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Jimmy Shirley Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: Jan 12, 1940
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Theodore "Wingy" Carpenter (ldr), Theodore "Wingy" Carpenter (t), Leroy Loveless (cl, ts), Edward J. Allen (p), Jimmy Shirley (g, v), Ted Sinclair (b), Bob Warren (d), Mae Hopkins (v)

a. 67055-A Put Me Back In The Alley(Wingy Carpenter) - 3:09
Decca 787968 — Look Out Papa Don't You Bend Down/Put Me Back In The Alley   (1940)
Coral LP 12"6.30109 FK — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
Coral LP 12"82.040-4 — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
Coral LP 12"PCOX 7758 — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
b. 67056 Rhythm Of The Dishes And Pans(Wingy Carpenter) - 3:10
Decca 787711 — Rhythm Of The Dishes And Pans / Team Up   (1940)
c. 67057-A Look Out, Papa, Don't You Bend Down(Wingy Carpenter) - 2:40
Decca 787968 — Look Out Papa Don't You Bend Down/Put Me Back In The Alley   (1940)
d. 67058 Team Up(Wingy Carpenter) - 3:00
Decca 787711 — Rhythm Of The Dishes And Pans / Team Up   (1940)
Coral LP 12"6.30109 FK — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
Coral LP 12"82.040-4 — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
Coral LP 12"PCOX 7758 — Blues Box 2/1   (1976)
All titles on:
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)

Leroy Loveless (cl) on a-c, (ts) on d; Mae Hopkins (v) on a-b; Jimmy Shirley (v) on d.

19400112


Date: Apr 4, 1940
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Creole George Guesnon (ldr), Theodore "Wingy" Carpenter (t), Edward J. Allen (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Bob Warren (d), Creole George Guesnon (v)

a. 67497-A Mississippi Town(George Guesnon) - 2:51
Decca 787792 — Black Woman Blues / Mississippi Town   (1940)
Coral LP 12"6.30109 FK — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
Coral LP 12"82.040-4 — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
Coral LP 12"PCOX 7758 — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
RST LP 12"BD 2100 — Blues Bands - Recorded In New York (1936-1940)   (1990)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 013 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1921-1949/2   (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 030 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1 - 1940-41/1   (2014)
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)
b. 67497-Balt Mississippi Town(George Guesnon) - 3:03
Document CDDOCD 5660 — Too Late, Too Late, Newly Discovered Titles & Alternate Takes Volume 13, 1921-1940   (1999)
c. 67498-A Iberville And Franklin Blues(George Guesnon) - 2:50
Decca 787740 — Iberville And Franklin Blues / Goodbye, Good Luck To You   (1940)
RST LP 12"BD 2100 — Blues Bands - Recorded In New York (1936-1940)   (1990)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)
d. 67499-A Black Woman Blues(George Guesnon) - 2:48
Decca 787792 — Black Woman Blues / Mississippi Town   (1940)
RST LP 12"BD 2100 — Blues Bands - Recorded In New York (1936-1940)   (1990)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)
e. 67500-A Goodbye, Good Luck To You(George Guesnon) - 3:00
Decca 787740 — Iberville And Franklin Blues / Goodbye, Good Luck To You   (1940)
Coral LP 12"6.30109 FK — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
Coral LP 12"82.040-4 — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
Coral LP 12"PCOX 7758 — Blues Box 2/2   (1976)
RST LP 12"BD 2100 — Blues Bands - Recorded In New York (1936-1940)   (1990)
EPM Musique CD157 612 — New Orleans Blues 1923-1940   (1992)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)
P-Vine CDPCD-93964 — Pickin' For Jivin' - The Very Best Of Swingin' Jive Guitarists   (2000)
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)
f. 67500-Balt Goodbye, Good Luck To You(George Guesnon) - 2:24
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)

19400404


Date: Sep 11, 1940
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Clarence Profit (ldr), Clarence Profit (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Benjamin Franklin Brown (b)

a. 68079-A Dark Eyes(traditional) - 3:06
Decca 788527 — Dark Eyes / Azure   (1941)
b. 68080-A Time Square Blues(Clarence Profit) - 2:55
Decca 788503 — Time Square Blues / Hot And Bothered   (1941)
MCA LP 12"510 090 — Kings And Queens Of Ivory 1   (1974)
Franklin Mint LP 12"GJR 078 — Piano Stylists 1927-1980 Vol. 2   (1985)
Franklin Mint LP 12"JAZZ 20 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time - Piano Stylists 1927-1980/2   (1985)
Affinity LP 12"AFS 1022 — Piano Portraits, Vol. One   (1986)
c. 68081-A Hot And Bothered(Duke Ellington) - 3:17
Decca 788503 — Time Square Blues / Hot And Bothered   (1941)
MCA LP 12"510 090 — Kings And Queens Of Ivory 1   (1974)
Affinity LP 12"AFS 1022 — Piano Portraits, Vol. One   (1986)
GRP CDGRD-639 — A Piano Anthology (From Jelly Roll Morton To Bill Evans)   (1994)
Charly CDCDGR 181-2 — 52nd Street The Street Of Jazz/1 Swing Street   (1997)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5421 — Electric Guitar Story Vol. 1 1935-1959   (2014)
d. 68082-A Azure(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:29
Decca 788527 — Dark Eyes / Azure   (1941)
All titles on:
Meritt LP 12"#15 — The Complete Clarence Profit 1939-40   (1981)
Memoir CDCDMOIR 504 — All The Solo And Trio Sides Complete Plus Extras   (1993)

19400911


Date: Oct 25, 1940
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Theodore "Wingy" Carpenter (ldr), Theodore "Wingy" Carpenter (t, v), Leroy Loveless (cl), Edward J. Allen (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Ted Sinclair (b), Bob Warren (d), ensemble (bkv)

a. 68294-A Preachin' Trumpet Blues(Wingy Carpenter) - 2:52
Brunswick 7803401 — Preachin' Trumpet Blues / Dexter Blues - Wingy Carpenter/Jay McShann   (1942)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)

19401025


Date: Jun 26, 1941
Location: RCA Victor Studios, New York
Label: Victor

Artie Shaw (ldr), Henry "Red" Allen (t), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Artie Shaw (cl), Benny Carter (as), Sonny White (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Billy Taylor, Sr., Fred Zimmerman (b), Sam Shepherd (d), Kurt Dieterle, Louis Edlin, Leo Kahn, Serge Kotlarsky, Leo Kruczek, Dave Norman, Max Silverman, Harry Urbant (vn), Sol Deutsch, Bernard Ocko (vl), Abram Borodkin, Lucien Schmit (vc), Laura Newell (hrp), Lena Horne (v)

a. BS 066146-1 Confessin'(Al J. Neyburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds) / arr: Artie Shaw - 3:18
Camden LP 12"CAL 584 — One Night Stand   (1963)
Camden LP 12"CDN 5107 — One Night Stand   (1963)
RCA Victor LP 12"DPM 2028 — Concerto For Clarinet/2   (1972)
RCA Victor LP 12"VPM 6062 — This Is Artie Shaw Vol. 2/1   (1972)
RCA Victor LP 12"VPS 6062 — This Is Artie Shaw Vol. 2/1   (1972)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Artie Shaw And His Orchestra ‎Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
BMG CD90128 — Artie Shaw - 16 Top Tracks   (1988)
RCA CDCD 90128 — Artie Shaw Top Tracks   (1988)
Bluebird CD3000-2-RB — All Of Me   (1991)
b. BS 066147-1 Love Me A Little Little(Holmes, Charles Orr, Smith) / arr: Artie Shaw - 3:02
Victor 7827509 — Love Me A Little / Don't Take Your Love From Me   (1941)
His Master's Voice 78B.9322 — Love Me A Little / Don't Take Your Love From Me   (1943)
RCA Victor 7820-2994 — Take Your Shoes Off, Baby / Love Me A Little Little   (1946)
RCA Victor EPEPA 5013 — Any Old Time   (1958)
London LP 12"DR 27065 — Any Old Time   (1958)
RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 1570 — Any Old Time   (1958)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Artie Shaw And His Orchestra ‎Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
L'Art Vocal CD11 — La Sélection 1936-1941   (1993)
Jazz Factory CDJFCD 22827 — Complete RCA Victor And Black & White Masters/1   (2001)
Membran CD22795-382/D — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 39/4 Lena Horne (1936-1944)   (2005)
c. BS 066148-1 Beyond The Blue Horizon(Leo Robin, Whiting) / arr: Artie Shaw - 2:43
RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 1648 — Reissued By Request   (1960)
BMG CD90128 — Artie Shaw - 16 Top Tracks   (1988)
RCA CDCD 90128 — Artie Shaw Top Tracks   (1988)
d. BS 066149-1 Don't Take Your Love From Me(Henry Nemo) / arr: Artie Shaw - 3:05
RCA Victor 7820-1593 — Don't Take Your Love From Me / It Had To Be You   (1939)
Victor 7827509 — Love Me A Little / Don't Take Your Love From Me   (1941)
His Master's Voice 78B.9322 — Love Me A Little / Don't Take Your Love From Me   (1943)
RCA Victor 7820-2865 — Don't Take Your Love From Me / Shadows   (1946)
RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 1648 — Reissued By Request   (1960)
RCA Victor LP 12"VPM 6039 — This Is Artie Shaw/2   (1971)
RCA Victor LP 12"VPS 6039 — This Is Artie Shaw/2   (1971)
RCA Victor LP 12"DPM 2041 — Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Volume Two/2   (1974)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Artie Shaw And His Orchestra ‎Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
RCA LP 12"FXM1 7336 — Volume 1 (1941-1945)   (1977)
Time Life Music LP 12"STBB 26 — Encore Artie Shaw/2   (1986)
L'Art Vocal CD11 — La Sélection 1936-1941   (1993)
Jazz Factory CDJFCD 22827 — Complete RCA Victor And Black & White Masters/1   (2001)
Membran CD22795-382/D — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 39/4 Lena Horne (1936-1944)   (2005)
Proper CDP 1439 - Properbox 085 — The Artie Shaw Story/3 Frenesi   (2005)
All titles on:
Bluebird LP 12"AXM2-5576 — The Complete Artie Shaw Volume V, 1941-1942/1   (1981)
Classics CDCLA 1167 — The Chronological Artie Shaw 1940-1941   (2001)
Mosaic CD#244 MD7 — Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions/4   (2009)
Documents CD222738 — Begin The Beguine/09 Confessin'   (2011)

Confessin' is a Title Variation of I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg, Doc Daugherty)

Lena Horne (v) on b, d.

19410626


Date: Nov 29, 1943
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Edmond Hall (ldr), Sidney DeParis (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), James P. Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Israel Crosby (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

a. BN 901-1alt High Society(Armand J. Piron, Clarence Williams) - 4:05
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/1   (1986)
Neatwork CDRP 2043 — The Alternative Takes Edmond Hall 1940-1944   (2002)
b. BN 901-2alt High Society(Armand J. Piron, Clarence Williams) - 4:01
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/1   (1986)
Neatwork CDRP 2043 — The Alternative Takes Edmond Hall 1940-1944   (2002)
c. BN 901-3 High Society(Armand J. Piron, Clarence Williams) - 3:58
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 541 — High Society / Night Shift Blues   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 28 — High Society / Blues At Blue Note   (1943)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6509 — Classics Volume 1   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/1   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0830 — The Chronological Edmond Hall 1937-1944   (1995)
Jazz Portrait CDCD 14578 — Edmond Hall   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5410 — Profoundly Blue   (2001)
Membran CD22764-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 08/3 Edmond Hall (1941-1944)   (2005)
d. BN 903-1alt Blues At Blue Note(Edmond Hall) - 4:43
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/1   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Neatwork CDRP 2043 — The Alternative Takes Edmond Hall 1940-1944   (2002)
e. BN 903-2 Blues At Blue Note(Edmond Hall) - 4:09
ASV/Living Era 78CD AJA 5355 — Carolina Shout - Father Of The Stride Piano   (2000)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 28 — High Society / Blues At Blue Note   (1943)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/1   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0830 — The Chronological Edmond Hall 1937-1944   (1995)
Jazz Portrait CDCD 14578 — Edmond Hall   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
Membran CD22764-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 08/3 Edmond Hall (1941-1944)   (2005)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels 1938-1947/1   (2009)
f. BN 905-1alt Night Shift Blues(Edmond Hall) - 4:09
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/3   (1996)
Neatwork CDRP 2043 — The Alternative Takes Edmond Hall 1940-1944   (2002)
g. BN 905-2 Night Shift Blues(Edmond Hall) - 4:06
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 541 — High Society / Night Shift Blues   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 29 — Royal Garden Blues / Night Shift Blues   (1943)
Vogue EPEPV 1164 — Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen   (1956)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6509 — Classics Volume 1   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0830 — The Chronological Edmond Hall 1937-1944   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5410 — Profoundly Blue   (2001)
h. BN 907-1alt Royal Garden Blues(Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:52
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Neatwork CDRP 2043 — The Alternative Takes Edmond Hall 1940-1944   (2002)
i. BN 907-2 Royal Garden Blues(Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 4:04
Blue Note 78 12"BN 29 — Royal Garden Blues / Night Shift Blues   (1943)
Vogue EPEPV 1164 — Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen   (1956)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0830 — The Chronological Edmond Hall 1937-1944   (1995)
Jazz Portrait CDCD 14578 — Edmond Hall   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/2   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
Membran CD22764-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 08/3 Edmond Hall (1941-1944)   (2005)
Fabulous CDFABCD 2052 — The James P. Johnson Collection 1921-49/2   (2015)
j. Blue Note Boogie(Edmond Hall) - 3:53
Blue Note LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Electrola LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
EMI LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Blue Note CDCDP 7 99099 2 6 — Boogie Woogie, Stride And The Piano Blues   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0830 — The Chronological Edmond Hall 1937-1944   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
Proper CDP 1807 - Properbox 177 — Roll 'Em - 103 Rompin' Boogie Woogie Classics/3   (2013)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 21262 2 5 — The Blue Note Jazzmen/1   (1998)

19431129


Date: Dec 18, 1943
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Brunswick

Coleman Hawkins (ldr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ellis Larkins (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Max Roach (d)

a. T 1917 Lover, Come Back To Me(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:01
Vogue EPEPL 7002 — Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra Vol. 1   (1954)
Brunswick LP 10"BL 58030 — Tenor Sax Stylings Vol. 1   (1952)
Jazz Selection LP 10"J.S.L.P. 50.006 — Tenor Sax Stylings Vol. 1   (1953)
Brunswick LP 12"BL 54016 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Brunswick LP 12"LPBM 3 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Coral LP 12"LPCM 2008 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Brunswick LP 12"B12-1319 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1957)
Bob Thiele Music LP 12"BBM 1-1121 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1975)
RCA LP 12"SF 8456 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1975)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"ASP 808 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"FW 39519 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"FWT 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1987)
Doctor Jazz CassetteFW 69519 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz CassetteFWT 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1987)
Zillion Cassette261056-4 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1991)
Signature CDAK 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1989)
Zillion CD261056-2 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1991)
Contact CDBVCJ-7346 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (1994)
Flying Dutchman CDBVCJ-7346 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0807 — The Chronological Coleman Hawkins 1943-1944   (1995)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53318 — I Love You   (1998)
Proper CDP 1153 - Properbox 014 — The Bebop Years/1 Body And Soul   (2001)
RCA CDBVCJ-37271 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (2002)
b. T 1917-altalt Lover, Come Back To Me(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:01
c. T 1918 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:00
RCA LP 12"FXM3 7324 — Saxophone Giants/1   (1974)
d. T 19001 Blues Changes(Coleman Hawkins) - 4:07
Vogue EPEPL 7003 — Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra Vol. 2   (1954)
Brunswick LP 10"BL 58030 — Tenor Sax Stylings Vol. 1   (1952)
Jazz Selection LP 10"J.S.L.P. 50.006 — Tenor Sax Stylings Vol. 1   (1953)
Brunswick LP 12"BL 54016 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Brunswick LP 12"LPBM 3 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Coral LP 12"LPCM 2008 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1956)
Brunswick LP 12"B12-1319 — The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster   (1957)
Coral LP 12"CJE-100 — The Jazz Story As Told By Steve Allen/2   (1958)
Coral LP 12"CRL 57223 — Jazz Story Volume 2   (1958)
Bob Thiele Music LP 12"BBM 1-1121 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1975)
RCA LP 12"PM 45350 — From Swing To Be-Bop/1   (1975)
RCA LP 12"SF 8456 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1975)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"ASP 808 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"FW 39519 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz LP 12"FWT 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1987)
Doctor Jazz CassetteFW 69519 — Classic Tenors Volume 2   (1984)
Doctor Jazz CassetteFWT 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1987)
Zillion Cassette261056-4 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1991)
Signature CDAK 40950 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1989)
Zillion CD261056-2 — The Big Three - Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young And Ben Webster   (1991)
Contact CDBVCJ-7346 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (1994)
Flying Dutchman CDBVCJ-7346 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0807 — The Chronological Coleman Hawkins 1943-1944   (1995)
Proper CDP 1153 - Properbox 014 — The Bebop Years/1 Body And Soul   (2001)
RCA CDBVCJ-37271 — Classic Tenors - Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young   (2002)
All titles on:
Mosaic CD#251 MD8 — Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947/7   (2012)

19431218


Date: Jan 3, 1944
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Brunswick

Herman Chittison (ldr), Herman Chittison (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Cedric Wallace (b)

a. N 1336-1alt How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 1:51
b. N 1336-2alt How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 2:18
c. N 1336-3 How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 2:18
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
d. N 1337-1/2inc The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 1:50
e. N 1337-3alt The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 3:18
f. N 1337-4/5/6inc The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 1:50
g. N 1337-7alt The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 2:59
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
h. N 1337-8 The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 2:58
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
i. N 1338-1alt Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 1:38
j. N 1338-2 Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 2:22
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
k. N 1338-3alt Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 2:14
l. N 1339-1/2alt Schubert's Serenade(Franz Schubert, Aaron) - 2:50
m. N 1339-3inc Schubert's Serenade(Franz Schubert, Aaron) - 00:08
n. N 1339-4alt Schubert's Serenade(Franz Schubert, Aaron) - 2:53
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
o. N 1339-5 Schubert's Serenade(Franz Schubert, Aaron) - 2:01
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
p. N 1339-6inc Schubert's Serenade(Franz Schubert, Aaron) - 00:43
q. N 1340-1alt As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 2:57
r. N 1340-2inc As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 1:24
s. N 1340-3/4inc As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 1:24
t. N 1340-5 As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 2:52
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
u. N 1341-1 Frasquita Serenade(Franz Lehar, Heinz Reichert, A. M. Willner) - 2:25
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
v. N 1341-2alt Frasquita Serenade(Franz Lehar, Heinz Reichert, A. M. Willner) - 2:21
w. N 1342-1 My Old Flame(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 3:27
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
x. N 1343-1 Lover(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:33
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
y. N 1344-1 Persian Rug(Neil Moret) - 2:16
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)
Audiophile CDACD 88 — The Remarkable Art Of Tatum & Chittison - Tea For Two   (2007)
All titles on:
Audiophile LP 12"AP 39 — The Melody Lingers On   (1984)

Herman Chittison (ldr) on a-m, o-y, (p) on a-m, o-y; Jimmy Shirley (g) on a-m, o-y; Cedric Wallace (b) on a-m, o-y.

19440103


Date: Mar 4, 1944
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

James P. Johnson (ldr), Sidney DeParis (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Ben Webster (ts), James P. Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

a. BN 950-1 Blue Mizz(James P. Johnson) - 3:47
Blue Note 78 12"BN 32 — Victory Stride / Blue Mizz   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8104 — Swing Sessions   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9286 — Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5237 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/7 Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0824 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1943-1944   (1994)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Topaz (F) CDTPZ 1065 — Breaks, Blues And Boogies   (1997)
In+Out CDIOR CD 78013-2 — Jazz The Essential Collection Vol. 3/2 Ben Webster   (1998)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/1   (2001)
b. BN 950-2alt Blue Mizz(James P. Johnson) - 3:43
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
c. BN 951-2alt Victory Stride(James P. Johnson) - 3:57
d. BN 951-3 Victory Stride(James P. Johnson) - 3:59
Blue Note 78 12"BN 32 — Victory Stride / Blue Mizz   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8104 — Swing Sessions   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9286 — Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1983)
Musica Jazz LP 12"2MJP-1068 — Ben Webster   (1989)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5237 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/7 Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0824 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1943-1944   (1994)
ASV/Living Era CDCD AJA 5152 — Cottontail - The Best Of Ben Webster 1931-1944   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Best Of Jazz CD4052 — His Best Recordings 1931-1946   (1996)
President CDPLCD 549 — Ben And The Boys   (1996)
Topaz (F) CDTPZ 1065 — Breaks, Blues And Boogies   (1997)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53307 — The Frog   (1999)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/1   (2001)
Proper CDP 1247 - Properbox 037 — Big Ben/3 52nd Street Days   (2002)
e. BN 952-2 Joy Mentin'(James P. Johnson) - 4:24
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 547 — Joy Mentin' / After You've Gone   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 33 — After You've Gone / Joy Mentin'   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8104 — Swing Sessions   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9286 — Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5237 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/7 Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0824 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1943-1944   (1994)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD158 522 — Electric Guitar Story   (1996)
Topaz (F) CDTPZ 1065 — Breaks, Blues And Boogies   (1997)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/1   (2001)
f. BN 953-2 After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 4:24
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 547 — Joy Mentin' / After You've Gone   (1945)
ASV/Living Era 78CD AJA 5355 — Carolina Shout - Father Of The Stride Piano   (2000)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 33 — After You've Gone / Joy Mentin'   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"BST 89902 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"BST 89902 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8104 — Swing Sessions   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"27 017-3 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1970)
Blue Note LP 12"BN-LA 158-G2 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"BN-LA 158-G2 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"LCSP 101 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Liberty LP 12"LCSP 1013 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"27 076-XH — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1976)
Blue Note LP 12"27.076-XH — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1976)
Time-Life LP 12"STL-J18 — Giants Of Jazz - James P. Johnson/3   (1981)
World Record Club LP 12"R 08685 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1981)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9286 — Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5237 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/7 Swing Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Musica Jazz CD4781142 — The Blue Note Story 1939-1950 : The 78 Era   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0824 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1943-1944   (1994)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD158 612 — Ben Webster Story 1934/1944   (1996)
Topaz (F) CDTPZ 1065 — Breaks, Blues And Boogies   (1997)
Blue Note CD7243 4 96427 2 0 — 60 Blue Note Years 1939-1999/01   (1998)
Blue Note CD7243 4 98425 2 6 — The Blue Note Years 1939-1999/01   (1998)
History CD20.1964-HI — From Swing To Bebop - Cadillac Slim/2   (1998)
Blue Note CD7243 4 95698 2 9 — The Blue Note Years Volume One - Boogie, Blues & Bop 1939-1955 /1   (1999)
Blue Note/EMI CD7243 8 52682 7 7 — Les Années Blue Note - Boogie Blues & Bop 1939-1955/1   (1999)
History CD20.1960-HI — From Swing To Bebop/08   (2000)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/1   (2001)
Proper CDP 1247 - Properbox 037 — Big Ben/3 52nd Street Days   (2002)
Membran CD22775-382/A — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 19/1 Ben Webster (1932-1944)   (2005)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels 1938-1947/1   (2009)
Fabulous CDFABCD 2052 — The James P. Johnson Collection 1921-49/2   (2015)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/2   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 21262 2 5 — The Blue Note Jazzmen/2   (1998)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66014 — Victory Stride - Swing Sessions Featuring Ben Webster   (1999)

19440304


Date: Apr 21, 1944
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Art Hodes (ldr), Max Kaminsky (t), Sandy Williams (tb), Art Hodes (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Israel Crosby (b)

a. BN 968-0 M.K. Blues(Max Kaminsky) - 3:25
Blue Note 78BN 527 — Jug Head Boogie / M.K. Blues   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6502 — The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6508 — Sittin' In - Volume I   (1969)
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5236 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/6 Back Room Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
b. BN 968-1alt M.K. Blues(Max Kaminsky) - 3:14
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
c. BN 969-0 Low Down Blues(S. Williams) - 3:13
Blue Note 78BN 526 — Low Down Blues / Back Room Blues   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6508 — Sittin' In - Volume I   (1969)
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5236 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/6 Back Room Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/2   (1996)
d. BN 970-0alt Jug Head Boogie(Art Hodes) - 3:28
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
e. BN 970-1 Jug Head Boogie(Art Hodes) - 3:14
Blue Note 78BN 527 — Jug Head Boogie / M.K. Blues   (1944)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6502 — The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6508 — Sittin' In - Volume I   (1969)
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/1   (1985)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5236 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/6 Back Room Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Dormouse International CDDMI CDX04 — Sessions At Blue Note   (1991)
Blue Note CDCDP 7 99099 2 6 — Boogie Woogie, Stride And The Piano Blues   (1992)
f. BN 970-2alt Jug Head Boogie(Art Hodes) - 3:10
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/3   (1996)
g. BN 971-1 S.C.H. Blues(Art Hodes) - 3:01
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5236 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/6 Back Room Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
P-Vine CDPCD-93964 — Pickin' For Jivin' - The Very Best Of Swingin' Jive Guitarists   (2000)
h. BN 972-0 Back Room Blues(Art Hodes) - 3:12
Blue Note 78BN 526 — Low Down Blues / Back Room Blues   (1944)
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5236 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/6 Back Room Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Dormouse International CDDMI CDX04 — Sessions At Blue Note   (1991)
Blue Note CDCDP 7 96580 2 — Blue Piano Vol. 1   (1992)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5723 — Blue Piano Vol. 1   (1993)

Max Kaminsky (t) on a-b, d-f; Sandy Williams (tb) on c-f.

19440421


Date: Jun 1, 1944
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Art Hodes (ldr), Max Kaminsky (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), Art Hodes (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Sid Weiss (b), Danny Alvin (d)

a. BN 977-0 Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Ken Casey, Ben Bernie) - 4:02
Blue Note 78 12"BN 34 — Sugar Foot Stomp / Sweet Georgia Brown   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7006 — Dixieland Jubilee   (1950)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Dormouse International CDDMI CDX04 — Sessions At Blue Note   (1991)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
b. BN 978-0 Squeeze Me(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Clarence Williams) - 3:53
Blue Note 78 12"BN 35 — Squeeze Me / Bugle Call Rag   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7006 — Dixieland Jubilee   (1950)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6509 — Classics Volume 1   (1969)
Dormouse International CDDMI CDX04 — Sessions At Blue Note   (1991)
c. BN 978-1alt Squeeze Me(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Clarence Williams) - 4:01
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/3   (1996)
d. BN 979-0alt Sugar Foot Stomp(Joseph "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong) - 3:55
e. BN 979-1 Sugar Foot Stomp(Joseph "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong) - 4:09
Blue Note 78 12"BN 34 — Sugar Foot Stomp / Sweet Georgia Brown   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7006 — Dixieland Jubilee   (1950)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6502 — The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/2   (1996)
f. BN 980-0alt Bugle Call Rag(Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) - 3:51
g. BN 980-1 Bugle Call Rag(Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) - 3:26
Blue Note 78 12"BN 35 — Squeeze Me / Bugle Call Rag   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7006 — Dixieland Jubilee   (1950)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6509 — Classics Volume 1   (1969)
Dormouse International CDDMI CDX04 — Sessions At Blue Note   (1991)
h. BN 980-2alt Bugle Call Rag(Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) - 3:34
Blue Note LP 12"B 6504 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume I   (1969)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/2   (1996)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#114 MR5 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)
Mosaic CD#114 MD4 — The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions/2   (1985)

Sugar Foot Stomp is a Title Variation of Dippermouth Blues (Joseph "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong)

19440601


Date: Jun 21, 1944
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Sidney DeParis (ldr), Sidney DeParis (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), James P. Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

a. BN 981-0 Everybody Loves My Baby(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 3:30
Climax 7840 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 544 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 40 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6501 — DeParis Dixie   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53199 — Edmond Hall   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0835 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Retrospective CDRTS 4294 — Nice Work/1   (2016)
b. BN 981-1alt Everybody Loves My Baby(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 4:14
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/3   (1996)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD159 882 — A True Trombone Master   (2000)
c. BN 982-0 Ballin' The Jack(Chris Smith, James Henry Burris) - 4:43
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 553 — Ballin' The Jack / Who's Sorry Now   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 41 — Who's Sorry Now / Ballin' The Jack   (1944)
Jazz Parade 78 12"E 2 — Who's Sorry Now / Ballin' The Jack   (1950)
Vogue EPEPV 1164 — Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen   (1956)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0835 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5257 — Great Jazz On Small U.S. Labels 1938-1947/1   (2009)
Retrospective CDRTS 4294 — Nice Work/1   (2016)
d. BN 983-0alt Who's Sorry Now?(Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 4:25
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
e. BN 983-1 Who's Sorry Now?(Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 4:13
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 553 — Ballin' The Jack / Who's Sorry Now   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 41 — Who's Sorry Now / Ballin' The Jack   (1944)
Jazz Parade 78 12"E 2 — Who's Sorry Now / Ballin' The Jack   (1950)
Vogue EPEPV 1164 — Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen   (1956)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7007 — Jamming In Jazz - Edmond Hall/Sidney De Paris   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6501 — DeParis Dixie   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53199 — Edmond Hall   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0835 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Retrospective CDRTS 4294 — Nice Work/1   (2016)
f. BN 984-0 The Call Of The Blues(James P. Johnson) - 4:17
Climax 7840 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   
Jazz Sélection 78J.S. 544 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   (1945)
Blue Note 78 12"BN 40 — Everybody Loves My Baby / The Call Of The Blues   (1944)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"BST 89902 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"BST 89902 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"27 017-3 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1970)
Blue Note LP 12"BN-LA 158-G2 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"BN-LA 158-G2 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"LCSP 101 — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Liberty LP 12"LCSP 1013 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1973)
Blue Note LP 12"27 076-XH — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1976)
Blue Note LP 12"27.076-XH — A Decade Of Jazz Volume One 1939-1949/2   (1976)
World Record Club LP 12"R 08685 — Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz, Volume 1 1939-1949/2   (1981)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/5   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Blue Note CDCDP 7 99099 2 6 — Boogie Woogie, Stride And The Piano Blues   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0835 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944   (1995)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Fabulous CDFABCD 2052 — The James P. Johnson Collection 1921-49/2   (2015)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 21262 2 5 — The Blue Note Jazzmen/1   (1998)

19440621


Date: Oct 26, 1944
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

James P. Johnson (ldr), Sidney DeParis (t), Vic Dickenson (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), James P. Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Lucas (b), Arthur Trappier (d)

a. BN 993-0alt Tishomingo Blues(Spencer Williams) - 4:55
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
b. BN 993-2 Tishomingo Blues(Spencer Williams) - 4:31
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6506 — Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume II   (1969)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53199 — Edmond Hall   (1994)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/2   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Classics CDCLA 1027 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944-1945   (1998)
Saga CD066 567-2 — Saga City - A Jazz Travel Guide   (2003)
Membran CD22764-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 08/3 Edmond Hall (1941-1944)   (2005)
c. BN 994-0alt Walkin' The Dog(Shelton Brooks) - 4:34
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
d. BN 994-1 Walkin' The Dog(Shelton Brooks) - 4:29
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Queen-Disc LP 12"Q.020 — Take It With Your Clarinet That Ballet   (1976)
Blue Note LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Electrola LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
EMI LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/3   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53199 — Edmond Hall   (1994)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Classics CDCLA 1027 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944-1945   (1998)
Membran CD22764-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 08/3 Edmond Hall (1941-1944)   (2005)
e. BN 995-0 Easy Rider(Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter) - 4:33
Blue Note LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Electrola LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
EMI LP 12"F 667.787 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/2   (1982)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Classics CDCLA 1027 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944-1945   (1998)
f. BN 996-0alt At The Ball(Hill) - 3:41
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
g. BN 996-3 At The Ball(Hill) - 4:07
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 7012 — Jazz Band Ball   (1951)
Toshiba/Blue Note LP 12"NR-8102 — Jamming In Jazz   (1969)
Queen-Disc LP 12"Q.020 — Take It With Your Clarinet That Ballet   (1976)
Time-Life LP 12"STL-J18 — Giants Of Jazz - James P. Johnson/3   (1981)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9287 — Jamming In Jazz   (1983)
Mosaic CD#109 MD4 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/4   (1986)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5235 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/5 Jammin' In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1990)
Music Memoria CD7243 8 40939 2 1 — A Trumpet Stylist   (1995)
Blue Note CD7243 8 35811 2 2 — Hot Jazz On Blue Note/4   (1996)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66011 — High Society - Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen   (1998)
Classics CDCLA 1027 — The Chronological James P. Johnson 1944-1945   (1998)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#109 MR6 — The Complete E. Hall/J. P. Johnson/S. De Paris/V. Dickenson Blue Note Sessions/5   (1986)
Blue Note CD7243 8 21262 2 5 — The Blue Note Jazzmen/2   (1998)

19441026


Date: Dec 8, 1944
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Musicraft

Herman Chittison (ldr), Herman Chittison (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Powell (b)

a. 5226-2 The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin) - 3:04
Musicraft 78315 — How High The Moon / The Song Is Ended   (1945)
b. 5227-2 Serenade(Franz Schubert) - 3:08
Musicraft 78314 — Serenade / There's Beauty Everywhere   (1945)
Saga CD066 474 2 — Jazzin' The Classics Vol. 2   (2003)
c. 5228-6 How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 3:03
Musicraft 78315 — How High The Moon / The Song Is Ended   (1945)
d. 5229-3 There's Beauty Everywhere(Freed, Warren) - 2:41
Musicraft 78314 — Serenade / There's Beauty Everywhere   (1945)
All titles on:
Musicraft LP 12"MVS 506 — Piano Genius   (1980)
Classics CDCLA 1024 — The Chronological Herman Chittison 1944-1945   (1998)

19441208


Date: Jan 23, 1945
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Jimmy Shirley (ldr), Jimmy Shirley (g), Oscar Smith (b)

a. BN 210-0 These Foolish Things(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
unissued
b. BN 211-2 Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 2:57
Liberty LP 12"K22P-6094 — The World Of Jazz Guitar/1   (1981)
Blue Note LP 12"F 667.789 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/4   (1982)
Electrola LP 12"F 667.789 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/4   (1982)
EMI LP 12"F 667.789 — 40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 1/4   (1982)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5234 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/4 Jazz Guitar Classics On Blue Note   (1990)
Proper CDP 1135 - Properbox 009 — Hittin' On All Six - A History Of The Jazz Guitar/3 Charlie's Children   (2000)
c. BN 212-1 Blues On The Loose(Jimmy Shirley)
unissued
d. BN 213-0 I May Be Wrong(Harry Ruskin, Henry Sullivan)
unissued
e. BN 214-1 Jimmy's Blues(Jimmy Rushing) - 3:00
Blue Note 78BN 530 — T-Bone Blues / Jimmy's Blues - T-Bone Walker/Jimmy Shirley   (1946)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5234 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/4 Jazz Guitar Classics On Blue Note   (1990)
Blue Note CDCDP 7 96581 2 — Blue Guitar   (1992)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5725 — Blue Guitar   (1992)
P-Vine CDPCD-93964 — Pickin' For Jivin' - The Very Best Of Swingin' Jive Guitarists   (2000)

19450123


Date: early February 1945
Location: World Studios, New York
Label: V-Disc

Evelyn Knight (ldr), Herman Chittison (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carlton Powell (d), Evelyn Knight (v)

a. VP 1199 Grandfather's Clock(Henry Clay Work) - 2:15
V-Disc 78 12"457 — Morton Downey / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
Fonit Cetra LP 12"VDL 1020 — Le Voci Indimenticabili Vol. 4   (1982)
Warner Fonit CD857380147-2 — Le Voci Indimenticabili Vol. 4   (1999)
b. VP 1199 The Lass With Delicate Air(Hy Zaret, Singer) - 2:21
V-Disc 78 12"457 — Morton Downey / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
Fonit Cetra LP 12"VDL 1020 — Le Voci Indimenticabili Vol. 4   (1982)
Warner Fonit CD857380147-2 — Le Voci Indimenticabili Vol. 4   (1999)
c. VP 1200 Two Little Fishes And Five Loaves Of Bread(Bernie D. Hanighen) - 2:55
V-Disc 78 12"405 — Frank Sinatra / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
V-Disc 78 12"N 185 — Frank Sinatra / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
d. VP 1200 Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)(James Royce Shannon) - 2:00
V-Disc 78 12"405 — Frank Sinatra / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
V-Disc 78 12"N 185 — Frank Sinatra / Evelyn Knight   (1945)

19450201a 19450201b


Date: Aug 31, 1945
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Alamo "Pigmeat" Markham (ldr), Oliver Mesheux (t), Sandy Williams (tb), Vivian Smith (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Israel Crosby (b), Tommy Benford (d), Alamo "Pigmeat" Markham (v)

a. BN 254-2 Blues Before Sunrise(Leroy Carr, Francis "Scapper" Blackwell) - 4:23
Blue Note 78 12"BN 48 — How Long, How Long Blues / Blues Before Sunrise   (1945)
b. BN 255-1 You've Been A Good Ole Wagon(John Henry, Bessie Smith, Stuart Balcom) - 2:42
Blue Note 78BN 509 — See See Rider / You've Been A Good Old Wagon   (1946)
c. BN 256-0 How Long, How Long Blues(Leroy Carr) - 4:21
Blue Note 78 12"BN 48 — How Long, How Long Blues / Blues Before Sunrise   (1945)
d. BN 257-1 See See Rider(Gertrude "Ma" Rainey) - 2:51
Blue Note 78BN 509 — See See Rider / You've Been A Good Old Wagon   (1946)
P-Vine CDPCD-93964 — Pickin' For Jivin' - The Very Best Of Swingin' Jive Guitarists   (2000)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 023 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 3 - 1945-46/1   (2015)
All titles on:
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5234 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/4 Jazz Guitar Classics On Blue Note   (1990)

19450831


Date: September 1945
Location: Blue Angel Nightclub, New York
Label: V-Disc

Evelyn Knight (ldr), Herman Chittison (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Powell (b), Evelyn Knight (v)

a. VP 1562 Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry(Gordon, Maurice, Yale) - 4:21
V-Disc 78 12"544 — Dick Haymes / Evelyn Knight   (1945)
b. VP 1567 There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:50
V-Disc 78 12"559 — Evelyn Knight / Henry Wells, Trummy Young And The Guys from V-Discs   (1945)
Jazz Road CDBY28-11 — V-Discs On CD Vol. 5 - Warm And Tender   (1988)
c. JDB 98 I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Falls(Balfe) - 2:10
V-Disc 78 12"662 — Marie Greene / Evelyn Knight   (1946)
d. JDB 98 St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 2:44
V-Disc 78 12"662 — Marie Greene / Evelyn Knight   (1946)

19450901a 19450901b


Date: Oct 5, 1945
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Philo

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), Dick Vance (t), Al Sears (ts), Harry Carney (bar), Leonard Feather (p, dir), Jimmy Shirley (g), Lloyd Trotman (b), J. C. Heard (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. 118-A Post War Future Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:04
Aladdin 78A 118 — Post War Future Blues / Mop Mop - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1946)
Philo 45P 118 — Post War Future Blues / Mop Mop - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1945)
b. 116-A Larceny Hearted Woman(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:59
Aladdin 78A 116 — Larceny Hearted Woman / Lifestream - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1946)
Philo 45P 116 — Larceny Hearted Woman / Lifestream - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1945)
c. 117-A Just Another Woman(Leonard Feather) - 2:55
Aladdin 78A 117 — Just Another Woman / Intersection - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1946)
Philo 45P 117 — Just Another Woman / Intersection - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1945)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1020 — The R&B Years 1946 Vol. 1/1   (2008)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3215 — Goin' Uptown - The R&B Years   (2020)
d. 115-A My Love Comes Tumblin' Down(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:45
Aladdin 78A 155 — My Love Comes Tumblin' Down / Stardust - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   (1946)
Philo 45P 115 — My Love Comes Tumblin' Down / Stardust - Cousin Joe/Howard McGhee   
All titles on:
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6001 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 1   (1995)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)

19451005


Date: Nov 26, 1945
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Musicraft

Clyde Bernhardt (ldr), Joe Guy (t), Clyde Bernhardt (tb, v), Talmadge "Tab" Smith (as), Leonard Feather (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b), Walter Johnson (d)

a. 5341 Lost Weekend Blues(Clyde Bernhardt, Leonard Feather) - 3:05
Musicraft 78345 — The Lady In Debt / Lost Weekend Blues   (1945)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1020 — The R&B Years 1946 Vol. 1/1   (2008)
b. 5342 Blues In The Red(Clyde Bernhardt, Leonard Feather) - 2:54
Musicraft 78348 — Scandal-Monger Mama / Blues In The Red   (1945)
c. 5343 The Lady In Debt(Leonard Feather, Clyde Bernhardt) - 2:43
Musicraft 78345 — The Lady In Debt / Lost Weekend Blues   (1945)
d. 5344 Scandal-Monger Mama(Clyde Bernhardt, Leonard Feather) - 3:00
Musicraft 78348 — Scandal-Monger Mama / Blues In The Red   (1945)
All titles on:
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6016 — The Complete Clyde Bernhardt Recordings Vol. 1 1945-1948   (1998)

19451126


Date: Jan 2, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: National

Pete Johnson (ldr), Oran "Hot Lips" Page (t), Clyde Bernhardt (tb), Don Stovall (as), Albert "Budd" Johnson (ts), Pete Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Abe Bolar (b), Jack "The Bear" Parker (d), Etta Jones (v)

a. alt I May Be Wonderful(Leonard Feather, Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:32
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Document CDDOCD 1009 — Radio Broadcasts, Film Soundtracks, Alternate Takes 1939-c.1947   (1998)
b. NSC 97 I May Be Wonderful(Leonard Feather, Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:44
National 784001 — I May Be Wonderful / 1280 Stomp   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Classics CDCLA 1065 — The Chronological Etta Jones 1944-1947   (1999)
Le Chant Du Monde CD274 2046 — The Complete Etta Jones 1944-1960/2   (2011)
c. NSC 98 Man Wanted(Leonard Feather) - 2:40
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1200 — The Ladies - Ernestine Anderson/Etta Jones/Mary Ann McCall/Annie Ross   (1989)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Classics CDCLA 1065 — The Chronological Etta Jones 1944-1947   (1999)
Le Chant Du Monde CD274 2046 — The Complete Etta Jones 1944-1960/2   (2011)
d. NSC 99 1946 Stomp(Pete Johnson) - 2:53
National 784001 — I May Be Wonderful / 1280 Stomp   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 2801 — Master Of Blues And Boogie Woogie 1904-1967   (1974)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Charly CDCPCD 8300-2 — Bootin' The Boogie - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 2/1   (1997)
Paradoxx CD5605043-1 — Bootin' The Boogie - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 2/1   (2000)
Saga CD981 063-3 — Saga Jazz 58 - Boogie Woogie Vol. 2   (2003)
Membran CD22773-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17/3 Pete Johnson (1944-1947)   (2005)
e. NSC 101 Atomic Boogie(Pete Johnson) - 2:36
National 784003 — Back Room Blues / Atomic Boogie   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Boogie Woogie LP 12"BW 1003 — Pete Johnson Boogie Woogie   (1975)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1020 — The R&B Years 1946 Vol. 1/2   (2008)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 023 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 3 - 1945-46/4   (2015)
f. alt Back Room Blues(Pete Johnson) - 2:33
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Document CDDOCD 1009 — Radio Broadcasts, Film Soundtracks, Alternate Takes 1939-c.1947   (1998)
g. NSC 102 Back Room Blues(Pete Johnson) - 2:48
National 784003 — Back Room Blues / Atomic Boogie   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Membran CD22773-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17/3 Pete Johnson (1944-1947)   (2005)

Etta Jones (v) on a-c.

19460102


Date: Jan 26, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: National

Pete Johnson (ldr), Albert Nicholas (cl), Pete Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. NSC 106 Pete's Lonesome Blues(Pete Johnson) - 2:51
National 784005 — Pete's Housewarming Blues / Pete's Lonesome Blues   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/1   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/1   (1985)
Membran CD22773-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17/3 Pete Johnson (1944-1947)   (2005)
b. NSC 107 Mr. Drum Meets Mr. Piano(Pete Johnson) - 2:56
National 784006 — Mr. Drum Meets Mr. Piano / J. C. From K. C.   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Membran CD22773-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17/3 Pete Johnson (1944-1947)   (2005)
c. NSC 108 Mutiny In The Doghouse(Pete Johnson) - 2:46
National 784007 — Mutiny In The Doghouse / Page Mr. Trumpet   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
Membran CD22773-382/C — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17/3 Pete Johnson (1944-1947)   (2005)
d. NSC 109 Mr. Clarinet Knocks Twice(Pete Johnson) - 2:56
National 784008 — Ben Rides Out / Mr. Clarinet Knocks Twice   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)
EPM Musique CD159 202 — Albert Nicholas Story 1926-1947   (1998)
All titles on:
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Classics CDClassics 24 — Classics Complementary Tracks/3   (1999)

Albert Nicholas (cl) on d; Jimmy Shirley (g) on c-d; Al Hall (b) on c-d; J. C. Heard (d) on b-d.

19460126


Date: Jan 31, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: National

Pete Johnson (ldr), Oran "Hot Lips" Page (t), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (cl), Ben Webster (ts), Pete Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. alt Ben Rides Out(Pete Johnson) - 2:21
Savoy Jazz LP 12"K16P-6318 — The History Of Savoy/1   (1984)
Document CDDOCD 1009 — Radio Broadcasts, Film Soundtracks, Alternate Takes 1939-c.1947   (1998)
b. NSC 110 Ben Rides Out(Pete Johnson) - 3:00
National 784008 — Ben Rides Out / Mr. Clarinet Knocks Twice   (1946)
Emarcy LP 12"MG 36023 — Battle Of The Saxes   (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Trip LP 12"TLP 5527 — Battle Of The Saxes Tenor All Stars 1945   (1974)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Musica Jazz LP 12"2MJP-1068 — Ben Webster   (1989)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
In+Out CDIOR CD 78013-2 — Jazz The Essential Collection Vol. 3/2 Ben Webster   (1998)
Classics CDClassics 24 — Classics Complementary Tracks/3   (1999)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53307 — The Frog   (1999)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/3   (2001)
c. alt Page Mr. Trumpet(Pete Johnson) - 2:41
Document CDDOCD 1009 — Radio Broadcasts, Film Soundtracks, Alternate Takes 1939-c.1947   (1998)
d. NSC 111 Page Mr. Trumpet(Pete Johnson) - 3:05
National 784007 — Mutiny In The Doghouse / Page Mr. Trumpet   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Classics CDClassics 24 — Classics Complementary Tracks/3   (1999)
EPM Musique CD160 452 — On The Blues Side 1940-1950   (2003)
e. NSC 112 J.C. From K.C.(Pete Johnson) - 3:02
National 784006 — Mr. Drum Meets Mr. Piano / J. C. From K. C.   (1946)
Emarcy EPEP 1-6131 — Boning Up On 'Bones   (1955)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12199 — Pete's Blues   (1969)
Savoy LP 12"SJC 414 — Pete's Blues   (1985)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Jazz Heritage Society CD515145W — Pete's Blues   (1996)
Classics CDClassics 24 — Classics Complementary Tracks/3   (1999)
f. NSC 113 Pete's Housewarming Blues(Pete Johnson) - 2:49
National 784005 — Pete's Housewarming Blues / Pete's Lonesome Blues   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"MG 14018 — Pete's Blues   (1958)
Savoy CDSV-0196 — Pete's Blues (House Rent Party)   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 0933 — The Chronological Pete Johnson 1944-1946   (1996)
Musica Jazz CDMJCD 1113 — Hot Lips Page   (1997)
Classics CDClassics 24 — Classics Complementary Tracks/3   (1999)
Definitive CDDRCD 11189 — Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings/3   (2001)
All titles on:
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2218 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1977)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"WL 70533 — All Star Swing Groups - Pete Johnson/Cozy Cole/2   (1985)

19460131


Date: February 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), Tony Scott (cl), Earl Bostic (as), Ernie Washington (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George "Pops" Foster (b), J. C. Heard (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. Si 116 You Ain't Such A Much(Teddy Reig, Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:47
Gotham 78G 501 — Little Eva / You Ain't Such A Much   (1946)
King 784186 — Little Eva / You Ain't Such A Much   (1947)
b. Si 117 Fly Hen Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:40
Gotham 78G 500 — Fly Hen Blues / Lonesome Man Blues   (1946)
EPM Musique CD160 402 — Magic Bostic 1944/1952   (2003)
c. Si 118 Lonesome Man Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:48
Gotham 78G 500 — Fly Hen Blues / Lonesome Man Blues   (1946)
d. Si 119 Little Eva(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:34
Gotham 78G 501 — Little Eva / You Ain't Such A Much   (1946)
King 784186 — Little Eva / You Ain't Such A Much   (1947)
All titles on:
Riverboat LP 12"900.235 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Riverboat LP 12"900.265 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 8008 — Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime   (1984)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6001 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 1   (1995)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)

19460201a


Date: February 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: DeLuxe

Kirby Walker (ldr), George Treadwell (t), Tony Scott (cl), Albert "Budd" Johnson (ts), Leonard Feather (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al McKibbon (b), J. C. Heard (d), Kirby Walker (v)

a. D 182 When My Love Comes Tumbling Down(Leonard Feather) - 3:04
DeLuxe 781011 — When My Love Comes Tumbling Down / She Ain't No Saint   (1946)
DeLuxe 783011 — When My Love Comes Tumbling Down / She Ain't No Saint   (1948)
DeLuxe CDCDE 1000 — DeLuxe Records - The R&B Years Volume 1   (2021)
b. D 183 Roll Me Over(Desmond O'Connor) - 3:10
DeLuxe 781031 — Just Another Woman / Roll Me Over   (1946)
DeLuxe 783031 — Just Another Woman / Roll Me Over   (1948)
c. D 184 She Ain't No Saint(Leonard Feather, Jane Feather) - 2:35
DeLuxe 781011 — When My Love Comes Tumbling Down / She Ain't No Saint   (1946)
DeLuxe 783011 — When My Love Comes Tumbling Down / She Ain't No Saint   (1948)
DeLuxe CDCDE 1000 — DeLuxe Records - The R&B Years Volume 1   (2021)
d. D 185 Just Another Woman(Leonard Feather) - 2:43
DeLuxe 781031 — Just Another Woman / Roll Me Over   (1946)
DeLuxe 783031 — Just Another Woman / Roll Me Over   (1948)

19460201b 19460201c


Date: Feb 13, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Savoy

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), Leonard Hawkins (t), Pete Brown (as, dir), Ray Abrams (ts), Kenny Watts (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leonard Gaskin (b), Arthur Herbert (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. S 5882 Wedding Day Blues(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant, Teddy Reig) - 3:08
Savoy 785527 — Wedding Day Blues / You Got It Comin' To You   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"22RS-27 — The Blues And All That Jazz   (1982)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 023 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 3 - 1945-46/3   (2015)
b. S 5883 Desperate G. I. Blues(Teddy Reig, Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:03
Savoy 785526 — Desperate G. I. Blues / Boogie Woogie Hannah   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"22RS-27 — The Blues And All That Jazz   (1982)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
c. S 5884 You Got It Comin' To You(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant, Teddy Reig) - 3:01
Savoy 785527 — Wedding Day Blues / You Got It Comin' To You   (1946)
d. S 5885 Boogie Woogie Hannah(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant, Teddy Reig) - 2:54
Savoy 785526 — Desperate G. I. Blues / Boogie Woogie Hannah   (1946)
Savoy LP 12"22RS-27 — The Blues And All That Jazz   (1982)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans   (2004)
El Toro CDR&B 106 — What's Your Name?   (2005)
All titles on:
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2224 — The Changing Face Of Harlem Volume Two: An Anthology/3   (1976)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6001 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 1   (1995)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)

19460213


Date: Feb 21, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Ella Fitzgerald (ldr), Billy Kyle (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Alvin "Junior" Raglin (b), Sylvester "Vess" Payne (d), Ella Fitzgerald (v)

a. 73388-A I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So(Duke Ellington, Mack David) - 2:52
Dreyfus Jazz CDFDM 36718-2 — Lady Be Good   (2000)
Habana CD113206 — Les Triomphes Du Jazz Volume 1/06   (2004)
Membran CD22798-382/B — The Ultimate Jazz Archive 42/2 Ella Fitzgerald (1946-1954)   (2005)
b. 73389-A I Didn't Mean A Word I Said(Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:16
Both titles on:
Decca 7818814 — I Didn't Mean A Word I Said / I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So   (1946)
Decca LP 12"DL 8378 — Ella Sings Gershwin   (1956)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 45 — Ella Sings Gershwin   (1963)
Coral LP 12"COPS 2218 — Ella Sings Gershwin   (1971)
MCA LP 12"MCA 215 — Ella Sings Gershwin   (1980)
GRP CDGRD 2-619 — 75th Birthday Celebration/1   (1993)
GRP CDGRD 2-628 — The War Years (1941-1947)/2   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0998 — The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald 1945-1947   (1998)
Essential Jazz Classics CDEJC 55742 — Lullabies Of Birdland/1   (2018)

19460221


Date: March 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Earl Bostic (ldr), Leamon Boler (t), Tony Scott (cl), Earl Bostic (as), John Hardee (ts), George Parker (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Jimmy Jones (b), Eddie Nicholson (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. S 134 Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 3:05
Gotham 78G 111 — That's The Groovy Thing / Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)   (1946)
Gotham 78G 172 — Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) / Scotch Jam   (1949)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/1   (2015)
b. S 135 That's The Groovy Thing(Earl Bostic, Aaron) - 3:07
Gotham 78G 104 — That's The Groovy Thing / Tippin' In   (1946)
Gotham 78G 111 — That's The Groovy Thing   (1946)
Gotham 78G 111 — That's The Groovy Thing / Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)   (1946)
King 784174 — That's The Groovy Thing   (1947)
Queen 784174 — That's The Groovy Thing, Part 1 & 2   (1947)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Gusto LP 12"K 5010X — Earl Bostic - 14 Hits   (1977)
King LP 12"KING 5010X — 14 Hits   (1977)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1091 — Blows A Fuse   (1985)
DeLuxe CassetteDLX 7843 — 14 Original Greatest Hits   (1986)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 241 — Blows A Fuse   (1990)
Charly CDCPCD 8270-2 — Juke Box Jive - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 1/2   (1997)
Paradoxx CD5605011-1 — Juke Box Jive - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 1/2   (2000)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/1   (2015)
c. S 136 Tippin' In(Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 2:30
Gotham 78G 104 — That's The Groovy Thing / Tippin' In   (1946)
Gotham 78G 117 — Tippin' In / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 416 — Wild, Man!   (1968)
d. S 137 Baby, You Don't Know It All(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:45
Gotham 78G 135 — Baby, You Don't Know It All / The Barefoot Boy   (1947)
Riverboat LP 12"900.235 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Riverboat LP 12"900.265 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 8008 — Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime   (1984)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6001 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 1   (1995)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v) on d.

194603xx


Date: Mar 8, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Roger "Ram" Ramirez (ldr), Roger "Ram" Ramirez (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b)

a. Si 112 Sugar Hill Penthouse(Duke Ellington) - 2:35
Gotham 78G 110 — In A Sentimental Mood / Sugar Hill Penthouse   (1946)
b. Si 113 Prelude To A Kiss(Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 3:14
Gotham 78G 108 — Prelude To A Kiss / Lost In Meditation   (1946)
Blue Star 78B.S. N° 98 — Prelude To A Kiss / Kiver's Mood - Ram Ramirez/Django Reinhardt   (1948)
c. Si 114 Sophisticated Lady(Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington) - 2:58
Gotham 78G 109 — Sophisticated Lady / Dancers In Love   (1946)

19460308a 19460308b


Date: Apr 9, 1946
Location: Decca Studios, 50 W. 57th Street, New York
Label: Decca

Billy Kyle (ldr), Billy Kyle (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Thomas Barney (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Billie Holiday (v)

a. 73497alt Baby, I Don't Cry Over You(Morton Krouse) - 3:13
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1507 — The Complete Billie Holiday 1945-1949 Studio Recordings Alternates Takes   (2003)
b. 73497-A Baby, I Don't Cry Over You(Morton Krouse) - 3:12
Decca 7823957 — I'll Look Around / Baby, I Don't Cry Over You   (1947)
Decca LP 12"DL 8701 — The Blues Are Brewin'   (1958)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 64 — The Lady Sings Vol. 3   (1963)
MCA LP 12"3056 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1973)
MCA Coral LP 12"6.22125 AK — Big Stuff   (1975)
MCA LP 12"VIM-5537 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1979)
Decca LP 12"45P2-2821 — The Complete Billie Holiday Decca Sessions/1   (1989)
Doxy LP 12"ACV 2090 — The Blues Are Brewin'   (2017)
MCA CassetteMCAC 31321 — Lady's Decca Days, Volume One   (1988)
MCA CD256 190-2 — Lady's Decca Days, Volume One   (1988)
MCA CDMCAD 31321 — Lady's Decca Days, Volume One   (1988)
MCA CDMCD 31321 — Lady Day, Volume One   (1988)
MCA CDMCD 31321 — Lady's Decca Days, Volume One   (1988)
Jazzmen CD625.50.011 — Rare / Unissued Recordings From Her Transitional Years 1933-50 Vol. 5   (1990)
Seven Seas CDKICJ-6016 — The Legend Of Billie Holiday/6   (1991)
MCA CDMCD 18 767 — My Greatest Songs   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1040 — The Chronological Billie Holiday 1945-1948   (1999)
Decca CDMVCJ-19217 — The Blues Are Brewin'   (1999)
Giants Of Jazz CDCD 53092 — As Time Goes By 1942-1950   (1999)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1044 — The Complete Billie Holiday 1945-1951 Studio Recordings Master Takes Vol. 1   (2000)
Jazz Hour CDJHR 73615 — Don't Explain   (2002)
Past Perfect CD220096 — Hall Of Fame Vol. 5 - What Is This Thing Called Love   (2002)
Membran CD222914-321/J — Billie Holiday/10   (2005)
Universal CD978849154290 — My Greatest Songs   (2007)
Geffen CD#2710997 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Hip-O Seclect CDBC 013146-02 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Verve CDB0013146-02 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Universal CD533614-4 — The Complete Masters 1933-1959 - CD 09 1946-1949   (2011)
Avid CDAMSC 1329 — Billie Holiday - Four Classic Albums - Second Set/1   (2019)
c. 73498alt I'll Look Around(Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 3:16
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1507 — The Complete Billie Holiday 1945-1949 Studio Recordings Alternates Takes   (2003)
d. 73498-A I'll Look Around(Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 3:15
Decca 7823957 — I'll Look Around / Baby, I Don't Cry Over You   (1947)
Decca LP 12"DL 8215 — The Lady Sings   (1956)
Decca LP 12"DX 161 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1959)
Decca LP 12"DXB 161 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1959)
Festival LP 12"F-AL6-2 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1959)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 51 — The Lady Sings Vol. 1   (1963)
Decca LP 12"78930 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1972)
Decca LP 12"DXSB 7161 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1972)
Ricordi International LP 12"AORL 28426 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1972)
Coral LP 12"COPS 3337/1 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1973)
MCA LP 12"3056 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1973)
MCA LP 12"MAPS 2687 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1973)
MCA LP 12"VIM-5537 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1979)
MCA LP 12"MCA2 4006 — The Billie Holiday Story/1   (1980)
Decca LP 12"45P2-2821 — The Complete Billie Holiday Decca Sessions/1   (1989)
Decca 8-Track6-7161 — The Billie Holiday Story   (1972)
MCA CassetteMCASC2 4006 — The Billie Holiday Story   (1980)
MCA CDMCAD 4006 — The Billie Holiday Story   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 1040 — The Chronological Billie Holiday 1945-1948   (1999)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1044 — The Complete Billie Holiday 1945-1951 Studio Recordings Master Takes Vol. 1   (2000)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 222 — The Quintessence Vol. 2 - New York, Los Angeles 1934-1946/2   (2002)
Past Perfect CD220096 — Hall Of Fame Vol. 5 - What Is This Thing Called Love   (2002)
Membran CD222914-321/J — Billie Holiday/10   (2005)
Geffen CD#2710997 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Hip-O Seclect CDBC 013146-02 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Verve CDB0013146-02 — The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters/2   (2009)
Universal CD533614-4 — The Complete Masters 1933-1959 - CD 09 1946-1949   (2011)
All titles on:
Jazz Heritage LP 12"323651Z — The Complete Decca Recordings/2   (1991)
Verve LP 12"B0036066-01 — The Complete Decca Recordings/2   (2022)
Decca CD45P2-2821 — The Complete Decca Recordings/1   (1989)
GRP CDD 217027 — The Complete Decca Recordings/1   (1991)
GRP CDGRD 2-601 — The Complete Billie Holiday Decca Sessions/1   (1991)
GRP CDGRP 26012 — The Complete Original American Decca Recordings/1   (1991)
Jazz Heritage CD523651W — The Complete Decca Recordings/1   (1991)
Decca CDMVCM-24001 — The Complete Original American Decca Recordings/1   (1992)
Masters Of Jazz CDMJCD 163 — Billie Holiday Vol. 15   (1999)
MCA CD80100379 — The Complete Original American Decca Recordings/1   (2004)
F.Y.E. CD964436-F73B9B — The Complete Decca Recordings/1   (2008)
Essential Jazz Classics CDEJC 55712 — The Complete Decca Recordings/1   (2017)

19460409


Date: Apr 11, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Disc

Billy Kyle (ldr), Billy Kyle (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), John Kirby (b)

a. D 297 I Want You, I Need You(Ben Ellison, Brooks, Du Bois) - 3:00
Disc 785001 — Man O' Mine / I Want You I Need You - Erroll Garner/Billy Kyle   (1946)
b. D 298 All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:38
Disc 785002 — Oh! Lady, Be Good / All The Things You Are - Erroll Garner/Billy Kyle   (1946)
c. D 299 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:48
Disc 785003 — Don't Blame Me / I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Erroll Garner/Billy Kyle   (1946)
All titles on:
Disc 78 Album622 — Erroll Garner - Billy Kyle   (1946)
Collectors Item LP 12"020 — Finishing Up A Date   (1988)
Classics CDCLA 0941 — The Chronological Billy Kyle 1939-1946   (1997)

19460411


Date: Spring 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Roger "Ram" Ramirez (ldr), Roger "Ram" Ramirez (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b)

a. Si 127 Dancers In Love(Duke Ellington) - 2:42
Gotham 78G 109 — Sophisticated Lady / Dancers In Love   (1946)
b. Si 128 In A Sentimental Mood(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:10
Gotham 78G 110 — In A Sentimental Mood / Sugar Hill Penthouse   (1946)
c. Si 129 Lost In Meditation(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Lou Singer, Juan Tizol) - 3:09
Gotham 78G 108 — Prelude To A Kiss / Lost In Meditation   (1946)

19460501a 19460501b


Date: May 31, 1946
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

John Hardee (ldr), John Hardee (ts), Bill Bivens (vib), Sammy Benskin (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Gene Ramey (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

a. BN 284-1 What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter) - 3:08
Blue Note 78BN 520 — What Is This Thing Called Love / Nervous From The Service   (1947)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 101 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5238 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/8 Swingtet Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 1136 — The Chronological John Hardee 1946-1948   (2000)
Ocium CDOCM 0018 — Hardee's Partee   (2002)
b. BN 285-1 Nervous From The Service(John Hardee) - 2:51
Blue Note 78BN 520 — What Is This Thing Called Love / Nervous From The Service   (1947)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 101 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
Classics CDCLA 1136 — The Chronological John Hardee 1946-1948   (2000)
Ocium CDOCM 0018 — Hardee's Partee   (2002)
c. BN 286-4 River Edge Rock(John Hardee) - 3:04
Blue Note 78BN 521 — River Edge Rock / Sweet And Lovely   (1947)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 101 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
Blue Note LP 12"B 6507 — Swing Hi - Swing Lo   (1969)
Saxophony CDBW 102 — Bad Man's Blues   (1982)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5234 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/4 Jazz Guitar Classics On Blue Note   (1990)
Blue Note CD7243 4 95697 2 0 — The Blue Note Swingtets   (1998)
Classics CDCLA 1136 — The Chronological John Hardee 1946-1948   (2000)
Ocium CDOCM 0018 — Hardee's Partee   (2002)
d. BN 286-5alt River Edge Rock(John Hardee) - 3:17
Blue Note LP 12"BN 6507 — Swing Hi-Swing Lo   (1969)
e. BN 287-0 Sweet And Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare) - 3:10
Blue Note 78BN 521 — River Edge Rock / Sweet And Lovely   (1947)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 101 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5001 — Mellow The Mood   (1951)
Blue Note LP 10"BN 5001 — Mellow The Mood   (1954)
Blue Note LP 10"TOJJ-5001 — Mellow The Mood   (1999)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz On Blue Note   (1983)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5238 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/8 Swingtet Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 1136 — The Chronological John Hardee 1946-1948   (2000)
Ocium CDOCM 0018 — Hardee's Partee   (2002)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#107 MR4 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/1   (1984)
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/1   (1984)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-66017 — Tired   (1999)

19460531


Date: July 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Earl Bostic (ldr), Leamon Boler (t), Tony Scott (cl), Earl Bostic (as, v), John Hardee (ts), George Parker (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Jimmy Jones (b), Eddie Nicholson (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. S 152 Jumpin' Jack(Earl Bostic, Evans) - 2:44
Gotham 78G 116 — Jumpin' Jack / That's The Heat You Gotta Beat   (1947)
b. S 153 That's The Groovy Thing(Earl Bostic, Aaron) - 2:58
Gotham 78G 111 — That's The Groovy Thing   (1946)
King 784174 — That's The Groovy Thing   (1947)
Queen 784174 — That's The Groovy Thing, Part 1 & 2   (1947)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Gusto LP 12"K 5010X — Earl Bostic - 14 Hits   (1977)
King LP 12"KING 5010X — 14 Hits   (1977)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1091 — Blows A Fuse   (1985)
DeLuxe CassetteDLX 7843 — 14 Original Greatest Hits   (1986)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 241 — Blows A Fuse   (1990)
Charly CDCPCD 8270-2 — Juke Box Jive - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 1/2   (1997)
Paradoxx CD5605011-1 — Juke Box Jive - The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 1/2   (2000)
c. S 154 The Barefoot Boy(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:52
Gotham 78G 135 — Baby, You Don't Know It All / The Barefoot Boy   (1947)
Riverboat LP 12"900.235 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Riverboat LP 12"900.265 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 8008 — Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime   (1984)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6001 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 1   (1995)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
d. S 155 That's The Heat You Gotta Beat(Earl Bostic, Mason, Harrison) - 2:46
Gotham 78G 116 — Jumpin' Jack / That's The Heat You Gotta Beat   (1947)
Flyright CDFLY CD 49 — Let's Ball Tonight   (1992)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)

Earl Bostic (v) on a, d; Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v) on c.

194607xxa 194607xxb


Date: Jul 3, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Savoy

Una Mae Carlisle (ldr), Johnny Letman (t), Gene Sedric (ts), Una Mae Carlisle (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Cedric Wallace (b), Slick Jones (d)

a. S 3313 That's My Man(Una Mae Carlisle) - 2:59
Savoy 78616 — That's My Man / Throw It Out Your Mind Baby   (1946)
b. S 3314 If It Ain't Mine (Whose Is It ?)(Una Mae Carlisle) - 2:41
Savoy 78617 — If It Ain't Mine (Whose Is It ?) / I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby   (1946)
c. S 3315 I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me)(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Alexander Hill) - 2:37
Savoy 78617 — If It Ain't Mine (Whose Is It ?) / I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby   (1946)
d. S 3316 Throw It Out Your Mind Baby(Illinois Jacquet) - 2:43
Savoy 78616 — That's My Man / Throw It Out Your Mind Baby   (1946)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 1265 — The Chronological Una Mae Carlisle 1944-1950   (2002)

19460703


Date: Jul 15, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Victor

Pat Flowers (ldr), Herman Autrey (t), Gene Sedric (ts), Pat Flowers (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Cedric Wallace (b), Slick Jones (d), Bunty Pendleton (v)

a. D6VB 2480 Googie Woogie(Sid Tepper, Roy Brodsky, Lou Handman) - 2:48
RCA Victor 7820-2698 — Save The Bones For Henry Jones / Googie-Woogie   (1948)
b. D6VB 2481 Ain't That Just Like A Woman?(Claude DeMetrius, Fleecie Moore) - 2:58
RCA Victor 7820-1980 — Ain't That Just Like A Woman / Horizontal   (1946)
c. D6VB 2482 Horizontal(Lou Ricca, David) - 3:01
RCA Victor 7820-1980 — Ain't That Just Like A Woman / Horizontal   (1946)
All titles on:
RCA LP 12"741 118 — Harlem Stride Pianists/1   (1974)
Classics CDCLA 1093 — The Chronological Pat Flowers 1945-1947   (1999)

Pat Flowers (v) on b; Bunty Pendleton (v) on c.

19460715


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

Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), Tyree Glenn (tb), Tony Scott (cl), Earl Bostic (as, dir), John Hardee (ts), Hank Jones (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George "Pops" Foster (b), Eddie Nicholson (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v)

a. Si 164 If You Just Keep Stick(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:35
Gotham 78G 119 — If You Just Keep Stick / When Your Mother's Gone   (1946)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/1   (2001)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
b. Si 165 When Your Mother's Gone(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:57
Gotham 78G 119 — If You Just Keep Stick / When Your Mother's Gone   (1946)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/2   (2001)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951   (2002)
c. Si 166 When The Roll Be Called In Heaven(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:49
Gotham 78G 120 — When The Roll Be Called In Heaven / Make Me As Stong As Samson   (1946)
King 784246 — Make Me As Stong As Samson / When The Roll Be Called In Heaven   (1946)
King 784246 — When The Roll Be Called In Heaven / Make Me As Stong As Samson   (1948)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/2   (2001)
d. Si 167 Make Me As Stong As Samson(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:54
Gotham 78G 120 — When The Roll Be Called In Heaven / Make Me As Stong As Samson   (1946)
King 784246 — Make Me As Stong As Samson / When The Roll Be Called In Heaven   (1946)
King 784246 — When The Roll Be Called In Heaven / Make Me As Stong As Samson   (1948)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/2   (2001)
e. Si 168 My Tight Woman(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 2:35
Gotham 78G 121 — My Tight Woman / Lightning Struck The Poorhouse   (1946)
Riverboat LP 12"900.235 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Riverboat LP 12"900.265 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 8008 — Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime   (1984)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/2   (2001)
f. Si 169 Lightning Struck The Poorhouse(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant) - 3:05
Gotham 78G 121 — My Tight Woman / Lightning Struck The Poorhouse   (1946)
Riverboat LP 12"900.235 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Riverboat LP 12"900.265 — Joseph From New Orleans   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 8008 — Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime   (1984)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/2   (2001)
All titles on:
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6002 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 2   (1995)

194608xx


Date: Aug 29, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

The Delta Rhythm Boys, Ella Fitzgerald (ldr), Renee de Knight (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Lemont Moten (b), Eddie "The Mole" Bourne (d), The Delta Rhythm Boys, Ella Fitzgerald (v)

a. 73669-A For Sentimental Reasons(William Best, Deek Watson) - 3:07
Sir Val LP 12"SV. 7006 — For Sentimental Reasons...   
Decca LP 12"DBX 156 — The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald/1   (1959)
Decca LP 12"DL 8832 — For Sentimental Reasons...   (1959)
Ace Of Hearts LP 12"AH 16 — The Best Of Ella Volume One   (1962)
MCA LP 12"S 21.720 — For Sentimental Reasons...   (1976)
Decca CDUCCC-3011 — For Sentimental Reasons...   (2000)
b. 73670-A It's A Pity To Say Goodnight(Williams Gordon "Billy" Reid) - 2:37
Coral LP 12"6.22065 AK — Ella, Volume 4 - Ella Fitzgerald And The Vocal Groups 1937-1952   (1975)
Coral LP 12"PCO 7665 — Ella, Volume 4 - Ella Fitzgerald And The Vocal Groups 1937-1952   (1975)
Both titles on:
Decca 7823670 — (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / It's A Pity To Say Goodnight   (1946)
GRP CDGRD 2-628 — The War Years (1941-1947)/2   (1994)
Classics CDCLA 0998 — The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald 1945-1947   (1998)
Essential Jazz Classics CDEJC 55732 — The Complete 1942-1953 Vocal Duets/1   (2018)

For Sentimental Reasons is a Title Variation of (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (William Best, Deek Watson)

19460829


Date: 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, unknown city
Label: Manor

Sidney Catlett (ldr), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts), Bill Gooden (p, cel, org, v), Pete Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Gene Ramey (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

a. A 1425 Organ Boogie(unknown) - 2:32
Manor 788026 — Organ Boogie / Shirley's Boogie   (1947)
After Hours LP 12"1202 — The Rarest Pete Johnson Volume 1   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 2823 — Master Of Blues And Boogie Woogie 1904-1967 Vol. 3   (1978)
b. A 1426 Organ Blues(unknown) - 3:33
Manor 788025 — Humoresque Boogie / Organ Blues   (1947)
After Hours LP 12"1202 — The Rarest Pete Johnson Volume 1   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 2823 — Master Of Blues And Boogie Woogie 1904-1967 Vol. 3   (1978)
c. A 1427 Sherry Wine Blues(unknown) - 3:23
Manor 781058 — Open The Door, Richard / Sherry Wine Blues   (1947)
d. A 1428 Open The Door, Richard(Dusty Fletcher, Dan Howell, John Mason, Jack McVea) - 2:58
Manor 781058 — Open The Door, Richard / Sherry Wine Blues   (1947)
e. A 1430 Shirley's Boogie(unknown) - 2:35
Manor 788026 — Organ Boogie / Shirley's Boogie   (1947)
After Hours LP 12"1202 — The Rarest Pete Johnson Volume 1   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 2823 — Master Of Blues And Boogie Woogie 1904-1967 Vol. 3   (1978)
Wolf CDWBJ 010 CD — Giants Of Boogie Woogie   (1988)
f. A 1431 Humoresque Boogie(Hadda Brooks) - 2:39
Manor 788025 — Humoresque Boogie / Organ Blues   (1947)
After Hours LP 12"1202 — The Rarest Pete Johnson Volume 1   (1975)
Oldie Blues LP 12"OL 2823 — Master Of Blues And Boogie Woogie 1904-1967 Vol. 3   (1978)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 0974 — The Chronological Sid Catlett 1944-1946   (1997)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) on c; Bill Gooden (p) on d, (cel) on c, (org) on a-b, e-f, (v) on c-d; Pete Johnson (p) on a-c, e-f.

1946xxxxa


Date: 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Lis'n

Creole George Guesnon (ldr), Henry Goodwin (t), Art Hodes (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George "Pops" Foster (b), Creole George Guesnon (v)

a. LP 122 Graveyard Love Blues(George Guesnon) - 2:58
b. LP 124 Top And Bottom Blues(George Guesnon) - 2:34
Both titles on:
Lis'n 781043 — Graveyard Love Blues / Top And Bottom Blues   (1947)
Document CDDOCD 5468 — Jazzin' The Blues Volume 2, 1939-1946   (1996)
Jazz Crusade CDJCCD 3075 — Rare Cuts - Well Done Volume 4   (2016)

1946xxxxb 1946xxxxc


Date: mid 1947
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Earl Bostic (ldr), Roger Jones (t), Everad "Rudy" Powell (cl, as), Earl Bostic (as, v), Ted Barnett (ts), George Parker (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Vernon King (b), Chick Cruickson (d)

a. S 204 Let's Ball Tonight(Earl Bostic) - 2:56
Gotham 78G 503 — Let's Ball Tonight   (503)
Gotham 78G 144 — Away / Let's Ball Tonight   (1947)
King 784243 — Away / Let's Ball Tonight   (1948)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 416 — Wild, Man!   (1968)
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/1   (2015)
b. S 205 Let's Ball Tonight(Earl Bostic) - 2:42
Gotham 78G 503 — Let's Ball Tonight   (503)
Gotham 78G 145 — Let's Ball Tonight / Where Or When   (1947)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 416 — Wild, Man!   (1968)
Flyright CDFLY CD 49 — Let's Ball Tonight   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)
c. S 206 Away(Earl Bostic) - 2:54
Gotham 78G 144 — Away / Let's Ball Tonight   (1947)
Gotham 78G 165 — Away / My Special Dream   (1948)
King 784243 — Away / Let's Ball Tonight   (1948)
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)
d. S 206-?alt Away(Earl Bostic)
Design LP 12"DLP 232 — The Earl Of Bostic   (1966)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 404 — The Earl Of Bostic   (1966)
e. S 207 Where Or When(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:41
Gotham 78G 145 — Let's Ball Tonight / Where Or When   (1947)
Gotham 78G 168 — Where Or When / Disk Jockey's Nightmare   (1948)
King 784266 — Where Or When / Disk Jockey's Nightmare   (1949)
King 4545-4266 — Where Or When / Disk Jockey's Nightmare   (1949)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Gusto LP 12"K 5010X — Earl Bostic - 14 Hits   (1977)
King LP 12"KING 5010X — 14 Hits   (1977)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
DeLuxe CassetteDLX 7843 — 14 Original Greatest Hits   (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/1   (2015)

194707xxb


Date: July 1947
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gotham

Earl Bostic (ldr), Roger Jones (t, v), Everad "Rudy" Powell (cl, as), Earl Bostic (as, v), Ted Barnett (ts), George Parker (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Vernon King (b), Chick Cruickson (d)

a. S 230 Cuttin' Out(Earl Bostic) - 3:03
Gotham 78G 151 — Cuttin' Out / Here Goes   (1947)
King 784175 — Cuttin' Out / Here Goes   (1947)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 241 — Blows A Fuse   (1990)
Indigo CDIGODCD 104 — The R&B Hits 1949/2   (2000)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/1   (2015)
b. S 231 My Special Dream(Freddy Douglass, Howard Greenfield, Sol Kaplan) - 2:45
Gotham 78G 152 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
King 784176 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves Ya   (1947)
King 784176 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
Gotham 78G 165 — Away / My Special Dream   (1948)
Design LP 12"DLP 232 — The Earl Of Bostic   (1966)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 404 — The Earl Of Bostic   (1966)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
c. S 232 I'm The Guy Who Loves You(unknown) - 3:04
Gotham 78G 117 — Tippin' In / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
Gotham 78G 152 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
King 784176 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves Ya   (1947)
King 784176 — My Special Dream / I'm The Guy Who Loves You   (1947)
Grand Prix LP 12"K 416 — Wild, Man!   (1968)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/1   (2002)
d. S 233 Here Goes(Ted Barnet) - 2:59
Gotham 78G 151 — Cuttin' Out / Here Goes   (1947)
King 784175 — Cuttin' Out / Here Goes   (1947)
Proper CDPVCD 100 — Flamingo/2   (2002)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5005 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1945-1947   (2001)
Proper CDP 1545 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/1 The Major And The Minor   (2012)

Earl Bostic (v) on a; Roger Jones (v) on b-c.

194707xxa


Date: Jul 14, 1949
Location: RCA Studio 2, New York
Label: RCA Victor

Rose Murphy (ldr), Rose Murphy (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Major Holley (b)

a. D9VB 1847 You, Wonderful You(Carroll, Harry Revel) - 2:20
RCA Victor 7820-3534 — You, Wonderful You / Don't Stop!   (1949)
RCA Victor 4547-3020 — You, Wonderful You / Don't Stop!   (1949)
b. D9VB 1848 Don't Stop!(Cy Coben, Irving Melsher) - 2:16
RCA Victor 7820-3534 — You, Wonderful You / Don't Stop!   (1949)
RCA Victor 4547-3020 — You, Wonderful You / Don't Stop!   (1949)
c. D9VB 1849 Hey! Mama! (He's Trying To Kiss Me)(Reichman, Sarah Streeter, Coblin) - 2:22
All titles on:
RCA Victor CD7432-152222-2 — The Complete RCA Victor Recordings   (1997)
Body & Soul CDBS 2418 — Busy Line   (2013)

19490714


Date: Jul 19, 1949
Location: RCA Studio 1, New York
Label: RCA Victor

Rose Murphy (ldr), Rose Murphy (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Major Holley (b)

a. D9VB 1858 If You Were Only Mine(Jones, Newman) - 2:22
b. D9VB 1859 Not Tonight(Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) - 2:33
c. D9VB 1860 Is I In Love? I Is(Robinson, Cook) - 2:08
d. D9VB 1848-2 Don't Stop!(Cy Coben, Irving Melsher) - 2:16
All titles on:
RCA Victor CD7432-152222-2 — The Complete RCA Victor Recordings   (1997)
Body & Soul CDBS 2418 — Busy Line   (2013)

19490719


Date: Oct 23, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Wynonie Harris (ldr), Joe Wilder (t), Alonzo Lucas (as), Reuben Philips (ts), Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bar), Sonny Thompson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Pruitt (b), Herman Bradley (d), Wynonie Harris (v)

a. K 5983 A Love Untrue(Henry Glover, Don Nix) - 2:52
King 784445 — A Love Untrue / I Believe I'll Fall In Love   (1951)
King 4545-4445 — A Love Untrue / I Believe I'll Fall In Love   (1951)
Route 66 LP 12"KIX 3 — Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town   (1977)
Route 66 CDRBD 003 — Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town   (1988)
b. K 5984 Triflin' Woman(Mann, Bernard, Moon Mullican) - 2:35
King 784415 — Triflin' Woman / Put It Back   (1950)
King 4545-4415 — Triflin' Woman / Put It Back   (1950)
Both titles on:
Proper CDP 1180 - Properbox 020 — Rockin' The Blues/4 All She Wants To Do Is Rock   (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1289 — The Chronological Wynonie Harris 1950-1952   (2003)

19501023


Date: Oct 24, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Wynonie Harris (ldr), Joe Wilder (t), Alonzo Lucas (as), Reuben Philips (ts), Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bar), Sonny Thompson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Pruitt (b), Herman Bradley (d), Wynonie Harris (v)

a. K 5985 Man, Have I Got Troubles(Ted Mossman, Carlson) - 2:56
King 784468 — Man, Have I Got Troubles / I'll Never Give Up   (1951)
King 4545-4468 — Man, Have I Got Troubles / I'll Never Give Up   (1951)
King LP 12"627 — Battle Of The Blues Volume 2   (1959)
Gusto LP 12"GD 5040X — Good Rockin' Blues/2   (1976)
Sing LP 12"627 — Battle Of The Blues Volume 2   (1987)
King CDKCD-627 — Battle Of The Blues Volume 2   (1988)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1005 — The R&B Years 1951/4   (2004)
Oldays CDODR-6037 — Good Rockin' Tonight - Battle Of The Blues   (2015)
b. K 5986 Confessin' The Blues(Jay McShann, Walter Brown) - 2:48
King 784461 — Confessin' The Blues / Bloodshot Eyes   (1951)
King 4545-4461 — Confessin' The Blues / Bloodshot Eyes   (1951)
Polydor LP 12"2343 048 — Jump Blues - Wynonie Harris/Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson   (1972)
Indigo CDIGODCD 2516 — Bloodshot Eyes - The Essential Wynonie Harris/2   (2002)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 115 — Jump Mr. Blues/2   (2011)
Both titles on:
Proper CDP 1180 - Properbox 020 — Rockin' The Blues/4 All She Wants To Do Is Rock   (2001)
Classics CDCLA 1289 — The Chronological Wynonie Harris 1950-1952   (2003)

19501024


Date: Aug 10, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Savoy

Little Sylvia (Sylvia Vanderpool) (ldr), Bobby Johnson (t), Nat Allen (tb), George Kelly (ts), Frank "Haywood" Henry (bar, dir), Fletcher Smith (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Prince Babbs (b), Clarence "Bobby" Donaldson (d), Little Sylvia (Sylvia Vanderpool) (v)

a. SA 4110 Sylvia's Blues(Frank "Haywood" Henry)
unissued
b. SA 4111 How Long Must I Be Blue(Darnell, Kirkland) - 3:04
Savoy 78816 — How Long Must I Be Blue / Little Boy   (1961)
Savoy 4545-816 — How Long Must I Be Blue / Little Boy   (1951)
c. SA 4112 Little Boy(Everhart, Emmis) - 2:19
Savoy 78816 — How Long Must I Be Blue / Little Boy   (1961)
Savoy 4545-816 — How Long Must I Be Blue / Little Boy   (1951)
Moonshine LP 12"BLP 111 — New York Knockouts   (1987)
d. SA 4113 Oh Henry(Fuller, Frank "Haywood" Henry)
unissued

19510810a 19510810b


Date: Sep 20, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Brother John Sellers (ldr), David "Bubba" Brooks (ts), Sonny Thompson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Pruitt (b), Kelly Martin (d), Brother John Sellers (v)

a. K 8052-1 Heavyweight Mama(Homes, Royful) - 2:40
King 784567 — I Really Love You / Heavyweight Mama   (1952)
King 4545-4567 — I Really Love You / Heavyweight Mama   (1952)
b. K 8053-2 I Really Love You(Homes, Jymie Merritt) - 2:26
King 784567 — I Really Love You / Heavyweight Mama   (1952)
King 4545-4567 — I Really Love You / Heavyweight Mama   (1952)
c. K 8054 Don't Knock At My Door(Sonny Thompson, Adams) - 2:20
King 784498 — Don't Knock At My Door / Turn The Lights Down Low   (1952)
King 4545-4498 — Don't Knock At My Door / Turn The Lights Down Low   (1952)
d. K 8055 Turn The Lights Down Low(Sonny Thompson, Brother John Sellers) - 2:27
King 784498 — Don't Knock At My Door / Turn The Lights Down Low   (1952)
King 4545-4498 — Don't Knock At My Door / Turn The Lights Down Low   (1952)
All titles on:
Blue Moon CDBMCD 6037 — The Complete Sonny Thompson Recordings Vol. 3 1951-1952   (2003)

19510920


Date: Oct 4, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Savoy

Little Sylvia (Sylvia Vanderpool) (ldr), Bobby Johnson (t), Nat Allen (tb), George Kelly (ts), Frank "Haywood" Henry (bar, dir), Fletcher Smith (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Prince Babbs (b), Clarence "Bobby" Donaldson (d), Little Sylvia (Sylvia Vanderpool) (v)

a. SA 4114 It's A Good, Good Morning(Frank "Haywood" Henry)
Savoy 78873 — It's A Good, Good Morning / Bump Bump Bump   (1951)
Savoy 4545-873 — It's A Good, Good Morning / Bump Bump Bump   (1951)
b. SA 4115 Run Little Doogie(Frank "Haywood" Henry)
unissued
c. SA 4116 Why Oh Why(Joseph Gaines)
unissued
d. SA 4117 Bump Bump Bump(Frank "Haywood" Henry) - 2:38
Savoy 78873 — It's A Good, Good Morning / Bump Bump Bump   (1951)
Savoy 4545-873 — It's A Good, Good Morning / Bump Bump Bump   (1951)
Regent LP 12"MG 6042 — Rock And Roll Party   (1957)

19511004


Date: Apr 7, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Earl Bostic (ldr), Joe Mitchell (t), Earl Bostic (as), John Coltrane (ts), Ernest "Pinky" Williams (bar), Gene C. Redd (vib), Joe "Earl" Knight (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Charles "Ike" Isaacs (b), Charles "Specs" Wright (d)

a. K 8200 Velvet Sunset(Earl Bostic) - 3:06
King 784536 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 78V 2169 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 78V 3169 — Velvet Sunset / Always   (1952)
King 4545-4536 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 45V 45-36 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
King EPEP-203 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 4   (1953)
Vogue EPEPV 1111 — Velvet Sunset   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8539 — Wrap It Up - Chop It Down   (1956)
King LP 12"395-503 — Bostic For You   (1958)
King LP 12"786 — By Popular Demand   (1961)
King LP 12"KSD 1048 — Harlem Nocturne   (1969)
Sing LP 12"503 — For You   (1988)
b. K 8201 Moonglow(Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 2:39
Karusell 78K 67 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
King 784550 — Ain't Misbehavin' / Moonglow   (1952)
Vogue 78V 2148 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
Vogue 78V 3193 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
Vogue 45V 45-50 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   
King 4545-4550 — Ain't Misbehavin' / Moonglow   (1952)
Vogue 4545/V 2148 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
King EPEP-205 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 6   (1953)
Karusell EPKSEP 3007 — Flamingo   (1954)
Vogue EPEPV 1010 — Flamingo   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8574 — Music À La Bostic No. 2   (1956)
Vogue EPEPL 7.179 — Flamingo   (1956)
Vogue LP 10"L.D. 110 — Earl Bostic His Alto Sax And His Orchestra   (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 110 — Earl Bostic, His Alto & His Orchestra   (1953)
King LP 12"395-503 — Bostic For You   (1958)
Polydor LP 12"623 229 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1966)
Contour LP 12"2870 115 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1970)
Charly LP 12"CRB 1091 — Blows A Fuse   (1985)
Sing LP 12"503 — For You   (1988)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 241 — Blows A Fuse   (1990)
Charly CDCDRB 16 — Flamingo   (1996)
EPM Musique CD160 402 — Magic Bostic 1944/1952   (2003)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2532 — The R&B Hits 1952/1   (2003)
Collectables CDCOL-CD-2886 — The Very Best Of Earl Bostic   (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/2   (2015)
Sony Music CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
Vogue/Legacy CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
c. K 8202 Linger Awhile(Harry Owens, Vincent Rose) - 3:06
King 784536 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 78V 2169 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 78V 3123 — Linger Awhile / Lover, Come Back To Me   (1952)
King 4545-4536 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
Vogue 45V 45-36 — Velvet Sunset / Linger Awhile   (1952)
King EPEP-202 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 3   (1953)
Parlophone EPGEP 8513 — Linger Awhile   (1955)
Vogue LP 10"L.D. 110 — Earl Bostic His Alto Sax And His Orchestra   (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 110 — Earl Bostic, His Alto & His Orchestra   (1953)
King LP 12"395-503 — Bostic For You   (1958)
Polydor LP 12"623 270 — Memories   (1970)
Sing LP 12"503 — For You   (1988)
Sony Music CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
Vogue/Legacy CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
d. K 8203 Ain't Misbehavin'(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 2:02
Karusell 78K 67 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
King 784550 — Ain't Misbehavin' / Moonglow   (1952)
Vogue 78V 2148 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
Vogue 78V 3193 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
Vogue 45V 45-50 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   
King 4545-4550 — Ain't Misbehavin' / Moonglow   (1952)
Vogue 4545/V 2148 — Moonglow / Ain't Misbehavin'   (1952)
King EPEP-207 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 8   (1953)
Karusell EPKSEP 3007 — Flamingo   (1954)
Vogue EPEPV 1010 — Flamingo   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8571 — Music À La Bostic   (1956)
Vogue EPEPL 7.179 — Flamingo   (1956)
Vogue LP 10"L.D. 110 — Earl Bostic His Alto Sax And His Orchestra   (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 110 — Earl Bostic, His Alto & His Orchestra   (1953)
King LP 12"395-525 — Dance Time   (1956)
King LP 12"525 — Dance Time   (1956)
Polydor LP 12"2679 024 — Jazz-History Vol. 20 - Earl Bostic/1   (1974)
Sing LP 12"525 — Dance Time   (1988)
Charly CDCDRB 16 — Flamingo   (1996)
EPM Musique CD160 402 — Magic Bostic 1944/1952   (2003)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/2   (2015)
Sony Music CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
Vogue/Legacy CD8875140962 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 32 Wynonie Harris/Earl Bostic a.o.   (2015)
Avid CDAMSC 1210 — Earl Bostic - Four Classic Albums/1   (2016)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
All titles on:
Angel LP 10"OW-1002 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax   
King LP 10"295-72 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax   (1952)
Odeon LP 10"OLA 1016 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax   (1954)
Parlophone LP 10"PMD 1016 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax   (1954)
See For Miles CDSEECD 688 — The EP Collection   (1999)
Dreyfus Jazz CDFDM 36747-2 — Flamingo   (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5093 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1952-1953   (2004)
Proper CDP 1547 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/3 Flamingo   (2012)

19520407


Date: Jul 3, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: RCA Victor

Terry Timmons (ldr), Dick Vance (t), Claude Jones (tb), Eddie Barefield (as), George "Buddy" Tate, Stanley "Champ" Webb (ts), Howard Briggs (p, dir), Jimmy Shirley (g), Abie Baker (b), Charlie Smith (d), Terry Timmons (v)

a. E2VW-6651 All Night Long(Charles Singleton, Dave McRae) - 2:44
b. E2VW-6652 The Same Old Thrill(Hughes, Howard) - 2:45
c. E2VW-6653 Daddy Be Good To Me(Hughes, Howard) - 2:53
d. E2VW-6654 How Long Must I Wait(Terry Timmons) - 2:52
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5092 — The Chronological Terry Timmons 1950-1953   (2004)

19520703


Date: Sep 23, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Jimmy Rushing (ldr), Frank Galbreath (t), William "Dicky" Wells (tb), Pete Clarke (as), George "Buddy" Tate (ts), Fletcher Smith (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Walter Page (b), Clarence "Bobby" Donaldson (d), Jimmy Rushing (v)

a. K 8287-1 In The Moonlight(Jimmy Rushing, Henry Glover) - 2:27
King 784588 — Where Were You? / In The Moonlight   (1952)
King 4545-4588 — Where Were You? / In The Moonlight   (1952)
King EPEP 305 — Jimmy Rushing   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8597 — Jimmy Rushing   (1955)
Ember LP 12"CJS 800 — Two Shades Of Blues - Jimmy Rushing/Jack Dupree   (1962)
b. K 8288 She's Mine, She's Yours(Henry Glover, Jimmy Rushing) - 2:12
King 784606 — Somebody's Spoiling These Women / She's Mine, She's Yours   (1952)
King 4545-4606 — Somebody's Spoiling These Women / She's Mine, She's Yours   (1952)
King EPEP 305 — Jimmy Rushing   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8597 — Jimmy Rushing   (1955)
Ember LP 12"CJS 800 — Two Shades Of Blues - Jimmy Rushing/Jack Dupree   (1962)
Bethlehem LP 12"BCP 6071 — Blues 'N' Folk   (1963)
Bethlehem LP 12"BCP-6017 — The Finest Of Folk Bluesmen   (1963)
Bethlehem CD20-3500-2 — Blues 'N' Folk   (1996)
c. K 8289-1 Where Were You?(Jimmy Rushing, Henry Glover) - 2:47
King 784588 — Where Were You? / In The Moonlight   (1952)
King 4545-4588 — Where Were You? / In The Moonlight   (1952)
Parlophone EPGEP 8695 — The Way I Feel   (1958)
Tipitina LP 10"TPL 3302 — Geechie Goomie - Rhythm And Blues Gone Caribbean   (2019)
Avid CDAMSC 1057 — Jimmy Rushing - Four Classic Albums Plus/1   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 020 — The Henry Glover Story Volume 1, 1947-1951/2   (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 0200 — The Henry Glover Story/2   (2020)
d. K 8290 Somebody's Spoiling These Women(Jimmy Rushing, Sam M. Lewis) - 2:42
King 784606 — Somebody's Spoiling These Women / She's Mine, She's Yours   (1952)
King 4545-4606 — Somebody's Spoiling These Women / She's Mine, She's Yours   (1952)
King EPEP 305 — Jimmy Rushing   (1954)
Parlophone EPGEP 8597 — Jimmy Rushing   (1955)
Ember LP 12"CJS 800 — Two Shades Of Blues - Jimmy Rushing/Jack Dupree   (1962)
All titles on:
Official LP 12"3020 — I-Want-A-Little-Girl   (1988)
Classics CDCLA 5085 — The Chronological Jimmy Rushing 1946-1953   (2004)

19520923


Date: Nov 5, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Krazy Kat

The Birmingham Boogie Boys (ldr), Viola Watkins (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Walter Washington (b), Conrad Kiron (d)

a. Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night(Irene Higginbotham) - 2:23
JSP CDJSP 4229A — Boogie Woogie Gals - Boogie Songstresses & Piano Stylists/1   (2015)

19521105


Date: Apr 23, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gem

Freddie Mitchell (ldr), Clarence Johnson (tb), Freddie Mitchell (ts), Frank "Haywood" Henry (bar), George Holmes (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Ernest Williamson (b), James Dixon (d)

a. G 6106 Mush(Freddie Mitchell) - 1:42
b. G 6107 Honkin' Away(Freddie Mitchell) - 2:44
Both titles on:
Gem 78206 — Honkin' Away / Mush   (1953)

19530423a 19530423b


Date: Oct 8, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Earl Bostic (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell, Eldridge Morris (t), Earl Bostic (as), Benny Golson (ts), Teddy Charles (vib), Stanley "Stash" O'Laughlin (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George Tucker (b), Wilbert "G. T." Hogan (d)

a. K 8501-1 Song Of The Islands(Charles E. King) - 2:46
King 784754 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum No. 3   (1954)
Odeon 7820511 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
Odeon 78OBL 37-29043 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
Parlophone 78DPY 1045 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 3991 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1955)
King 4545-4754 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum No. 3   (1954)
Odeon 457MO 1146 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
King EPEP-350 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 13   (1954)
King LP 10"295-95 — The Artistry Of Earl Bostic Vol. 5   (1955)
King LP 12"395-529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
Polydor LP 12"623 229 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1966)
Sing LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1988)
See For Miles CDSEECD 720 — The EP Collection Vol. 2   (2000)
Proper CDP 1548 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/4 Cracked Ice   (2012)
Avid CDAMSC 1210 — Earl Bostic - Four Classic Albums/1   (2016)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/2   (2020)
b. K 8502-1 Cherry Bean(Alberto Pestalozza) - 2:23
King 784799 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4049 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
Quality 784335 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
King 4545-4799 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
King EPEP-355 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 14   (1955)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
Sing LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1988)
Avid CDAMSC 1210 — Earl Bostic - Four Classic Albums/1   (2016)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/2   (2020)
c. K 8503-1 Liebestraum No. 3(Franz Liszt) - 2:44
King 784754 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum No. 3   (1954)
Odeon 7820511 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
Odeon 78OBL 37-29043 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
Parlophone 78DPY 1045 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 3991 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1955)
King 4545-4754 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum No. 3   (1954)
Odeon 457MO 1146 — Song Of The Islands / Liebestraum   (1954)
King EPEP-355 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 14   (1955)
Odeon EP7 SOE 3559 — La Cucaracha Cha Cha   (1960)
King LP 10"295-95 — The Artistry Of Earl Bostic Vol. 5   (1955)
King LP 12"395-529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1957)
King LP 12"529 — Let's Dance With Earl Bostic   (1957)
Polydor LP 12"623 229 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1966)
Contour LP 12"2870 115 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1970)
Sing LP 12"529 — Let's Dance   (1988)
See For Miles CDSEECD 720 — The EP Collection Vol. 2   (2000)
Proper CDP 1548 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/4 Cracked Ice   (2012)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/2   (2015)
Avid CDAMSC 1210 — Earl Bostic - Four Classic Albums/1   (2016)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/2   (2020)
d. K 8504-1 Night And Day(Cole Porter) - 3:35
King 784765 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
Parlophone 78DPY 1055 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
Parlophone 78R. 4028 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1955)
King 4545-4765 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
King EPEP-355 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 14   (1955)
Odeon EP7 MOE 2025 — Memories   (1956)
King LP 10"295-95 — The Artistry Of Earl Bostic Vol. 5   (1955)
Parlophone LP 12"PMD 1040 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax No. 2   (1956)
King LP 12"395-503 — Bostic For You   (1958)
Polydor LP 12"623 270 — Memories   (1970)
Sing LP 12"503 — For You   (1988)
See For Miles CDSEECD 720 — The EP Collection Vol. 2   (2000)
Proper CDP 1548 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/4 Cracked Ice   (2012)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)

19541008


Date: Oct 9, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Earl Bostic, Sonny Carter (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell, Eldridge Morris (t), Earl Bostic (as, dir), Benny Golson (ts), Teddy Charles (vib), Stanley "Stash" O'Laughlin (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George Tucker (b), Wilbert "G. T." Hogan (d), Sonny Carter (v)

a. K 8505-1 Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:47
King 784765 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
Parlophone 78DPY 1055 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
Parlophone 78R. 4028 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1955)
King 4545-4765 — Night And Day / Embraceable You   (1954)
Gusto 45GT4-2052 — Flamingo / Embraceable You   (1979)
King EPEP-355 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 14   (1955)
Odeon EP7 MOE 2025 — Memories   (1956)
King LP 10"295-95 — The Artistry Of Earl Bostic Vol. 5   (1955)
Parlophone LP 12"PMD 1040 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax No. 2   (1956)
King LP 12"395-503 — Bostic For You   (1958)
King LP 12"KSD 1048 — Harlem Nocturne   (1969)
Polydor LP 12"623 270 — Memories   (1970)
Sing LP 12"503 — For You   (1988)
b. K 8506-1 Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) - 2:42
King 784776 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Odeon 78029014 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 78DPY 1050 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4003 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Odeon 45041273 — The Sheik Of Araby / Sweet Lorraine   
King 4545-4776 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Odeon 457MO 1140 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 45MSP 6162 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone EPGEP 8637 — Bostic In Harlem   (1959)
King LP 10"295-95 — The Artistry Of Earl Bostic Vol. 5   (1955)
King LP 12"395-525 — Dance Time   (1956)
King LP 12"525 — Dance Time   (1956)
Polydor LP 12"2679 024 — Jazz-History Vol. 20 - Earl Bostic/1   (1974)
Sing LP 12"525 — Dance Time   (1988)
See For Miles CDSEECD 688 — The EP Collection   (1999)
Proper CDP 1548 - Properbox 112 — The Earl Bostic Story/4 Cracked Ice   (2012)
Avid CDAMSC 1210 — Earl Bostic - Four Classic Albums/1   (2016)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
c. K 8507-1 I Solemny Swear(Sonny Carter) - 2:36
King 784756 — I Solemny Swear / It's Strange But True   (1954)
King 4545-4756 — I Solemny Swear / It's Strange But True   (1954)
d. K 8508-1 It's Strange But True(Sid Wyche, Knowles) - 2:47
King 784756 — I Solemny Swear / It's Strange But True   (1954)
King 4545-4756 — I Solemny Swear / It's Strange But True   (1954)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)

Earl Bostic (ldr) on a-b, (dir) on c-d; Sonny Carter (ldr) on c-d, (v) on c-d.

19541009


Date: Jan 27, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Earl Bostic (ldr), Johnny Coles, Elmon Wright (t), Earl Bostic (as), Benny Golson (ts), Teddy Charles (vib), Stanley "Stash" O'Laughlin (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George Tucker (b), Wilbert "G. T." Hogan (d)

a. K 8515-2 Cocktails For Two(Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 2:29
King 784790 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4104 — When Your Lover Has Gone / Cocktails For Two   (1955)
Quality 784329 — When Your Lover Has Gone / Cocktails For Two   (1955)
King 4545-4790 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
Odeon 45029049 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
King EPEP-363 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 15   (1956)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-513 — All Star Rock And Roll Revue   (1956)
King LP 12"395-515 — Altotude   (1956)
King LP 12"638 — All Star Rock And Roll Revue   (1956)
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
b. K 8516 Blue Moon(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25
King EPEP-363 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 15   (1956)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-515 — Altotude   (1956)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
Gusto LP 12"K 5010X — Earl Bostic - 14 Hits   (1977)
King LP 12"KING 5010X — 14 Hits   (1977)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits   (1977)
DeLuxe CassetteDLX 7843 — 14 Original Greatest Hits   (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3131 — The Earl Bostic Collection 1939-59/2   (2015)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
c. K 8517 Evening Star(Benny Carter)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
d. K 8518-2 When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:27
King 784790 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4104 — When Your Lover Has Gone / Cocktails For Two   (1955)
Quality 784329 — When Your Lover Has Gone / Cocktails For Two   (1955)
King 4545-4790 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
Odeon 45029049 — Cocktails For Two / When Your Lover Has Gone   (1955)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-515 — Altotude   (1956)
Polydor LP 12"623 229 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1966)
Contour LP 12"2870 115 — The Best Of Earl Bostic   (1970)
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
e. K 8519-1 Remember(Irving Berlin) - 2:39
King 784799 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4049 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
Quality 784335 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
King 4545-4799 — Cherry Bean / Remember   (1955)
King EPEP-363 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 15   (1956)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-515 — Altotude   (1956)
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
f. K 8520-1 Melody Of Love(H. Engelmann, Tom Glazer) - 2:34
King 784776 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Odeon 78029014 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 78DPY 1050 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 78R. 4003 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
King 4545-4776 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Odeon 457MO 1140 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
Parlophone 45MSP 6162 — Sweet Lorraine / Melody Of Love   (1955)
King EPEP-363 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax Vol. 15   (1956)
King LP 10"295-103 — Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax - Vol. 6   (1955)
King LP 12"395-515 — Altotude   (1956)
Classics CDCLA 5179 — The Chronological Earl Bostic 1954-1955   (2007)
Enlightment CDEN4CD 9186 — His Finest Albums/1   (2020)
g. K 8521 Gotta Go(Earl Bostic)
unissued

19550127


Date: Mar 15, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Riverside

Barbara Lea (ldr), Johnny Windhurst (t), Billy Taylor (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Earl May (b), Percy Brice (d), Barbara Lea (v)

a. Our Love Is Here To Stay(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:04
b. Love Me(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 2:24
c. As Long As I Live(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:25
All titles on:
Riverside LP 10"RLP 2518 — A Woman In Love   (1955)
London LP 10"HB-U 1058 — A Woman In Love   (1956)
Audiophile LP 12"AP 86 — A Woman In Love   (1981)
Super Club LP 12"022 — A Woman In Love   (2023)
Audiophile CDACD 86 — A Woman In Love   (1991)
SSJ CDXQAM-1016 — A Woman In Love   (2007)
Music-Box CD3302173905 — A Woman Alone With Blues   (2010)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 706 — A Woman In Love + Barbara Lea + Lea In Love + Bonus Tracks/1   (2012)

19550315


Date: Mar 16, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Riverside

Barbara Lea (ldr), Johnny Windhurst (t), Billy Taylor (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Earl May (b), Percy Brice (d), Barbara Lea (v)

a. Thinking Of You(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) - 2:34
b. A Woman Alone With The Blues(Willard Robinson) - 5:07
c. Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 4:02
d. I Didn't Know About You(Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:14
Riverside LP 12"RLP S-3 — Riverside Modern Jazz Sampler   (1961)
e. The Best Thing For You(Irving Berlin) - 2:47
All titles on:
Riverside LP 10"RLP 2518 — A Woman In Love   (1955)
London LP 10"HB-U 1058 — A Woman In Love   (1956)
Audiophile LP 12"AP 86 — A Woman In Love   (1981)
Super Club LP 12"022 — A Woman In Love   (2023)
Audiophile CDACD 86 — A Woman In Love   (1991)
SSJ CDXQAM-1016 — A Woman In Love   (2007)
Music-Box CD3302173905 — A Woman Alone With Blues   (2010)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 706 — A Woman In Love + Barbara Lea + Lea In Love + Bonus Tracks/1   (2012)

19550316


Date: Jun 8, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Jay-Dee

The Goldentones (ldr), Dave McRae (bar), Al Williams (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Wendell Marshall (b), David "Panama" Francis (d), Mildred Harris, Vernon Harris, Harold Holman, Melvin Johnson, Lee McCall, Everett Winder (v)

a. Da 342 The Meaning Of Love(Vernon Harris) - 2:36
b. Da 343 Run Pretty Baby(Melvin Johnson) - 2:32
Flyright CDFLY CD 30 — Fine As Wine 1952-1956   (1990)
Both titles on:
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 798 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume Two   (1985)

19550608


Date: Dec 3, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gee

The Teenagers (ldr), James Wright (ts, dir), Freddy Johnson (p), Clifton "Skeeter" Best, Jimmy Shirley (g), Abie Baker (b), Gene Brooks (d), Sherman Garnes, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni, Herman Santiago (v)

a. RR 3036 Why Do Fools Fall In Love(Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago, Jimmy Merchant) - 2:15
Rhino CDR2 71463 — The Doo Wop Box/2   (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956   (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/1   (2007)
Chrome Dreams CDCDCD 5019 — The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour/2   (2007)
Hoodoo CD263589 — The Very Best Of Doo Wop - 1. Uptempo Numbers   (2017)
b. RR 3042 Please Be Mine(Frankie Lymon, Morris Levy) - 3:04
Both titles on:
Gee 45GG 1002 — Why Do Fools Fall In Love / Please Be Mine   (1955)
Gee LP 12"GLP 701 — The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon   (1956)
Hoodoo CD263512 — The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon / Rock 'N' Roll   (2015)

19551203


Date: February-August 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Gee

The Teenagers (ldr), James Wright (ts, dir), Freddy Johnson (p), Clifton "Skeeter" Best, Jimmy Shirley (g), Abie Baker (b), Gene Brooks (d), Sherman Garnes, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni, Herman Santiago (v)

a. RR 3090 I Want You To Be My Girl(Goldner, Barett) - 2:57
Gee 45GG 1012 — I Want You To Be My Girl / I'm Not A Know It All   (1956)
Rhino CDR2 71463 — The Doo Wop Box/2   (1993)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 3 Rockin' And Rollin' (1955-1956)   (1994)
Bear Family CDBCD 17031 — Snatch And Grab It   (2008)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/04   (2011)
b. RR 3091 I'm Not A Know It All(B. Kaye, Benny Spellman) - 2:48
Gee 45GG 1012 — I Want You To Be My Girl / I'm Not A Know It All   (1956)
c. RR 3140 The ABC's Of Love(R. Barrett, Morris Levy) - 1:55
Gee 45GG 1022 — The A B C's Of Love / Share   (1956)
d. RR 3141 Share(Irving Reid, Vic Abrams) - 2:35
Gee 45GG 1022 — The A B C's Of Love / Share   (1956)
e. RR 3150 I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent(Morris Levy) - 2:38
Gee 45GG 1026 — I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent / Baby, Baby   (1956)
f. RR 3151 Baby, Baby(Milton Subotsky, Glen Moore) - 2:08
Gee 45GG 1026 — I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent / Baby, Baby   (1956)
Sinfonia LP 12"SLP 1001 — Rock, Rock, Rock   (1958)
g. RR 3111 Who Can Explain(Abner Silver, Roy Alfred) - 2:11
Gee 45GG 1018 — I Promise To Remember / Who Can Explain   (1956)
h. RR 3122 I Promise To Remember(James W. Castor, J. Smith) - 2:48
Gee 45GG 1018 — I Promise To Remember / Who Can Explain   (1956)
i. Love Is A Clown(George Goldner) - 2:48
j. Am I Fooling Myself Again(Morris Levy) - 2:32
All titles on:
Gee LP 12"GLP 701 — The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon   (1956)
Hoodoo CD263512 — The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon / Rock 'N' Roll   (2015)

195602xx


Date: Jan 4, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Little Willie John (ldr), Joe Livramento (f), Lowell "Count" Hastings, Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson (ts), Leslie Johnakins (bar), Robert "Bubber" Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Carl Pruitt (b), Calvin "Eagle Eyes" Shields (d), Little Willie John (v)

a. K 9923 Love, Life And Money(Julius Dixson, Henry Glover) - 2:38
King 785023 — Love, Life And Money / You Got To Get Up Early This Morning   (1957)
King 4545-5023 — Love, Life And Money / You Got To Get Up Early This Morning   (1957)
King LP 12"564 — Fever   (1957)
King LP 12"1081 — Free At Last   (1970)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8017 — 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)
Modern Harmonic LP 12"MH 8055 — Fever   (2018)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 021 — The Henry Glover Story Volume 2, 1951-1961/2   (2012)
Oldays CDODR-6052 — Fever   (2016)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 0200 — The Henry Glover Story/4   (2020)
b. K 9922 I've Got To Cry(Henry Glover, Albert Shubert, Rudolph Toombs) - 2:25
King 785045 — I've Got To Cry / Look What You've Done To Me   (1957)
King 4545-5045 — I've Got To Cry / Look What You've Done To Me   (1957)
King LP 12"564 — Fever   (1957)
King LP 12"VS-1032 — Fever   (1983)
Sing LP 12"564 — Fever   (1988)
Modern Harmonic LP 12"MH 8055 — Fever   (2018)
Oldays CDODR-6052 — Fever   (2016)
c. K 9924 Look What You've Done To Me(Julius Dixson, Leon "Larry" Harrison) - 2:14
King 785045 — I've Got To Cry / Look What You've Done To Me   (1957)
King 4545-5045 — I've Got To Cry / Look What You've Done To Me   (1957)
King LP 12"603 — Mister Little Willie John   (1958)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me   (2010)
El Toro CDR&B 122 — Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good   (2015)
d. K 9925 You Got To Get Up Early This Morning(Lou Shelly, Sol Winkler) - 2:21
King 785023 — Love, Life And Money / You Got To Get Up Early This Morning   (1957)
King 4545-5023 — Love, Life And Money / You Got To Get Up Early This Morning   (1957)
King LP 12"603 — Mister Little Willie John   (1958)
Gusto LP 12"GD 5034X — Free At Last/2   (1979)
Hoodoo CD263366 — Mister Little Willie John/Talk To Me   (2010)
All titles on:
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0846 — The Early King Sessions   (2002)

19570104


Date: Jan 9, 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: King

Robert "Bubber" Johnson (ldr), Lou Stein (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Bill Pemberton (b), Gordon "Specs" Powell (d), Ruth Berman (hrp), Robert "Bubber" Johnson (v), chorus (bkv)

a. K 8818-1 Little Girl Don't Cry(Lucky Millinder, Doris Davis) - 1:49
King 785034 — Little Girl Don't Cry / The Search   (1957)
King 4545-5034 — Little Girl Don't Cry / The Search   (1957)
Président EPPRC 64 — Confidential   
King LP 12"624 — Sings Sweet Love Songs   (1958)
b. K 8819 Butterfly(Patricia Bradshaw) - 2:01
King 785014 — Butterfly / Too Many Hearts   (1957)
King 4545-5014 — Butterfly / Too Many Hearts   (1957)
King LP 12"624 — Sings Sweet Love Songs   (1958)
King CDKSCD 1403 — Come Home - Original Blues   (1994)
c. K 8820-1 The Search(Williams, Robert "Bubber" Johnson) - 1:58
King 785034 — Little Girl Don't Cry / The Search   (1957)
King 4545-5034 — Little Girl Don't Cry / The Search   (1957)
King LP 12"569 — Come Home   (1957)
King CDKCD 569 — Come Home   (1987)
d. K 8821 Too Many Hearts(Robert "Bubber" Johnson, Williams) - 1:55
King 785014 — Butterfly / Too Many Hearts   (1957)
King 4545-5014 — Butterfly / Too Many Hearts   (1957)
King LP 12"569 — Come Home   (1957)
King CDKCD 569 — Come Home   (1987)
King CDKSCD 1403 — Come Home - Original Blues   (1994)
All titles on:
King LP 12"960 — 24 Great Songs   (1966)

Little Girl Don't Cry is a Title Variation of Little Girl, Don't You Cry (Lucky Millinder, Doris Davis)

19570109


Date: Jun 9, 1970
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Master Jazz

Julian Dash (ldr), Julian Dash (ts), Clifton Smalls (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), George "Pops" Foster, Milt Hinton (b)

a. Two Shades Of Blue(Julian Dash) - 5:03
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
b. Tuxedo Junction(Buddy F. Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Julian Dash) - 7:46
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
c. Willow Weep For Me(Ann Ronell) - 6:18
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
d. Julian's Dash(Julian Dash) - 5:17
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
e. Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 6:05
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
f. Take The "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) - 7:00
Master Jazz LP 12"1MJR 8106 — A Portrait Of Julian Dash   (1970)
g. Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
unissued

Clifton Smalls (p) on b-g; George "Pops" Foster (b) on b-g; Milt Hinton (b) on b-g.

19700609


Date: 1971
Location: unknown recording studio, Milano, Italy
Label: Denon

Stéphane Grappelli (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b), Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti (vn)

a. I Would Do Anything For You(Bert A. Williams, Alexander Hill, Claude Hopkins) - 4:11
b. 'Deed I Do(Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) - 4:27
c. As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 5:01
d. You're The Cream In My Coffee(Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Lew Brown) - 3:39
e. Sysmo(Stéphane Grappelli) - 2:30
f. After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 4:15
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
g. Parisian Thoroughfare(Bud Powell) - 4:55
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
All titles on:
Denon CDDC 8632 — The Best Of The Jazz Violins   (1989)

1971xxxx


Date: Jul 6, 1972
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Black & Blue

Pat Flowers (ldr), Pat Flowers (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Al Hall (b), Tommy Benford (d)

a. 72-064 It's Been A Long, Long Time(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
unissued
b. 72-065 I Cover The Waterfront(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
unissued
c. 72-066 Pat's Blues(Pat Flowers) - 3:13
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
d. 72-067 I Ain't Got Nobody(Spencer Williams, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
e. 72-068 Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
unissued
f. 72-069-1 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
g. 72-069-2 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
h. 72-069-3 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
i. 72-069-4 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
j. 72-070-1 Ain't Misbehavin'(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
unissued
k. 72-070-2 Ain't Misbehavin'(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
unissued
l. 72-071 Blues(traditional)
unissued
m. 72-072 I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:14
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
n. 72-073 Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller) - 3:01
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
o. 72-074 The Lonesome Road(Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) - 3:32
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
p. 72-075 Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
unissued
q. 72-076-1alt Boogie Woogie(Pat Flowers)
unissued
r. 72-076-2 Boogie Woogie No. 2(Pat Flowers) - 2:36
Black & Blue LP 12"33.063 — Boogie Woogie Masters   (1974)
Curcio LP 12"GJ-63 — Jay McShann, Joe Turner, Milt Buckner, Sammy Price - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 63   (1981)
Sarpe LP 12"GJ-63 — Jay McShann, Joe Turner, Milt Buckner, Sammy Price - Los Grandes Del Jazz 63   (1981)
Joker LP 12"SM 4083 — Original Masterpieces Boogie Woogie Vol. 3 - Boogie Woogie Revival   (1984)
Joker LP 12"C 94/6 — Original Masterpieces Boogie Woogie/3   (1985)
Black & Blue 8-Track8.333063 — Boogie Woogie Masters   (1974)
Curcio CassetteCGJ-63 — Jay McShann, Joe Turner, Milt Buckner, Sammy Price - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 63   (1981)
Sarpe CassetteCGJ-63 — Jay McShann, Joe Turner, Milt Buckner, Sammy Price - Los Grandes Del Jazz 63   (1981)
Black & Blue CD59.063 2 — Boogie Woogie Masters   (1988)
Black & Blue CDBB 063.2 — Boogie Woogie Masters   (1993)
s. 72-077 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter(Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) - 3:42
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
t. 72-078 Blue Turning Grey Over You(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf)
unissued
u. 72-079-1 A Bitch Of Bach(Pat Flowers)
unissued
v. 72-079-2 A Bitch Of Bach(Pat Flowers)
unissued
w. 72-080 The Golden Wedding(Marie)
unissued
x. 72-081 Alligator Crawl(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, J. Davis) - 1:25
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
y. 72-082 Love(Cole Porter)
unissued

The Lonesome Road is a Title Variation of Lonesome Road (Nathaniel Shilkret, Gene Austin)

19720706


Date: Jul 17, 1972
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Saydisc/Matchbox

Clyde Bernhardt (ldr), Jack Butler (t), Clyde Bernhardt (tb, v), Charlie Holmes (as), Happy Caldwell (ts), Earl Knight (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Jimmy Shirley (eb), James "Rip" Harewood (d)

a. Good Rollin' Blues(Jimmy Witherspoon) - 7:17
b. After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 4:34
c. Georgia On My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 5:50
d. Lazy River(Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin) - 5:01
e. Triflin' Woman Blues(Clyde Bernhardt) - 6:02
f. Sugar Blues(Clarence Williams, Lucy Fletcher) - 4:55
g. Nobody's Sweetheart(Gus Kahn, Billy Meyers, Ernie Erdman, Elmer Schoebel) - 7:08
h. There'll Be Some Changes Made(William Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins) - 4:13
All titles on:
Saydisc/Matchbox LP 12"SDL 228 — Blues & Jazz From Harlem   (1972)

Clyde Bernhardt (v) on a, e.

19720717
19720717


Date: Mar 7, 1975
Location: Studio Condorcet, Toulouse, France
Label: Black & Blue

Jimmy Shirley (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b), Jackie Williams (d)

a. 75-082-1alt I'm Born With The Blues(Jimmy Shirley)
unissued
b. 75-082-2 I'm Born With The Blues(Jimmy Shirley) - 5:09
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
c. 75-083-1alt Exactly Like You(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
unissued
d. 75-083-2alt Exactly Like You(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
unissued
e. 75-083-3 Exactly Like You(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 4:22
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
f. 75-084 I May Be Wrong(Harry Ruskin, Henry Sullivan) - 5:08
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
g. 75-085 Try A Little Tenderness(Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods) - 5:30
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
h. 75-086 You Can Depend On Me(Earl "Fatha" Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap)
unissued
i. 75-087 Who's Sorry Now?(Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 4:07
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
j. 75-088 Jeepers Creepers(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer)
unissued
k. 75-089 Shine(Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack, Lew Brown) - 4:11
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
l. 75-090-1alt Jimmy's Rock(Jimmy Shirley)
unissued
m. 75-090-2 Jimmy's Rock(Jimmy Shirley) - 2:46
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
n. 75-091 My Fate Is In Your Hands(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller) - 4:13
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)
o. 75-092 China Boy(Dick Winfree, Phil Boutelje) - 3:50
Black & Blue LP 12"33.081 — China Boy   (1975)

19750307


Date: Mar 10, 1975
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue

Johnny Guarnieri (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b), Jackie Williams (d)

a. 75-094-1 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:59
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
b. 75-094-2alt Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:29
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
c. 75-095 Gliss Me Again(Johnny Guarnieri) - 3:42
Black & Blue LP 12"950.550 — Elipson   
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
d. 75-096 I Left My Heart In San Francisco(Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 4:00
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
e. 75-097-1 Walla Walla(Johnny Guarnieri) - 1:57
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
f. 75-097-2alt Walla Walla(Johnny Guarnieri) - 1:59
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
g. 75-098 Black And Blue(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 3:19
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
h. 75-099 Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 2:37
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Franklin Mint LP 12"GJR 078 — Piano Stylists 1927-1980 Vol. 2   (1985)
Franklin Mint LP 12"JAZZ 20 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time - Piano Stylists 1927-1980/2   (1985)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
i. 75-100 Love For Sale(Cole Porter) - 4:14
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
j. 75-101 Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:56
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
k. 75-102 My Honey's Lovin' Arms(Herman Ruby, Joseph Meyer) - 3:04
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
l. 75-103 Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Ken Casey, Ben Bernie) - 2:24
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
m. 75-104 Gypsy In My Soul(Clay A. Boland, Moe Jaffe) - 3:39
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
n. 75-105-2 The Sheik Of Araby(Harry Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler) - 2:39
Black & Blue LP 12"950.502 — Grande Parade Du Jazz   (1975)
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue LP 12"950.503 — Festival International De Jazz - Andernos   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
o. 75-106 St. James Infirmary(Joe Primrose) - 4:48
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
Black & Blue CD59.982 2 — Fish Scales   (2004)
Black & Blue CDBB 982.2 — Fish Scales   (2004)
p. 75-107 One O'Clock Jump(Eddie Durham, Oran "Hot Lips" Page, Buster Smith) - 00:56
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)

Jimmy Shirley (g) on a-d, k-p; Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b) on a-d, k-p; Jackie Williams (d) on a-d, k-p.

19750310


Date: Mar 13, 1975
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue

Leroy "Slam" Stewart (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b, v), Jackie Williams (d)

a. 75-111-1alt Fish Scales(Slam Stewart) - 3:34
b. 75-111-2 Fish Scales(Slam Stewart) - 3:32
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue LP 12"950.505 — Grande Parade Du Jazz   (1977)
Black & Blue LP 12"950.505-R — Festival De Jazz De San Sebastián   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
c. 75-112-1alt Undecided(Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 5:06
d. 75-112-2 Undecided(Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 4:57
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
e. 75-113 Sleep(Earl Lebieg) - 4:49
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
f. 75-114-1alt Bye Bye Blackbird(Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 3:58
g. 75-114-2 Bye Bye Blackbird(Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 3:53
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
h. 75-115 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else(Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 5:34
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
i. 75-116 At Sundown(Walter Donaldson) - 5:12
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
j. 75-117-2 Running Wild(Joe Grey, Aethur Harrington Gibbs, Leo Wood) - 2:59
k. 75-118-2 I Want To Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:26
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
l. 75-119 Memories Of You(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 5:36
Black & Blue LP 12"33.109 — Fish Scales   (1977)
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
All titles on:
Black & Blue CD59.982 2 — Fish Scales   (2004)
Black & Blue CDBB 982.2 — Fish Scales   (2004)

19750313a


Date: Mar 13, 1975
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue

Johnny Guarnieri (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b), Jackie Williams (d)

a. 75-108alt Gliss Me Again(Johnny Guarnieri) - 3:34
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
b. 75-109 Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure) - 4:04
Classic Jazz LP 12"105 — Gliss Me Again   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"33.078 — Walla Walla   (1976)
Black & Blue CD59.942 2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Black & Blue CDBB 942.2 — Walla Walla   (2001)
Solid CDCDSOL-46065 — Walla Walla   (2019)
c. 75-110 I'm Just Wild About Harry(Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle) - 4:26
Black & Blue CD233.109 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CD59.109-2 — Fish Scales   (1987)
Black & Blue CDBB 109.2 — Fish Scales   (1988)
Black & Blue CD59.982 2 — Fish Scales   (2004)
Black & Blue CDBB 982.2 — Fish Scales   (2004)

19750313b


Date: Mar 23, 1975
Location: Studio Barclay, Paris
Label: Black & Blue

Pat Flowers (ldr), Pat Flowers (p, v), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b), Jackie Williams (d)

a. 75-120-1 Dinah(Sam M. Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young)
unissued
b. 75-120-2 Dinah(Sam M. Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young)
unissued
c. 75-120-3 Dinah(Sam M. Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young)
unissued
d. 75-121 Ain't Misbehavin'(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
unissued
e. 75-122-1 Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
unissued
f. 75-122-2 Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
unissued
g. 75-122-3 Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller)
unissued
h. 75-123-1 Basin Street Blues(Spencer Williams) - 3:48
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
i. 75-123-2alt Basin Street Blues(Spencer Williams)
unissued
j. 75-124 I Ain't Got Nobody(Spencer Williams, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) - 2:32
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
k. 75-125 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?(Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams)
unissued
l. 75-126 Love Is Just Around The Corner(Leo Robin, Lewis E. Gensler) - 3:45
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
m. 75-126-1 When Johnny Comes Marching Home(traditional, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore)
unissued
n. 75-126-2 When Johnny Comes Marching Home(traditional, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore)
unissued
o. 75-126-3 When Johnny Comes Marching Home(traditional, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore)
unissued
p. 75-127-1 Ja-Da(Bob Carleton)
unissued
q. 75-127-2 Ja-Da(Bob Carleton)
unissued
r. 75-128 Makin' Whoopee(Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
unissued
s. 75-129-1 It's Been A Long, Long Time(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:42
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
t. 75-129-2alt It's Been A Long, Long Time(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
unissued
u. 75-130-1 Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
unissued
v. 75-130-2 Sometimes I'm Happy(Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
unissued
w. 75-131 Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:20
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
x. 75-132-1alt Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
unissued
y. 75-132-2 Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:46
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
z. 75-133 Have You Been Around(Pat Flowers)
unissued
aa. 75-134 Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
unissued
ab. 75-135 The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
unissued
ac. 75-136 Barcarolle(Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky)
unissued
ad. 75-137 Solitude(Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills)
unissued
ae. 75-138 Lolita(Barry Harris)
unissued
af. 75-139 Georgia On My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 3:16
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
ag. 75-140-1 Old Piano Roll Blues(Pat Flowers)
unissued
ah. 75-140-2 Old Piano Roll Blues(Pat Flowers)
unissued
ai. 75-141 Salute To James P.(Pat Flowers) - 1:58
Black & Blue LP 12"33.157 — I Ain't Got Nobody   (1980)
aj. 75-142 Taj Mahal(Shirley Scott)
unissued

Jimmy Shirley (g) on a-z, af-aj; Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b) on a-z, af-aj; Jackie Williams (d) on a-z, af-aj; Pat Flowers (v) on a-z, af-aj.

19750323


Date: Mar 25, 1975
Location: Studio Sysmo, Paris
Label: Black & Blue

Stéphane Grappelli (ldr), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Leroy "Slam" Stewart (b, v), Jackie Williams (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a. take 1 I Would Do Anything For You(Bert A. Williams, Alexander Hill, Claude Hopkins) - 4:16
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
b. take 2 'Deed I Do(Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) - 4:34
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
c. take 2 As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld) - 5:08
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
d. You Are The Cream In My Coffee(Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 3:44
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
e. I'll Never Be The Same(Matt Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) - 4:23
f. take 1 It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) - 3:36
Black & Blue LP 12"950.550 — Elipson   
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
Black & Blue LP 12"950.507 — Grande Parade Du Jazz/2   (1978)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
g. take 2 You're Driving Me Crazy(Walter Donaldson) - 4:23
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
h. take 1 It Had To Be You(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) - 4:19
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
i. take 2 My Blue Heaven(Walter Donaldson, George Whiting, Frankie Froeba) - 5:26
Black & Blue LP 12"33.076 — Steff And Slam   (1975)
LRC Ltd. CDCDC 9014 — Stephane Grappelli   (1990)
Black & Blue CDBB 076.2 — Steff And Slam   (1993)
j. Autumn In New York(Vernon Duke) - 5:07
All titles on:
Black & Blue CD233.076 — Steff And Slam   (1986)
Black & Blue CD59.076 2 — Steff And Slam   (1991)
Black & Blue CD59.863 2 — Steff And Slam   (1995)
Black & Blue CDBB 863.2 — Steff And Slam   (2007)
Solid CDCDSOL-46009 — Steff And Slam   (2018)

19750325


Sessions Reported: 74

Performances Reported: 433

Unique Songs Reported: 330

Unique Issues Reported: 725