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Message From The Dean "To pass through life and miss this music is to miss out on one of the best things about living."
"When people come in to relax and enjoy themselves after a hard day's work, its my job to make them happy-to wash away the dust of everyday life."
"That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only culture that America has brought forth."
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Paintings By Bruni
Check out her site
www.brunijazzart.com
Everything comes from another continent. It so
happens that jazz comes from the black people-and they should know about
it,but they know less about it, than anybody else in the world.
You all get into the studio and you try to make everything so God damn
clinical. Two months from now when you hear this tune you won't recognize it
yourself. You ain't going to play it the same way every night, use your
imagination, that's what JAZZ is all about. If you ain't got no imagination
you might as well quit. All he did was put up a skeleton of the tune we are
going to play, so go on and play and if you make a mistake make it LOUD so
you won't make it next time."
When queried as to how he could consistently find such bright young talent
Art would reply, " I don't find them . They find me!"
Kenny Clark: You see Buhaina is the only one I know who can make a press or
ocean roll come out on top of the beat and keep the whole shit swinging. He
never looked back. If you know a living drummer who can do it better than
'Buh' name him and I'll kiss him here and now"-1963
Geoff Keezer: He had the an ability to open up your sound-no matter what
instrument you played. He was three times my age but it was hard to keep up
with him
Horace Silver: He got behind his musicians and just goosed them, made them
play up to their potential.
Dizzy Gillespie: Kenny Clarke was the Godfather, Max was the painter to put
the colors together; Art was the volcano!
Wynton Marsalis: If I hadn't played with Art, I wouldn't have played jazz.
1944 (The age of 25)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond) Tadd Dameron (arr)
NYC, December 5, 1944
| 118-2 | If That's The Way You Feel | DeLuxe 2001; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 119-4 | I Want To Talk About You | DeLuxe 2003; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 120 | Blowing The Blues Away | Swingtime (E) ST 1015; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 120-3 | - | DeLuxe 2001; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| 121-2 | Opus X | DeLuxe 2002; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 122 | I'll Wait And Pray | DeLuxe 2003; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 123 | The Real Thing Happened To Me | DeLuxe 2002; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
* Billy Eckstine/Maxine Sullivan - Mr. B (Audio Lab AL 1549)
* Billy Eckstine - Blowing The Blues Away (Swingtime (E) ST 1015)
* Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 Young Dex 1944-1946 (Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128)
* Billy Eckstine - If That's The Way You Feel b/w Blowing The Blues Away (DeLuxe 2001)
* Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You b/w I'll Wait And Pray (DeLuxe 2003)
* Billy Eckstine - Opus X b/w The Real Thing Happened To Me (DeLuxe 2002)
1945
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons (ts) Budd Johnson (ts, arr) Leo Parker (bars) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan (vo) Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine (arr)
AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February, March, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| Blowin' The Blues Away | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| 'Deed I Do | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| I Wanna Talk About You | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Together | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Without A Song | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Mr. Chips | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Air Mail Special | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| If That's The Way You Feel | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Opus X | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Almanac QSR 2415 | |
| Love Me Or Leave Me | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 |
* Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945 (Almanac QSR 2415)
* Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You (Xanadu 207)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues | National 9015; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale | National 9014; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC55-2 | I Love The Rhythm In A Riff | National 9014; EmArcy MG 36016; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC56 | Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) | National 9015; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
* Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness (Regent MG 6058)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 36030)
* Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG 36016)
* Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 Young Dex 1944-1946 (Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues (EmArcy EP 1-6041)
* Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love (EmArcy EP 1-6045)
* Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues b/w Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) (National 9015)
* Billy Eckstine - I Love The Rhythm In A Riff b/w A Cottage For Sale (National 9014)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr (tp) Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Teddy Cypron (bars) Richard "Duke" Ellington (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, September, 1945
| NSC61 | My Deep Blue Dream | National 9021; EmArcy MG 36029; Regent MG 6054 |
| NSC62 | Prisoner Of Love | National 9017; EmArcy EP 1-6044, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC63 | A Penny For Your Thoughts | Regent MG 6052 |
| NSC64 | It Ain't Like That | National 9020; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream (Regent MG 6054)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 36030)
* Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love (Regent MG 6052)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me (Regent MG 6053)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy EP 1-6044)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy EP 1-6040)
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream b/w Jelly Jelly (National 9021)
* Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love b/w All I Sing Is Blues (National 9017)
* Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That b/w I've Got To Pass Your House (National 9020)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
same personnel
NYC, October, 1945
| NSC69 | I'm In The Mood For Love | National 9016; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC70 | You Call It Madness | National 9019; EmArcy MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC71 | All I Sing Is Blues | National 9017; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC72 | Long, Long Journey | National 9016; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness (Regent MG 6058)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 36029)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love (EmArcy EP 1-6045)
* Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues (EmArcy EP 1-6041)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy EP 1-6040)
* Billy Eckstine - Long, Long Journey b/w I'm In The Mood For Love (National 9016)
* Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness b/w Tell Me Pretty Baby (National 9019)
* Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love b/w All I Sing Is Blues (National 9017)
1946
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Kenny Dorham, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Tate Houston (bars) possibly Richard Ellington (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, January 3, 1946
| NSC100 | I Only Have Eyes For You | National 9076; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC103 | You're My Everything | National 9052; EmArcy MG 36030; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC104 | I've Got To Pass Your House | National 9020; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC105 | The Jitney Man | National 9049; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 36030)
* Billy Eckstine Sings (Savoy SJL 1127)
* Billy Eckstine - I Only Have Eyes For You b/w Blues (National 9076)
* Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything b/w Cool Breeze (National 9052)
* Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That b/w I've Got To Pass Your House (National 9020)
* Billy Eckstine - The Jitney Man b/w Sophisticated Lady (National 9049)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro (tp) Josh Jackson (ts) Leo Parker (bars) possibly Jimmy Golden (p) replaces Dorham, Simmons, Houston, Ellington
NYC, February, 1946
| NSC114 | Blue | National 9018; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC115 | Second Balcony Jump | National 9018; EmArcy MG 36016; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC116 | Gloomy Sunday | National 9037; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC117 | Tell Me Pretty Baby | National 9019; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream (Regent MG 6054)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG 36016)
* Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me (Regent MG 6053)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues (EmArcy EP 1-6041)
* Billy Eckstine - Blue b/w Second Balcony Jump (National 9018)
* Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday b/w In The Still Of The Night (National 9037)
* Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness b/w Tell Me Pretty Baby (National 9019)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
same personnel
NYC, March, 1946
| NSC122 | Love Is The Thing | National 9125; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC123 | Without A Song | National 9061; EmArcy EP 1-6116, MG 36010; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC124 | Cool Breeze | National 9052, 9132; EmArcy MG 36038; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC125 | Don't Take Your Love From Me | National 9023; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy MG 36010)
* Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones (EmArcy MG 36038)
* Billy Eckstine - ??? (EmArcy EP 1-6116)
* Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam b/w Love Is The Thing (National 9125)
* Billy Eckstine - Without A Song b/w Say It Isn't So (National 9061)
* Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything b/w Cool Breeze (National 9052)
* Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze b/w Serenade In Blue (National 9132)
* Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are b/w Don't Take Your Love From Me (National 9023)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, possibly Rostelle Reese (tp) Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, unknown, Gerald Valentine (tb) Billy Eckstine (vtb, vo) Porter Kilbert, possibly Robert "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Frank Wess (ts) unknown (bars) possibly Linton Garner or Jimmy Golden (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) Ann Baker (vo)
NYC, circa June, July, 1946
| Second Balcony Jump | Harlequin (E) HQ 2068 | |
| Rhythm In A Riff | - | |
| You Call It Madness | - | |
| Second Balcony Jump (alt. take) | - | |
| Lonesome Lover Blues | - | |
| Taps Miller | - | |
| I Cried For You | - | |
| I Want To Talk About You | - | |
| Our Delight | - | |
| Prisoner Of Love | - |
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax (tp) Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine (tb) John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Linton Garner (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 5, 1946
| NSC164 | Oo Bop Sh' Bam | National 9125; EmArcy MG 36038; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| - | Oo Bop Sh' Bam (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC165 | I Love The Loveliness Of You | National 9030; EmArcy EP 1-6044, MG 26027, MG 36030 |
| NSC166 | In The Still Of The Night | National 9037; EmArcy 16010, EP 1-6116, MG 26027, MG 36010; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC167 | Jelly Jelly | National 9021; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Mercury SR 61187; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me (Regent MG 6053)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 36030)
* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy MG 36010)
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream (Regent MG 6054)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 36029)
* Various Artists - Original Golden Soul, Vol. 2 (Mercury SR 61187)
= Various Artists - Original Gold Soul: 21 All Time Soul Greats (Mercury SRM 2-600)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy EP 1-6044)
* Billy Eckstine - ??? (EmArcy EP 1-6116)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy EP 1-6040)
* Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam b/w Love Is The Thing (National 9125)
* Billy Eckstine - Time On My Hands b/w I Love The Loveliness Of You (National 9030)
* Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday b/w In The Still Of The Night (National 9037)
* Billy Eckstine - In A Sentimental Mood b/w In The Still Of The Night (EmArcy 16010, 16010x45)
* Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream b/w Jelly Jelly (National 9021)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
add unidentified strings
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1946
| NSC168 | My Silent Love | National 9060; EmArcy EP 1-6044, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC169 | Time On My Hands | National 9030; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC170 | All The Things You Are | National 9023; EmArcy EP 1-6044, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC171 | In A Sentimental Mood | National 9060; EmArcy 16010, EP 1-6115, MG 36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love (Regent MG 6052)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy MG 36010)
* Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me (Regent MG 6053)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy EP 1-6044)
* Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love (EmArcy EP 1-6045)
* Billy Eckstine - ??? (EmArcy EP 1-6115)
* Billy Eckstine - My Silent Love b/w In A Sentimental Mood (National 9060)
* Billy Eckstine - Time On My Hands b/w I Love The Loveliness Of You (National 9030)
* Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are b/w Don't Take Your Love From Me (National 9023)
* Billy Eckstine - In A Sentimental Mood b/w In The Still Of The Night (EmArcy 16010, 16010x45)
Earl Coleman
Miles Davis (tp) Gene Ammons (ts) Linton Garner (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Earl Coleman (vo)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 18, 1946
| 168-1 | Don't Sing Me The Blues | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760102 |
| 168-2 | - | - |
| 169-1 | Don't Explain To Me Baby | - |
| 169-2 | - | - |
| 169-3 | - | - |
| 169-4 | - | - |
Ann Baker
Miles Davis (tp) Gene Ammons (ts) Linton Garner (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Ann Baker (vo)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 18, 1946
| 170-1 | Baby, Won't You Make Up Your Mind | Black Lion (E) BLCD 760102 |
| 170-2 | - | - |
| 170-3 | - | - |
| 171-1 | I've Always Got The Blues (incomplete) | - |
| 171-2 | I've Always Got The Blues | - |
| 171-3 | - | - |
1947
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Danny Quebec West (as) Billy Smith (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN308-2 | Humph | Blue Note 560, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN309-1 | Evonce (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN309-4 | Evonce | Blue Note 547, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-1 | Suburban Eyes | Blue Note 542, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-2 | Suburban Eyes (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN311-0 | Thelonious | Blue Note 542, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - Humph b/w Misterioso (Blue Note 560)
* Thelonious Monk - Evonce b/w Off Minor (Blue Note 547)
* Thelonious Monk - Thelonious b/w Suburban Eyes (Blue Note 542)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN312-0 | Nice Work If You Can Get It (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN312-1 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Blue Note 1575, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN313-0 | Ruby, My Dear (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN313-1 | Ruby, My Dear | Blue Note 549, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-0 | Well, You Needn't | Blue Note 543, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-1 | Well, You Needn't (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN315-0 | April In Paris (alt. take) | - |
| BN315-1 | April In Paris | Blue Note 1575, BLP 1510 |
| BN317-1 | Off Minor | Blue Note 547, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN316-3 | Introspection | Blue Note BLP 1510 |
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1510, BST 81510 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - Nice Work If You Can Get It b/w April In Paris (Blue Note 1575)
* Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear b/w Evidence (Blue Note 549)
* Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight b/w Well, You Needn't (Blue Note 543)
* Thelonious Monk - Evonce b/w Off Minor (Blue Note 547)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
George Taitt (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
| BN318-3 | In Walked Bud | Blue Note 548, 45-1664, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN319-0 | Monk's Mood | Blue Note 1565, BLP 1511 |
| BN320-0 | Who Knows? | Blue Note 1565, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN321-1 | 'Round Midnight | Blue Note 543, 45-1664, BLP 5002, BLP 1510, BLP 1001, BST2 84433, BST 89902 |
| BN320-7 | Who Knows? (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album (Blue Note BLP 1001)
= Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz (Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight b/w In Walked Bud (Blue Note 45-1664)
* Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud b/w Epistrophy (Blue Note 548)
* Thelonious Monk - Who Knows b/w Monk's Mood (Blue Note 1565)
* Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight b/w Well, You Needn't (Blue Note 543)
Fats Navarro Quintette
Fats Navarro (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 5, 1947
| S3483-1 | Nostalgia | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3483-6 | - | Savoy 955, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3484-3 | Barry's Bop | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3484-6 | - | Savoy 959, XP 8025, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3485-1 | Bebop Romp | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3485-6 | - | Savoy 959, XP 8026, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3486 | Fat Blows | Savoy XP 8026, MG 9019, MG 12133, SJL 2216 |
* Fats Navarro Memorial, Vol. 2 - Nostalgia (Savoy MG 12133)
* Fats Navarro - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 6 (Savoy MG 9019)
* Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 6 (Savoy XP 8025)
* Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 7 (Savoy XP 8026)
* Dexter Gordon - Dextrose b/w Fats Navarro - Nostalgia (Savoy 955)
* Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop b/w Bebop Romp (Savoy 959)
Dexter Gordon Quintette
Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 11, 1947
| S3491-3 | Settin'n The Pace, Pt. 1 | Savoy 913, XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| S3492-3 | Settin'n The Pace, Pt. 2 | - |
| S3493 | So Easy | Savoy 960, XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | So Easy (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3494 | Dexter's Riff | Savoy 960, XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | Dexter's Riff (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter (Savoy SJL 2211)
* Dexter Gordon And His Boys (Savoy MG 9003)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Dexter Gordon - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8022)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds In Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - Settin'n The Pace, Pt. 1&2 (Savoy 913)
* Dexter Gordon - So Easy b/w Dexter's Riff (Savoy 960)
Art Blakey's Messengers
Kenny Dorham (tp) Howard Bowe (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Orland Wright (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) LaVerne Barker (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, December 22, 1947
| BN322-3 | The Thin Man | Blue Note 545, BLP 5010, CDP 7 84436-2 |
| BN323-1 | The Bop Alley | Blue Note 546, BLP 5010, CDP 7 84436-2 |
| BN323-2 | The Bop Alley (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2 |
| BN324-2 | Groove Street | Blue Note 546, CDP 7 84436-2 |
| BN325-1 | Musa's Vision | Blue Note 545, CDP 7 84436-2 |
* Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds (Blue Note BLP 5010)
* Art Blakey's Messengers - The Thin Man b/w Musa's Vision (Blue Note 545)
* Art Blakey's Messengers - Groove Street b/w The Bop Alley (Blue Note 546)
Ida James With John Hunt's Orchestra
John Hunt (tp) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Lawrence "88" Keyes (org) probably John Simmons (b) Art Blakey (d) Ida James (vo) and others
NYC, 1947
| I-1565 | Try A Little Tenderness | Manor 1107 |
| I-1566 | Yesterdays | - |
| A1658 | You're A Fool If You Don't | Manor 1121 |
| A1660 | Let's Do It | - |
* Ida James - You're A Fool If You Don't b/w Let's Do It (Manor 1121)
1948
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
WNYC radio broadcast, "Festival Of American Music", February 16, 1948
| All The Things You Are | Chazzer 2002 | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Suburban Eyes | - |
James Moody And His Bop Men
Dave Burnes, Elmon Wright (tp) Ernie Henry (as) James Moody (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) James "Men Gates" Forman (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Blakey (d) Chino Pozo (bgo, vo) Gil Fuller (arr)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 25, 1948
| BN344-0 | Tropicana | Blue Note 553, BLP 5006, B 6503 |
| BN345-1 | Cu-Ba | Blue Note 554, BLP 5006, B 6503 |
| BN346-0 | Moody's All Frantic | Blue Note 556, BLP 5006, B 6503 |
| BN347-0 | Tin Tin Deo | Blue Note 555, BLP 5006, BLP 1001, BST2 84429, BST 89902 |
* Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album (Blue Note BLP 1001)
= Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz (Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST2 84429)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo (Blue Note BLP 5006)
= Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds (Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2)
* James Moody - Tropicana b/w The Fuller Bop Man (Blue Note 553)
* James Moody - Cu-Ba b/w Moodamorphosis (Blue Note 554)
* James Moody - Moody's All Frantic b/w Workshop (Blue Note 556)
* James Moody - Tin Tin Deo b/w Oh, Henry! (Blue Note 555)
1949 (The age of 30)
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Frank Galbreath, Gene Roland, Abdul Salaam, Lammar Wright (tp) Alfred Cobbs, Porky Cohen, Fred Zito (tb) Rudy Powell, Teddy Small (as) Harold Clark, Ike Quebec, Paul Quinichette (ts) Sidney Brown (bars) Leroy Lovett, Lannie Scott (p) Danny Perri (g) Horace Holmes (b) Art Blakey, Chris Stanton (d) Annisteen Allen, J. Carnes (vo) Lucky Millinder (ldr)
NYC, February 15, 1949
| D9VB888 | Moanin' The Blues | RCA Victor 20-3430; RCA (F) PM 42030, 6279-1-R |
| D9VB889 | How Would You Know? | - |
* Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra (no details) (RCA (F) PM 42030, 6279-1-R)
Big John Greer And His Rhythm Rockers
Frank Galbreath (tp) Teddy Small (as) Harold Clark (ts) Big John Greer (ts, vo) Leroy Lovett (p) Al Casey (g) Henry Holmes (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, April 8, 1949
| D9VB1251 | Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee | RCA Victor 22-0023 |
| D9VB1252 | Long Tall Gal | - |
| D9VB1253 | I Found A Dream | RCA Victor 22-0045 |
* Big John Greer - I Found A Dream b/w If I Told You Once (RCA Victor 22-0045)
Gil Fuller And His Orchestra
Dave Burns, Mustapha Daleel, Bill Massey, Abdul Salaam (tp) Charlie Johnson, Haleen Rasheed, Clarence Ross, Rip Tarrant (tb) Jimmy Heath, Sahib Shihab (as) Pritchard Cheesman, Billy Mitchell (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Gil Fuller (arr, cond, vo)
NYC, June 11, 1949
| D172 | D268 | Mean To Me | Discovery 115; Savoy SJL 2225 |
| D173 | Blues For A Debutante | Discovery 108; Savoy SJL 2225 |
| D174 | D268 | The Scene Changes | Discovery 115; Savoy SJL 2225 |
| D175 | Tropicana | Discovery 108; Savoy SJL 2225 |
* Gil Fuller - Mean To Me b/w The Scene Changes (Discovery 115, 45-115)
* Gil Fuller - Blues For A Debutante b/w Tropicana (Discovery 108)
Big John Greer And His Orchestra
Frank Galbreath (tp) Zolman "Pork" Cohen (tb) Tony Scott (cl) Big John Greer (ts, vo) Tate Houston (bars, ts) Leroy Lovett (p) Danny Perri (g) Henry Holmes (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, June 27, 1949
| D9VB1753 | Rockin' With Big John | RCA Victor 22-0137 |
| D9VB1754 | If I Told You Once | RCA Victor 22-0045 |
* Big John Greer - I Found A Dream b/w If I Told You Once (RCA Victor 22-0045)
1950
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, February 17, 1950
| JRC1008 | Avalon | Prestige PRLP 126, PRLP 7133, PR 7585, PRCD 24115-2 |
| JRC1009A | Later | Prestige 704, PRLP 126, PRLP 7077, PR 7585, PRCD 24115-2 |
| JRC1010A | Ain't Misbehavin' | Prestige 704, PRLP 7077, PR 7585, PRCD 24115-2 |
| JRC1011 | Mean To Me | Prestige 752, PRLP 111, PRLP 7133, PR 7585, PRCD 24115-2 |
| JRC1012 | Stairway To The Stars | Prestige 824, PRLP 126, PRLP 7133, PR 7585, PRCD 24115-2 |
* Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7585)
* Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (Prestige PRLP 7077; Fantasy OJC 060, OJCCD 060-2)
* Sonny Stitt - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRCD 24115-2)
* Sonny Stitt Favorites, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 126)
* Sonny Stitt - Mr. Saxophone (Prestige PRLP 111)
* Sonny Stitt - Ain't Misbehavin' b/w Later (Prestige 704)
* Sonny Stitt - Down With It b/w Mean To Me (Prestige 752)
* Sonny Stitt - Stairway To The Stars b/w Sonny Sounds (Prestige 824)
= Sonny Stitt - Sonny Sounds b/w Stairway To The Stars (Prestige 886, 886x45)
Dick Hyman Quintet
Sonny Stitt (as -2,4) Gene Ammons (ts -3,4) Dick Hyman (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WNYC radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, February 18, 1950
| 1. | Honeysuckle Rose | Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013 |
| 2. | You're Driving Me Crazy | Ozone 1; Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013 |
| 3. | The Way You Look Tonight | - |
| 4. | Fine And Dandy | - |
* Miles Davis - Dick Hyman - Sonny Stitt (Ozone 1)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
WNYC radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Conception | Ozone 1; Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Ray's Idea | - | |
| That Old Black Magic | Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Max Is Making Wax | Ozone 1; Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Woody'n You | - |
* Here Are Stan Getz And Miles Davis (Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013)
* Miles Davis Featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124)
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet
Bill Massey (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Gene Ammons (ts) Sonny Stitt (bars) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, April 26, 1950
| 85 | Chabootie | Prestige 741, PRLP 107, PR 7823, P 24058 |
| 86 | Who Put The Sleeping Pills (In Rip Van Winkle's Coffee?) | Prestige 721, PR 7823 |
| 87 | Gravy (Walkin') | Prestige 717, PRLP 112, PR 7823, P 24058; Fantasy OJCCD 6013-2 |
| 88 | Easy Glide | Prestige PRLP 112, PR 7823, P 24058 |
* The Gene Ammons Story - The 78 Era (Prestige P 24058, PRCD 24058-2)
* Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 50s (Fantasy OJCCD 6013-2)
* Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt - Battle Of The Saxes (Prestige PRLP 107)
* Gene Ammons Tenor Sax, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 112)
* Gene Ammons - Blue And Sentimental b/w Chabootie (Prestige 741, 741x45)
* Gene Ammons - La Vie En Rose b/w Who Put The Sleeping Pills (Prestige 721)
* Gene Ammons - I Wanna Be Loved b/w Gravy (Prestige 717)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,5/15) Charlie Parker (as -1/5,7/15) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I | Ozone 4 |
| 2. | Perdido (Wahoo) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | 'Round Midnight (incomplete) | - |
| 4. | This Time The Dream's On Me | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 5. | Dizzy Atmosphere | - |
| 6. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 7. | Move (into) | Ozone 9; Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 8. | 52nd Street Theme, II (incomplete) | Ozone 9; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 9. | Rifftide (The Street Beat) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 10. | Out Of Nowhere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 11. | Little Willie Leaps (into) | - |
| 12. | 52nd Street Theme, III | - |
| 13. | Ornithology (into) | - |
| 14. | I'll Remember April (into) | - |
| 15. | 52nd Street Theme, IV | - |
* Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland (Columbia JG 34808)
* Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950 (Alamac QSR 2430)
* Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro (Ozone 9)
Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) Fats Navarro (tp -4/6) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/5,7) Brew Moore (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
| 1. | band warming up | Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 2. | Max Is Making Wax | - |
| 3. | Wee (Rambunctious Rambling) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 4. | Hot House (Miles' Midnight Breakaway) | Session Disc 101; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 5. | 52nd Street Theme | Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 6. | Ow! (Chubbie's Blues) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 7. | Embraceable You | Session Disc 101; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
* Hooray For Miles Davis, Vol. 1 (Session Disc 101)
* Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans (Beppo (E) BEP 502)
* Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session (Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401)
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb -2,3) Charlie Parker (as -1) Brew Moore (ts -2,3) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
same location, date
| 1. | Conception/Deception (Poobah) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 2. | Eronel (Overturia) | Session Disc 102; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme (Slow Broadway Theme) | Session Disc 102; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401 |
* Hooray For Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (Session Disc 102)
* Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans (Beppo (E) BEP 502)
* Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session (Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d) Bob Garrity, "Symphony Sid" Torin (ann)
WJZ radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, December 8, 1950
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506 | |
| Anthropology | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Cheryl | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (ts) Junior Mance (p) Gene Wright (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 15, 1950
| 120 | Nevertheless | Prestige 826, PRLP 111, PRLP 7133, PR 7612, P 24044, PRCD 24115-2 |
| 121 | Jeepers Creepers | Prestige 826, PRLP 148, PRLP 7133, PR 7612, P 24044, PRCD 24115-2 |
| 122 | Imagination | Prestige 733, PREP 1346, PRLP 111, PRLP 7077, PR 7612; Moodsville MVLP 2; Prestige P 24044, PRCD 24115-2 |
| 123 | Cherokee | Prestige 733, PREP 1346, PRLP 111, PRLP 7077, PR 7612, P 24044, PRCD 24115-2 |
* Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits, Vol. 2 (Prestige PR 7612)
* Sonny Stitt - Genesis (Prestige P 24044)
* Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (Prestige PRLP 7077; Fantasy OJC 060, OJCCD 060-2)
* Various Artists - Modern Moods (Moodsville MVLP 2)
* Sonny Stitt - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRCD 24115-2)
* Sonny Stitt - Mr. Saxophone (Prestige PRLP 111)
* Sonny Stitt Tenor Sax, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 148)
* Sonny Stitt - Alto Sax? (Prestige PREP 1346)
* Sonny Stitt - Nevertheless b/w Jeepers Creepers (Prestige 826)
* Sonny Stitt - Cherokee b/w Imagination (Prestige 733)
1951
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, January 6, 1951
| Congo Blues | Oberon 5100 | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah | Duke (It) D 1019 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) | - |
* Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works (Duke (It) D 1019)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
| Good Groove | Broadcast Tributes 0009 | |
| Tin Tin Deo, No. 1 | - | |
| Birks' Works | Duke (It) D 1019; Broadcast Tributes 0009 | |
| Wow! | private tape | |
| Good Bait | Oberon 5100; Duke (It) D 1019 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) | Duke (It) D 1019 |
* Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works (Duke (It) D 1019)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951 (Oberon 5100)
Dinah Washington
Wynton Kelly (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
| I'll Never Be Free | Baldwin Street Music BJH 310 | |
| I Cross My Fingers | - | |
| Harbor Lights | - | |
| Only A Moment Ago | - |
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, January 20, 1951
| Groovin' High | Broadcast Tributes 0009 | |
| I Can't Get Started | private tape | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Broadcast Tributes 0009 | |
| Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah | private tape | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | - |
Dinah Washington
Wynton Kelly (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, January 20, 1951
| I Wanna Be Loved | Baldwin Street Music BJH 310 | |
| My Heart Cries For You | - | |
| Time Out For Tears | - |
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (ts) Charlie Bateman (p) Gene Wright (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, January 31, 1951
| 133 | Liza | Prestige 757, PREP 1346, PRLP 111, PRLP 7077, PR 7585 |
| 134 | Can't We Be Friends? | Prestige 739, PREP 1346, PRLP 111, PRLP 7077, PR 7585 |
| 135 | This Can't Be Love | Prestige 831 (alt.) |
* Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7585)
* Sonny Stitt - Mr. Saxophone (Prestige PRLP 111)
* Sonny Stitt - Alto Sax? (Prestige PREP 1346)
* Sonny Stitt - P.S. I Love You b/w Liza (Prestige 757)
* Sonny Stitt - Can't We Be Friends? b/w If The Moon Turns Green (Prestige 739)
* Sonny Stitt - This Can't Be Love b/w For The Fat Man (Prestige 831 (alt.))
Gene Ammons Septet
Billy Massey (tp) Chippy Outcalt (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) Gene Ammons (bars) Charlie Bateman (p) Gene Wright (b) Art Blakey (d) Larry Townsend (vo)
NYC, January 31, 1951
| 136A | New Blues Up And Down, Pt. 1 | Prestige 877, PRLP 127, PRLP 7050 |
| 137A | New Blues Up And Down, Pt. 2 | - |
= Gene Ammons - Woofin' And Tweetin' (Prestige PRLP 7050 (alt.))
* Gene Ammons Favorites, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 127)
* Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt - New Blues Up And Down, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 877)
Dizzy Gillespie Septet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) J.J. Johnson (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, February 3, 1951
| Birks' Works | Oberon 5100 | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Lady Be Good | private tape | |
| Good Bait | Broadcast Tributes 0009 | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Oberon 5100 |
* Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951, Vol. 2 (Broadcast Tributes 0009)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, April 16, 1951
| 3636 | Lady Be Good | Dee Gee XP 4003, MG 1000; Regent MG 6043; Savoy SJL 2209 |
| 3637 | Love Me Pretty Baby | Dee Gee XP 4004; Regent MG 6043; Savoy SJL 2209 |
| 3638 | The Champ, Pt. 1&2 | Dee Gee XP 4000, MG 1000; Savoy MG 12047, SJL 2209 |
= Dizzy Gillespie - Milt Jackson - Joe Carroll (Savoy MG 12204)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Dee Gee Days (Savoy SJL 2209)
* Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ (Savoy MG 12047)
* Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1 (Dee Gee MG 1000)
* Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 4 (Dee Gee XP 4003)
* Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 5 (Dee Gee XP 4004)
* Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1 (Dee Gee XP 4000)
Illinois Jacquet Quintet
Illinois Jacquet (ts) Hank Jones (p) John Collins (g) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, May 24, 1951
| 545-4 | Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | Clef 89084, MGC 622, MGC 702; Verve VE2 2544 |
| 546-6 | Mean To Me | - |
| 547-4 | One-Nighter Boogie | Mercury 89001, MGC 129; Clef MGC 702 |
| 548-2 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Mercury 8945, MGC 112; Clef MGC 702; Verve VE2 2544 |
| 549-2 | Cotton Tail | Mercury 8945, MGC 112; Clef MGC 702 |
| 550-3 | Weary Blues | Mercury 8968, MGC 112; Clef MGC 702 |
| 551-4 | Groovin' | - |
* Illinois Jacquet - Groovin' (Clef MGC 702; Verve MGV 8086)
* Illinois Jacquet - The Cool Rage (Verve VE2 2544)
* Illinois Jacquet - Collates, #2 (Mercury MGC 129; Clef MGC 129)
* Illinois Jacquet - Collates (Mercury MGC 112; Clef MGC 112; Universal (J) UCCV 9116)
* Illinois Jacquet - Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' b/w Mean To Me (Clef 89084, 89084x45)
* Illinois Jacquet - One-Nighter Boogie b/w Port Of Rico (Mercury 89001, 89001x45; Clef 89001, 89001x45)
* Illinois Jacquet - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams b/w Cotton Tail (Mercury 8945, 8945x45; Clef 8945, 8945x45)
* Illinois Jacquet - Groovin' b/w Weary Blues (Mercury 8968, 8968x45; Clef 8968, 8968x45)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 2, 1951
| Move (Moo/Mod) | Session Disc 102; Ozone 7; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Half Nelson (two) | - | |
| Down (Mick's Blues) | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Session Disc 102 |
* Miles Davis - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Art Blakey (Ozone 7)
* Miles Davis Featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Sahib Shihab (as -1/6) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,9) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
| 1. BN392-1 | Four In One | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN392-2 | Four In One (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 3. BN393-0 | Criss Cross | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BST 89903, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note BST2 84429 |
| 4. BN393-1 | Criss Cross (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 5. BN394-0 | Eronel | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 6. BN395-0 | Straight, No Chaser | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 7. BN396-0 | Ask Me Now (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 8. BN396-1 | Ask Me Now | Blue Note 1591, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me | Blue Note 1591, 45-1646, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1509, BST 81509 (pseudo stereo))
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST2 84429)
* Thelonious Monk And Milt Jackson (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Milt Jackson - Wizard Of The Vibes (Blue Note BLP 5011)
= Milt Jackson And His New Group (Vogue (E) LDE 044)
= Milt Jackson And His New Group - Wizard Of The Vibes (Vogue (F) LD 138)
* Milt Jackson - Lillie b/w Willow Weep For Me (Blue Note 45-1646)
* Thelonious Monk - Four In One b/w Straight, No Chaser (Blue Note 1589)
* Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross b/w Eronel (Blue Note 1590)
* Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now b/w Willow Weep For Me (Blue Note 1591)
Zoot Sims Quartet
Zoot Sims (ts) Harry Biss (p) Clyde Lombardi (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, August 14, 1951
| 164 | Trotting (alt. take 1) | Fantasy OJCCD 242-2 |
| - | Trotting (alt. take 2) | - |
| - | Trotting | Prestige unissued |
| - | - | Prestige 751, PRLP 118, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
| 165 | It Had To Be You | Prestige 781, PRLP 118, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
| 166A | Swingin' The Blues (Zoot Swings The Blues) | Prestige 751, PRLP 118, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
| 166 | Zoot Swings The Blues (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 117, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
| 167 | Coolin' The Blues | Prestige unissued |
| 168 | East Of The Sun | Prestige PRLP 117, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
| 169 | I Wonder Who | Prestige 781, PRLP 118, PRLP 7026, P 24061 |
= Zoot Sims - Trotting (Prestige PR 16009)
= Zoot Sims - Trotting (not released) (New Jazz NJLP 8302)
* Zoot Sims - Zoot Case (Prestige P 24061)
* Zoot Sims Tenor Sax Favorites (Prestige PRLP 118)
* Swingin' With Zoot Sims (Prestige PRLP 117)
* Zoot Sims - Trotting b/w Swingin' The Blues (Prestige 751)
* Zoot Sims - It Had To Be You b/w I Wonder Who (Prestige 781)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Big Nick Nicholas (ts) Billy Taylor (p) Charles Mingus (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, September 29, 1951
| Move (Mod) | Ozone 7; Beppo (E) BEP 501; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| The Squirrel | - | |
| Lady Bird | - |
* Miles Davis At Birdland 1951 (Beppo (E) BEP 501)
* Miles Davis Featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124)
Bennie Green Septet
Bennie Green (tb) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Big Nick Nicholas (ts) Rudy Williams (bars) Teddy Brannon (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, October 5, 1951
| 221 | Green Junction | Prestige 773, PREP 1343, PRLP 123, PRLP 7023, P 24067 |
| 222 | Flowing River | - |
| 223 | Whirl-A-Licks | Prestige 908, PREP 1343, PRLP 123, PRLP 7023, P 24067 |
| 224 | Bennie's Pennie's (Pennies From Heaven) | - |
| 225 | Jumpin' Journey | unissued |
| 226 | Tenor Sax Shuffle | Prestige 920; Fantasy OJCCD 091-2; Prestige PRCD 24116-2 |
| 227 | Sugar Syrup | - |
* Various Artists - Early Bones (Prestige P 24067)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Red Rodney/Bennie Green - Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 3 (Prestige PRCD 24116-2)
* J.J. Johnson/Bennie Green - Modern Jazz Trombones, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 123)
* Bennie Green And His Band (Prestige PREP 1343)
* Bennie Green - Green Junction b/w Flowing River (Prestige 773)
* Bennie Green - Whirl-A-Licks b/w Pennies From Heaven (Prestige 908)
* Bennie Green - Tenor Sax Shuffle b/w Sugar Syrup (Prestige 920)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 1. 228 | Conception | Prestige 868, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7457, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Fantasy OJCCD 005-2 |
| 2. 229 | Out Of The Blue | Prestige 876, PREP 1361, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 3. 230 | Denial | Prestige PREP 1361, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 4. 231 | Bluing, Pt. 1&2 | Prestige 846, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 5. - | Bluing, Pt. 3 | Prestige 868, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 6. 232 | Dig | Prestige 777, 45-321, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PRLP 7298, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 7. 233 | My Old Flame | Prestige 766, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Fantasy OJCCD 005-2 |
| 8. 234 | It's Only A Paper Moon | Prestige 817, 45-321, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7457)
* Miles Davis - Conception (Prestige PR 7744)
* Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 16002)
* Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PR 24022)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige P 24054)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige PRLP 7012; Fantasy OJC 005, OJCCD 005-2)
= Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PRLP 7281)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Miles Davis - The New Sounds (Prestige PRLP 124)
* Miles Davis Blue Period (Prestige PRLP 140)<