Fats Navarro Discography
1943 (age 20)
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith, alto sax; Jimmy Forrest, John Harrington, J.D. King, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.
NYC, December 3, 1943
| 71535 | Shorty Boo | unissued |
| 71536 | Fare Thee Well Honey | Decca 4449; MCA 2-4105 |
| 71537 | Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie | - |
| 71538 | Things 'Bout Comin' My Way | unissued |
* Decca 4449 Andy Kirk - Fare Thee Well Honey / Baby, Don't You Tell Me No Lie
* MCA 2-4105 no information
1944
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.
Apollo Theater, NYC, June 7, 1944
| Paradise Valley | Everybody's EV 3003 |
* Everybody's EV 3003 Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
unknown, trumpet; Laverne Baker, bass; replaces McGhee, Collins.
NYC, December 19, 1944
| 72644 | Apollo Groove | Decca unissued |
| 72645 | So Blue | - |
| 72646 | Hippy Dippy | - |
| If That's The Way You Want It | - |
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Booker Collins, bass; replaces unknown (trumpet), Baker.
NYC?, 1944
| Roll 'Em | Hindsight (E) HSR 227 | |
| Together | - | |
| Hey, Lordy Mama | - | |
| 9:20 Special | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - | |
| Seven Come Eleven | - | |
| 47th Street Jive | - | |
| Boo Wah | - | |
| Avalon | - |
* Hindsight (E) HSR 227 The Uncollected Andy Kirk - Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Danny Kaye, June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.
Los Angeles, CA, 1944-1945
| Little Joe From Chicago | Swing House (E) SWH 39 | |
| New Orleans Jump | - | |
| Together | - | |
| 47th Street Jive | - | |
| Untitled | - | |
| Hey Lawdy Mama | - | |
| Get Up Mule | - | |
| Ridin' Along | - | |
| Speak Low | - | |
| Paradise Valley | - | |
| Minnie The Moocher | - | |
| Flying Home | - |
* Swing House (E) SWH 39 Andy Kirk - Andy's Jive
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; Reuben Phillips, Ben Smith, alto sax; Jimmy Forrest, Joe Harrington, tenor sax; Ed Loving, baritone sax; John Young, piano; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal.
broadcast, NYC, circa 1944
| McGhee Special | Caracol (F) CAR 424 | |
| Wednesday Night Hop | - | |
| 47th Street Jive | - | |
| People Through The Keyhole | - | |
| Paradise Valley | - | |
| Get Up Mule | - |
* Caracol (F) CAR 424 no information
1945
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Art Capehart, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; John Bird, Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, trombone; John Harrington, clarinet, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; James King, Ed Loving, Ben Smith, reeds; John Young, piano; Laverne Baker, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; June Richmond, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.
Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1945
| Hey Lawdy Mama | Swing House (E) SWH 130 | |
| 47th Street Jive | - |
* Swing House (E) SWH 130 no information
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
same personnel.
Apollo Theater, NYC, February 21, 1945
| Wake Up | Everybody's EV 3003 |
* Everybody's EV 3003 Andy Kirk And His Orchestra Live At The Apollo 1944-1947
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, arranger; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine, arranger.
AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February and March, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| Blowin' The Blues Away | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| 'Deed I Do | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| I Wanna Talk About You | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Together | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Without A Song | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Mr. Chips | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Air Mail Special | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| If That's The Way You Feel | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Xanadu 207; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 | |
| - | - | |
| Opus X | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100; Alamac QSR 2415 | |
| Love Me Or Leave Me | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 100 Billy Eckstine - Together
* Alamac QSR 2415 Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945 1970s
* Xanadu 207 Billy Eckstine - I Want To Talk About You 1986
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues | National 9015; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214; Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 |
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale | National 9014; EmArcy 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 |
* EmArcy MG-36029 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1955
* Regent MG 6058 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* EmArcy MG-36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1955
* EmArcy MG-36016 Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s 1955
* Masters Of Jazz MJCD 128 Dexter Gordon Vol. 2 - Young Dex 1944-1946
* EmArcy MG-26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1954
* EmArcy MG-26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1954
* National 9015 Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues / Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
* National 9014 Billy Eckstine - I Love The Rhythm In A Riff / A Cottage For Sale
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Budd Johnson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, September, 1945
| NSC61 | My Deep Blue Dream | National 9021; EmArcy MG-36029; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC62 | Prisoner Of Love | National 9017; EmArcy MG-26027, MG-36030; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC63 | A Penny For Your Thoughts | Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC64 | It Ain't Like That | National 9020; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* EmArcy MG-36029 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1955
* Regent MG 6054 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 1127 Billy Eckstine Sings 1979
* EmArcy MG-36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1955
* Regent MG 6052 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love 1957
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Regent MG 6053 Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1954
* EmArcy MG-26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1954
* National 9021 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream / Jelly Jelly
* National 9017 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / All I Sing Is Blues
* National 9020 Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That / I've Got To Pass Your House
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, October, 1945
| NSC69 | I'm In The Mood For Love | National 9016; EmArcy 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 MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC72 | Long, Long Journey | National 9016; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* EmArcy MG-36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1955
* Regent MG 6058 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* EmArcy MG-36029 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1955
* EmArcy MG-26027 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1954
* EmArcy MG-26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1954
* National 9016 Billy Eckstine - Long, Long Journey / I'm In The Mood For Love
* National 9019 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby
* National 9017 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love / All I Sing Is Blues
1946
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra
Claude Dunson, Harry Lawson, John Lynch, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Bob Murray, Wayman Richardson, Milton Robinson, Henry Wells, trombone; Joe Evans, Reuben Phillips, alto sax; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; John Porter, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Floyd Smith, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums; Bea Booze, Billy Daniels, Beverly White, vocal; Andy Kirk, leader.
NYC, January 3, 1946
| 73264 | He's My Baby | Decca 23870 |
| 73265 | Alabama Bound | Decca 48073 |
| 73266 | Soothe Me | Decca 23870 |
| 73267 | Doggin' Man Blues | Decca 48073; MCA 2-4105 |
* Decca 23870 Andy Kirk - He's My Baby / Soothe Me
* Decca 48073 Andy Kirk - Alabama Bound / Doggin' Man Blues
* MCA 2-4105 no information
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, February, 1946
| NSC114 | Blue | National 9018; EmArcy 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, SJL 1127 |
| NSC117 | Tell Me Pretty Baby | National 9019; EmArcy MG-26025, MG-36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* EmArcy MG-36029 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1955
* Regent MG 6054 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* EmArcy MG-36016 Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s 1955
* Savoy SJL 1127 Billy Eckstine Sings 1979
* Regent MG 6053 Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG-26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1954
* National 9018 Billy Eckstine - Blue / Second Balcony Jump
* National 9037 Billy Eckstine - Gloomy Sunday / In The Still Of The Night
* National 9019 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness / Tell Me Pretty Baby
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 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 |
* Regent MG 6054 Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* EmArcy MG-36010 Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear 1955
* EmArcy MG-36038 Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones 1955
* National 9125 Billy Eckstine - Oo Bop Sh' Bam / Love Is The Thing
* National 9061 Billy Eckstine - Without A Song / Say It Isn't So
* National 9052 Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything / Cool Breeze
* National 9132 Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze / Serenade In Blue
* National 9023 Billy Eckstine - All The Things You Are / Don't Take Your Love From Me
Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, September 5, 1946
| D6VB2792-1 | Epistrophy | Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519 |
| D6VB2793-1 | 52nd Street Theme | Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor LPV-519 |
| D6VB2794-1 | Oop Bop Sh'bam | Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor LPV-519 |
| D6VB2795-1 | Rue Chaptal (as Royal Roost) | Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV-519 |
* RCA Victor LPV-519 Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era 1965
* Swing (F) SW 224 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Oop Bop Sh'bam
* RCA Victor 20-3144 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy / Royal Roost
* Swing (F) SW 244 Kenny Clarke - 52nd Street Theme / Rue Chaptal
Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys
Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.
NYC, September 6, 1946
| Boppin' A Riff Part 2 (alternate take) | Mythic Sound MS 6002-2 | |
| Fat Boy Part 1 (alternate take) | - |
McKinley "Kinney" Durham, Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Ed De Vertoil, baritone sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.
| S3346 | Boppin' A Riff Part 1 | Savoy 588, MG 9012, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3347 | Boppin' A Riff Part 2 | - |
| S3348 | Fat Boy Part 1 | Savoy 587, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3349 | Fat Boy Part 2 | - |
| S3350 | Everything's Cool Part 1 | Savoy 586, XP 8044, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3351 | Everything's Cool Part 2 | - |
| S3352 | Webb City Part 1 | Savoy 585, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3353 | Webb City Part 2 | - |
* Savoy MG 12011 Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney 1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later) Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Mythic Sound MS 6002-2 Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55
* Savoy MG 9012 Various Artists - New Sounds In Modern Music 1952
* Savoy MG 9005 Fats Navarro 1952
* Savoy MG 9006 Sonny Stitt 1952
* Savoy MG 9014 Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1 1952
* Savoy XP 8024 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5 1952
* Savoy XP 8044 Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 8
* Savoy XP 8045 Sonny Stitt - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 9
* Savoy 588 The Be Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 587, 901 The Be Bop Boys - Fat Boy Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 586 The Be Bop Boys - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
= Savoy 941 Fats Navarro - Everything's Cool Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 585, 900 The Be Bop Boys - Webb City Parts 1 & 2
Eddie Davis And His Beboppers
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, December 18, 1946
| S3367 | Calling Dr. Jazz | Savoy 907, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3368 | Fracture | Savoy 933, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3369 | Hollerin' & Screamin' | Savoy 904, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3370 | Stealing Trash | Savoy 907, MG 9026, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy MG-12133 Fats Navarro - Nostalgia 1959
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Savoy MG 9026 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 5 1953
* Savoy 907 Eddie Davis - Calling Dr. Jazz / Stealing Trash
* Savoy 933 Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904 Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity
Eddie Davis And His Beboppers
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, December 20, 1946
| S3371A | Just A Mystery | Savoy 705, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
| S3372A | Red Pepper | - |
| S3373 | Spinal | Savoy 933, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
| S3374 | Maternity (as Lard Pot) | Savoy 904, XP 8026, MG 12119, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy MG 12119 Various Artists - In The Beginning... Bebop 1957
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Savoy XP 8026 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 705 Eddie Davis - Just A Mystery / Red Pepper
* Savoy 933 Eddie Davis - Fracture / Spinal
* Savoy 904 Eddie Davis - Hollerin' & Screamin' / Maternity
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2,3; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December, 1946
| 1. SR1857 | I Mean You | Sonora 3027; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2 |
| 2. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys | Sonora 3024; Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2 |
| 3. SR1858-2 | - | Prestige PRST 7824; Milestone M-47015; Prestige PRCD-24124-2 |
* Prestige PRST 7824 Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys 1970
* Milestone M-47015 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies 1973
* Prestige PRCD-24124-2 Coleman Hawkins - Bean & The Boys 1993
* Sonora 3027 Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You / You Go To My Head
* Sonora 3024 Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys / Cocktails For Two
1947
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra
Miles Davis, Marion Hazel or Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman, trumpet; Gus Chapell, Ted Kelly, Fred Robinson, Dicky Wells, trombone; Ray Perry, Jimmy Powell, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, Clay Nicholas or Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano #1,3,4; Leonard Feather, piano #2; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, January 7, 1947
| 1. NR94-4 | IM-3634 | For Europeans Only | Aladdin 180, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 2. NR95-3 | IM-3633 | Big Dog | Aladdin 180, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 3. NR96-4 | IM-3632 | You Left Me All Alone | Aladdin 179, EP-504, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 4. NR97-2 | IM-3631 | Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy | Aladdin 179, EP-511, LP-708, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
* Aladdin LP-803 Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax 1956
= Aladdin (F) 803 Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home 1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165 The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 1996
* Aladdin LP-708 Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax 1954
* Aladdin EP-511 Illinois Jacquet/Lester Young
* Aladdin EP-504 Illinois Jacquet 1956
* Aladdin 180 Illinois Jacquet - For Europeans Only / Big Dog
* Aladdin 179 Illinois Jacquet - You Left Me All Alone / Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy
Fats Navarro And His Thin Men
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1947
| S3383-2 | Fat Girl | Savoy 906, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3384-2 | Ice Freezes Red | Savoy 976, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3385 | Eb-Pob | Savoy 905, XP 8025, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216 |
| S3386 | Goin' To Minton's | Savoy 951, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG-12114, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy MG-12114 Various Artists - Opus De Bop 1957
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Savoy MG 9005 Fats Navarro 1952
* Savoy XP 8025 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8024 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 5 1952
* Savoy 906 Serge Chaloff - A Bar A Second / Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Savoy 976 Fats Navarro - Ice Freezes Red / Ray Brown - For Hecklers Only
* Savoy 905 Teddy Reig - O-Go-Mo / Fats Navarro - Eb-Pob
* Savoy 951 Fats Navarro, Leo Parker - Goin' To Minton's / Miles Davis, Charlie Parker - Half Nelson
Billy Stewart/Milton Buggs With Ray Abrams Orchestra
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leonard Lowry, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Kenny Watts, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Lee Abrams, drums; Billy Stewart, vocal #1,3; Milton Buggs, vocal #2,4.
NYC, February 18, 1947
| 1. S3400-1 | Gloomy Sunday | Savoy 647 |
| 2. S3401-2 | I Live True To You | Savoy 648 |
| 3. S3402-1 | In My Solitude | Savoy 647 |
| 4. S3403-3 | Fine Brown Frame | Savoy 648 |
* Savoy 647 Billy Stewart, Ray Abrams - Gloomy Sunday / In My Solitude 1947
* Savoy 648 Milton Buggs, Ray Abrams - I Live True To You / Fine Brown Frame
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra
Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro, Joe Newman, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Powell or Ray Perry, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, April 1, 1947
| 137A | IM-3635 | Blow, Illinois, Blow | Aladdin 3001, EP-501, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
| 138A | IM-3636 | Illinois Blows The Blues | Aladdin 3001, LP-701, LP-803; Imperial LP-9184-A; Mosaic MR6-165 |
* Aladdin LP-803 Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax 1956
= Aladdin (F) 803 Illinois Jacquet - The Complete Aladdin Sessions
* Imperial LP-9184-A, LP-12184-A Illinois Jacquet - Flying Home 1962
* Mosaic MR6-165, MD4-165 The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 1996
* Aladdin LP-701 Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young - Battle Of The Saxes 1951
* Aladdin EP-501 Illinois Jacquet 1956
* Aladdin 3001 Illinois Jacquet - Blow, Illinois, Blow / Illinois Blows The Blues
Fats Navarro And Allen Eager's Saturday Night Swing Session
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Allen Eager, Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ralph Burns, piano; Al Valente, guitar; Chubby Jackson, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
WNEW broadcast, NYC, April 12, 1947
| WS5006 | Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1 | Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549 |
| WS5007 | Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2 | Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549 |
| WS5008 | Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3 | Vox 16104, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549 |
| WS5009 | High On An Open Mike Part 1 | - |
| WS5010 | High On An Open Mike Part 2 | Vox 16103, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549 |
| WS5011 | High On An Open Mike Part 3 | Vox 16102, VSP 310; Counterpoint CPT-549 |
| Happy Monster | unissued |
* Vox VSP 310 Various Artists - Jazz Off The Air Vol. 2
* Counterpoint CPT-549 Various Artists - Saturday Night Swing Session
= America (F) 30 AM 6065 - 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1915-2 - 1999
* Vox 16102 Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1 / High On An Open Mike Part 3
* Vox 16103 Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 2 / High On An Open Mike Part 2
* Vox 16104 Fats Navarro, Allen Eager - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 3 / High On An Open Mike Part 1
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
Tadd Dameron Quintet
Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Ernest Henry, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Dillon "Curley" Russell, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Kay Penton, vocal.
NYC, October 28, 1947
| S3465-1 | A Be Bop Carol | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3465-6 | A Be Bop Carol (as Be Bop Carroll) | Savoy 931, MG 9019, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3466-1 | The Tadd Walk | - |
| S3467-3 | Gone With The Wind | Savoy MG 9023, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
| S3468-3 | That Someone Must Be You | Savoy MG 9024, MG 12011, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Savoy MG 12011 Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney 1955
= Savoy MG 12011 (later) Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney
* Savoy MG 9019 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6 1952
* Savoy MG 9023 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 2 1953
* Savoy MG 9024 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 3 1953
* Savoy 931 Tadd Dameron - A Be Bop Carol / The Tadd Walk
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
Fats Navarro, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet #1,4-6; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Allen Eager, tenor sax #1,4-6; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.
radio broadcast, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme | Spotlite (E) SPJ 108 |
| 2. | Donna Lee | - |
| 3. | Hot House (as Fats Flats) | - |
| 4. | Groovin' High | - |
| 5. | Ko-Ko | - |
| 6. | Anthropology | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 108; Zim ZM-1002 Various Artists - Anthropology
Fats Navarro Quintette
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
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 | Be Bop Romp | Savoy SJL 2216 |
| S3485-6 | - | Savoy 959, XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
| S3486 | Fats Blows | Savoy XP 8026, MG 9019, MG-12133, SJL 2216 |
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions 1977
* Savoy MG-12133 Fats Navarro - Nostalgia 1959
* Savoy MG 9019 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6 1952
* Savoy XP 8025 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 6
* Savoy XP 8026 Fats Navarro - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 7
* Savoy 955 Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
* Savoy 959 Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop / Be Bop Romp
Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars
Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2659 | April In Paris | RCA Victor 20-3057; RCA (F) 730625 |
| D7VB2660 | How Strange | - |
| D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please | RCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-501; RCA (F) 741106, (F) 730566 |
| D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face | RCA Victor LPV-544; RCA (F) 730625 |
| D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane | RCA Victor 20-3143, LJM-1017, LPV-544; RCA (F) 741106 |
* RCA (F) 730625 Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17
* RCA Victor LJM-1017 Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi 1955
* RCA Victor LPV-501 Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul 1964
* RCA (F) 741106 Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson - The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2
* RCA (F) 730566 Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul
* RCA Victor LPV-544 Various Artists - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz 1967
* RCA Victor 20-3057 Coleman Hawkins - April In Paris / How Strange
* RCA Victor 20-3143 Coleman Hawkins - Jumpin' Jane / Half Step Down, Please
Dexter Gordon And His Boys
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1947
| S3512 | Dextrose | Savoy 955, XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211 |
| S3513 | Index | Savoy XP 8023, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211 |
| S3514 | Dextivity | Savoy XP 8022, MG 9003, MG-12133, SJL 2211 |
* Savoy MG-12133 Fats Navarro - Nostalgia 1959
* Savoy SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG 9003 Dexter Gordon - New Sounds In Modern Music 1951
* Savoy XP 8023 Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 4
* Savoy XP 8022 Dexter Gordon - New Trends Of Jazz Vol. 3
* Savoy 955 Dexter Gordon - Dextrose / Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
1948
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.
radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, May 1, 1948
| Hot House | Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1; Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419; Forlane (F) UCD 19008 | |
| Adam Blew His Hat | Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015; Alamac QSR 2419 | |
| Goldwyn Stomp | Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015 |
* Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1 Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948
* Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015 Lionel Hampton In Concert
* Alamac QSR 2419 Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948 1970s
* Forlane (F) UCD 19008 Lionel Hampton/Gene Krupa
The Tadd Dameron Band
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Rudy Williams, alto sax #1-6; Allan Eager, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, summer and fall 1948
| 1. | Our Delight | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 2. | Eb-pob | Jazzland JLP 68 |
| 3. | Tadd Walk | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 4. | The Squirrel | - |
| 5. | Dameronia | - |
| 6. | Good Bait (No. 1) | Jazzland JLP 68 |
| 7. | Good Bait (No. 2) | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 8. | Symphonette | Jazzland JLP 68 |
| 9. | Lady Be Good | Jazzland JLP 50 |
| 10. | Anthropology (No. 1) | - |
* Jazzland JLP 50 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet 1961
= Riverside R-3019, RS-3019 Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron - Good Bait 1968
= Milestone M-47041 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band 1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2 - 1991
* Jazzland JLP 68 The Tadd Dameron Band 1962
= Milestone M-47041 Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band 1977
= Milestone MCD-47041-2 - 1991
Benny Goodman Septet
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Gene DiNovi, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Mel Zelnick, drums.
NYC, September 9, 1948
| 2974-3 | Stealin' Apples | Capitol 10173, M-11061; Mosaic MQ6-148 |
* Capitol M-11061 Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet - Bebop Spoken Here: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 15 1972
* Mosaic MQ6-148, MD4-148 The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Of Benny Goodman 1944-1955 1993
* Capitol 10173 no information
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
Earl Coleman And His All Stars
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1161 | I Wished On The Moon | Dial 756 |
| D1162-A | Guilty | Dial 1049, 756; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120 |
| D1163-C | Yardbird Suite | Dial 753; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120 |
| D1164-A | Stranger In Town | - |
| D1165-A | As Time Goes By | Dial 1049; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120 |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120 Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1 1978
* Dial 756 Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty 1949
* Dial 1049 Earl Coleman - Guilty / As Time Goes By 1950
= Prestige 905 - 1951
* Dial 753 Earl Coleman - Stranger In Town / Yardbird Suite 1948
Fats Navarro Quintet
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1166-A | Move | Dial LP 212; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Xanadu 120 |
| D1166-B | - | Dial 1033, 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 133; Jazztone (Eu) J-1245; Xanadu 120 |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 133 Dexter Gordon - Move!
* Xanadu 120 Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Chubby Jackson - Bebop Revisited Vol. 1 1978
* Jazztone (Eu) J-1245 Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival 1950s
= Guilde Du Jazz (F) J.1245 Various Artists - Festival Du Jazz Moderne 1950s
* Dial LP 212 Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets 1952
* Dial 1033 Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat 1949
* Dial 1033 (alt.) Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat 1949+
1949
Metronome All-Star Bands
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| D9VB0021-1 | Overtime (shorter take) | RCA Victor 20-3361; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2 |
| D9VC0021-2 | Overtime (longer take) | RCA Victor LPT-3046, LPV-519; RCA Camden CAL-426; Bluebird 07863-66528-2 |
| D9VC0022-3 | Victory Ball (longer take) | - |
| D9VB0022-2 | Victory Ball (alternate take) | RCA Camden CAL-339 |
* RCA Camden CAL-426 The Metronome All-Star Bands 1958
= RCA Camden (E) CDN-112 -
* RCA Victor LPV-519 Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era 1965
* RCA Camden CAL-339 Various Artists - Great Jazz Reeds 1958
* Bluebird 07863-66528-2 Dizzy Gillespie - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1995
* RCA Victor LPT-3046 Various Artists - Crazy... And Cool
* RCA Victor 20-3361; His Master's Voice (E) B 9818 Metronome All-Star Bands - Overtime / Victory Ball
Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Vidal Balado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Rae Pearl, vocal.
NYC, January 18, 1949
| 3391-3E | Sid's Delight | Capitol 57-60006, (J) CR-8812, M-11059 |
| 3392-3E | Casbah | - |
* Capitol (J) CR-8812 Various Artists - Bebop Professors
= Capitol (J) ECJ-50073 - 1982
* Capitol M-11059 Tadd Dameron, Babs Gonzales, Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Bebop: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 13 1972
* Capitol 57-60006, (E) CL 13122 Tadd Dameron - Sid's Delight / Casbah
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949
| Norman Granz Introduction | Pablo PACD-5311-2 | |
| Leap Here | - | |
| (Back Home Again In) Indiana | - | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | - |
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
| Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins / Hawk's Idea (as Rifftide) | - | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| The Things We Did Last Summer | - | |
| Stuffy | - |
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; unknown, drums.
| Perdido | Clef unissued | |
| How High The Moon | - |
* Pablo PACD-5311-2 J.A.T.P. At Carnegie Hall 1949 2002
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN361-0 | Wail (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
| BN363-1 | 52nd St. Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
* 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 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
Don Lanphere Quintet
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35A | Wailing Wall | Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC35B | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC35C | - | - |
| JRC35D | - | New Jazz 819; Prestige PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC35E | - | Prestige prEP 1321, P-24046; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC36A | Go | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC36B | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1982 |
| JRC36BC | - | New Jazz 812; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC36C | - | Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC36D | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC36E | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1982 |
| JRC37A | Infatuation | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC37B | - | New Jazz 819; Prestige prEP 1321, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC37C | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC37D | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC38A | Stop | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC38B | - | New Jazz 812; Prestige prEP 1321, PRLP 113, PR 16002, P-24081; Misterioso (E) MLP 1981; Prestige (J) SLP 47, PCD-24114-2 |
| JRC38C | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 |
| JRC38D | - | Misterioso (E) MLP 1982; Prestige PCD-24114-2 |
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1982 Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II 1981
* Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I 1981
* Prestige PR 16002 Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants not released
= New Jazz NJLP 8296 - 1964
* Prestige P-24081 Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50 1978
* Prestige (J) SLP 47 Various Artists - Early Prestige Sessions 1949/50
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige PCD-24114-2 Fats Navarro, Al Haig, Don Lanphere, Leo Parker - Prestige First Sessions Volume One 1992
* Prestige PRLP 113 Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets 1951
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later) - 1952
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later 2) - 1954
* Prestige prEP 1321 Fats Navarro Quintet 1953
* New Jazz 819 Fats Navarro - Wailing Wall / Infatuation 1950
= Prestige 819 - 1953
* New Jazz 812 Fats Navarro - Stop / Go 1949
= Prestige 812 - 1953
1950 (aged 26)
Charlie Parker Quintet
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1-3,5-13; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme I | Ozone 4 |
| 2. | Perdido (as Wahoo) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | Dizzy Atmosphere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 4. | A Night In Tunisia | - |
| 5. | Move (into) | Ozone 9; Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 6. | 52nd Street Theme II (incomplete) | Ozone 9; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 7. | Rifftide (as The Street Beat) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 8. | Out Of Nowhere | Columbia JG 34808 |
| 9. | Little Willie Leaps (into) | - |
| 10. | 52nd Street Theme III | - |
| 11. | Ornithology (into) | - |
| 12. | I'll Remember April (into) | - |
| 13. | 52nd Street Theme IV | - |
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; probably Tommy Potter, bass; probably Roy Haynes, drums; probably Chubby Newsome or "Little" Jimmy Scott, vocal #1.
| 1. | Embraceable You | - |
| 2. | Cool Blues (into) | Columbia JG 34808; Alamac QSR 2430 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme V | - |
* Ozone 4 Charlie Parker-Fats Navarro-Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances 1970s
* Columbia JG 34808 Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland
* Alamac QSR 2430 Charlie Parker's All Stars 1950 1970s
* Ozone 9 Charlie Parker-Bud Powell-Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances 1970s
Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Birdland, NYC, June 30, 1950
| 1. | Hot House (as Miles' Midnight Breakaway) | Session Disc 101; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 |
| 2. | 52nd Street Theme | Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 |
| 3. | Ow! (as Chubbie's Blues) | Alto AL 701; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 |
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone #2,3; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1; Brew Moore, tenor sax #2,3; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
| 1. | Conception/Deception (as Poobah) | - |
| 2. | Eronel (as Overturia) | Session Disc 102; Beppo (E) BEP 502; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 |
| 3. | 52nd Street Theme (as Slow Broadway Theme) | Session Disc 102; Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 |
* Session Disc 101 Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One 1970s
* Beppo (E) BEP 502 Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans 1980s
* Alto AL 701 Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent 1970s
* Session Disc 102 Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two 1970s
* Jazz Music Yesterday (It) ME 6401 Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session 1995