957)
Fontana LP 12"682.202 ML — At Birdland (1961)
Epic LP 12"EPC 64847 — Lullaby Of Birdland (1972)
Columbia CDCOL 471427 2 — At Birdland (1990)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| c. | CO 46389 | Hi-Didle-Didle(Rudolph Toombs, Wild Bill Davis)
- 1:57 Okeh 786836 — Chicken Gumbo / Hi-Didle-Didle (1951)
Okeh 454-6836 — Chicken Gumbo / Hi-Didle-Didle (1951)
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| d. | CO 46390 | Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin'(Robert Colby, Bill Jennings, Krantz)
- 2:46 Okeh 786808 — Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin' / Eyesight To The Blind (1951)
Okeh 454-6808 — Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin' / Eyesight To The Blind (1951)
SPV CD42442 — The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957, Volume 1 (2008)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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Date: Summer 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Gotham
Bill Jennings (ldr), Bill Jennings (g, v), rest unknown (grp)
| a. | Alexandria, Virginia(Bill Jennings)
- 2:55 Gotham 78G 232 — You Came A Long Way From St. Louis / Alexandria, Virginia (1951)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 838 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
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| b. | altalt | Alexandria, Virginia(Bill Jennings) - 2:53 |
| c. | You Came A Long Way From St. Louis(John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell)
- 2:48 Gotham 78G 232 — You Came A Long Way From St. Louis / Alexandria, Virginia (1951)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 838 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
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| d. | Stompin' With Bill(Bill Jennings)
- 2:44 Gotham 78G 250 — Lonesome Traveller / Stompin' With Bill (1951)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 803 — Gotham House Party (1986)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5303 — Gotham House Party (1990)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 838 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5303 — Gotham House Party (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
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| e. | alt 1alt | Stompin' With Bill(Bill Jennings) - 2:39 |
| f. | alt 2alt | Stompin' With Bill(Bill Jennings)
- 2:43 Collectables LP 12"VLC 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 838 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
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| g. | Lonesome Traveller(Bill Jennings)
- 3:05 Gotham 78G 250 — Lonesome Traveller / Stompin' With Bill (1951)
Collectables LP 12"VLC 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 838 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5338 — Stompin' With Bill And Ray Bryant (1990)
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Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/1 (2014)
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Date: Jul 30, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry (t), Bob Burgess, Leon Comegys (tb), Louis Jordan (as, v), Oliver Nelson (as), Josh Jackson, Reuben Phillips (ts), Marty Flax (bar), Jimmy Peterson (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 81321 | Cock-A-Doodle-Doo(Wynonie Harris)
- 2:09 Decca 7827784 — Trust In Me / Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (1951)
Decca 459-27784 — Trust In Me / Cock-A-Doodle-Doo (1951)
MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Music For Pleasure LP 12"MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Music For Pleasure CassetteTC-MFP 50557 — Choo Choo Ch'boogie (1982)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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| b. | 81322 | Garmoochie(Louis Jordan)
- 3:14 Official LP 12"6025 — Out Of Print (1988)
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| c. | 81323 | There Must Be A Way(Sammy Gallop, David Saxon)
- 3:09 Decca 7828820 — Time Marches On / There Must Be A Way (1952)
Decca 459-28820 — Time Marches On / There Must Be A Way (1953)
Official LP 12"6025 — Out Of Print (1988)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Date: Jul 31, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Chris Powell (ldr), Vance Wilson (as, ts), Harold "Duke" Wells (p), Bill Jennings, Eddie Lambert (g), James Johnson (b), Chris Powell (d)
| a. | CO-46791 | October Twilight(Holtzman, Ellis, Chris Powell)
- 3:00 Okeh 786850 — October Twilight / That's Right (1952)
Okeh 454-6850 — October Twilight / That's Right (1952)
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| b. | CO-46792 | The Masquerade Is Over(Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson)
- 3:26 Okeh 786818 — Talking / The Masquerade Is Over (1951)
Okeh 454-6818 — Talking / The Masquerade Is Over (1951)
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| c. | CO-46793 | Talking(Chris Powell, Bill Jennings)
- 3:02 Okeh 786818 — Talking / The Masquerade Is Over (1951)
Okeh 454-6818 — Talking / The Masquerade Is Over (1951)
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| d. | CO-46794 | That's Right(Chris Powell, Eddie Lambert)
- 3:02 Okeh 786850 — October Twilight / That's Right (1952)
Okeh 454-6850 — October Twilight / That's Right (1952)
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Classics CDCLA 5065 — The Chronological Chris Powell (2003)
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Date: Nov 28, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall, Harold "Money" Johnson, Bob Mitchell, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry (t), Bob Burgess, Alfred Cobbs (tb), Louis Jordan (as, v), Oliver Nelson (as), Irving "Skinny" Brown, Josh Jackson (ts), Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bar), John Malachi (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 81908 | Come And Get It(Alfred Cobb) / arr: Bill Doggett
- 3:09 Decca 7829655 — I Want You To Be My Baby / Come And Get It (1955)
CID 45US 90.503 — I Want You To Be My Baby / Come And Get It (1955)
Decca 459-29655 — I Want You To Be My Baby / Come And Get It (1955)
MCA LP 12"510.180 — Harlem Jazz 1930-1951 - La Légende Du "Savoy" Par 21 Big-Bands/3 (1977)
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| b. | 81909 | Stop Makin' Music(Louis Jordan, Jay) / arr: Bill Doggett - 2:50 |
| c. | 81910 | Slow Down(Louis Jordan, Russell Royster) / arr: Bill Doggett
- 2:28 Decca 7828088 — Slow Down / Never Trust A Woman (1951)
Decca 459-28088 — Slow Down / Never Trust A Woman (1952)
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| d. | 81911 | Work, Baby, Work(Jack Adrian) / arr: Bill Doggett
- 2:44 MCA LP 12"204.872 — The Last Swinger...The First Rocker
Decca 7827969 — Louisville Lodge Meeting / Work, Baby, Work (1951)
Decca 459-27969 — Louisville Lodge Meeting / Work, Baby, Work (1952)
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MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Date: Nov 29, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall (t), Louis Jordan (as, v), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | 81912 | Never Trust A Woman(Louis Jordan, Bill Doggett)
- 2:53 Decca 7828088 — Slow Down / Never Trust A Woman (1951)
Decca 459-28088 — Slow Down / Never Trust A Woman (1952)
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| b. | 81915 | Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow)(Billy Austin, Seldon Smith)
- 2:38 Decca 7827898 — Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow) / No Sale (1951)
Decca 459-27898 — Lay Something On The Bar (Besides Your Elbow) / No Sale (1951)
Proper CDP 1288 - Properbox 047 — Jivin' With Jordan/4 Saturday Night Fish Fry (2003)
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MCA LP 12"510.183 — Some Other Stuff 1945-1951 (1977)
Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Date: Nov 29, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca
Louis Jordan (ldr), Aaron Izenhall, Harold "Money" Johnson, Bob Mitchell, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry (t), Bob Burgess, Alfred Cobbs (tb), Louis Jordan (as, v), Oliver Nelson (as), Irving "Skinny" Brown, Josh Jackson (ts), Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bar), John Malachi (p), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Valli Ford (v)
| a. | 81913 | All Of Me(Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) / arr: Bill Doggett
- 2:25 MCA LP 12"510.193 — Come On... Get It... Vol. 5 1951 (1978)
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| b. | 81914 | There Goes My Heart(Benny Davis, Abner Silver) / arr: Bill Doggett - 2:53 |
| Both titles on: |
Decca 7828335 — All Of Me / There Goes My Heart (1952)
Decca 459-28335 — All Of Me / There Goes My Heart (1952)
Bear Family CDBCD 15557 HH — The Complete Louis Jordan Decca Recordings 1938-1954/7 (1992)
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Valli Ford (v) on a; Louis Jordan (v) on b.

Date: Dec 20, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | CO 47589 | Piccadilly Circus(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:55 Columbia 786879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Okeh 786879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Okeh 454-6879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Epic EPEG 7010 — Picadilly Circus (1953)
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| b. | CO 47590 | Azure-Te(Don Wolf, Benny Davis)
- 2:46 Columbia 786867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Okeh 786867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Okeh 454-6867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Epic LP 12"LN 3308 — Evening Concerto (1956)
Epic LP 12"EG 37315 — Okeh Jazz/2 (1982)
Epic CDEP 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
Sony Collectors' Series CDA 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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Epic LP 10"LG 1004 — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1953)
Phillips LP 10"B 07749 R — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1955)
Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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Date: Dec 20, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
The Four Lads (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Jimmy Arnold, Frank Busseri, Connie Codarini, Bernie Toorish (v)
| a. | CO 47591 | Turn Back(Wild Bill Davis) - 2:46 |
| b. | CO 47592 | Tired Of Loving You(Wild Bill Davis) - 2:32 |
| Both titles on: |
Okeh 786860 — Turn Back / Tired Of Loving You (1951)
Okeh 454-6860 — Turn Back / Tired Of Loving You (1952)
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Date: Feb 4, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | CO 47656 | Rough Ridin'(Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Tennyson, Jr., Hank Jones)
- 2:46 Columbia 786867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Okeh 786867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Okeh 454-6867 — Rough Ridin' / Azure-Te (1952)
Epic LP 12"EG 37315 — Okeh Jazz/2 (1982)
Epic CDEP 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
Sony Collectors' Series CDA 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
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| b. | CO 47657 | Without A Song(Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
- 3:01 Columbia 786879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Okeh 786879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Okeh 454-6879 — Piccadilly Circus / Without A Song (1952)
Epic EPEG 7010 — Picadilly Circus (1953)
Epic LP 10"LG 1004 — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1953)
Epic EPEG 7094 — Wild Bill Davis At Birdland (1955)
Phillips LP 10"B 07749 R — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1955)
Epic LP 12"LG 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Epic LP 12"LN 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Phillips LP 12"B 07103 L — At Birdland (1957)
Fontana LP 12"682.202 ML — At Birdland (1961)
Epic LP 12"EPC 64847 — Lullaby Of Birdland (1972)
Columbia CDCOL 471427 2 — At Birdland (1990)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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Date: Feb 4, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Columbia
Dolores Hawkins (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Dolores Hawkins (v), The Four Lads (bkv)
| a. | CO 47654-1A | Each Time(Howard Biggs)
- 2:15 Okeh 786903 — Rising Sun / Each Time (1952)
Okeh 454-6903 — Rising Sun / Each Time (1952)
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| b. | CO 47655-1A | Rocks In My Bed(Duke Ellington)
- 2:46 Okeh 786880 — Heavenly Father / Rocks In My Bed (1952)
Okeh 454-6880 — Heavenly Father / Rocks In My Bed (1952)
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Date: Mar 21, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Oran "Hot Lips" Page (ldr), Oran "Hot Lips" Page (t, v), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d), Randy Hall (w)
| a. | K 8186-1 | I Tin Whistle At You(Wasserman, William Jeffrey) - 2:11 |
| b. | K 8187-1 | Tin Whistle Blues(Segal, Osborne) - 2:55 |
| Both titles on: |
King 7815178 — I Tin Whistle At You / Tin Whistle Blues (1952)
Vogue 78V.3124 — Tin Whistle Blues / I Tin Whistle At You (1952)
King 4545-15178 — I Tin Whistle At You / Tin Whistle Blues (1952)
Foxy LP 12"9008 — Oran "Hot Lips" Page - Volume 2/2 (1983)
Classics CDCLA 1342 — The Chronological Hot Lips Page 1950-1953 (2004)
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Date: Apr 18, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | CO 47842 | Ooh! Ah! Dee Dee(Chris Columbus, Wild Bill Davis)
- 3:00 Epic LP 12"LG 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Epic LP 12"LN 3118 — At Birdland (1955)
Phillips LP 12"B 07103 L — At Birdland (1957)
Fontana LP 12"682.202 ML — At Birdland (1961)
Epic LP 12"EPC 64847 — Lullaby Of Birdland (1972)
Columbia CDCOL 471427 2 — At Birdland (1990)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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| b. | CO 47843 | Alexandria, Virginia(Bill Jennings)
- 2:11 Okeh 454-6913 — Alexandria, Virginia / Ooh! Ah! Dee Dee (1952)
Epic LP 10"LG 1004 — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1953)
Phillips LP 10"B 07749 R — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1955)
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Okeh 786913 — Alexandria, Virginia / Ooh! Ah! Dee Dee (1952)
Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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Date: Apr 28, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Federal
Eddie Mack, Pigmeat Peterson (ldr), Lowell "Count" Hastings (ts), Danny Small (p), Bill Jennings (g), Lloyd Trotman (b), Les Erskine (d), Pigmeat Peterson (v)
| a. | F 1064-1 | Everybody Loves A Fat Man(Lucky Millinder, Henry Glover, Billy Bowen)
- 2:28 Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/3 (2004)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 020 — The Henry Glover Story Volume 1, 1947-1951/2 (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 0200 — The Henry Glover Story/2 (2020)
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| b. | F 1065-1 | Loud Mouth Lucy(Chuck Willis, H. Willis) - 2:10 |
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Federal 7812081 — Loud Mouth Lucy / Everybody Loves A Fat Man (1952)
Federal 4545-12081 — Loud Mouth Lucy / Everybody Loves A Fat Man (1952)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6026 — The Complete Eddie Mack Recordings 1949-1952 (2001)
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Pigmeat Peterson is a pseudonym for Eddie Mack.
Date: Nov 15, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Chicago, IL
Label: United
Leo Parker (ldr), Ira Pettiford (t, b), Leo Parker (bar), Andy Johnson (p), unknown (p, vn), Bill Jennings (g), Jack "The Bear" Parker (d)
| a. | U 1159 | Leo's Boogie(Leo Parker)
- 3:00 United 78U 141 — Leo's Boogie / Cool Leo (1951)
Vogue 78V.3279 — Leo's Boogie / Cool Leo (1954)
Swingtime LP 12"ST 1002 — Screaming Saxophones Vol. 1 (1985)
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| b. | U 1160 | Cool Leo(Leo Parker)
- 2:27 United 78U 141 — Leo's Boogie / Cool Leo (1951)
Vogue 78V.3279 — Leo's Boogie / Cool Leo (1954)
Swingtime LP 12"ST 1002 — Screaming Saxophones Vol. 1 (1985)
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| c. | U 1161 | Jam Leo(Leo Parker)
unissued
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| d. | U 1162 | Hey, Good Lookin'(Hank Williams)
unissued
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unknown (p) on b-d, (vn) on a, c-d.

Date: Dec 19, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: King
Roy Brown (ldr), Teddy Riley (t), Sammy Parker, Victor Thomas (ts), Frank Campbell (bar), Jimmy Williams (p), Bill Jennings (g), Tommy Shelvin (b), Ray Miller (d), Roy Brown (v)
| a. | K 9231 | Old Age Boogie(Roy Brown)
- 2:06 King 784637 — Old Age Boogie, Part 1 & 2 (1953)
King 4545-4637 — Old Age Boogie, Part 1 & 2 (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 6 — Good Rocking Tonight (1978)
Route 66 CDRBD 006 — Good Rocking Tonight (1985)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
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| b. | K 9232 | Old Age Boogie(Roy Brown)
- 2:28 King 784637 — Old Age Boogie, Part 1 & 2 (1953)
King 4545-4637 — Old Age Boogie, Part 1 & 2 (1953)
King LP 12"668 — Battle Of The Blues Volume 4 (1959)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 6 — Good Rocking Tonight (1978)
Route 66 CDRBD 006 — Good Rocking Tonight (1985)
King CDKCD-668 — Battle Of The Blues Volume 4 (1988)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6038 — Rockin' At Midnight - Battle Of The Blues (2015)
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| c. | K 9233 | Letter From Home(Roy Brown)
- 2:28 King 784684 — Midnight Lover Man / Letter From Home (1953)
King 4545-4684 — Midnight Lover Man / Letter From Home (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 2 — Laughing But Crying (1977)
Route 66 CDRBD 002 — Laughing But Crying (1985)
Habana CD112505 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 05 - Roots Of Rock & Roll #2 (2004)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/1 (2011)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 72 — Do It Up Right - Tuning The Guitar For New Adventures (2021)
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| d. | K 9234 | Gamblin' Man(Roy Brown)
- 2:35 King 784627 — Gamblin' Man / Mr. Hound Dog's In Town (1953)
King 4545-4627 — Gamblin' Man / Mr. Hound Dog's In Town (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 26 — I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm (1984)
Route 66 CDRBD 026 — I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm (1988)
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| e. | K 9241 | Grandpa Stole My Baby(Roy Brown)
- 2:48 King 784609 — Money Can't Buy Love / Grandpa Stole My Baby (1953)
King 4545-4609 — Money Can't Buy Love / Grandpa Stole My Baby (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 6 — Good Rocking Tonight (1978)
Route 66 CDRBD 006 — Good Rocking Tonight (1985)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1001 — The R&B Years 1953/1 (2004)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2 (2011)
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Classics CDCLA 5090 — The Chronological Roy Brown 1951-1953 (2004)
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Date: Jan 8, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Okeh
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe "Christopher Columbus" Morris (d)
| a. | CO 48676 | April In Paris(Vernon Duke, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
- 2:43 Okeh 786946 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1953)
Okeh 454-6946 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1953)
Epic 789137 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1955)
Epic 455-9137 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1955)
Epic LP 12"EG 37315 — Okeh Jazz/2 (1982)
Epic CDEP 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
Sony Collectors' Series CDA 37315 — Okeh Jazz (1992)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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| b. | CO 48677 | Lullaby Of Birdland(George Shearing, George David Weiss)
- 2:42 Okeh 786946 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1953)
Okeh 454-6946 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1953)
Epic 789137 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1955)
Epic 455-9137 — April In Paris / Lullaby Of Birdland (1955)
Epic EPEG 7094 — Wild Bill Davis At Birdland (1955)
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| c. | CO 48678 | Lena The Hyena(Hendricks) - 2:38 |
| d. | CO 48679 | Bring The Money In(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:24 Okeh 787021 — Bring The Money In / I Ain't Feeling So Good (1954)
Okeh 454-7021 — Bring The Money In / I Ain't Feeling So Good (1954)
SPV CD42482 — The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957, Volume 2 (2008)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/1 (2021)
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Epic EPEG 7024 — "Wild" Bill Davis At The Organ (1953)
Epic LP 10"LG 1004 — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1953)
Phillips LP 10"B 07749 R — Here's "Wild" Bill Davis (1955)
Ocium CDOCM 0046 — Organology Vol. 1 - April In Paris (2004)
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Date: Mar 17, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: King
Roy Brown (ldr), Bill Jennings (g), Tommy Shelvin (b), James "Coastville" Harris (d), Roy Brown (v)
| a. | K 9261 | Mr. Hound Dog's In Town(Roy Brown) - 2:35 |
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King 784627 — Gamblin' Man / Mr. Hound Dog's In Town (1953)
King 4545-4627 — Gamblin' Man / Mr. Hound Dog's In Town (1953)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite (1985)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0459 — Mighty Mighty Man! (1993)
Classics CDCLA 5090 — The Chronological Roy Brown 1951-1953 (2004)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/1 (2005)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2 (2011)
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Date: Jun 15, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: King
Roy Brown (ldr), Joe Bridgwater (t), Sammy Parker (ts), Big Jim Wynn (bar), Jimmy C. Harris (p), Bill Jennings (g), Lloyd Lambert (b), Robert "Snake" Sims (d), Roy Brown (v)
| a. | K 9297 | Caldonia's Wedding Day(Roy Brown)
- 2:48 King 784669 — Caldonia's Wedding Day / A Fool In Love (1953)
King 4545-4669 — Caldonia's Wedding Day / A Fool In Love (1953)
Mr. R&B LP 12"R&B 104 — Saturday Nite (1984)
Mr. R&B CDRBD 104 — Saturday Nite (1985)
Lucky CDCDLR 901 — Bump Jump Jive Volume One (1998)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/3 (2005)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2 (2011)
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| b. | K 9298 | Laughing But Crying(Roy Brown)
- 3:10 King 784654 — Laughing But Crying / Crazy Crazy Woman (1953)
King 4545-4654 — Laughing But Crying / Crazy Crazy Woman (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 2 — Laughing But Crying (1977)
Route 66 CDRBD 002 — Laughing But Crying (1985)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2 (2011)
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| c. | K 9299 | A Fool In Love(Roy Brown)
- 2:47 King 784669 — Caldonia's Wedding Day / A Fool In Love (1953)
King 4545-4669 — Caldonia's Wedding Day / A Fool In Love (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 2 — Laughing But Crying (1977)
Route 66 CDRBD 002 — Laughing But Crying (1985)
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| d. | K 9300 | Crazy, Crazy Woman(Roy Brown, Ralph Bass)
- 3:06 King 784654 — Laughing But Crying / Crazy Crazy Woman (1953)
King 4545-4654 — Laughing But Crying / Crazy Crazy Woman (1953)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 26 — I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm (1984)
Route 66 CDRBD 026 — I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm (1988)
El Toro CDR&B 112 — Saturday Night! - King & Imperial Recordings (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 123 — Good Rockin' Man/2 (2011)
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| All titles on: |
Classics CDCLA 5090 — The Chronological Roy Brown 1951-1953 (2004)
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Date: July 6 & 7, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Jennings, Leo Parker (ldr), Leo Parker (bar), Andy Johnson (p), Bill Jennings (g), Joe Williams (b), George De Hart (d)
| a. | K 9452 | Piccadilly Circus(Bill Jennings, Leo Parker)
- 1:59 Parlophone EPGEP 8630 — Fine And Dandy (1954)
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| b. | K 9453 | There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
- 2:51 King 784753 — There'll Never Be Another You / Billy In The Lion's Den - BillJennings & Leo Parker (1954)
King 4545-4753 — There'll Never Be Another You / Billy In The Lion's Den - BillJennings & Leo Parker (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8630 — Fine And Dandy (1954)
King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
King EPKEP 341 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
Parlophone EPKLD 25017 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
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| c. | K 9454 | What'll I Do?(Irving Berlin)
- 3:46 King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
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| d. | K 9455 | Billy In The Lion's Den(Bill Jennings)
- 2:52 King 784753 — There'll Never Be Another You / Billy In The Lion's Den - BillJennings & Leo Parker (1954)
King 4545-4753 — There'll Never Be Another You / Billy In The Lion's Den - BillJennings & Leo Parker (1954)
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| e. | K 9456 | Fine And Dandy(Paul James, Kay Swift)
- 2:27 Parlophone EPGEP 8630 — Fine And Dandy (1954)
King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
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| f. | K 9457 | Just You, Just Me(Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
- 2:45 King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
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| g. | K 9458 | Down To Earth(Bill Jennings, Leo Parker)
- 2:20 King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
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| h. | K 9459 | May I?(Leo Parker, Bill Jennings)
- 2:50 King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
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| i. | K 9460 | Get Hot(Bill Jennings, Leo Parker)
- 2:25 Parlophone EPGEP 8630 — Fine And Dandy (1954)
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| j. | K 9461 | Stuffy(Coleman Hawkins)
- 2:56 King 784733 — Solitude / Stuffy (1954)
King 4545-4733 — Solitude / Stuffy (1954)
King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
King EPKEP 341 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
Parlophone EPKLD 25017 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
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| k. | K 9462 | Solitude(Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills)
- 2:48 King 784733 — Solitude / Stuffy (1954)
King 4545-4733 — Solitude / Stuffy (1954)
King LP 10"295-105 — Jazz Interlude - Bill Jennings/Leo Parker (1954)
King EPKEP 341 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
Parlophone EPKLD 25017 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
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King LP 12"395-527 — Billy In The Lion's Den - Bill Jennings-Leo Parker Quintet (1955)
King LP 12"527 — Billy In The Lion's Den - Bill Jennings-Leo Parker Quintet (1956)
Swingtime LP 12"ST 1025 — Billy In The Lion's Den - Bill Jennings-Leo Parker Quintet (1980)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/1 (2014)
Phono CD870337 — The Last Sessions/2 (2015)
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Date: Jul 8, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Jennings (ldr), Andy Johnson (p, org), Bill Jennings (g), Joe Williams (b), George De Hart (d)
| a. | K 9463-1 | What's New?(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke)
- 3:29 King 4545-15030 — Big Boy / What's New
King 784735 — What's New ? / Soft Winds (1954)
King 4545-4735 — What's New ? / Soft Winds (1954)
King LP 12"295-106 — The Fabulous Guitar Of Bill Jennings (1955)
King LP 12"395-528 — After Hours (1957)
King LP 12"528 — After Hours (1960)
King LP 12"KLP 528 — After Hours (1987)
King CDKCD 528 — After Hours (1988)
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| b. | K 9464-1 | They Can't Take That Away From Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:15 King 784805 — They Can't Take That Away From Me / Sweet And Lovely (1955)
King 4545-4805 — They Can't Take That Away From Me / Sweet And Lovely (1955)
King LP 12"295-106 — The Fabulous Guitar Of Bill Jennings (1955)
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| c. | K 9465-1 | Sweet And Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare)
- 3:27 King 784805 — They Can't Take That Away From Me / Sweet And Lovely (1955)
King 4545-4805 — They Can't Take That Away From Me / Sweet And Lovely (1955)
King LP 12"395-527 — Billy In The Lion's Den - Bill Jennings-Leo Parker Quintet (1955)
King LP 12"527 — Billy In The Lion's Den - Bill Jennings-Leo Parker Quintet (1956)
King EPKEP 341 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
Parlophone EPKLD 25017 — Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quintet (1957)
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| d. | K 9466 | Blue Grass(Leo Parker, Bill Jennings)
- 3:55 King 784771 — Blue Grass / Darn That Dream (1954)
King 4545-4771 — Blue Grass / Darn That Dream (1955)
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| e. | K 9467 | Soft Winds(Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson)
- 2:56 King 784735 — What's New ? / Soft Winds (1954)
King 4545-4735 — What's New ? / Soft Winds (1954)
King EPKEP 356 — The Fabulous Bill Jennings, Vol. 2 (1955)
King LP 12"295-106 — The Fabulous Guitar Of Bill Jennings (1955)
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| f. | K 9468-1 | Sophisticated Lady(Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington)
- 2:16 King 784786 — 633-Knock! / Sophisticated Lady (1955)
King 4545-4786 — 633-Knock! / Sophisticated Lady (1955)
King LP 12"295-106 — The Fabulous Guitar Of Bill Jennings (1955)
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Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/1 (2014)
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Andy Johnson (p) on b-f, (org) on a.

Date: Oct 26, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Jennings (ldr), Bill Doggett (org), Bill Jennings (g), Ralph Gunther (b), Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (d)
| a. | K 9511-1 | Big Boy(Bill Jennings)
- 2:11 King 4545-15030 — Big Boy / What's New
King 784760 — Big Boy / Danny Boy (1954)
King 4545-4760 — Big Boy / Danny Boy (1954)
King EPKEP 356 — The Fabulous Bill Jennings, Vol. 2 (1955)
King LP 12"654 — All Star Rock 'N' Roll Revue Volume Two (1959)
Regency LP 12"LP 654 — All Star Rock 'N' Roll Revue Volume Two (1960)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8032 — Old King Gold Volume 6 (1975)
King LP 12"KS 16006 — Old King Gold Volume 6 (1975)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8032 — Old King Gold Volume 6 (1975)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1094 — Gon' Doggett (1985)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 281 — Leaps And Bounds (1991)
Bear Family CDBCD 16922 CP — Plug It In! Turn It Up! (Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection! Part 2 1954-1967)/3 (2011)
King CDKNG-2322 — Old King Gold Volume 6 (2013)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 72 — Do It Up Right - Tuning The Guitar For New Adventures (2021)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 088 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1954/2 (2022)
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| b. | K 9512-1 | 633-Knock!(Bill Jennings, Bill Doggett)
- 2:27 King 784786 — 633-Knock! / Sophisticated Lady (1955)
King 4545-4786 — 633-Knock! / Sophisticated Lady (1955)
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| c. | K 9513-1 | Danny Boy(Fred E. Weatherly)
- 2:36 King 784760 — Big Boy / Danny Boy (1954)
King 4545-4760 — Big Boy / Danny Boy (1954)
King EPKEP 356 — The Fabulous Bill Jennings, Vol. 2 (1955)
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| d. | K 9514 | Darn That Dream(Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen)
- 2:39 King 784771 — Blue Grass / Darn That Dream (1954)
King 4545-4771 — Blue Grass / Darn That Dream (1955)
King EPKEP 356 — The Fabulous Bill Jennings, Vol. 2 (1955)
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King LP 12"295-106 — The Fabulous Guitar Of Bill Jennings (1955)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/1 (2014)
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Date: Oct 27, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Doggett (ldr), Arthur "Pigmeat" Garner (ts), Bill Doggett (org), Bill Jennings (g), Jimmy Glover (b), Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (d)
| a. | K 9515-2 | Gumbo(Mark Shuller)
- 2:24 King 784759 — Tara's Theme / Gumbo (1954)
King 4545-4759 — Tara's Theme / Gumbo (1955)
King EPEP-352 — Bill Doggett His Organ And Combo Vol. 5 (1955)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
King LP 12"830 — American Songs In Bossa Nova Style (1963)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2876 — Honky Tonk (2005)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 088 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1954/2 (2022)
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| b. | K 9516-1 | A Lover's Dream(unknown)
- 3:05 King 4545-5387 — A Lover's Dream / Trav'lin' Light (1960)
King LP 12"778 — The Many Moods Of Bill Doggett (1960)
King CDKCD-778 — The Many Moods Of Bill Doggett (1987)
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| c. | K 9517-1 | Wild Oats(Bill Doggett)
- 2:24 King 784784 — Wild Oats / I'll Be Around (1955)
King 4545-4784 — Wild Oats / I'll Be Around (1955)
King EPEP-388 — Doggett Jumps (1956)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 281 — Leaps And Bounds (1991)
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| d. | K 9518-2 | Tara's Theme(Max Steiner)
- 2:32 King 784759 — Tara's Theme / Gumbo (1954)
King 4545-4759 — Tara's Theme / Gumbo (1955)
King EPEP-352 — Bill Doggett His Organ And Combo Vol. 5 (1955)
King LP 12"395-502 — Moon Dust (1957)
King LP 12"502 — Moondust For Dancers In Love (1957)
Odeon LP 12"XOC 140 — Moon Dust (1959)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 502 — Moondust (1959)
King LP 12"1097 — The Nearness Of You (1970)
King CDKCD-502 — Moon Dust (1990)
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Date: Mar 23, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Doggett (ldr), Frank Heppinstall (ts), Bill Doggett (org), Bill Jennings (g), Al Lucas (b), Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (d)
| a. | K 9587-1 | Quaker City(Bill Doggett)
- 2:41 King 784808 — Quaker City / True Blue (1955)
King 4545-4808 — Quaker City / True Blue (1955)
King EPEP-388 — Doggett Jumps (1956)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 146 — Ténor Sax Parade (1961)
Polydor LP 12"623 238 — Jumping & Swinging (1967)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1094 — Gon' Doggett (1985)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2876 — Honky Tonk (2005)
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| b. | K 9588-1 | Oof!(Bill Doggett)
- 2:30 King 784795 — Street Scene / Oof! (1955)
King 4545-4795 — Street Scene / Oof! (1955)
King EPEP-388 — Doggett Jumps (1956)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
Polydor LP 12"623 238 — Jumping & Swinging (1967)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 089 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1955/2 (2022)
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| c. | K 9589-1 | Street Scene(Bill Doggett)
- 3:14 King 784795 — Street Scene / Oof! (1955)
King 4545-4795 — Street Scene / Oof! (1955)
King EPEP-382 — Doggett Dreams (1956)
King LP 12"395-502 — Moon Dust (1957)
King LP 12"502 — Moondust For Dancers In Love (1957)
Odeon LP 12"XOC 140 — Moon Dust (1959)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 502 — Moondust (1959)
King CDKCD-502 — Moon Dust (1990)
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| d. | K 9590 | My Reason(Bill Doggett)
- 2:48 King LP 12"395-502 — Moon Dust (1957)
King LP 12"502 — Moondust For Dancers In Love (1957)
Odeon LP 12"XOC 140 — Moon Dust (1959)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 502 — Moondust (1959)
King 4545-5978 — Nothin' Yet / My Reason (1965)
King CDKCD-502 — Moon Dust (1990)
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| e. | K 9591-1 | Shove Off(Bill Doggett, Frank Heppinstall)
- 2:38 King 784825 — Shove Off / You Don't Know What Love Is (1955)
King 4545-4825 — Shove Off / You Don't Know What Love Is (1955)
King EPEP-388 — Doggett Jumps (1956)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2876 — Honky Tonk (2005)
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Date: Mar 28, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Doggett (ldr), Frank Heppinstall (ts), Bill Doggett (org), Bill Jennings (g), Al Lucas (b), Berisford "Shep" Shepherd (d)
| a. | K 9592-1 | True Blue(Bill Doggett)
- 2:37 King 784808 — Quaker City / True Blue (1955)
King 4545-4808 — Quaker City / True Blue (1955)
King EPEP-391 — Bill Doggett Vol. 1 (1956)
King LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
King LP 12"LPM-36 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 503 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Regency LP 12"395-514 — Hot Doggett (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 141 — Hot Doggett (1960)
Discophon LP 12"33.012 — Hot Doggett (1961)
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| b. | K 9593-1 | You Don't Know What Love Is(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
- 2:50 King 784825 — Shove Off / You Don't Know What Love Is (1955)
King 4545-4825 — Shove Off / You Don't Know What Love Is (1955)
King EPEP-382 — Doggett Dreams (1956)
King LP 12"395-502 — Moon Dust (1957)
King LP 12"502 — Moondust For Dancers In Love (1957)
Odeon LP 12"XOC 140 — Moon Dust (1959)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 502 — Moondust (1959)
King CDKCD-502 — Moon Dust (1990)
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Date: Jul 24, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Jennings (ldr), Al Jennings (vib), Jack Wilson (p), Bill Jennings (g), Paul Henry Sparks (b), Philip Paul (d)
| a. | K 9672-1 | Willow Weep For Me(Ann Ronell)
- 2:46 King 784828 — Willow Weep For Me / Glide On (1955)
King 4545-4828 — Willow Weep For Me / Glide On (1955)
King EPKEP 386 — Wailin' (1956)
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| b. | K 9673-1 | Day Train(Bill Jennings)
- 2:33 King 784877 — Day Train / Three Little Words (1955)
King 4545-4877 — Day Train / Three Little Words (1955)
King EPKEP 386 — Wailin' (1956)
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| c. | K 9674-1 | Glide On(Jack Wilson)
- 2:36 King 784828 — Willow Weep For Me / Glide On (1955)
King 4545-4828 — Willow Weep For Me / Glide On (1955)
King EPKEP 386 — Wailin' (1956)
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| d. | K 9675-1 | Three Little Words(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
- 2:35 King 784877 — Day Train / Three Little Words (1955)
King 4545-4877 — Day Train / Three Little Words (1955)
King EPKEP 386 — Wailin' (1956)
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| e. | K 9676-1 | Have You Ever Had The Blues?(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) - 2:30 |
| f. | K 9677-1 | Better Ask Somebody(Bill Jennings) - 2:43 |
| g. | K 9678 | Sea Breeze(Bill Jennings) - 2:27 |
| h. | K 9679 | A Good 'Un(Bill Jennings) - 2:22 |
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Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
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Date: Nov 9, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Earl "Connelly" King (ldr), Bobby Green, Hal Singer (ts), Al Francis (p), Bill Jennings (g), Barney Richmond (b), Al Dreares (d), Earl "Connelly" King (v)
| a. | K 9709-1 | That's All I Ask Of You(R. E. Pope)
- 2:15 King 784920 — That's All I Ask Of You / Look Me In The Eyes (1956)
King 4545-4920 — That's All I Ask Of You / Look Me In The Eyes (1956)
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| b. | K 9710-1 | Here I Stand(Robert Ridley)
- 2:27 King 784862 — Here I Stand / Time Will Tell (1955)
King 4545-4862 — Here I Stand / Time Will Tell (1956)
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| c. | K 9711-1 | Time Will Tell(Titus Turner)
- 2:48 King 784862 — Here I Stand / Time Will Tell (1955)
King 4545-4862 — Here I Stand / Time Will Tell (1956)
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| d. | K 9712-1 | Dear One(Phil Medley, Henry Glover, Earl "Connelly" King)
- 2:33 King 784889 — Dear One / Big Blue Diamonds (1956)
King 4545-4889 — Dear One / Big Blue Diamonds (1956)
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Earl "Connelly" King (ldr) on a, (v) on a; Bobby Green (ts) on a; Hal Singer (ts) on a; Al Francis (p) on a; Bill Jennings (g) on a; Barney Richmond (b) on a; Al Dreares (d) on a.

Date: Dec 4, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Bill Jennings (ldr), Al Jennings (vib), Bill Jennings (g)
| a. | K 9713 | Easy Living(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
- 3:50 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| b. | K 9714 | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez)
- 2:06 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| c. | K 9715 | Ja-Da(Bob Carleton)
- 4:02 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| d. | K 9716 | Angel Eyes(Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis)
- 3:20 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| e. | K 9717 | You Don't Know What Love Is(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
- 2:03 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| f. | K 9718 | It Ain't Necessarily So(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) |
| g. | K 9718 | Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 4:05 |
| h. | K 9719 | Answer Me, My Love(Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler)
- 3:16 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| i. | K 9720 | What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter)
- 2:39 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| j. | K 9721 | It's Easy To Remember(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 3:09 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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| k. | K 9722 | One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- 3:51 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 066 — After Hours - The King Records Story 1956-1959/2 (2014)
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| l. | K 9723 | You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:52 |
| m. | K 9724 | Mood Indigo(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Albany "Barney" Bigard)
- 2:14 Audio Lab LP 12"AL 1514 — Guitar/Vibes (1959)
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King LP 12"395-508 — Mood Indigo (1955)
King LP 12"508 — Mood Indigo (1956)
Parlophone LP 12"PMEZ 505 — Mood Indigo (1957)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
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f, g performed as medley

Date: Mar 1, 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Little Willie John (ldr), Ray Felder, Rufus "Nose" Gore (ts), Jon Thomas (p), Bill Jennings (g), Edwin Conley (b), Edison Gore (d), string section (str), Little Willie John (v)
| a. | K 9742-1alt | Fever(Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell)
- 2:46 King 4545-5591 — Fever / Bo-Da-Ley Didd-Ley (1962)
King CDKBSCD-7002-4 — The King R&B Box Set/4 (1995)
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| b. | K 9742-2 | Fever(Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell)
- 2:44 King 784935 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
Parlophone 78R 4209 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
King 4545-4935 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
Parlophone 4545-R 4209 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
King LP 12"564 — Fever (1957)
King EPEP-423 — Talk To Me (1958)
King LP 12"536 — Rock'N Roll Dance Party (1958)
King 4545-6170 — Fever / Let Them Talk (1963)
Polydor LP 12"184 163 — Soul Fever - 16 King Size Rhythm & Blues Hits (1966)
Columbia LP 12"CL 2667 — 18 King Size Rhythm And Blues Hits (1967)
Columbia LP 12"CS 9467 — 18 King Size Rhythm And Blues Hits (1967)
King LP 12"1026 — Rhythm and Blues 18 All Time King Hits (1968)
King LP 12"1081 — Free At Last (1970)
Polydor LP 12"2310 111 — Blues Story Anthology Vol. 2 (1971)
Polydor LP 12"2482 224 — Rhythm And Blues Giants 2 (1972)
King LP 12"KS 16004 — Old King Gold Volume 4 (1975)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8017 — Free At Last (1976)
King LP 12"KS 1081 — Free At Last (1976)
Gusto LP 12"GTS 110 — Gabe's Dirty Blues/1 (1978)
Gusto LP 12"GD 5034X — Free At Last/1 (1979)
King LP 12"VS-1032 — Fever (1983)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1098 — Grits And Soul (1985)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 46 — Grits And Soul (1987)
Sing LP 12"564 — Fever (1988)
Charly CDCD PRO2 — Good Rockin' In Here! The King/Federal CD Sampler (1990)
Rhino CDR2 71511 — Fever - The Best Of Little Willie John (1993)
King CDKBSCD-7002-3 — The King R&B Box Set/3 (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956 (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/2 (2007)
Music Club Deluxe CDMCDLX 101 — The Best Of Burlesque - 50 Original Club Classics/1 (2009)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
Not Now CDNOT2CD 369 — The Very Best Of Burlesque/1 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 011 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-57/4 (2010)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/1 Classics (2011)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 206 — Only Young Once - The King Records Story 1962/1 (2013)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 066 — After Hours - The King Records Story 1956-1959/2 (2014)
Hoodoo CD263542 — All Shook Up! - The Songs Of Otis Blackwell (2016)
Oldays CDODR-6052 — Fever (2016)
Modern Harmonic LP 12"MH 8055 — Fever (2018)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 034 — Soul Music - The History From 1927 – The First Five Decades/2 (2024)
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| c. | K 9743-1 | Drive Me Home(Henry Glover)
- 2:35 King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
King LP 12"767 — The Sweet, The Hot, The Teen-Age Beat (1961)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
El Toro CDR&B 122 — Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good (2015)
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| d. | K 9744-2 | Letter From My Darling(Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton)
- 2:32 King 784935 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
Parlophone 78R 4209 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
King 4545-4935 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
Parlophone 4545-R 4209 — Fever / Letter From My Darling (1956)
King LP 12"564 — Fever (1957)
King LP 12"1081 — Free At Last (1970)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8017 — Free At Last (1976)
King LP 12"KS 1081 — Free At Last (1976)
Gusto LP 12"GD 5034X — Free At Last/1 (1979)
King LP 12"VS-1032 — Fever (1983)
Sing LP 12"564 — Fever (1988)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
Oldays CDODR-6052 — Fever (2016)
Modern Harmonic LP 12"MH 8055 — Fever (2018)
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| e. | K 9745 | Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow(Williams Edward "Little Willie" John)
- 2:50 King 4545-5003 — A Little Bit Of Lovin' / Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow (1956)
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string section (str) on a.

Date: Sep 21, 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, Cincinnati, OH
Label: King
Little Willie John (ldr), Ray Felder (ts), Alexander Nelson (bar), Emmanuel Kennebrew (p), Clifford Bush, Bill Jennings (g), Edwin Conley (b), Edison Gore (d), Little Willie John (v)
| a. | K 9838 | Tell It Like It Is(Titus Turner)
- 2:25 King 785147 — Tell It Like It Is / Don't Be Ashamed To Call My Name (1958)
King 4545-5147 — Tell It Like It Is / Don't Be Ashamed To Call My Name (1958)
King EPEP-423 — Talk To Me (1958)
King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1061 — The King Sessions 1958-1960 (2005)
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| b. | K 9839-2 | I've Been Around(Jack Hammer)
- 2:20 King 784989 — Suffering With The Blues / I've Been Around (1956)
King 4545-4989 — Suffering With The Blues / I've Been Around (1956)
King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1098 — Grits And Soul (1985)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 46 — Grits And Soul (1987)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
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| c. | K 9840-1 | I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go(Eddie Cooley)
- 2:40 King 785170 — No Regrets / I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go (1958)
King 4545-5170 — No Regrets / I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go (1958)
King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1061 — The King Sessions 1958-1960 (2005)
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| d. | K 9841-2 | A Little Bit Of Lovin'(Eddie Cooley)
- 2:15 King 785003 — A Little Bit Of Lovin' / Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow (1956)
King 4545-5003 — A Little Bit Of Lovin' / Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow (1956)
King LP 12"603 — Mister Little Willie John (1958)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
El Toro LP 7"ET 15.021 — Little Willie John Vol. 1 (2015)
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| e. | K 9842-2 | Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow(Williams Edward "Little Willie" John)
- 2:50 King 785003 — A Little Bit Of Lovin' / Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow (1956)
King LP 12"603 — Mister Little Willie John (1958)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
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Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
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Date: Apr 18, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Etta Jones (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f, ts), Don Abney (p), Bill Jennings (g), Tommy Potter (b), Clarence "Bobby" Donaldson (d), Etta Jones (v)
| a. | K 8866 | People Will Say We're In Love(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 3:00 King 4545-5424 — When I Fall In Love / People Will Say We're In Love (1960)
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| b. | K 8867 | When I Fall In Love(Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
- 2:23 King 4545-5424 — When I Fall In Love / People Will Say We're In Love (1960)
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| c. | K 8868-2 | S'Posin'(Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker)
- 1:53 King 4545-5475 — Since I Fell For You / S'posin' (1961)
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| d. | K 8869-1 | Mountain Greenery(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 2:46 King 4545-5549 — Mountain Greenery / White Cliffs Of Dover (1961)
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King LP 12"395-544 — The Jones Girl...Etta...Sings, Sings, Sings (1957)
King LP 12"544 — The Jones Girl...Etta...Sings, Sings, Sings (1958)
Regency LP 12"707 — Etta Jones Sings (1958)
King LP 12"707 — Etta Jones Sings (1960)
Le Chant Du Monde CD274 2045 — The Complete Etta Jones 1944-1960/1 (2011)
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Date: Jun 27, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Robert "Bubber" Johnson (ldr), George Dorsey, Leslie Johnakins (as), King Curtis, Hal Singer (ts), Kelly Owens (p), Bill Jennings, Les Spann (g), Bill Pemberton (b), David "Panama" Francis (d), Robert "Bubber" Johnson (v)
| a. | K 8891 | One Good Reason(Robert "Bubber" Johnson, Norman Mapp, Maxwell)
- 2:21 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)
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| b. | K 8892-1 | So Much Tonight(Henry Glover, McCoy, Kelly Owens)
- 2:35 King 785068 — A Crazy Afternoon / So Much Tonight (1957)
King 4545-5068 — A Crazy Afternoon / So Much Tonight (1957)
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King LP 12"960 — 24 Great Songs (1966)
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Date: Jun 27, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Titus Turner (ldr), George Dorsey (as), King Curtis, Hal Singer (ts), Leslie Johnakins (bar), Kelly Owens (p), Bill Jennings, Les Spann (g), Bill Pemberton (b), David "Panama" Francis (d), Titus Turner (v)
| a. | K 8889-1 | You Turned The Lamps Too Low(Titus Turner) - 2:33 |
| b. | K 8890-1 | Have Mercy Baby(Rose Marks, Billy Ward)
- 2:56 Q-UP 45QUR 1002 — Just For You / Have Mercy Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon/Titus Turner (1988)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1051 — King Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2 (2005)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 207 — The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962/3 (2014)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3038 — Taking Care Of Business 1955-1962/1 (2015)
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King 785067 — You Turned The Lamps Too Low / Have Mercy Baby (1957)
King 4545-5067 — You Turned The Lamps Too Low / Have Mercy Baby (1957)
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Date: Aug 29, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Little Willie John (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, Buddy Lucas (ts), Kelly Owens (p), Kenny Burrell, Bill Jennings, Chaucey "Lord" Westbrook (g), Al Lucas (b), Solomon Hall (d), Little Willie John, Mable John (v)
| a. | K 8904 | Until You Do(Rose Marie McCoy, Rudolph Toombs)
- 2:16 King 4545-5091 — Person To Person / Until You Do (1957)
King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
El Toro CDR&B 122 — Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good (2015)
El Toro LP 7"ET 15.049 — Little Willie John Vol. 2 (2016)
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| b. | K 8905 | Dinner Date(Danny Taylor)
- 2:07 King 785083 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
Parlophone 78R 4396 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
King 4545-5083 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
Parlophone 4545-R 4396 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
King LP 12"564 — Fever (1957)
President EPPRC 82 — Little Willie John 1 (1958)
King LP 12"VS-1032 — Fever (1983)
Sing LP 12"564 — Fever (1988)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
El Toro LP 7"ET 15.049 — Little Willie John Vol. 2 (2016)
Oldays CDODR-6052 — Fever (2016)
Modern Harmonic LP 12"MH 8055 — Fever (2018)
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| c. | K 8906 | Uh Uh Baby(Rose Marie McCoy, Fred Mendelsohn)
- 2:09 King 785083 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
Parlophone 78R 4396 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
King 4545-5083 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
Parlophone 4545-R 4396 — Dinner Date / Uh Uh Baby (1957)
President EPPRC 82 — Little Willie John 1 (1958)
King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Vogue EPPL. 8019 — Little Willie John (1962)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions (2002)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
El Toro LP 7"ET 15.021 — Little Willie John Vol. 1 (2015)
El Toro CDR&B 122 — Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good (2015)
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| d. | K 8907 | There Is Someone In This World For Me(Williams Edward "Little Willie" John)
- 2:18 King LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1958)
King 4545-5577 — There Is Someone In The World For Me / Autumn Leaves (1961)
King LP 12"767 — The Sweet, The Hot, The Teen-Age Beat (1961)
Regency LP 12"LP 596 — Talk To Me (1961)
Power Pak 8-TrackPO 1277 — Talk To Me (1975)
Power Pak LP 12"PO 277 — Talk To Me (1976)
Sing LP 12"596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CassetteKL5 596 — Talk To Me (1988)
King CDKCD 596 — Talk To Me (1997)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me (2010)
El Toro CDR&B 122 — Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good (2015)
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Mable John (v) on d.

Date: Sep 7, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, Bill Jennings (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), James Orville Johnson (org), Bill Jennings (g), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | K 8908-1 | Wishbone(Bill Jennings, Willis Jackson)
- 2:35 King 785087 — Down Boy / Wishbone - Bill Jennings & Willis Jackson (1957)
King 785091 — Person To Person / Until You Do (1957)
King 4545-5087 — Down Boy / Wishbone - Bill Jennings & Willis Jackson (1957)
Odéon LP 12"XOC 146 — Ténor Sax Parade (1961)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6048 — The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (2005)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/3 (2019)
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| b. | K 8908-altalt | Wishbone(Bill Jennings, Willis Jackson)
- 2:40 Blue Moon CDBMCD 6048 — The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (2005)
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| c. | K 8909 | Blues In My Heart(Benny Carter, Irving Mills)
- 2:37 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
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| d. | K 8910 | Roses Of Picardy(Fred E. Weatherly, Henri Woode)
- 3:00 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
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| e. | K 8911-1 | Down Boy(Bill Jennings, Willis Jackson)
- 2:37 King 785087 — Down Boy / Wishbone - Bill Jennings & Willis Jackson (1957)
King 785091 — Person To Person / Until You Do (1957)
King 4545-5087 — Down Boy / Wishbone - Bill Jennings & Willis Jackson (1957)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6048 — The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (2005)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 816 — Architect Of Soul Jazz - The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957/2 (2014)
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| f. | K 8911-altalt | Down Boy(Bill Jennings, Willis Jackson)
- 2:48 Blue Moon CDBMCD 6048 — The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (2005)
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Blues In My Heart is a Title Variation of I'm Left With The Blues In My Heart (Benny Carter, Irving Mills)
These are atlternate mix, the first from King 5084, the other from Audio Lab LP 1839.
Date: Mar 28, 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King
Titus Turner (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Dave "Baby" Cortez (p), Bill Jennings (g), Al Lucas (b), David "Panama" Francis (d), Titus Turner (v)
| a. | K 8944-2 | Follow Me(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
- 2:34 King 785129 — Follow Me / Way Down Yonder (1958)
King 4545-5129 — Follow Me / Way Down Yonder (1958)
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| b. | K 8945-1 | Way Down Yonder(Titus Turner)
- 2:30 King 4545-5465 — Miss Rubberneck Jones / Way Down Yonder (1961)
Moonshine LP 12"BLP 111 — New York Knockouts (1987)
Baton LP 12"400 — Rockin' And Boppin' (1990)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3038 — Taking Care Of Business 1955-1962/1 (2015)
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| c. | K 8945-2 | Way Down Yonder(Titus Turner)
- 2:30 King 785129 — Follow Me / Way Down Yonder (1958)
King 4545-5129 — Follow Me / Way Down Yonder (1958)
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| d. | K 8946-2 | Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes(Titus Turner)
King 785140 — Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes / Coralee (1958)
King 4545-5140 — Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes / Coralee (1958)
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| e. | K 8947-1 | Coralee(Titus Turner)
- 2:38 King 785140 — Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes / Coralee (1958)
King 4545-5140 — Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes / Coralee (1958)
Baton LP 12"400 — Rockin' And Boppin' (1990)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3038 — Taking Care Of Business 1955-1962/1 (2015)
Popcorn 45POPC 140 — Sixteen Tons / Coralee - Eugene Church/Titus Turner (2016)
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Date: May 25, 1959
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Tommy Potter (b), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | JRC 1775 | Gator's Tail(Willis Jackson)
- 3:39 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| b. | JRC 1776 | Gil's Pills(Gil Acea)
- 4:06 Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| c. | JRC 1777 | Memories Of You(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
- 6:03 Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
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| d. | JRC 1778 | A Smo-o-o-oth One(Benny Goodman)
- 5:21 Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| e. | JRC 1779 | The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 7:10 Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| f. | JRC 1787 | Please Mr. Jackson(Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings)
- 5:44 Prestige 45PR 45-142 — Please Mr. Jackson / Dinky's Mood (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
Prestige CDPRCD 24196-2 — Legends of Acid Jazz - Hammond Heroes (1998)
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| g. | JRC 1788 | Dinky's Mood(Jack McDuff, Willis Jackson)
- 3:55 Prestige 45PR 45-142 — Please Mr. Jackson / Dinky's Mood (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
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| h. | JRC 1789 | How Deep The Ocean?(Irving Berlin)
- 4:02 Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| i. | JRC 1790 | Come Back To Sorrento(C. Aveling, Ernesto DeCurtis)
- 4:30 Prestige 45PR 45-170 — Come Back To Sorrento / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
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| j. | JRC 1791 | Angel Eyes(Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis)
- 4:41 Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| k. | JRC 1792 | Cool Grits(Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff)
- 8:32 Prestige 45PR 45-159 — Cool Grits, Pt. 1&2 (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Bluesville LP 12"BVLP 1010 — Soul Jazz, Vol. 2 (1960)
Bluesville LP 12"BVLP 1010 — Soul Jazz Volume Two (1960)
Status LP 12"ST 1010 — Soul Jazz Volume 2 (1964)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
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| l. | JRC 1793 | Three Little Words(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
- 4:58 Prestige LP 12"PR 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
La Voix De Son Maître LP 12"HTX 40403 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"P 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| m. | JRC 1794 | She's Funny That Way(Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting)
- 5:10 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| n. | JRC 1795 | 633-Knock!(Bill Jennings, Bill Doggett)
- 5:18 Prestige LP 12"PR 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7162 — Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7783 — Cool Grits - Willis Jackson/Brother Jack McDuff/Wild Bill Jennings (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 321 — Please Mr. Jackson (1988)
Prestige CDOJCCD 321-2 — Please Mr. Jackson (1995)
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Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 718 — A One-Day Session 05/25/59 (2012)
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Date: May 27, 1959
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Fire
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | FM 107 | Good To The Bone(Robinson, Lewis, Willis Jackson)
- 2:28 Fire 451003 — Good To The Bone / Making It - Willis Jackson/Bill Jennings (1959)
Fire LP 12"PLP 6009 — Soul Twist With King Curtis (1986)
Capricorn (Macon) CD9 42009-2 — Capricorn Records Presents The Fire/Fury Records Story/1 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5119 — King Curtis Soul Twist And Other Golden Classics (1995)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5208 — Harlem Rock 'N' Blues Volume 1 (1995)
Sonora CDCD 66114 — Soul Twist (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 880 2 — The Fire/Fury Records R&B Story/1 (2011)
JSP CDJSP 77142C — The Bobby Robinson Story/3 (2011)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 718 — A One-Day Session 05/25/59 (2012)
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| b. | FM 108 | Making It(Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings)
- 2:27 Fire 451003 — Good To The Bone / Making It - Willis Jackson/Bill Jennings (1959)
Fire LP 12"PLP 6009 — Soul Twist With King Curtis (1986)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5119 — King Curtis Soul Twist And Other Golden Classics (1995)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5210 — Harlem Rock 'N' Blues Volume 3 (1995)
Sonora CDCD 66114 — Soul Twist (1997)
Fuel 2000 CD302 061 880 2 — The Fire/Fury Records R&B Story/2 (2011)
JSP CDJSP 77142C — The Bobby Robinson Story/3 (2011)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 718 — A One-Day Session 05/25/59 (2012)
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| c. | Hello ... "Gator" Speaking(Willis Jackson)
- 2:59 Collectables CDCOL-CD 5210 — Harlem Rock 'N' Blues Volume 3 (1995)
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Blue Moon CDBMCD 6048 — The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951-1959 (2005)
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Date: Aug 21, 1959
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Bill Jennings (ldr), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | JRC 1825 | Dark Eyes(traditional)
- 4:39 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| b. | JRC 1826 | Tough Gain(Bill Jennings)
- 4:15 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| c. | JRC 1827 | Dig Uncle Will(Jack McDuff)
- 3:28 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| d. | JRC 1828 | It's Alvin Again(Jack McDuff)
- 3:50 Status LP 12"ST 8318 — Guitar Soul - Kenny Burrell/Bill Jennings/Tiny Grimes (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD 24274-2 — The Last Goodun' (2002)
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| e. | JRC 1829 | Volare(Domenico Modugno, F. Migliacci, Mitchell Parish)
- 7:00 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| f. | JRC 1830 | It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
- 6:24 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| g. | JRC 1831 | Enough Said(Alvin Johnson)
- 6:40 Prestige 45PR 45-152 — Enough Said, Pt. 1&2 (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Metronome EPMEP 9017 — Enough Said! (1960)
Bluesville LP 12"BVLP 1010 — Soul Jazz, Vol. 2 (1960)
Bluesville LP 12"BVLP 1010 — Soul Jazz Volume Two (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Status LP 12"ST 1010 — Soul Jazz Volume 2 (1964)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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| h. | JRC 1832 | Blue Jams(Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Wendell Marshall)
- 5:26 Prestige LP 12"PR 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7164 — Enough Said! (1959)
Metronome EPMEP 9017 — Enough Said! (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7788 — Enough Said! (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Got It! LP 12"GOT 006 LP — Enough Said! (2021)
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Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 973 — The Complete Bill Jennings On Prestige 1959-1960 (2018)
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Date: Aug 27, 1959
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Everest
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), George Clarke (ts), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Grady Tate (d)
| a. | I Want A Little Girl(Billy Moll, Murray Mencher)
- 2:21 Everest 4519358 — I Want A Little Girl / Low Bottom (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| b. | But Not For Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:04 Everest EPEVY 7006 S — Wild Bill Davis Quartet (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| c. | Cabato(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:49 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| d. | The Nearness Of You(Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
- 2:47 Everest EPEVY 7006 S — Wild Bill Davis Quartet (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| e. | Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
- 2:35 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| f. | Low Bottom(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:32 Everest 4519358 — I Want A Little Girl / Low Bottom (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| g. | I've Got The World On A String(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
- 2:44 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| h. | 'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
- 3:48 Everest EPEVY 7006 S — Wild Bill Davis Quartet (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| i. | Always(Irving Berlin)
- 2:24 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| j. | Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
- 2:38 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| k. | Blues For Joe(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:48 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| l. | Love For Sale(Cole Porter)
- 2:46 Everest EPEVY 7006 S — Wild Bill Davis Quartet (1960)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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Everest LP 12"LPBR 5052 — Flying High (1959)
Everest LP 12"SDBR 1052 — Flying High (1959)
Musidisc LP 12"30 JA 5132 — Organ 1959 (1975)
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Wild Bill Davis (ldr) on a-k, (org) on a-k; George Clarke (ts) on a-g, i-k; Bill Jennings (g) on a-k; Grady Tate (d) on a-k.

Date: Nov 9, 1959
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | JRC 1910 | Glad A See Ya(Willis Jackson)
- 4:10 Prestige LP 12"PR 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
La Voix De Son Maître LP 12"HTX 40403 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"P 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| b. | JRC 1911 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 3:26 Prestige 45PR 45-170 — Come Back To Sorrento / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| c. | JRC 1912 | When I Fall In Love(Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
- 4:02 Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| d. | JRC 1913 | East Breeze(Esmond Edwards)
- 10:01 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| e. | JRC 1914 | Blue Stollin'(Willis Jackson)
- 7:43 Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| f. | JRC 1915 | September Song(Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| g. | JRC 1915 | Easy Living(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| h. | JRC 1915 | Deep Purple(Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
- 7:02 Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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Date: Jan 12, 1960
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Bill Jennings (ldr), Al Jennings (vib, g), Brother Jack McDuff (p, org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | JRC 1978 | Alexandria, Virginia(Bill Jennings) - 3:52 |
| b. | JRC 1979 | There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:50 |
| c. | JRC 1980 | Fiddlin'(Bill Jennings, Al Jennings) - 2:34 |
| d. | JRC 1981 | Azure-Te(Don Wolf, Benny Davis) - 4:40 |
| e. | JRC 1982 | Billin' And Bluin'(Bill Jennings, Al Jennings)
- 4:42 Prestige 45PR 45-175 — Cole Slaw / Billin' And Bluin' (1960)
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| f. | JRC 1983 | Glide On(Jack Wilson) - 5:32 |
| g. | JRC 1984 | Hey, Mrs. Jones(B. Ragan, Miller) - 4:21 |
| h. | JRC 1985 | Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch)(Charles E. "Chuck" Calhoun)
- 8:07 Prestige 45PR 45-175 — Cole Slaw / Billin' And Bluin' (1960)
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7177 — Glide On (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7836 — Glide On! (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7836 — Glide On! (1972)
Status LP 12"ST 7177 — Glide On (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24234-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Glide On : Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff (1999)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 973 — The Complete Bill Jennings On Prestige 1959-1960 (2018)
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Al Jennings (vib) on a-d, f-h, (g) on e; Brother Jack McDuff (p) on e, (org) on a-d, f-h.

Date: Jan 25, 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Prestige
Brother Jack McDuff (ldr), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Alvin Johnson (d)
| a. | JRC 1995 | Organ Grinder's Swing(Will Hudson, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills)
- 2:55 Prestige 45PR 45-169 — Organ Grinder's Swing / Brother Jack (1960)
Prestige CDPRCD 24287-2 — The Prestige Years (2004)
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| b. | JRC 1996 | Drowsy(Jack McDuff) - 3:37 |
| c. | JRC 1997 | Noon Train(Jack McDuff) - 3:53 |
| d. | JRC 1998 | Mr. Wonderful(Lawrence Holofcener, Gerry Bock, George David Weiss) - 5:51 |
| e. | JRC 1999 | Mack 'N' Duff(Jack McDuff) - 5:10 |
| f. | JRC 2000 | You're Driving Me Crazy(Walter Donaldson)
- 4:47 Prestige LP 12"PR 7596 — Plays For Beautiful People (1969)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7596 — Plays For Beautiful People (1969)
Prestige 8-TrackPR8-65 — Plays For Beautiful People (1969)
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| g. | JRC 2001 | Brother Jack(Jack McDuff)
- 4:00 Prestige 45PR 45-169 — Organ Grinder's Swing / Brother Jack (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7481 — Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7481 — Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits (1967)
Bellaphon LP 12"BLST 6525 — Rock Candy/1 (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24013 — Rock Candy/1 (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 24013 — Rock Candy/1 (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 24013 — Rock Candy/1 (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7481 — Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24287-2 — The Prestige Years (2004)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 028 — Instrumentals Soul-Style 2/1 (2016)
History Of Soul CDRANDB 072 — Birth Of Funk 1949-1962/1 (2021)
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| h. | JRC 2002 | Light Blues(Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings) - 6:01 |
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7174 — Brother Jack (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7174 — Brother Jack (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7785 — Brother Jack (1972)
Prestige CDPRST 7785 — Brother Jack (1972)
Prestige CDPR 20 7174-2 — Brother Jack (1999)
Prestige CDPRCD 24220-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Brother Jack (1999)
Groove Hut CDGH 66714 — Brother Jack + Tough 'Duff (2011)
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Date: Feb 26, 1960
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Milt Hinton (b), Alvin Johnson (d), Buck Clarke (per)
| a. | JRC 2035 | Where Are You?(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
- 5:41 Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| b. | JRC 2036 | This Nearly Was Mine(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 4:31 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| c. | JRC 2037 | Sportin'(Bill Jennings, Willis Jackson)
- 4:47 Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| d. | JRC 2038 | Dancing On The Ceiling(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 5:30 Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| e. | JRC 2039 | Keep On Blowin'(Willis Jackson)
- 10:22 Prestige LP 12"PR 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1959)
Prestige 45PR 45-178 — Keep On Blowin', Pt. 1&2 (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Cool "Gator" (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7172 — Keep On A Blowin' (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7830 — Keep On A Blowin' (1972)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 220 — Cool "Gator" (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23101 — Cool "Gator" (1993)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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| f. | JRC 2040 | It Might As Well Be Spring(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 7:20 Prestige LP 12"PR 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
La Voix De Son Maître LP 12"HTX 40403 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"P 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| g. | JRC 2041 | This'll Get To Ya(Willis Jackson)
- 10:10 Prestige 45PR 45-393 — This'll Get To Ya, Pt. 1&2 (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige 45PR 45-424 — This'll Get To Ya, Pt. 1&2 (1966)
La Voix De Son Maître LP 12"HTX 40403 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"P 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige CD4PRCD 4426-2 — The Prestige Records Story/3 (1999)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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Date: March 29-April 4, 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Everest
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), George Clarke (ts), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Grady Tate (d)
| a. | Madison Time, Part 1(Eddie Morrison, Rusty Bryant)
- 3:00 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| b. | In A Mellow Tone(Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler)
- 4:02 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| c. | Smooth Sailing(Arnett Cobb, Sir Charles Thompson)
- 2:48 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| d. | Flying Home(Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sid Robin)
- 4:14 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| e. | Organ Grinder's Swing(Will Hudson, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills)
- 4:11 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| f. | Madison Time, Part 2(Eddie Morrison, Rusty Bryant)
- 2:43 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
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| g. | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin)
- 2:11 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| h. | Soft Winds(Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson)
- 2:47 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
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| i. | It's All Right With Me(Cole Porter)
- 4:07 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| j. | Intermission Riff(Ray Wetzel, Steve Graham)
- 3:58 Sunset LP 12"SUM 1191 — Flying Home (1968)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
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Everest LP 12"LPBR 1094 — Dance The Madison! (1960)
Everest LP 12"SDBR 1094 — Dance The Madison! (1960)
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Date: May 11, 1960
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Bluesville
James D. "Shakey Jake" Harris (ldr), James D. "Shakey Jake" Harris (h, v), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g)
| a. | JRC 2231 | Good Times(Shakey Jake) - 3:16 |
| b. | JRC 2232 | Tear Drops(Shakey Jake) - 3:22 |
| c. | JRC 2233 | Worried Blues(Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather) - 2:21 |
| d. | JRC 2234 | My Foolish Heart(Ned Washington, Victor Young)
- 3:02 Bluesville 4545-807 — My Foolish Heart / Jake's Blues (1960)
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| e. | JRC 2235 | Jake's Blues(Shakey Jake)
- 1:51 Bluesville 4545-807 — My Foolish Heart / Jake's Blues (1960)
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| f. | JRC 2236 | Still Your Fool(Shakey Jake) - 3:12 |
| g. | JRC 2237 | Call Me When You Need Me(Shakey Jake) - 3:28 |
| h. | JRC 2238 | Keep A-Loving Me Baby(Shakey Jake) - 2:09 |
| i. | JRC 2239 | Sunset Blues(Shakey Jake) - 6:18 |
| j. | JRC 2240 | Buffin' And Puffin'(Shakey Jake) - 2:50 |
| k. | JRC 2241 | You Spoiled Your Baby(Shakey Jake) - 2:48 |
| l. | JRC 2242 | Just Shakey(Shakey Jake) - 1:55 |
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Bluesville LP 12"BVLP 1008 — Good Times (1960)
Original Blues Classics LP 12"OBC 572 — Good Times (1994)
Bluesville CDOBCCD 572-2 — Good Times (1995)
4 Men With Beards LP 12"4M 250 — Good Times (2016)
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Date: Jun 3, 1960
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Betty Roché (ldr), Jimmy Forrest (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Roy Haynes (d), Betty Roché (v)
| a. | JRC 2284 | When I Fall In Love(Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 3:19 |
| b. | JRC 2285 | September Song(Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 2:09 |
| c. | JRC 2286 | A Foggy Day(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 3:39 Prestige 45PR 45-181 — A Foggy Day / Come Rain Or Come Shine (1960)
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| d. | JRC 2287 | Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 3:55 |
| e. | JRC 2288 | Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
- 3:50 Prestige 45PR 45-181 — A Foggy Day / Come Rain Or Come Shine (1960)
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| f. | JRC 2289 | Blue Moon(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:02 |
| g. | JRC 2290 | Where Or When(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:58 |
| h. | JRC 2291 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along(Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols) - 4:14 |
| i. | JRC 2292 | Billie's Bounce(Charlie Parker) - 3:15 |
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Esquire LP 12"32-167 — Singin' And Swingin' (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7187 — Singin' And Swingin' (1960)
Status LP 12"ST 7187 — Singin' And Swingin' (1966)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 1718 — Singin' And Swingin' (1986)
Prestige CDPR 7187 — Singin' And Swingin' (1986)
Prestige CDVICJ-23683 — Singin' And Swingin' (1991)
Prestige CDOJCCD 1718-2 — Singin' And Swingin' (2000)
Le Chant Du Monde CD274 2245 — The Complete Betty Roché 1941-1961/1 (2013)
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Date: August 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Everest
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), George Clarke (ts), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Grady Tate (d)
| a. | Boogie Woogie(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:03 Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| b. | Blues For Barbara(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:13 Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| c. | Deep Echo(Wild Bill Davis)
- 2:07 Acrobat CDADDCD 3373 — The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-60/2 (2021)
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| d. | The World Of Susie Wong(Wild Bill Davis)
- 1:55 unissued
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Date: Aug 16, 1960
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Bill Elliott (d)
| a. | JRC 2402 | Contrasts(Jimmy Dorsey)
- 5:46 Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| b. | JRC 2403 | Cookin' Sherry(Willis Jackson)
- 8:14 Prestige 45PR 45-207 — Cookin' Sherry, Pt. 1&2 (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7702 — The Best Of Willis Jackson (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| c. | JRC 2404 | Blue Gator(Willis Jackson)
- 9:12 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| d. | JRC 2405 | Try A Little Tenderness(Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods)
- 5:57 Prestige LP 12"PR 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7183 — Blue Gator (1960)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7850 — Blue Gator (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| e. | JRC 2406 | Tu'gether(Willis Jackson)
- 4:06 Prestige LP 12"PR 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1965)
Prestige 45PR 45-411 — Tu'gether, Pt. 1&2 (1966)
La Voix De Son Maître LP 12"HTX 40403 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"P 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7364 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (1972)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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| f. | JRC 2407 | Mellow Blues(Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff)
- 9:01 Prestige LP 12"PR 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7211 — Cookin' Sherry (1961)
Prestige CDPRCD 24198-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Willis Jackson (1998)
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| g. | 45-187-A | Blue Gator, Part 1(Willie Jackson)
- 2:17 Prestige 45PR 45-187 — Blue Gator (1960)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 034 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1960/1 (2016)
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| h. | 45-187-B | Blue Gator, Part 2(Willie Jackson)
- 1:45 Prestige 45PR 45-187 — Blue Gator (1960)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 034 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1960/1 (2016)
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Date: September 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Everest
Wild Bill Davis (ldr), George Clarke (ts), Wild Bill Davis (org), Bill Jennings (g), Grady Tate (d)
| a. | Wenkie(Wild Bill Davis)
- 3:29 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| b. | Cherokee(Ray Noble)
- 3:54 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
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| c. | What's New?(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke)
- 2:43 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 309 — In A Mellow Tone (1999)
Everest CD43NB-0624 — The Everest Years (2005)
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| d. | St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy)
- 3:17 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 308 — In The Groove! (1999)
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Everest LP 12"LPBR 1125 — Dis Heah (This Here) (1960)
Everest LP 12"SDBR 1125 — Dis Heah (This Here) (1960)
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Date: Oct 13, 1961
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Brother Jack McDuff (org), Bill Jennings (g), Jimmy Lewis (b), Frank Shea (d)
| a. | JRC 3308 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou)(Hank Williams)
- 4:50 Prestige 45PR 45-221 — Jambalaya / Thunderbird (1962)
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| b. | JRC 3309 | Backtrack(Willis Jackson)
- 2:05 Prestige 45PR 45-410 — Without A Song / Backtrack (1966)
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| c. | JRC 3310 | Without A Song(Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
- 3:00 Prestige 45PR 45-410 — Without A Song / Backtrack (1966)
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| d. | JRC 3311 | Snake Crawl(Willis Jackson) - 2:40 |
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1967)
Prestige LP 12"PRT 7428 — Together Again, Again - Willis Jackson And Brother Jack McDuff (1973)
Prestige CDPRCD 24284-2 — Together Again! - Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff (2003)
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Date: Mar 31, 1962
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Freddie Roach (org), Bill Jennings (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Frank Shea (d), Ray Barretto (per)
| a. | JRC 3456 | Thunderbird(Willis Jackson)
- 5:06 Prestige 45PR 45-221 — Jambalaya / Thunderbird (1962)
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| b. | JRC 3458 | Back And Forth(Willis Jackson) - 9:16 |
| c. | JRC 3459 | Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:55 |
| d. | JRC 3460 | A Penny Serenade(Willis Jackson) - 7:44 |
| e. | JRC 3461 | Oh! Lady, Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:28 |
| f. | JRC 3457 | California Sun(Morris Levy, Henry Glover) - 3:53 |
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Esquire LP 12"32-182 — Thunderbird (1962)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7232 — Thunderbird (1962)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7232 — Thunderbird (1962)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7232 — Thunderbird (1962)
Prestige CDPRCD 24218-2 — Legends Of Acid Jazz - Keep On A Blowin' : Willis Jackson (1999)
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Date: Mar 22, 1968
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Trudy Pitts (org), Bill Jennings (g), Jimmy Lewis (b), Clarence "Bobby" Donaldson (d), Victor Allende (per)
| a. | Star Bag(Willis Jackson) - 7:35 | |
| b. | The Girl From Ipanema(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 5:55 | |
| c. | Good To The Damn Bone(Willis Jackson) - 5:30 | |
| d. | More(Riziero Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) - 7:25 | |
| e. | Smoke Rings(Gene Gifford, Ned Washington) - 6:00 | |
| f. | Yellow Days(Alarcon Carrillo, Alan Bernstein) - 5:45 |
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7571 — Star Bag - Willis Jackson/Trudy Pitts/Wild Bill Jennings (1968)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7571 — Star Bag - Willis Jackson/Trudy Pitts/Wild Bill Jennings (1968)
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Date: Sep 9, 1968
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Jackie Ivory (org), Bill Jennings (g), Ben Tucker (b), Jerry Potter (d), Ralph Dorsey (per)
| a. | Swivel Hips(George Freeman, Claude McLin) - 6:51 | |
| b. | In A Mellow Tone(Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 8:45 | |
| c. | Win, Lose Or Draw("King Curtis" Ousley) - 3:54 | |
| d. | Y'Understand Me(Willis Jackson) - 8:05 | |
| e. | By The Time I Get To Phoenix(Jimmy Webb)
- 6:03 Prestige CDPRCD 24243-2 — At Large (2000)
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| f. | Florence Of Arabia(Howard Roberts)
- 7:07 Prestige CDPRCD 24243-2 — At Large (2000)
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7602 — Swivel Hips (1969)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7602 — Swivel Hips (1969)
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Swivel Hips is a Title Variation of Bird, Bass And Out (George Freeman, Claude McLin)

Date: Nov 11, 1968
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ldr), Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Jackie Ivory (org), Bill Jennings (g), Jerry Potter (d), Richard "Pablo" Landrum (per)
| a. | Brother Ray(Willis Jackson) - 4:10 | |
| b. | A Day In The Life Of A Fool(Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria Araujo de Moraes, Susannah McCorkle) - 6:35 | |
| c. | This Is The Way I Feel(Willis Jackson) - 9:50 | |
| d. | Blue Jays(Willis Jackson) - 7:13 | |
| e. | Stolen Sweets(Wild Bill Davis, Dickie Thompson) - 5:35 | |
| f. | Long Tall Dexter(Dexter Gordon) - 7:07 |
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Prestige LP 12"PR 7648 — Gator's Groove (1969)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7648 — Gator's Groove (1969)
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A Day In The Life Of A Fool is a Lyric Variation of Mañha De Carnaval (Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria Araujo de Moraes)
