Cecil Payne Discography
1949 (age 27)
Cecil Payne And His Orchestra
Irvin Stokes, trumpet; Bruce Hinkson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Billy Kyle, piano; Frank Skeete, bass; Hayward Jackson, drums.
NYC, June 21, 1949
| 75004 | Egg Head | Decca 48109 |
| 75005 | No Chops | Decca 48114 |
| 75006 | Big Joe | Decca 48109 |
| 75007 | Hippy Dippy | Decca 48114 |
* Decca 48109 Cecil Payne - Egg Head / Big Joe
* Decca 48114 Cecil Payne - No Chops / Hippy Dippy
Cecil Payne And His Orchestra
Leonard Hawkins, trumpet; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Billy Taylor, piano; John Simmons, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Henry Johnson, vocal #2.
NYC, November 25, 1949
| 1. 75523 | The Worst Is Yet To Come | Decca 48139 |
| 2. 75524 | Angel Child | Decca 48127 |
| 3. 75525 | Block Buster Boogie | - |
| 4. 75526 | Ham Hocks | Decca 48139 |
* Decca 48139 Cecil Payne - The Worst Is Yet To Come / Ham Hocks
* Decca 48127, (F) 60430 Cecil Payne - Angel Child / Block Buster Boogie
1956 (age 34)
Cecil Payne Quartet
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1956
| 132 | This Time The Dream's On Me | Signal S 1203 |
| 131 | How Deep Is The Ocean | - |
| 130 | Chessman's Delight | - |
| 133 | Arnetta | - |
* Signal S 1203 Cecil Payne Quartet & Quintet 1957
= Savoy MG 12147 Cecil Payne - Patterns Of Jazz 1960
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1167 Cecil Payne - Patterns 1986
Cecil Payne Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 22, 1956
| 135 | Saucer Eyes | Signal S 1203; Savoy SVY 17028 |
| 134 | Man Of Moods | - |
| 136 | Bringing Up Father | - |
| 137 | Groovin' High | - |
* Signal S 1203 Cecil Payne Quartet & Quintet 1957
= Savoy MG 12147 Cecil Payne - Patterns Of Jazz 1960
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1167 Cecil Payne - Patterns 1986
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop
1957
Cecil Payne Sextet / Bird's Night
Phil Woods, alto sax; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, August 12, 1957
| Parker's Mood | Signal S 1204 | |
| Steeplechase | - | |
| Buzzy | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - |
Phil Woods, alto sax; Frank Socolow, alto, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
| Scrapple From The Apple (take 1) | Savoy Jazz SJL 2257; Xanadu 122 | |
| Parker's Mood | ||
| Confirmation | Savoy Jazz SJL 2257 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | ||
| Yardbird Suite | Savoy Jazz SJL 2257; Xanadu 122 | |
| Steeplechase | ||
| Buzzy | ||
| Yardbird Suite (alternate take) | Signal unissued |
* Signal S 1204 Various Artists - A Night At The Five Spot: The Music Of Charlie Parker 1957
= Savoy MG 12138 Various Artists - Bird's Night: The Music Of Charlie Parker 1959
= Savoy Jazz SJL 2257 Various Artists - Bird's Night: A Celebration Of The Music Of Charlie Parker 1984
* Xanadu 122 Various Artists - International Jam Sessions
1961
Cecil Payne Quintet
Clark Terry, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
NYC, March, 1961
| Cool Blues | Charlie Parker PLP 801 | |
| Shaw 'Nuff | - | |
| Cheryl (as Relaxin' At Camarillo) | - | |
| Bongo Bop | - | |
| The Hymn | - | |
| Communion | - | |
| Bongo Beep | - |
* Charlie Parker PLP 801 Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music 1961
= Charlie Parker CP 506 Cecil Payne - Shaw 'Nuff
1962 (age 40)
Cecil Payne Sextet
Clark Terry, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
RCA Victor Studios, NYC, March 14-16, 1962
| Stop And Listen | Charlie Parker PLP 806 | |
| Born Again | - | |
| Dear People | - | |
| Kenny's One | - | |
| Sister Carol | - | |
| Mighty Fine Wine | - | |
| It's Your Life | - |
* Charlie Parker PLP 806 Cecil Payne - The Connection 1962
1966
Cecil Payne Quartet
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Joe Palin, piano; Alan Cooper, bass; Ron Parry, drums.
Club 43, Manchester, England, November 5, 1966
| The Opener | Spotlite (E) SPJLP 2 (CP 2) | |
| Brookfield Andante | - | |
| Azoff Blues | - | |
| Sterling Place | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJLP 2 (CP 2) Cecil Payne - Brookfield Andante 1972
1968
Cecil Payne Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano, organ; Wilbur Ware, bass; Albert Heath as Albert Kuumba Heath, drums.
Town Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ, December 16, 1968
| Martin Luther King, Jr. / I Know Love | Strata-East SES-19734 | |
| Girl, You Got A Home | - | |
| Slide Hampton | - | |
| Follow Me | - | |
| Flying Fish | - |
* Strata-East SES-19734 Cecil Payne - Zodiac 1973
1973 (age 51)
Cecil Payne - Duke Jordan Quartet
Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute #7; Duke Jordan, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Al Foster, drums.
March 16, 1973
| 1. | Egg Head | Muse MR 5015 |
| 2. | I Should Care | - |
| 3. | Jordu | - |
| 4. | Jazz Vendor | - |
| 5. | Cu-Ba | - |
| 6. | I Want To Talk About You | - |
| 7. | Cerupa | - |
| 8. | No Problem | - |
* Muse MR 5015 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan - Brooklyn Brothers 1973
1976
Cecil Payne Quintet
Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Duke Jordan, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, February 2, 1976
| Bird Gets The Worm | Muse MR 5061 | |
| Repetition | - | |
| Ninny Melina | - | |
| Ko Ko | - | |
| Interpolation: All The Things You Are / Prince Albert / Bird Of Paradise | - | |
| Constellation | - |
* Muse MR 5061 Cecil Payne - Bird Gets The Worm 1976
1979
Cecil Payne Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Mick Pyne, piano; Dave Green, bass; Alan Jackson, drums.
Milner Sound Studios, London, England, July 19 and 20, 1979
| Ballad Medley: Violets For Your Furs / Skylark / Loverman | Spotlite (E) SPJLP 21 | |
| Equinox | - | |
| Disorder At The Border | - | |
| Bright Moments | - | |
| Solar | - | |
| Speak Low | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJLP 21 Cecil Payne - Bright Moments 1979
1985 (age 63)
The Cecil Payne Quartet
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Joe Carter, guitar; Stafford James, bass.
39th Street Music, NYC, February 27, 1985
| Casbah | Empathy E 1005 | |
| Carney | - | |
| Wave | - | |
| A Walkin' Thing | - | |
| Time After Time | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - | |
| Bosco | - |
* Empathy E 1005 The Cecil Payne Quartet - Casbah 1986
1993 (age 71)
Cecil Payne Quintet/Sextet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet #5; Dr. Odies Williams III, trumpet #8; Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; John Ore, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL, June 1 and 2, 1993
| 1. | The Opening | Delmark DE-478 |
| 2. | Bolambo | - |
| 3. | I Should Care | - |
| 4. | Cerupa | - |
| 5. | Be Wee | - |
| 6. | Cuba | - |
| 7. | Bosco | - |
| 8. | Brookfield Andante | - |
* Delmark DE-478 Cecil Payne - Cerupa 1993
1996
Cecil Payne Septet
Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; Eric Alexander, Lin Halliday, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; John Ore, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL, September 2 and 3, 1996
| Scotch And Milk | Delmark DE-494 | |
| Wilhelmenia | - | |
| I'm Goin' In | - | |
| If I Should Lose You | - | |
| Que Pasaning | - | |
| Cit Sac | - | |
| Lady Nia | - | |
| Et Vous Too, Cecil | - |
* Delmark DE-494 Cecil Payne's Scotch And Milk 1996
1998
Cecil Payne Sextet/Quartet
Steve Davis, trombone #1-6,8-10; Eric Alexander, tenor sax #1-6,8-10; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL, August 17 and 18, 1998
| 1. | Spiritus Parkus | Delmark DE-509 |
| 2. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | - |
| 3. | James | - |
| 4. | That's It Blues | - |
| 5. | Payne's Window | - |
| 6. | Southside Samba | - |
| 7. | Lover Man | - |
| 8. | Tune Up | - |
| 9. | Delilah | - |
| 10. | Hold Tight | - |
* Delmark DE-509 Cecil Payne - Payne's Window 1999
1999
Cecil Payne And The Brooklyn Four
Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Ed Stoute, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Wade Barnes, drums; Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, vocal #3,5,7,9.
Kampo Audio And Video Studios, NYC, February 8, 1999
| 1. | L.C.'s Cook Book | Progressive PCD-7109 |
| 2. | Saucer Eyes | - |
| 3. | I Didn't Know About You | - |
| 4. | Blue 'N' Boogie | - |
| 5. | Stella By Starlight | - |
| 6. | Full Moonlight And Stars Made Of Silver | - |
| 7. | Blue Monk | - |
| 8. | Cherokee | - |
| 9. | Meditation | - |
* Progressive PCD-7109 Cecil Payne, Leonard Gaskin, Ed Stoute, Wade Barnes, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch - The Brooklyn Four Plus One 2000
2000
Cecil Payne Sextet
Jim Rotondi, trumpet; Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Harold Mabern, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
The Jazz Showcase, Chicago, IL, August 17-19, 2000
| Talk | Delmark DE-529 | |
| Chic Boom | - | |
| Ding-A-Ling | - | |
| You Will Be Mine Tonight | - | |
| Bosco | - | |
| Here's That Rainy Day | - | |
| Cit Sac | - | |
| Theme | - |
* Delmark DE-529 Cecil Payne - Live At The Jazz Showcase - Chic Boom