Debut Records Catalog: 78 rpm, 45 rpm series
Debut 78 rpm series (10 inch 78 rpm)
M 101 Charles Mingus - Precognition c/w Portrait
Lee Konitz (as) Phyllis Pinkerton (p) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (b) Al Levitt (d) Jackie Paris (vo -2)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| 1. RKV5241 | Precognition |
| 2. RKV5242 | Portrait (take 2) |
M 102 Charles Mingus - Paris In Blue c/w Make Believe
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation) |
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe |
M 103 Charles Mingus - Montage c/w Extrasensory Perception
Lee Konitz (as) Phyllis Pinkerton (p) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (b) Al Levitt (d)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| E2KB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception |
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage |
M 104 Hal Mitchell - Confidentially c/w Mitch's Blues
Hal Mitchell (tp) Allen Harris (org) George Duvivier (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, probably January, 1953
| E3CB2914-1 | Confidentially |
| E3CB2916-1 | Mitch's Blues |
M 105 Max Roach - Orientation c/w Mobleyzation
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation |
| B105 | Mobleyzation |
M 106 Max Roach - Glow Worm c/w Sfax
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 10, 1953
| A106 | Glow Worm |
| B106 | Sfax |
M 107 Max Roach - Just One Of Those Things c/w Drum Conversation
Hank Mobley (ts -1) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1) Franklin Skeete (b -1) Max Roach (d)NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things |
| 2. RM507 | Drum Conversation |
M 108 Max Roach - Kismet c/w Chi-Chi
Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 21, 1953
| RM504 | Kismet |
| RM505 | Chi-Chi |
M 109 Max Roach - I'm A Fool To Want You c/w Cou-Manchi-Cou
Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d): same sessionNYC, April 21, 1953
| RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou |
| RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You |
M 110 The Gordons - Bebopper c/w Can You Blame Me Me
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo) George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon (vo -2)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. RM508 | Can You Blame Me |
| 2. RM510 | Bebopper |
M 111 Honey Gordon - You And Me c/w Cupid
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo) George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon (vo -1)NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. RM509 | You And Me |
| 2. RM511 | Cupid |
M 112 Don Senay - The Edge Of Love c/w Fanny
Louis Mucci (tp) unknown (tb) unknown (frh) Julius Baker (fl) unknown (ob) John LaPorta (as, cl) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (b) Joe Morello (d, per) probably Morris Lang (timp) Don Senay (vo) Alonzo Levister (arr, cond) unidentified 5 stringsNYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| RM512 | The Edge Of Love |
| RM513 | Fanny |
Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)
BAB 0001/2 Babs Gonzales - Voila c/w No Fools-No Fun
James Moody (ts, fl) Numa "Pee Wee" Moore (bars) Jimmy Boyd (p) John Lathan (b) Clarence Johnston (d) unknown (bgo) Babs Gonzales (vo) unidentified vocal groupNYC, probably 1954
| BAB-0001 | Voila |
| BAB-0002 | No Fools-No Fun |
Danish Debut 45 rpm series (7 inch 45 rpm)
(D) D 45-1 Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Percussion Discussion, Pt. 1&2
Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Percussion Discussion |
(D) D 45-2 Bent Axen - The Man I Love c/w Laverne Walk
Bent Axen (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Finn Frederiksen (d)Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961
| The Man I Love | |
| Laverne Walk |
Fantasy/Debut Compact Disc series (Compact Disc)
12DCD 4402-2 Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings
Spaulding Givens (p -1,2,4/9) Charles Mingus (b -1,2,4/9, p -3)Hollywood, CA, April, 1951
| 1. | What Is This Thing Called Love? |
| 2. | Darn That Dream |
| 3. | Yesterdays |
| 4. | Body And Soul |
| 5. | Blue Moon |
| 6. | Blue Tide |
| 7. | Darn That Dream (alt. take) |
| 8. | Jeepers Creepers (take 1) |
| 9. | Jeepers Creepers (take 2) |
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| 1. RKV5241 | Precognition |
| 2. | Portrait (take 1) |
| 3. RKV5242 | Portrait (take 2) |
| 4. | I've Lost My Love (take 1) |
| 5. | I've Lost My Love (take 2) |
| 6. E2KB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception |
| 7. | Extrasensory Perception (alt. take) |
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation) |
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe |
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage |
NYC, April 14, 1953
| Day Dream (take 1) | |
| Day Dream (take 2) | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1) | |
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2) | |
| Jet (take 1) | |
| Jet (take 2) |
NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head |
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me |
| 3. RM509 | You And Me |
| 4. RM510 | Bebopper |
| 5. RM511 | Cupid |
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version) | |
| Perdido | |
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version) | |
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2 | |
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version) | |
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version) | |
| All The Things You Are | |
| 52nd Street Theme |
same location, date
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2) |
same location, date
| I've Got You Under My Skin | |
| Embraceable You | |
| Sure Thing | |
| Cherokee | |
| Hallelujah (Jubilee) | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland |
same location, date
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version) | |
| Allen's Alley (Wee) | |
| Hot House (undubbed version) | |
| Hot House, #1&2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version) | |
| A Night In Tunisia |
NYC, summer 1953
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 1) | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 2) | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking (alt. take 3) | |
| Bass-Ically Speaking | |
| Untitled Blues |
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
| Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones) | |
| Stardust | |
| Move | |
| I'll Remember April | |
| Now's The Time | |
| Trombosphere | |
| Ow! | |
| Chazzanova | |
| Yesterdays | |
| Kai's Kid (Kai's Day) |
NYC, October 28, 1953
| 1. | Pink Topsy (alt. take) |
| 2. | Miss Bliss |
| 3. | Blue Tide |
| 4. | Pink Topsy (edited version) |
| 5. | Eclipse (alt. take) |
| 6. | Eclipse |
NYC, November 30, 1953
| Opus I (alt. take) | |
| Opus I | |
| Walkin' (Teapot) | |
| Like Someone In Love | |
| I Can't Get Started | |
| Spontaneous Combustion | |
| The Theme | |
| Split Kick | |
| This Time The Dream's On Me | |
| Zootcase | |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
NYC, December 29, 1953
| The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair | |
| Jack, The Fieldstalker | |
| Stockholm Sweetnin' | |
| Low And Behold |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive) |
| 2. | Sombre Intrusion |
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is |
| 4. | Bitty Ditty |
| 5. | Chazzanova |
| 6. | I'll Remember April |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Like Someone In Love | |
| Peace Of Mind | |
| Lament | |
| The Jeep Is Jumpin' | |
| Git Up From There | |
| A Foggy Day | |
| Mountain Greenery | |
| Git Up From There (alt. take) | |
| Lament (alt. take) |
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (alt. take) | |
| One More | |
| I Can't Get Started | |
| More Of The Same | |
| Get Out Of Town (alt. take) | |
| Get Out Of Town |
same location, date
| Ensenada | |
| Machajo | |
| Cherokee | |
| Seven Moons | |
| Seven Moons (alt. take) | |
| All The Things You Are (take 1) | |
| All The Things You Are (take 2) | |
| Cherokee (alt. take) |
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| Nature Boy | |
| Alone Together | |
| There's No You | |
| Easy Living |
NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| RM512 | The Edge Of Love |
| RM513 | Fanny |
| Makin' Whoopee |
NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954
| Portrait |
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Jump Monk | |
| Serenade In Blue |
same location, date
| Percussion Discussion |
same location, date
| Work Song | |
| Septemberly | |
| All The Things You C-Sharp | |
| I'll Remember April | |
| Love Chant | |
| A Foggy Day |
same location, date
| Drums |
same location, date
| Haitian Fight Song | |
| Lady Bird | |
| Jump Monk (alt. take) | |
| All The Things You C-Sharp (alt. take) |
same location, date
| Drums (take 1) | |
| Drums (take 2) | |
| I'll Remember April (alt. take) |
same location, date
| A Foggy Day (alt. take) |
same location, date
| A Portrait Of Bud Powell |
same location, date
| Haitian Fight Song (alt. take) | |
| Love Chant (alt. take) | |
| Lady Bird (alt. take) | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? |
NYC, July 10, 1957
| Bird Feather (Cunningbird) | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take 1) | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take 2) | |
| Latter Day Saint (take 6) | |
| Latter Day Saint (alt. take #?) | |
| Jump The Blues Away (The Jumpin' Blues) | |
| The Masher | |
| The Masher (alt. take) |
NYC, September, 1957
| We Got Blue (Untitled Original Blues (take 1)) | |
| Stella By Starlight (take 4) | |
| Stella By Starlight (take 5) | |
| Untitled Original Composition (take 3) | |
| Untitled Original Composition (take 5) | |
| Autumn In New York (take 1) | |
| Autumn In New York (take 2) | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 2) | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 4) | |
| Long Ago And Far Away (take 5) | |
| We Got Blue (Untitled Original Blues (take 2)) | |
| Joldi (take 4) | |
| Joldi (take 6) (Joldi (take 5)) |
NYC, probably October or late 1957 or 1958
| Untitled Percussion Composition |