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Napoleon "Snags" Allen Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: May 23, 1944
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Joe Davis

Una Mae Carlisle (ldr), Ray Nance (t), Albert "Budd" Johnson (ts), Una Mae Carlisle (p, v), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Edward "Bass" Robinson (b), Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (d)

a. A 'Tain't Yours(Una Mae Carlisle, Young) - 2:50
Beacon 787170 — 'Tain't Yours / Without You Baby   (1944)
b. B Without You Baby(Young, Una Mae Carlisle) - 3:05
Beacon 787170 — 'Tain't Yours / Without You Baby   (1944)
c. A I'm A Good, Good Woman(Una Mae Carlisle, Young) - 2:46
Beacon 787172 — I'm A Good, Good Woman / Ain't Nothin' Much   (1944)
d. B Ain't Nothin' Much(Young, Una Mae Carlisle) - 2:57
Beacon 787172 — I'm A Good, Good Woman / Ain't Nothin' Much   (1944)
Saga CD066 463-2 — The President's Men (Lester Young's Disciples)   (2003)
All titles on:
Harlequin LP 12"HQ 2002 — Una Mae Carlisle & Savannah Churchill 1944   (1982)
Harlequin CDHQ CD 19 — Una Mae Carlisle / Savannah Churchill / Maxine Sullivan 1944   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1230 — The Chronological Una Mae Carlisle 1941-1944   (2002)

19440523


Date: May 25, 1944
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Joe Davis

Una Mae Carlisle (ldr), Ray Nance (t), Albert "Budd" Johnson (ts), Una Mae Carlisle (p, v), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Edward "Bass" Robinson (b), Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (d)

a. A I Like It 'Cause I Love It(Davis) - 3:03
Beacon 787171 — I Like It 'Cause I Love It / You Gotta Take Your Time   (1944)
b. B You Gotta Take Your Time(Una Mae Carlisle, Young) - 2:49
Beacon 787171 — I Like It 'Cause I Love It / You Gotta Take Your Time   (1944)
c. A He's The Best Little Yankee To Me(Young, Una Mae Carlisle) - 2:34
Beacon 787173 — He's The Best Little Yankee To Me / I Speak So Much About You   (1944)
d. B I Speak So Much About You(Una Mae Carlisle, Young) - 2:58
Beacon 787173 — He's The Best Little Yankee To Me / I Speak So Much About You   (1944)
All titles on:
Harlequin LP 12"HQ 2002 — Una Mae Carlisle & Savannah Churchill 1944   (1982)
Harlequin CDHQ CD 19 — Una Mae Carlisle / Savannah Churchill / Maxine Sullivan 1944   (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1230 — The Chronological Una Mae Carlisle 1941-1944   (2002)

19440525


Date: Oct 13, 1944
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Roy Eldridge (ldr), Paul Cohen, Sidney DeParis, Roy Eldridge, Robert "Cookie" Mason, Pincus "Pinky" Savitt (t), Wilbur DeParis, Vic Dickenson, George "Blazer Boy" Stevenson, Sandy Williams (tb), Curby Alexander, Joe Eldridge (as), Franz Jackson, Hal Singer (ts), Dave McRae (bar), Teddy Brannon (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Billy Taylor, Sr. (b), William "Cozy" Cole (d)

a. 72430-A Fish Market(Roy Eldridge) - 3:10
Decca 7823383 — Twilight Time / Fish Market   (1945)
Sounds Of Swing LP 12"LP 108 — Little Jazz - Big Band   (1958)
Coral LP 12"COPS 68553D/1 — Swing Along With Little Jazz/1   (1974)
MCA LP 12"510.107 — Little David The Goliath 1943-1946   (1974)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/1   (1985)
Decca CDGRD-2.638 — An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955/2   (1993)
Decca CDMVCR-20039 — An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955/2   (1995)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD158 362 — Little Jazz 1935/1944   (1995)
MCA CDGRP 26292 — An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955/2   (1995)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD158 522 — Electric Guitar Story   (1996)
Membran CD22305 321/I — Swing Time for Dancing/09   (2009)
Proper CDP 1759 - Properbox 165 — The Big Blast - 100 Classic Big Bands/3   (2012)
b. 72431-A Twilight Time(Buck Ram, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins, Artie Dunn) - 2:51
Decca 7823383 — Twilight Time / Fish Market   (1945)
Sounds Of Swing LP 12"LP 108 — Little Jazz - Big Band   (1958)
Coral LP 12"COPS 68553D/1 — Swing Along With Little Jazz/1   (1974)
MCA LP 12"510.107 — Little David The Goliath 1943-1946   (1974)
Franklin Mint LP 12"JAZZ 01 — The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time - Jazz Masterpieces/4   (1982)
Franklin Mint LP 12"GJR 004 — Roy Eldridge Vol. 2   (1982)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/2   (1985)
Jazz Archives/EPM CD158 362 — Little Jazz 1935/1944   (1995)
c. 72432-A St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 2:21
Decca LP 12"DL 34313 — Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz   (1965)
All titles on:
Decca CDGRD 605 — After You've Gone   (1991)
Classics CDCLA 0920 — The Chronological Roy Eldridge 1943-1944   (1997)
History CD20.1973-HI — From Swing To Bebop - Minor Jive/1   (1998)
History CD20.1960-HI — From Swing To Bebop/25   (2000)

19441013


Date: Apr 10, 1945
Location: WOR Studios, New York
Label: Blue Note

Ike Quebec (ldr), Ike Quebec (ts), Dave Rivera (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Milt Hinton (b), J. C. Heard (d)

a. BN 233-0 Blue Turning Grey Over You(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf) - 3:55
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 LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz On Blue Note   (1983)
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/2   (1984)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5238 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/8 Swingtet Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0957 — The Chronological Ike Quebec 1944-1946   (1997)
EPM Musique CD159 602 — The Strong Tenor Of Mr. Quebec   (1999)
b. BN 233-1alt Blue Turning Grey Over You(Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf) - 3:53
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/2   (1984)
c. BN 234-1 Dolores(Frank Loesser, Louis Alter) - 3:13
Blue Note 78BN 519 — Dolores / Sweethearts On Parade   (1945)
Blue Boar 78516 — Dolores / Sweethearts On Parade   (1946)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 102 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
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 LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz On Blue Note   (1983)
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/3   (1984)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5238 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/8 Swingtet Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0957 — The Chronological Ike Quebec 1944-1946   (1997)
d. BN 235-3 The Day You Came Along(Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 4:00
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/3   (1984)
Classics CDCLA 0957 — The Chronological Ike Quebec 1944-1946   (1997)
e. BN 236-1alt Sweethearts On Parade(Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 2:50
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/3   (1984)
f. BN 236-3 Sweethearts On Parade(Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 2:50
Blue Note 78BN 519 — Dolores / Sweethearts On Parade   (1945)
Blue Boar 78516 — Dolores / Sweethearts On Parade   (1946)
Blue Note 78 AlbumBN 102 — Tenor Sax   (1946)
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 LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz   (1983)
Blue Note LP 12"K23P-9292 — Main Stream Jazz On Blue Note   (1983)
Mosaic CD#107 MD3 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/3   (1984)
Blue Note CDTOCJ-5238 — Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952/8 Swingtet Sessions On Blue Note   (1990)
Classics CDCLA 0957 — The Chronological Ike Quebec 1944-1946   (1997)
Blue Note CD7243 4 95697 2 0 — The Blue Note Swingtets   (1998)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP 12"#107 MR4 — The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee/3   (1984)

19450410


Date: Jan 21, 1946
Location: Cafe Zanzibar, New York
Label: WNEW Radio broadcast
Let's Go Night Clubbing

Charles M. "Cootie" Williams (ldr), Bob Merrill, Ermit V. "Emmet" Perry, Gene Redd, George Treadwell, Charles M. "Cootie" Williams (t), Ed Burke, Bob Horton, Edward "Jack Raggs" Johnson (tb), Rupert Cole, John Jackson (as), Everett Gaines, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Bob Ashton (bar), Arnold Jarvis (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Norman Keenan (b), George "Butch" Ballard (d), Ella Fitzgerald (v)

a. live The Honey Dripper(Joe Liggins) - 3:43
Palm International LP 12"POM 1 — The Big Bands   (1980)
Masters Of Jazz CDMJCD 169 — On The Air Vol. 3   (2000)

19460121


Date: May 7, 1946
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

Roy Eldridge (ldr), Henry Clay, Thomas "Sleepy" Grider, Elmon Wright (t), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Nat Atkins, Albert Riding, George Robinson, Sandy Watson (tb), Christopher Johnson, Sahib Shihab (as), Ernest "Tom" Archia, Al Green (ts), Al Townsend (bar), Lavere "Buster" Harding (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Louis Carrington (b), Earl "Stovepipe" Phillips (d)

a. 73554-A Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip(Buster Harding, Buck Ram, Jack Palmer) / arr: Lavere "Buster" Harding - 2:44
Decca 7823637 — Tippin' Out / Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip   (1946)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/1   (1985)
Decca CDGRD 605 — After You've Gone   (1991)
b. 73555-A Tippin' Out(Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) / arr: Lavere "Buster" Harding - 2:46
Decca 7823637 — Tippin' Out / Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip   (1946)
Sounds Of Swing LP 12"LP 108 — Little Jazz - Big Band   (1958)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/1   (1985)
Topaz (F) CDTPZ 1063 — The Jazz Year 1946   (1997)
Proper CDP 1374 - Properbox 069 — Little Jazz Trumpet Giant/2 The Gasser   (2000)
c. 73556-A Yard Dog(Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) / arr: Lavere "Buster" Harding - 3:04
Sounds Of Swing LP 12"LP 108 — Little Jazz - Big Band   (1958)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/2   (1985)
Decca CDGRD 605 — After You've Gone   (1991)
d. 73557-A Les Bounce(Buster Harding) / arr: Lavere "Buster" Harding - 3:11
Decca 7823783 — It's The Talk Of The Town / Les Bounce   (1947)
Sounds Of Swing LP 12"LP 108 — Little Jazz - Big Band   (1958)
Affinity LP 12"AFSD 1016 — Tippin' Out/1   (1985)
All titles on:
Coral LP 12"COPS 68553D/2 — Swing Along With Little Jazz/2   (1974)
MCA LP 12"510.107 — Little David The Goliath 1943-1946   (1974)
MCA LP 12"MCA 1355 — All The Cats Join In   (1982)
Classics CDCLA 0983 — The Chronological Roy Eldridge 1945-1947   (1998)

Roy Eldridge (v) on a.

19460507


Date: Feb 2, 1951
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Columbia

Chris Powell (ldr), Danny Turner (as), Vance Wilson (ts, v), Eddie Lambert, Harold "Duke" Wells (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), James Johnson (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Johnny Echo, Chris Powell (v)

a. CO 45209 Country Girl Blues(Chris Powell) - 3:12
Columbia 7839282 — The Man With The Horn / Country Girl Blues   (1951)
Columbia 454-39272 — The Man With The Horn / Country Girl Blues   (1951)
Spanish Town 45JBJ 1012 — I Come From Jamaica / Country Girl Blues   (2011)
b. CO 45210 In The Cool Of The Evening(Chris Powell) - 2:51
Columbia 7839407 — In The Cool Of The Evening / My Love Has Gone   (1951)
Columbia 454-39407 — In The Cool Of The Evening / My Love Has Gone   (1951)
c. CO 45211 My Love Has Gone(Chris Powell, Davis) - 2:30
Columbia 7839407 — In The Cool Of The Evening / My Love Has Gone   (1951)
Columbia 454-39407 — In The Cool Of The Evening / My Love Has Gone   (1951)
d. CO 45212 The Man With The Horn(Jenny, Lake, Eddie DeLange) - 2:56
Columbia 7839282 — The Man With The Horn / Country Girl Blues   (1951)
Columbia 454-39272 — The Man With The Horn / Country Girl Blues   (1951)
All titles on:
Classics CDCLA 5065 — The Chronological Chris Powell   (2003)

Johnny Echo (v) on c; Chris Powell (v) on a-b; Vance Wilson (v) on d.

19510202


Date: Mar 6, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Decca

The Blenders (New York) (ldr), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g, v), Tommy Adams, James De Loach, Ollie Jones (v), rest unknown (grp)

a. 82411 Never In A Million Years(Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) - 2:43
Chicago LP 12"CH-LP 219 — Best Of The Blenders   
Decca 7828241 — Never In A Million Years / Memories Of You   (1952)
Decca 459-28241 — Never In A Million Years / Memories Of You   (1952)
b. 82412 I'd Be A Fool Again(Marty Symes, Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Levinson) - 2:34
Decca 7828092 — I'd Be A Fool Again / Just A Little Walk With Me   (1952)
Decca 459-28092 — I'd Be A Fool Again / Just A Little Walk With Me   (1952)
c. 82413 Memories Of You(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 2:59
Chicago LP 12"CH-LP 219 — Best Of The Blenders   
Decca 7828241 — Never In A Million Years / Memories Of You   (1952)
Decca 459-28241 — Never In A Million Years / Memories Of You   (1952)
d. 82414 Just A Little Walk With Me(Jimmy Chickie Horne) - 2:31
Decca 7828092 — I'd Be A Fool Again / Just A Little Walk With Me   (1952)
Decca 459-28092 — I'd Be A Fool Again / Just A Little Walk With Me   (1952)

19520306


Date: Oct 22, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Victor

Otis Blackwell (ldr), Sammy Watkins (t), Frank "Floorshow" Culley (ts), Albert "Budd" Johnson (bar), Freddie Redd (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Rene Hall (g), Gene Smith (b), Roland Jefferson (d), Otis Blackwell (v)

a. E2VB 7711 Wake Up Fool(Otis Blackwell) - 2:20
RCA Victor 4547-5069 — Wake Up Fool / Please Help Me Find My Way Home   (1952)
b. E2VB 7712 Fool That I Be(Otis Blackwell) - 2:43
RCA Victor 4547-5225 — Fool That I Be / Number 000   (1952)
c. E2VB 7713 Number 000(Otis Blackwell) - 2:42
RCA Victor 4547-5225 — Fool That I Be / Number 000   (1952)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5421 — Electric Guitar Story Vol. 2 1948-1955   (2014)
d. E2VB 7714 Please Help Me Find My Way Home(Otis Blackwell) - 2:41
RCA Victor 4547-5069 — Wake Up Fool / Please Help Me Find My Way Home   (1952)
All titles on:
Blue City CDBCCD 814 — Daddy Rollin' Stone   (2000)
Classics CDCLA 5140 — The Chronological Otis Blackwell 1952-1954   (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3229 — The Songs & Recordings Of Otis Blackwell 1952-62/1   (2018)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3175 — I Sing 'Em And I Write 'Em   (2020)

19521022


Date: Mar 27, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: MGM

The Blenders (New York) (ldr), Gil Stevens (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Milt Hinton (b), Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Abel De Costa, James De Loach, Ollie Jones (v)

a. 53-S-168 If That's The Way You Want It Baby(Johnny Martin) - 2:33
MGM 7811488 — I Don't Miss You Anymore / If That's The Way You Want It Baby   (1953)
MGM 45K 11488 — I Don't Miss You Anymore / If That's The Way You Want It Baby   (1953)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 797 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume One   (1985)
b. 53-S-169 Please Take Me Back(Joe Davis) - 2:48
MGM 7811531 — Please Take Me Back / Isn't It A Shame   (1953)
MGM 45K 11531 — Please Take Me Back / Isn't It A Shame   (1953)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 797 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume One   (1985)
c. 53-S-170 Isn't It A Shame(Grauer, Wilcox) - 2:35
MGM 7811531 — Please Take Me Back / Isn't It A Shame   (1953)
MGM 45K 11531 — Please Take Me Back / Isn't It A Shame   (1953)
d. 53-S-171 I Don't Miss You Anymore(Claude DeMetrius, Collins) - 2:32
MGM 7811488 — I Don't Miss You Anymore / If That's The Way You Want It Baby   (1953)
MGM 45K 11488 — I Don't Miss You Anymore / If That's The Way You Want It Baby   (1953)

19530327a 19530327b


Date: Apr 17, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Jay-Dee

The Blenders (New York) (ldr), Gil Stevens (p), John Collins (g), Milt Hinton (b), Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Abel De Costa, James De Loach, Ollie Jones (v)

a. demorhs Don't Play Around With Love(Joe Davis) - 2:44
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 797 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume One   (1985)
b. Da 345-A You'll Never Be Mine Again(Bobby Sharp, Charles Singleton) - 3:16
Davis 45345 — You'll Never Be Mine Again / Don't Play Around With Love   (1953)
Jay-Dee 45780-45 — You'll Never Be Mine Again / Don't Play Around With Love   (1953)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 797 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume One   (1985)
c. De 345-B Don't Play Around With Love(Joe Davis) - 2:49
Davis 45345 — You'll Never Be Mine Again / Don't Play Around With Love   (1953)
Jay-Dee 45780-45 — You'll Never Be Mine Again / Don't Play Around With Love   (1953)
d. De 441-A Somebody's Lyin'(Joe Davis) - 3:01
Davis 45441 — Somebody's Lyin' / Kansas Capers   (1953)
e. De 441-B Kansas Capers(Joe Davis) - 2:54
Davis 45441 — Somebody's Lyin' / Kansas Capers   (1953)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 797 — Vocal Group R 'n B From Joe Davis Volume One   (1985)

19530417a 19530417b


Date: Nov 14, 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Red Lightnin'

King Curtis (ldr), King Curtis (ts), Danny Small (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Leonard Gaskin (b), Osie Johnson (d), Tony Middleton (v)

a. Count Your Blessings(Morgan, Temple) / arr: Danny Small - 2:14
Red Lightnin' LP 12"RL 0074 — Didn't He Play   (1987)
Zillion CD2611132 — Home Cookin'   (1992)

19581114


Date: Nov 17, 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Red Lightnin'

King Curtis (ldr), King Curtis (ts), Danny Small (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Leonard Gaskin (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. Didn't He Play!("King Curtis" Ousley) / arr: Danny Small - 2:24
b. Write Me A Love Letter("King Curtis" Ousley) / arr: Danny Small - 2:28
Both titles on:
Red Lightnin' LP 12"RL 0074 — Didn't He Play   (1987)
Zillion CD2611132 — Home Cookin'   (1992)

19581117


Date: Mar 5, 1963
Location: Atlantic Studios, New York
Label: Atlantic

Doris Troy (ldr), Horace Ott (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Barney Richmond (b), Bruno Carr (d), Doris Troy (v)

a. A 6878 Just One Look(Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll) - 2:28
Atlantic LP 12"8140 — Beach Beat   (1967)
Atlantic 45584148 — Just One Look / What'cha Gonna Do About It   (1968)
Atlantic LP 12"0820.170 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 4   (1968)
Atlantic LP 12"SD 8194 — History Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 6 - On Broadway 1963-64   (1968)
Atlantic LP 12"40 255 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 4   (1972)
Atlantic LP 12"7 81297-1 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 - Volume 5 1962-1966/1   (1985)
Atlantic LP 12"81297-1 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 - Volume 5 1962-1966/1   (1985)
Atlantic LP 12"81620-1 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974/5a   (1985)
Atlantic CD7567 81620-2 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974/5   (1986)
Atlantic CD781 297-2 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 - Volume 5 1962-1966   (1987)
Atlantic CD7567 82305 2 3 — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974/5   (1991)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 5 Soul Brothers & Soul Sisters (1962-1965)   (1994)
Kent CDCDKENT 168 — At The Club   (1999)
Warner CD50-50467-5675-2-8 — Atlantic Gold - 75 Soul Classics From The Atlantic Vaults/1   (2004)
Warner CDWSMCD 191 — Atlantic Gold - 75 Soul Classics From The Atlantic Vaults/1   (2005)
Warner/Rhino CD50514 42489422 — La Discothèque Idéale De La Soul/01   (2007)
b. A 6879 Bossa Nova Blues(Doris Payne, Gregory Carroll, Rex Garvin) - 2:05
Both titles on:
Atlantic 4545-2188 — Just One Look / Bossa Nova Blues   (1963)
London 45HLK 9749 — Just One Look / Bossa Nova Blues   (1963)
Atlantic LP 12"SD 8088 — Just One Look   (1963)
Atlantic EPAET 6007 — What'cha Gonna Do About It?   (1965)
Atlantic LP 12"8088 — Sings - Just One Look & Other Memorable Selections   (1975)
Ichiban CDSCL 2504 — Just One Look The Best Of Doris Troy   (1994)
Atlantic CDWPCR-27516 — Just One Look   (2012)
Oldays CDODR-7125 — Just One Look   (2022)

19630305


Date: Jan 25, 1965
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

Freddie McCoy (ldr), Gil Askey (t), Tate Houston (bar), Freddie McCoy (vib), James Thomas (org), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Martin Rivera (b), Ray Lucas (d)

a. Lonely Avenue(Doc Pomus) / arr: Gil Askey - 2:25
Prestige 4545-356 — Collard Greens / Lonely Avenue   (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7706 — The Best Of Freddie McCoy   (1969)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7706 — The Best Of Freddie McCoy   (1969)
b. Roell(Freddie McCoy) / arr: Gil Askey - 4:20
c. Collard Greens(George Semper) / arr: Gil Askey - 2:35
Prestige 4545-356 — Collard Greens / Lonely Avenue   (1965)
d. When Sunny Gets Blue(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) / arr: Gil Askey - 4:35
All titles on:
Prestige LP 12"PR 7395 — Lonely Avenue   (1965)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7395 — Lonely Avenue   (1965)

19650125


Date: Jun 21, 1966
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige

Freddie McCoy (ldr), James Robinson (t), Pat Patrick (bar), Freddie McCoy (vib), Alfred Williams (org), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Albert Winston (eb), Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d), John Blair (vn)

a. My Babe(Willie Dixon) - 3:00
Prestige 4545-425 — My Babe / Funk Drops   (1966)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
b. Funk Drops(Freddie McCoy) - 3:15
Prestige 4545-425 — My Babe / Funk Drops   (1966)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
c. The Sleepy Lagoon(Freddie McCoy) - 4:20
Prestige LP 12"PR 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
Prestige LP 12"PRST 7470 — Funk Drops   (1966)
d. Somewhere(Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)

19660621


Date: Nov 7, 1966
Location: Talent Masters, New York
Label: Atco

Ben E. King (ldr), Dave Burns, Ed Williams (t), George Jeffers (tb), Bill Bivens, Harold Keinz, Melvin Tax (sax), Jimmy Johnson (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Billy Butler (g), Jimmy Tyrell (eb), Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d), string section (str), Ben E. King (v), Eric Gale (dir)

a. 66C 11146 What Is Soul?(Ben E. King, Frank Gallo) / arr: Eric Gale - 2:17
Atlantic LP 12"0820.103 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 1   (1967)
Atlantic LP 12"40 252 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 1   (1972)
b. 66C 11147 They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes(Burt Bacharach, David) / arr: Eric Gale - 2:33
Both titles on:
Atco 4545-6454 — What Is Soul? / They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes   (1966)
Atlantic 45584069 — What Is Soul? / They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes   (1966)
Atlantic 45ATL 70.192 — What Is Soul? / They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes   (1966)
Atco LP 12"587 072 — What Is Soul?   (1967)
Atlantic CD8122 79836 8 0 — What Is Soul?   (2010)
Atlantic CDWPCR-27571 — What Is Soul?   (2013)

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Date: Nov 29, 1966
Location: Talent Masters, New York
Label: Atlantic

Don Covay (ldr), Dave Burns, Ed Williams (t), George Jeffers, Al Ralph (tb), Art Kaplan, Melvin Tax (ts), Bill Bivens, Harold Keinz (sax), Stan Free (p), Robert "Bobby" Banks (org), Napoleon "Snags" Allen, Billy Butler, Ronald Dean "Ronnie" Miller (g), Jimmy Tyrell (eb), Jimmy Johnson, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d), Don Covay (v), The Goodtimers (grp), Eric Gale (con)

a. A 11245 Shingaling '67(Don Covay) / arr: Eric Gale - 2:40
Atlantic 4545-2375 — Shingaling '67 / I Was There   (1967)
Atlantic 45584082 — Shingaling '67 / I Was There   (1967)
b. A 11246 40 Days - 40 Nights(Don Covay) / arr: Eric Gale - 2:01
Atlantic 4545-2407 — 40 Days - 40 Nights / The Usual Place   (1967)
Atlantic 45584114 — 40 Days - 40 Nights / The Usual Place   (1967)
Atlantic LP 12"0820.141 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 2   (1967)
Atlantic LP 12"587 087 — Hit '67   (1967)
Atlantic LP 12"40 253 — Formidable Rhythm And Blues Vol. 2   (1972)
Kent CDCDKENT 168 — At The Club   (1999)

19661129


Date: Sep 14, 1968
Location: unknown recording studio, New York
Label: Saydisc/Matchbox

Clyde Bernhardt (ldr), Clyde Bernhardt (tb, v), Earl Knight (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Thomas Barney (eb), Sammie Scott (d)

a. Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
b. After Hours Blues(Hal Paige, Bobby Robinson)
c. Don't You Think I Ought To Know(Mel Wettergreen, Bill Johnson)
d. Sweet, Sweet Mama Blues(Clyde Bernhardt)
e. Don't Leave Me Baby(Clyde Bernhardt)
f. You Excite Me(Clyde Bernhardt)
g. Ode To Billie Joe(Bobbie Gentry)
h. The Saints(Richard Wayne Penniman, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
All titles on:
Saydisc/Matchbox LP 12"SDR 216 — Blowing My Top   (1971)

Clyde Bernhardt (v) on b-h.

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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.

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Sessions Reported: 20

Performances Reported: 76

Unique Songs Reported: 73

Unique Issues Reported: 129