Blue Note Records Discography: 1945-1950
1945
Jimmy Shirley And His Guitar With Oscar Smith On Bass
Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Oscar Smith, bass.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1945
| BN210-0 | These Foolish Things | unissued |
| BN211-2 | Stardust | - |
| BN212-1 | Blues On The Loose | - |
| BN213-0 | I May Be Wrong | - |
| BN214-0 | Jimmy's Blues | Blue Note 530 |
* Blue Note 530 T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues / Jimmy Shirley - Jimmy's Blues 1946
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men
Max Kaminsky, trumpet; George Lugg, trombone; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Fred Moore, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 29, 1945
| BN215-1 | High Society | Blue Note 50, BLP 7003, BLP 1202; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN216-2 | Salty Dog | Blue Note 49, BLP 7002, BLP 1201; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN217-1 | Weary Blues | - |
| BN218-1 | Jackass Blues (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN218-2 | Jackass Blues | Blue Note 50, BLP 7003, BLP 1202; Mosaic MR6-110 |
* Blue Note BLP 1202 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81202 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89385 2 1 - 1993
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1201 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81201 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89384 2 2 - 1993
* Blue Note BLP 7003 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 7002 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Vol. 1 1951
* Blue Note 50 Sidney Bechet - High Society / Jackass Blues 1945
* Blue Note 49 Sidney Bechet - Salty Dog / Weary Blues 1945
Benny Morton's All Stars Featuring Webster & Bigard
Benny Morton, trombone; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Sammy Benskin, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Eddie Dougherty, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 31, 1945
| BN219-0 | My Old Flame | Blue Note 47, BLP 5001, (J) NR-8104; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN220-0 | Conversing In Blue | Blue Note 46, BLP 5027, (J) NR-8104; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN221-0 | The Sheik Of Araby | Blue Note 46, (J) NR-8104; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN221-2 | The Sheik Of Araby (alternate take) | Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN222-0 | Limehouse Blues | Blue Note 47, BLP 5027, B-6507, BST 89902, (J) NR-8104; Mosaic MR1-115 |
* Blue Note (J) NR-8104 Various Artists - Blue Note All Star Jazz Men: Swing Sessions 1969
* Mosaic MR1-115 The Benny Morton And Jimmy Hamilton Blue Note Swingtets 1986
* Blue Note B-6507 Ike Quebec/Jimmy Hamilton/John Hardee/Benny Morton - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1969
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5001 Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5027 Various Artists - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1953
* Blue Note 47 Benny Morton - Limehouse Blues / My Old Flame 1945
* Blue Note 46 Benny Morton - The Sheik Of Araby / Conversing In Blue 1945
Bunk Johnson - Sidney Bechet Sextet
Bunk Johnson, trumpet; Sandy Williams, trombone; Sidney Bechet, clarinet; Cliff Jackson, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Manzie Johnson, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, March 10, 1945
| BN223-1 | Milenberg Joys | Blue Note 564, BLP 7008, BLP 1201, BST 89902; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN224 | Basin Street Blues | Blue Note rejected |
| BN225-0 | Lord, Let Me In The Lifeboat | Blue Note 565, BLP 7008, BLP 1202; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN226-0 | Days Beyond Recall | Blue Note 564, BLP 7008, BLP 1201; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN227-0 | Porto Rico | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN228-1 | Up In Sidney's Flat | Blue Note 565, BLP 7008, BLP 1202; Mosaic MR6-110 |
* Blue Note BLP 1201 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81201 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89384 2 2 - 1993
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1202 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81202 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89385 2 1 - 1993
* Blue Note BLP 7008 Sidney Bechet-Bunk Johnson - Days Beyond Recall 1952
* Blue Note 564 Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson - Milenberg Joys / Days Beyond Recall 1945
* Blue Note 565 Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson - Lord, Let Me In The Lifeboat / Up In Sidney's Flat 1945
Original Art Hodes Trio
Max Kaminsky, trumpet; Art Hodes, piano; Fred Moore, drums, vocal.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 6, 1945
| BN230-0 | K.M.H. Drag (Draggin' The Blues) (as KMH Blues) | Blue Note 51, BLP 7021, B-6502; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN231-1 | Funny Feathers | Blue Note 51; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN232-0 | Blues 'N' Booze (as Blues 'N' Blues) | Blue Note 512, BLP 7021; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN229-3 | That Eccentric Rag (alternate take) | Blue Note B-6508; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN229-4 | That Eccentric Rag (as Eccentric) | Blue Note 512, B-6502; Mosaic MR5-114 |
* Blue Note B-6502 Art Hodes Trio/Chicagoans/Back Room Boys/Blue Note Jazzmen/Blue Five/Hot Seven - The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes 1969
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6508 Art Hodes - Sittin' In Volume I 1969
* Blue Note BLP 7021 Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys - Out Of The Back Room 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 174; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50044 Art Hodes - Blues Session At Bluenote 1956
* Blue Note 51 Art Hodes - K.M.H. Drag / Funny Feathers 1945
* Blue Note 512 Art Hodes - Blues 'N' Booze / Eccentric 1945
Ike Quebec's Quintet
Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Dave Rivera, piano; Napoleon Allen, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 10, 1945
| BN233-0 | Blue Turning Grey Over You (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN233-1 | Blue Turning Grey Over You | - |
| BN234-1 | Dolores | Blue Note 516; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN235-3 | The Day You Came Along | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN236-1 | Sweethearts On Parade (alternate take) | - |
| BN236-3 | Sweethearts On Parade | Blue Note 516; Mosaic MR4-107 |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note 516 Ike Quebec - Dolores / Sweethearts On Parade 1945
= Blue Note 102 Ike Quebec - Tenor Sax
Art Hodes' Hot Seven
Max Kaminsky, trumpet; George Lugg, trombone; Bujie Centobie, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; Chick Robertson, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Danny Alvin, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 17, 1945
| BN237-1 | Chicago Gal | Blue Note 552, BLP 7015, B-6502; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN238-3 | I Never Knew What A Gal Could Do | Blue Note 551, BLP 7015, B-6509; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN239-1 | Mr. Jelly Lord | Blue Note 551, BLP 7015; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN240-3 | At The Jazz Band Ball | Mosaic MR5-114 |
* Blue Note B-6502 Art Hodes Trio/Chicagoans/Back Room Boys/Blue Note Jazzmen/Blue Five/Hot Seven - The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes 1969
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6509 Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics Volume I 1969
* Blue Note BLP 7015 Art Hodes And His Hot 7 - Dixieland Clambake 1953
* Blue Note 552 Art Hodes - Willie The Weeper / Chicago Gal 1945
= Blue Note 104 Art Hodes' Hot Seven - A Monday Date At Blue Note
* Blue Note 551 Art Hodes - I Never Knew What A Gal Could Do / Mr. Jelly Lord 1945
= Blue Note 104 Art Hodes' Hot Seven - A Monday Date At Blue Note
Art Hodes' Hot Seven
same personnel.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 23, 1945
| BN241-0 | Wolverine Blues | Blue Note 550, BLP 7015; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN242-4 | Milenberg Joys | Blue Note BLP 7015; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN243-0 | Walk On Down | - |
| BN244-2 | Willie The Weeper | Blue Note 552, BLP 7015, B-6502; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN244-3 | Willie The Weeper (alternate take) | Blue Note B-6509; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN245-0 | Bujie | Blue Note 550, BLP 7015; Mosaic MR5-114 |
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6502 Art Hodes Trio/Chicagoans/Back Room Boys/Blue Note Jazzmen/Blue Five/Hot Seven - The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes 1969
* Blue Note B-6509 Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics Volume I 1969
* Blue Note BLP 7015 Art Hodes And His Hot 7 - Dixieland Clambake 1953
* Blue Note 550 Art Hodes - Wolverine Blues / Bujie 1945
= Blue Note 104 Art Hodes' Hot Seven - A Monday Date At Blue Note
* Blue Note 552 Art Hodes - Willie The Weeper / Chicago Gal 1945
= Blue Note 104 Art Hodes' Hot Seven - A Monday Date At Blue Note
Ike Quebec's Swing Seven
Buck Clayton, trumpet; "Keg" Johnson, trombone; Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Roger Ramirez, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Grachan Moncur, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 17, 1945
| BN246-0 | I've Found A New Baby (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN246-1 | I've Found A New Baby | Blue Note BLP 5027, B-6507; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN247-0 | I Surrender, Dear | Blue Note BLP 5001; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN247-1 | I Surrender, Dear (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN248-1 | Topsy | Blue Note 515; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN249-0 | Cup-Mute Clayton | - |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6507 Ike Quebec/Jimmy Hamilton/John Hardee/Benny Morton - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5027 Various Artists - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1953
* Blue Note BLP 5001 Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood 1952
* Blue Note 515 Ike Quebec - Topsy / Cup-Mute Clayton 1945
= Blue Note 102 Ike Quebec - Tenor Sax
Sammy Benskin Trio
Sammy Benskin, piano; Billy Taylor, bass; Specs Powell, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 27, 1945
| BN250-2 | Cherry | Blue Note 522; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN251-0 | Rosetta | Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN252-0 | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Blue Note 522; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN253-0 | Wiliphant Winnie | Mosaic MR1-115 |
* Mosaic MR1-115 The Benny Morton And Jimmy Hamilton Blue Note Swingtets 1986
* Blue Note 522 Sammy Benskin - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / Cherry 1945
"Pigmeat" Alamo Markham With Oliver "Rev." Mesheux's Blue Six
Oliver "Rev." Mesheux, trumpet; Sandy Williams, trombone; Vivian Smith, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Tommy Benford, drums; "Pigmeat" Alamo Markham, vocal.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 31, 1945
| BN254-2 | Blues Before Sunrise | Blue Note 48 |
| BN255-1 | You've Been A Good Old Wagon | Blue Note 509 |
| BN256-0 | How Long-How Long Blues | Blue Note 48 |
| BN257-1 | See See Rider | Blue Note 509 |
* Blue Note 48 "Pigmeat" Alamo Markham - How Long-How Long Blues / Blues Before Sunrise 1945
* Blue Note 509 "Pigmeat" Alamo Markham, Oliver "Rev." Mesheux - See See Rider / You've Been A Good Old Wagon 1945
Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys
Oliver "Rev." Mesheux, trumpet; Omer Simeon, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; Al Lucas, bass; Fred Moore, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, September 14, 1945
| BN258-2 | None Of My Jelly Roll (alternate take) | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN259-0 | Blues For Jelly (alternate take 1) | Blue Note B-6509; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN259-1 | Blues For Jelly (alternate take 2) | Blue Note B-6502; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN259-2 | Blues For Jelly | Blue Note BLP 7021; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN260-2 | Basin Street Blues | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN261-0 | Jack Daily Blues | Blue Note BLP 7021; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN258-4 | None Of My Jelly Roll | Mosaic MR5-114 |
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6509 Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics Volume I 1969
* Blue Note B-6502 Art Hodes Trio/Chicagoans/Back Room Boys/Blue Note Jazzmen/Blue Five/Hot Seven - The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes 1969
* Blue Note BLP 7021 Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys - Out Of The Back Room 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 174; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50044 Art Hodes - Blues Session At Bluenote 1956
Art Hodes' Hot Five
"Wild Bill" Davison, cornet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Fred Moore, drums, vocal.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 12, 1945
| BN262-1 | Save It Pretty Mama | Blue Note 531, BLP 7005, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
| BN263-1 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | Blue Note 533, BLP 7005, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
| BN264-1 | Memphis Blues | Blue Note 532, BLP 7005, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
| BN265-0 | Shine | - |
| BN266-1 | St. James Infirmary | Blue Note 533, BLP 7005, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
| BN267-0 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Blue Note 531, BLP 7005, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
| BN267-2 | Darktown Strutters' Ball (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110, MR5-114 |
* Blue Note BLP 1203 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81203 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note BLP 7005 Art Hodes' Hot Five - Hot Jazz At Blue Note 1952
= Vogue (E) LDE 086 Sidney Bechet Blue Note Jazzmen Vol. II - Bechet 1953
= Vogue (F) LD 026 Bechet 1953
* Blue Note 531 Art Hodes - Save It Pretty Mama / Darktown Strutters' Ball 1946
= Blue Note 103 Art Hodes' Hot Five - Hot Jazz At Blue Note
* Blue Note 533 Art Hodes - St. James Infirmary / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 1946
= Blue Note 103 Art Hodes' Hot Five - Hot Jazz At Blue Note
* Blue Note 532 Art Hodes - Shine / Memphis Blues 1946
= Blue Note 103 Art Hodes' Hot Five - Hot Jazz At Blue Note
Jimmy Hamilton And The Duke's Men
Ray Nance, trumpet; Henderson Chambers, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Otto Hardwick, alto sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet; Jimmy Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1945
| BN268-1 | Old Uncle Bud | Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN269-4 | Blues For Clarinets | Blue Note BLP 5027; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN270-0 | Slapstick | Blue Note BLP 5027, B-6507; Mosaic MR1-115 |
| BN271-1 | Blues In My Music Room | - |
* Mosaic MR1-115 The Benny Morton And Jimmy Hamilton Blue Note Swingtets 1986
* Blue Note B-6507 Ike Quebec/Jimmy Hamilton/John Hardee/Benny Morton - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5027 Various Artists - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1953
Baby Dodds' Jazz Four
Albert Nicholas, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; Wellman Beaud, bass; Baby Dodds, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 26, 1945
| BN272-2 | Feelin' At Ease | Blue Note 519, BLP 7021, B-6509; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN273-2 | Careless Love | Blue Note 518; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN274-0 | High Society (alternate take) | Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN274-2 | High Society | Blue Note 519; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN275-0 | Winin' Boy Blues | Blue Note 518, BLP 7013; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN273-4 | Careless Love (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 7021, B-6509; Mosaic MR5-114 |
| BN273-5 | - | Mosaic MR5-114 |
* Blue Note B-6509 Baby Dodds/Art Hodes/Edmond Hall - Classics Volume I 1969
* Mosaic MR5-114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions 1985
= Mosaic MD4-114 - 1990
* Blue Note BLP 7021 Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys - Out Of The Back Room 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 174; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50044 Art Hodes - Blues Session At Bluenote 1956
* Blue Note BLP 7013 George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers Vol. 2 - Echoes Of New Orleans 1953
* Blue Note 519 Baby Dodds - Feelin' At Ease / High Society 1946
* Blue Note 518 Baby Dodds - Winin' Boy Blues / Careless Love 1946
1946
Sidney Bechet - Albert Nicholas Blue Five
Albert Nicholas, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax, clarinet; Art Hodes, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Danny Alvin, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 12, 1946
| BN276-0 | Blame It On The Blues (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN276-1 | Blame It On The Blues (as Quincy Street Stomp) | Blue Note 517, BLP 7008, BLP 1201; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN277-1 | Old Stack O'Lee Blues | Blue Note 54, BLP 7022, BLP 1202; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN278-3 | Bechet's Fantasy | Blue Note 54, BLP 7022; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN279-0 | Weary Way Blues (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 7008; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN279-2 | Weary Way Blues | Blue Note 517, BLP 1201; Mosaic MR6-110 |
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1201 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81201 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89384 2 2 - 1993
* Blue Note BLP 1202 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81202 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note (F) 0777 7 89385 2 1 - 1993
* Blue Note BLP 7008 Sidney Bechet-Bunk Johnson - Days Beyond Recall 1952
* Blue Note BLP 7022 Sidney Bechet - Port Of Harlem Six 1953
* Blue Note 517 Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas - Quincy Street Stomp / Weary Way Blues 1946
* Blue Note 54 Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas - Bechet's Fantasy / Old Stack O'Lee Blues 1946
John Hardee's Swingtet
John Hardee, tenor sax; Sammy Benskin, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 28, 1946
| BN280-0 | Tired | Blue Note 513; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN281-0 | Blue Skies | - |
| BN282-0 | Hardee's Partee | Blue Note 514; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN282-1 | Hardee's Partee (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN283-0 | Idaho (alternate take) | - |
| BN283-5 | Idaho | Blue Note 514; Mosaic MR4-107 |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note 513 John Hardee - Tired / Blue Skies 1946
* Blue Note 514 John Hardee - Idaho / Hardee's Partee 1946
= Blue Note 101 John Hardee - Tenor Sax
John Hardee Sextet
John Hardee, tenor sax; Bill Bivens, vibes; Sammy Benskin, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Eugene Ramey, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 31, 1946
| BN284-1 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Blue Note 520; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN285-1 | Nervous From The Service | - |
| BN286-4 | River Edge Rock | Blue Note 521; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN287-0 | Sweet And Lovely | Blue Note 521, BLP 5001; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN286-5 | River Edge Rock (alternate take) | Blue Note B-6507; Mosaic MR4-107 |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note B-6507 Ike Quebec/Jimmy Hamilton/John Hardee/Benny Morton - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5001 Various Artists - Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow Mood 1952
* Blue Note 520 John Hardee - What Is This Thing Called Love / Nervous From The Service 1946
= Blue Note 101 John Hardee - Tenor Sax
* Blue Note 521 John Hardee - River Edge Rock / Sweet And Lovely 1946
= Blue Note 101 John Hardee - Tenor Sax
Tiny Grimes' Swingtet
"Trummy" Young, trombone; John Hardee, tenor sax; Marlowe Morris, piano; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Jimmy Butts, bass; Eddie Nicholson, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 14, 1946
| BN288-3 | "C" Jam Blues | Blue Note 525; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN289-1 | Flying Home Part 1 | Blue Note 524; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN290-1 | Flying Home Part 2 | - |
| BN291-1 | Tiny's Boogie Woogie (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN291-2 | Tiny's Boogie Woogie | Blue Note 525; Mosaic MR4-107 |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note 525 Tiny Grimes - Tiny's Boogie Woogie / "C" Jam Blues 1946
* Blue Note 524 Tiny Grimes - Flying Home Parts 1 & 2 1946
Ike Quebec's Swing Seven
Shad Collins, trumpet; "Keg" Johnson, trombone; Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Roger Ramirez, piano; John Collins, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, September 23, 1946
| BN292-1 | The Masquerade Is Over (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN292-4 | The Masquerade Is Over | Blue Note 539; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN292-5 | The Masquerade Is Over (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN293-2 | Basically Blue | Blue Note 539, BLP 5027; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN294-1 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Blue Note 538; Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN294-2 | Someone To Watch Over Me (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-107 |
| BN295-2 | Zig Billion (alternate take) | - |
| BN295-4 | Zig Billion | Blue Note 538; Mosaic MR4-107 |
* Mosaic MR4-107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee 1984
= Mosaic MD3-107 - 1990
* Blue Note BLP 5027 Various Artists - Swing Hi-Swing Lo 1953
* Blue Note 539 Ike Quebec - The Masquerade Is Over / Basically Blue 1946
* Blue Note 538 Ike Quebec - Someone To Watch Over Me / Zig Billion 1946
1947
Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop With Rudy Williams & Charles Simon
Tadd Dameron, piano, vocal; Pee Wee Tinney, guitar, vocal; Art Phipps, bass; Babs Gonzales, vocal; with Rudy Williams, alto sax; Charles Simon, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 24, 1947
| BN296-1 | Lop-Pow | Blue Note 535, CDP 7 84464 2 |
| BN297-1 | Oop-Pop-A-Da | Blue Note 534, CDP 7 84464 2 |
| BN298-3 | Stomping At The Savoy | - |
| BN299-2 | Pay Dem Dues | Blue Note 535, CDP 7 84464 2 |
* Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby 1992
* Blue Note 535 Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop - Lop-Pow / Pay Dem Dues 1947
* Blue Note 534 Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop - Oop-Pop-A-Da / Stomping At The Savoy 1947
Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop
Tadd Dameron, piano, vocal; Pee Wee Tinney, guitar, vocal; Art Phipps, bass; Babs Gonzales, vocal.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 7, 1947
| BN300-3 | Running Around | Blue Note 537, CDP 7 84464 2 |
| BN301-5 | Babs' Dream | - |
| BN302-3 | Dob Bla Bli | Blue Note 536, CDP 7 84464 2 |
| BN303-1 | Weird Lullaby | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby 1992
* Blue Note 537 Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop - Running Around / Babs' Dream 1947
* Blue Note 536 Babs' 3 Bips And A Bop - Dob Bla Bli / Weird Lullaby 1947
The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947
| BN304-0 | The Chase (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN304-2 | The Chase | Blue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN305-0 | The Squirrel (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN305-1 | The Squirrel | Blue Note 540, 1597, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN306-0 | Our Delight (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN306-5 | Our Delight | Blue Note 540, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2, BST2 84433 |
| BN307-0 | Dameronia (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN307-2 | Dameronia | Blue Note 541, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BLP 1001, BN-LA507-H2, BST 89902 |
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source 1975
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note BLP 1001 Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album 1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition 1967
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1952
* Blue Note 541 Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - The Chase / Dameronia 1947
* Blue Note 540 Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro - Our Delight / The Squirrel 1947
* Blue Note 1597 Tadd Dameron - The Squirrel / Miles Davis - Donna 1952
The Thelonious Monk Sextet
Idrees Suliman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto sax; Billy Smith, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN308-2 | Humph | Blue Note 560, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN309-1 | Evonce (alternate 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 (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN311-0 | Thelonious | Blue Note 542, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 560 Thelonious Monk - Humph / Mysterioso 1948
* Blue Note 547 Thelonious Monk - Evonce / Off Minor 1948
* Blue Note 542 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious / Suburban Eyes 1947
The Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN312-0 | Nice Work (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN312-1 | Nice Work | Blue Note 1575, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN313-0 | Ruby My Dear (alternate 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 (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN315-0 | April In Paris (alternate 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 |
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 1575 Thelonious Monk - April In Paris / Nice Work 1951
* Blue Note 549 Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear / Evidence 1948
* Blue Note 543 Thelonious Monk - 'Round About Midnight / Well You Needn't 1947
* Blue Note 547 Thelonious Monk - Evonce / Off Minor 1948
The Thelonious Monk Quintet
George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
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 About Midnight | Blue Note 543, 45-1664, BLP 5002, BLP 1510, BLP 1001, BST2 84433, BST 89902 |
| BN320-7 | Who Knows (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1001 Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album 1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition 1967
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 45-1664 Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight / In Walked Bud 1956
* Blue Note 548 Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud / Epistrophy 1948
* Blue Note 1565 Thelonious Monk - Who Knows / Monk's Mood 1948
* Blue Note 543 Thelonious Monk - 'Round About Midnight / Well You Needn't 1947
Art Blakey's Messengers
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Howard Bowe, trombone; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Orland Wright, tenor sax; Ernest Thompson, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; LaVerne Barker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
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 (alternate 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 |
* Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2 Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody's Modernists - New Sounds 1991
* Blue Note BLP 5010 Max Roach, James Moody, Art Blakey - New Sounds 1952
* Blue Note 545 Art Blakey's Messengers - The Thin Man / Musa's Vision 1948
* Blue Note 546 Art Blakey's Messengers - Groove Street / The Bop Alley 1948
1948
The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Milton Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal #1-3.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
| 1. BN326-3 | All The Things You Are | Blue Note 1201, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 2. BN327-1 | I Should Care (alternate take) | Blue Note BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 3. BN327-2 | I Should Care | Blue Note 1201; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 4. BN328-0 | Evidence | Blue Note 549, BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 5. BN329-0 | Misterioso (as Mysterioso) | Blue Note 560, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| 6. BN329-1 | Misterioso (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 7. BN330-0 | Epistrophy | Blue Note 548, BLP 1510, BST 89902 |
| 8. BN331-1 | I Mean You | Blue Note 1564, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 Thelonious Monk And Milt Jackson 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1509 Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet 1956
= Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo) -
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 1201 Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, Thelonious Monk - I Should Care / All The Things You Are 1948
* Blue Note 549 Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear / Evidence 1948
* Blue Note 560 Thelonious Monk - Humph / Mysterioso 1948
* Blue Note 548 Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud / Epistrophy 1948
* Blue Note 1564 Tadd Dameron - Symphonette / Thelonious Monk - I Mean You 1948
The Tadd Dameron Septet / The Tadd Dameron Sextet
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Chino Pozo, bongos #1,2,7; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal #7.
Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948
| 1. BN332-0 | Jahbero (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 2. BN332-1 | Jahbero | Blue Note 559, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 3. BN333-0 | Lady Bird | Blue Note 559, BLP 5004, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 4. BN333-1 | Lady Bird (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 5. BN334-1 | Symphonette | Blue Note 1564, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 6. BN334-2 | Symphonette (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 7. BN335-1 | I Think I'll Go Away | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 |
* Blue Note BLP 1532 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source 1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series 1984
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1952
* Blue Note 559 Tadd Dameron - Jahbero / Lady Bird 1948
* Blue Note 1564 Tadd Dameron - Symphonette / Thelonious Monk - I Mean You 1948
The McGhee-Navarro Boptet
Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Milton Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
| BN336-0 | The Skunk | rejected |
| BN336-1 | The Skunk (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN337 | Boperation | rejected |
| BN337-0 | - | - |
| BN337-1 | - | Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN337-2 | Boperation (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3 |
| BN336-2 | The Skunk | rejected |
| BN336-3 | - | Blue Note 558, BLP 5012, (J) BNJ-61008/10 |
| BN338-0 | Double Talk | Blue Note 557, BLP 5004, BLP 1531, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN339-0 | Double Talk (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN336-4 | The Skunk | rejected |
* Blue Note BLP 1532 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 1957
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source 1975
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series 1984
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 1957
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3 The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron 1995
* Blue Note BLP 5012 Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet 1952
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9274 Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1998
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1952
* Blue Note 558 Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - The Skunk / Boperation 1948
* Blue Note 557 Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro - Double Talk Parts 1 & 2 1948
James Moody And His Bop Men
Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hen Gates, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; "Gil" Fuller, arranger.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 19, 1948
| BN340-0 | The Fuller Bop Man (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2 |
| BN340-4 | The Fuller Bop Man | Blue Note 553, BLP 5006, B-6503 |
| BN341-0 | Workshop | Blue Note 556, BLP 5006 |
| BN342-2 | Oh Henry! | Blue Note 555, BLP 5006, B-6503 |
| BN343-2 | Mooda-Morphosis | Blue Note 554, BLP 5006, B-6503 |
* Blue Note B-6503 James Moody And His Modernists/George Wallington And His Band - The Beginning And End Of Bop 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5006 James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo 1952
= Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2 Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody's Modernists - New Sounds 1991
* Blue Note 553 James Moody - Tropicana / The Fuller Bop Man 1948
* Blue Note 556 James Moody - Moody's All Frantic / Workshop 1948
* Blue Note 555 James Moody - Tin Tin Deo / Oh Henry! 1948
* Blue Note 554 James Moody - Cu-Ba / Mooda-Morphosis 1948
James Moody And His Bop Men
Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hen Gates, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Chano Pozo, vocal, bongos; "Gil" Fuller, arranger.
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 |
* Blue Note B-6503 James Moody And His Modernists/George Wallington And His Band - The Beginning And End Of Bop 1969
* Blue Note BLP 1001 Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album 1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition 1967
* Blue Note BST2 84429 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note 1984
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5006 James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo 1952
= Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2 Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody's Modernists - New Sounds 1991
* Blue Note 553 James Moody - Tropicana / The Fuller Bop Man 1948
* Blue Note 554 James Moody - Cu-Ba / Mooda-Morphosis 1948
* Blue Note 556 James Moody - Moody's All Frantic / Workshop 1948
* Blue Note 555 James Moody - Tin Tin Deo / Oh Henry! 1948
1949 (10th anniversary)
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men
"Wild Bill" Davison, cornet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Art Hodes, piano; Walter Page, bass; Fred Moore, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 21, 1949
| BN348-2 | Sister Kate | Blue Note 573, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN349-2 | Tiger Rag | Blue Note 562, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN350-0 | Tin Roof Blues | Blue Note 561, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN351-0 | I've Found A New Baby | Blue Note BLP 7014, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN352-1 | Nobody Knows You... | Blue Note 571, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN353-1 | When The Saints Go Marching In | Blue Note 563, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
* Blue Note BLP 1203 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81203 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1204 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81204 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Blue Note BLP 7001 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men 1951
* Blue Note BLP 7009 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz 1952
* Blue Note BLP 7014 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men Volume 2 1953
* Blue Note 573 Sidney Bechet - China Boy / Sister Kate 1950
* Blue Note 562 Sidney Bechet - Tiger Rag / Cake Walking Babies 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
* Blue Note 561 Sidney Bechet - Tin Roof Blues / At The Jazz Band Ball 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
* Blue Note 571 Sidney Bechet - Fidgety Feet / Nobody Knows You... 1949
* Blue Note 563 Sidney Bechet - When The Saints Go Marching In / Basin Street Blues 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men
"Wild Bill" Davison, cornet; Ray Diehl, trombone; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Art Hodes, piano; Walter Page, bass; Wilmore "Slick" Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, March 23, 1949
| BN354-0 | Basin Street Blues | Blue Note 563, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110; Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
| BN355-0 | Cake Walking Babies (alternate take) | Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
| BN355-1 | Cake Walking Babies | Blue Note 562, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN356-1 | Tailgate Ramble | Blue Note BLP 7014, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110; Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
| BN357-2 | At The Jazz Band Ball | Blue Note 561, BLP 7009, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110; Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
| BN358-0 | Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho | Blue Note BLP 7014, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110; Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
| BN359-0 | Fidgety Feet | Blue Note 571, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110; Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 |
* Blue Note BLP 1204 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81204 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1203 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81203 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 21259 2 1 Sidney Bechet - Runnin' Wild 1998
* Blue Note BLP 7009 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz 1952
* Blue Note BLP 7014 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men Volume 2 1953
* Blue Note BLP 7001 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men 1951
* Blue Note 563 Sidney Bechet - When The Saints Go Marching In / Basin Street Blues 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
* Blue Note 562 Sidney Bechet - Tiger Rag / Cake Walking Babies 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
* Blue Note 561 Sidney Bechet - Tin Roof Blues / At The Jazz Band Ball 1949
= Blue Note 105 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen - Giant Of Jazz
* Blue Note 571 Sidney Bechet - Fidgety Feet / Nobody Knows You... 1949
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro, trumpet #1-8; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #1-8; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| 1. BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 2. BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 3. BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 4. BN361-0 | Wail (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 5. BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 6. BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 7. BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 8. BN363-1 | 52nd St. Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| 9. BN364-0 | You Go To My Head | Blue Note 1566, BLP 5003, BLP 1504 |
| 10. BN365-0 | Ornithology | Blue Note 1566, BLP 5003, BLP 1503 |
| 11. BN365-1 | Ornithology (alternate master) | Blue Note BLP 1504 |
* Blue Note BLP 1532 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 1957
* Blue Note BST 84430 Bud Powell - Alternate Takes 1985
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source 1975
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 1957
* Blue Note BLP 1503 The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
* Blue Note BLP 1504 The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81504 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
* Blue Note BLP 5003 The Amazing Bud Powell 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1952
* Blue Note 1567 Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud / Wail 1949
* Blue Note 1568 Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels / 52nd St. Theme 1949
* Blue Note 1566 Bud Powell - You Go To My Head / Ornithology 1949
Clyde Bernhardt And His Kansas City Buddies
Clyde Bernhardt, trombone, vocal; Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Dave Small, baritone sax; Earl Knight, piano; Rene Hall, guitar; Eugene Ramey, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Carnegie Hall Studio, NYC, October 6, 1949
| BN366 (tk.4) | Crackin' Bread | Blue Note 1202 |
| BN368 (tk.3) | Don't Tell It | Blue Note 1203 |
| BN369 (tk.3) | Chattanooga | - |
| BN367 (tk.2) | Meet Me On The Corner | Blue Note 1202 |
* Blue Note 1202 Clyde Bernhardt - Crackin' Bread / Meet Me On The Corner 1949
* Blue Note 1203 Clyde Bernhardt - Don't Tell It / Chattanooga 1949
1950
Howard McGhee All Stars
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
| BN370-1 | Lo-Flame (alternate take) | Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 |
| BN370-2 | Lo-Flame | Blue Note 1574, BLP 5012 |
| BN371-1 | Fuguetta | Blue Note 1572, BLP 5012 |
| BN372-0 | Fluid Drive | Blue Note 1573, BLP 5012 |
| BN373-0 | Meciendo | Blue Note 1574, BLP 5012 |
| BN374-0 | Donnellon Square | Blue Note 1573, BLP 5012 |
| BN375-1 | I'll Remember April | Blue Note 1572, BLP 5012 |
* Blue Note BLP 5012 Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet 1952
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9274 Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1998
* Blue Note 1574 Howard McGhee - Meciendo / Lo-Flame 1950
* Blue Note 1572 Howard McGhee - I'll Remember April / Fuguetta 1950
* Blue Note 1573 Howard McGhee - Fluid Drive / Donnellon Square 1950
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men
"Wild Bill" Davison, cornet; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Joe Sullivan, piano; George "Pops" Foster, bass; Wilmore "Slick" Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 19, 1950
| BN376-4 | Copenhagen | Blue Note 572, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN377-1 | China Boy | Blue Note 573, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN378-0 | Runnin' Wild (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN378-1 | Runnin' Wild | Blue Note BLP 7014, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN379-0 | Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN379-2 | Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll | Blue Note BLP 7014, BLP 1204; Mosaic MR6-110 |
| BN380-2 | Mandy, Make Up Your Mind | - |
| BN381-2 | Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble | Blue Note 572, BLP 7001, BLP 1203; Mosaic MR6-110 |
* Blue Note BLP 1203 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81203 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1204 Sidney Bechet - Giant Of Jazz Volume 2 1955
= Blue Note BST 81204 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Blue Note BLP 7001 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men 1951
* Blue Note BLP 7014 Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men Volume 2 1953
* Blue Note 572 Sidney Bechet - Copenhagen / Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble 1950
* Blue Note 573 Sidney Bechet - China Boy / Sister Kate 1950