Blue Note Records Discography: 1953-1954
1953
Gil Melle Quintet
Eddie Bert as X. Kentonite, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 31, 1953
BN465-4 tk.5 | Cyclotron | Blue Note BLP 5020 |
BN466-2 tk.8 | October | - |
BN467-0 tk.10 | Under Capricorn | - |
BN468-0 tk.13 | Venus | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5020 Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9275 Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 Gil Melle - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions 1998
Kenny Drew Trio
Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 16, 1953
BN469-3 tk.4 | Lover Come Back To Me | Blue Note BLP 5023 |
BN470-1 tk.6 | Yesterdays (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002, 7243 4 95747 2 4 |
BN470-2 tk.7 | Yesterdays | Blue Note BLP 5023 |
BN471-0 tk.8 | Everything Happens To Me | - |
BN472-1 tk.11 | Spring Will Be A Little Late | - |
BN473-2 tk.14 | Be My Love | - |
BN474-1 tk.16 | Drew's Blues | - |
BN475-0 tk.17 | Gloria | - |
BN476-1 tk.19 | Stella By Starlight | - |
BN471-2 tk.20 | Everything Happens To Me (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002, 7243 4 95747 2 4 |
* Blue Note BLP 5023 Kenny Drew - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002 Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio 1998
The Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #1-10; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1-10; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
1. BN477-1 tk.2 | Kelo (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 81502 2 |
2. BN477-2 tk.3 | Kelo | Blue Note 1620, BLP 5022, BLP 1501, CDP 7 81502 2 |
3. BN478-1 tk.5 | Enigma (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 81502 2 |
4. BN478-2 tk.6 | Enigma | Blue Note 1618, BLP 5022, BLP 1501, CDP 7 81502 2 |
5. BN479-0 tk.7 | Ray's Idea (alternate master) | Blue Note BLP 1502, CDP 7 81502 2 |
6. BN479-2 tk.9 | Ray's Idea | Blue Note 1619, BLP 5022, BLP 1501, CDP 7 81502 2 |
7. BN480-0 tk.10 | Tempus Fugit | Blue Note 1618, 45-1649, BLP 5022, BLP 1501, BLP 1001, BST2 84429, CDP 7 81502 2 |
8. BN480-1 tk.11 | Tempus Fugit (alternate master) | Blue Note BLP 1502, CDP 7 81502 2 |
9. BN481-2 tk.14 | C.T.A. (alternate master) | Blue Note BLP 1501, CDP 7 81502 2 |
10. BN481-3 tk.15 | C.T.A. | Blue Note 1620, BLP 5022, BLP 1501, CDP 7 81502 2 |
11. BN482-0 tk.16 | I Waited For You | Blue Note 1619, BLP 5022, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81502 2 |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Enigma (alternate take 1) | Blue Note BN 5071 | |
Kelo (alternate take 1) | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1501 Miles Davis Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81501 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
* Blue Note BLP 1502 Miles Davis Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81502 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* 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 CDP 7 81502 2 Miles Davis Volume 2 1990
* Blue Note BLP 5022 Miles Davis Vol. 2 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 064 Miles Davis Vol. 2 - Young Man With A Horn 1954
= Vogue (F) LD 172 Miles Davis Vol. 2 1954
* Blue Note BN 5071 Miles Davis - Enigma 2014
* Blue Note 45-1649 Miles Davis - Tempus Fugit / Lazy Susan 1956
* Blue Note 1620 Miles Davis - Kelo / C.T.A. 1953
* Blue Note 1618 Miles Davis - Enigma / Tempus Fugit 1953
* Blue Note 1619 Miles Davis - Ray's Idea / I Waited For You 1953
John Collins
John Collins, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1953
tk.3 | 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do | Blue Note unissued |
tk.9 | Lover Man | - |
tk.12 | Untitled Collins Original | - |
tk.14 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
tk.18 | Midnight | - |
tk.21 | My Funny Valentine | - |
tk.23 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
tk.24 | Out Of Nowhere | - |
Howard McGhee Sextet
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute #1-6; Horace Silver, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Walter Bolden, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 20, 1953
1. BN483-2 tk.3 | Shabozz | Blue Note BLP 5024 |
2. BN484-2 tk.6 | Tranquillity | - |
3. BN485-1 tk.8 | Futurity | - |
4. BN486-0 tk.9 | Jarm (fast version) | Blue Note 7243 4 95748 2 3 |
5. BN486-1 tk.10 | Jarm | Blue Note BLP 5024 |
6. BN487-1 tk.12 | Ittapanna | - |
7. BN488-2 tk.15 | Goodbye | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5024 Howard McGhee Vol. 2 1953
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9274 Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95748 2 3 Howard McGhee Vol. 2 / Tal Farlow Quartet 1998
Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, June 9, 1953
BN489-1 tk.2 | Bellarosa | Blue Note 1623, BLP 5030, BN-LA267-G, (J) BNJ-61001, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN490-1 tk.4 | Carvin' The Rock (alternate take 1) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
BN490-3 tk.6 | Carvin' The Rock | Blue Note 1624, BLP 5030, BLP 1526, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN491-0 tk.7 | Cookin' (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
BN491-1 tk.8 | Cookin' | Blue Note 1623, BLP 5030, BLP 1526, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN492-0 tk.9 | Brownie Speaks | Blue Note 1622, 45-1647, BLP 5030, BLP 1526, BN-LA267-G, BST2 84433, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN493-0 tk.10 | De-Dah | Blue Note 1624, BLP 5030, BLP 1526, BN-LA267-G, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN494-0 tk.11 | You Go To My Head | Blue Note 1622, 45-1647, BLP 5030, BLP 1526, (J) BRP-8036 |
BN490-5 tk.14 | Carvin' The Rock (alternate take 2) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
* Blue Note BN-LA267-G Clifford Brown - Brownie Eyes 1974
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks 1984
= Blue Note BST 84428 Clifford Brown - Alternate Takes 1984
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note (J) BRP-8036 Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown - New Faces-New Sounds 1991
* Blue Note BLP 1526 Clifford Brown Memorial Album 1956
= Blue Note BST 81526 (pseudo stereo) -
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note BLP 5030 Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
* Blue Note 45-1647 Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks / You Go To My Head 1956
* Blue Note 1623 Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown - Cookin' / Bellarosa 1953
* Blue Note 1624 Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown - Carvin' The Rock / De-Dah 1953
* Blue Note 1622 Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown - Brownie Speaks / You Go To My Head 1953
Elmo Hope Trio
Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953
BN495-1 tk.2 | Happy Hour | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
BN496-2 tk.5 | Freffie | - |
BN497-2 tk.8 | Carvin' The Rock | - |
BN498-0 tk.9 | Host Sauce | - |
BN499-0 tk.10 | Mo Is On | - |
BN499-1 tk.11 | Mo Is On (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 |
BN500-1 tk.13 | Stars Over Marrakesh | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
BN501-1 tk.19 | I Remember You | - |
tk.20 | It's A Lovely Day Today | Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 |
BN502-2 tk.23 | Sweet And Lovely | Blue Note BLP 5029 |
* Blue Note BLP 5029 Elmo Hope - New Faces-New Sounds 1953
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9271 Elmo Hope Trio/Elmo Hope Quintet 1983
= Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet 1991
Jay Jay Johnson Sextet
Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-6,8,9; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor, baritone sax #1-6,8,9; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, June 22, 1953
1. BN503-2 tk.3 | Capri (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1506; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
2. BN503-3 tk.4 | Capri | Blue Note 1621, BLP 5028, BLP 1505; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
3. BN504-0 tk.5 | Lover Man | Blue Note BLP 5028, BLP 1505; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
4. BN505-0 tk.6 | Turnpike | Blue Note 1621, BLP 5028, BLP 1505; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
5. BN505-2 tk.8 | Turnpike (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1506; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
6. BN506-2 tk.11 | Sketch One | Blue Note BLP 5028, BLP 1505; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
7. BN507-0 tk.12 | It Could Happen To You | Blue Note BLP 5028, BLP 1506; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
8. BN508-0 tk.14 | Get Happy | Blue Note BLP 5028, BLP 1505, BLP 1001, BST 89903; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
9. BN508-1 tk.15 | Get Happy (alternate take) | Blue Note BN-LA267-G, (J) BNJ-61001 |
* Blue Note BLP 1506 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81506 (pseudo stereo) - 1975
= Blue Note CDP 7 81506 2 - 1989
* Blue Note BLP 1505 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81505 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note CDP 7 81505 2 - 1989
* 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 89903 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1949-1959 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA159-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Two: 1949-1959 1973+
* Blue Note BN-LA267-G Clifford Brown - Brownie Eyes 1974
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks 1984
= Blue Note BST 84428 Clifford Brown - Alternate Takes 1984
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 5028 Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 124; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50008 J.J. Johnson Featuring Clifford Brown
* Blue Note 1621 Jay Jay Johnson - Capri / Turnpike 1953
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 14, 1953
BN510-6 tk.8 | Autumn In New York | Blue Note BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN509-1 tk.9 | Reets And I | - |
BN509-2 tk.10 | Reets And I (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10, BST 84430 |
BN511-2 tk.17 | Sure Thing | Blue Note 1629, BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN512-0 tk.18 | Collard Greens And Black-Eyed Peas (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10, BST 84430 |
BN512-2 tk.20 | Collard Greens And Black-Eyed Peas | Blue Note 1629, BLP 5041, BLP 1504, BST2 84433 |
BN513-0 tk.21 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | Blue Note BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN514-1 tk.23 | I Want To Be Happy | Blue Note 1628, BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN515-0 tk.25 | Audrey | Blue Note BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN516-0 tk.27 | The Glass Enclosure | Blue Note 1628, BLP 5041, BLP 1504 |
BN517-0 | I've Got You Under My Skin | rejected |
* Blue Note BLP 1504 The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81504 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series 1984
* Blue Note BST 84430 Bud Powell - Alternate Takes 1985
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note BLP 5041 The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2 1954
* Blue Note 1629 Bud Powell - Sure Thing / Collard Greens And Black-Eyed Peas 1954
* Blue Note 1628 Bud Powell - I Want To Be Happy / The Glass Enclosure 1954
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men
Jonah Jones, trumpet; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; Buddy Weed, piano; Walter Page, bass; Johnny Blowers, drums.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 25, 1953
BN518-3 tk.4 | All Of Me | Blue Note BLP 7026, BLP 1207; Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN519-1 tk.6 | I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (as Ding Dong Daddy) | - |
BN520-0 tk.7 | Black And Blue (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN520-1 tk.8 | Black And Blue | Blue Note BLP 7026, BLP 1207; Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN521-1 tk.13 | Shine | Blue Note BLP 7026; Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN522-0 tk.17 | Rose Of The Rio Grande (alternate take) | Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN522-2 tk.19 | Rose Of The Rio Grande | Blue Note BLP 7026, BLP 1207; Mosaic MR6-110 |
BN523-0 tk.20 | Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1207 The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 1958
= Blue Note BST 81207 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
= Blue Note 7243 5 30607 2 5 - 2001
* Mosaic MR6-110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet 1985
= Mosaic MD4-110 - 1991
* Blue Note BLP 7026 Dixie By The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 1954
= Vogue (E) LDE 127 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen (Vol. 3) 1955
= Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50016 -
Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953
BN524-0 tk.1 | Wail Bait (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
BN524-2 tk.3 | Wail Bait | Blue Note BLP 5032, BLP 1526, BN-LA267-G |
BN525-1 tk.9 | Hymn Of The Orient | Blue Note 45-1648, BLP 5032, BLP 1526, BN-LA267-G |
BN526-1 tk.13 | Brownie Eyes | Blue Note BLP 5032, BN-LA267-G, (J) BNJ-61001 |
BN527-0 tk.18 | Cherokee (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
BN527-1 tk.21 | Cherokee | Blue Note BLP 5032, BLP 1526, BST 89903, BN-LA267-G, BST2 84429 |
BN528-0 tk.23 | Easy Living | Blue Note 45-1648, BLP 5032, BLP 1526, BLP 1001, BN-LA267-G |
BN529-0 tk.24 | Minor Mood | Blue Note BLP 5032, BLP 1526 |
BN525-3 tk.26 | Hymn Of The Orient (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 |
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001 Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks 1984
= Blue Note BST 84428 Clifford Brown - Alternate Takes 1984
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 1526 Clifford Brown Memorial Album 1956
= Blue Note BST 81526 (pseudo stereo) -
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BN-LA267-G Clifford Brown - Brownie Eyes 1974
* Blue Note BST 89903 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1949-1959 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA159-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Two: 1949-1959 1973+
* Blue Note BST2 84429 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note 1984
* 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 BLP 5032 Clifford Brown - New Star On The Horizon 1953
= Vogue (E) LDE 121; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50017 Clifford Brown Sextet
* Blue Note 45-1648 Clifford Brown - Hymn Of The Orient / Easy Living 1956
Gil Melle Quintet
Urbie Green, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor, baritone sax; Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1953
BN526-2 tk.3 | Lover Man | Blue Note BLP 5033 |
BN528-2 tk.11 | Spellbound | - |
BN529-1 tk.14 | Transition | - |
BN530-1 tk.16 | A Lion Lives Here | - |
BN531-2 tk.19 | Timepiece | - |
BN527-5 tk.23 | Gingersnap | - |
BN532-0 tk.27 | The Nearness Of You | Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 |
* Blue Note BLP 5033 Gil Melle Quintet Vol. 2 1954
= Vogue (E) LDE 141; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50037 Gil Melle Quintet
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9275 Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 Gil Melle - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions 1998
Horace Silver Trio / Art Blakey-Sabu
Horace Silver, piano #2,3,5-8; Percy Heath, bass #2,3,5-8; Art Blakey, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, congas #1.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 23, 1953
1. BN533-0 tk.1 | Message From Kenya | Blue Note 1626, BLP 5034, BLP 1520, BLP 1001 |
2. BN534-2 tk.6 | Opus De Funk | Blue Note 1625, BLP 5034, BLP 1520, BN-LA402-H2, BN-LA474-H2 |
3. BN535-1 tk.9 | Day In, Day Out | Blue Note 1625, BLP 5034, BLP 1520, BN-LA474-H2 |
4. BN536-0 tk.11 | Nothing But The Soul | Blue Note 1626, BLP 5034, BLP 1520 |
5. BN537-1 tk.14 | I Remember You | Blue Note BLP 5034, BLP 1520, BN-LA474-H2 |
6. BN538-0 tk.15 | Silverware | - |
7. BN539-0 tk.18 | How About You | - |
8. BN540-0 tk.21 | Buhaina | Blue Note BLP 5034, BN-LA474-H2, (J) LNJ-70108, (J) BNJ-61005, CDP 7 81520 2 |
* Blue Note BLP 1520 Horace Silver Trio And Art Blakey-Sabu 1956
= Blue Note BST 81520 (pseudo stereo) -
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70108 - 1977
= Blue Note CDP 7 81520 2 - 1989
* 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 BN-LA402-H2 Horace Silver 1975
* Blue Note BN-LA474-H2 Horace Silver - The Trio Sides 1976
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61005 Horace Silver Rare Tracks - Senor Blues 1984
* Blue Note BLP 5034 Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2/Art Blakey-Sabu - Spotlight On Drums 1954
* Blue Note 1626 Art Blakey, Sabu - Message From Kenya / Art Blakey - Nothing But The Soul 1954
= Blue Note 45-1626 - 1956
* Blue Note 1625 Horace Silver - Opus De Funk / Day In, Day Out 1954
Sal Salvador Quintet
Frank Socolow, tenor sax #1-4; Johnny Williams, piano; Sal Salvador, guitar; Kenny O'Brien, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1953
1. BN536-2 (tk.3) | Gone With The Wind | Blue Note BLP 5035 |
2. BN537-2 (tk.3) | Too Marvelous For Words | - |
3. BN538-0 (tk.1) | This Can't Be Love | - |
4. BN539-1 (tk.2) | After You've Gone | - |
5. BN540-1 (tk.2) | My Old Flame | - |
6. BN541-3 (tk.4) | Get Happy | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5035 Sal Salvador Quintet 1954
Urbie Green Septet
Doug Mettome, trumpet, baritone horn; Urbie Green, trombone; John Murtaugh, tenor sax; Sam Staff, baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano; Dante Martucci, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 27, 1953
BN542-2 (tk.3) | Johnbo Mambo | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
BN543-0 (tk.1) | Skylark | Blue Note 1627, BLP 5036 |
BN544-2 (tk.3) | Incubator | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
BN545-2 (tk.3) | Dansero | Blue Note 1627, BLP 5036 |
BN546-2 (tk.6) | Stairway To The Stars | Blue Note BLP 5036 |
BN547-2 (tk.3) | La Salle | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5036 Urbie Green - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
* Blue Note 1627 Urbie Green - Skylark / Dansero 1954
1954 (15th anniversary)
Art Blakey Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
Birdland, NYC, 1st set, February 21, 1954
Pee Wee Marquette's intro | ||
tk.1 | Wee-Dot (alternate take) | Blue Note BN-LA473-J2, (J) BNJ-61002, CDP 7 46519 2; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
tk.2 | Now's The Time | Blue Note 45-1678, BLP 5039, BLP 1522 |
tk.3 | Quicksilver | rejected |
* Blue Note BN-LA473-J2 Art Blakey - Live Messengers 1978
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61002 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 3 1984
= Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1602 - 1996
* Blue Note BLP 1522 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note (J) NR-8839 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70092 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46520 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note CDP 7 46519 2 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 1987
* Blue Note BLP 5039 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 3 1954
* Blue Note 45-1678 Art Blakey - Now's The Time Parts 1 & 2 1956
Art Blakey Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1,3; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
Birdland, NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
1. tk.4 | Confirmation | Blue Note BLP 5039, BLP 1522 |
2. tk.5 | Once In A While | Blue Note 45-1656, BLP 5037, BLP 1521 |
3. tk.6 | Mayreh | Blue Note BLP 5038, BLP 1521 |
* Blue Note BLP 1522 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note (J) NR-8839 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70092 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46520 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 1521 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8838 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70091 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46519 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 5039 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 3 1954
* Blue Note BLP 5037 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 1 1954
* Blue Note BLP 5038 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 2 1954
* Blue Note 45-1656 Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Quicksilver / Once In A While 1956
Art Blakey Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet #1,3,4; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
Birdland, NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
1. tk.7 | Our Delight | rejected |
2. tk.8 | If I Had You | Blue Note 45-1657, BLP 5039, BLP 1522 |
3. tk.9 | Split Kick | Blue Note BLP 5037, BLP 1521 |
4. tk.10 | Lou's Blues | Blue Note (J) BNJ-61002, CDP 7 46520 2; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
* Blue Note BLP 1522 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note (J) NR-8839 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70092 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46520 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 1521 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8838 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70091 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46519 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61002 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 3 1984
= Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1602 - 1996
* Blue Note BLP 5039 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 3 1954
* Blue Note BLP 5037 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 1 1954
* Blue Note 45-1657 Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Wee-Dot / Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson - If I Had You 1956
Art Blakey Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
Birdland, NYC, 4th set, February 21, 1954
tk.11 | Wee-Dot | rejected |
tk.12 | A Night In Tunisia | Blue Note BLP 5038, BLP 1521, (J) BNJ-71106 |
tk.13 | Quicksilver (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1522 |
tk.14 | Confirmation | rejected |
* Blue Note BLP 1521 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8838 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70091 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46519 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-71106 Various Artists - Soho Blue
* Blue Note BLP 1522 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note (J) NR-8839 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70092 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46520 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 5038 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 2 1954
Art Blakey Quintet
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.15 | Blues (Improvisation) | Blue Note (J) NR-8838, (J) LNJ-70091, BN-LA473-J2, (J) BNJ-61002, CDP 7 46519 2; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
tk.16 | The Way You Look Tonight | Blue Note (J) NR-8839, (J) LNJ-70092, BN-LA473-J2, (J) BNJ-61002, CDP 7 46520 2; Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 |
tk.17 | Wee-Dot | Blue Note 45-1657, BLP 5038, BLP 1522 |
tk.18 | Quicksilver | Blue Note 45-1656, BLP 5037, BLP 1521 |
Lullaby Of Birdland (finale) |
* Blue Note BN-LA473-J2 Art Blakey - Live Messengers 1978
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61002 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 3 1984
= Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1602 - 1996
* Blue Note BLP 1522 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note (J) NR-8839 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70092 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46520 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 1521 Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8838 - 1970
= Blue Note (J) LNJ-70091 - 1976
= Blue Note CDP 7 46519 2 - 1987
= Mosaic MR5-104 The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown 1984
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings 1995
* Blue Note BLP 5038 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 2 1954
* Blue Note BLP 5037 Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland Vol. 1 1954
* Blue Note 45-1657 Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Wee-Dot / Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson - If I Had You 1956
* Blue Note 45-1656 Art Blakey, Clifford Brown - Quicksilver / Once In A While 1956
Miles Davis Quartet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954
BN548-3 tk.4 | Take-Off | Blue Note BLP 5040, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81501 2 |
BN549-0 tk.6 | Lazy Susan | Blue Note 45-1649, BLP 5040, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81501 2 |
BN550-0 tk.8 | The Leap | Blue Note 45-1650, BLP 5040, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81501 2 |
BN551-0 tk.9 | Well You Needn't | Blue Note 45-1633, BLP 5040, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81501 2 |
BN552-0 tk.10 | Weirdo | Blue Note 45-1650, BLP 5040, BLP 1502, CDP 7 81501 2 |
BN553-1 tk.12 | It Never Entered My Mind | Blue Note BLP 5040, BLP 1502, BST 89903, CDP 7 81501 2 |
* Blue Note BLP 1502 Miles Davis Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81502 (pseudo stereo) - 1968
* Blue Note BST 89903 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1949-1959 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA159-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Two: 1949-1959 1973+
* Blue Note CDP 7 81501 2 Miles Davis Volume 1 1988
* Blue Note BLP 5040 Miles Davis Vol. 3 1954
* Blue Note 45-1649 Miles Davis - Tempus Fugit / Lazy Susan 1956
* Blue Note 45-1650 Miles Davis - The Leap / Weirdo 1956
* Blue Note 45-1633 Miles Davis - Well You Needn't / Donna 1956
Tal Farlow Quartet
Don Arnone, Tal Farlow, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 11, 1954
BN554-3 tk.4 | Tina | Blue Note BLP 5042 |
BN555-1 tk.6 | Splash | - |
BN556-1 tk.8 | Rock 'N' Rye | - |
BN557-2 tk.12 | Lover | - |
BN558-2 tk.15 | All Through The Night | - |
BN559-1 tk.17 | Flamingo | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5042 Tal Farlow Quartet 1954
= Blue Note 7243 4 95748 2 3 Howard McGhee Vol. 2 / Tal Farlow Quartet 1998
Jutta Hipp Quintet
Emil Mangelsdorff, alto sax #1,3-6,8; Joki Freund, tenor sax #1,4-8; Jutta Hipp, piano; Hans Kresse, bass; Karl Sanner, drums; Horst Lippmann, supervisor.
Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, April 24, 1954
1. | Cleopatra | Blue Note BLP 5056 |
2. | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | - |
3. | Ghost Of A Chance | - |
4. | I Never Knew (as Mon Petit) | - |
5. | What's New | - |
6. | Blue Skies | - |
7. | Laura | - |
8. | Variations | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5056 Jutta Hipp Quintet - New Faces-New Sounds From Germany 1954
= Blue Note (J) DY-5806-01 - 1983
Frank Foster Quintet
Benny Powell, trombone; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 5, 1954
BN560-2 tk.7 | Little Red | Blue Note BLP 5043 |
BN561-4 tk.8 | Gracias | - |
BN562-0 tk.9 | How I Spent The Night | - |
BN562-1 tk.10 | How I Spent The Night (alternate take) | Blue Note 7243 4 95750 2 8 |
BN563-1 tk.12 | Blues For Benny | Blue Note BLP 5043 |
BN564-0 tk.13 | The Heat's On | - |
BN565-0 tk.14 | Out Of Nowhere | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5043 Frank Foster - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
= Blue Note 7243 4 95750 2 8 Here Comes Frank Foster / George Wallington Showcase 1998
Elmo Hope Quintet
Freeman Lee, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
BN566-2 tk.3 | Crazy | Blue Note BLP 5044 |
BN566-3 tk.4 | Crazy (alternate take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 |
BN567-3 tk.8 | Later For You | Blue Note BLP 5044 |
BN568-1 tk.10 | Abdullah | - |
BN569-1 tk.12 | Chips | - |
BN570-2 tk.15 | Maybe So | - |
BN571-2 tk.18 | Low Tide | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5044 Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
= Vogue (E) LDE 139; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50038 Elmo Hope Quintet
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9271 Elmo Hope Trio/Elmo Hope Quintet 1983
= Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2 Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet 1991
George Wallington And His Band
Dave Burns, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax, flute; George Wallington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, May 12, 1954
BN572-3 tk.4 | Summertime | Blue Note BLP 5045, B-6503 |
BN572-4 tk.5 | Summertime (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71003, 7243 4 95750 2 8 |
BN573-2 tk.8 | Festival | Blue Note BLP 5045, B-6503 |
BN573-3 tk.9 | Festival (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71003 |
BN574-2 tk.12 | Christina | Blue Note BLP 5045 |
BN575-0 tk.13 | Frankie And Johnnie | Blue Note BLP 5045, B-6503 |
BN575-1 tk.14 | Frankie And Johnnie (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71003, 7243 4 95750 2 8 |
BN576-1 tk.16 | Baby Grand | Blue Note BLP 5045, B-6503 |
BN577-0 tk.19 | Bumpkins | - |
BN577-1 tk.20 | Bumpkins (alternate take) | Blue Note (J) BNJ-71003, 7243 4 95750 2 8 |
* Blue Note B-6503 James Moody And His Modernists/George Wallington And His Band - The Beginning And End Of Bop 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5045 George Wallington And His Band 1954
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-71003 George Wallington And His Band - Showcase 1983
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9276 George Wallington And His Band/Hank Mobley Quartet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95750 2 8 Here Comes Frank Foster / George Wallington Showcase 1998
Julius Watkins Sextet
Julius Watkins, French horn; Frank Foster, tenor sax; George Butcher, piano #1,2,4; Perry Lopez, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 8, 1954
1. tk.3 | Linda Delia | Blue Note 45-1658, BLP 5053 |
2. tk.6 | Perpetuation | Blue Note BLP 5053 |
3. tk.7 | I Have Known | Blue Note 45-1658, BLP 5053 |
4. tk.8 | Leete | Blue Note BLP 5053 |
* Blue Note BLP 5053 Julius Watkins - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
= Blue Note (J) K18P-9273 Julius Watkins Sextet 1983
= Blue Note 7243 4 95749 2 2 Julius Watkins Sextet Volumes 1 & 2 1998
* Blue Note 45-1658 Julius Watkins - Linda Delia / I Have Known
Lou Donaldson Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954
tk.3 | Caracas | Blue Note BLP 5055, BLP 1537 |
tk.4 | The Stroller | - |
tk.6 | Moe's Bluff | - |
tk.10 | After You've Gone | Blue Note BLP 5055, (J) BNJ-61008/10, CDP 7 81537 2 |
* Blue Note BLP 1537 Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet 1957
= Blue Note CDP 7 81537 2 - 1988
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series 1984
* Blue Note BLP 5055 Lou Donaldson Sextet Vol. 2 1954
The Gil Melle Quartet
Gil Melle, baritone sax; Lou Mecca, guitar; Billy Phillips, bass; Vinnie Thomas, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 5, 1954
tk.4 | Lullaby Of Birdland | Blue Note BLP 5054 |
tk.8 | Ballade For Guitar | - |
tk.10 | Metropolitan | - |
tk.18 | Newport News | - |
tk.19 | Quadrille For Moderns | - |
tk.20 | Summertime | - |
* Blue Note BLP 5054 The Gil Melle Quartet Vol. 3 - New Faces-New Sounds 1954
= Blue Note 7243 4 95718 2 2 Gil Melle - The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions 1998
Jay Jay Johnson Quintet
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, congas #1-3,6.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954
1. tk.2 | Too Marvelous For Words | Blue Note BLP 5057, BLP 1505 |
2. tk.4 | Jay | Blue Note 45-1651, BLP 5057, BLP 1505 |
3. tk.5 | Old Devil Moon | - |
4. tk.7 | It's You Or No One | Blue Note BLP 5057, BLP 1505 |
5. tk.10 | Time After Time | Blue Note BLP 5057, BLP 1506 |
6. tk.11 | Coffee Pot | Blue Note BLP 5057, BLP 1505 |
* Blue Note BLP 1505 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 1956
= Blue Note BST 81505 (pseudo stereo) - 1971
= Blue Note CDP 7 81505 2 - 1989
* Blue Note BLP 1506 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 1956
= Blue Note BST 81506 (pseudo stereo) - 1975
= Blue Note CDP 7 81506 2 - 1989
* Blue Note BLP 5057 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 2 1955
= Vogue (E) LDE 162 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson
= Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50040 The Eminent J.J. Johnson Quintet Volume 2
* Blue Note 45-1651 Jay Jay Johnson - Jay / Old Devil Moon 1956
Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954
tk.3 | Room 608 | Blue Note 45-1631, BLP 5058, BLP 1518 |
tk.6 | Creepin' In | - |
tk.8 | Doodlin' | Blue Note 45-1630, BLP 5058, BLP 1518, BST 84325 |
tk.10 | Stop Time | Blue Note BLP 5058, BLP 1518 |
* Blue Note BLP 1518 Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers 1956
= Blue Note BST 81518 (pseudo stereo) -
= Blue Note CDP 7 46140 2 - 1987
* Blue Note BST 84325 The Best Of Horace Silver 1969
* Blue Note BLP 5058 Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 3) 1955
* Blue Note 45-1631 Horace Silver - Room 608 / Creepin' In 1956
* Blue Note 45-1630 Horace Silver - The Preacher / Doodlin' 1956
Best From The West / A Musical Blindfold Test
Harry Edison, trumpet; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone, tenor sax; Herb Geller, alto sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker, drums; Leonard Feather, director.
Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1954
tk.1 | Arcadia | Blue Note BLP 5060 |
tk.2 | Santa Anita | Blue Note BLP 5059 |
tk.5 | Hooray For Hollywood | - |
tk.7 | The Blindfold Test No. 3 | Blue Note BLP 5060 |
Conte Candoli, trumpet; John Graas, French horn; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Marty Paich, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Leonard Feather, director.
tk.10 | Van Nuys Indeed | - |
tk.12 | Burbank Bounce | - |
tk.17 | Culver City | Blue Note BLP 5059 |
tk.18 | The Blindfold Test No. 1 | - |
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor sax; Buddy Collette, alto sax, flute; Clyde Dunn, baritone sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Curtis Counce, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Leonard Feather, director.
tk.23 | Here's Pete | Blue Note BLP 5060 |
tk.25 | The Blindfold Test No. 2 | Blue Note BLP 5059 |
tk.30 | Santa Monica | - |
tk.32 | No Love, No Nothing | Blue Note BLP 5060 |
* Blue Note BLP 5060 Leonard Feather - Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2 1955
* Blue Note BLP 5059 Leonard Feather - Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1 1955